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JAPAN
Jul 5, 2003

October House dissolution likely

Speculation is rising that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will dissolve the House of Representatives as early as October now that the ruling coalition has basically agreed to hold an extraordinary Diet session in mid-September.
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2003

All right, have a drink then: JCP

Members of the Japanese Communist Party working at the party's headquarters in Tokyo may be able to drink alcohol outside their homes after all.
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2003

Plea of innocence from the grave

The man convicted of one of Japan's most shocking postwar crimes is insisting on his innocence from "beyond the grave."
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2003

Dispatch bill passes the lower chamber

The House of Representatives passed a bill Friday that would allow the dispatch of Self-Defense Forces elements to Iraq.
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2003

Lawyer-present request outside SOFA: Moriyama

Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama said Friday it is difficult to agree to Washington's request for a U.S. government official to be present during police interrogations of U.S. military personnel accused of crimes in Japan.
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2003

Firms send science experts to schools to spur kids' interest

Although concerns are mounting about children's lack of interest in the physical sciences, classes in which companies send employees to conduct experiments at elementary and junior high schools are proving popular.
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2003

Computer use up in schools, but over year tardy

Nearly all public schools in Japan are connected to the Internet, and 58 percent of these have their own Web site, it was learned Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2003

Fast-moving dispatch bill needs some explanation

The House of Representatives passed a bill Friday that paves the way for elements of the Self-Defense Forces to go on a mission in Iraq.
EDITORIALS
Jul 5, 2003

Mr. Taylor must go

Liberia, Africa's oldest republic, was founded by freed American slaves more than 150 years ago. The country was once considered a model African nation, prosperous and stable. Today it is a war-torn country, shattered from decades of conflict that have claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and destroyed...
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2003

Yield surge concerns Shiokawa

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa expressed caution Friday over a surge in the yield on the key government bond.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2003

Famed sailor Horie plots nonstop circumnavigation

Yachtsman Kenichi Horie, who has twice circumnavigated the globe, will take up a new challenge in October 2004 when he embarks on a solo nonstop voyage around the world eastbound around Cape Horn in a boat made of recycled materials.
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2003

Immigration procedures to be faster for foreign visitors

The government will speed up entry procedures at immigration for foreign visitors and support training for tourism personnel to attract more sightseers to Japan, government sources said Friday.
COMMENTARY
Jul 5, 2003

'Neocon' recipe for disaster

BRUSSELS -- Newspapers are awash with speculation as to the likely outcome of the Korean Peninsula's nuclear crisis. Will it be the United States that blinks or North Korea? Nobody knows. What is clear is that while North Korea and the world wants and needs a solution, opinion in the U.S. is sharply...
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2003

Government fails to meet tax revenue target; posts surplus

Due to the prolonged economic slump, the government failed in fiscal 2002 for the second straight year to meet a tax revenue target, but luckily it managed to secure an overall surplus because part of the budget was left unspent.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jul 5, 2003

A very English experience in intimate learning

"Welcome to Moor Cottage," declares Judith Godfrey, principal of the Manchester Language School, located in a quiet leafy suburb of the famed northern English city.
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2003

Alleged rape comments draw flak

The Democratic Party of Japan will pursue alleged remarks by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda, the gender equality minister, suggesting scantily clad women are partially to blame for rapes, senior DPJ lawmaker Yoshihiko Noda said Friday.
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2003

Household spending slips 0.8%

Average household spending fell a real 0.8 percent in May from a year earlier to 288,840 yen, marking the seventh consecutive month of decline, the government said Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 5, 2003

Kiyohara nails two HRs

Kazuhiro Kiyohara slammed his 10th and 11th roundtrippers of the year and three other Giants homered as Yomiuri downed the Chunichi Dragons 9-5 at Tokyo Dome on Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jul 5, 2003

David Helfgott

In 1996, a movie portraying the true-life story of pianist David Helfgott became a box-office hit. Actor Geoffrey Rush, who played the part of David, won an Oscar for his sympathetic, moving and convincing performance. The annual book Video Movie Guide applauds his interpretation of "deeply troubled...
COMMENTARY
Jul 5, 2003

Tony Blair: a casualty of war

LONDON -- As the grim business of policing a vanquished Iraq drags on, it seems less and less likely that Prime Minister Tony Blair's authority over party and country will survive. For the first time since Labour's landslide victory in 1997 the Conservatives are nudging ahead of Labour in opinion polls...
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2003

Asahara's judgment day tentatively set for Feb. 27

The Tokyo District Court has tentatively set Feb. 27 as the day it will hand down a ruling in the trial of Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara, who is charged with mass murder for ordering two deadly nerve gas attacks and other heinous crimes.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
A narrow Pacific waterway at heart of U.S. plans to choke China’s vast navy
Philippine and Australian troops fire an M777 howitzer during live fire exercises as part of joint military drills in Laur, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, in August.
Trump would make U.S. Supreme Court history by attending tariffs case
There is no record in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 235-year history of a sitting president ever attending arguments, according to Clare Cushman, director of publications and resident historian at the Supreme Court Historical Society.
Dodgers clinch back-to-back World Series titles as Blue Jays downed in thriller
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and teammates celebrate after winning the World Series against the Blue Jays. Yamamoto was named MVP for the series.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Young Indonesians in Japan find their political voice
Indonesian students at Hiroshima University hold posters of the 17+8 Demands, demanding transparency and action from their homeland’s government.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
Kenshi Yonezu, 'Chainsaw Man' and the art of pop ubiquity
Kenshi Yonezu's “Iris Out” was an instant hit when it dropped in September. Its association with smash anime "Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc" has spread it to even more people.
How airlines are refining their in-flight food in Japan's tourism boom
All Nippon Airways' gourmet program, The Connoisseurs, showcases the Japanese concept of "shun" (peak season for ingredients), giving passengers a preview of the refined cuisine that awaits them in Japan.

Podcast

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

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
By Alex K.T. Martin

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