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EDITORIALS
Mar 31, 2003

Mr. Fukui makes a good start

With the war in Iraq clouding economic prospects, the immediate task for the new governor of the Bank of Japan, Mr. Toshihiko Fukui, is to shore up sagging confidence in the nation's economy, particularly the financial system. In this respect, he has made a good start. Several days after he took office...
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2003

Elderly may pay more for insurance

People 75 and older should pay 10 percent of the premium under a proposed public health insurance plan, health minister Chikara Sakaguchi said Saturday.
COMMENTARY
Mar 31, 2003

Debt owed to those inclined to be soldiers

WASHINGTON -- Americans have grown used to nearly costless wars. The New York Times headlined one story: "Invading Forces Capture Key Bridge -- More American Deaths." It left readers to ponder which was the more interesting news nugget -- that a bridge was taken, or that U.S. soldiers died taking it....
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2003

Japan can help rebuild Iraq without new law: Kawaguchi

Japan can participate, under the current legal structure, in minesweeping operations to help reconstruct a postwar Iraq, Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi said Sunday.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2003

Ministry plans new law to stop prison abuse

The Justice Ministry plans to draw up new legislation to prevent correctional officers from abusing prison inmates in the wake of a series of incidents at Nagoya Prison in which two convicts have died since late 2001, according to ministry sources.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2003

Three more Japanese leave Iraq

The number of Japanese nationals in Iraq fell to 38 as of Sunday morning after three, including a "human shield," left the country for Syria the previous day, the Foreign Ministry said.
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2003

Stocks to move within narrow band this week

Stocks are expected to trade narrowly this week, largely influenced by the war situation as they were last week.
COMMENTARY
Mar 31, 2003

Folly of liberation by force

The Pentagon calls the U.S. military campaign in Iraq "Operation Iraqi Freedom." This is clearly intended to reflect U.S.-British justification of their attempt to overthrow the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein and "liberate" Iraq without a United Nations resolution.
COMMENTARY
Mar 31, 2003

Win the peace with Muslims after the war

LOS ANGELES -- Location, in politics as well as in real estate, is almost everything. When British Prime Minister Tony Blair came calling on U.S. President George W. Bush, America's foremost ally raised with Washington the tender issue of repairing badly damaged relations with America's "old Europe"...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2003

Strengthening military is worth discussing: Abe

The prospect of boosting Japan's military capabilities is worth discussing, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe said Sunday.
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2003

Iraq, intervention fears to temper dollar

The dollar is expected to trade within a narrow bracket this week, as a belief emerges that the war in Iraq could last months rather than weeks but with traders alert for intervention by the Bank of Japan.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Mar 31, 2003

Modesty marked this great man of letters

NEW YORK -- Herbert Passin, whom I had the honor of knowing, died on Feb. 26. Like kabuki expert Faubion Bowers, whom I also knew, Passin was a top graduate of the Military Intelligence Service Language School, which was established in 1941 in preparation for the coming war with Japan. Both did wonderful...
EDITORIALS
Mar 30, 2003

No escape from this war

All war, all the time: It's not healthy. Newspapers, magazines, television and radio are universally consumed with the unfolding drama of advances and skirmishes, threatened aerial bombardments and possible civil uprisings in Iraq. It does have a horrible fascination -- the ultimate reality show in action....
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JAPAN
Mar 30, 2003

Fujimori dismisses Interpol notice

Peru's disgraced former president, Alberto Fujimori, has shrugged off Interpol's notice for his arrest on murder and kidnapping charges, insists he is innocent and promises that he will someday return home to Peru.
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2003

Warning issued over cigarette fires

The Tokyo Fire Department on Saturday warned residents of the capital to watch out for cigarette fires, which officials say have already killed 17 people in 200 fires in the first two months of this year.
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2003

Government jets may help in evacuation

Japan is considering using government planes to evacuate Japanese nationals from Kuwait, Senior Vice Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 30, 2003

Irabu makes winning return

Hideki Irabu made a successful return to Japanese baseball Saturday, picking up a win in his first game after spending six years in the major leagues.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 30, 2003

JAL signs on as MLB sponsor

Japan Airlines System Corp. said Friday it has become an official sponsor of Major League Baseball.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2003

U.S. will welcome Japan input in Iraq: CSIS expert

Postwar Iraq will need a heavy American military presence to maintain order, but Japan can also play an important role in providing humanitarian assistance and helping international organizations' efforts to rebuild the country, according to a senior member of a Washington-based think tank.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 30, 2003

An artist drawing on peace

Yoshitomo Nara is one of Japan's most popular contemporary artists, with admirers not only in Japan but also in Europe and the United States.
CULTURE / Music
Mar 30, 2003

Setting music free on the open road

While major record labels battle Internet file-sharing to preserve the sanctity of music delivery media (CDs and whatever the hell will take their place), major artists challenge their contracts and less-than-major artists avoid the "entertainment industry" altogether. The consequence of technological...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 30, 2003

Lock & key

KAZUYOSHI UEHARA -- not the Kazuyoshi Uehara -- rang the doorbell. He sensed a pause, a hesitation, an interrupted action -- his imagination no doubt -- and tensed slightly as approaching footsteps grew audible.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Mar 30, 2003

Letters from the front

Personal perspectives on the tragedy of war are bound to be rampant this week, so Sunday's installment of Nihon TV's "Document" series (Sunday, 1:25 a.m.) might feel like overkill to some people. As history, though, it offers something more interesting.
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2003

80% fear Japan will be involved in war

Looking apprehensive, Masaharu Ito sits on a bench beside an approach road lined with stalls leading to Kogan Temple in Tokyo's Toshima ward. He has just finished paying homage at the shrine.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Mar 30, 2003

East to West: the seductive Madame Sadayakko

MADAME SADAYAKKO: The Geisha Who Seduced the West, by Lesley Downer. London: Review Press/Hodder Headline, 2003, 336 pp., map, photos, £20 (cloth) In 1899, a 27-year-old ex-geisha who called herself Sadayakko embarked on a new career in San Francisco. With her entrepreneur-husband's enthusiastic backing,...
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Mar 30, 2003

The young, the beautiful, the talented

COLLECTION OF BEAUTIES AT THE HEIGHT OF THEIR POPULARITY: A Novel, by Whitney Otto. New York: Random House, 2002, 283 pages, $23.95 (hardcover) When we think of Japonisme, it is primarily in the decorative arts -- a painting of a European woman holding a Japanese fan or wearing a kimono, some oriental...
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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