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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 18, 2002

China afflicted by illegal flights of capital

While China continues to attract much of the foreign capital that comes into Asia's emerging market economies, it appears these inflows are increasingly needed to offset capital flight. A flood of unregistered outflows from China has been compounded by the difficulty in tracking outbound movements of...
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2002

Quakes hit central, northern Japan

Earthquakes shook the Hokuriku region in central Japan and an area in northeastern Japan within several minutes of each other Sunday afternoon.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2002

Flu vaccination linked to muscle-wasting disease

Five people in Japan suffered Guillain-Barre syndrome -- a disorder of progressive muscle weakness -- after receiving influenza vaccinations between January 2000 and April 2002, health ministry officials said Sunday.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2002

10 trillion yen sought for extra budget

Calls were made Sunday for an extra budget totaling at least 10 trillion yen for the current fiscal year to shore up the anemic economy.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2002

Emission-trading market to be tested in January

Japan is preparing for the test-run from next January of an emissions-trading market designed to combat global warming.
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2002

British law firm capitalizes on thirst for global tools, investment advice

Despite Japan's much-publicized economic problems, independent financial advisers Towry Law are "very pleased" with the performance of their Japan operations, according to John Simmonds, managing director of the Britain-based company.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2002

Yokota's father urges full investigation

The father of a Japanese woman who reportedly committed suicide in North Korea after being abducted to the country urged the government Saturday to conduct full investigations into her whereabouts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2002

Police raid Nicos offices over charges linked to 'sokaiya'

Tokyo police raided the headquarters of Nippon Shinpan Co., popularly known as Nicos, on Sunday after allegations surfaced that its executives had paid off a racketeer.
EDITORIALS
Nov 18, 2002

Good neighbors to diversity

Japanese are increasingly waking up to find that their new neighbors are foreigners who have settled in this country. What should be done to build an affluent multicultural society in Japan? The Sapporo District Court recently handed down a ruling that makes us think about this question. Three foreigners...
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2002

Ministry aims to facilitate work-sharing

Labor minister Chikara Sakaguchi said Sunday the government hopes to act as a facilitator between labor and management to help companies introduce work-sharing systems.
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2002

No talks without pledge on abductees' kids: Abe

Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe on Sunday urged North Korea to promise that the children of five Japanese abductees can come to Japan.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 18, 2002

Only bitter solutions remain in Chechnya

LIMASSOL, Cyprus -- Europeans have a way of knowing what's best for other peoples' conflicts but facing their own crises with ineptitude, and there is no better demonstration of this than their attitude to the war in Chechnya.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 18, 2002

China's new peace strategy

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JAPAN
Nov 17, 2002

Finance firm exec held over racketeer payoffs

A senior managing director of leading Japanese consumer credit firm Nippon Shinpan Co. was arrested Saturday with seven other people for allegedly paying off a former racketeer.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2002

Ishihara is 'war maniac': Pyongyang

North Korea has denounced Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara as being a "fanatic ultranationalist and a war maniac" following remarks he made last Sunday regarding the abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 17, 2002

Move north paid off for Blue Jays' Hinske

Funny how things work out sometimes.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2002

Daiwa official suspected of insider trading

A former division chief at Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. allegedly earned more than 3 million yen in February through insider trading, sources close to the case said Saturday.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2002

Japan urged to accept more refugees

Sadako Ogata, former U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, urged Japan on Saturday to recognize more asylum seekers as refugees in order to fulfill its international humanitarian obligations.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 17, 2002

Sanfrecce ends Antlers' quest

KASHIMA, Ibaraki Pref. -- Defending J. League champion Kashima Antlers' second-stage title quest ended Saturday afternoon after bowing to relegation-threatened Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2-0 at home.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2002

Rengo to review its policy of support for DPJ

Japan's largest labor union group is to reconsider its relationship with its main political ally, the Democratic Party of Japan, by next February, sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2002

Public split on abductee family story

The magazine Shukan Kin'yobi (Weekly Friday) said Saturday it has received numerous complaints about its interview in Pyongyang with the family of Hitomi Soga, one of five Japanese abducted 24 years ago by North Korea who returned to Japan for the first time on Oct. 15.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Nov 17, 2002

Year of the dragon

DRAGON DANCE, by Peter Tasker. Kodansha International, 2002, 272 pp., $22.95 (cloth) After beating Tokyo's mean streets in "Silent Thunder" (1992) and "Buddha Kiss" (1997), Peter Tasker's Tokyo gumshoe Kazuo Mori finally hit his literary stride in 1999 with "Samurai Boogie" -- one of the most entertaining...
Japan Times
JAPAN / WEEKEND WISDOM
Nov 17, 2002

Despite years of experience, nature still fascinates weaver

KYOTO -- Fukumi Shimura has been weaving kimono from naturally dyed thread for 47 years, but she is continually surprised by the mysteries of nature.
Typhoon Ampil lashes eastern Japan with heavy rain and wind
Waves crash ashore amid Typhoon Ampil on Tokyo's Hachijojima Island on Friday. The dangerous storm is brushing by the Kanto region but will not make landfall.
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.
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.
Despite disbandment, factions still loom over LDP leadership race
If two veterans, Toshimitsu Motegi and Shigeru Ishiba, run for the role of Liberal Democratic Party president, the race might come down to a choice between one of former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s allies versus one of LDP Vice President Taro Aso’s allies.
Japan Times revamps iOS mobile app
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.
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.
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.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
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