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Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

Scholar denies peeping up skirt

A noted economist accused of trying to look up a high school student's skirt in April reiterated his innocence Monday in his first appearance before the media since the alleged incident occurred.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

GSDF may have to unify command to enhance mobility, response time

The Defense Agency plans to create a centralized command for the Ground Self-Defense Force and possibly abolish the regional-army system to improve command efficiency, according to agency sources.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2004

Ministry denies progress in beef talks

The farm ministry's top bureaucrat denied on Monday suggestions by U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman that Tokyo and Washington have come close to reaching an agreement to exclude young cows from mad cow tests.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

South Korean lawmakers lobby LDP

A group of visiting South Korean lawmakers called Monday on the Liberal Democratic Party to take action in respect of unresolved bilateral issues, including those related to history.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

Olympic athletes to receive letters, glass ornaments

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will award Japanese athletes who competed in the Athens Olympics and "impressed many people" with letters of appreciation and glass gifts, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Monday.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

'Big One' within 50 years?

Tokyo has a 90 percent chance of being devastated by a major earthquake some time in the next 50 years, according to a recent study by a government panel.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

Five dead, 73 hurt as typhoon lashes west Japan

Large and powerful Typhoon Chaba hit Kyushu and Shikoku on Monday, leaving five people dead, four missing and more than 70 injured.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 31, 2004

Air travel, kids stuff and wills

Air travel R.M. has a friend who wants to come and visit Japan, but he needs to use a portable oxygen tank from time to time.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

Dental officials hit with new warrants

Prosecutors served new arrest warrants Monday on two arrested former senior officials of the Japan Dental Association over alleged hidden donations to the Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction.
COMMENTARY
Aug 31, 2004

Feeling the enemy's breath

LONDON -- The Americans are going home. Or, to be more precise, after more than 60 years, 70,000 American military personnel are to be gradually withdrawn from the European arena. Since the present number of American troops under "European command" is 116,000, this will leave in the longer term between...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

Okada assured of return to DPJ helm

Katsuya Okada was assured of re-election as president of the Democratic Party of Japan on Monday after no one stepped forward to challenge him.
SUMO
Aug 31, 2004

Asashoryu heads up East slot, Tochiazuma returns to ozeki

Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu will be gunning for his fifth straight Emperor's Cup atop the prestigious East position as the Japan Sumo Association announced the rankings Monday for the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 30, 2004

Majority in favor of two-league system

Around 74 percent of people in Japan are in favor of maintaining the current two six-team leagues in professional Japanese baseball, according to a Kyodo News survey released Saturday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 30, 2004

An example for the real world

Peace is the central message of the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The Olympic flame -- the symbol of that message -- will be extinguished late Sunday night (early Monday in Japan), about five months after it was lit in Olympia, the site of the ancient Olympics. In a world riven with hatred and violence,...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2004

Top LDP faction's ex-treasurer arrested

Prosecutors on Sunday arrested a former treasurer of the largest faction in the Liberal Democratic Party over a political donation scandal involving the Japan Dental Association.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 30, 2004

Shinjo keys Fighters' win over Orix

Tsuyoshi Shinjo drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double Sunday afternoon to lead the Nippon Ham Fighters to an 8-1 victory over the Orix BlueWave.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2004

'Underground money' termed a necessary evil

Many who make their living in the political epicenter of Nagata-cho have expressed sympathy for a former treasurer of the Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction who was arrested Sunday for allegedly violating the political donation law.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Aug 30, 2004

Financial-sector shakedown afoot

Amid close scrutiny both in Japan and abroad, the integration of Japan's major banks is progressing at a rapid pace -- and triggering unprecedented legal battles in the process.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2004

Big typhoon slams island in Kagoshima

Powerful Typhoon Chaba on Sunday lashed Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture with heavy rain and strong winds, injuring at least three people and cutting off electricity to more than 20,000 households, officials said.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2004

Defense chief hints SOFA revision may be in cards

Defense Agency chief Shigeru Ishiba suggested Sunday that Japan should consider revising the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement if bilateral discussions to prevent "arbitrary use" of the accord do not produce a solution in the handling of the recent helicopter crash in Okinawa.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2004

Jenkins hopes to seek dishonorable discharge

Accused U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins hopes to get a dishonorable discharge in a plea bargain with the U.S. military to avoid imprisonment, diplomatic sources said Sunday.
COMMENTARY
Aug 30, 2004

Cooler summer for French intramurals

PARIS -- "Chaotic all over the territory," warned a French weather forecast recently. This was not, however, the remake, feared by so many, of the August 2003 heat wave, which contributed to 15,000 extra deaths that month.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2004

Top LDP faction's ex-treasurer arrested

Prosecutors on Sunday arrested a former treasurer of the largest faction in the Liberal Democratic Party over a political donation scandal involving the Japan Dental Association.
Japan says Chinese military violated territorial airspace for first time
A Chinese military Y-9 intelligence-gathering plane that entered Japanese airspace on Monday.
Typhoon Shanshan to hit western Japan on Tuesday
Typhoon Shanshan is expected to become more powerful and hit western Japan on Tuesday, after which it is forecast to make its way north throughout the week.
'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.
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.
Is extreme weather changing the way Japan shops?
A store clerk tries to cool things down in front of their shop by spraying a hose.
New 40-40 club member Shohei Ohtani has real shot at unprecedented 50-50 campaign
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani reacts after being doused with water after his walk-off grand slam against the Rays at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Friday.
Ueda promises better communication as he sticks to the script
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda speaks during a Lower House hearing on Friday in Tokyo.
Japan’s dueling ‘katsu’ curry creators are just happy to see the dish thrive
Three Tokyo restaurants claim to be the inventor of Japan's 'katsu karē' (breaded and fried pork served with Japanese curry), but Ginza Swiss' take (pictured) may be the most unique.
Remembering Keiichi Tanaami's surreal grotesqueries
Keiichi Tanaami died on Aug. 9 after a 60-year career as a Pop Art pioneer. He was 88.
In Japan’s flyover country, 72 hours of hidden gems
Okayama and Tottori prefectures are some of the least-visited regions in Japan among foreign tourists — which is why they offer such a welcome break from crowd-clogged cities like Tokyo and Kyoto.

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