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SOCCER / World cup
Jun 5, 2002

South Korea ends frustration

PUSAN, South Korea Before kickoff South Korea's fanatical fans were dancing in droves around the impressive Asiad Main Stadium. By the time the final whistle went, they were celebrating in streets the length and breadth of the country.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2002

Man dies after explosive device detonates in car

An explosive device went off in a four-wheel-drive vehicle in Koto Ward, Tokyo, early Tuesday, fatally injuring a man in the vehicle, police said.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2002

Politicians turn to fundraising parties

In one night, you may be able to earn as much as 100 million yen.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2002

Beijing, Seoul given explanation about nuclear-arms remark

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Tuesday he has provided China and South Korea with an explanation of what he meant by his controversial remarks on Japan's nuclear weapons policy.
COMMENTARY
Jun 5, 2002

Eliminate Pakistan's ability to commit nuclear blackmail

NEW DELHI -- With the issue of terrorism threatening to spark an open military confrontation between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, U.S. President George W. Bush is rushing his defense secretary to the subcontinent in a last-ditch effort to persuade Islamabad to sever its links with terror groups....
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2002

Koizumi postal reforms draw flak from LDP vested interests

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was criticized Tuesday by a lawmaker from his own Liberal Democratic Party over his long-held goal to privatize the nation's postal services.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2002

Japan, Italy aim to boost space ties

Japanese and Italian experts called Tuesday for continued efforts to build bilateral cooperation in astronautics at a symposium on space science in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2002

Neglected farmland a potential disaster

Failure to properly maintain farmlands and forests in underpopulated areas could promote disasters in the 21st century, the government said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY
Jun 5, 2002

Debunking free-market dogmatism

Washington's propensity to say one thing and then do something quite different wins few friends. But U.S. determination to protect its domestic steel industry with high antidumping tariffs may not be quite as wicked as most assume. The move flies in the face of claimed U.S. devotion to free-trade principles....
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2002

Nissan Construction to receive aid

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Tuesday it has designated failed Nissan Construction Co. eligible for an employment aid program.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2002

Opposition parties to demand Nakatani resign over info list

Secretaries general of the four biggest opposition parties agreed Tuesday to demand the resignation of Defense Agency chief Gen Nakatani over his agency's systematic compilation of information on individuals who made information disclosure requests from the agency.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2002

Japan officially ratifies Kyoto climate protocol

Japan ratified the Kyoto Protocol on Tuesday, officially committing to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, nearly 4 1/2 years after the pact was inked.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2002

Info seekers not on file: Kawaguchi

Amid revelations that the Defense Agency and Self-Defense Forces compiled private data on individuals requesting disclosure of information, Foreign Minister Yuriko Kawaguchi said Tuesday she does not believe her ministry has conducted a similar practice.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2002

As yen rises Shiokawa talks of 'volatility'

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa on Tuesday again tried to talk down the yen, demand for which is growing as confidence in the U.S. economy melts and New York stock prices slide.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2002

Key gauge points to continuing economic expansion

The key gauge of the current state of the economy topped the boom-or-bust line of 50 percent in April for the second month in a row, the government said Tuesday in a preliminary report.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Jun 5, 2002

BOJ resolve to keep yen weak faces test

The currency market remains caught in the crosscurrents of a growing wave of dollar selling -- or speculation about it -- and fears of central bank intervention.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2002

Drastic changes proposed for telecom sector

An advisory panel charged with studying ways to promote information technology-related competition on Tuesday proposed drastically deregulating the nation's telecommunications sector.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 5, 2002

Billy Childish: cool way before your time

Being dyslexic hasn't stopped Billy Childish from writing two novels and 30 volumes of poetry. Being tone-deaf hasn't stopped him from singing in a bunch of garage bands. And his determination to do things his own way without giving a damn about being ignored by the mainstream has made him into an icon...
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2002

Kawaguchi eyes peace talks in India

Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi said Tuesday that she might visit India later this week, while en route to the Middle East, to urge the country's leaders not to escalate tensions with Pakistan over Kashmir.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2002

Food Ministry not in cards: Takebe

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tsutomu Takebe on Tuesday denied a newspaper report his ministry is considering changing its name by as early as fiscal 2003.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 5, 2002

Celebrate football's field of dreams

It's twenty minutes before England's opening World Cup game at Saitama Stadium and I'm sitting almost directly behind the goal, sacred posts that I'm hoping Michael Owen will tune his gold-plated radar into the moment he walks onto the pitch.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2002

Shigenobu daughter pushes peace

OSAKA — While international calls are growing for another round of peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders, May Shigenobu, daughter of the Japanese Red Army guerrilla group's founder, said little progress will be made unless Palestinian grievances are recognized.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2002

Hitachi, IBM to integrate their hard disk operations

Hitachi Ltd. and International Business Machines Corp. on Tuesday announced an agreement to integrate their hard disk drive businesses under a joint company to be majority-owned by Hitachi.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2002

METI enters fray over secondhand game software sales

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has announced that it will set up a distribution study group to mediate the protracted dispute between game software makers and secondhand shops that sell their products.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2002

Suzuki to recall four minicar models

Suzuki Motor Corp. will recall four of its minicar models, including two it produces for Mazda Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co., to fix air-bag defects, the transport ministry said Tuesday.

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