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JAPAN
May 29, 2004

Public turns on families of missing abductees

The Associated Press
JAPAN
May 29, 2004

Attack on journalists prompts chorus of 'responsibility' mantras

Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers again banged the drum of "self-responsibility" on Friday, following an overnight attack on a vehicle carrying two freelance Japanese journalists in Iraq.
BUSINESS
May 29, 2004

Jobless rate still at three-year low of 4.7%

Japan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at a three-year low of 4.7 percent in April, the government said Friday.
JAPAN
May 29, 2004

Aum cultist to hang for role in sarin gas attack

The Tokyo High Court sentenced former senior Aum Shinrikyo member Yoshihiro Inoue to death on Friday, overturning a lower court ruling of life in prison.
BUSINESS
May 29, 2004

Industrial output up for second straight month

Industrial output up for second straight month
JAPAN
May 29, 2004

Japan to cover cost of Soga's family reunion

The government will pay travel and other expenses for repatriated abductee Hitomi Soga to reunite in a third country with her American husband and their two daughters, who are now in North Korea, a top spokesman said Friday.
BUSINESS
May 28, 2004

Softbank seals deal to acquire Japan Telecom for 340 billion yen

Softbank Corp. said Thursday it has agreed to buy Japan Telecom Co. from U.S. investment fund Ripplewood Holdings LLC for about 340 billion yen, including the assumption of debts.
JAPAN
May 28, 2004

Visiting Iraqis thank Japan, criticize Foreign Ministry

A group of Iraqis visiting from the southern Iraqi city of Samawah thanked Japan on Thursday for the reconstruction work carried out by the Ground Self-Defense Force troops.
JAPAN
May 28, 2004

House of Councilors poll likely to be LDP-DPJ showdown

July's House of Councilors election is expected to be a straightforward showdown between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Democratic Party of Japan, according to a recent Kyodo News survey.
JAPAN
May 27, 2004

Mitsubishi Fuso announces more recalls

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. announced the recall Wednesday of about 75,200 large vehicles due to defective clutch housings that have caused a number of accidents, including a fatality.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 27, 2004

Cannes victor holds 'first ever' trophy

Fourteen-year-old Yuya Yagira, the surprise winner of the best actor award at the 57th Cannes Film Festival, was able to take possession Wednesday of what he called his "first ever" trophy.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
May 27, 2004

How many teams will be willing to take a chance on Kobe?

NEW YORK -- Will Kobe Bryant's August trial impact his impending free agency?
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 27, 2004

Soga, Jenkins facing reunion delay

Repatriated abductee Hitomi Soga may have to wait several weeks to be reunited with her husband because the government needs to pick the right location for the couple to discuss their future in a "quiet environment," a top Foreign Ministry official said Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 27, 2004

Mitsubishi Fuso announces more recalls

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. announced the recall Wednesday of about 75,200 large vehicles due to defective clutch housings that have caused a number of accidents, including a fatality.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 27, 2004

Cannes victor holds 'first ever' trophy

Fourteen-year-old Yuya Yagira, the surprise winner of the best actor award at the 57th Cannes Film Festival, was able to take possession Wednesday of what he called his "first ever" trophy.
BUSINESS
May 26, 2004

EU objects to Sony-BMG music merger

The European Commission has sent a statement to the music units of Japan's Sony Corp. and Germany's Bertelsmann AG, objecting to a proposed merger between the two units, a Sony official said Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 26, 2004

Jenkins issue treaty-bound

Tokyo would probably be treaty-bound to hand over Charles Robert Jenkins, an alleged U.S. Army deserter and husband of a Japanese repatriated abductee, to the United States if he comes to Japan and Washington demands his extradition, the top government spokesman said Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 26, 2004

Cosmo Oil tried to punish whistle-blower

Cosmo Oil Co. tried to punish an employee who in late April blew the whistle in connection with a leak of personal customer data, sources said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2004

Labor is game but Howard forges on

SYDNEY -- It is fitting that an Australia-U.S. free-trade agreement should be signed the day Prime Minister John Howard celebrated 30 years in Federal Parliament. Both events mark historic steps in Australian politics and in a firm alliance with the United States.
BUSINESS
May 26, 2004

Japan Telecom sale precipitates loss for Vodafone

Vodafone Holdings K.K. on Tuesday reported a net loss of 100 billion yen for the year that ended March 31, due mainly to losses stemming from the sale of its fixed-line unit.
JAPAN
May 25, 2004

70% positive on Koizumi trip: poll

Nearly 70 percent of respondents to a latest Kyodo News poll gave a positive assessment of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's one-day visit to North Korea on Saturday, but as many as 83.9 percent said they think the abduction issue remains unresolved.
JAPAN
May 25, 2004

Koizumi's Pyongyang trip: Was it politically motivated?

Many high-ranking officials of the Foreign Ministry and Prime Minister's Official Residence had urged caution, saying the idea was too risky and too early.
JAPAN
May 25, 2004

Fewer firms inclined to donate to political parties: poll

More than one in four major companies have no plans to make political party donations this year, a Kyodo News survey has reported.
JAPAN
May 25, 2004

70% positive on Koizumi trip: poll

Nearly 70 percent of respondents to a latest Kyodo News poll gave a positive assessment of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's one-day visit to North Korea on Saturday, but as many as 83.9 percent said they think the abduction issue remains unresolved.

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