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JAPAN
Jul 28, 2004

Miyake officials gear up for islanders' return

Miyake Island Mayor Sukeyasu Hirano and other officials opened a local headquarters on the volcanic island Tuesday in preparation for the return of residents.
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2004

JAL sues rival ANA for 10 billion yen over patent infringement

Japan Airlines International Co. is suing the All Nippon Airways group for 10 billion yen, accusing it of violating a JAL patent on online corporate ticket bookings, company officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2004

Court halts MTFG-UFJ merger negotiations

The Tokyo District Court ordered a halt Tuesday to merger negotiations between Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group Inc. and UFJ Holdings Inc. in a move that could kill the creation of what would have been the world's largest banking group.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2004

Poll finds 5% of high school girls have been raped

One out of every 20 high school girls who took part in a recent survey claimed to have been raped, according to the poll findings released Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 28, 2004

Docu-dramas protest war in Iraq

When U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage reportedly said last week that Article 9 of Japan's war-renouncing Constitution "is becoming an obstacle to strengthening the Japan-United States alliance," nobody, let alone the mass media in Japan, seemed to be too shocked.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2004

U.S. withdraws bulk of realignment of armed forces proposals

The United States has withdrawn most of its specific proposals for the realignment of U.S. forces in Japan, Japanese government officials said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 28, 2004

Pioneering painters surveyed in Shizuoka

Painting landscapes with oils in the open air has now become a universally recognized practice, but it was not always so. "The Romantic Prospect: Plein Air Painters 1780-1850" currently running at the Shizuoka Prefectural Museum of Art -- deals with a period in which painters famously started to go outdoors...
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2004

2005 budget outline promises 'effectively' lower outlays

The government's key policy-setting panel released a general outline Tuesday for the nation's core fiscal 2005 budget that aims at keeping general outlays "effectively" below levels seen this year.
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2004

Dell's new CEO hopes to expand in Japan, China

Kevin Rollins, on his first visit to Japan as Dell Inc.'s chief executive, said Tuesday the country is a strategic market that is growing at a record pace for the U.S. computer maker.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Jul 28, 2004

Photos bloom in Ebisu's garden

Conceived during the halcyon days of Japan's economic boom, the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (TMP) has seen plenty of ups and downs in its 10 years of operation. The fact that the TMP's entrance is hidden within Yebisu Garden Place has been one issue, but the bigger problem is that the TMP...
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2004

Seiko Epson sees major profit rise

Seiko Epson Corp., the country's top maker of ink jet printers, said Tuesday its net profit jumped nearly three-fold to 17.61 billion yen during the April-June period thanks to reduced costs.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2004

DPJ looks to repeal pension laws

The Democratic Party of Japan said Tuesday it will submit during the special Diet session that starts this week a bill aimed at repealing pension reform laws enacted in early June.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 27, 2004

Officials fail to bridge gap over realignment

Japanese baseball officials failed to reach an agreement Monday on whether to realign the professional leagues, with two opposing camps remaining far apart over the issue.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2004

Police honored on 50th anniversary

The government held a ceremony Monday to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the current police system and the national police chief pledged to restore public safety.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2004

Aoki promoted despite July election blemish

Mikio Aoki, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party's Upper House caucus, was promoted Monday without opposition to the position of caucus chairman.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 27, 2004

A pottery master and mosquitoes

Bernard Leach John writes that his parents will be hosting Japanese friends in the U.K. this coming autumn.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2004

Mob figure owns up to overseeing loan-sharking enterprise

A mob figure accused of masterminding one of the nation's most extensive loan-sharking rings pleaded guilty Monday before the Tokyo District Court.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2004

Japan tested chemical weapon on Aussie POW: new evidence

The Imperial Japanese Army tested cyanide gas on Australian and Dutch East Indies prisoners of war in 1944 in Indonesia's Kai Islands, according to a document recently uncovered by a Japanese researcher.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 27, 2004

As a foreigner, are you intimidated by the police presence?

Jen Lusk Asst. trainer, 26 I had some friends who were walking home at 1 a.m., and were assaulted, but they were the ones who got in trouble with the law. Since then I've been a little bit nervous.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2004

JETRO retiree delights in U.S. teacher visits

Former Japan External Trade Organization official Akira Moromi has supported for nearly 30 years a program that invites teachers from the United States to Japan in appreciation for educating children of Japanese company employees.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2004

Alleged robbery leader held in China

Chinese police have arrested a Japanese man who allegedly led a group of Japanese and Chinese robbers responsible for stealing about 600 million yen in Japan, on suspicion of smuggling stimulants, Japanese police sources said Monday.
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2004

Koizumi told to move faster on FTAs

Business and academic circles Monday urged Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to step up efforts to strike free-trade agreements.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2004

Focus on nuclear disarmament: U.N. official

A senior U.N. official urged countries possessing nuclear weapons to focus on disarmament, not just nonproliferation, at the opening of a security conference Monday in Sapporo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2004

Japanese director takes on Broadway

Japanese director Amon Miyamoto will bring the U.S. musical "Pacific Overtures" to Broadway on Nov. 12, becoming the first Japanese director to take on the Great White Way.

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