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COMMENTARY
Aug 22, 2004

Barbaric immigration policy

Japan's current campaign against visa overstayers is both puzzling and cruel.
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Aug 22, 2004

Rockin' on ... and on

Friday Aug. 6
EDITORIALS
Aug 21, 2004

Erosion of LDP factional politics

The largest faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, which until recently was headed by former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto, is having trouble selecting its new leader. Turmoil in the faction, known as the Heisei Study Group, indicates further erosion of the LDP's factional politics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2004

Discovery challenges standard physics model

An international team of scientists said Friday it has observed a phenomenon that strongly challenges the existing standard on particle physics and raises the prospect of a discovery of a new set of elementary particles.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2004

Japanese won over by tiny, no-fuss 'pets'

The plastic conversation piece filled with aquamarine-tinted gel is missing a vital ingredient: ants.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 21, 2004

Dragons get past BayStars

Chunichi starter Domingo Guzman held Yokohama to three runs over eight solid innings as the Dragons edged the BayStars 5-4 at Yokohama Stadium on Friday for their fourth straight win.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2004

Fischer fails to halt deportation moves

Tokyo District Court on Friday dismissed a request by fugitive former world chess champion Bobby Fischer to have deportation proceedings against him halted.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2004

Discovery challenges standard physics model

An international team of scientists said Friday it has observed a phenomenon that strongly challenges the existing standard on particle physics and raises the prospect of a discovery of a new set of elementary particles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2004

Secondhand personal computer market expanding

The secondhand personal computer market is rapidly expanding as sharp growth in demand for new PCs sends relatively new ones to the used market.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2004

Japanese won over by tiny, no-fuss 'pets'

The plastic conversation piece filled with aquamarine-tinted gel is missing a vital ingredient: ants.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2004

MMC to declare end to coverup problems next week

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will declare an end to problems resulting from its vehicle defect coverups when it releases the final results of its in-house investigation Thursday, according to MMC Vice Chairman Koji Furukawa.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2004

Ex-worker sues Pfizer unit again

A former employee of Pfizer Japan Inc. has filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court, demanding 1 billion yen in remuneration from the pharmaceutical company for his invention of technology while working for the firm, it was learned Friday.
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2004

Electricity demand grows 12.5%

Demand for electric power was 77.54 billion kwh in July, up 12.5 percent from a year earlier.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Aug 21, 2004

Barbara Kuhn

The Association of Foreign Wives of Japanese has over 600 members in Japan and abroad. The women, who come from more than 50 countries, find that AFWJ offers friendship, support and help in adapting to Japanese society.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Aug 21, 2004

Beat the heat -- get out to the islands

It has been one of the hottest years on record in Japan, especially in Tokyo. Something about too much pavement and too many high-rise buildings blocking the breeze. It makes you wonder, why don't those people in the high-rises just open their windows to let the breeze through?
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2004

Firms may have to take responsibility for overworked staff

Companies with employees that put in more than 100 hours of overtime per month might be made to have such workers undergo medical checkups to reduce the incidence of suicides and "karoshi," or death from overwork.
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2004

Scandal-wracked Mitsubishi Motors struggling to survive

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. is struggling to overcome its severe financial and management troubles as its rivals speed ahead.
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2004

Tertiary industry index up 1.6% to four-year high in April-June term

Japan's tertiary industry activity index rose during the April-June quarter to its highest level in four years, the government said Friday, reinforcing the view that the country's economic recovery has taken root among nonmanufacturers.
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2004

Yen-denominated exports reach record high of 40.1%

Yen-denominated exports from Japan topped 40 percent of total exports in the January-June period for the first time on record, the Finance Ministry said Friday.
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.
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.
Taro Kono joins contest for LDP presidency
Digital minister Taro Kono speaks during a news conference to announce his candidacy in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's space agency ends SLIM moon probe operation
The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon on Jan. 20
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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Is extreme weather changing the way Japan shops?
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