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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / CLOSE-UP
Apr 4, 2004

Robert Whiting: Outside the box

Back in 1972, a 30-year-old New Jersey native who had recently graduated from Tokyo's Sophia University was in New York City, trying to talk to anyone who would listen about politics and life in Japan. Nobody was interested.
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2004

KDDI finds flaws in au handsets

KDDI Corp. said Monday it has found defects in about 320,000 au mobile phone handsets.
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Features
Mar 28, 2004

Irene & Matilde

"SO IT STRUCK YOU AS ODD."
COMMUNITY
Mar 27, 2004

Ability to get up and go anywhere is true power

In India, he went to Darjeeling for one reason only: to drink tea.
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2004

Net firm admits '03 data leak may affect 1.4 million clients

ACCA Networks Co., a high-speed Internet-access wholesaler, confirmed Thursday that information on some of its customers has been leaked, adding that the leak, which apparently occurred about a year ago, may involve data on about 1.4 million people.
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2004

Yamato to make printed-matter deliveries easier

Yamato Transport Co. will launch a new service Wednesday to deliver magazines, catalogs, books and other printed material on behalf of individual customers.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2004

Foreign reporters mixed on Tokyo's new Mideast role

The Ground Self-Defense Force dispatch to Iraq has been viewed overseas by some as a significant political move by Japan to boost the role of its military on the international stage.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2004

More medical aid sought for sarin attack survivors

A group acting on behalf of surviving victims of Aum Shinrikyo's nerve gas attacks petitioned the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry on Friday, asking it to expand medical aid programs so that they cover all sufferers.
EDITORIALS
Mar 13, 2004

Unrealistic claim of espionage

In 2001, a Japanese researcher was indicted in the United States on charges of industrial spying. Since he had already returned to Japan, the U.S. requested his extradition under a bilateral treaty. However, legal opinion here remains divided over whether he should be tried in a U.S court -- in other...
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2004

Post offices should offer more services: panel

A governmental economic policy-setting panel said Thursday that services offered at post offices should be diversified when they are privatized, according to economic and fiscal policy minister Heizo Takenaka.
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2004

Chinese being frozen out of student visa process

Things are looking pretty grim for Chinese students who have their sights set on pursuing their Japanese language studies here.
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2004

Koizumi treat for English speakers

The Cabinet Office will start sending out an English version of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's weekly e-mail magazine, beginning March 25.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Mar 11, 2004

War of money, words begins

WASHINGTON -- For the political junkie, we are entering the best of times, or the worst of times. Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry clinched the Democratic nomination for the presidency on March 2 (Super Tuesday), exactly eight months to the day before the general election on Nov. 2. With President George...
COMMENTARY
Mar 9, 2004

Perilous drop in readership

One long-standing trend in Japan has been the "shift away from print" -- an aversion to serious reading. For example, in the past four years, book sales have continued to decline. Compared with other countries, the books being read woefully lags in quality and quantity.
EDITORIALS
Mar 9, 2004

Diet's plate remains full

Diet deliberations have been proceeding fairly smoothly since the 150-day regular session opened on Jan. 19. This augurs well for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who wants to avoid a legislative gridlock before July's Upper House election. He cleared a major hurdle last month when the Diet approved...
Events
Mar 7, 2004

KANSAI: Who & What

Insects and the call of nature on exhibit: An exhibition on insect droppings is being held through May 31 at the Itami City Museum of Insects in Itami, Hyogo Prefecture.
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Features
Mar 7, 2004

We've seen the future of wine, and she's called Bridget Jones

Was it really only 1995 when Bridget Jones chainsmoked her way through the first of many glasses of Chardonnay?
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2004

Koizumi eyes postal reform chief

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Tuesday he will appoint a special minister this summer to oversee privatization of the postal services, hoping the appointment will help complete the reform by 2007.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Mar 2, 2004

Home Sweet Uchi

Dec 31, 2002, a total of 1,851,758 foreigners were registered with immigration authorities in Japan. That's about 1.5 percent of this country's population. But it's an exceptionally diverse group and comprehensive information on their housing conditions is difficult, if not impossible, to come by.
COMMENTARY
Mar 1, 2004

Asian tale of two technologies

MANILA -- Media developments influence not only our private lives, but also affect the way our societies and politics are organized. Before coming to the Philippines two years ago, I spent nearly six years in South Korea. In both countries, I observed the impact of media on political and social developments....
Events
Feb 29, 2004

KANSAI: Who & What

Kobe fair to showcase foreign groups' activities: Kobe International Fair 2004 will take place today at Duo Dome and Space Theater in the city's Chuo Ward.
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2004

Softbank offers 500 yen to Yahoo! BB users, confirms data leak on millions

Softbank Corp. said Friday it has confirmed that information on some 4.52 million users of its Yahoo! BB high-speed Internet service had been stolen from its data base.
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JAPAN
Feb 27, 2004

Fake cop caught riding Tokyo train, packing toy gun

A 27-year-old man was arrested Thursday for impersonating a Metropolitan Police Department officer, an alleged violation of the Minor Offense Law, after he was caught in a patrolman's uniform earlier this month while riding on a train.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2004

Four held over bids to blackmail Softbank firms

Police said Tuesday they have arrested four men in two separate cases for allegedly trying to extort money out of Softbank Corp. and an affiliate with confidential client data leaked from its Yahoo BB Internet connection service.
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2004

'Portable' mobile phone numbers to receive boost

A study panel at the telecommunications ministry is set to propose a new system in which mobile phone users can retain their phone numbers when they switch from one provider to another, ministry sources said Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Feb 20, 2004

GDP growth belies strong recovery

Japan's economy expanded at an annualized rate of 7 percent in the last quarter of 2003, with export-oriented large manufacturers providing the main thrust of growth. Whether this will lead to a broad and enduring recovery remains to be seen, however. The export boom will fizzle out if overseas demand...
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Feb 19, 2004

Bad-boy Wallace unlikely to stay with Hawks long

LOS ANGELES -- The biggest surprise regarding All-Star Weekend is Magic Johnson didn't win MVP.
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Feb 17, 2004

Symposium to look at Bikini nuclear tests

A symposium to mark the 50th anniversary of a hydrogen bomb test at Bikini Atoll in the Marshal Islands will be held Saturday in Tokyo.

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