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BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2004

BOJ monetary stance stands amid soft consumer prices

The Bank of Japan's policy-setting panel said Tuesday it won't change its ultraeasy monetary stance, as the country's deflationary trend for consumer prices has not turned around despite the ongoing economic recovery.
BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2004

Most breweries report strong first half

Three of Japan's four largest breweries have reported strong earnings for the first six months of 2004 despite a continued fall in beer sales.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2004

Schools to get more English help

The government hopes to have 1,000 native speakers of English assisting English classes at public elementary schools in fiscal 2006, up from 73 at present.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2004

Steam leak at Fukui reactor kills four workers

Four workers were killed and seven others were injured Monday when steam leaked from a nuclear reactor in Mihama, Fukui Prefecture, in Japan's worst nuclear plant accident, rescue officials said.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2004

'Cats' due for a return to Tokyo

Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "Cats," which became a sensation across Japan when performed by the Shiki (Four Seasons) Theater Company, will be restaged in Tokyo in November for the first time in eight years and the fourth time in the capital since its first Japanese performance in 1983.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2004

Government eyes more local control of schools

Local governments may be empowered to do away with the current uniform elementary and junior high school years and set these periods according to local needs, according to a draft plan for reforming the nation's compulsory education system.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2004

Government eyes more local control of schools

Local governments may be empowered to do away with the current uniform elementary and junior high school years and set these periods according to local needs, according to a draft plan for reforming the nation's compulsory education system.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 8, 2004

Japan hopes to bear it out to gain a World Heritage Site

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization convened the 28th World Heritage Committee in Suzhou, China in early July to screen candidates for World Heritage sites, which are cultural or natural treasures meant to be preserved intact forever. The big news out of the session was...
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 7, 2004

Tigers roar past Giants

Kentaro Sekimoto hit a two-run homer Friday to lead the Hanshin Tigers to a 9-4 win over the Yomiuri Giants.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2004

Japan Post faces four-way split under compromise plan

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's top policy panel unveiled plans Friday to split Japan's mammoth postal operations into four separate entities by 2017 at the latest.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2004

Kamei urges action on hog cholera

Yoshiyuki Kamei, minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, said Thursday he has urged ministry officials to investigate a hog cholera outbreak in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2004

Jenkins meets with U.S. military lawyer

A U.S. military lawyer met with accused U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins at a Tokyo hospital on Thursday to offer advice on his options in facing the charges against him, government sources said.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2004

Kamei urges action on hog cholera

Yoshiyuki Kamei, minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, said Thursday he has urged ministry officials to investigate a hog cholera outbreak in Kagoshima Prefecture.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2004

LDP aide suspended for taking cash payout

A government-paid secretary to a Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker was suspended from work Wednesday after it was learned he received some 3.4 million yen from a Japanese-language school operator convicted of helping Chinese citizens immigrate illegally.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2004

Japan insists China protect soccer team

Japan has asked China on three occasions to urge authorities to take steps to ensure the safety of Japanese soccer team members and fans at the ongoing Asian Cup soccer tournament, Masatoshi Abe, senior vice foreign minister, said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2004

LDP aide suspended for taking cash payout

A government-paid secretary to a Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker was suspended from work Wednesday after it was learned he received some 3.4 million yen from a Japanese-language school operator convicted of helping Chinese citizens immigrate illegally.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2004

Japan to host naval drill to thwart WMD traffic at sea

Japan will host an international drill off Tokyo Bay in October aimed at thwarting the movement of weapons of mass destruction on the high seas, the Defense Agency said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2004

Don't assume China's soccer boos are political: Hosoda

The recent heckling of Japanese by Chinese fans at the Asian Cup soccer tournament should not be linked to political issues between the two nations, the government said Tuesday, trying to calm tempers in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2004

Japan to host naval drill to thwart WMD traffic at sea

Japan will host an international drill off Tokyo Bay in October aimed at thwarting the movement of weapons of mass destruction on the high seas, the Defense Agency said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2004

Man missing since 1976 possibly abducted: group

Suspicions have deepened that a man from Saitama Prefecture missing since 1976 was kidnapped to North Korea, an affiliate of the citizens' group NARKN said Monday.

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