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COMMENTARY
Dec 1, 2003

Iraq and economy top political agenda

The special session of the Diet that was convened on Nov. 19 following the Nov. 9 general election came to an early close Nov. 27. On the question of the dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces to Iraq, which is the most important issue at the moment, fierce debate unfolded between Prime Minister Junichiro...
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2003

Despite deaths, Koizumi determined to send SDF

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi indicated Sunday that the deaths of two Japanese diplomats in Iraq, possibly at the hands of terrorists, will not change his plan to send troops to the war-torn country.
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 1, 2003

Zico names local-based squad

Midfielder Toshiya Fujita was the only European-based player called up by Japan coach Zico on Sunday when the Brazilian named his 23-squad for the East Asian Championship, beginning on Dec. 4.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 1, 2003

Tap Dance City scoops Japan Cup

The home team completely flattened the foreign competition Sunday in the 23rd running of the Japan Cup with Japanese horses sweeping the top five finishing places.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2003

Cross-strait tensions build as one-China principle fades

HONOLULU -- The "one-China" principle that has been the mainstay of relations between the United States and China for 30 years is steadily fading. Curiously, a critical chapter in the fate of the principle is being played out now on the tiny mid-Pacific nation of Kiribati.
EDITORIALS
Nov 30, 2003

Mr. Bush and the Almighty

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MORE SPORTS
Nov 30, 2003

Japan continues its losing skid

Japan continued its winless streak in a 3-1 defeat to Italy in the men's World Cup as the host fell to its seventh loss in a row on Saturday.
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2003

Mad cow subsidies recovered

The government has recovered some 2.47 billion yen in subsidies paid to meat dealers after the outbreak of mad cow disease in Japan in 2001, after determining that 6,300 tons of beef failed to qualify for the subsidies, a livestock industry support body said Saturday.
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2003

Three held over kidnap of Iranian

An Iranian man kidnapped earlier this month from his Tokyo apartment for a 10 million yen ransom was rescued Friday in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama Prefecture, police said Saturday.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Nov 30, 2003

A couch potato's guide from the experts' side

THE DORAMA ENCYCLOPEDIA: A Guide to Japanese TV Drama Since 1953, by Jonathan Clements and Motoko Tamamuro. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press, 2003, 442 pp., 100+ photos and illustrations, $24.95, (paper). THE COUCH POTATO'S GUIDE TO JAPAN: Inside the World of Japanese TV, by Wilhelmina Penn. Sapporo: Forest...
MORE SPORTS
Nov 30, 2003

U.S. horse takes Japan Cup Dirt

After three years of failure, Americans succeeded in bagging the Japan Cup Dirt, amid the rain and mud -- by a mere 4 cm.Fifth pick Fleetstreet Dancer, one of two U.S. horses in the international field of 16 on Sunday at Tokyo Racecourse edged race favorite Admire Don from the home team after a thrilling...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Nov 30, 2003

Whatever turns you on

The leather-clad guy in the line next to me had a gynecologist's speculum hanging round his neck -- and the accessories didn't get any more normal once I was inside the Sadistic Circus, an all-night fetish event held in Roppongi's Spiral club Nov. 23.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 30, 2003

Listening post: Live

D4 succinctly sum up their musical manifesto in the title of the first track of their debut album. It's called "Rock 'n' roll Motherf**ker" and, when you consider the album, "6Twenty," also includes cover versions of originals by Guitar Wolf and Johnny Thunders, you can guess at the extent of the aural...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Nov 30, 2003

all systems GO!

In the game of go, there are no cards, no dice, no tricky moves like chess or complicated formulas to remember as there are in poker or mah jongg. And though in principle the game is simplicity itself, go is in a mathematical stratosphere all of its own.
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2003

Government intervenes to rescue Ashikaga Bank

Stepping into a political minefield, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi decided Saturday that the government would temporarily nationalize Ashikaga Bank, currently part of the Ashikaga Financial Group Inc.
COMMUNITY
Nov 30, 2003

In the heat of hand-to-hand combat

Lest you we befuddle with a surfeit of theory and lore, how about a sample game of go with you, dear reader, taking Black -- which always goes first -- playing against White?
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2003

Sony plans to introduce merit-based pay system

Sony Corp. plans to shift to a completely performance-based pay system in April by abolishing family, housing and other salary-linked allowances, company sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2003

New flights bring Tokyo, Seoul closer

Four Japanese and South Korean airlines will begin charter flights Sunday between Tokyo's Haneda airport and Seoul's Kimpo airport, taking advantage of the proximity of both airports to the center of each city.
Events
Nov 30, 2003

KANSAI: Who & What

Planetarium to display stars at Osaka store: A display of the stars and the solar system is being offered free until Dec. 25 at a special planetarium dome set up at the Kintetsu Abeno department store in Abeno Ward, Osaka.
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2003

Sensational reporting puts media in spotlight: panelists

OSAKA -- As profits and audiences shrink, the media are under increasing pressure to compete for readers and viewers, which has led to a growing number of human rights abuses that have fueled a public backlash.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 30, 2003

Family first for 'Little' Matsui

Free-agent infielder Kazuo Matsui said Saturday he prefers to play for a major league team either on the East or West coast as both areas would be a comfortable environment for his family.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Nov 30, 2003

Power and glory of temple ruins

ANGKOR: Celestial Temples of the Khmer Empire, text by Ian Mabbett, Eleanor Mannikka, Jon Ortner, John Sanday and James Goodman; photos by Jon Ortner. New York: Abbeville Press, 2003, 289 pages, $95 (cloth).
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 30, 2003

Japan is not sending the 'right stuff' to Iraq

If ever there was a time to discuss the constitutional legality of Japan's Self-Defense Forces, it's now. The SDF has done peacekeeping work, but it's never been placed in a country like Iraq, which for all intents and purposes is still at war.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Don’t worry about global population collapse
Most projections show the world will hit peak humanity in the 21st century as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction.
Tokyo issues warning as rare but deadly STSS bacterial infections rise
A colorized scanning electron micrograph of group A streptococcus bacteria
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.
Keiichi Tanaami, pioneering Pop Art visionary, dies at 88
Keiichi Tanaami
Is factional support still key for aspiring LDP presidential candidates?
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi holds a news conference Tuesday. The party has decided to hold its leadership election on Sept. 27.
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.
How Japan's health care system is gearing up for more heatstroke cases
An ambulance is parked at the entrance of the emergency room of Saitama Hospital in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, on July 24.

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