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JAPAN
Jun 20, 2003

New law sees 15,000 fewer drunk drivers

The number of people charged with drunken driving fell by more than 15,000 in the year since a tougher traffic law went into force on June 1, 2002, the National Police Agency said in a report released Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2003

New law sees 15,000 fewer drunk drivers

The number of people charged with drunken driving fell by more than 15,000 in the year since a tougher traffic law went into force on June 1, 2002, the National Police Agency said in a report released Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2003

New law sees 15,000 fewer drunk drivers

The number of people charged with drunken driving fell by more than 15,000 in the year since a tougher traffic law went into force on June 1, 2002, the National Police Agency said in a report released Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jun 19, 2003

Dispute over local finance reform resolved

The government on Wednesday settled an argument concerning reforms for central and local finances with a compromise plan empowering local authorities to levy taxes.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Jun 19, 2003

A world rich in avian resources

From time immemorial, wild birds have been important food sources for rural populations.
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2003

BOJ poised to purchase ABS worth 1 trillion yen

The Bank of Japan decided Wednesday to start a multiyear program by late July to buy asset-backed securities worth up to 1 trillion yen to make it easier for small and medium-size companies to raise funds.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Jun 12, 2003

"Ned Mouse Breaks Away," "The Devil's Toenail"

"Ned Mouse Breaks Away," Tim Wynne-Jones, Groundwood Books; 2003; 192 pp. If you were caught playing with your spinach -- or worse, using long, stringy bits of it to write "I hate what Mom makes me eat" -- what would happen? You'd probably get grounded for a few days, right? But imagine if you got locked...
BUSINESS
May 31, 2003

Core Tokyo consumer prices for May sank 0.4% on year

The key gauge of consumer prices in Tokyo fell 0.4 percent in May from a year earlier, a record 44th consecutive month of decrease, the government said in a preliminary report Friday.
BUSINESS
May 31, 2003

Government sees 'freeters' as early warning sign

The government said Friday that the swelling ranks of young people forced into part-time work could dent Japan's economic competitiveness as these workers have less opportunity to hone a particular skill.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
May 22, 2003

EA scores big time with 'MVP Baseball'

Who knows what burr got under Electronic Arts' saddle, but the biggest name in sports games is really sharpening its act. The publisher of such megahits as "John Madden NFL Football" and "FIFA Soccer," EA has always kind of stunk at baseball. Not anymore.
BUSINESS
May 8, 2003

METI to open 10 youth job centers in '03

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans to open 10 youth job-placement centers by the end of the current fiscal year, ministry officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
May 5, 2003

Wireless broadband market to hit 92 trillion yen in 10 years: panel

The market for wireless broadband services in Japan is projected to reach 92 trillion yen in a decade, according to projections released Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INDUSTRY TRENDS
May 2, 2003

Firms itching to cash in on athlete's foot sufferers

The phrase "I wouldn't want to be in your shoes" threatens to take on a whole new meaning as summer kicks in, with an estimated one in five Japanese suffering from athlete's foot.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 1, 2003

Flailing Japanese companies, government turn to U.S. recovery 'guru'

Japan, still struggling to find a way out of its bad-loan quagmire, is looking for salvation from a "guru" credited with turning around whole sectors of U.S. industry.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 30, 2003

Inoue downs Suzuki with 'ippon'

Two-time defending champion Kosei Inoue beat his archrival Keiji Suzuki with an "ippon" complete win in the final to capture the All-Japan judo championship for the third straight time on Tuesday at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan.
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2003

Department store sales fall for sixth consecutive year

Department store sales fell 2.5 percent to 8.29 trillion yen on a same-store basis in fiscal 2002, the sixth consecutive year of decline, an industry association said Thursday.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 21, 2003

Sky's the limit for broadcaster in search of sporting excellence

A recent survey of 1,000 Japanese sports viewers who subscribe to JSky Sports showed that 25-30 percent enjoyed watching or wanted to watch baseball, sumo and soccer, 19 percent favored domestic rugby, 13 percent enjoyed cycling and 12 percent preferred international rugby, NBA and NHL.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2003

Welfare facilities creak under rising tide of abused kids

Facilities providing shelter to children unable to live at home are in crisis, with an influx of abused youngsters pushing occupancy rates to the limit and caregivers walking out due to the unbearable workload.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2003

Subways come up short of fire standards

Some 40 percent of subway stations in Japan fail to meet one or more fire-prevention safety standards, mainly because the stations are old, according to a transport ministry study released last week.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Apr 13, 2003

Taking people as she finds them

Maki Tsuchie has been a television reporter and documentary film director in Okinawa for the past 10 years. Fully versed in the intricacies of U.S. and Japanese defense policy, she knows where the U.S. military stores depleted uranium and which U.S. troops in Okinawa have been sent to the Middle East....
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2003

SARS carriers to be quarantined

A health ministry council decided Friday that individuals diagnosed with severe acute respiratory syndrome will be forcibly hospitalized -- even if they refuse to seek treatment.
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2003

Fujitsu, AMD to meld flash-memory divisions

Fujitsu Ltd. and U.S. chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. have agreed to integrate their flash-memory operations under a joint venture to create the world's second-largest manufacturer of such devices.
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2003

National tax revenues tumble 5.9%

With deflation undermining corporate profits, national tax revenues in February fell 5.9 percent from a year earlier, marking the 18th consecutive month of decline.
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2003

Miyagi Prefecture is No. 1 in disclosing information

Miyagi Prefecture is the most open and willing prefecture to disclose information to the public, a position it has held for five consecutive years, according to a recent study by a citizens' ombudsman association.
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2003

Supermarket sales continue to fall

Supermarkets sales fell 1.4 percent in February from a year earlier on a same-store basis to 1.042 trillion yen, down for the eighth straight month, the Japan Chain Stores Association said Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 23, 2003

Comic culture is serious business

Can anyone be in this country a week and not notice manga -- Japan's unique contribution to comics?
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2003

Energy deal will fuel East Timor's growth

SYDNEY -- Southeast Asia's newest and poorest nation has done an oil deal that should bankroll its way to real independence.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 11, 2003

Noguchi tops list for marathon in Paris

Osaka women's marathon champion Mizuki Noguchi and nine others will compete at the Paris World Championships in August, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF) said Monday.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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