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BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2003

Fujitsu trims first-half loss to 58 billion yen

Computer maker Fujitsu Ltd. said Wednesday its net loss for the first half narrowed to 58.56 billion yen, citing the absence of a major restructuring charge booked a year ago.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2003

Campaign rhetoric faces tougher scrutiny

Few voters in Japan -- or lawmakers for that matter -- ever took a serious look at political party election pledges, knowing they were simply vague policy slogans with little substance.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2003

Slain DPJ lawmaker's kin want answers, snub endorsements

The next of kin of slain lawmaker Koki Ishii will not support any candidate in Tokyo's No. 6 single-seat constituency in the coming House of Representatives election.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2003

Japanese woman bids for asylum in North Korea

A Japanese woman has sought asylum in North Korea after entering the country illegally during a trip to China in August, Foreign Ministry officials said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 29, 2003

An artist in a land of ice and snow

Jorg Schmeisser traveled to Antarctica on the icebreaker Aurora Australis in 1998. The result was a series of works -- etchings, drawings and paintings -- that became "Breaking the Ice," a major exhibition showing in Kyoto and scheduled for Tokyo and Yokohama, that explores the majesty and uncanny beauty...
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Oct 28, 2003

Convicted Briton says he was drug run patsy

Most of us can name a time when our lives changed forever, but few can do so as precisely as Nicholas Baker: 11.30 a.m. on April 13, 2002.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2003

1.4 million visitors expected as Tokyo Motor Show opens

The 37th Tokyo Motor Show opened to the public Saturday, with some 600 passenger cars and motorcycles by about 60 automakers from Japan and 13 other countries on display.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 26, 2003

The Road Ahead

The heat built up as our five-hour bus ride from Delhi took us toward the searing Thar Desert. Then, after clocking up 260 km heading south on the national highway, buildings began to grow as we approached Jaipur, capital of the state of Rajasthan. Our journey may have been equivalent to traveling between...
EDITORIALS
Oct 25, 2003

N. Korea: down but not out

BRUSSELS -- In the middle of Pyongyang, a new building attracts attention and customers. The Tong Il market is thronged with thousands of North Koreans haggling and buying from an extensive array of products. Fresh meat and dried fish, Spanish oranges and North African dates, suits, skirts, shoes and...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Oct 25, 2003

I am Eiimi: a beautiful, excellent twig!

As promised, today I will translate names of foreigners into Japanese to reveal their true meanings. Since I did male names last time, I'll do female names this week. However, I decided to highlight famous women in order that we might find out a little more about them than we would ordinarily be allowed...
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2003

Secrecy robs space feat of its glory

HONG KONG -- For those who have labored long and hard to keep China's space program alive and moving forward, it must have been a wonderful moment when, on Oct. 15, the complicated machinery of initiating space travel performed flawlessly, and China scored a first.
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2003

Fukui set to visit China for talks

Bank of Japan Gov. Toshihiko Fukui will conduct a two-day visit to China beginning Friday, the BOJ said Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2003

Database eyed to counter rising tide of drug mixups

In an effort to curb the growing number of hazardous drug mixups, the health ministry plans to compile an online database in which medicines will be classified according to their names and packaging, ministry sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2003

Crime wave fears prompt citizen patrols

Driven by concerns about rising crime, citizens are standing up to protect themselves by forming neighborhood watch groups.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2003

A chance to obtain free legal info in Yokohama

Administrative lawyers in Kanagawa Prefecture will provide free consultation on immigration and other legal matters in Yokohama on Saturday. The advice will be available in Japanese, English, Spanish and Portuguese.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2003

Two placed in protection at Japan consul

A Japanese man who has fled North Korea and a woman claiming to be his sister were put under protection of the Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang, northeastern China, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2003

Stock-company run university, graduate course to get government approval

The government said Tuesday it will approve within the month applications filed by two local governments to allow stock companies to set up a university and the equivalent of a university graduate course, paving the way for such educational institutions to open next spring.
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2003

Domestic PC shipments up 13%

Shipments of personal computers in Japan came to 5.151 million units in the April-September period, up 13 percent from a year earlier for the first increase in 2 1/2 years, an industry association said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2003

Former smokers denied in health compensation claim

A group of sick and dying former smokers seeking compensation from Japan Tobacco Inc. and the government had their case thrown out of the Tokyo District Court on Tuesday because the judge ruled they had taken up smoking of their own free will.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2003

Outside watchdog needed to monitor prisons: U.N. expert

An independent entity comprising nongovernmental organizations and experts is needed to monitor human rights conditions in prisons, according to Dr. Ole Rasmussen of the United Nations Committee Against Torture.
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2003

Man awaiting transplant dies, becomes a donor

A man waiting for a kidney transplant but who was declared brain dead became a donor himself Sunday when his pancreas was transplanted in accordance with his wishes, medical sources said.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2003

More women testing for defects in fetuses

More than 15,000 pregnant women underwent tests to determine the likelihood of congenital abnormalities in their unborn children every year between 2000 and 2002, despite the government's recommendation that the practice be scrapped, it was learned Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2003

Gifu gives Big Apple taste of local legend

If you mention the name Furuta Oribe, most Japanese will probably give you a blank stare.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 16, 2003

Cherry Blossoms are in full bloom Down Under

TOWNSVILLE, Australia -- Three days on and Australia is still abuzz with the performance of the Cherry Blossoms.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2003

Japan praises China's spaceflight

Government officials, astronomers and other interested parties in Japan welcomed China's success in putting a manned spacecraft into orbit Wednesday, though some fretted over its military and diplomatic implications.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FRONT-RUNNERS
Oct 15, 2003

Shopping site Rakuten thinks empire

The nation's largest online shopping mall operator appears to be building an empire, or what its president calls a new zaibatsu in the world of Internet retail.
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2003

Seiyu loss for first half -- 8.4 billion yen

Seiyu Ltd.'s group net loss for its business first half through Aug. 31 narrowed to 8.43 billion yen, thanks to the absence of hefty one-time losses booked a year ago, the troubled retail giant announced Tuesday.
Japan avoids commenting on Cleveland-Cliffs CEO's provocative comment
Cleveland-Cliffs is reportedly in talks with North Carolina-based steelmaker Nucor to acquire U.S. Steel.
Miyazaki quake falls short of triggering Nankai Trough megaquake advisory
A mirror reflects a collapsed house in the city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 10, nearly one year after a major earthquake struck nearby on New Year's Day in 2024.
South Korean investigators question arrested President Yoon in insurrection probe
A screen displays a news report on the arrest of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Wednesday. Investigators arrested Yoon after launching a pre-dawn operation to bring the impeached leader in for questioning over his short-lived martial law declaration.
BlackRock quits climate group as Wall Street lowers environmental profile
In November, BlackRock and rivals were sued by Texas and 10 other Republican-led states that claimed their activism cut coal production and boosted energy prices.
Crashed Jeju jet’s black box failure shows decadeslong gap in power rules
The flight data recorder retrieved from Jeju Air flight 2216, which crashed killing 179 people in December. Black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the flight stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, South Korea's transport ministry said Saturday.
Japanese companies rush to up English-language disclosures in 2025
The Tokyo Stock Exchange will soon require some companies to publish their financials in English in addition to Japanese.
From wrath to radiance: Why the 'Manyoshu' feels like paradise lost
The entrance gate to Arakura Sengen Shrine in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, with Mount Fuji in the distance.
Tokyo plans to subsidize epidurals, but are hospitals ready?
Epidurals during childbirth have long been uncommon in Japan, though they have been growing more popular in recent years.
Due north: Foreign-born guides introduce Hokkaido’s unique charms
Lantoko, a company operated by Taiwan native Ping-Fang Lan, offers drift ice walking tours and other exhilarating experiences in and around Shiretoko National Park.
30 minutes with Yuzuru Hanyu
Yuzuru Hanyu smiles during an interview in his hometown of Sendai in between performances of his latest tour, Ice Story.

Podcast

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

Longform

It's back to the classroom for some residents as municipal governments across the country conduct lessons to learn how to use new technologies.
Can aging Japan go digital without leaving anyone behind?
By Tomoko Otake

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