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JAPAN
Jun 7, 2003

Official denies fiddling with text of Koizumi-Bush talks

Deputy Foreign Minister Hitoshi Tanaka denied Friday that he attempted to delete the word "pressure" from documents prepared to brief reporters on the outcome of last month's Texas summit between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and U.S. President George W. Bush.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2003

Official denies fiddling with text of Koizumi-Bush talks

Deputy Foreign Minister Hitoshi Tanaka denied Friday that he attempted to delete the word "pressure" from documents prepared to brief reporters on the outcome of last month's Texas summit between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and U.S. President George W. Bush.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2003

Official denies fiddling with text of Koizumi-Bush talks

Deputy Foreign Minister Hitoshi Tanaka denied Friday that he attempted to delete the word "pressure" from documents prepared to brief reporters on the outcome of last month's Texas summit between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and U.S. President George W. Bush.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2003

Diet enacts legislation for war contingencies

The Diet on Friday enacted a set of laws that defines the rules under which Japan can respond to attacks by a foreign enemy, a development with serious implications for Japan's national security policy and its war-renouncing Constitution.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2003

Diet enacts legislation for war contingencies

The Diet on Friday enacted a set of laws that defines the rules under which Japan can respond to attacks by a foreign enemy, a development with serious implications for Japan's national security policy and its war-renouncing Constitution.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2003

Diet enacts legislation for war contingencies

The Diet on Friday enacted a set of laws that defines the rules under which Japan can respond to attacks by a foreign enemy, a development with serious implications for Japan's national security policy and its war-renouncing Constitution.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2003

Five-year plan to improve social infrastructure gets nod

The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry said Friday it has drafted a new five-year program to improve social infrastructure, giving weight to 15 priority targets.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2003

World will help Japan resolve abductions: Abe

Japan believes the world is becoming united in efforts to settle the issue of North Korea's abductions of non-North Koreans, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe said Thursday in reference to a statement by the leaders of the Group of Eight nations.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2003

World will help Japan resolve abductions: Abe

Japan believes the world is becoming united in efforts to settle the issue of North Korea's abductions of non-North Koreans, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe said Thursday in reference to a statement by the leaders of the Group of Eight nations.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2003

World will help Japan resolve abductions: Abe

Japan believes the world is becoming united in efforts to settle the issue of North Korea's abductions of non-North Koreans, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe said Thursday in reference to a statement by the leaders of the Group of Eight nations.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2003

Economic gauge falls below boom-or-bust line

A key gauge of the current state of the economy fell below the boom-or-bust line of 50 percent in April for the first time in four months, due in part to slowing production.
Japan Times
JAPAN / IN WITH THE NEW
Jun 5, 2003

Seiko Noda now a force in her own right — and name

Seiko Noda, a Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker in the House of Representatives, wrote in her elementary school composition class that her dream was to become a politician -- and ultimately prime minister.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2003

LDP panel approves sanctions bill

A key panel of the Liberal Democratic Party approved a bill Wednesday that would allow Japan to impose economic sanctions on North Korea without an international agreement.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2003

LDP panel approves sanctions bill

A key panel of the Liberal Democratic Party approved a bill Wednesday that would allow Japan to impose economic sanctions on North Korea without an international agreement.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2003

LDP panel approves sanctions bill

A key panel of the Liberal Democratic Party approved a bill Wednesday that would allow Japan to impose economic sanctions on North Korea without an international agreement.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2003

Memo suggests FSA horseplay

Opposition lawmakers on Wednesday revealed what they claim is a letter and an internal memo from a Resona group whistle-blower suggesting that the Financial Services Agency pressured Resona to window-dress its capital adequacy ratio to prevent its insolvency from surfacing.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2003

Japan 'positive' about FTA talks

Japan is positive about starting official negotiations on bilateral free-trade agreements with the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2003

U.S. commander coming to speed up talks on missile defense

In a move to accelerate Japan's introduction of a missile defense system, U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz announced Tuesday that Washington will soon send its top missile commander to Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2003

U.S. commander coming to speed up talks on missile defense

In a move to accelerate Japan's introduction of a missile defense system, U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz announced Tuesday that Washington will soon send its top missile commander to Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2003

North Korean ferry may be banned from future port calls: Abe

Japan may ban future port calls by a North Korean ship scheduled to visit Niigata next week if the vessel fails to pass strict safety checks set by the government, Shinzo Abe, deputy chief Cabinet secretary, indicated Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2003

North Korean ferry may be banned from future port calls: Abe

Japan may ban future port calls by a North Korean ship scheduled to visit Niigata next week if the vessel fails to pass strict safety checks set by the government, Shinzo Abe, deputy chief Cabinet secretary, indicated Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2003

Suu Kyi dialogue urged by Japan

The Myanmar junta should hold a dialogue with democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, whom it detained last week, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2003

Waterfront development credited for creating jobs

Waterfront areas along Tokyo Bay have been commercialized rapidly and are creating many jobs in an otherwise stagnant economy, according to a government report released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2003

SDF taps Peace Channel for PR blitz

By NAO SHIMOYACHI
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2003

SDF taps Peace Channel for PR blitz

By NAO SHIMOYACHI
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2003

SDF taps Peace Channel for PR blitz

By NAO SHIMOYACHI
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2003

Vote set on Labor Standards Law

The ruling coalition and the Democratic Party of Japan, the largest opposition force, agreed Monday on changes to a bill to revise the Labor Standards Law, including removal of a clause that stipulates employers' rights to fire workers, lawmakers said.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2003

Vote set on Labor Standards Law

The ruling coalition and the Democratic Party of Japan, the largest opposition force, agreed Monday on changes to a bill to revise the Labor Standards Law, including removal of a clause that stipulates employers' rights to fire workers, lawmakers said.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2003

Trilateral talks slated for Hawaii

Japan, South Korea and the United States will hold a sub-Cabinet level meeting regarding the North Korean nuclear standoff on Jun. 12 and 13 in Honolulu, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2003

Vote set on Labor Standards Law

The ruling coalition and the Democratic Party of Japan, the largest opposition force, agreed Monday on changes to a bill to revise the Labor Standards Law, including removal of a clause that stipulates employers' rights to fire workers, lawmakers said.

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