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BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 17, 2003

McClain homers twice as Lions fry Nippon Ham

Scott McClain hit a pair of two-run homers in consecutive at-bats and Daisuke Matsuzaka kept batters off-balance with a nasty heater to post his league-high ninth win as the Seibu Lions won their fourth straight with a 5-1 victory over the Nippon Ham Fighters in the Pacific League on Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2003

9-11 suspect visited Japan on training mission in '87

A key figure behind the terrorist attacks in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, came to Japan around 1987 as a company trainee, Japanese security sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2003

Universities boost aid to financially strapped students

Private universities have expanded financial-assistance options for students, many of whom have seen their parents suffer pay- and job-cuts amid the economic downturn.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2003

Execs get taste of democratic approach to harmony

Can a corporation perform well with just the workers pulling together in a democratic manner and no top managers around to call the shots? One school of thought says yes.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jun 17, 2003

Lost in translation

A few summers ago, while on an obligatory trip back to my homeland, I found myself at the center of the attention of a small crowd of curious Canadians.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2003

Obituary: Shumputei Ryusho

Popular "rakugo" storyteller Shumputei Ryusho died Monday of stomach cancer at a Tokyo hospital. He was 82.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2003

Man held for selling lists of heavy debtors to loan sharks

The president of a data services firm was arrested Monday in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture, for allegedly leaking lists of multiple debtors to loan sharks.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 17, 2003

Pensions, immigration and health

Hello again from Baghdad. It is definitely hot -- apparently 33 C the other day. Things here are settling down and the city is beginning to work again. What do you say about a 7,000-year-old-city? It just slowly gets on its way.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FRONT-RUNNERS
Jun 17, 2003

Kao cashes in on the golden elixir of weight loss

How can a soap-and-cosmetics maker succeed in selling a cooking oil at twice the price of its competitors in this time of economic belt-tightening?
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2003

Obituary: Shumputei Ryusho

Popular "rakugo" storyteller Shumputei Ryusho died Monday of stomach cancer at a Tokyo hospital. He was 82.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2003

'Worn out' Fukuda hints at fall Cabinet reshuffle

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi may reshuffle his Cabinet in the fall if he is re-elected LDP president in September, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda indicated Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2003

'Worn out' Fukuda hints at fall Cabinet reshuffle

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi may reshuffle his Cabinet in the fall if he is re-elected LDP president in September, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda indicated Monday.
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2003

Honda recalls faulty motorbikes

Honda Motor Co. said Monday it is recalling 1,833 units of its CB1300 Super Four motorcycle due to defective electric wiring.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2003

Obituary: Shumputei Ryusho

Popular "rakugo" storyteller Shumputei Ryusho died Monday of stomach cancer at a Tokyo hospital. He was 82.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2003

Irate armed Fuji TV viewer nabbed

A man armed with a crossbow and other weapons was arrested Monday after he entered the head office of Fuji Television Network Inc. in Tokyo to complain about program content.
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2003

Tokyo Star Bank opens 'financial lounge'

Tokyo Star Bank opened a lounge-style branch in the Jiyugaoka district Monday to offer customers investment advice in a relaxed atmosphere.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2003

Irate armed Fuji TV viewer nabbed

A man armed with a crossbow and other weapons was arrested Monday after he entered the head office of Fuji Television Network Inc. in Tokyo to complain about program content.
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2003

Toyota network to assess cars' environmental impact

In response to mounting pressure on industries to cope with environmental problems, Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it will introduce an environment-assessment system in 2004 to produce cleaner vehicles.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2003

Irate armed Fuji TV viewer nabbed

A man armed with a crossbow and other weapons was arrested Monday after he entered the head office of Fuji Television Network Inc. in Tokyo to complain about program content.
EDITORIALS
Jun 17, 2003

Clamp down on illegal exports

The Metropolitan Police Department last week arrested executives of a Japanese engineering company, Seishin Enterprise Co., on suspicion of illegally exporting to Iran sensitive military-related equipment that could be used in the manufacture of solid fuel for missiles. Investigations have also revealed...
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.
Japan offers lifeline to ESG investing amid backlash overseas
Wind turbines in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture
Pillar at entrance to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine vandalized again
Graffiti was found on the pillar bearing Yasukuni Shrine’s name and at its base at the Tokyo shrine's entrance Monday.
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
Democratic Party platform emphasizes Asia, but muted on Harris
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, speaks on the first night of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Monday.
Japan offers lifeline to ESG investing amid backlash overseas
Wind turbines in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture

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