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JAPAN
Jun 10, 2003

Sri Lanka envoy offers leadership role to rebels

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe proposed Monday the establishment of a provisional administrative structure for the rebel-dominated northeastern region of Sri Lanka.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2003

Midwifery practice seen finding renewed favor

More women are returning to the traditional way of giving birth in Japan -- under the care of midwives -- and becoming less reliant on invasive medical procedures and drugs.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2003

Japan, U.S. share concern regarding Iran

Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage voiced concern Monday over Iran's suspected development of nuclear weapons.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2003

Japan, U.S. share concern regarding Iran

Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage voiced concern Monday over Iran's suspected development of nuclear weapons.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2003

Roh seeks relationship free of history's shadows

South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun told the Diet on Monday that Japan and South Korea should be "free of the shadow of historical issues" and should emphasize future-oriented ties.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2003

Cathay to resume SARS-hit service

Cathay Pacific Airlines said Monday it will resume its service linking Sapporo and Hong Kong on June 29.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2003

Roh seeks relationship free of history's shadows

South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun told the Diet on Monday that Japan and South Korea should be "free of the shadow of historical issues" and should emphasize future-oriented ties.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2003

Hiranuma, Yoon discuss FTA talks

Trade chief Takeo Hiranuma and his South Korean counterpart, Yoon Jin Shik, agreed Monday to continue cooperating on bringing about an early start to government-level talks on a free-trade agreement.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2003

Roh seeks relationship free of history's shadows

South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun told the Diet on Monday that Japan and South Korea should be "free of the shadow of historical issues" and should emphasize future-oriented ties.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2003

Reform debate gets personal as boycott called

A rift between the national and local governments over decentralization appears to have developed into an unprecedented attempt to boycott products made by one of the nation's major consumer electronics makers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2003

Crown Prince, Princess fete 10th wedding anniversary

Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako marked their 10th wedding anniversary Monday.
COMMENTARY
Jun 10, 2003

'Soviet-style' reforms won't improve national universities

The Upper House of the Diet is debating legislation aimed at turning national universities into "independent agencies."
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2003

Balance of bank loans down again

The balance of loans by banks fell 4.7 percent in May from a year earlier for the 65th straight monthly decline, the Bank of Japan said Monday in a preliminary report.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2003

Osaka bank robber nets 17 million yen

OSAKA -- A lone robber made off with some 17 million yen Monday from Bank of Kansai's Kudara branch after posing as a fire extinguisher inspector and grabbing a female teller, police said.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 10, 2003

Agnes Digital bags Yasuda race

Agnes Digital burst ahead in the final moments of the Yasuda Memorial on Sunday at Tokyo to claim his sixth Group 1, besting a field of 17 by a neck in record time, with Admire Max over the line in second.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FRONT-RUNNERS
Jun 10, 2003

Security firm develops fuel-cell robot

Fuel cells that generate electricity via a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen are emerging as an environment-friendly alternative source of power.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2003

Osaka bank robber nets 17 million yen

OSAKA -- A lone robber made off with some 17 million yen Monday from Bank of Kansai's Kudara branch after posing as a fire extinguisher inspector and grabbing a female teller, police said.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 10, 2003

Finding acting work, reducing phone bills and ditching old stuff

Freighter travel Judi Sullivan's daughter, who lives in Japan, sent her a Lifelines column with an enquiry from reader Lisa Beretta, who wanted info on cargo ships willing to take a passenger to Europe.
EDITORIALS
Jun 10, 2003

Mr. Abbas in the hot seat

Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas is a brave man. He took his job knowing that his every move would be attacked from three sides: by Israelis, by Islamic militants and by the Palestinian leadership he replaced, in particular Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat. And within...
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2003

Chino poised for China joint venture

Chino Corp., which produces measuring instruments, said Monday it will set up a joint venture in China's Jiangsu Province in July with Shanghai Automation Instrumentation Co.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 10, 2003

Marines' Minchey knocks out punchless Fighters

Nathan Minchey scattered five hits over eight innings and won his fifth straight decision as the Chiba Lotte Marines edged the Nippon Ham Fighters 1-0 at Chiba Marine Stadium on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jun 10, 2003

My mother, the terrorist and other successful families

An old saying in Japanese goes, "Oya no hikari wa nanahikari," literally, "A parent's light is [as good as] seven lights." In other words, children who play their cards right can bask in the glow of their parent's fame.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 10, 2003

Australia A completes sweep of Japan

By RICH FREEMAN
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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