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JAPAN
Jul 12, 2003

Riken finds bigger gap in chimp, human genes

Researchers at the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (Riken) recently announced they have found a much larger difference between human and chimpanzee genes than the conventionally accepted level.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2003

Narita airport takes step to privatization

The Diet enacted legislation Friday "privatizing" New Tokyo International Airport, initially putting the airport in Narita into the hands of a 100 percent government-owned company, which will be turned into a private concern in 2007.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2003

Japan still holds out hope for new Russian pipeline

Japan and Russia have agreed to discuss ways to finance the construction of a pipeline and development of an oil field in eastern Siberia, Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma said Friday.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2003

Koizumi says Nikkei has hit bottom

The stock market appears to have bottomed out and will probably continue to demonstrate a firm trend in the foreseeable future, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2003

Japanese women living longer

Japanese women, who have the longest life spans in the world, are living even longer these days.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2003

Koizumi told to get tough on reform

The government advisory panel on deregulation on Friday urged Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to push his reforms more aggressively.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2003

Antiterror bill debate to continue

A special committee of the House of Representatives decided Friday to carry over to the next Diet session a bill to extend the antiterrorism law for two years.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jul 12, 2003

Business Japanese using Braille method

I have learned business Japanese through trial and error, which is very similar to the Braille method of learning to parallel park your car.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2003

SARS grounded 100 JAL attendants

The Japan Airlines group had asked about 100 flight attendants to stay at home during the SARS epidemic this year after they served on flights that carried passengers suspected of infection, it was learned Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 12, 2003

East Asian FTA? Dream on!

LONDON -- At their summit meeting in Beijing last week, Presidents Roh Moo Hyun of South Korea and Hu Jintao of China agreed to push for a summit declaration on the establishment of a free trade area (FTA) among South Korea, China and Japan.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2003

Joint venture to open in Kentucky

Kobe Steel Ltd., Mitsui & Co., and Toyota Tsusho Corp. said Friday they have formed a joint venture, Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products LLC.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jul 12, 2003

All's fair in love and sumo

Here's how my mind works . . .
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2003

Decontrol ideas run gamut from wine to trash to schools

Local governments and businesses have put forward 280 ideas for special deregulated zones, including areas where farmers can produce wine and where a service can be provided to take out garbage for the elderly.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2003

Economic assessment unchanged

The government on Friday left its assessment of the economy unchanged for July, with sharp rises in stock prices offset by murky outlooks in the direction of overseas economies.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2003

Plan to beautify Japan aired, hit as new pork-barrel tactic

The infrastructure ministry unveiled a new policy Friday designed to put greater emphasis on the nation's appearance.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2003

Saitama governor's daughter held

Saitama Gov. Yoshihiko Tsuchiya's eldest daughter was arrested Thursday evening on suspicion of hiding 113 million yen in donations paid to her father's political fund management body over five years.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2003

Japan Highway accused of hiding data that show it riddled with debt

Japan Highway Public Corp. may be keeping a secret.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2003

Diet enacts law on hospitalizing impaired lawbreakers

The Diet enacted a controversial law Thursday on procedures for hospitalizing mentally impaired lawbreakers, after an unusually long path of deliberation.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2003

Sex change recognition law enacted

The Diet enacted a law Thursday to enable people with gender identity disorder to change, under certain conditions, the way their sex is listed in their family registries.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2003

Koizumi, Malaysian envoy meet

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi agreed Thursday to continue pressuring Myanmar to release democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2003

State ready to move on new SDF bill

The government appears to be on the verge of expediting a bill that would give it permanent authority to send Self-Defense Forces on postconflict missions abroad.
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.
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.
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.
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
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
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.

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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