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BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2004

Wholesale prices continue to rise

Wholesale prices rose in September from a year earlier for the seventh straight month, posting the sharpest gain in more than 13 years, the Bank of Japan said in a preliminary report Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2004

Former Hashimoto faction paralyzed

The largest faction of the Liberal Democratic Party remains paralyzed as it struggles to find a successor to its scandal-tainted former leader, former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Oct 15, 2004

Kitchen: S.E. Asian fare with a personal touch

Unlikely as it may seem, there's a vegetable boom sweeping the nation. And no food dovetails better with this new healthy ethos than Vietnamese -- at least the way it is eaten in its homeland.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2004

Iraq asks donor states to boost aid

Iraq's deputy prime minister on Wednesday called on the international community to increase the flow of aid and speed up the implementation of projects to help rebuild the war-torn country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2004

No apologies for Iraq war -- Baghdad deserved it: Koizumi

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Wednesday rejected an opposition demand that he apologize for making a "serious mistake" in supporting the U.S.-led war against Iraq.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 14, 2004

Arias, Petagine, Woods may play musical chairs in offseason

Three foreign players, all first basemen on Central League teams this past season, may be about to embark on a National Football League quarterback-style game of musical chairs.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2004

Widow sues Monju reactor operator

The widow of an official who committed suicide after lying to investigators during a probe into a 1995 accident at the Monju experimental fast-breeder reactor filed a damages suit Wednesday against the operator of the reactor.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2004

Socially withdrawn people come out of hiding with private group's help

Akiko did not step out of her house once between the ages of 15 and 22.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2004

Death penalty upheld for rapist-murderer

The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence for a 62-year-old man convicted of murdering a woman who reported him to police for sexually assaulting her.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Oct 14, 2004

Wren

* Japanese name: Misosazai * Scientific name: Troglodytes troglodytes * Description: The wren is tiny, the smallest Japanese bird, only 10 cm long. It has brown upperparts and gray-brown underparts. There is a white stripe above the eye. (The Japanese name refers not to its brown color and thus similarity...
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2004

Banks force Daiei into climbdown, arms of IRCJ

Pressure from creditor banks has forced debt-ridden retailer Daiei Inc. into deciding to seek help from the Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan, officials said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2004

Human chain draws attention to plight of detained foreigners

Hundreds of people formed a human chain in front of the Justice Ministry on Wednesday, seeking to draw attention to the plight of more than 1,000 foreigners held at detention centers across the country in connection with immigration procedures.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 14, 2004

Rakuten hires Tao to manage new team

Internet mall operator Rakuten Inc., which has applied to enter professional baseball next season, announced Wednesday the appointment of baseball commentator Yasushi Tao as manager of its team on a three-year contract.
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2004

Current account surplus still rising

The nation's current account surplus continued to grow in August, though the trade surplus shrank for the first time in 14 months as higher oil prices pushed up overall import prices, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2004

Lawson, FamilyMart see brisk earnings

Lawson Inc. and FamilyMart Co. reported brisk first-half earnings Wednesday due to the successful merchandising of original food items.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 14, 2004

Late Lucas goal leads FC Tokyo to Nabisco final

Brazilian striker Lucas scored a hat trick, including an extra-time winner, as FC Tokyo beat crosstown rival Tokyo Verdy 4-3 in their semifinal Wednesday to advance to the final of the J. League Nabisco Cup.
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2004

Kokudo chairman quits all posts in company, Seibu Railway

Kokudo Corp. Chairman Yoshiaki Tsutsumi resigned Wednesday from all the posts he held in the company and Seibu Railway Co.'s group firms to take responsibility for revising Seibu Railway's financial statements.
EDITORIALS
Oct 14, 2004

A peace overture from Taiwan

Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian last weekend bid to improve relations with China. In his National Day speech, Mr. Chen called on Beijing to resume long-stalled talks and help build confidence and lower tension across the Taiwan Strait. Critically, he seems willing to resume talks on the basis of the...
LIFE / Language / KANJI CLINIC
Oct 14, 2004

New options raise the stakes in the 'Name that Baby' game

Since middle names are not used in Japan, the parents of a newborn need only agree on one name for their offspring. This is probably just as well: Choosing a kanji name involves a whole host of complex considerations, and while some couples settle on a name written in kana (Japan's phonetic script),...
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Oct 14, 2004

New owner of Nets has a lot to learn

NEW YORK -- Though no trade conversation actually took place between the Nets and Mavericks in early August, which is contrary to widespread reports, Mark Cuban was seriously considering the acquisition of 31 1/2-year old Jason Kidd for the appropriate (bad) contracts once his knee rehab was confirmed...
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Oct 14, 2004

Tracing the origins of that 'most intimate of structures'

Former Colorado congresswoman Pat Schroeder once quipped: "I have a brain and a uterus and I use both." The former is what separates humans from other mammals; the latter is what separates mammals from everything else.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2004

Crisis that hangs on hearsay

LONDON -- I am rapidly approaching the age of retirement. I am already cutting back on my activities, slimming down my portfolio of work and deciding what activities are wastes of time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2004

Matsuya brings back 'gyudon' with Chinese beef

Matsuya Foods Co. put "gyudon" beef-on-rice dishes back on its menu Wednesday after a six-month hiatus.
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2004

Softbank tries to halt frequency plan

Softbank BB Corp. sought a court injunction Wednesday against a government plan to reallocate frequencies within the 800-megahertz band to two leading mobile phone operators.

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