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JAPAN
Feb 4, 2004

Probe into dental group widens

Prosecutors have grilled former lawmaker Yukihiro Yoshida regarding donations from the Japan Dental Association, a major backer of the Liberal Democratic Party, investigative sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2004

JAL to introduce new passenger class

Japan Airlines System Corp. said Tuesday it will offer a new class featuring larger seats on its domestic flights in June.
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2004

Digital goods boost Casio profit

Casio Computer Co. said Tuesday it posted a group net profit of 7.58 billion yen in the April-December period, reflecting brisk sales of digital consumer electronics products such as digital cameras and mobile phones.
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2004

2003 saw 322,000 loan shark victims

Police across the country took action against 556 cases of shady lending practices in 2003 as a record 322,000 people fell prey to loan sharks, according to the National Police Agency.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2004

U.S.-accused industrial spy nabbed as Japan studies extradition request

The Tokyo High Public Prosecutor's Office placed a researcher in detention Monday in preparation for an examination into an extradition request filed by the United States, where he has been charged with industrial espionage.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2004

Electronic toll system users on rise

The Electronic Toll Collection system, introduced in 2001 to collect highway fees without drivers having to stop, is gaining in popularity due to discounts for installing the system and reduced fees for users.
JAPAN / TALKING SHOP
Feb 2, 2004

Celebrated female exec makes case for telling it straight

To get your point across in the United States, you have to stand up for yourself -- whether you are a man or a woman.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2004

Iraq commander noted for cool-headed decisions

Col. Koichiro Bansho, who is to command the Ground Self-Defense Force in its reconstruction aid activities in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah, is credited with a cool head and quick thinking in combat drills.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 1, 2004

A testament to the love of Gainsbourg

A week before her concert appearance in Tokyo, I call Jane Birkin. That's Jane -- heavy breathing on the raunchy 1969 Serge Gainsbourg classic, "Je t'aime . . . moi non plus" -- Birkin.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 1, 2004

Savath & Savalas: "Apropa't"

In the spring of 2002, Scott Herren -- known best for avant-garde hip-hop under the moniker Prefuse 73 -- decided to put his beats in storage and move to Spain. There he met Eva Puyuelo Muns, a singer/songwriter with tastes in traditional Latin music similar to his own. Together, they took Herren's side...
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2004

Tokyo CPI continues slide into record 52nd month

The key gauge of consumer prices in Tokyo in January slipped 0.3 percent from a year earlier for a record 52nd consecutive month of decline.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2004

Bad-loan balance of 129 banks falls by 3.7 trillion yen

The combined balance of bad loans at Japan's 129 banks dropped by a net 3.7 trillion yen to 31.6 trillion yen during the April-September period, the Financial Services Agency said Friday.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2004

Police complaints filed over Japanese allegedly abducted by North Korea

Relatives and others involved in the search for 13 Japanese who vanished decades ago filed abduction complaints with police on Thursday, alleging they were snatched and forcibly taken to North Korea.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2004

Takefuji sorry for suing reporters over wiretaps

Leading consumer lender Takefuji Corp. has apologized for suing freelance journalists and magazine publishers over their reports on the company's use of wiretaps to gather information.
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2004

Industrial output posts first rise in three years

Industrial production rose 3.2 percent in 2003 for the first increase in three years, due partly to steady demand for mobile phones and other digital home appliances, the government said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2004

Market rebound sends Nomura's profit soaring

Nomura Holdings Inc. said Thursday its group pretax profit for the nine months to Dec. 31 soared 217.3 percent from a year earlier to 189.18 billion yen amid the stock market recovery.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2004

Patent lawsuit costs Hitachi 163 million yen

The Tokyo High Court on Thursday ordered Hitachi Ltd. to pay 163 million yen to a former employee for the transfer of patent rights related to optical discs, quadrupling the award set by a lower court.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jan 30, 2004

If it's got eight legs, eat it

TOTTORI -- Ever felt like traveling just to gratify your tastebuds? To Italy for real pizza, for example, or to India for authentic curry. Well, if your craving is for crustaceans, then you can look rather closer to home. Delicious snow crabs are now in season, and there's no better place to sample them...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jan 30, 2004

Explore the past in cosmopolitan ways

A walk through Kagurazaka's many narrow winding alleys is like slipping away from reality. Just a step away from the lively main road, and quietude takes over. Gone is the incessant irritant of cell-phone chatter, the barrage of electronic sounds from game centers and the gunning car and motorbike engines....
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 29, 2004

Central League announces schedule

The Central League announced Wednesday the schedule for the upcoming regular season, which kicks off with three night games April 2.
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2004

Oddly, Japan keeps tariffs intact as it gropes for beef

Japan's suspension of U.S. beef imports has created a strange contradiction: As the government searches for alternate sources of beef, it imposes tariffs that help keep overseas beef out.
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2004

Wholesalers' sales up 0.1%

Wholesaler sales edged up 0.1 percent in 2003 from the previous year to 452.14 trillion yen, marking the first rise in three years, the government said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2004

IRCJ to rescue meter maker, Osaka-based real estate firms

The Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan said Wednesday it will bail out a troubled Tokyo-based maker of water and gas meters and two Osaka-based real estate firms.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 28, 2004

On a not-so-sentimental journey to 1947

Born in Osaka in 1958, Junji Sakamoto has set many of his 13 feature films, including his award-winning 1989 debut "Dotsuitarunen," in his native Kansai. He arrived for our interview at the Takanawa Prince Hotel looking dapper in a retro-style suit that he later told me had been worn by an actor friend...
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2004

Man paralyzed by cop wins redress

The Tokyo District Court ordered the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Tuesday to pay 6.3 million yen in damages to a Chinese man who was wrongfully shot by a police officer in January 2002 and partially paralyzed.
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.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.

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