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CULTURE / Art
Jun 6, 2003

Ongoing in Kanto: Other area in Tokyo

"2003 Exhibition of New Archaeological Discoveries," till July 9.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2003

Grassroots groups demand war apology

An array of 58 Japanese and South Korean citizens' groups on Thursday submitted a written request to both governments to take measures that will result in Japan apologizing to and compensating victims of Japan's militarism before and during World War II.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2003

Meat packer probed for mislabeling

Police on Thursday searched the Tokyo headquarters of Prima Meat Packers Ltd. on suspicion the firm mislabeled one of its products, failing to specify that it contained potential allergy-inducing ingredients.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2003

Grassroots groups demand war apology

An array of 58 Japanese and South Korean citizens' groups on Thursday submitted a written request to both governments to take measures that will result in Japan apologizing to and compensating victims of Japan's militarism before and during World War II.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2003

Sales of imported cars fell in May

Sales of imported automobiles logged a year-on-year slide of 0.2 percent in May, coming in at 20,506 vehicles.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2003

Slush fund claim heats Duskin case

Duskin Co., a major cleaning equipment rental firm under investigation for a series of questionable transactions, provided 5 million yen to a struggling business partner in 1998 through a company slush fund, sources familiar with the case said Thursday.
CULTURE / Art
Jun 6, 2003

Ongoing in Kanto: Meguro

"Digital Image 2003," till July 13.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2003

Capital investment slides for sixth quarter in row

Capital investment dropped 3 percent in the January-March period from a year earlier, down for the sixth consecutive quarter, according to a Finance Ministry survey released Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2003

Grassroots groups demand war apology

An array of 58 Japanese and South Korean citizens' groups on Thursday submitted a written request to both governments to take measures that will result in Japan apologizing to and compensating victims of Japan's militarism before and during World War II.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2003

Transsexuals' SOS answered

A group of ruling coalition lawmakers is preparing legislation that would allow transsexuals to switch their gender on their family register after having sex-change surgery.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2003

Russia still mulling Japan pipeline

A Japanese proposal for an oil pipeline in eastern Siberia still has a chance of being chosen over a Chinese proposal, a Russian lawmaker indicated Thursday.
CULTURE / Art
Jun 6, 2003

Ongoing in Kanto: Ueno

UENO "Kamakura -- The Art of ZEN Buddhism," till July 13.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2003

Pay raises average a meager 1.65%

The average monthly pay hike granted in the spring wage negotiations was 1.65 percent, the second-lowest level on record, according to a survey released Thursday by the nation's most powerful business lobby.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 6, 2003

Tigers complete sweep of Dragons

Hanshin starter Hideki Irabu allowed nine hits and struck out 11 over the distance, leading the Tigers to a 2-1 victory over the Chunichi Dragons Thursday night at Koshien Stadium.
CULTURE / Art
Jun 6, 2003

Ongoing in Kanto: Shibuya & Harajuku

"Paintings of Ukiyo-e on Various Themes -- Poets, Stories, Legends, Genre, Landscapes and Others," till June 25 & July 1-27.
CULTURE / Art
Jun 6, 2003

Ongoing in Kanto: Shinjuku

"E.A.T. -- The Story of Experiments in Art and Technology," till June 29.
CULTURE / Art
Jun 6, 2003

Ongoing in Kanto: Nagano

"La Chalcographie du Musee du Louvre," till June 29.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2003

War bills all but clear Upper House

A special committee of the House of Councilors approved a set of war-contingency bills Thursday, effectively guaranteeing the legislation's enactment at Friday's Upper House plenary session.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2003

Matsushita to keep gaming goods distinct

Electronics maker Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. has no plans to develop new crossover gadgets that straddle video-game machines and electronic appliances, a senior official said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2003

Ikeda victims' kin win settlement

The education ministry said Thursday that a total of 400 million yen in compensation will be given to the parents of eight children killed in a stabbing spree at an Osaka elementary school two years ago.
CULTURE / Art
Jun 6, 2003

Ongoing in Kanto: Ibaraki & Gunma

Exhibition of Rosanjin Kitaoji, till June 29.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2003

Economic gauge falls below boom-or-bust line

A key gauge of the current state of the economy fell below the boom-or-bust line of 50 percent in April for the first time in four months, due in part to slowing production.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2003

War bills all but clear Upper House

A special committee of the House of Councilors approved a set of war-contingency bills Thursday, effectively guaranteeing the legislation's enactment at Friday's Upper House plenary session.

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