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JAPAN
May 1, 2004

Runway intruder reveals Haneda security flaws

An incident involving a carjacker who intruded into the grounds of Tokyo's Haneda airport Wednesday and drove around the runways for half an hour has revealed communication problems between airport police and the airport operators.
BUSINESS
May 1, 2004

Retailers seek to placate tax-wary consumers

Retailers are looking for ways to ease consumer discontent over perceived price rises following a tax rule change that took effect April 1.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 1, 2004

Freed hostage pair face press, speak of their ordeal in Iraq

Two of the five Japanese civilians taken hostage in Iraq and freed unharmed last month faced reporters Friday in Tokyo to talk for the first time about their captivity.
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2004

China lacks sincerity in seeking apologies

GUATEMALA CITY -- It is a constant refrain of officials in Beijing that no other country should interfere with its internal affairs or even pass comment on events that occur inside China. However, this insistence on "noninterference" only works one way since Chinese officials often venture opinions on...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
May 1, 2004

The well-heeled, gut-knotting yacht life

I wanted to sail through the Seto Inland Sea as my great-grandfather had done 100 years ago on a U.S. Navy ship. He had kept a diary of his experiences, and I yearned to be a modern great-grandfather like him. I started near the Kii Channel, where he would have entered Osaka Bay, located at 33 degrees...
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2004

Jets keep landing as carjacker chased by cops drives onto Haneda runways

Despite bolstered security, a man was able to commandeer three vehicles Wednesday night at Tokyo's Haneda airport and drive onto the runways with police in pursuit before he came to a stop and jumped into Tokyo Bay and subsequently drowned.
EDITORIALS
Apr 30, 2004

The return of SARS

China has reported several cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome, SARS, one year after declaring victory over the disease. The news comes on the heels of a new study that suggests that SARS might spread through the air. Troubling though these developments are, in some ways they are encouraging....
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2004

Kimono makes comeback -- in used form

Every once in a while, 27-year-old Junko Nagumo and five companions visit boutiques in upmarket Tokyo districts such as Omotesando and Ginza -- not to buy trendy fashion items but to find inexpensive used kimono.
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2004

Women edge men in Japanese fun gauge

Japan may still be a man's world, but women are -- finally -- starting to have more fun.
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2004

Musicians back eco-friendly projects

A bank set up by three Japanese musicians to finance environmental-protection projects will start accepting applications for loans throughout May.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2004

Rengo roasts May Day guest Kan

More than 100,000 people joined nationwide May Day rallies Thursday to voice opposition to government-sponsored legislation to reform the pension system, and at one key event, top opposition party leader Naoto Kan, a guest speaker, drew flak for failing to pay his required premiums.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 30, 2004

Jones to definitely miss Osaka

Triple Olympic champion Marion Jones will not be competing at the IAAF Japan Grand Prix next month. She and 100-meter record holder Tim Montgomery were reported to have pulled out of the meet on May 8 in Osaka.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 30, 2004

Abramovich learning that money can't buy the Premiership

LONDON -- In the year of the comeback it should be no surprise if Chelsea manages to overturn the 3-1 first-leg deficit when it meets Monaco in the Champions League semifinal, second-leg match at Stamford Bridge next week.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Apr 30, 2004

When your kids are cooperating, but the weather isn't

Special to The Japan Times You're ready to spend some quality time with the kids. It's raining cats and dogs. Here are 10 places to drag the little ones to when the weather isn't cooperating:
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2004

Food-labeling requirements to be expanded

The farm ministry decided Wednesday to add 20 items to its list of processed foods that must carry labels showing the origins of their ingredients, ministry officials said.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 30, 2004

Matsui's HR in vain as Dodgers bump Mets

LOS ANGELES -- Kazuo Matsui opened the game with a leadoff homer for his first hit in three games and connected for a single off Eric Gagne in the ninth inning, but the New York Mets fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2004

Monitors on buoys planned to gauge oceans' CO2 role

The science ministry will create a global-monitoring system to check how much carbon dioxide is absorbed and emitted by the sea, government officials said Thursday.
COMMENTARY
Apr 30, 2004

Tunnel vision on Japan trade

LONDON -- The recent conclusion of the bilateral trade agreement between Japan and Mexico was heralded as opening the way to other bilateral trade agreements that would substitute for a successful round in World Trade Organization negotiations. This view is mistaken.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 30, 2004

Suzuki downs Inoue to book berth

Keiji Suzuki defeated rival Kosei Inoue on Thursday at the judo national championships to secure a berth in this summer's Athens Olympics.
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2004

Mourners honor chickens killed in wake of bird-flu outbreak

Dressed in a black suit and tie, a man asked a roomful of mourners to bow their heads. For a minute, they all stood and faced the brightly lit altar in silence.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 30, 2004

Yomiuri's Abe homers again to equal Japanese record

Shinnosuke Abe hit his fifth homer in two games to equal a Japanese single-month record and Tuffy Rhodes went deep twice as the Yomiuri Giants produced a season-high 23 hits and crushed the Yakult Swallows 17-4 in the Central League on Thursday.

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