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SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 28, 2004

Time running out for Houllier's 'plan' at Anfield

LONDON -- It seems a matter of when rather than if Gerard Houllier leaves Liverpool, perhaps only an unlucky 13 Premiership games to go before the manager has gone.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2004

Eight prefectures now have antiterror units

Almost a decade after Aum Shinrikyo members released sarin on Tokyo subway trains, police in eight prefectures now have dedicated antiterrorism units to respond to nuclear, biological and chemical attacks.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2004

Chanel logo OK'd for Tokyo Forum

Luxury brand Chanel K.K. won the right to emblazon its logo on the glass building of the Tokyo International Forum complex in Chiyoda Ward, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Friday.
COMMENTARY
Feb 28, 2004

Rough sailing ahead for EU

PARIS -- On May 1, eight former communist countries, plus the islands of Malta and Cyprus, will join the European Union, expanding its membership from 15 to 25 countries.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Feb 28, 2004

David Neale

"I love doing many different things. That is a theme that dominates my life," David Neale said.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2004

Rivalry threatens Sri Lankan ceasefire

COLOMBO -- There are growing fears that the recent political turmoil in Sri Lanka will seriously hamper the internationally supported effort to end the two decades of ethnic strife between the majority Buddhist Sinhalese and the minority Hindu Tamils.
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2004

Nissho Iwai, Tepco units to merge fixed-line phone ops

Telecommunications businesses affiliated with Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Nissho Iwai Corp. said Friday they have reached a basic agreement to integrate their fixed-line phone operations on July 1.
BUSINESS
Feb 28, 2004

Program to help regional economies

A government task force on the revitalization of regional economies adopted a program Friday that emphasizes development of human resources.
COMMUNITY
Feb 28, 2004

Peace Winds: doing tough things in tough places

Cameron Noble, assistant on peace-building issues to the CEO of the Japanese nongovernmental organization Peace Winds, is in a state of shock. He has just been told he can say goodbye to desk work for at least six months.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2004

Embassy in Port-au-Prince evacuated

The last two employees at the Japanese Embassy in Haiti temporarily evacuated to the Dominican Republic on Wednesday due to deteriorating security, with rebels readying to seize the capital, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2004

Court repeals Afghan's refugee status rejection

The Tokyo District Court ruled Thursday that the Justice Ministry was wrong to reject an application for refugee status by an Afghan man fearing possible racial discrimination and persecution because he belongs to an ethnic minority.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2004

Elderly drivers outnumber youths

People over 65 with a driver's license exceeded their counterparts aged 16 to 24 in 2003 for the first time, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Feb 27, 2004

Mr. Putin tightens his grip

Most presidents change the government after an election. This week Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed his entire Cabinet three weeks before he faces voters. The move was not an election gambit -- the outcome of next month's ballot is not in doubt.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2004

Police suspect Softbank's data leaked in December

Tokyo police believe that the massive quantity of client data copied and leaked from Internet service provider Yahoo BB occurred in mid-December.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2004

Bikini test survivors still living with blast

A bright light shatters the darkness over the predawn Pacific. The light envelops the entire sea and changes from yellow to orange, purplish orange to red.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2004

Kansai in dire need of airport guidance

OSAKA -- With Kobe airport due to open next year, joining Kansai International Airport and the domestic hub in Itami, Kansai's business and government leaders have formed a committee to figure out how to effectively operate the region's three airports.
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2004

Kikkoman, Kibun Foods plan capital tieup

Kikkoman Corp. and the Kibun Foods Inc. group said Thursday they will conclude a capital tieup to establish a strategic partnership in the fields of chilled foods, beverages, overseas sales and product distribution.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2004

Dancing sailors to promote MSDF

The Defense Agency will start running a publicity ad Monday for the Maritime Self-Defense Force on video billboards featuring seven young dancers in sailor uniforms performing on the deck of a destroyer.
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2004

Honda fuel cell overcomes the cold

Honda Motor Co. said Thursday it has successfully tested its next-generation cold-resistant fuel cell for cars, which it said overcomes a major problem of past models and can operate at freezing temperatures.
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2004

Topix calculation method to change

The Tokyo Stock Exchange said Thursday it will change the method of calculating the Topix index of all first section issues to better track corporate performances.
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2004

ANA, Air China make code-sharing agreement

BEIJING -- All Nippon Airways Co. and Air China said here Thursday they have agreed to share flight codes starting March 28 to meet growing demand for passenger and cargo transportation between Japan and China.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2004

Defense Agency eyes media officers to handle deluge

The Defense Agency will create media officer posts in fiscal 2005 to handle increasing public interest in the agency and the Self-Defense Forces.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2004

Japan set to play sanction card

Japan may impose economic sanctions on North Korea if the standoff over its nuclear threat and the abduction issue is prolonged, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda hinted 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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