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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Jun 2, 2004

The challenge of not knowing your place

It is a shame that Ilya Kabakov was not feeling well enough to make the trip to Tokyo for the opening last Friday of his Mori Art Museum exhibition, "Where Is Our Place?" I met the New York-based Kabakov and his wife, Emilia, years ago when they were involved with the now-defunct Satani Gallery in Ginza,...
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2004

Fiscal 2003 tax revenue may exceed target

The nation's tax revenue for fiscal 2003 is expected to top the government target of 41.786 trillion yen due to rising corporate profits and personal consumption, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2004

H.I.S. to expand overseas operations, help foreign travelers

The new president of H.I.S. Co. said Tuesday he will work hard to increase the travel agency's global presence by expanding its overseas operations.
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2004

Kanebo urged to get its act together

Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Shoichi Nakagawa on Tuesday urged Kanebo Ltd., which will be rehabilitated by the government-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan, to stand on its own as soon as possible.
EDITORIALS
Jun 1, 2004

An 'environmental revolution'

A revolution means a radical change. That's exactly what the government's latest environment report calls for. It stresses the importance of building a new socio-economic society through environmental conservation -- a society in which "environment-friendly" technologies are broadly blended with the...
OLYMPICS
Jun 1, 2004

Japan manager Tanaka quits

National volleyball team manager Mikiyasu Tanaka has decided to step down from the helm after he failed to help the men's team win a berth for the Athens Olympics through the recent qualifier, volleyball sources said Monday.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2004

Over 15 million use high-speed Net services

There were more than 15 million subscribers to high-speed broadband Internet connection services in Japan as of the end of April, a preliminary government report showed Monday.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2004

H.I.S. announces new president

Discount travel agency H.I.S. Co. said Monday that its managing director, Yoshio Suzuki, will succeed founder Hideo Sawada as president.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 1, 2004

More on bilingualism and cricket

Background English Referring to Kanagawa Rod's contribution on bilingualism (Lifelines: May 18), John Edward Philips recommends "an even better source of background English, if you can afford it."
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2004

Two regional economies upgraded

The government said Monday it has revised upward its economic assessment for two of 11 regions nationwide due to a pickup in personal spending and improvement in employment conditions.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2004

G8 to seek lower bank remittance fees for migrants

The Group of Eight major powers will agree to call for banks in rich states to cut fees on remittances from migrant workers to developing countries during their upcoming summit, sources said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jun 1, 2004

'No sex please, you're teachers'

"I feel offended that anyone would tell me who I can or can't hang out with," says Brendan (not his real name), one of 6,000 foreign language instructors employed by Nova Corp. in Japan.
COMMENTARY
Jun 1, 2004

Koizumi took the right risks

The success or failure of summit diplomacy depends primarily on whether it promotes the pursuit of medium- and long-term national interests -- not on whether it yields short-term, specific results. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's May 22 meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il should be evaluated...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2004

Corporations racked up record profits in fiscal '03

Corporations posted record profits in fiscal 2003, thanks to streamlining efforts and strong core-business performance.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2004

No currency intervention in May

Japan did not intervene in foreign exchange markets in May, the Finance Ministry said Monday.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2004

Japan, Netherlands eye tax review

Japan will begin talks next week to revise its tax treaty with the Netherlands to boost bilateral trade and investment, according to the Finance Ministry.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jun 1, 2004

What's your opinion of Nova's ban on teachers dating students?

Jonas Kirkegaard Student, 28 I would suspect some students would come there to see teachers, and also outside of school. Sounds like a moral choice to me. Personally, I wouldn't do it.
JAPAN
May 31, 2004

Recruit workers allegedly hid stock gains

Dozens of former and current employees of Recruit Co., a major information service firm, have been accused of failing to declare billions of yen in profits from selling their holdings of the company's unlisted shares, sources close to the case said Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
May 31, 2004

Japan brings back memories of RWC 2003 with Super Powers Cup win

American sports often have what is termed a franchise player -- an athlete around whom a team is built.
EDITORIALS
May 31, 2004

More debate on contingency bills

Japan's efforts to update its security legislation reached yet another milestone on May 20 when a Lower House committee approved a set of backup bills for laws dealing with military crises directly affecting the country. The package, if enacted, will complete three decades of security-building efforts...
Typhoon Shanshan set to become a 'very powerful' storm later this week
Typhoon Shanshan is the sixth typhoon to form in August, with the Meteorological Agency forecasting strong winds and potentially severe weather for a broad swath of the country from Tuesday as it approaches.
Clinical trial set to begin in Japan for medicine to help grow teeth
Inside the mouth of a mouse whose teeth were missing due to congenital anodontia (left) and the inside of the mouth after teeth were grown after taking medicine.
Typhoon Shanshan gains steam as storm projected to hit broad swath of Japan
Typhoon Shanshan is forecast to approach or make landfall on the islands of Honshu or Shikoku by Tuesday afternoon, with rough weather expected from western to eastern Japan through Wednesday before hitting the country’s northeastern areas late Wednesday into Thursday.
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.
TICAD ministerial meeting adopts first joint statement
Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and other officials attended a joint news conference at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development Ministerial Meeting in Tokyo on Sunday.
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.
Why it's hard to find rice at Japan's supermarkets right now
A supermarket worker puts up a sign asking purchasers to buy only one bag per person, in Tokyo on July 25.

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