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JAPAN
Sep 12, 2003

Memorials nationwide mark 9/11 anniversary

Japanese and Americans observed the second anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks at memorials across the country Thursday, paying respects to the thousands, including 24 Japanese, who perished.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2003

Cop kept her dead baby in fridge

The Associated Press A Tokyo policewoman was arrested for allegedly hiding her dead newborn baby inside a refrigerator at the police single women's dormitory, police said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2003

Myanmarese dying to get out of Japan

On July 28, a 39-year-old man from Myanmar died alone in the International Medical Center of Japan in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2003

One in 116 would serve as lay judges under new system

One in 116 people will have the opportunity to serve as lay judges in criminal trials if a proposed lay judge system is introduced in Japan, according to data released Thursday by a government panel.
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2003

Shiokawa recovering, ready for work

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa, who has been hospitalized since last week, will return to work on Tuesday, the Finance Ministry's top bureaucrat said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2003

LDP panel OKs deregulation plans

An LDP deregulation committee on Thursday approved a set of 48 proposals tied to the third series of special economic zones introduced as part of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's deregulation drive.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2003

Typhoon Maemi rips through Miyako Island; 70 injured

Typhoon Maemi swept through Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture on Thursday morning, injuring at least 70 people and disrupting air traffic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2003

Forget Kyoto and Ginza, latest tourist draw is 100 yen shops

Those 100 yen shops, symbols of collapsing prices, are popular with foreign tourists visiting Japan.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 12, 2003

Tigers battle back for tie, reduce magic number to two

The Hanshin Tigers overcame a 7-4 deficit to tie the game and cut their magic number for the Central League pennant to two after a thrilling 7-7 tie with the Yakult Swallows on Thursday at Jingu Stadium.
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2003

Asahi Breweries backs wind power

Asahi Breweries Ltd. said Thursday it will acquire a 19 percent equity stake in an electricity generation company wholly owned by the semigovernmental Electric Power Development Co. (J-Power).
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2003

Nippon Life, IYBank ink ATM deal

Nippon Life Insurance Co. and IYBank said Thursday they have concluded a tieup agreement over the use of automated teller machines.
EDITORIALS
Sep 12, 2003

A 'peaceful' parade in Pyongyang

A parade of military hardware was conspicuously absent from North Korea's 55th anniversary celebrations on Tuesday. That seemed to reflect its present external position. Perhaps the country was trying to send a dual message to the world: It wants to reconcile the political imperative of maintaining a...
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2003

Interest on housing loans to rise

The basic interest rate on housing loans extended by Government Housing Loan Corp. will be raised to 2.7 percent from the current 2.3 percent, effective Sept. 18, the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry said Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2003

'Hansonism' alive and well

SYDNEY -- In Asia, her name smelled of White Australia. In Australia, she stirred up prejudice and division. More by accident than design, she got elected to Parliament. Today she languishes in prison.
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2003

Candidates see 'recovery' in four different ways

Each of the candidates in the race for the LDP's presidency expressed sharply conflicting views Thursday on whether the economy is really recovering, as some indicators suggest.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2003

U.S. can still turn it around

Two years have passed since hateful acts of terrorism shook America to its core and moved it toward a force-oriented and unilateralist world policy. This writer detests and condemns the cruel oppression by the Saddam Hussein regime against its people in Iraq and against its neighbors over the years....
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2003

Nonaka sent 5 cm piece of metal

Veteran Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Hiromu Nonaka received a 5.5 cm piece of metal in the mail that might be a bullet at his Tokyo office, police said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2003

It's time for Japan to stake wind power claim: advocate

A favorable wind is blowing for renewable energy these days amid mounting environmental concerns and fears of over-reliance on exhaustible fuels.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 12, 2003

Water Grill Oyster Bar: 'R' you ready to crack open oyster season?

Rules are made to be broken. Change is the only constant. Culture is porous and tradition must be fluid. These are the guiding principles for all life. How can they not apply to what and how we eat?
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2003

New effort vowed on disputed isles

Senior government officials from Japan and Russia agreed Wednesday to make their utmost efforts to resolve the long-standing territorial dispute over four islands north of Hokkaido and conclude a peace treaty.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2003

Official receives bomb threat

Police found a bomb early Wednesday at the Tokyo home of Deputy Foreign Minister Hitoshi Tanaka, the key official for negotiations and policymaking on North Korea, after being alerted by news organizations that received suspicious calls, police officials said.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2003

Pro-Pyongyang students get a break

The Tokyo University of Foreign Languages on Wednesday became the first national university to allow students of pro-Pyongyang Korean schools in Japan to take standard entrance exams.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2003

Seniors enjoy thespian therapy

Kiyoko Goto, 86, dried her eyes several times as she watched the action unfold before her.
EDITORIALS
Sep 11, 2003

September 11, two years on

In many ways, the world is a very different place today than it was two years ago. The Taliban and Saddam Hussein are no longer in power. Fears of international terrorism are pervasive; the possibility of an attack is considerably more real. There is heightened awareness of the dangers posed by weapons...
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Sep 11, 2003

'War on Terror' veils assaults on the environment

Alread two years have passed since terrorist attacks in New York and Washington shook America and shocked the world. Today, the repercussions of those tragedies continue to impact American lives in ways never imagined. For environmentalists, one of the most disturbing consequences has been the Bush administration's...
Fears rise of rupture in Japan-China ties in wake of Taiwan remarks
Two Chinese tourists wearing kimonos take a selfie as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
A beloved Tokyo penguin’s end presages Suica’s shift to payments giant
JR East is retiring the beloved Suica penguin as part of a rebrand to transform the contactless payment platform, used for both transit and retail, into a mobile fintech powerhouse.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Ashfall warning issued in southern Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.
The challenges awaiting Japan’s new finance minister
Finance minister Satsuki Katayama answers questions from reporters in a group interview on Oct. 24.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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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
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