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JAPAN
Mar 26, 2004

Insurers must pay out for suicides

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that insurance companies are obliged to pay out on contracts even when clients kill themselves solely for the designated beneficiary to receive the cash.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 26, 2004

Giants hammer Swallows 9-5

Kazuhiro Kiyohara, Hiroki Kokubo and Yoshinobu Takahashi all homered to highlight a 15-hit offense and drove in a total of seven runs as the Yomiuri Giants beat the Yakult Swallows 9-5 in a preseason game on Thursday.
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2004

State's debt amounts to 5.25 million yen per capita

The government's outstanding debt totaled a record-high 670.12 trillion yen at the end of December, according to data released Thursday by the Finance Ministry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2004

Recycling law spurs sales of used PCs

Sellers of used personal computers are enjoying brisk trade, partly because consumers are now required by law to spend several thousand yen on sending PCs they no longer need back to manufacturers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2004

Justice system a vehicle for order -- or revenge?

Nearly five years after four teenagers murdered his son, 53-year-old Mitsuo Sudo has gone public about his grief, and his beef with the criminal justice system.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2004

Magazine publisher defends article on Tanaka's daughter

Tokyo-based publisher Bungeishunju Ltd. said Thursday its controversial article about former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka's daughter contributed to the public good.
EDITORIALS
Mar 25, 2004

A bullet tips Taiwan's ballot

Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian won last weekend's national election by a sliver. A mysterious assassination attempt on the eve of the ballot may have provided the margin of victory. The protests and charges of misconduct that followed the announcement of the results were predictable. It will take time...
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 25, 2004

Giants' Petagine ready for action

Yomiuri Giants slugger Roberto Petagine, who has been out of action with an injured left knee, will make his return to the top team in a preseason game against the Yakult Swallows on Thursday.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2004

Parties agree to ban spouses as Diet aides

The ruling and opposition parties said Wednesday they will prohibit Diet members from employing their spouses as publicly paid secretaries.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2004

Oil firms fined for rigging bids

Ten oil wholesalers were hit with a court order Wednesday to pay fines ranging from 3 million yen to 80 million yen for rigging bids in 1998 to sell petroleum products to the Defense Agency.
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2004

Seiko Epson, Sanyo tie on LCDs

Seiko Epson Corp. and Sanyo Electric Co. said Wednesday they have agreed to form a joint company in October to integrate their liquid crystal display operations in a bid to survive competition and slash development costs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2004

Mitsubishi Fuso recalls 112,000 vehicles

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corp. announced Wednesday it will recall about 112,000 large vehicles due to defective wheel hubs that have caused a series of accidents.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2004

Iraq looking for aid in oil, gas production

Iraq wants Japan to provide financial and technical support aimed at rebuilding and developing its oil and gas production facilities, the head of Iraq's interim Governing Council said Wednesday in Tokyo.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 25, 2004

Sugiyama agrees to go to Olympics

Ai Sugiyama has told the Japan Tennis Association (JTA) that she will compete at the Athens Olympics this summer, tennis officials said after a board meeting Wednesday.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 25, 2004

The bento -- a scrumptious expression of love

As the season of hanami (cherry-blossom viewing) comes upon us, it's timely to reflect on the single most important aspect of hanami -- the o-bento (boxed meal). I say this because I grew up in a family in which the creation of the hanami bento was so elaborately planned, heatedly discussed and lovingly...
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Mar 25, 2004

Grizzlies defying expectations

NEW YORK -- Let's have a big round of applause for Hubie Brown, whose Grizzlies are an astounding 43-26. Other than team president Jerry West, who unflinchingly branded his team "dangerous" to me prior to the exhibition season, I imagine no one else figured Memphis, which began last season 0-8 under...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2004

NHK off hook for sex-slave trial editing

A TV production company was handed a court order Wednesday to pay 1 million yen in damages to a Tokyo-based citizens' group for misleading its members about the content of a program on the "comfort women" issue.
JAPAN / Q&A
Mar 25, 2004

Japan's vehicle-recall system: a summary of its principles

Following are basic facts about Japan's automotive recall system:
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2004

Banks must use realistic interest rates, lobby says

Japanese banks' interest rates on loans should better reflect borrower creditworthiness to mitigate against the risk of borrowers going under, a powerful business lobby said in a report Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2004

JAL hoping for revival with JAS under its wing

The Iraq war and the outbreak of SARS have dealt a severe blow to Japan Airlines System Corp., the holding company of Japan Airlines Co. and Japan Air System Co.
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2004

Broadcasters set to offer digital services for mobile phones

Japan Broadcasting Corp. (NHK) and five private broadcasters said Wednesday they will start offering terrestrial digital broadcasting services for mobile phones by the end of fiscal 2005, marking the first such venture in history.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Mar 25, 2004

Male-killers on the loose

Things are never what they seem. Men certainly aren't, according to the American writer Marilyn French: "Whatever they may be in public life, whatever their relations with men, in their relations with women, all men are rapists, and that's all they are."
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2004

Fujitsu, Mitsubishi eye FOMA tieup

Fujitsu Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said Wednesday they are in talks over the joint development of mobile phones for NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s FOMA third-generation mobile phone service.
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2004

DoCoMo plans flat rate for e-mail

NTT DoCoMo Inc. officially announced Wednesday it will introduce a flat-rate fee for e-mail and Internet services on mobile phones June 1 that will undercut those of rival KDDI Corp.
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2004

Resona Bank set to sell Cosmo shares to CSK

Resona Holdings Inc. is in the final stages of talks with CSK Corp. over the sale of a major part of the group's equity stake in Cosmo Securities Co., the company 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.
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 braces for typhoon landfall early next week
Severe Tropical Storm Shanshan is seen in a satellite image from Friday afternoon
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.
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.
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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