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BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2003

Hiranuma, Yoon discuss FTA talks

Trade chief Takeo Hiranuma and his South Korean counterpart, Yoon Jin Shik, agreed Monday to continue cooperating on bringing about an early start to government-level talks on a free-trade agreement.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2003

Roh seeks relationship free of history's shadows

South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun told the Diet on Monday that Japan and South Korea should be "free of the shadow of historical issues" and should emphasize future-oriented ties.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2003

Reform debate gets personal as boycott called

A rift between the national and local governments over decentralization appears to have developed into an unprecedented attempt to boycott products made by one of the nation's major consumer electronics makers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2003

Crown Prince, Princess fete 10th wedding anniversary

Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako marked their 10th wedding anniversary Monday.
COMMENTARY
Jun 10, 2003

'Soviet-style' reforms won't improve national universities

The Upper House of the Diet is debating legislation aimed at turning national universities into "independent agencies."
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2003

Balance of bank loans down again

The balance of loans by banks fell 4.7 percent in May from a year earlier for the 65th straight monthly decline, the Bank of Japan said Monday in a preliminary report.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2003

Osaka bank robber nets 17 million yen

OSAKA -- A lone robber made off with some 17 million yen Monday from Bank of Kansai's Kudara branch after posing as a fire extinguisher inspector and grabbing a female teller, police said.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 10, 2003

Agnes Digital bags Yasuda race

Agnes Digital burst ahead in the final moments of the Yasuda Memorial on Sunday at Tokyo to claim his sixth Group 1, besting a field of 17 by a neck in record time, with Admire Max over the line in second.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FRONT-RUNNERS
Jun 10, 2003

Security firm develops fuel-cell robot

Fuel cells that generate electricity via a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen are emerging as an environment-friendly alternative source of power.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2003

Osaka bank robber nets 17 million yen

OSAKA -- A lone robber made off with some 17 million yen Monday from Bank of Kansai's Kudara branch after posing as a fire extinguisher inspector and grabbing a female teller, police said.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 10, 2003

Finding acting work, reducing phone bills and ditching old stuff

Freighter travel Judi Sullivan's daughter, who lives in Japan, sent her a Lifelines column with an enquiry from reader Lisa Beretta, who wanted info on cargo ships willing to take a passenger to Europe.
EDITORIALS
Jun 10, 2003

Mr. Abbas in the hot seat

Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas is a brave man. He took his job knowing that his every move would be attacked from three sides: by Israelis, by Islamic militants and by the Palestinian leadership he replaced, in particular Palestine Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat. And within...
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2003

Chino poised for China joint venture

Chino Corp., which produces measuring instruments, said Monday it will set up a joint venture in China's Jiangsu Province in July with Shanghai Automation Instrumentation Co.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 10, 2003

Marines' Minchey knocks out punchless Fighters

Nathan Minchey scattered five hits over eight innings and won his fifth straight decision as the Chiba Lotte Marines edged the Nippon Ham Fighters 1-0 at Chiba Marine Stadium on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jun 10, 2003

My mother, the terrorist and other successful families

An old saying in Japanese goes, "Oya no hikari wa nanahikari," literally, "A parent's light is [as good as] seven lights." In other words, children who play their cards right can bask in the glow of their parent's fame.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 10, 2003

Australia A completes sweep of Japan

By RICH FREEMAN
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2003

Osaka bank robber nets 17 million yen

OSAKA -- A lone robber made off with some 17 million yen Monday from Bank of Kansai's Kudara branch after posing as a fire extinguisher inspector and grabbing a female teller, police said.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2003

Bill outline defines role of SDF troops in Iraq

The Self-Defense Forces personnel to be dispatched to Iraq will engage in logistic support for security, humanitarian and reconstruction assistance, and disposal of weapons of mass destruction, according to the government's outline of a new bill unveiled Monday.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2003

Bill outline defines role of SDF troops in Iraq

The Self-Defense Forces personnel to be dispatched to Iraq will engage in logistic support for security, humanitarian and reconstruction assistance, and disposal of weapons of mass destruction, according to the government's outline of a new bill unveiled Monday.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2003

April data illustrates fragility of services sector

Five of the six major service industries performed worse in April than in the same month last year, underscoring the fragility of the services sector, the government said Monday.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2003

Mizuho cuts long-term prime rate

Mizuho Corporate Bank has announced it is cutting its long-term prime rate by 0.1 percentage point to a record low 1.25 percent per annum, effective Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2003

Cut benefits to current, future pensioners: report

The government should consider cutting back on pension benefits not only for future pensioners but also for seniors now drawing a pension, according to a proposal released Monday by an advisory committee to Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2003

Bill outline defines role of SDF troops in Iraq

The Self-Defense Forces personnel to be dispatched to Iraq will engage in logistic support for security, humanitarian and reconstruction assistance, and disposal of weapons of mass destruction, according to the government's outline of a new bill unveiled Monday.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2003

Seiko Epson eyes record IPO takings

Inkjet-printer maker Seiko Epson Corp., due to list its stock on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange later this month, said Monday it expects to raise up to 120.3 billion yen via an initial public offering.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2003

Crayfish to settle U.S. investor suit

E-mail service provider Crayfish Co. said Saturday that it and other defendants will pay $9 million to a group of U.S. investors to settle out of court a damages suit filed in 2000 over alleged shortcomings in Crayfish's disclosure.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2003

Bill to dispatch SDF to Iraq ready for Diet

The government and the three ruling parties agreed Saturday to submit a bill to the Diet this week that will make it possible to send Self-Defense Forces to Iraq to take part in post-war reconstruction work.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2003

Bill to dispatch SDF to Iraq ready for Diet

The government and the three ruling parties agreed Saturday to submit a bill to the Diet this week that will make it possible to send Self-Defense Forces to Iraq to take part in post-war reconstruction work.
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.
LDP presidential hopefuls' first hurdle — securing 20 signatures
Digital minister Taro Kono at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo in September 2023
Japan offers lifeline to ESG investing amid backlash overseas
Wind turbines in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture
Dreading the Big One? How to manage pre-disaster anxiety.
Earthquakes are a fact of life in Japan, but there are strategies to keep yourself from spiraling into stress and despair over future catastrophes.
Hurdles remain in Japan for transplants of pig organs into humans
Surgeons perform the world’s first genetically modified pig kidney transplant into a living human at Massachusetts General Hospital in March.
Kishida's out. Who will likely be Japan's next leader?
Digital minister Taro Kono (left), Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi (center) and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba are among the potential candidates for the ruling party's presidential election next month.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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