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JAPAN
Mar 11, 2003

MSDF ship refuels French vessel

A Maritime Self-Defense Force supply ship in the Arabian Sea refueled a French vessel for the first time Sunday as part of its logistic support for U.S.-led antiterror operations in and around Afghanistan, the MSDF said Monday.
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2003

Firms matching workers' skills to departments

Former Yomiuri Giants slugger Hideki Matsui, who has joined the New York Yankees, is not the only Japanese to take advantage of a free-agent system.
COMMENTARY
Mar 11, 2003

Japan's nation-building role

Amid escalating tension over the Iraqi situation, the international community, including Japan, has again pledged contributions toward reconstructing war-torn Afghanistan. The pledges came at the Tokyo Conference on Consolidation of Peace on Feb. 22, attended by officials from 34 countries, including...
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2003

Koizumi eyes 'convincing' abductee strategy

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has told the family of Kaoru Hasuike that he will try to resolve the North Korean abduction issue in a "convincing" way, Hasuike's brother, Toru, said Monday.
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2003

Tokyo stocks slide to new 20-year low

Tokyo stocks plummeted to a new 20-year low Monday, as the growing threat of war in Iraq and a sliding dollar prompted investors to sell a broad range of shares.
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2003

Mizuho unit to cut lending rate

Mizuho Corporate Bank said Monday it will cut its long-term prime lending rate by 0.05 percentage point to a record low 1.5 percent per year.
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2003

Ando to inject Hazama with 1 billion yen

Midsize general contractor Ando Corp. said Monday it has agreed to forge a capital tieup with Hazama Corp., seeking to inject the troubled builder with 1 billion yen through the purchase of preferred shares.
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2003

Balance of bank loans tumbles to a record low

The February balance of bank loans slipped to a record low 415.92 trillion yen, down 4.8 percent from a year ago, the Bank of Japan said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Mar 11, 2003

Building projects defy huge cash woe

Until a year ago, the tallest structure I could see from my apartment in Hashimoto, Kanagawa Prefecture, was the neon sign for the local Denny's. Not any more.
BUSINESS / ON MANAGEMENT
Mar 11, 2003

Four essential errors that you should make before assuming the CEO mantle

Winter is here with a vengeance, and the ski slopes are alive with CEOs who have nothing better to do than hone their powder skills -- and think about what might have been. Many will no doubt be replaying the miscalculations and misjudgments that led to their current difficulties. Yet the curious thing...
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2003

Pyongyang fires another missile

North Korea fired a ground-to-ship missile into the Sea of Japan on Monday -- the second such launch in two weeks -- in what appeared to be further provocation aimed at gaining Washington's attention.
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2003

Hitachi latest firm planning to adopt merit-pay system

In a move that may affect the entire manufacturing industry, Hitachi Ltd. plans to introduce a new pay system based entirely on job performance and abolish seniority-based annual pay hikes.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2003

EU keeps channel open with Pyongyang

The withdrawal of North Korea from the Nonproliferation Treaty, or NPT, has caused great concern among members of the international community. The pillars of the 1994 Framework Agreement between the United States and North Korea and the policy that led to the establishment of the Korean Peninsula Energy...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 11, 2003

Beards and the George Bush drum & bass Babylon

The Punchline Comedy Club has again revealed its determination to showcase the cream of Western comedy in Asia, by securing the services of top British comedian Bill Bailey.
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2003

Economists skeptical over promise to take action on stock-price tumble

As the 225-issue Nikkei average briefly tumbled below 8,000 on Monday before finishing at a fresh 20-year low, top Cabinet members began talking about government plans to counter the seemingly relentless fall in domestic share prices.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Mar 9, 2003

Tourists help Guam Rugby Club show its True Grit

The rugby community in Guam showed their True Grit in every sense of the word by hosting their annual tens tournament in early February.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2003

Annan asks Japan to aid Pyongyang

United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has urged Japan to consider providing food aid to North Korea, New Komeito chief Takenori Kanzaki said Saturday.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2003

Murder case suspect found hanged

A 28-year-old man wanted as a suspect in the murder of an office worker in Tokyo was found hanged early Saturday inside a restaurant lavatory, and police are treating the case as suicide.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2003

Sakai linked to extra 13 million yen 'reward' in 1997

A temporary staff agency gave 13 million yen in cash in 1997 to an unidentified person with close links to Takanori Sakai, it was learned Saturday.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2003

Japanese fear more for economy, society

Japanese people are becoming more pessimistic about the troubled economy and more worried that their society is becoming increasingly unstable, according to a survey released Saturday.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2003

Nearly 90% of fish in moat are native species

The Environment Ministry completed Saturday the netting of fish in an imperial moat in central Tokyo and, contrary to a 2000 survey, found nearly 90 percent of the catch to be native fish, not marauding foreign species.
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2003

International schools to win equal status

The government plans to treat international schools like private domestic schools starting in April and give preferential tax treatment to donors to such schools, government officials said Saturday.
Japan rescues Mexican man from Senkakus
A Mexican man rescued near Uotsuri Island in the Senkaku chain in Okinawa Prefecture is believed to have drifted to the area in a canoe from the island of Yonaguni, also in Okinawa.
Japanese government considers taking precautions against mpox
The Foreign Ministry has issued a Level 1 infectious disease alert for seven African countries, urging travelers to take precautions against mpox during visits to those nations.
Takayuki Kobayashi set to announce LDP presidential bid
Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Takayuki Kobayashi speaks to reporters during a visit to Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni Shrine on Thursday, the 79th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.
The rule of law is coming for Putin
Efforts to hold the Kremlin accountable for the war in Ukraine have begun, with the International Criminal Court already issuing arrest warrants for Vladimir Putin and others for unlawfully deporting Ukrainian children to Russia.
'The Box Man': Absurdist Kobo Abe adaptation speaks to the present
A Tokyo man who scuttles around the city in a dirty cardboard box finds himself fighting off odd characters in Gakuryu Ishii’s “The Box Man.”
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.
New tales in translation to give you chills and thrills this summer
For centuries, Japanese people have been scaring themselves with horror stories as a way of cooling down during the stifling summer months.
Women's sumo takes big step forward with first high school championships
Yuzuki Komiya (left) competes in the first national high school sumo tournament for girls in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Saturday.

Podcast

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