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JAPAN
Jul 4, 2003

Sumatra islander tells court how aid project destroyed lives

A representative of residents of Indonesia's Sumatra Island who were forced off their property by the construction of a dam funded by Japanese aid told a Tokyo court Thursday how the project has devastated their lives.
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2003

Softbank to open Net game portal

Softbank Corp. is opening an online game portal in an effort to boost the number of subscribers to its broadband service, the Japanese Internet company said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2003

Path cleared for SDF-Iraq bill

A government-proposed bill to allow the Self-Defense Forces to be dispatched to Iraq to assist in reconstruction efforts cleared a special committee of the House of Representatives on Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2003

Insurers masters of own yields: FSA

The Financial Services Agency has no intention of forcing life insurance companies to cut guaranteed yields on policies under a proposed law revision, a senior FSA official said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2003

Fukuda accused of defending rape

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda on Thursday became the latest politician to come under fire for allegedly making discriminatory remarks toward women.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2003

Welfare breaks for elderly divorcees hit

A welfare ministry proposal to ease the financial burden of elderly divorced women has come up against some heavy criticism.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2003

Ueno music project to start in 2005 and feature Ozawa

An annual music program featuring renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa as artistic director will start in March 2005 as part of efforts to make Tokyo a major global center of the arts.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2003

U.S. wants officials present in military suspect questioning

The United States has demanded that Japan allow American officials to be present when U.S. servicemen suspected of committing crimes here are questioned by Japanese investigators prior to indictment.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jul 4, 2003

Taverna Vivace: A hearty 'buon gusto' that's a bargain

It is one of the enduring conundrums of eating out in Tokyo: How come, when we are blessed with so many great little bargain bistros, there aren't just as many no-frills trattoria?
COMMENTARY
Jul 4, 2003

Does irrelevancy await Japan?

HONOLULU -- Japan-U.S. relations are at a postwar high, "the best they have ever been," report policymakers on both sides of the Pacific and longtime observers of the relationship. Credit growing realism in Japan about security issues, unprecedented decisions in Tokyo and a remarkable personal relationship...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2003

Homeless group works to show its worth

YOKOHAMA -- Every morning at JR Yokohama Station, people show up armed with brooms and dustpans to clean up litter on nearby streets left by the previous night's carousing throngs.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Jul 3, 2003

Large field mouse

* Japanese name: Aka nezumi * Scientific name: Apodemus speciosus (large field mouse) * Description: These mice are 9-14 cm long, with hazel-brown fur on top, and a white throat and belly. They have large black eyes, a well-developed sense of smell and sensitive whiskers. Females have eight nipples....
Japan Times
JAPAN / IN WITH THE NEW
Jul 3, 2003

For security realists, Ishiba a breath of clear air

Since becoming Defense Agency chief, Shigeru Ishiba has not been shy about rocking the boat.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2003

Japan eyes continental shelf mineral claim

Japan is planning a huge boost in research on rare undersea minerals around the country estimated to be worth trillions of yen, and wants U.N. approval for its claims on the continental shelf, government sources said.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2003

Officials held over rigging Tokyo water meter bids

Four officials of four companies supplying water meters to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of rigging bids, prosecutors said.
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2003

June monetary base rises 20.3%

Japan's monetary base rose 20.3 percent in June from a year earlier to 102.76 trillion yen, up for the 29th straight month, the Bank of Japan said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2003

Canon Inc. to spend more on R&D

Canon Inc. will spend more than 900 billion yen on research and development through 2005, up by more than 30 percent from the previous three-year period, with the focus on cutting-edge technologies, company officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2003

Japan, U.S. begin discussions on SOFA

Japan and the United States on Wednesday began negotiations over the conditions under which American servicemen suspected of crimes in this country are questioned by Japanese authorities before indictment.
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2003

Nikkei ends at 9-month high of 9,592

Tokyo's Nikkei stock index posted its largest gain this year and ended at a new nine-month high Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 3, 2003

Yu Terauchi to sit out event

Diver Yu Terauchi will not compete at the upcoming World Championships in Barcelona, Spain, the Japan Swimming Federation said Tuesday.
Couche-Tard bids for $31 billion Japanese retailer Seven & I
A 7-Eleven convenience store, operated by Seven & I Holdings, in Tokyo
LDP presidential hopefuls' first hurdle — securing 20 signatures
Digital minister Taro Kono at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo in September 2023
Rising star Takayuki Kobayashi launches bid for LDP president
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi announces his candidacy in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election in Tokyo on Monday.
Nintendo to open museum showcasing video game history this fall
A wall mural depicting Nintendo's Super Mario characters in an underground walkway in Kyoto. The company will open the Nintendo Museum in October.
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.
LDP presidential hopefuls' first hurdle — securing 20 signatures
Digital minister Taro Kono at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo in September 2023

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

The volunteer lifesavers of Nishihama Surf Lifesaving Club never know what's in store at the start of their day.
It's no simple day at the beach for Japan's volunteer lifesavers
By Yuko Tamura

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