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Past News Review (2002)

[December 2002]

#92: Japan Emperor, on Birthday, Touches on Poor Economy (12/24)

#91: Japanese Warship Heads for Indian Ocean (12/19)

#90: US Sub Captain Sorry for Sinking (12/17)

#89: Japan Opposition Elects New Leader - at A Cost (12/12)

#88: Nobel Prize Winners Give Advice (12/10)

#87: Japan Reform Hopes Fade as Political Murk Deepens (12/5)

#86: Toyota Applies to Enter US Banking Market (12/3)


[November 2002]

#85: Japan Urged to Triple Tax (11/28)

#84: Tokyo's Big 2003 Office Space Problem - A Glut (11/26)

#83: With Disarmament Off the Agenda, Will Japan Go Nuclear Next? (11/19)

#82: Japan Empress Won't Save Old Home (11/14)

#81: Envoy Says U.S. May Stop N.Korea Oil Shipments - Media (11/12)

#80: Japan, China, India Look East for Free Trade (11/7)

#79: Japan's Newest Star: A Chemist (11/5)


[October 2002]

#78: Would Reform Ruin Japan? (10/31)

#77: Koizumi Boosted by Japanese Poll Results (10/29)

#76: Political Revolt Stalls Japanese Bank Plans (10/24)

#75: U.S., Japan Discuss N. Korean Nukes (10/22)

#74: Tears and Hugs as 5 Abducted Japanese Go Home to Visit (10/17)

#73: Is Japan's Takenaka a Reformer or Destroyer? (10/15)

#72: Japan Celebrates Second Science Nobel Prize in Two Days (10/10)

#71: Japanese Banks Tumble Again (10/8)

#70: Bad Loans Issue Cuts to Heart of Japan Politics (10/3)

#69: Japan Pledge on Ailing Banks to Mollify G7 (10/1)


[September 2002]

#68: Japan's Trade Surplus Doubles in August (9/26)

#67: Bank of Japan to Buy Some Bank-held Stocks (9/2)

#66: Japan PM Wins N.Korea Apology, Security Concessions (9/19)

#65: Japan Proposes Free Trade on Cars (9/17)

#64: Japan's Latest Rocket Lifts Off (9/12)

#63: Iraq, Pyongyang High on Agenda for Bush-Koizumi (9/10)

#62: Nikkei Plumbs New Low as Rout Rolls On (9/5)

#61: Japan PM to Make Historic North Korean Visit (9/3)


[August 2002]

#60: The newsworthiness of Japan (8/29)

#59: Japan Official Quits Over Taiwan Visit Order (8/27)

#58: Net Phoning a Hit in Japan (8/20)

#57: For Foreign News Media, Japan Loses Its Luster (8/15)

#56: Full Trains, Traffic Jams at Start of Bon (8/13)

#55: Tokyo Unveils New Curbs on Short-selling (8/8)

#54: Bank Notes to Get High-tech Makeover (8/6)

#53: Koizumi Braces for Battle Over Bank Plan (8/1)


[July 2002]

#52: Koizumi to Revive Economy with Zones (7/30)

#51: Japan 2002--A Contrarian View (7/25)

#50: Japan Expects More Slimming Pill Casualties (7/23)

#49: Japan Says Economy Stable on Exports (7/19)

#48: Powerless to Stop the Yen's Rise (7/16)

#47: Japanese Shipment of Nuclear Fuel Raises Security Fears (7/10)

#46: Japan's Troubling Toll-gate Mentality (7/4)

#45: BOJ Tankan Shows Improvement in Japan (7/2)


[June 2002]

#44: Japan's Economy Faces Competition (6/27)

#43: Japanese Regulator Faults Bank Officials (6/25)

#42: Debt-burdened Japan Shoots the Messenger (6/20)

#41: Bertelsmann to Sell Discount Books in Japan (6/18)

#40: Nuke Remark Sours Sino-Japan Ties (6/13)

#39: Sony Forced to Share Walkman (6/11)

#38: Koizumi's Popularity Continues to Slide (6/6)

#37: Legacy of World Cup May Be Stadiums (6/4)


[May 2002]

#36: 50 from Chinese Delegation Go Missing in Japan (5/30)

#35: Accusations Swirl as IWC Whale Hunt Deal Fails (5/28)

#34: Japan Looks to Promote Parenthood (5/23)

#33: Whaling Activists Face Off in Japan (5/21)

#32: China and Japan in Asylum Impasse (5/16)

#31: China Asylum Problem Grows (5/14)

#30: Japan Parliament to Ready Attack Plan (5/9)

#29: So What If Japan Doesn't Like Its Credit Rating (5/7)

#28: Koizumi Eyes Japan-Australia Free Trade (5/2)


[April 2002]

#26: LDP Acquiesces on Bills for Postal Deregulation (4/25)

#25: Japan Braces for a 'Designed in China' World (4/23)

#24: Japan's Loan Collection Body Complains of Curbs (4/22)

#23: Blow to Japan as credit rating cut (4/18)

#22: Rumbles from a distant war (4/16)

#21: ANALYSIS-Japanese Gold Demand no Flash in the Pan (4/11)

#20: Yamada Wins Kyoto Gubernatorial Poll (4/9)

#19: Independent Elected Mayor of Yokohama (4/4)

#18: Once Again, Japan's Fix Is Short (4/2)


[March 2002]

#17: Tokyo Ordered to Stop Local Bank Tax (3/28)

#16: Korea-Japan Free Trade Agreement Gathers Steam (3/26)

#15: Familiar food items off shop shelves (3/20)

#14: New e-mail worm shifts language for recipients (3/18)

#13: Moody's blow for Japanese assurers (3/14)

#12: In Japan, Women Fight for the Last Word on Last Names (3/12)

#11: World Blasts Steel Tariffs, Threatens Reprisals (3/7)

#10: Bitter Legacy As Japanese Firms Lay Off Thousands (3/5)


[February 2002]

#9: Japanese FSA clamps down on short selling (2/28)

#8: Snow Brand Altered Butter Expiry Dates (2/26)

#7: Bush, Koizumi raise support for each other (2/21)

#6: Laura Bush Reads at Japan School (2/19)

#5: Bush to Encounter a Much Less Formidable Japan (2/18)

#4: Parties Agree to 2003 Medical Fee Increase (2/14)

#3: Japan Ready For Share-Buying Spree (2/13)

#2: Gov't does not want foreign capital in Snow Brand (2/7)

#1: Koizumi Quotes Hirohito Snow Job (2/6)


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