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JAPAN
Aug 18, 2004

Eight indicted over vote-buying charges

Prosecutors indicted Yukihiro Yoshida, a former Diet member from the Liberal Democratic Party, and seven others Tuesday on charges of buying votes with money that came from the Japan Dental Association.
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2004

'Kampo' coverage slips below 60%

Coverage of households by "kampo" postal life insurance dropped below 60 percent in fiscal 2003 for the first time in 12 years, the government said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 18, 2004

Chilling tales to cool the heat off summertime in Ginza

The Kabukiza in Ginza is currently presenting three shows, all of which feature 49-year-old Nakamura Kankuro, performing alongside members of his family -- his sons Kantaro and Shichinosuke, as well as brothers-in-law, Fukusuke and Hashinosuke.
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2004

Advice to stop shoplifting being marketed to retailers

InterRisk Research Institute & Consulting Inc. and trading house Takachiho Koheki Co. have started offering retailers consulting services to deter shoplifting, officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2004

It really is love: Fischer's fiancee

Former chess champion Bobby Fischer's plans to marry a Japanese woman are based on genuine emotions, his fiancee said Tuesday, suggesting the engagement is not a ruse to help him avoid deportation to the United States.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2004

Tokyo's 'heat island' keeps breezes at bay

Japan is unusually hot this summer. But Tokyo is hotter.
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2004

Pullout of U.S. forces could skip Japan

Despite the U.S. announcement Monday that it will withdraw up to 70,000 service members from Asia and Europe over the next decade, America's military presence in Japan might not be part of that scenario, according to government officials.
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2004

Japan to send delegation to East ASEAN to promote economic growth

Japan plans to send a delegation of government officials and business representatives to the resource-abundant East ASEAN Growth Area early next month to aid the region's economic development, government sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2004

DC Card may have suffered massive personal-info leak

Credit card issuer DC Card Co. said Tuesday that personal information on as many as 477,959 clients might have been leaked.
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2004

Regional division of postal services may be postponed

Dividing up the four postal services by region is unlikely to occur when privatization begins in 2007, government sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2004

Consent given to Sumitomo Trust for top court appeal

The Tokyo High Court gave the go-ahead Tuesday for Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. to appeal its ruling allowing merger talks between UFJ Holdings Inc. and Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc.
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2004

Japan hopes opening bond sales to foreigners will solve woes

The Finance Ministry is increasingly hoping to sell Japanese government bonds to foreigners. And the economic recovery is forcing this effort to be accelerated.
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 18, 2004

Shakespeare speaks for modern times

A struggle for control at the heart of a state followed by the assassination of the leader; division between rival noblemen and their factions; the resulting civil war; the death of a nobleman's wife by suicide; and lastly the ritual suicide of all the original conspirators against the leader. Sound...
COMMENTARY
Aug 18, 2004

Democracy depends on modernization

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EDITORIALS
Aug 18, 2004

How will postal privatization help?

Japan's postal savings system, along with mail and insurance services, is to be privatized over a 10-year period beginning in 2007, according to the guidelines drawn up by the government's Economic and Fiscal Policy Council earlier this month. The question is how to transform the system into a viable...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 18, 2004

Steps to musical heaven in Berlin and the Bible

Not one, but two of the all-time greats of the musical theater are now playing simultaneously in Tokyo. This is the second visit (the first was in 2001) of the Broadway version of "Cabaret," which won four Tony Awards in 1998 and has just finished a six-year run in New York. There is also a rare revival...
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2004

Starbucks Japan's profit surges

Starbucks Coffee Japan reported Tuesday surging profits for the quarter through June 30, marking a more than 10-fold improvement from the same period last year as cost cuts helped boost earnings.
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2004

Eight indicted over vote-buying charges

Prosecutors indicted Yukihiro Yoshida, a former Diet member from the Liberal Democratic Party, and seven others Tuesday on charges of buying votes with money that came from the Japan Dental Association.
EDITORIALS
Aug 17, 2004

No need for gloom over economy

Japan's current economy can be likened to a patient nearly recovering from illness: He is allowed to go outside the hospital when weather permits, but he is confined to bed again to rest if he is exposed to cold air and feels poorly.
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2004

Millionaires don't live up to glamorous image

People may have notions of millionaires as ostentatious, bejeweled, big-spending clotheshorses, but the reality is that most -- and there are many -- keep a low profile.
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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