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JAPAN
Dec 13, 2003

ASDF advance team to be sent to Qatar, Kuwait

Japan plans to send a 10-member Air Self-Defense Force advance team to Qatar and Kuwait on Dec. 25 under a special law that allows for the dispatch of Japanese troops to aid the reconstruction of Iraq, according to government sources.
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2003

Radiation-protection measures for troops undecided: Ishiba

The government has not decided whether to take steps to protect Iraq-bound Self-Defense Forces troops against radiation contamination suspected to have been caused by U.S. and British forces, Defense Agency chief Shigeru Ishiba said Friday.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2003

Japan plays it cool over Taiwan flap

Japan stood on the sidelines Thursday over U.S. President George W. Bush's blunt statement opposing Taiwan's move to hold a referendum critical of China's military threat.
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2003

Business chiefs welcome SDF dispatch

Business leaders on Wednesday welcomed the decision by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet to dispatch up to 600 noncombat ground troops to Iraq to help with reconstruction work.
EDITORIALS
Dec 11, 2003

The most risky mission yet

Japan is preparing to send Self-Defense Force troops to Iraq for a period ending one year from Monday. Their dispatch, which is expected to begin early next year, is based on the assumption that they will operate in noncombat areas to help rebuild the war-torn country. According to the plan approved...
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2003

Civil servants' winter bonus falls

Most government employees received winter bonuses Wednesday that were 7.3 percent less than the previous year, falling for the fifth consecutive year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2003

GDP growth revised downward to 0.3%

The economy did not grow as much in the July-September quarter as initially reported.
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2003

Opposition leaders refuse to 'understand'

Opposition leaders remained opposed Tuesday to the government's plans to send Self-Defense Forces troops to Iraq, rebuffing Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's request for their understanding on the matter.
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2003

Iraq gives SDF a military-reality check

An Air Self-Defense Force officer in his 40s says he is happy to be chosen as a candidate for the planned mission to help rebuild Iraq.
EDITORIALS
Dec 9, 2003

Outmaneuvered in Taipei

Shrewd maneuvering by Taiwan's opposition parties have denied President Chen Shui-bian a political victory in the runup to the election that will be held next spring. Parliament has approved a bill, proposed by Mr. Chen, that permits referendums on critical issues. But the final version of the legislation...
EDITORIALS
Dec 8, 2003

A disquieting waste of money

A national audit report makes for dismal reading, since it is always a reminder of waste in government. So it is with the latest report, which says that government offices and agencies "mismanaged" about 45 billion yen in 2002 -- the largest amount in 20 years. That is particularly disquieting at a time...
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2003

69% of nation is worried about leaked personal info

Sixty-nine percent of Japanese are worried their personal information could be leaked from public entities and private firms, according to a government report.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2003

'Basic plan' for Iraq dispatch to omit specifics

The basic plan for sending Japanese ground troops to Iraq for reconstruction assistance, which the Cabinet is expected to approve Tuesday, will omit specifics such as a time frame for the dispatch, Defense Agency chief Shigeru Ishiba said Sunday.
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2003

New Komeito urges caution on SDF dispatch

New Komeito will not "actively support" the dispatch of the Ground Self-Defense Forces to Iraq unless the security situation in the country improves, Secretary General Tetsuzo Fuyushiba told a meeting of local party representatives Saturday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2003

SDF dispatch would involve 1,000 troops

The Self-Defense Forces team Japan plans to send to Iraq could be the biggest to be sent overseas, featuring some 1,000 troops of the ground, air and maritime forces, government sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2003

Autopsies reveal cause of death for slain diplomats

The two Japanese diplomats who were shot dead in northern Iraq were hit by more than a dozen bullets, the Metropolitan Police Department said Friday in releasing the results of autopsies.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2003

To summarize: Samawah is safe for SDF

The southern Iraq city of Samawah is safe and is in need of humanitarian assistance, the Defense Agency said Friday in summarizing a report submitted by a fact-finding team sent to assess security conditions in the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2003

Space agency gropes to regroup

Japan's Mars probe is in trouble. Its weather satellites are breaking down. And its latest attempt to put a pair of spy satellites into orbit ended last weekend in a 110 billion yen fireball.
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2003

Fiscal 2002 GDP data downgraded

The Cabinet Office said Thursday it has revised downward the nation's gross domestic product data for fiscal 2002, with real growth lowered to 1.2 percent from the 1.6 percent estimated in November.
BUSINESS
Dec 4, 2003

Pension levels to stay above 50% of income

Cabinet ministers and ruling party executives agreed in principle Wednesday to maintain future pension levels at 50 percent or more of workers' incomes when reforming the public pension system.
COMMENTARY
Dec 4, 2003

Chirac still feeling the heat

PARIS -- France has not finished paying for the August heat wave and its 10,000 deaths. Vegetable and beef prices have risen, tourism has declined, forest fires have devastated wide areas and the financial impact on the budget has postponed an economic upswing.
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2003

Tents left idle in storage as refugees fail to turn up

Most of the tents sent by the government to Jordan as relief aid for Iraqi refugees are gathering dust in storage, according to aid agency officials.
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2003

War in Iraq not finished yet, government tells lawmaker

The war in Iraq is not over even if the major battles have ended, the government said Tuesday in a written response to an opposition lawmaker.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2003

Allow SDF to protect embassies overseas: Aisawa

The government should consider revising the Self-Defense Forces Law to allow SDF troops to guard Japanese embassies overseas, Senior Vice Foreign Minister Ichiro Aisawa said Tuesday.
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.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

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