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BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2002

FSA to relax rules on stock sales at banks

The government plans to ease rules on commercial banks selling stocks at their branches through affiliated brokerages to encourage individuals to invest in the stock market, Financial Services Agency sources said Monday.
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2002

Professor champions cause of small manufacturers

Small and midsize manufacturers don't make for as flashy headlines as giants like Sony and Toyota. They are sometimes even collectively considered a symbol of a debt-laden Japan Inc.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 6, 2002

Takano's big bat hammers Lions

Hirotoshi Kitagawa hit a tie-breaking RBI double for the go-ahead run and Fumitoshi Takano homered twice and went 4-for-5 Monday as the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes edged the Seibu Lions 6-5 at the Osaka Dome.
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2002

Key gauge shows continuing expansion

Japan's key gauge of the economy stayed above the boom-or-bust line of 50 percent for the fifth month in a row in June, thanks to continued robustness in output-related indicators, the government said Monday in a preliminary report.
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2002

Complete privatizationof postal services sought

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's advisory panel on postal services is set to issue a report featuring proposals about their future management, such as full privatization, the panel chief said Monday.
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2002

Investors shy away from markets

Most Japanese remain hesitant about investing in stocks, investment trusts or bonds, and only an economic recovery will spur them to participate in the financial markets, according to a government survey.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2002

JCP relocates to new Yoyogi base

The Japanese Communist Party has moved from a converted cinema into a new 11-story building at the same site in Tokyo's Yoyogi district.
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2002

McDonald's returns to discount burgers

began offering on Monday its regular hamburgers for 59 the lowest price in the chain's 30-year history in Japan while rival Lotteria Co. will discount its set menus by up to 25 percent next weekend. McDonald's hamburgers were sold for 65 on weekdays during a two-year sales campaign that ended in February....
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Aug 6, 2002

Pick a Palau isle and call it your own

The boat is fueled. Frosted beer bottles glint in the ice boxes. The provisions are stashed, and we are about to go and find ourselves our very own desert island.
BUSINESS / ON MANAGEMENT
Aug 6, 2002

Reducing icebergs to snowballs:How to avoid sinking the ship

"Ever had all your dreams come true, only to find yourself in the middle of a nightmare?" asked a wry acquaintance recently. In his case, he hand followed through on a lifelong dream starting his own advertising boutique. A careful planner, he had determined his own strengths and weaknesses and approached...
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2002

Mori named to new post of adviser to FSA minister

Former Financial Services Agency Commissioner Shoji Mori has assumed the newly created post of special adviser to the minister for financial services, the agency said Monday.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2002

Koizumi OKs framework for '03 budget requests

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Monday basically approved the Finance Ministry's final draft of the budget request framework for fiscal 2003. The plan calls for a 2 percent cut in discretionary spending, which includes overseas aid, and a 3 percent reduction in public works outlays.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2002

Maestro hopes to energize, inspire, connect with Asian youths on tour

Bright Sheng has just finished a 3-hour rehearsal with the Asian Youth Orchestra in Hong Kong. You can detect a hint of tiredness in his voice, but it's overlaid with a definite tone of achievement, and excitement even, for what lies ahead.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2002

Hibakusha promotes peace through student encounters

HIROSHIMA -- A group of American teenagers sat in a circle in rapt silence, listening to a 72-year-old Japanese woman speak.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 6, 2002

Tussling over a stolen treasure

ATHENS -- In 1801, Thomas Bruce, the seventh Earl of Elgin and British ambassador to Constantinople, hit upon what he considered a splendid idea.
EDITORIALS
Aug 5, 2002

No quarter in fight for democracy

Democracy is embattled. That is the message of the latest United Nations Development Program report, released earlier this month. Skepticism about the prospect of a new world order -- destined to be more democratic -- has given way to a backlash that considers democracy too messy for the job of state...
COMMENTARY / JAPAN IN THE GLOBAL ERA
Aug 5, 2002

'Sick man' of the intellectual community

LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- In the 1980s and early '90s, there were efforts on the part of Europeans and Japanese to strengthen their bilateral relationship. Europeans were conscious that they had neglected Japan, while the Japanese were seeking to expand their international networks at a time when the...
MORE SPORTS
Aug 5, 2002

Spurrier a winner in NFL debut

OSAKA -- A rejuvenated Danny Wuerffel threw three touchdown passes to lead the Washington Redskins to a 38-7 rout of the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at the Osaka Dome in a preseason game that marked the NFL coaching debut of Steve Spurrier.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2002

Christians, Muslims seek peace in Kyoto

KYOTO -- Muslim and Christian religious leaders from the Middle East, Europe, and the United States agreed Sunday in Kyoto to explore ways to ease tensions that have been on the rise since the Sept. 11 attacks in the U.S. last year. They intend to expand on lessons learned in the Bosnian conflict.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2002

Antiterror law won't cover Iraq: Nonaka

Liberal Democratic Party senior member Hiromu Nonaka said Sunday that Japan's antiterrorism law does not enable its defense forces to extend help to the U.S. military in the event of a military strike against Iraq.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 5, 2002

Ono's 12th-inning, three-run blast lifts Swallows over Tigers

NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Pref. -- Yakult reserve catcher Kosei Ono drilled a three-run homer off Hanshin reliever Takehito Kanazawa to break a 5-5 deadlock in the top of the 12th inning, giving the Swallows an 8-7 victory over the Tigers on Sunday night at Koshien Stadium.
COMMENTARY
Aug 5, 2002

U.S. needs Powell now more than ever

LOS ANGELES -- The job of U.S. secretary of state requires skating on ice -- sometimes thin -- and dodging diplomatic bullets -- even if they later are found to be blanks. From this standpoint, could the United States do any better than Colin Powell?
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 5, 2002

Risks preclude nuclear option for Japan

WASHINGTON -- "Just like the Constitution . . . the amendment of (Japan's nonnuclear principles) is also likely."
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2002

Greater accountability for malpractice sought

The health ministry is considering the introduction of a system that would allow prefectural governors to sack heads of hospitals that neglect to take preventive measures for malpractice, it was learned Sunday.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2002

State has let in three from North Korea

At least three people have been allowed to enter Japan from North Korea with the direct involvement of the Japanese government through secret channels since 1996, it was learned Sunday.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Typhoon to force railway closures as it nears Kanto on Friday
A satellite image from Wednesday afternoon shows Tropical Storm Ampil south of Japan
'Very strong' Typhoon Ampil prompts storm warnings as it nears eastern Japan
A satellite image shows Typhoon Ampil nearing eastern Japan on Friday morning
Seoul authorities find toxic substances in Shein and Temu products
The Shein logo adors the company's first pop-up store in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Aug. 2.
‘Very strong’ Typhoon Ampil set to approach eastern Japan on Friday
A satellite image shows Typhoon Ampil south of Japan on Thursday afternoon.
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.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Global mindset crucial for reform of Japan's health care, minister says
In the past 11 months, health minister Keizo Takemi has been charting his own path, seeking to make Japan's health care policies more global and digitalized.

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