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COMMENTARY
May 21, 2004

Risks of Pyongyang's favors

HONOLULU -- What a week! Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is packing his bags for another trip to Pyongyang to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, and the United States has announced a troop transfer from South Korea to combat duty in Iraq.
JAPAN
May 21, 2004

False claims lead Harada to quit post

Senior vice education minister Yoshiaki Harada resigned from his post Thursday for falsely claiming that he was a graduate of the Fletcher School of Tufts University in Boston.
BUSINESS
May 21, 2004

Snow Brand sheds scandals, red ink

Snow Brand Milk Products Co. said Thursday it returned to the black in fiscal 2003 for the first time in five years, overcoming a string of damaging scandals.
JAPAN
May 21, 2004

Security-related bills clear Lower House

A package of seven security-related bills to augment the war-contingency legislation enacted last year cleared the House of Representatives on Thursday and is expected to be endorsed next month.
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
May 21, 2004

Vin Chou: Bistro browsing for Francophiles about town

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SUMO
May 20, 2004

Kyokutenho topples Asashoryu

Grand champion Asashoryu lost to fellow Mongolian Kyokutenho on Wednesday, relinquishing his Summer Grand Sumo Tournament lead to Hokutoriki.
JAPAN
May 20, 2004

Chance to catch up on missed pension payments

The ruling coalition agreed Wednesday to propose legislation that would allow people who are more than two years in arrears on their mandatory pension premiums to catch up on payments so they don't lose their pension eligibility.
JAPAN
May 20, 2004

Never in Japan, can kin 'return' here?

OSAKA -- Many Japanese newspapers, magazines and TV stations are reporting that the offspring of five Japanese who were abducted to North Korea in 1978 and repatriated in October 2002 will be "returning" to Japan if North Korea lets them leave.
JAPAN
May 20, 2004

War bill seeks 'voluntary' cooperation during crisis

One of seven bills to augment war-contingency legislation enacted last June is dubbed by the government as a "citizen protection bill."
BUSINESS
May 20, 2004

Bankruptcies down for 16th month

A total 1,189 companies in Japan declared bankruptcy in April, down 21.5 percent from a year earlier for the 16th consecutive month of decrease.
JAPAN
May 20, 2004

Asahara gives lawyer cold shoulder

Aum Shinrikyo cult founder Shoko Asahara has continually refused to meet with the lawyer who will handle his appeal against the death sentence, the lawyer said Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 20, 2004

Chance to catch up on missed pension payments

The ruling coalition agreed Wednesday to propose legislation that would allow people who are more than two years in arrears on their mandatory pension premiums to catch up on payments so they don't lose their pension eligibility.
BUSINESS
May 20, 2004

Hino Motors to build new U.S. plant

Hino Motors Ltd. said Wednesday it will construct a new auto parts plant in the United States to meet growing demand from its parent company, Toyota Motor Corp.
JAPAN
May 20, 2004

Never in Japan, can kin 'return' here?

OSAKA -- Many Japanese newspapers, magazines and TV stations are reporting that the offspring of five Japanese who were abducted to North Korea in 1978 and repatriated in October 2002 will be "returning" to Japan if North Korea lets them leave.
BUSINESS
May 20, 2004

Panel backs foreign investment

A government advisory panel on Wednesday called for additional measures to promote foreign direct investment in Japan, including simplifying procedures for Japanese hospitals to introduce foreign-made medical instruments.
BUSINESS
May 20, 2004

Blueprint to seek nominal growth of 2% in 2006

A draft of the upcoming edition of the economic blueprint suggests that the government wants to achieve nominal economic growth of at least 2 percent beginning in fiscal 2006.
JAPAN
May 20, 2004

State relents, allows NTV to cover Koizumi trip

The government backtracked Wednesday on its decision to ban Nippon Television Network Corp. reporters from joining the press corps for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to Pyongyang on Saturday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
May 20, 2004

On the trail of Japan's odd woodland dog with no bark

The first Ezo-tanuki (Hokkaido raccoon-dog) I ever found was a long-dead carcass along a woodland trail I used to frequent near Nemuro.
JAPAN
May 20, 2004

Okada reinstates old guard on DPJ's executive roster

Democratic Party of Japan chief Katsuya Okada selected veteran lawmakers for the party's executive positions Wednesday to restore unity to the main opposition force.
BUSINESS
May 20, 2004

Firms seek help on next-generation DVD

A group of electronics manufacturers from Japan, the United States, South Korea and the Netherlands will ask firms from other industries to help them develop a next-generation DVD, officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 20, 2004

Hosoda admits omission of donations from fund-report

Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda admitted Wednesday that he failed to declare in political funding reports some 31 million yen that a scandal-tainted company shouldered as part of the salary for his chauffeur between 1996 and 2003.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 20, 2004

Al-Qaeda operative hid out in Niigata

A French national believed to be a senior member of al-Qaeda entered Japan on a fake passport in July 2002, traveled abroad frequently, and made the city of Niigata his hideout for more than a year while he was being hunted by Interpol, according to investigative sources.
JAPAN
May 20, 2004

War bill seeks 'voluntary' cooperation during crisis

One of seven bills to augment war-contingency legislation enacted last June is dubbed by the government as a "citizen protection bill."
JAPAN
May 20, 2004

Obituary: Haruhiko Kindaichi

Linguist Haruhiko Kindaichi died of a stroke Wednesday at a hospital in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, his family said. He was 91.
BUSINESS
May 20, 2004

Japan Post eyes card-reissuance levy

Japan Post said Wednesday that, beginning Sept. 1, it will charge 1,000 yen for reissuing postal savings cards if customers lose or damage them.
JAPAN
May 20, 2004

Teijin compensates slave laborers

Textile maker Teijin Ltd. has paid 200,000 yen each to at least 10 South Korean women forced to work as slave laborers at a Japanese spinning factory in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, during World War II, the women's lawyer said Wednesday.
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 to expand nursing care robot introduction support
The government is expanding subsidies for the use of robotics by nursing care facilities to reduce the burden on care staff amid a chronic labor shortage.
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.
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.
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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