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JAPAN
Mar 6, 2004

Group decries protesters' arrest

The arrest of three members of an antiwar group who distributed fliers opposing the Self-Defense Forces dispatch to Iraq represents a threat to freedom of speech, members of the group said Friday.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 6, 2004

Despite track record, scrutiny of Ferguson remains relentless

LONDON -- Perhaps the real truth as opposed to what we have been told will never be known.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2004

A maritime nightmare in the making

HONOLULU -- A nightmare in the making is a potential lash-up between seagoing pirates and organized terrorists in Southeast Asia, and it has Asian and American security officials sweating.
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2004

Boy, 14, youngest to pass the weather forecaster test

A 14-year-old boy has become the youngest person to pass a test for certified weather forecasters.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2004

Let China decide yuan's fate

CAMBRIDGE, England -- The Americans are at it again. Unable to get their own economic house in order, they have sent a team to Beijing to try to force China to revalue the yuan.
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2004

Foreign reserves hit record $776.86 billion

Japan's continued dollar-buying intervention pushed its foreign-exchange reserves to a record $776.86 billion as of the end of February.
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2004

Proposal to revise consumer rights law approved

A task force of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday approved a proposed amendment to the Consumer Protection Basic Law to widen the scope of consumer rights and encourage them to be self-reliant.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Mar 6, 2004

Steve Tootell

"You have got to see it. It is really amazing. It has pushed all my technical knowledge to the limit."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2004

DPJ's Sato tenders resignation from Diet

House of Representatives lawmaker Kanju Sato tendered his resignation from the Diet on Thursday amid allegations that he pocketed the state-paid salary of a woman falsely registered as his secretary.
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2004

Coverage eyed for damaged art on loan

Japan is considering introducing government-backed compensation as partial coverage for any damage to foreign artworks on loan to museums here, according to Cultural Affairs Agency officials.
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2004

Seibu execs allegedly sold bargain land to racketeers

An investigation into alleged payoffs by Seibu Railway Co. to "sokaiya" corporate extortionists has revealed that three executives of the firm sold two land plots in Kanagawa Prefecture shortly after turning down a real estate company's purchase offer, Tokyo police sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2004

Provider hopes Webcasts are catching on

At a house in Tokyo, musicians, fashion models, entertainers and even animals gather to create live Webcasts for their fans.
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2004

Dentsu wants to shoot ads in space

Dentsu Inc. wants to send celebrities to the International Space Station to shoot television commercials, a company official said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2004

Slain diplomats' car arrives in Tokyo

The vehicle in which two Japanese envoys in Baghdad and an Iraqi driver were shot to death in northern Iraq arrived at Narita airport near Tokyo on Thursday night, more than three months after the attack.
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2004

'Careless' Japan Post issues disputed-isle stamp sheet

Japan Post said Thursday it "carelessly" issued customized stamp sheets featuring images of Takeshima Island, which is claimed by Japan and South Korea.
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2004

Memory of feisty journalist, activist for women's rights to live on at center

The memory of Yayori Matsui, a journalist and women's rights activist who passed away at the end of 2002, will live on in a collection of her papers being established by the Asia-Japan Women's Resource Center in Tokyo.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Mar 5, 2004

An insider's take on why Bonds may have turned to steroids

Did jealousy prompt Barry Bonds to become involved with steroids?
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2004

Boards of education face overhaul

Education minister Takeo Kawamura asked the Central Education Council on Thursday to overhaul the 55-year-old board of education system.
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2004

Danone takeover of Yakult to wait 10 years

Yakult Honsha Co. said Thursday its largest shareholder, Groupe Danone of France, has agreed not to acquire a controlling stake for at least another decade.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / THEN AND NOW
Mar 5, 2004

Doing the business in old Edo style

The 1830s woodblock print by Hasegawa Settan shown here depicts Surugacho, now in the neighborhood of the Mitsukoshi department store one block north of Nihonbashi Bridge in the center of Tokyo. Rendered with excellent visual accuracy, it seems to be humming in praise of the wealth and prosperity of...
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2004

Bank mulls repaying public funds

Bank of Yokohama plans to repay half of the 200 billion yen in public funds it received in March 1999, banking industry sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2004

Vocational students stage jobs rally

Some 3,000 students graduating from vocational schools in spring 2005 held a pep rally Thursday in Tokyo to bolster their spirits before setting out to look for jobs amid a dire employment situation.
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2004

Mentally ill criminals to get rehab boost

People who commit serious crimes who are sent to mental health care facilities should receive treatment that aims to rehabilitate them to the point that they can be discharged within 18 months, according to a guideline draft released by the health ministry Thursday.
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2004

Steelmakers enjoy fiscal 2003 amid China boom

Japan's four largest steelmakers said Thursday they are on track to report bumper earnings for fiscal 2003, thanks to a steel market upturn based on strong demand in China.
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2004

Manufacturers' capital spending up 15%

Capital spending by manufacturers jumped 15 percent in the October-December quarter from a year earlier for the biggest rise in 2 1/2 years, underscoring the strong capital investment fueling the recent economic recovery, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.
Japan braces for typhoon landfall early next week
Severe Tropical Storm Shanshan is seen in a satellite image from Friday afternoon
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.
High temperatures expected to continue in Japan through October
A construction worker in Akasaka-Mitsuke, Tokyo, on Wednesday. High temperatures are projected to linger on past the summer.
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.
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.
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.
High temperatures expected to continue in Japan through October
A construction worker in Akasaka-Mitsuke, Tokyo, on Wednesday. High temperatures are projected to linger on past the summer.
Summer Sonic: The heat doesn’t matter when the lineup works
British hard rock outfit Bring Me the Horizon delivered a dramatic set that featured a surprise appearance from local metal-meets-idol group Babymetal.
Shinjiro Koizumi's criticism of LDP factions could return to haunt him
Former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, 43, is the son of Junichiro Koizumi, who was prime minister between 2001 and 2006.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

The volunteer lifesavers of Nishihama Surf Lifesaving Club never know what's in store at the start of their day.
It's no simple day at the beach for Japan's volunteer lifesavers
By Yuko Tamura

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