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JAPAN
Oct 24, 2003

Schools told to return tuition fees to students who didn't enroll

Four universities in Tokyo were handed a court order Thursday to return a total of 4.8 million yen in prepaid tuition fees to people who passed their entrance exams but did not enroll.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2003

Taiwan power rivals must win or perish

TAIPEI -- With five months to go before Taiwan's presidential election, the campaign is heating up between the incumbent, President Chen Shui-bian, leader of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, and the opposition Kuomintang's (KMT) Lien Chan.
COMMENTARY
Oct 24, 2003

Criticism prods Bush to tune diplomacy

So far, the war in Iraq and the issues surrounding North Korea have topped news of international events in 2003.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2003

Secrecy robs space feat of its glory

HONG KONG -- For those who have labored long and hard to keep China's space program alive and moving forward, it must have been a wonderful moment when, on Oct. 15, the complicated machinery of initiating space travel performed flawlessly, and China scored a first.
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
Oct 24, 2003

A chill double-bill in the heart of Shibuya

When Matt Nieman and Greg Natali were kids growing up in Philadelphia, neither one of them could have imagined that they would end up living and running nightclubs in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2003

Chrysler to boost profile in Japan via new models

MAKUHARI, Chiba Pref. -- Chrysler hopes to lift its profile in Japan by rolling out many new models in the near future, a top marketing official of the North American unit of DaimlerChrysler Corp. said.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2003

Citizenship elusive for Japanese couple's kids

The granting of citizenship to a Japanese couple's twins born to a U.S. surrogate mother last fall has been put on hold due to legal obstacles, the couple said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2003

Kanebo, Kao plan cosmetics tieup

Kao Corp. and Kanebo Ltd. said Thursday they have agreed to integrate their cosmetics businesses by the end of March 2007.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 24, 2003

Fans come out for 'Public Viewing'

NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Pref. -- One of the new elements in this year's Japan Series is the "Public Viewing." While games are being played in Fukuoka Dome, fans of the Hanshin Tigers gather at Koshien Stadium, all decked out in their oendan (cheering group) garb.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2003

Antinuke regime crumbling

Speaking on the opening day of the U.N. General Assembly's disarmament committee on Oct. 6, Ambassador Sergio Querioz Duarte of Brazil noted that "to attain a nuclear-weapon-free world, it is vital to prevent nuclear proliferation, and at the same time, it is imperative to promote nuclear disarmament."...
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2003

Nissan, Renault say alliance is producing results

MAKUHARI, Chiba Pref. -- Nissan Motor Co. and French automaker Renault SA are reaping the benefits of their partnership in technological development and businesses in overseas markets, officials of the two companies said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2003

Sony second-quarter profit tumbles 25%

Sony Corp. said Thursday its group net profit fell 25.3 percent in the second quarter to 32.92 billion yen due to large research and development costs in its game division.
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2003

Fukui set to visit China for talks

Bank of Japan Gov. Toshihiko Fukui will conduct a two-day visit to China beginning Friday, the BOJ said Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2003

Flag, anthem controversy rumbles on

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government board of education said Thursday it will punish public school teachers who refuse to raise the Hinomaru flag and sing "Kimigayo" at school ceremonies.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2003

End of two-track system no help to women

As the protracted economic slump prompts companies to shed the time-honored practices of lifetime employment and seniority-based wages, another victim of the cost-cutting ax is the two-track hiring system that has effectively kept women's wages lower than men's.
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2003

Mitsukoshi's group net profit falls

Department store operator Mitsukoshi Ltd. said Thursday its group net profit for the six months to Aug. 31 fell 19.5 percent from a year earlier to 2.06 billion yen.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2003

TV show 'Oshin' to raise Iraqi spirits

The popular television drama "Oshin" will be broadcast in Iraq beginning later this month, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2003

Nobel laureate wants research facility built -- now

Masatoshi Koshiba, the astrophysicist who won the 2002 Nobel Prize, said Wednesday he has urged a government panel to reconsider its recommendation not to fund an advanced physics research facility.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2003

Fujii to spill the beans at Ishihara's OK

If he can get land minister Nobuteru Ishihara's permission, Japan Highway Public Corp. President Haruho Fujii is ready to reveal what went on behind closed doors when he was at the former Construction Ministry.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2003

Database eyed to counter rising tide of drug mixups

In an effort to curb the growing number of hazardous drug mixups, the health ministry plans to compile an online database in which medicines will be classified according to their names and packaging, ministry sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2003

Nepalese man's lawyers preparing bid for retrial

Lawyers for a 37-year-old Nepalese man whose life sentence for murder was upheld this week by the Supreme Court are preparing to file for a retrial, it was learned Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 23, 2003

Hoping rain stays away

Rain played a factor in Game 3 of both the Japan Series and the World Series on Tuesday in Osaka and Miami, respectively. The Fukuoka Daiei Hawks-Hanshin Tigers matchup was postponed until Wednesday, while the New York Yankees and Florida Marlins were delayed 38 minutes by a squall.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Oct 23, 2003

Mavs got best of Walker-LaFrentz swap

NEW YORK -- At first aghast, I figured Danny Ainge must be using Rick Pitino as his consigliere.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2003

Expert lays bare environmental carnage of war

While environmental destruction is often the last thing considered when war breaks out, this form of devastation can take decades -- if not centuries -- to correct.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2003

37th Tokyo Motor Show revs up for the media

MAKUHARI, Chiba Pref. -- The 37th Tokyo Motor Show opened to the media Wednesday at the Makuhari Messe convention center, showcasing futuristic, environmentally friendly and concept vehicles, motorcycles and the latest technology.
Japan Times
JAPAN / PARTY LINE
Oct 23, 2003

JCP to stick with criticism of Koizumi, U.S. security ties

The Japanese Communist Party has no plans to change tack ahead of the upcoming general election, training its guns on the policies of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, whom it accuses of pandering to big business and the United States.

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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