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JAPAN
Dec 26, 2003

Pyongyang offers to free abductees' kin -- but there's a catch

North Korean officials told Japanese lawmakers that Pyongyang is ready to send the family members of the five former Japanese abductees to Japan if they go to the Pyongyang airport to meet them, Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Katsuei Hirasawa said Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2003

205 oil tanks damaged in Hokkaido earthquakes

A government-affiliated organization that checks the safety of storage tanks has found that more than half of the 395 large outdoor oil tanks in and near Tomakomai, Hokkaido, were damaged in the late September quakes that sparked a fire at an oil refinery in the city.
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2003

'Two-China' policy pursued in '60s

Japan pursued a de facto "two-China" policy recognizing both China and Taiwan while officially maintaining a one-China policy, according to declassified diplomatic documents released Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2003

Cabinet approves 82 trillion yen budget

The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a 82.11 trillion yen budget for fiscal 2004 that experts say gives Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's budgetary reform initiative short shrift.
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2003

Japan, Germany, France to train Iraq cops

Japan will help train fledgling Iraqi police forces jointly with Germany and France, particularly in the area of criminal investigations, and will dispatch a team of experts to Germany in January.
EDITORIALS
Dec 25, 2003

It's Pyongyang's move

The good news about nuclear nonproliferation is that Iran and Libya, both of which have long been suspected of harboring nuclear ambitions, have apparently changed their minds. The bad news is that North Korea, which already has nuclear-weapons programs, remains adamant about keeping them, thus clouding...
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 25, 2003

Japan to face Oman

Japan will face Oman in the first Asian qualifying round for the 2006 World Cup in February next year, the Japan Football Association said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2003

Suspects to get public defenders earlier in process

The government is planning to allow crime suspects to have state-appointed lawyers from the moment they are taken into custody, if their financial resources are limited, government officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2003

Rightist group head implicates self, fellow suspects in shooting incidents

Investigators questioning members of a rightist group arrested in connection with a series of shootings earlier this year have identified the actual triggermen in some of the incidents, police said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 25, 2003

Recall ordered for suspect products

The government on Wednesday ordered importers to recall U.S. beef products that might contain neural tissue, such as brain and spinal cord tissue, following the announcement that the United States has suffered its first case of mad cow disease, government officials said.
BUSINESS
Dec 25, 2003

Hard-disk dispute costly for Kyocera

Kyocera Corp. said Wednesday it has agreed to pay $331.5 million to two U.S. companies to settle a long-standing dispute over a hard-disk deal.
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2003

Corporate outlays on entertainment plummet 4.4%

Corporations spent an estimated 3.74 trillion yen on entertainment in the 12 months through last January, down 4.4 percent from the previous year and falling for the sixth year in a row, National Tax Agency data show.
Japan Times
SUMO
Dec 25, 2003

Ozeki Tochiazuma takes prestigious east slot

Ozeki Tochiazuma, who defeated yokozuna Asashoryu to win the Kyushu basho, will occupy the prestigious east slot as the Japan Sumo Association released the rankings on Wednesday for the upcoming New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2003

High-profile lawyer cleared of obstruction

Lawyer Yoshihiro Yasuda, chief attorney of Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara and the country's leading crusader against the death penalty, was acquitted Wednesday of obstructing the compulsory seizure of rent income used by clients as collateral.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 25, 2003

Be good to your rice and your rice will be good

"Aaaaah. Nihonjin dana . . . (Ahh, isn't this what being Japanese is all about?)"
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / GARDEN PATHS
Dec 25, 2003

A romantic gem in Tokyo's heart

Japanese gardens were designed for poetry, music and romance; think of all those lovers in "The Tale of Genji" trailing through dew-drenched gardens to trysts with ladies of their dreams.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2003

Japan defense role urged in '50s

The United States had hoped in the 1950s that Japan would quickly build its defense capabilities and exercise the right of collective defense in exchange for U.S. military assistance, according to diplomatic documents declassified Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 25, 2003

Government to cut ODA by 4.8% in fiscal 2004

The government is cutting foreign aid for the fifth consecutive year by approving a 4.8 percent reduction Wednesday in fiscal 2004 from the initially allocated amount for the current fiscal year.
BUSINESS
Dec 25, 2003

Local governments to lose subsidies worth 1 trillion yen

The national government will cut about 1.030 trillion yen in subsidies to local governments in fiscal 2004, while ceding them around 655.8 billion yen in funds they will be able to use at their discretion, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2003

Ex-NCP chief faces charges of violating campaign law

Prosecutors will file a motion against former New Conservative Party leader Hiroshi Kumagai for approving illegal payments made by an aide to a campaign worker in November, investigative sources said Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 25, 2003

Fighters make deal with Iriki

Right-hander Yusaku Iriki, who was traded from the Yomiuri Giants, has worked out a deal to join the Nippon Ham Fighters after the Pacific League club said it will allow him to try moving to the major leagues via the posting system after three years.
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2003

Tokyo kept war redress out of '67 Singapore accord title

Japan and Singapore compromised over the name of a 1967 agreement on reparations for World War II, referring to the pact by the date it was signed without characterizing its nature, according to newly declassified diplomatic documents.
Japan braces for typhoon landfall early next week
Severe Tropical Storm Shanshan is seen in a satellite image from Friday afternoon
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.
Yen’s rebound threatens earnings growth in Japan
The yen's rebound is clouding an outlook for Japanese firms' earnings that have enjoyed a boost from the weak yen.
Japan warms to audacious Canadian bid for 7-Eleven operator
Seven & I Holding’s logo is seen at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo on Aug. 19. Apart from 7-Eleven, Seven & I also owns, has stakes in or operates a number of other iconic properties, including Denny’s, Tower Records and Ito-Yokado.
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.

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