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JAPAN
Jun 24, 2003

Hijacker's wife denies Pyongyang kidnap role

The wife of one of nine Japanese fugitives wanted in the hijacking of a Japan Airlines jetliner to Pyongyang in 1970 has admitted arranging for a Japanese university student to go to North Korea in 1980 but denies the action constituted an abduction.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2003

Chinese activists blocked from landing on disputed islands

A boat carrying 13 activists from Hong Kong and mainland China left Japanese territorial waters in the East China Sea on Monday after an attempt to land on the disputed Senkaku Islands was thwarted by Japanese patrol boats, the coast guard said.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2003

Chinese activists blocked from landing on disputed islands

A boat carrying 13 activists from Hong Kong and mainland China left Japanese territorial waters in the East China Sea on Monday after an attempt to land on the disputed Senkaku Islands was thwarted by Japanese patrol boats, the coast guard said.
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2003

May saw trade surplus rise for second straight month

Japan's trade surplus jumped 12.5 percent in May from a year earlier, marking a second consecutive monthly increase, according to a preliminary report released Monday by the Finance Ministry.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2003

Chinese activists blocked from landing on disputed islands

A boat carrying 13 activists from Hong Kong and mainland China left Japanese territorial waters in the East China Sea on Monday after an attempt to land on the disputed Senkaku Islands was thwarted by Japanese patrol boats, the coast guard said.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 24, 2003

Motorbikes, foot-care and clothes

Money & Bikes Yukari asks the cheapest way to send money home to the States? Also, he has a U.S. motorcycle license and would like to buy a motorcycle here and wants to know about the process for getting licensed in Japan.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 24, 2003

Hanshin's Imaoka eclipses Ichiro's record for All-Star votes

Hanshin Tigers infielder Makoto Imaoka eclipsed Ichiro Suzuki's 1999 mark and became the player with the highest votes in the history of the summer All-Star series in Japan, collecting more than 1.37 million ballots as of Sunday.
SUMO
Jun 24, 2003

Asashoryu keeps east slot

Asashoryu, who won his first Emperor's Cup as grand champion in May, maintains the prestigious east slot as the Japan Sumo Association released its rankings for the upcoming Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2003

UFJ facing soured Fukusuke loans

UFJ Holdings Inc. said Monday three banks under its wing may be unable to recover or face a delay in recovering a total of 12.333 billion yen in loans as socks maker Fukusuke Corp. applied for court protection from creditors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FRONT-RUNNERS
Jun 24, 2003

Takara says its ready to go fetch overseas success

Do dogs in the United States, Japan and South Korea have the same emotions?
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2003

Beijing OKs sale of anxiety remedy

Sumitomo Pharmaceuticals Co., a subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Co., said Monday it has secured Chinese government authorization to market an anxiety drug in China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2003

Simpler may be better but it's Tu-Ka's only choice

The head of Japan's fourth-biggest mobile phone company is banking on the old maxim that simpler means better.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2003

Megawati voices resolve in ongoing Aceh dispute

Visiting Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri voiced hope Monday that the ongoing dispute in Aceh Province can be resolved peacefully through dialogue.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / NOTES FROM THE SMOKE
Jun 24, 2003

Tombs and top-notch tucker mark out historic Nippori

On the face of it, the languorous suburb of Nippori must have a tough time vying for attention with its more brazen rivals on the Yamanote Line.
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2003

Sales fall at companies' offshore subsidiaries

Sales at overseas subsidiaries operated by Japanese firms fell 0.8 percent in yen terms in the January-March period, according to the results of a government survey released Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2003

Labor relation commissions to be beefed up

The labor ministry is considering revising the labor union law to bolster the authority of labor relations commissions, which study union members' complaints against employers, and to speed up their investigations, according to ministry sources.
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2003

Pioneer to sell content unit to Dentsu

Pioneer Corp. is in talks with ad agency Dentsu Inc. to sell a majority stake in a wholly owned subsidiary that produces and markets DVDs and video content, sources said Monday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 24, 2003

Threats from the sky and the seas

In late May, a Boeing 727 that had been parked on the Luanda airport tarmac for 14 months lumbered into the Angolan skies and vanished. Nearly a month later, the whereabouts of that plane are still unknown. There is much mystery in African aviation -- the paperwork on many aircraft is questionable --...
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2003

Megawati voices resolve in ongoing Aceh dispute

Visiting Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri voiced hope Monday that the ongoing dispute in Aceh Province can be resolved peacefully through dialogue.
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2003

Suzuki cars to use Nissan wireless info terminals

Suzuki Motor Corp. will install wireless information terminals made by Nissan Motor Co. in some of its cars this fall, the firms said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2003

Labor relation commissions to be beefed up

The labor ministry is considering revising the labor union law to bolster the authority of labor relations commissions, which study union members' complaints against employers, and to speed up their investigations, according to ministry sources.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jun 24, 2003

Once upon a time in Asia

As people approach their half-century mark, they tend to get nostalgic. One way they seek to recapture fading memories from childhood is by visiting antiquarian book dealers and scrounging around garage sales, looking for books they enjoyed as kids.

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