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BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2003

UFJ facing soured Fukusuke loans

UFJ Holdings Inc. said Monday three banks under its wing may be unable to recover or face a delay in recovering a total of 12.333 billion yen in loans as socks maker Fukusuke Corp. applied for court protection from creditors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2003

Simpler may be better but it's Tu-Ka's only choice

The head of Japan's fourth-biggest mobile phone company is banking on the old maxim that simpler means better.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jun 24, 2003

Once upon a time in Asia

As people approach their half-century mark, they tend to get nostalgic. One way they seek to recapture fading memories from childhood is by visiting antiquarian book dealers and scrounging around garage sales, looking for books they enjoyed as kids.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 23, 2003

Pair earns tickets to Athens Games

Aya Umemura and Ai Fujinuma have been cleared to compete in the women's singles table tennis competition at the 2004 Athens Olympics, the Japan Table Tennis Association said on Saturday.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Jun 23, 2003

Fallout from Iraq war loosening dollar's global stranglehold

Until recently, the euro has been moving consistently higher against the other major currencies, at one point hitting highs of $1.20 and 140 yen. But its rise appears to have slowed now, with the new unified currency now stuck in the $1.17-$1.18 range.
COMMENTARY
Jun 23, 2003

Asia-watcher likes what he sees

LOS ANGELES -- Like the American stock market, the Asian political scene suffers ups and downs. Today, Asia might seem more like a hibernating bear in a China shop than anything else. SARS-hit Hong Kong is experiencing its highest jobless rate in years, China is toying with the idea of a currency devaluation,...
MORE SPORTS
Jun 22, 2003

Field set for Sapporo Half-Marathon

Former women's marathon record holder Catherine Ndereba of Kenya and Sydney Olympics marathon silver medalist Lidia Simon of Romania will enter next month's Sapporo International Half-Marathon, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations said Friday.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Jun 22, 2003

We cannot forget Taiwan

TAIWAN: A Political History, by Denny Roy. Cornell University Press, 2003, 255 pp., $18.95 (paper). With international attention focused on Iraq and North Korea, the Taiwan problem has vanished from the headlines. It won't go away, however; geography and politics guarantee that. Put this break to productive...
Events
Jun 22, 2003

KANSAI: Who & What

Foreign residents to get free advice on problems: A free information and counseling service for foreign residents will be provided between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on June 29 at International House Osaka, in the city's Tennoji Ward.
Events
Jun 22, 2003

KANSAI: Who & What

Foreign residents to get free advice on problems: A free information and counseling service for foreign residents will be provided between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on June 29 at International House Osaka, in the city's Tennoji Ward.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Jun 22, 2003

Mapping out Japan

MAPPING EARLY MODERN JAPAN: Space, Place, and Culture in the Tokugawa Period (1603-1868), by Marcia Yonemoto. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2003, 234 pp., 86 illustrations, $49.95, (cloth). It was at the beginning of the 17th century that Japanese scholars first began to articulate the notion...
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2003

Japan's communists to sing a different tune -- at last

The Japanese Communist Party is finally making moves to update its 42-year-old party platform in an attempt to better reflect the reality of modern Japanese society and the world.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 22, 2003

In the realm of the superbean

It's amazing how much tiny little beans can do.
EDITORIALS
Jun 21, 2003

Tehran under assault

Iran is under mounting pressure from within and without. Just as the international community is becoming increasingly concerned about Tehran's nuclear program, the regime faces increasing domestic unrest. Conspiracy-minded individuals see the two as linked, the product of U.S. efforts to undermine another...
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2003

Tsukiji fish mart relocation rubs many wrong way

The relocation of the Tokyo Central Wholesale Market, better known as the Tsukiji fish market, is causing concern among restaurants and other retailers operating there because they must cover their own moving costs.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Jun 20, 2003

Solstice Music Festival off the calendar; Shared honors for 2002; new releases

It's like watching the lights go out at the stadium. You know, that low metallic "Klung!" "Klung!" "Klung!" as the off switches are hit in succession.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2003

Publishers pitching Japanese books overseas

Compared with the influx of translated foreign books into Japan, the amount of Japanese books translated for overseas readers is a mere trickle, with the ratio standing at 20-to-1.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2003

Publishers pitching Japanese books overseas

Compared with the influx of translated foreign books into Japan, the amount of Japanese books translated for overseas readers is a mere trickle, with the ratio standing at 20-to-1.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2003

Publishers pitching Japanese books overseas

Compared with the influx of translated foreign books into Japan, the amount of Japanese books translated for overseas readers is a mere trickle, with the ratio standing at 20-to-1.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 19, 2003

Honda says new car will prevent accidents

Honda Motor Co. unveiled a luxury sedan Wednesday equipped with what the carmaker boasts as the world's first precrash safety system using automatic braking and radar.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / THEN AND NOW
Jun 19, 2003

Strolling in a dream

This 1830s woodblock print by Edo artist Hasegawa Settan shows the vast precincts of Tokai-ji, a Zen temple in Shinagawa. Built by Shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu (1604-51) and donated in 1638 to Abbot Takuan Soho (1573-1645), Tokai-ji prospered as the third-largest temple in Edo, second only to Kan'ei-ji in...
EDITORIALS
Jun 19, 2003

A good month for the EU

It has been a good month for the European Union. Both Poles and Czechs voted to join the EU last weekend. Despite fears that apathy would invalidate the results, a comfortable majority in both countries cast ballots in favor of EU membership. The votes signal a break with the Cold War past and herald...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 18, 2003

Plain as blue and white

In the 16th and 17th centuries, China produced exquisite porcelain that remained a virtual secret to the outside world -- most of it was commissioned for the exclusive use of Japanese patrons. A new exhibition at the Seikado Bunko Art Museum, "Chinese Porcelains of the Late Ming to Early Qing Dynasties,"...
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 18, 2003

U.S. occupation of Iraq recalls failure in Korea

SEOUL -- The spectacle of political confusion in Iraq today provides a window into the past. Rather than emulating the successful occupation of Germany or Japan as originally envisaged by U.S. policy planners, it is increasingly a carbon copy of the occupation that failed in Korea. And as Yale historian...
Beware of China’s strategic distortion of reality
China holds a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing on Sept. 3. 
Economic security minister stresses crackdown on rule-breaking foreign nationals
Economic security minister Kimi Onoda speaks during a group interview in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan seeks to placate China as strained relations move beyond political realm
Director-General of the Foreign Ministry's Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau Masaaki Kanai (left) and Chinese Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs Liu Jinsong depart after a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Tuesday.
China to reimpose ban on Japanese seafood imports amid row over Taiwan, reports say
A sign reading, "Suspend the sales of all fish products imported from Japan" is displayed in an area home to Japanese restaurants in Beijing in August 2023. China will reimpose a ban on imports of Japanese seafood, media reports in Tokyo said Wednesday, as a diplomatic spat between the two countries deepens.
Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay $3.2 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay $3.2 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Why we can’t get enough of the sham of the rental family
“Rental Family,” directed and co-written by the single-named Hikari, follows out-of-work actor Phillip (Brendan Fraser), who is hired as the “token white guy” at a Tokyo agency called Rental Family.
Economic security minister stresses crackdown on rule-breaking foreign nationals
Economic security minister Kimi Onoda speaks during a group interview in Tokyo on Monday.
How Band-Maid brought anime energy into the hard-rock sound of ‘Scooooop’
Members of Band-Maid combine heavy riffs and maid-inspired visuals in their latest project, "Rock Is a Lady’s Modesty."
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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