The Japan Times 2007: Index

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JAPAN TIMES INDEX (February 2007)
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GAO General Accounting Office
Based on the latest edition, major news are chosen
GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
and classified according to the issue dates and the GCC Gulf Cooperation Council
GDP Gross domestic product
categories (Front Page News, Foreign News, Domes-
GENSUKIN Japan Congress Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs
tic News, Business News, and Sports News). Editorial
GENSUIKYO Japan Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs
is also listed here. Each index entry consists of the
GM General Motors Corp.
headline and the page number. GNP Gross national product
GSDF Ground Self-Defense Force
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All rights reserved. ©2007 The Japan Times, Ltd. IAEA International Atomic Energy Agency
IATA International Air Transport Association
IOCT Institute for New Generation Computer Technology
ABBREVIATIONS ICPR International Commission on Radiological Protection
IDU International Democrat Union
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IEA International Energy Agency
ABM anti-ballistic missile
IFC International Finance Corp.
ACCJ American Chamber of Commerce in Japan
liSS International Institute for Strategic Studies
ADB Asian Development Bank
ILO International Labor Organization
ADRs american depositary receipts
IMF International Monetary Fund
AEC Atomic Energy Commission
INTELSAT International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
AIDS acquired immune deficiency syndrome
INTERPOL International Criminal Police Organization
ANC African National Congress
IOC International Olympic Committe
AP Associated Press
IPI International Press Institute
APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
IRA Irush Republic Army
ASDF Air Self-Defense Force
IWC International Whaling Commission
ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations
IVANS International Value-Added Networks
AWACS Airbome Warming and Control System
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JAA Japan Artistis’ Association
BIS Bank of International Settlements
JAAF Japan Amateur Athletic Federation
BOJ Bank of Japan
JAIA Japan Automobile Importers’ Association
BSE bovine spongiform encephalopathy
JAIDO Japan International Development Organization
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JAMA Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association
CAPTAIN Character and Pattern Telephone Access Information JAMSTEC Japan Maritime Science and Technology Center
Network JANCPEC Japan National Committee for Pacific Economic
CATV community antenna television Cooperation
CB covertible bond JASA Japan Amateur Sports Association
CCD charge-coupled device JATA Japan Association of Travel Agents
CD certificate of deposit JCCi Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
CEO chief executive officer JCP Japan Communist Pary
CFCs chlorofluorocarbons
JET Japan Exchange and Teaching Program
CHONGRYUN General Association of Korean Residents in Japan
JETRO Japan External Trade Organizaition
CIA Central Intelligence Agency
JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency
CIS Commonwealth of Independent States
JICHIRO (ZENNIHON JICHIDANTAI RODOKUMIAI) ALL Japan Pre-
CP commercial paper
fectural and Municipal Workers’ Union
CTBT Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
JOC Japan Olympic Committee
CWAJ College Women’s Association in Japan
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KANKEIREN (KANSAI KEIZAI RENGOKAI) Kansai Economic Federa-
DAT digital audio tape
tion
DEA Drug Enforcement Administration
KEDO Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization
DPJ Democratic Party of Japan
KEIZAI DOYUKAI Japan Association of Corporate Executives
DRAMs dynamic random-access memories
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DVD Digital Versatile Disc .
LBO leveraged buyout
LDP Liberal Democratic Party
EBRD European Banks for Reconstruction and Development
LSI large-scale integration
EC European Communities
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ECOSOC Economic and Social Council
M&A merger and acquisition
EDTV extended-definition television
METI Ministyo fE conomy, Trade and Industry
EFTA European Free Trade Association
MIA missing in action oe
EMS European Monetary System
MIPRO Manufactured Imports Promotion Organization
EPA Economic Planning Agency
MOSS Market-Oriented, Sector-Selective
ERM European Exchange Rate Mechanism
MPD Metropolitan Police Department
ESA European Space Agency
MSDF Martime Self-Defense Force
ESCAP U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ipa
EU European Union
NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement
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NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization
NASDA National Space Development Agency of Japan
FAQ frequently asked questions
NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated
FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
Quotations
FCCJ Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan
FDA Food and Drug Administration
FRB Federal Reserve Board
JAPAN TIMES INDEX (February 2007)
USTR U.S. Trade Representative
NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
UV-B ultraviolet-B
NGO nongovernmental organization
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NHK (NIHON HOSO KYOKAI) Japan Broadcasting Corp.
| VAT Value-Added Tax
NICHIBENREN (NIHON BENGOSHI RENMEI) Japan Federation of
VCRs videocassette recorders
Bar Associations
VOA Voice of America
NIEs Newly Industrializing Economies
VTRs videotape recorders
NIKKYOSO (NIHON KYOSHOKUIN KUMIAI) Japan Teachers’ Union
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NIPPON KEIDANREN (NIPPON KEIZAI DANTAI RENGOKAI) Japan
WHO World Health Organization
Business Federation
WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization
NPA National Police Agency
WTO World Trade Organization
NPO nonprofit organization
WWE World Wide Fund for Nature
NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.
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NYMEX New York Mercantile Exchange °
ZENCHU (ZENKOKU NOGYO KUMIAI CHUOKAI) Central Union of
NYSE New York Stock Exchange
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ZENGINKYO (ZENKOKU GINKO KYOKAIl) Japanese Bankers Asso-
OAPEC Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries
ciation
_QAS Organization of Americar States
ZEN-NO (ZENKOKU NOGYO KYODO KUMIAI RENGOKAI) National
OAU Organization of African Unity
Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations
OCCI Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry
ODA Official Development Assistance
OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
OECF Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund
OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OSI open systems’ interconnection
OTC over-the-counter
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PCBs polychlorinated bipheny!|
PECC Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference
PEN Poets and playwrights, Essayists and editors, and Novelists
PKF Peace Keeping Forces
PKO Peace Keeping Operation
PLO Palestine Liberation Organization ©
POWs prisoners of war
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R&D research and development
RENGO (NIHON RODOKUMIAI SORENGO-KAI) Japanese Trade
Union Confederation
ROK Republic of Korea
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SAS Scandinavian Airlines System
SDF Self-Defense Forces
SDI Strategic Defense Initiative
SDP Social Democratic party
SESC Securities and Exchanges Surveillance Commission
SHITETSU-SOREN (NIHON SHITETSU RODOKUMIAI
SORENGO-KAIl) General Federation of Private Railway
Workers’ Unions of Japan
SNF Short-Range Nuclear Force
SOR synchrotron orbit radiation
STA Science and Technology Agency
START Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
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TCCI Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry
TOPIX Tokyo stock price index
TRISTAN transposable ring-intersecting storage accelerator in Nippon
TRON the realtime operating system nucleus
TSE Tokyo Stock Exchange
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UAE United Arab Emirates
U.K. United Kingdom
U.N. United Nations
UFO unidentified flying object
ULSIs ultra-large-scale integrated circuit chips
UNC United Nations Command
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNEP United Nations Environment Program
UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organiza-
tion
UNFPA United Nations Fund for Population Activities
UNHCR United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund
UNIDO United Nations Industrial.Development Organization
UNMOVIC United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Com-
mission
UNSC United Nations Security Council
UPI United Press International
Major News of February 2007 Tepco must probe 199 plant check coverups
Domestic News a
February | (Thursday) Maternity clinic eludes misconduct charge (p2)
Front Page News Juki Net constitutional. high court rules (p2)
White House forced climate report changes Asahi apologizes for plagiarizing (p2)
Two win. two lose in hibakusha suit for health Foreign News
coverage
Musharraf lobbies for Middle East peace plan (p4)
TSE. NYSE put seal on formal alliance Nine suspects held in U.K. *Irag-stvle’ beheading plot
FTC to ease rules to spur mergers (p5)
Discovery sheds new light on Stonehenge mystery Berlusconi apologizes to his wife for flirting (p5)
2006 saw average wage fall by 0.6% Binge eating tops anorexia as No.1] eating disorder:
Domestic News study (p6)
Cuba shelves turtle trade proposal. trashing Japan's Quebec village decrees limits of tolerance for its
¥875 million effort (p2) immigrants (p6)
Suzuki-linked ex-diplomat’s corruption conviction NASA detectives unable to find original first
upheld (p2) moonwalk tapes (p7/)
Isuzu told to improve inspections (p2) Business News
Foreign News
Fujiya. Yamazaki agree on tieup (p8)
Australia accused ofp lotting to kill Solomons chief Daiei cracks into market for eggshell advertisements
(p4) (ps)
Tibetan teen alleges torture by Chinese (p4) Sony to close Shinagawa TV landmark (p8)
Seattle liable for illegal arrest of WTO protesters (p5) Air pollution plaintiffs protest at Tovota (p8)
U.K. arrests eight in plot to kidnap. behead soldier
Airport hassles costing U.S. big tourism dollars (p9)
(p>) Dell founder returns to helm of troubled company
‘Better’ Castro seen on Cuban TV (p6) (p10)
London suburb parking fee to hit polluters (p6) Sports News
Preserving Auschwitz a race against time (p6) Sharapova sluggish in beating Schiavone (p12)
Reintroducing wolves to Britain would benefit Cashman. Levine take show from China to Japan
ecosystem. economy (p6) (p12)
Business News Matsuzaka ready for challenge (p12)
JAL to sell Tokyo hotel to U.S. investment firm (p10) Editorial
Japan's Atlantic bluefin quota will be cut by 23% by Freedom to edit (p16)
2010 (p10)
Price hikes helped gasoline sales fall first time February 3 (Saturday)
since 74 (p10) Front Page News
Senate clears way for $2.10 increase in minimum Global warming 1s ‘unstoppable’
wage (plI1) Key points in U.N. report on global warming
California lawmaker wants to ban conventional bulb Extra budget shoved through Lower House
(pll) U.S. u.rveils high-tech combat tools
Sports News JAL no longer to punish staff for fatalities
Kivosawa tops slalom podium (p21) Faked quake data also seen in Chiba Apa high-rise
Domestic News
Hingis off like a shot at Pan Pacific Open (p22)
Asashoryu dismisses bout-fixing allegations (p22) Woman's child-slaying trial starts (p2)
Editorial Busan hibakusha suit against MHI fails 8p2)
Mr. Putin courts India (p14) ‘Chilean Geisha’ visits convicted embezzler spouse.
professes love (p2)
February 2 (Friday) Foreign News
Front Page News Australian lawmakers seek return of Gunatanamo
DPJ. allies boybott over Yanagisawa detainee (p4)
China ‘harvests’ prisoners* organs Hu urges Sudan to do more for peace in Darfur region
Chavez given sweeping powers to govern Venezuela (p4)
U.S. bipartisan group submits resolution on “comfort My successor will be chosen freely: Putin (p5)
women Lights out to spotlight climate change (p6)
New stem cell rules derided as ‘worthless’ (p7) Chinese research ship detected in Japan's economic
Business News
zone
Nomura buys e-broker Instinet for $1.2 billion (p8) Domestic News
NIT profit takes 19% dip on DoCoMo (p8) Arrests loom over Yamaha helicopter sales to China
Japan to define. tally working poor (p8) (p2)
Higher oil prices see Exxon again rack up record Former staffer details process of fabrication for *natto’
profit (p9) show (p2)
Toyota claims No.2 spot in U.S. sales as rivals dip Nine political groups exploit loophole to own real
(p10) estate (p2)
Sports News Official in exam leak found hanged (p2)
Evessa coach Tennichi influenced by Westhead (p19) Foreign News
Yamaha renews Rossi's contract (p19) Hu visits Zambia amid tight security. vows aid (p3)
Sharapova slips into semis (p20) H.K. maids rally against Philippine law proposal (p3)
Top League has hope heading into final (p20) Fresh blasts hit Baghdad after bombing kills 130 (p5)
Editorial | Blair tells Labour that cash scandal won't knock
New hope for Nepal (p16) government off course (p6)
Bush faces Democrats. makes appeals (p7)
February 4 (Sunday) Russia eyes test to clean up education (p7)
Front Page News Rare whooping crane flock killed in Florida storms
Millions to become ‘climate refugees’ (ps)
JAL looking to cut 1.000 jobs U.S. cities criminalize do-gooders who feed hungry
What makes the seashore smell nice’? Bacteria homeless (p9)
lraq falling apart: U.S. spies Sports News
Fourth outbreak of avian influenza is confirmed as Japan finishes third in Karuizawa (p19)
deadly HSN] strain Hingis claims record fifth in Tokyo (p20)
Domestic News Editorial
Budget boycott to continue over Yanagisawa (p2) Try again for a first step (p16)
Action plan eyed with Australia on North Korea (p2) A coldhearted ruling (p16)
Three papers paid forum attendees (p2)
Morinaga to end Fujiya shareholding ties (p2) February 6 (Tuesday)
Foreign News Front Page News
Poor Asian nations face painful health dilemma (p3) Yanagisawa ouster calls linger
Tornado. storms hit Florida. killing 19 (p6) Indy s Dungy makes history books with Super Bow!
Blair vows to stay despite honors scandal (p7) victory
Bird flu outbreak kills 1.000 turkeys in U.K. (p7) ‘Intelligent’ surveillance worries privacy experts
Almost 100 killed at Congo protests (p7) DNA testing clears falsely convicted men
Business. News | Domestic News
Malaysia. U.S. to talk despite Iran row (p8) Eatery. Chongryun in tax raids (p2)
Toyota to launch U.S. truck challenge during Super Osaka officials forcefully evict park's homeless.
Bowl (p9) supporters (p2)
Sports News Kiwis keep close guard on whaler after airlift to
Ikuta earns slalom gold medal (p19) hospital (p2)
Hingis in final again: Injury hits Sharapova (p20) Japan girl wins ballet contest (p2)
Editorial Foreign News
Overbearing education proposals (p12) Thailand creates rice gene bank (p4)
Doctor's plan to apply for U.S. visa is thwarted (p4)
February 5 (Monday) U.S. rethinks tactics after copters downed (p35)
Front Page News Portugal abortion vote to test modernity 8p6)
LDP. opposition split local elections Argentina puzzles over which Kirchner will run for
Abe's disapproval rating tops support for first time president (p/)
N. Korea could freeze nuclear reactor More children exposed to Internet porn: study (p8)
Global environment body sought Business News
U.S. savings rate falls to post-Depression low Fujiya board accepts Yamazaki Baking’s aid (p10)
U.K. poultry imports halted over British HSN] Domestic News
outbreak (p10) Yanagisawa apologizes anew. adds gaffe (p2)
Hitachi's quarterly profit down 77% (p10) Nishimura avoids prison in lawyer scam (p2)
Hyundai head gets three years for embezzling (p11) Fuji TV must pay Tanaka over hidden camera (p2)
Sports News Group of war-displaced file appeal of Tokyo redress
Olympic hero Takemoto dies (p19) snub (p2)
Super (Bow! MVP) Manning (p20) Foreign News
Editorial Chinese are becoming more religious. poll finds (p4)
Rough deal for future mothers (p13) U.S. Army war objector ‘abandoned unit’ (p5)
Getting heard in court (p13) Embattled Royal slams media. “mad capitalism’ (p6)
Muslims sue magazine over cartoons (p6)
February 7 (Wednesday) The eternal embrace? Neolithic pair found still
Front Page News hugging (p/)
Top court sides with hibakusha in Brazil Business News
Bush budget calls for record military funds Mixi ready to face MySpace in Japan market:
Toyota rides to record quarterly profit president (p10)
JAL set to swing job ax to survive Mobile phone users now top 100 million (p10)
lran ups nuclear stakes with move toward full-scale Mitsubishi Heavy to pursue nuclear power tieup with
uranium enrichment General Electric (p10)
Domestic News Jobs asks music labels to free online music from
Extra budgets is passed; opposition to end boycott (p2) piracy curbs (p11)
Gangland turf war threatens Tokyo (p2) Sports News
“Tycoon held in co-op nursing home investment Sojourner wins bj-league accolade (p21)
scams (p2) Italy's Staudacher pulls super-G shocker (p22)
Foreign News Editorial
Hope for N. Korea talks (p4) More bad news for Mr. Abe (p14)
Bangladesh ex-minister held in crackdown on
corruption (p4) February 9 (Friday)
Astronaut charged with attempted kidnap of love rival Front Page News
(p5) In ¥408 million suit. Paloma may settle
Child soldiers still recruited 10 vears after pact (p6) Yakuza rivals meet in Tokyo. strike a truce
Smelling food could speed up aging (p7) Men s sweat gets women hot and bothered: new study
Business News N. Korea says it may be willing to give up nuke arms
JAL's operating loss soars to ¥5.8 billion (p8) U.S. Army's Guantanamo ‘whitewash’ rapped
MMC logs ¥6 billion profit for three quarters (p8) Domestic News
Deregulatory zone system extended (p8) Part-time mobsters now outnumber career hoods (p2)
Apple. Beatles resolve bitter trademark row (p9) Abe says overseas hibakusha will be paid health
Sports News benefits soon (p2)
Tiger joins golf-course boom in Dubai (p18) Osaka plans public smoking fines (p2)
Sakata to fight Parra again for title (p19) HIV-AIDS cases hit record in ‘06 (p3)
Editorial Foreign News
Climate change beyond a doubt (p16) Taiwan urges stronger ties with Japan and U.S. after
China’s antisatellite weapon test (p4)
February 8 (Thursday) Court-martial of U.S. officer for refusing Irag tour
Front Page News ruled mistrial (p5)
Guilty plea in Brazil for fatal Japan hit, run Arrested astronaut had turmoil in life (p8)
U.S. prepares possible shift in Iraq strategy Business News
Past four months deadliest for U.S. troops Softbank sees firm rise in profits (p9)
Bic Camera. Edion agree to join forces (p9)
Wal-Mart faced with biggest sex bias suit in U.S.
history Key money supply gauge rises 1% (p9)
U.N. treaty banning forced disappearances signed. EU plan seeks binding limits on emissions (p10)
though not by the U.S. Performance of U.S. airlines worst for years (p1I1)
Japan hopes pact helps quest to resolve abductions Sports News
Igawa starts training (p13) Walls at old reactor found substandard (p2)
JSA readies for suit (p13) Lack of snow sets record (p29
Editorial
Dual memorials held for Ehime Maru (p2)
China’s courtship of Africa (p16) Rinnai to halt TV commercials. carry out inspections
for free (p2)
February 10 (Saturday) Foreign News
Front Page News Pakistan madrassa standoff may spark violent reaction
Pentagon report raps *dubious’ pre-Irag intelligence (p3)
N. Korea nuclear talks struggle for compromise Militant groups use YouTube for propaganda (p4)
Metro teachers sue over punishments Jerusalem construction near mosques sparks
Trash Constitution, face China threat: Ishihara Palestinians demonstrations (p4)
‘Doomsday vault’ planned to save crops Congress approval up but still negative overall (p5)
- Domestic News Harvard poised to pick first female president (p5)
Tokyo police admit losing evidence in murder case Ban appoints four officials to top U.N. posts (p6)
(p2) Business News
U.S. resolution on sex slaves moves toward House Group of seven ministers bridge differences on yen
passage (p2) (p8)
Nation quietly adds to death-row ranks (p3) Venezuela buys out U.S. company (p8) 7
Foreign News De Beers denies “Blood Diamond’ behind sales plunge
Eat guilt-free this Chinese New Year. wildlife group in 06 (p9)
says (p4) Sports News
Modernity blamed for S. Korea's world No. | suicide Kanzaki ends skating career (p19)
rate (p4) Hirano beats Ai-chan in final (p19)
New NATO chief wants more troops for Afghanistan Iwamura excited to be with Rays (p20)
(p5) Editorial
Dissident Gomez Manzano is released from Cuba Exam system put to the test (p10)
prison (p6)
Lebanon image is press photo of the year (p7) February 12 (Monday)
Business News | Front Page News
Fujiya reports ¥1.67 billion nine-month loss (p8) N. Korea's uranium fades as issue for U.S.
December machinery orders data dip (p8) Nuclear deal hopes dim amid North aid demands
Osaka Gas inks deal to buy LNG from Sakhalin-2 Five deaths in 1992 tied to Rinnai heater
venture (p8) U.S. nixes talks with Cheney. Kyuma
GM commercial starring suicidal robot draws fire (p9) Computer experts warn of Valentine's Day viruses
Imperial Tobacco enters U.S. market (p10) Putin slams U.S. as threat to peace; Gates says. “One
Sports News Cold War enough’
Takeuchi to sigh with Aisin (p19) Domestic News
Bode squanders lead. finishes sixth in combined (p20) ‘Indirect’ aid for N. Korea. not money: Aso (p2)
Editorial Coffins from ancient Egypt found by team from
Mr. Yanagisawa does it again (p16) Waseda (p2)
Boost fire-prevention efforts (p16) Skipper held by Russia faces charges (p2)
Foreign News
February 11 (Sunday) Turkmenistan votes for new president (p4)
Front Page News Hostility grows as U.N. troops fight Haiti gangs (p4)
Deadly heaters not recalled Billion-dollar vehicle does not work (p4)
Special Iraq airlift legislation to be extended by two Boy's dragging death in carjacking stirs outrage over
vears violence in Rio (p5)
Evidence shows Iran aids Iraq fighters: U.S. Ahmadinejad vows nuclear progress in months (p6)
IAEA freezes half of Iran aid Death camp victims are still being traced (p7)
Prize offered for inventing a way to take CO» from Reindeer may get own tunnels in Norway (p8)
air Sports News
Women find voice over sexist gaffe Kanamaru secures 73-kg title (p19)
Domestic News Beck's goal sparks Real (p20)
Editorial Wide disparities found in local support for foreign
A milestone for justice (p16) residents (p3)
Foreign News
February 13 (Tuesday) Criminal ancestors give Howard ‘street cred’ (p4)
No paper was issued due to press holiday. Britain. U.S. worst for children (p5)
Iraqi security to close Iran. Syria borders (p5)
February 14 (Wednesday) Libby and Cheney won't take the stand in CIA leak
Front Page News trial (p/7)
N. Korea agrees deal on nuclear program Business News
Tokyo positive but still cautious about new six-party Sapporo likely to reject call to drop defenses (p10)
deal Current account surplus up 8.7% to record high
U.S. has made large concessions to Pyongyang. say reading (p10)
analysts FSA to punish BTMU over failed loans to embezzler
Fury at over the counter Viagra (p10)
Camp Zama blasts may be al-Qaida: ABC Another year of U.S. trade gap record fuels calls for
Domestic News policy reform (p11)
Rinnai heaters in CO incidents unchecked (p2) Sports News
Brazil begins investigation of suspect in Japan slaying HeatDevils. Apache agree trades (p21)
(p2) Matsuzaka stretches as the world looks on (p22)
Astronaut readies of three-month mission (p2) Editorial
Aussie book on Crown Princess draws official wrath Breakthrough with North Korea (p14)
(p2)
Foreign News February 16 (Friday)
Thaksin family defiant in face of tax claims (p4) Front Page News
Car bombings kill 88 in Baghdad (p5) GDP grows at annualized 4.8%
Kosovo independence at mercy of U.N. vetoes (p6) Prowhaling parley ends in posture of defiance
Royal under fire for “spending spree’ (p7) Gist of whaling talks document
Business News Whaling ship fire leaves one missing
Nikko vows better internal controls (p10) U.S. tempers accusations Iranians sent arms to Iraq
Japan Post suing Livedoor (p10) Giant squid of the deep flash. then dash at their prey
Brewers unite to simulate thirst for beer (p10) Domestic News
Politicians, business push extension of *f ast-track’ Search for freighter crew yields dead pair (p2)
power (p11) Nuclear research body chided for leaking Fugen defect
China's trade surplus widens by 67 percent. breaking data (p2)
record (p!1) Former ‘comfort women’ tell Congress of ordeal (p2)
Sports News Mob kingpin dies in apparent suicide (p2)
Osim not pulling Euro-based trigger (p21) Tokyo gets set for weekend marathon (p3)
Matsuzaka flock rolls in early for spring training (p22) U.S. folk star writes song about abductee Yokota (p3)
Editorial Foreign News
Dignity for disabled people (p18) Bird flu spread feared as millions travel for Lunar
New Year (p4)
February 15 (Thursday) Trail into Madrid train massacre begins (p5)
Front Page News Republicans break ranks to turn on Bush (p6)
N. Korea makes rough prospect for inspectors Smith's body held as family fight over burial.
Osaka shuts down Apa hotel due to quake-safety flaws paternity (p/)
Aomori avalanche kills two: eight injured Business News
EU issues sanctions warning on Iran JT skews smoking ban poll by telling stafft o vote
HIV breakthrough raises vaccine hope against (p8)
Foes of whaling talks. Yanagisawa bittersweet Tokio Marine finds returns low on leveraged loans
Domestic News (ps) |
Freighter that collided with tuna boat ID‘d (p2) Mobile phone shipments up in 2006 (p8)
Three held for allegedly swindling deaf people (p2) Sports News
Yamaha execs grilled on illicit export (p2) Lee called up for Japan Under-22s (p13)
Editorial (p2)
Foreign News
Yen traveling on thin ice (p16)
JAL’s last chance at revival (p16) Philippines to appeal U.S. ban again nurses (p3)
Seven al-Qaida suspects get life for Istanbul bombings
February |7 (Saturday) In 2003 (p4)
Front Page News Prince may serve in Iraq by end of month (p5)
Nova probed over refunds. deception Milosevic’s militia chief guilty of political killings
Let Greenpeace take whaler in tow: N.Z. (p6)
31 indicted in first trial over secret CIA kidnaps Rising genocide tolls greeted by indifference (p7)
Lawmakers to push G-8 on climate Infants can make memories. but forget (p7)
Cabinet OKs ban on funds said linked to nuclear Iran Business News
N. Koreans fleeing to South top 10.000 mark since Disney loses battle over rights to Pooh (p9)
war Sports News
Domestic News High-scoring Apache top 89ers (p19)
Juki Net doesn't violate privacy: Saitama court (p2) Zahrobska takes slalom. becomes first Czech world
Iranian family ordered out but one daughter can stay champion (p20)
(p2) Editorial
Japan's taste for whale fades but not its appetite for Face of the lay judge system (p12)
whaling (p3)
Foreign News February 19 (Monday)
U.S. Customs seizes dinosaur eggs (p4) Front Page News
Putin promotes defense minister (p5) Republicans thwart Senate Bush rebuke
U.S. struggles to find source of peanut butter Japan team grows teeth in lab dish
salmonella scare (p6) Rainy Tokyo Marathon draws 30.000 from around the
U.K. shooting deaths stir fresh anxiety (p6) world
New water evidence found on Mars (p7) Britain 1s set to let women sell their eggs for research
Business News Domestic News |
Sapporo denies. won't rule out tieup talks (p8) Firm quits Philippines amid alleged bribes (p2)
Strategy package promises to curb widening gap Eight more F-22s land in Okinawa (p2)
between rich and poor (p8) Local leaders undaunted by tough greenhouse goals
Yahoo Japan to be double-listed (p8) (p2)
Sports News 16-year-old ski tour escort dies in Osaka bus accident
Nagashima peps up Giants (p23) (p2)
Bonds. S.F. finally reach acceptable terms for one-year Foreign News
deal: Igawa throws wild: Matsuzaka’s humor Sri Lankan laborers caught in Irag turmoil (p3)
(p24) 36 detained in courtroom bombing (p3)
Editorial Early U.S. daylight-saving time threatens morass like
Qualified GDP growth (p20) "Y2K (p4)
Artificial tire reef has become ecological disaster (p5)
February 18 (Sunday) Chinese film wins top award at Berlin fest (p7)
Front Page News Italians march against U.S. base expansion (p8)
Daimaru eyes merger with Matsuzakaya Aesthetics come first at carnival (p9)
‘Gravity-tug spacecraft could save Earth from Mardi Gras revelers flock to New Orleans two years
asteroid hit after Katrina (p9)
Scandal over Ehime doc’s transplants grows wider Sports News
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Leftist group claims Camp Zama explosions (p2) Front Page News
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Body of whaler crewman found after fire in Antarctic Democrats look to revoke war authority
Yamazaki eves 15% of Fujiya. may send execs And now. on to Iran?
Aso: U.S. resolution on sex slaves groundless
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Robot cars expected on roads by 2030 (p7) Foreign News
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Howell ends drought with plavoff victory (p19) Hopes for peace fade as Somalis flee Mogadishu (p5)
Editorial Flashy Rio carnival ends in contest of dance. music.
New hearts for dying cites (p13) flesh (p5)
Britain to start pulling troops from south Iraq (p6)
February 21 (Wednesday) Business News
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EU members get Russian threats over missile deal Nissan to shed workers at U.S. plants (p10)
Unregistered Chiba nursing home tied to abuses of Sapporo mulling MBO to foil takeover: sources (p10)
elderly ’ Top court overturns verdict against Philip Morris (p11)
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Pair sought over Indian train attack Japan Under-22s held to scoreless draw by U.S. (p22)
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Death requested for killer of suicidal trio (p2) ‘Secrets’ with a public interest (p14)
Japan looks to revive G-4 UNSC bid (p2)
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North has “secret nuclear program’ (p4) Front Page News
‘Coordinated’ attack in Iraq hits U.S. post (p5) Prodi resigns after losing Senate vote
Chad suffers as Dartur violence crosses border (p6) Matsushita water heaters killed 48 over 20 years
EU vows 20 percent emissions cut (p6) Stocks top 18.000 on interest rate hike
lran could take 10 more years to build nuclear bomb: Keep North on terrorist list. Yokotas urge Cheney
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Auditor Misuzu jettisons CPAs. corporate work (p9) Kepco reactor pipes fail multiple checks (p2)
Successful Toyota faces patriotic backlash in U.S. (p9) Warrants issued for North abductors (p29
Yamazaki planning more comprehensive Fujiya tieup Contractor's “adviser” held in lawmaker threats over
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Uniqlo to recycle its used garments (p9) Foreign News
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Kameda to face Morales in March (p19) boosted (p4)
Editorial World's largest squid caught (p4)
Roh cuts ties to Seoul ruling party (p4) Matsuzaka shakes off marathon session (p20)
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February 25 (Sunday)
Japan Tobacco receives EU nod to buy Gallaher (p9)
London startup market to use Japanese accounting Front Page News
rules (p2) Cheney warns Iran of military option
Bank of Japan to raise rates ‘gradually. as much as Tokyo refuses to seek ban on cluster bombs
possible (p9) Nikko to demand ¥3 billion from disgraced execs
Record EU fine sends elevator cartel crashing (p10) Japan's fourth spy satellite in orbit
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Editorial Illegal luxury seafood catches to draw harsher
BOJ lifts its expectations (p16) punishment (p2)
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Separated twin arrives from Vietnam (p2)
February 24 (Saturday) Shimane marks *Takeshima Day.” draws protest (p2)
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Yamaha trio nabbed in illicit China trade China uses hash techniques to fight rising Internet
Russian spy suspect's exit lets Nikon link off hook addiction in teenagers (p3)
Iran defies deadline; new sanctions eyed N. Korea woos E]Baradei. U.S. (p3)
Jury tells Microsoft to pay $1.52 billion in MP3 patent Secret evidence ruled unlawful in Canada (p5)
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Citigroup angling for Nikko Cordial: sources Mugabe marks 83rd birthday in style as poverty
Chimps are first nonhuman species seen making cripples nation (p6)
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Maoists give up 3.000 arms to U.N. (p4)
Car bomb factory found west of Baghdad (p5) February 26 (Monday)
46 nations call for pact to outlaw cluster bombs (p6) Front Page News
High schools in ‘crisis’ as grades rise but students 385 nursing homes refuse to register
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SESC probes Sanyo over window-dressing (p8) Japan's postwar “spies hoodwinked U.S.
Komatsu under investigation (p8) Domestic News
U.S. colleges targeted in crackdown on music Abe to keep pressuring N. Korea on abductions (p2)
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Beauty firm sticks with troubled star after Britney Politicians log ¥40 million in unchecked expenses (p2)
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NBA great Johnson collapses. dies at 52 (p20) Sri Lanka truce is all but dead (p3)