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BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2003

Manufacturers plan to spend more

Manufacturers plan to spend 17.1 percent more in capital investment this year than they did in fiscal 2002 for the first rise in three years. The total figure forecast is 3.48 trillion yen.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2003

Greenspan should quit while he's ahead

News that U.S. President George W. Bush intended to support the continuation of Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors was greeted with wide support. However, if Greenspan cares about his place in history, he might be wise to decline the offer.
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2003

Banks urge end to civil servants' cash salary payments

The Japanese Bankers Association called on the government Monday to stop paying civil servant salaries in cash and make all payments through bank transfers to help streamline public service operations.
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2003

Nikkei posts 10-month closing high

Tokyo stocks surged Monday, driving the key Nikkei index to an 10-month closing high on active buying of blue-chip issues by domestic investors amid hopes for an economic recovery.
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2003

Auditors have different rules for banks' deferred tax assets

Japan's four major auditing firms use different guidelines and standards to calculate banks' deferred tax assets, tax credits they might get in the future that they count as part of their capital today, according to a Kyodo News survey.
COMMENTARY
Jul 8, 2003

Vajpayee kowtows to China

NEW DELHI -- Seeking to placate longtime rival China, India has subtly shifted its stand on Tibet in a way to clearly recognize the Chinese annexation of "the roof of the world," delighting Beijing but raising questions about New Delhi's diplomatic game-plan and spurring concern among Tibetan exiles....
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2003

Volkswagen SUV bound for Japan

The Japanese unit of German automaker Volkswagen said Monday the company's first luxury sport utility vehicle, the Touareg, will debut in Japan on Sept. 2.
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2003

Analysts see rosy outlook for economy

Some analysts are revising upward their expectations for Japan's economy and predicting stronger growth, although no one is forecasting vigorous recovery just yet.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 8, 2003

Arakaki fans 12 as Hawks down Orix

Daiei rookie Nagisa Arakaki went the distance, allowing one earned run while striking out 12 batters for the win as the Hawwks downed the Orix BlueWave 8-2 at Fukuoka Dome on Monday.
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2003

Finance Ministry to help Japan exporters

The Finance Ministry said Monday it will set up an Asia-wide financial scheme to help small Japanese exporters quickly cash their sales credits.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jul 8, 2003

Watching the detectives

There's something to be said about Japanese police attitudes towards foreigners.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2003

Lawmakers Sakurauchi, Hino leave long legacies

Yoshio Sakurauchi, a former speaker of the House of Representatives and senior lawmaker of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, died of respiratory failure Saturday night at a Tokyo hospital, his family said Sunday. He was 91.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jul 7, 2003

Zico needs more time to mold Japan, but clock is ticking

The momentum of those calling for Zico's head increases exponentially with every defeat the Japan coach adds to the dismal record he has accumulated since taking over the fortunes of the Japan national side.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 7, 2003

England A whips Japan 55-20

England A ensured it finished its five-game tour of North America and Japan unbeaten on Sunday as it beat Japan 55-20 at Tokyo's National Stadium.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2003

A productive EU presidency for Greece

"The Greek presidency succeeded because it had good cooperation with everyone," said Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis, the outgoing president of the European Council, while addressing the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on July 1. All in Europe realize, he added,...
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2003

Consensus culture hinders missile defense

HONOLULU -- If the Japanese are to build a defense against ballistic missiles, as increasingly seems likely, their main difficulty in making it work will be cultural -- not technical or political -- and will require a revolution in the way they make decisions.
EDITORIALS
Jul 7, 2003

Deja vu in Indonesia

The deteriorating situation in Aceh is sadly familiar. The Indonesian government is claiming that it has rebel guerrillas on the run, but is clamping down on the media so that independent assessments of the situation are hard to come by. The guerrillas dispute the military's assertion that it has regained...
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 7, 2003

BlueWave snap 23-game 'Black Sunday' losing skid

After losing 23 straight Sunday games, the Orix BlueWave finally put a halt to their skid with a 9-4 victory over the Nippon Ham Fighters on Sunday at Nagoya Dome.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2003

Politics of human migrations

One in five Canadian workers, one in four Australians or -- at the other extreme -- one in 500 Japanese workers is foreign-born today. The 1 million Indians in the United States comprise a meager 0.1 percent of India's population, but earn the equivalent of an astonishing 10 percent of India's national...
COMMENTARY
Jul 7, 2003

Little gain but lots of pain

Ever since his administration took power in April 2001, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has been asking the Japanese public to endure the pain associated with structural reform. This request is justified only when all Japanese equally share the pain.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2003

Ministry wants to add diseases to emergency-response list

A health ministry task force has compiled a report recommending that smallpox, botulism, tularemia and other illnesses should be added to a list of infectious diseases subject to special government measures to cope with possible bioterrorism.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2003

Kim Jong Il's sushi chef pens tell-all book

A Japanese chef who prepared sushi for North Korean leader Kim Jong Il for 13 years has recently published a book that claims to give a firsthand account of Kim's luxurious lifestyle.
Beware of China’s strategic distortion of reality
China holds a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing on Sept. 3. 
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.
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.
Economic security minister stresses crackdown on rule-breaking foreign nationals
Economic security minister Kimi Onoda speaks during a group interview in Tokyo on Monday.
China to reimpose ban on Japanese seafood imports amid row over Taiwan, reports say
A sign reading, "Suspend the sales of all fish products imported from Japan" is displayed in an area home to Japanese restaurants in Beijing in August 2023. China will reimpose a ban on imports of Japanese seafood, media reports in Tokyo said Wednesday, as a diplomatic spat between the two countries deepens.
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.
Why we can’t get enough of the sham of the rental family
“Rental Family,” directed and co-written by the single-named Hikari, follows out-of-work actor Phillip (Brendan Fraser), who is hired as the “token white guy” at a Tokyo agency called Rental Family.
Economic security minister stresses crackdown on rule-breaking foreign nationals
Economic security minister Kimi Onoda speaks during a group interview in Tokyo on Monday.
How Band-Maid brought anime energy into the hard-rock sound of ‘Scooooop’
Members of Band-Maid combine heavy riffs and maid-inspired visuals in their latest project, "Rock Is a Lady’s Modesty."
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.

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