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BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2003

Hino, Isuzu to delay merger of bus units

Hino Motors Ltd. and Isuzu Motors Ltd. said Friday they will delay the full merger of their bus-manufacturing operations until October 2004.
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2003

Defector describes childhood of pain

A North Korean who was once detained in the notorious Yodeok concentration camp called on South Korea, Japan and other nations to join hands to pressure the Kim Jong Il regime.
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2003

Japan Tobacco to shut down six domestic cigarette plants

Japan Tobacco Inc. announced Friday it will close six domestic cigarette factories at the end of March 2005 as part of a restructuring plan unveiled in August.
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2003

Economic assessment points to silver lining

The government on Friday upgraded its assessment of the economy in September for the second month in a row, citing increased capital spending and a pickup in exports.
COMMENTARY
Sep 13, 2003

Can the U.N. handle Iraq?

LONDON -- Everyone wants the United Nations to play a greater role in Iraq -- the Americans included.
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2003

Inadequate teachers on the rise

Some 289 teachers at public elementary and junior high schools have been judged by local education boards to be lacking in leadership skills, according to an education ministry report released Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2003

Yokosuka navy base plays key missile role, think tank says

YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa Pref. -- A disarmament think tank on Friday suggested that Yokosuka is a pivotal U.S. base for Tomahawk cruise missiles, backing its claim with documents showing that a U.S. destroyer received and transferred hundreds of the high-tech missiles here between 1991 and 1997.
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2003

GDP forecast could rise: Takenaka

The Cabinet Office might revise upward the government's estimate of real gross domestic product for fiscal 2003, economic and fiscal policy minister Heizo Takenaka said Friday.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Sep 13, 2003

Marco Crivelli

Marco Crivelli has a guiding principle that he applies to personal relationships and to wider circles of society. He said: "It is very rewarding to give something back to your parents. And since we are so lucky, I have always wanted to do something for society." Here in Tokyo, he is chairman of the Foreign...
MORE SPORTS
Sep 13, 2003

Shop until you drop: Eriksson may be next on Chelsea's list

LONDON -- Sven-Goran Eriksson quits his job as head coach of England to become manager of Chelsea where he takes over from Claudio Ranieri.
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2003

Saks Fifth Avenue to open in Japan

The Japan unit of upscale U.S. department store Saks Fifth Avenue said Friday it will open its first Japanese outlet in Tokyo in the fall of 2005.
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2003

Ishihara to save face in bank tax case

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and major banks are close to sealing an out-of-court settlement that would end a three-year feud over a controversial tax, the banks and metro officials said Friday.
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2003

Corporate bankruptcies fell 15.4% in August

The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan fell 15.4 percent in August from a year earlier to 1,321, Teikoku Databank Ltd. said Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2003

LDP poll committee baffled by some yahoo

The Liberal Democratic Party has learned that the totally unexpected can sometimes happen in the high-tech age.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2003

LDP's Yamasaki appeals libel ruling

Taku Yamasaki, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, on Thursday appealed a lower court decision rejecting his defamation suit against a magazine.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2003

Some embassies just don't cooperate

Japan may be trying to crack down on foreigners who don't have a visa, but some embassies aren't all that cooperative when it comes to deportation procedures.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2003

Ishihara unrepentant over bomb barb

Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara remained unrepentant Thursday about his remark that Deputy Foreign Minister Hitoshi Tanaka "deserved" the bomb that was placed in his garage, saying the act reflects public anger toward the bureaucrat's stance on North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2003

Japan pledges to continue fighting terrorism

Japanese officials on Thursday marked the second anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in the United States by pledging that the nation will continue to fight terrorism in cooperation with the international community.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2003

Political donations sink to record low

Political donations plunged to a record-low 24.3 billion yen in 2002, down 24 percent from the previous year in a reflection of the ongoing economic slump, according to a government report released Thursday.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Sep 12, 2003

Top League heralds a new era in Japanese rugby

Rugby in Japan looks to enter a new era on Saturday when Suntory takes on Kobe Steel in the first game of the new Top League.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2003

Memorials nationwide mark 9/11 anniversary

Japanese and Americans observed the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks at memorials across the country Thursday, paying respects to the thousands, including 24 Japanese, who perished.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2003

Cop kept her dead baby in fridge

The Associated Press A Tokyo policewoman was arrested for allegedly hiding her dead newborn baby inside a refrigerator at the police single women's dormitory, police said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2003

Myanmarese dying to get out of Japan

On July 28, a 39-year-old man from Myanmar died alone in the International Medical Center of Japan in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2003

One in 116 would serve as lay judges under new system

One in 116 people will have the opportunity to serve as lay judges in criminal trials if a proposed lay judge system is introduced in Japan, according to data released Thursday by a government panel.
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2003

Shiokawa recovering, ready for work

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa, who has been hospitalized since last week, will return to work on Tuesday, the Finance Ministry's top bureaucrat said Thursday.
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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