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JAPAN
Jan 16, 2004

Elementary schools reported 22 harmful intrusions in '03

Elementary schools nationwide reported to police last year 22 intrusions in which the intruders actually harmed pupils or had been likely to do so, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2004

5.73 million foreigners entered in '03

About 5,728,000 foreigners entered Japan in 2003, while 13,297,000 Japanese traveled outside the country, according to a preliminary report released Thursday by the Justice Ministry Immigration Bureau.
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2004

More talks eyed on beef import ban

Japanese and U.S. farm chiefs agreed Thursday to hold further talks aimed at resuming Japanese imports of U.S. beef as soon as possible, beginning with Washington's plan to dispatch a negotiating team to Tokyo next week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2004

Accountant backs Ashikaga auditor

The refusal by Ashikaga Bank's auditor to recognize deferred tax assets, or future tax credit, as part of the bank's capital was appropriate, a top public accountant said Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jan 16, 2004

Lost Nambu citadel of the North

With Morioka, you know where you stand from the outset. As the title to the official English guide declares, Morioka is "the castle town of northern Japan."
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2004

Cow zygotes from BSE-hit nations get import nod

Japan plans to lift an import ban on cow zygotes from nations hit by mad cow disease following a recommendation by a government food safety panel.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 16, 2004

Masuoka narrows Dakar Rally gap

Two-time defending champion Hiroshi Masuoka gained ground on overall leader Stephane Peterhansel after finishing the 13th stage of the Dakar Rally in second place Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2004

Cool summer hurts beer, 'happoshu'

Combined shipments of beer and "happoshu" low-malt beer by Japan's five major breweries fell 6.3 percent in 2003 from the previous year for the second straight annual decline.
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2004

IBM gives data-control software to Sony

IBM Japan Ltd. has become a provider of data-controlling software for digital home appliances for Sony Corp., an IBM Japan spokesman said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2004

Defense Agency briefings spat continues

A dispute between the media and the Defense Agency over the agency's plan to halt regular weekly news conferences by the chiefs of staff of the Ground, Maritime and Air Self-Defense Forces continued Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2004

Government may declare 'recovery'

The Cabinet Office has decided to revise upward its economic assessment for January and may declare the first "recovery" in three years, according to government sources.
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2004

MMC to sell partial stake in truck firm

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Thursday it will sell 22 percent of its 42 percent stake in Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. to DaimlerChrysler AG by the end of March.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jan 16, 2004

Your geisha fantasy fulfilled

It was high time for a break from the pressures of jobs and family.
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2004

Chamber wants yen kept down

The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry urged the Finance Ministry on Thursday to prevent a further rise in the yen, saying foreign-exchange policy is one of the few policy options Japan can take to boost its economy.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 16, 2004

Layer up against the cold with chanko nabe

With winter in control and showing little sign of abating, it's time to search out warmth and sustenance of the kind that only nabemono can provide. And no heartier form of the genre exists than chanko, the hotpot that has nourished generations of sumo wrestlers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2004

Emperor reflects on travel joys

Emperor Akihito reflected on his journeys across Japan over the past 15 years in a poem recited at the annual new year poetry reading Wednesday at the Imperial Palace.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2004

Offspring of 1970 JAL hijackers arrive from North Korea

Six offspring of Japanese radicals wanted in the 1970 hijacking of a Japan Airlines jetliner to Pyongyang have arrived in Japan, coming from North Korea via Beijing.
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2004

North Korea 'ready' to free returnees' kin by March 20

North Korea is reportedly offering to send family members of the five former Japanese abductees to Japan as early as March, it was learned Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2004

Fukuda lauds halt to defense briefings

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda on Wednesday welcomed the Defense Agency's decision to halt regular news conferences involving top officers of the Air, Ground and Maritime Self-Defense Forces.
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2004

Court overturns damages award for detention of Myanmar refugee

The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday overturned a district court decision that the government pay damages to a Myanmar man for once rejecting his request for refugee status and detaining him, saying the action was lawful.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2004

Bird flu so far hasn't led to consumer panic seen with 2001 BSE outbreak

Consumers responded calmly Wednesday to news of the first outbreak of avian flu in Japan since 1925.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 15, 2004

Sugiyama gets dumped out of Sydney International

SYDNEY -- Ai Sugiyama's preparations for the Australian Open suffered a setback Wednesday when Frenchwoman Nathalie Dechy bundled her out of the first round of the Sydney International 6-2, 6-3.

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