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JAPAN
Jan 24, 2004

Murderer's death penalty upheld

The Tokyo High Court on Friday upheld the death penalty for a former Chinese graduate student in Ibaraki Prefecture who murdered a Chinese woman and her husband after she spurned his advances.
SUMO
Jan 24, 2004

One more win for Asashoryu

Grand champion Asashoryu defeated ozeki Kaio on the 13th day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament, but will have to wait to wrap up his fifth Emperor's Cup courtesy of Kotomitsuki's win over Wakanosato.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2004

Yahoo clients' credit card info stolen

Softbank Corp. said Friday that someone had stolen personal information on 242 subscribers to its Yahoo BB asymmetrical digital subscriber line high-speed Internet access service. The information includes names, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and credit card numbers, Softbank said.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2004

SDP to woo voters with new platform

The Social Democratic Party will establish a new platform aimed at demonstrating its policies and its significance to the public, executive party members said Saturday.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2004

Ruling bloc, DPJ to push sanctions bill

The ruling coalition and the main opposition party agreed Friday to push legislation through the Diet early next month that will enable Japan to impose economic sanctions on North Korea on its own.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2004

China relays Pyongyang overture

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has told a senior Chinese official that there are "positive movements" in the relationship between Pyongyang and Tokyo.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jan 24, 2004

All will be decided on Top League's final day

It's often said you shouldn't leave things to the last minute, but the Japan Rugby Football Union will be delighted that its new competition, the Top League, has gone right down to the wire.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2004

Mercury plunges across archipelago, paralyzing traffic, trains, airplanes

Cold air over Japan brought subzero temperatures to many parts of the archipelago Friday morning, as blizzards paralyzed traffic in northern regions and areas on the Sea of Japan coast.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2004

Rokkasho in dark, or wary, about ITER

OSAKA -- Just weeks before a decision is made on whether Japan or France gets to host the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project, Japanese officials are conducting a last-ditch international campaign to secure support.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 24, 2004

Ai-chan to take part in Japan Top 12

Japanese teenage prodigy Ai Fukuhara will compete at the Japan Top 12 table tennis tournament for her fourth consecutive year, the Japan Table Tennis Association said Friday.
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2004

27.65 billion yen in '02 wages unpaid

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Friday that a record 27.65 billion yen in unpaid wages was reported in 2002.
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2004

EBank logs first monthly black ink

The online bank eBank Corp. said Friday it posted a pretax profit of 19 million yen in December, its first black ink on a monthly basis since it started operating in July 2001.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Jan 24, 2004

2003 -- Year of the Compilation

It began in Japan with a nasty flu spawned in an overflowing crowd at the countdown party. Right off the bat, 2003 had all the makings of a year that would never get off the ground.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2004

Samawah area safe for troops, GSDF pair back from Iraq say

Two members of a Ground Self-Defense Force advance team to Iraq arrived back in Tokyo on Friday and reported to the government that the southern part of the country is safe enough for deployment of the main GSDF troop body.
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2004

Ashikaga Financial ends trading at rock-bottom one yen

The stock of Ashikaga Financial Group Inc., the holding company of the recently nationalized Ashikaga Bank, ended its final trading day Friday at 1 yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2004

JAL Group eyes pets' mileage points

Japan Airlines System Corp. said Friday it will introduce a mileage program in March for passengers' pets on domestic flights.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jan 24, 2004

Poppies Samui

"Thank you for picking Poppies," reads the beguiling management message.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 24, 2004

Swallows, Miyamoto ink 5-year deal

Yakult Swallows infielder Shinya Miyamoto, who has agreed to a five-year deal, re-signed with the Central League club on Friday for an annual salary of 180 million yen plus bonuses -- a 25 million yen pay raise from last season.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2004

Japan to maintain import ban on U.S. beef

The United States failed Friday to persuade Japan to lift its import ban on U.S. beef during bilateral talks in Tokyo.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jan 24, 2004

Hogwarts School on Shiraishi Island

I don't know about you, but for me, last year was rife with bad luck and evil. Then, eureka! I realized why. I had simply not taken the proper precautions. There are plenty of Japanese remedies for keeping away bad luck and evil that I had failed to implement. After last year, I have suddenly become...
COMMUNITY
Jan 24, 2004

Custom-made 'samue' fit tallest, widest, largest

So many foreign customers asked the owner of Good Day Books in central Tokyo where they could buy the traditional clothing she and her brother wore for work that she put on her thinking cap. "Samue" -- originally designed as work clothes for Buddhist monks -- are made in Japanese sizes only; even if...
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2004

NEC sets sights on IC tag market

NEC Corp. plans to enter the fast-growing market for integrated circuit tags, company sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2004

Students' academic ability below ministry's expectations

The academic ability of high school seniors in mathematics and science is significantly below the education ministry's expectations.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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