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Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2004

Gray city's parks green escapes

No plans for the Golden Week holidays? Spending a relaxing day in a park under blue skies may be just the ticket for weary urbanites.
EDITORIALS
Apr 29, 2004

Worrisome low voter turnout

In Sunday's Lower House by-elections, which had been billed as a prelude to July's Upper House election, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party won all three seats at stake. Thus the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, having suffered defeat, will need to rethink its campaign strategy if it is to succeed...
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2004

Cop off hook in suspect's death

The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday overturned a lower court ruling that a 55-year-old suspect was shot dead by a policeman during an interrogation in 1997 and instead decided the victim committed suicide, rejecting a redress demand by the man's daughter.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2004

Tax officials suspect Ebara hid 540 million yen

Plant engineering firm Ebara Corp. has been accused of hiding 540 million yen in income over three years through fiscal 2002, including roughly 300 million yen in suspected slush funds, it was learned Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2004

Key ministers admit ducking pension fees

Four more Cabinet ministers, including Chief Cabinet secretary Yasuo Fukuda, and opposition leader Naoto Kan said Wednesday they failed to pay mandatory premiums for the basic pension system.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2004

Nippon Steel swings into the black

Nippon Steel Corp. said Wednesday its group net balance swung into the black in fiscal 2003 on brisk sales to automobile, ship and industrial machinery makers, as well as on strong exports.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2004

Matsushita turned a profit in 2003; first in three years

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Wednesday it returned to profit for the first time in three years in fiscal 2003, buoyed by robust sales of plasma display panel TVs and DVD recorders.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2004

Japan Post inks parcel delivery ties

Japan Post has formed business partnerships with two convenience store chains for parcel delivery services, Japan Post officials said Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 29, 2004

Jones, Montgomery may skip Osaka

Triple Olympic champion Marion Jones and 100 meter record-holder Tim Montgomery have pulled out of the IAAF Japan Grand Prix next month, local media reported Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2004

Employment opportunities set to grow amid recovery

More than 40 percent of major companies that took part in a recent survey said they plan to increase the recruitment of workers fresh out of school next spring, according to a report compiled Wednesday by Kyodo News.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2004

Industrial production rises for second straight year

Japan's industrial production rose an unadjusted 3.4 percent in fiscal 2003, marking a second straight yearly rise, the government said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2004

Rightist pleads guilty to spree of terror

The leader of an ultrarightist group pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges that he and members of his group conducted terror attacks against members of North Korean-related organizations and others in 2002 and 2003.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2004

Golden Week travelers jump the gun at Narita, Kansai

The departure rush for overseas travelers during the Golden Week holidays began Wednesday at Narita and Kansai airports, Japan's two major international gateways.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2004

Ministry upgrades regional economies

The Finance Ministry on Wednesday upgraded its quarterly assessment of the nation's regional economies for the third straight quarter, noting brighter signs were evident in personal consumption.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 29, 2004

Dodgers to honor Japanese-Americans

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Tuesday they will celebrate Japanese American Community Night on Wednesday, April 28 when they play host to the New York Mets, according to Dodger owner Frank McCourt.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2004

Hitachi net profit plunges 43%

Hitachi Ltd. said Wednesday its net profit for fiscal 2003 plunged 43 percent to 15.88 billion yen due to heavier tax payments.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2004

Revise Constitution to allow greater flexibility: council

A private think tank issued a policy proposal Wednesday urging Japan to develop an independent national strategy and contribute to building a "non-war community order."
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2004

Yamaha posts record net profit of 40.1 billion yen

Yamaha Motor Co. said Wednesday that it posted a record consolidated net profit of 40.1 billion yen for fiscal 2003, which ended in March, up 57 percent from the previous year.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Apr 29, 2004

Knicks a long way from being a factor

NEW YORK -- Say this much for the Knicks, at least they weren't swept by the Red Sox. But, really, what did you expect?
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2004

Public land developers held 2.5 trillion yen in bad assets: study

An academic research group has found that about 700 prefectural and municipal land development entities nationwide held a combined 2.5 trillion yen in nonperforming assets at the end of fiscal 2001.
BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2004

BOJ says Japan will 'continue its recovery'

The Bank of Japan said Wednesday in a semiannual economic outlook report that the nation's economy will "continue its recovery" in fiscal 2004.
COMMENTARY
Apr 29, 2004

British fault line with Bush

LONDON -- Commentators on both sides of the Atlantic have been raising the possibility of a split between Britain and America on the handling of Middle Eastern affairs.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2004

Food aid eyed for Myanmar poppy farmers

The government said Wednesday it will provide emergency food aid worth $300,000 to former opium poppy farmers in Myanmar through the U.N. World Food Program in response to an appeal by the WFP, the WFP and the Foreign Ministry said.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2004

Pension reform bills driven past committee

Amid growing public distrust of the pension system, the ruling coalition rammed government-sponsored pension reform legislation through a House of Representatives committee Wednesday in the opposition's absence.
COMMENTARY
Apr 29, 2004

Asian values shade Japan hostage crisis

LOS ANGELES -- It's true that Asian values may not be all they used to be. But they still pop up now and again with the capacity to dazzle and astonish. It's possible to argue, in fact, that if Asian values remain a strong enough force over time, they could even mitigate emerging Asian nationalism. Two...
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2004

U.S. seeks reconstruction aid from SDF in Afghanistan

OSAKA -- With the security situation in Afghanistan worsening, the U.S. State Department's coordinator for the country voiced hope for increased Japanese participation, including military assistance for reconstruction efforts at the local level.
Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay ¥500 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay ¥500 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
Japan plans higher visa fees for foreign residents
Along with planned higher fees for foreign residents to stay, Japan is looking to raise the ¥3,000 single-entry visa fee for inbound tourists to Western standards in the next fiscal year.
Two men suspected of smuggling 1 ton of gold into Japan from South Korea
U.K. gold bullion bars and coins are displayed at Baird & Co. in Hatton Garden in London.
Takaichi rejects China's demand to retract Taiwan remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has rejected China's demands for her to retract her comments on Taiwan, saying Tokyo's stance on a major regional security crisis remains unchanged.
Japan set to lean on U.S. allies for support if China escalates
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, on Oct. 28.
Japan plans higher visa fees for foreign residents
Along with planned higher fees for foreign residents to stay, Japan is looking to raise the ¥3,000 single-entry visa fee for inbound tourists to Western standards in the next fiscal year.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japanese companies advised to change mindset about investment in Africa
Bernard Laurendeau, chief of Enkopa Lab Japan, in Tokyo last month
Munetaka Murakami headlines quartet looking to move to MLB via posting system
The Swallows' Munetaka Murakami has 246 career home runs in eight NPB seasons.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.

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

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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