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JAPAN
Apr 6, 2004

Fukuda set for longevity record

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda on Tuesday will tie the record as the longest-serving official to work as a prime minister's right-hand man.
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2004

U.S. wants access to SDF radar data

The United States wants Japan to either provide full access to radar data collected by the Self-Defense Forces or allow the U.S. military to build a radar station in Japan as part of information-sharing for missile defense, a senior Defense Agency official said Monday.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Apr 6, 2004

Would you turn in one of your fellow expatriates?

Jessica Millstone Tech consultant, 32 For me it would be cheating me out of a great apartment, like if I finally found one and somebody came in with more money, then I would rat them out.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Apr 6, 2004

Otaku proud of it

I wouldn't be offended if someone called me an otaku," says Koichi Nakayasu, ". . . because I am."
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2004

McDonald's customers overcharged

McDonald's Co. (Japan) said Monday that some of its outlets subjected consumers to double the correct level of consumption tax on Thursday after failing to modify their cash registers following the introduction of a new pricing system.
COMMENTARY
Apr 6, 2004

Japan-America's worldview

HONOLULU -- There's every reason to celebrate as the United States and Japan commemorate 150 years of diplomatic relations this year. The bilateral relationship is the best ever, surpassing even the Golden Age of the "Ron-Yasu" years (1982-87). Credit a decade of preparation, hardworking bureaucracies...
EDITORIALS
Apr 5, 2004

Reducing violence against women

A special research group on violence against women, set up by the government's Council for Gender Equality, has compiled a report calling for further countermeasures, including tougher penalties, to deter rape and other sex crimes, which are on the increase. The report calls for a partial revision of...
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2004

Group slams two LDP officials for secret meeting with North Koreans

A group concerned with the abduction of Japanese by North Korea blasted two senior members of the Liberal Democratic Party on Sunday for secretly making contact with Pyongyang officials.
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 5, 2004

Albirex stuns Reysol to record first win in top flight

Albirex Niigata pulled off a dramatic first win in the J. League top flight as two stoppage-time goals from Shingo Suzuki and Brazilian striker Edmilson saw it edge past Kashiwa Reysol 2-1 away on Sunday.
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2004

Amid increase, 'karoshi' recognition to be faster

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has decided to shorten the period for acknowledging death or suicide from overwork to a maximum of six months after relatives apply for workers' compensation, ministry sources said Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 5, 2004

Miyamoto bags second straight diving title

Kiichiro Miyamoto won his second consecutive crown in the men's platform discipline at the diving national championships on Sunday.
COMMENTARY
Apr 5, 2004

Angry French voters hit back

PARIS -- An old French proverb says "only the stupid never change their mind." In that case, the French certainly aren't dumb. In the first round of last April's presidential election, Socialist Prime Minister Lionel Jospin got only 16 percent of the vote. Extreme rightist Jean-Marie Le Pen won more...
COMMENTARY
Apr 5, 2004

Peace mission in full swing

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JAPAN
Apr 5, 2004

Kanzaki favors defining SDF in the Constitution

New Komeito leader Takenori Kanzaki suggested Sunday he would support a constitutional amendment that would define the Self-Defense Forces.
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2004

Japan, U.S. celebrate first treaty

YOKOHAMA -- Japan and the United States held a ceremony here Saturday to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the signing of the first treaty between the two nations.
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2004

Third ancient volcano discovered deep inside Fuji

Kyodo News
EDITORIALS
Apr 4, 2004

The U.S. pastime in Tokyo Dome

Major League Baseball's decision to stage Opening Day 2004 in Tokyo has apparently caused some heartburn back home in the United States, even though it is hardly the first time the U.S. season has opened abroad.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 4, 2004

Noto dies from injury in March bout

Japanese pro boxer Masanao Noto has died of a brain injury sustained during a super bantamweight fight earlier last month, boxing sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2004

Missing score for Bach piece found among Japanese pianist's belongings

Part of a musical score composed by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) missing for about 80 years has been found among the possessions of the late pianist Chieko Hara, a music college professor said Saturday.
Events
Apr 4, 2004

KANSAI: Who & What

Seminar in Osaka on U.S., Japan visas: The American Chamber of Commerce Japan is holding a seminar Thursday on getting a visa for the United States or Japan.
EDITORIALS
Apr 4, 2004

Pipe dreams of warp speed

When an experimental NASA aircraft streaked across the sky last weekend at Mach 7 -- seven times the speed of sound -- those of us watching it on television worldwide probably all had the same response: We did some quick math.

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