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JAPAN
Oct 9, 2004

LDP's Sakai faces four-year term

Prosecutors on Friday demanded that former lawmaker Takanori Sakai of the Liberal Democratic Party -- accused of not reporting 168 million yen in political donations and defrauding the state of 24 million yen -- be sentenced to four years in prison.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2004

Typhoon Ma-on to bring huge storm to Kinki, Kanto

Typhoon Ma-on on Friday was moving northward off Minamidaito Island in Okinawa as it gathered strength for what is expected to be the most powerful storm to hit the Kanto region in a decade, the Meteorological Agency said.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2004

Obituary: Takahiro Sonoda

Takahiro Sonoda, one of Japan's leading pianists, died of a ruptured aorta at his home in Tokyo on Thursday. He was 76.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 9, 2004

Japan starts well in wrestling World Cup

Japan kicked off its campaign for its first title in two years with a strong start after wins over Canada, the United States and India on the opening day of the women's wrestling World Cup on Friday.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 9, 2004

Semifinals postponed

The J. League on Friday postponed the semifinals of the J. League Nabisco Cup due to inclement weather caused by a typhoon expected for Saturday.
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2004

Matsuya to serve Chinese beef 'gyudon'

Matsuya Foods Co. said it will resume serving "gyudon" beef-on-rice bowls Wednesday with meat from China.
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2004

Worker confidence down in September

Business confidence among workers with jobs sensitive to economic trends worsened in September for the second month, sending a closely watched index below the key threshold for the first time in eight months, the government said Friday.
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2004

Household spending inches upward

Household spending remained virtually unchanged in August from a year earlier, with families spending an average 302,657 yen, up 0.6 percent.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 9, 2004

Sisterly reporting from Catholic feminist view

It comes as quite a surprise when Joan Chittister opens her hotel room door. All photos seen to date suggest a rather fearsome individual. Here instead is a smiling roly-poly figure in a casual two-piece summer suit. All she needs is a large white apron and she could be a merry farmer's wife instead...
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2004

Osaka parties as beer event commences

OSAKA -- The most popular autumn party in Osaka -- the annual International Beer Summit -- began Friday at the Umeda Sky Building.
EDITORIALS
Oct 9, 2004

Give us a real surprise

Japan's main banks appear to be getting a grip on disposing of nonperforming loans, which was the big issue 3 1/2 years ago when Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi took power. Corporate earnings have improved a lot, and the economy is seeing its most robust growth since the collapse of the bubble. At one...
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2004

New Nintendo console analysts' choice

The PlayStation Portable is the talk of the town, after basking in the limelight at a recent game show.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Oct 9, 2004

Edward Suzuki

Edward Suzuki accepts being called "an architect of dual identity." He is also a person of dual identity. Had his background been different, perhaps his designs would not have gone the way they have. As it is, he has emerged as a highly individual architect and designer who benefits from his immersion...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Oct 9, 2004

Gone fishin' and fishin' and fishin' . . .

I've never understood why people go fishing -- why would you go fishing if there is the possibility of not catching anything? Would you buy a ticket to the movies if they told you that you might not be able to watch the movie? Of course no one would buy a ticket, unless maybe it was to see a movie about...
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2004

Argentina's frustrating road to justice

NEW YORK -- The recent acquittal of 22 individuals by an Argentine Federal Court in the bombing of a Jewish Center in Buenos Aires dismayed many in Argentina's Jewish community. The decision was received as evidence of the government's lack of interest in solving Argentina's worst act of terrorism. Paradoxically,...
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2004

WMD revelation has Japan scrambling for new excuses

The United States' recent conclusion that there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq has raised the question of whether Japan will now face up to the facts.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2004

Afghanistan three years on

WASHINGTON -- Three years after the Bush administration led a remarkably quick and bold military operation to overthrow the Taliban regime, how are things going in Afghanistan? The short answer is that there has been considerable progress. But that is largely because things were so bad under the Taliban,...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Oct 9, 2004

When stumped, real English teachers 'goflibberate'

The other day I had coffee with a foreign friend who bore the fizzled hair and drooping face of long years of English teaching in Japan. It looked like the blood had been sucked from his skin and bicycle-pumped into his eyeballs.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 9, 2004

Real Madrid already on defensive over signing of Owen

LONDON -- It usually means the kiss of death for a coach and it is almost unprecedented for a player to be given a vote of confidence, but Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has spoken up for his non-striking striker Michael Owen, who has come under fire after failing to score since his arrival from...
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2004

Pyongyang to host next round of abduction talks

North Korea agreed Friday to a request from Japan to hold a meeting in Pyongyang in mid-November on the abduction issue, according to Seiken Sugiura, deputy chief Cabinet secretary.
EDITORIALS
Oct 8, 2004

Kyoto Protocol comes to life

In a surprise move, the government of Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to endorse the ratification of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. Environmentalists worldwide hailed the move, which allows the Kyoto agreement to go into effect. In fact, the Russian decision owes less to environmental calculations...
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2004

Envoy focuses on war criminals

The real source of controversy over Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's repeated visits to Yasukuni Shrine is the fact that Class-A war criminals are being honored along with Japan's war dead, Wang Yi, China's envoy to Japan, said Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2004

Japan asks U.S. to shift forces based in Okinawa overseas

Japan has asked the United States to move some of its military units in Okinawa Prefecture to overseas locations as part of a global realignment plan for its forces, government sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2004

F-15 flights resume at Kadena base

The U.S. Air Force allowed a squadron to resume flights of F-15 fighter jets Thursday, following a midair accident earlier this week that drew local protests.

Longform

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo