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BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2003

BOJ vet joins Accenture Japan

Former senior Bank of Japan official Michiaki Morita joined Accenture Japan Ltd. as a senior adviser Monday, the Japan unit of the U.S. consulting firm Accenture Ltd. said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 3, 2003

Improv comics bring hit TV show to Tokyo

Any English teacher in Japan can doubtless relate sweat-soaked tales of turning up for work and being given a near-impossible task to perform.
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2003

Kobe Steel eyes 20-fold profit growth by 2005

Kobe Steel Ltd. said Monday it aims to expand its group net profit by more than 20 times by fiscal 2005 to 36 billion yen from 1.7 billion yen in fiscal 2002, which ended March 31.
SUMO
Jun 3, 2003

Musashimaru back in training

Yokozuna Musashimaru resumed practice Monday in a bid to make his comeback at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in July after missing the last four basho with a nagging wrist injury.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2003

From language to food, things Korean seen finding favor in World Cup wake

A year after the historic cohosting by Japan and South Korea of the 2002 World Cup finals, Japan's embracing of things Korean appears to have gone beyond being simply a one-time fad.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2003

74 colleges plan to open law schools

Seventy-four public and private universities plan to open law schools next April as part of Japan's judicial system reform, with many private schools considering charging annual tuition of 1.5 million yen to 2 million yen, according to a recent Kyodo News survey.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2003

Takanohana's 'gangster like' hubbub

The Japan Sumo Association has reportedly informed the sports ministry of the circumstances under which former yokozuna Takanohana visited the office of a former patron with a "gangster-like man."
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2003

Tokyo Star Bank eyes board committees

Tokyo Star Bank said Monday that, subject to approval at a shareholders' meeting scheduled for June 27, it will establish board committees aimed at boosting corporate governance.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2003

Takanohana's 'gangster like' hubbub

The Japan Sumo Association has reportedly informed the sports ministry of the circumstances under which former yokozuna Takanohana visited the office of a former patron with a "gangster-like man."
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2003

From language to food, things Korean seen finding favor in World Cup wake

A year after the historic cohosting by Japan and South Korea of the 2002 World Cup finals, Japan's embracing of things Korean appears to have gone beyond being simply a one-time fad.
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2003

Average wage down 0.4% in April

The average monthly wage at Japanese companies, including overtime, stood at 280,001 yen in April, down 0.4 percent from a year earlier, marking the first decline in three months, the labor ministry said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2003

Takanohana's 'gangster like' hubbub

The Japan Sumo Association has reportedly informed the sports ministry of the circumstances under which former yokozuna Takanohana visited the office of a former patron with a "gangster-like man."
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 2, 2003

Takahashi propels Giants over Tigers

Yomiuri outfielder Yoshinobu Takahashi slammed a two-run homer off Hanshin closer Jeff Williams in the bottom of the ninth, lifting the Giants over the Central League-leading Tigers 4-3 at Tokyo Dome on Sunday for their third "sayonara" win of the year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2003

Private mail delivery kicks off

Delivery company Tokai Messenger Bb on Sunday launched limited mail delivery services, making it the first private-sector firm to take part in the state-run service since 1873.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2003

It's time to build a biotechnology culture

Developments in biotechnology during the past two decades have provided us with a greater understanding of the genetic makeup of living organisms. Although the full potential of biotechnology has yet to be realized, it is now possible to isolate and move genes across different species. The main driving...
COMMENTARY
Jun 2, 2003

Visions clash over EU future

LONDON -- It could be the most momentous change in Britain's history or it could be a big yawn -- something that reaches only the most nerdlike minds of constitutional lawyers. Yes, it's the European Union Constitution, worked on for months by a 13-member presidium and a convention of 105 ministers and...
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2003

Millennium Retailing born from Seibu, Sogo coupling

Seibu Department Stores Ltd. and Sogo Co. integrated their operations Sunday to form one of Japan's largest department store groups.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2003

Myanmar's regime must embrace change

"We are confident that change will come -- not as quickly as most of us would wish it to come -- but it will come. And I think the more we all try to make change come instead of wondering when change will come, the quicker it will come."
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2003

Enough with the France-bashing, please

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and some of his Pentagon associates appear to be on a private vendetta against France. The Pentagon has not denied, and may even have planted, false rumors that France helped some members of Saddam Hussein's government escape Iraq during the recent...
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2003

U.S. military says Yokota fuel-spill cleanup over

The U.S. Air Force's Yokota base has told nearby local governments that it will soon complete cleanup operations stemming from a fuel-spill at the base in 1993.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2003

Number of foreigners highest ever

A record 1,851,758 foreigners were registered with Japanese immigration authorities as of Dec. 31, a 4.1 percent increase from the record high logged the year before.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 2, 2003

Neo Universe speeds home to capture Nippon Derby

Neo Universe, without even a single lash of the whip, landed the 70th Nippon Derby on Sunday by half a length to claim his second title in Japan's Triple Crown series.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2003

U.S. military says Yokota fuel-spill cleanup over

The U.S. Air Force's Yokota base has told nearby local governments that it will soon complete cleanup operations stemming from a fuel-spill at the base in 1993.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2003

Number of foreigners highest ever

A record 1,851,758 foreigners were registered with Japanese immigration authorities as of Dec. 31, a 4.1 percent increase from the record high logged the year before.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Trump trims fentanyl-linked China tariffs after 'amazing' Xi meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping greet each other as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.
Japanese and South Korean leaders agree to boost ties in first meeting
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ahead of their talks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Thursday.
Takaichi and Xi reaffirm pledge in first meet to pursue ‘mutually beneficial’ ties
A screenshot from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's X account shows Takaichi exchanging greetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Friday.　
Japan’s government ramps up bear control efforts amid rise in attacks
A bear roams around a field in the town of Kuzumaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 12.
Oasis returns to Japan after 16 years — and fans can still sing every word
Liam Gallagher commanded the stage with effortless charisma during Oasis' Tokyo Dome set on Saturday.
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Oasis returns to Tokyo: Rain, rapture and rock
Fans wait to get into the Oasis show at Tokyo Dome on Saturday. While lining up in the rain, some broke into impromptu versions of the British rock group's hits.
Kyushu banzuke sets the stage to cement 2025’s sumo narratives
Onosato ahead of his bout against Aonishiki at The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 18
Tokyo Film Festival opens with global stars and a spotlight on Asian storytelling
Director Junji Sakamoto (left) walked the Tokyo International Film Festival red carpet with Sayuri Yoshinaga (center) and Non (right), who both play mountaineer Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Mount Everest, in the biopic "Climbing for Life."

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Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
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