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JAPAN
Jan 31, 2004

Aum chemist sentenced to hang

The Tokyo District Court on Friday sentenced a senior Aum Shinrikyo disciple to death for his role in the production of sarin that was used in two deadly nerve gas attacks
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2004

Honda sees net profit surge despite disappointing auto figures

Honda Motor Co. said Friday that its net profit rose 31 percent to a record 151.05 billion yen in the October-December period.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 31, 2004

Capriati to sit out Toray Pan Pac Open

American Jennifer Capriati will miss the upcoming Toray Pan Pacific Open tournament, the sponsor said Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jan 31, 2004

Frederick Harris

Many people know Frederick Harris, a 40-year resident of Japan. A past president of the Tokyo American Club, he is a prominent member of several organizations, "joining them if I can give something. If it is to take, I am not interested," he said. Some people know him through his articles, books and...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2004

Creator of blue LED wins ¥20 billion patent payout

The Tokyo District Court on Friday ordered midsize chemical maker Nichia Corp. to pay an unprecedented ¥20 billion to the inventor of a key semiconductor device for his transfer of patent rights to the firm.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2004

Tokyo CPI continues slide into record 52nd month

The key gauge of consumer prices in Tokyo in January slipped 0.3 percent from a year earlier for a record 52nd consecutive month of decline.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2004

Beef to run out at 'gyudon' eateries in March

Restaurants serving "gyudon" stewed-beef-on-rice dishes will run out of beef next month due to Japan's ban on beef imports from the United States.
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2004

Kin win 60 million yen for malpractice death

The Tokyo District Court on Friday awarded 60 million yen to the family of a patient who died in a Tokyo hospital in 1999 after being administered disinfectant through an intravenous drip.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2004

Bad-loan balance of 129 banks falls by 3.7 trillion yen

The combined balance of bad loans at Japan's 129 banks dropped by a net 3.7 trillion yen to 31.6 trillion yen during the April-September period, the Financial Services Agency said Friday.
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2004

Metro teachers sue over 'Kimigayo' rule

More than 200 teachers filed a lawsuit Friday against their employer -- the Tokyo Metropolitan Government -- and the metro board of education over being ordered to stand and sing the national anthem in school.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2004

Japanese, Thai officials mull bird flu

Japanese and Thai agricultural officials discussed Friday a range of issues associated with the Asian outbreak of the bird flu virus.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2004

Mexico, Japan make no progress on FTA in talks

Five days of working-level talks between Japan and Mexico over a bilateral free-trade agreement ended Friday with virtually no progress made, Japanese officials said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jan 31, 2004

Preconceptions on Japan expats go out window

When Gwyneth Merner asked if she could interview me for her Division 3 thesis, we struck a deal: She could talk to me if I could talk to her. Now we are in her father's home overlooking Sagami Bay, and she is getting to know what it feels like to be on the other side of the table, so to speak.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2004

7.15 trillion yen spent on intervention this month

Japan spent 7.15 trillion yen on currency-market intervention in January, marking a new single-month record, Finance Ministry data showed Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2004

U.S. oil firm leaves toxic legacy in Ecuador

NEW YORK -- Drilling for oil without adequate safeguards is one of the most destructive industrial activities both for people and for the environment. This danger has been particularly stark in the case of oil exploration and exploitation in the forested areas of the Amazon basin.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jan 31, 2004

An ode on Japanese 'mikan'

John Keats once taught that beauty is truth and truth is beauty. Thus inspired, let me now present my own beautiful truth gleaned from life in Japan . . .
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2004

Mad cow disease: a blessing in disguise

Mankind's history is rife with examples of natural phenomena radically changing its existence, the ice ages and small pox to name two. HIV has had a profound effect on sexual behavior the world over. Now, a mysterious protein -- a prion -- is about to change the eating habits of many people in the West...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jan 31, 2004

Tiny hot carpets and long frozen delays

For those of you rolling your eyes at the prospect of reading my annual column whining about the lack of central heating in Japan, wait. This one, I promise, will be different. Because things are changing in Japan.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2004

'It's me' phone scam successful two out of three calls: police

Swindlers who called people and pretended to be relatives in need of money had a success rate of roughly two out of three calls last year, bilking their victims out of some 4.3 billion yen, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2004

Police complaints filed over Japanese allegedly abducted by North Korea

Relatives and others involved in the search for 13 Japanese who vanished decades ago filed abduction complaints with police on Thursday, alleging they were snatched and forcibly taken to North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2004

Diet business resumes with apology by Koizumi

Diet business reopened Thursday after Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi retracted an earlier remark about the security situation in the southern Iraqi city of Samawah.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2004

Fukuda refuses to budge on WMD

The Japanese government believes "there is a high possibility" that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction, despite congressional testimony to the contrary given by a former top U.S. arms inspector.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2004

Takefuji sorry for suing reporters over wiretaps

Leading consumer lender Takefuji Corp. has apologized for suing freelance journalists and magazine publishers over their reports on the company's use of wiretaps to gather information.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2004

DPJ axes Koga over false academic claims

The Democratic Party of Japan expelled House of Representatives member Junichiro Koga from its ranks Thursday over his false academic claims, rejecting his earlier move to leave the party voluntarily.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2004

Record haul of stimulants seized in 2003

A record 393,000 tablets of Ecstasy and other stimulants were seized last year in Japan.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 30, 2004

Manchester United soap opera looks set for very long run

LONDON -- The Manchester United soap opera continues and shows no sign of running out of far-fetched scripts.
Japan braces for typhoon landfall early next week
Severe Tropical Storm Shanshan is seen in a satellite image from Friday afternoon
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.
Tokyo under assault by ‘guerrilla rainstorms’
Torrential rain in Tokyo on Wednesday night
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.
Mount Fuji’s new measures bear fruit in tackling dangerous 'bullet climbing'
Climbers converge in front of Mount Fuji's 5th Station, which leads to the popular Yoshida trail, in Narusawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 11.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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The volunteer lifesavers of Nishihama Surf Lifesaving Club never know what's in store at the start of their day.
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