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EDITORIALS
Oct 27, 2004

Lessons from natural disasters

Only several days after we breathed a sigh of relief with the passage of typhoon No. 23 -- which wreaked the worst typhoon damage in 25 years and left 92 persons dead or missing -- the Japanese archipelago was rocked by a series of powerful earthquakes centering on the Chuetsu region of Niigata Prefecture...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2004

Seibu, Sogo stores mark Lions' win with sales

Seibu Department Stores Ltd. and Sogo Co. on Tuesday began a three-day sale at their outlets to celebrate the Seibu Lions' victory in the Japan Series.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2004

U.S. has no reason to fear that ICC will abuse rights

NEW YORK -- After the Treaty of Rome was signed in 1998, laying out the foundations for the International Criminal Court, many believed that this organ of justice would never materialize. There were already indications that the United States would not support such a court in all its aspects. Rejection...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 27, 2004

Classic tale gets a fitting finale

What makes for a good play?
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2004

Machimura tells WFP to watch North

The U.N. food agency should closely monitor how aid from the international community is distributed in North Korea, Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura reportedly told the visiting head of the World Food Program on Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2004

NTT East offers emergency voice mail for quake victims

The automatic response when hearing that a natural disaster has struck is to call loved ones in the area to see if they are all right.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2004

Political funds law revision not the answer

Despite moves to amend the Political Funds Control Law after a recent scandal involving a 100 million yen political donation by a dental lobby to a faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, experts are skeptical about whether such efforts will actually give it teeth.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2004

Japan, Hungary boost Iraq help

Japan and Hungary agreed Monday in a meeting of their leaders to boost efforts to help reconstruct Iraq and reform the United Nations as early as possible, as well as urging North Korea to dismantle all nuclear programs, according to a joint statement.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2004

MSDF to remain in Arabian Sea

The government decided Monday to extend the deployment of Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels in the Arabian Sea as part of the U.S.-led antiterror mission by another six months to May 1.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2004

Police compile unified manual for handling organized crime

The National Police Agency has compiled a manual to help police nationwide cooperate on dealing with organized crimes committed by Japanese and foreign syndicates, agency officials said Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2004

Train derailment investigation begins

A transport ministry panel on Monday began a full-scale probe into the first-ever derailment of a bullet train over the weekend in Niigata Prefecture during a series of powerful earthquakes.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2004

Citigroup CEO says trust bank to be shut down

The CEO of U.S. banking giant Citigroup Inc. apologized Monday for the bank's misconduct in Japan and said it will terminate its private banking business here for wealthy customers by Sept. 30, 2005.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Oct 26, 2004

Gaijin: good or bad?

Near criminal As a Japan vet, I say "Yes" to both good and bad connotations. More important than terminology, though, is the actual treatment of non-Japanese regarding important employment issues. What happens on a near daily basis is often criminal.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2004

Carmaker's overseas director sees growing demand

Scandal-tainted automaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will try to revive itself by promoting overseas sales, which remain stable compared with plunging sales in the domestic market, according to MMC Managing Director Osamu Masuko.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Oct 26, 2004

Dodgy landlords and police

Dodgy landlord I was two weeks late with my rent and the landlord locked me out of my apartment. Is there anything I can do?
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2004

Typhoon approaches Amami Isles

Typhoon Nock-ten in the East China Sea was approaching the Amami Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture on Monday afternoon after hitting Taiwan, the Meteorological Agency said.
EDITORIALS
Oct 26, 2004

Troubling signs in Myanmar

A shakeup in Yangon has refocused international attention on the reclusive regime in Myanmar. The ousting of Prime Minister Khin Nyunt bodes ill for hopes of democratic reform in the country and will increase tension between Myanmar and ASEAN, and between ASEAN and the West. Concerned governments need...
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2004

Seibu Rail declines to offer much info on director's exit

The Seibu group's secretive reputation was further underscored Monday, as Seibu Railway Co. declined to give details about a managing director's resignation last week over his involvement in questionable sales of its shares.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2004

UFJ execs grilled over alleged block of FSA probe

Prosecutors on Monday questioned three former executives of UFJ Bank on suspicion of obstructing a government inspection, according to investigative sources.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2004

MMC hopes remodeled Colt will win back drivers

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. on Monday unveiled a remodeled compact wagon, the firm's first new model since a series of defect coverups began surfacing in March.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 26, 2004

Do you think global warming is behind the recent freakish weather?

Robert Ouderk Tourist, 36 There are about a million things that influence typhoons. In every year there is something extreme in the weather. If you talk to old people on any continent, they say what's been happening in the last 10 years they've never seen before. There are things changing fast.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2004

Thousands airlifted in Niigata

OJIYA, Niigata Pref. -- Thousands of stranded people were airlifted Monday from their mountainous communities in the earthquake-hit Chuetsu region of Niigata Prefecture, as the death toll from Saturday's powerful quakes reached 25.
COMMENTARY
Oct 26, 2004

British pension crisis looms

LONDON -- An important report on the pension crisis facing Britain was published Oct. 12. The report by the Pensions Commission, chaired by Adair Turner, a former director of the Confederation of British Industry, warned that, because of increased longevity and a shortfall in pension funds, British pensioners...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2004

Resona hopes ATM placements lift profit

Banking group Resona Holdings Inc., currently under rehabilitation, has begun setting up automated teller machines in unconventional places to boost profit.
Typhoon Shanshan batters Kyushu ahead of likely landfall
A satellite image shows Typhoon Shanshan south of Kyushu on Wednesday afternoon
'Very strong' Typhoon Shanshan could see Kyushu landfall on Thursday
The Meteorological Agency forecasts that warm, moist air surrounding the typhoon will create unstable atmospheric conditions, leading to thunderstorms.
Around 1 in 4 married couples in Japan under 40 used dating apps, survey finds
Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo. The lack of opportunities to meet people was the biggest hurdle for marriage for both married and unmarried respondents, which may explain the rise in popularity of dating apps.
Japan calls Chinese military aircraft incursion 'unacceptable' threat to safety
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Black myth, Black samurai and gaming nationalism
A cardboard cutout of the Monkey King character, or Sun Wukong, from the Chinese action role-playing game Black Myth: Wukong is displayed on the day of its launch in Beijing on Aug. 20.
Kitakyushu clashes with academics over Meiji Era remains
Remnants of the first Moji station complex are located near the current Mojiko Station in the city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture.
Hokkaido more plugged in to renewable energy than rest of Japan
A Rapidus factory construction site in Chitose, Hokkaido, on July 24. The plan to ramp up renewable energy usage in the region to 60% by 2030 is part of a larger concept known as “Hokkaido Valley.”
Masterful and stirring, ‘Pachinko’ returns with more depth
Apple TV+ series “Pachinko” follows four generations of a Korean immigrant family as they move through the 20th century.
How Japan's health care system is gearing up for more heatstroke cases
An ambulance is parked at the entrance of the emergency room of Saitama Hospital in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, on July 24.
Japan calls Chinese military aircraft incursion 'unacceptable' threat to safety
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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