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SUMO
Sep 18, 2003

Asashoryu avoids upset to stay on course for title

Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu took a major stride toward his fourth Emperor's Cup as he snatched victory from the jaws of defeat against Miyabiyama at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 18, 2003

Ito joins L'Aquila

Flyhalf Hiroaki Ito has joined five-time Italian league champion L'Aquila, rugby sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / THEN AND NOW
Sep 18, 2003

Step this way, pilgrim

This 1830s woodblock print by Edo Period artist Hasegawa Settan depicts the grand view of a temple on a wooded hill with a low-lying town in the foreground and peaceful Edo Bay in the distance. The picture is actually the right half of a sweeping landscape depicting Hommon-ji, an enormously popular Buddhist...
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2003

Fashion guru takes helm at sock firm

Fukusuke Corp. has named noted fashion buyer Yukio Fujimaki as president of the time-honored sock maker, which is undergoing court-supervised rehabilitation, company officials said Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2003

India, Israel ally against Islamic terror

MADRAS, India -- India has now realized that it needs a new strategy for fighting terror on its soil. More importantly, it now understands that it requires new allies as well. When Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon flew into New Delhi recently, his visit signaled a turning point in India's foreign...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2003

Taxi firm lures fares with Hello Kitty tissue

How's this for a relaxing cab ride: slide into the back seat of a pink and baby blue sedan with two Hello Kitty characters painted on the side, sit on a Hello Kitty blanket and listen to Hello Kitty music piped in through the sound system.
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2003

Japan's future looks a little brighter: Fukui

Signs are gradually emerging that Japan's economy may have a bright future, spurred by an increase in capital spending and improvements in the U.S. and East Asian economies, Bank of Japan Gov. Toshihiko Fukui said Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Sep 18, 2003

Iraq, bad economy drag Bush down

WASHINGTON -- It cannot be easy these days to be selling the White House story line. Chickens are coming home to roost from every direction. Ever since President George W. Bush went on his working vacation to his ranch in Crawford, Texas, his carefully constructed houses of cards in economic and world...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2003

Tokyo cuts deal over bank tax

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government cut a deal Wednesday with major banks to reduce a local tax rate on their gross operating profits, lawyers for the banks said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2003

FSA to scrutinize bank earnings

Financial Services Minister Heizo Takenaka said Wednesday his agency plans to impose heavy penalties on banks that manipulate earnings reports for the year through next March.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2003

Nomura unit may beef up theme park investment plan

Nomura Principal Finance Co. may revise upward the size of its planned equipment investment in failed theme park operator Huis Ten Bosch Co., an executive of the investment arm of the Nomura Securities group said.
SUMO
Sep 17, 2003

Asashoryu runs record to 10-0 with victory over Kotomitsuki

Yokozuna Asashoryu manhandled maegashira Kotomitsuki to extend his winning streak to 10 at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday, maintaining a two-win cushion between him and his main rival, ozeki Chiyotaikai.
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2003

Thai handicrafts tempt couch potatoes

The Thai government has turned to a home-shopping channel to sell traditional handicrafts to TV viewers in Japan, industry officials said.
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2003

10% of public school students eligible for welfare

The prolonged economic slump has extended into the nation's classrooms, with around 1.15 million public elementary and junior high school students qualifying for financial aid in fiscal 2002.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2003

New Mazda chief sets sights on U.S., China

Mazda Motor Corp. is gearing up to gain ground on rivals, especially in the United States and China, according to President Hisakazu Imaki.
COMMENTARY
Sep 17, 2003

Add eco-terrorism to list of threats faced by Americans

WASHINGTON -- In August, radical environmentalists apparently burned down an apartment complex under construction in San Diego, California.
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2003

Nonaka to help disabled following Diet retirement

Hiromu Nonaka, a Liberal Democratic Party heavyweight who has announced he is retiring from politics, said Tuesday in Tokyo he will devote his free time to helping the disadvantaged.
EDITORIALS
Sep 17, 2003

High hopes for Ms. Ogata and JICA

Japan has updated its policy guidelines for official development assistance -- concessionary aid to developing countries -- for the first time in 11 years. ODA has long been considered a key instrument of Japanese diplomacy, but its effectiveness as such has been admittedly less than satisfactory. The...
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2003

Toshiba forecasts heavier losses

Toshiba Corp. warned Tuesday that its group net loss for the first half is likely to widen to 25 billion yen due to weak personal computer sales.
CULTURE / Art / CERAMIC SCENE
Sep 17, 2003

Hand-made objects have a soul of their own

I've often been asked about my beginnings with Japanese pottery and how I got so deeply interested in the subject. Mostly, it was a philosophical and intuitive introduction that just struck a chord within me, as well as topics associated with Zen and the present. As with most inspiring art, words often...
COMMENTARY
Sep 17, 2003

Moscow must walk a fine line as Tokyo and Beijing compete for Russian oil

HONG KONG -- Russia is in the enviable position of being wooed simultaneously by Asia's two main powers, China and Japan. At the same time, it has to walk a fine line because it is unlikely to be able to please both countries.
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2003

Ueno Zoo benefits from food firms' byproduct recycling

Animals at Tokyo's Ueno Zoo are now getting much of their daily bread, literally, along with tofu sediment and several kinds of fish, courtesy of food producers looking for a cheap disposal route for unwanted goods.
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2003

J-Phone recalls defective handsets

J-Phone Co. on Tuesday issued a recall on about 380,000 of its mobile phone handsets that have defective software. Subject to the recall is the J-SH53 model, manufactured by Sharp Corp. and launched in May. The defective handsets will be repaired free of charge.
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.
Kyoto man scammed out of ¥100 million in gold bars
Kyoto police say there have been scams targeting gold bars in recent months.
Japan and India to update key document on security cooperation
Defense Minister Minoru Kihara (left) and Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (second from left) pose for a photo with Indian defense chief Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Seven & I buyout would be a watershed moment for Japan takeovers
Alimentation Couche-Tard’s proposed acquisition of Seven & I Holdings, if successful, would be an extremely rare case of a foreign company's buyout of a major Japanese firm.
Japan's low birthrate sparks talks of university consolidation
Akamon Gate at the University of Tokyo
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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