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Japanese cartoonist Yaanse debuts as singer at age 84

Japanese cartoonist Takashi Yanase, 84, sings at a press conference in Tokyo held on Dec. 5, 2003, to announce his debut as a singer. Yanase (1919-2013), also a writer, poet and lyricist, is best known as the creator of Anpanman, the main character of the popular Japanese children's anime series of the same name.

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(1)Cabinet approves basic policy for FY 2004 budget

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from R) listens to Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki (L) speak at a meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy on Dec. 5. The council drew up the government's basic policy for the fiscal 2004 budget, which caps general account spending and policy-related expenditures to their levels of the initial fiscal 2003 budget.

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Toyota eyes record global sales of 5.79 mil. units in 2003

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho speaks at a press conference at a Nagoya hotel on Dec. 17 about the company's sales plan for 2003. Cho said Toyota aims to sell a record 5.79 million vehicles at home and abroad in 2003, up 5% from 2002.

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Osaka mint to accept orders for Winter Asian Games silver coin

OSAKA, Japan - The Finance Ministry's Mint Bureau in Osaka said Nov. 15 it will accept mail orders from Nov. 22 to Dec. 5 for its first colored silver coins to mark the fifth Winter Asian Games to be held in Aomori Prefecture in February 2003. The 1,000-yen coin made of pure silver features a skier and a skater on the front, and apples and the games' symbol on the back. The apples a major local product of Aomori.

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Benetton to open 3 megastores in Osaka, Kyoto

TOKYO, Japan - Benetton Group Chairman Luciano Benetton speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2001 on his group's plan to open three megastore outlets in Osaka and Kyoto from next February to February 2003. ''We hope to open 20 megastores in Japan by 2004,'' he said.

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Benetton to open 3 megastores in Osaka, Kyoto

TOKYO, Japan - Benetton Group Chairman Luciano Benetton speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2001 on his group's plan to open three megastore outlets in Osaka and Kyoto from next February to February 2003. ''We hope to open 20 megastores in Japan by 2004,'' he said.

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Vaclav HAVEL Karel GOTT

Former Czech President Vaclav Havel, right, shakes hands with singer Karel Gott, left, before a charity concert at Prague Castle in this file photo taken Dec.21, 2000. After the Czech Parliament has recently failed twice to elect Havel's successor, the group of rock musicians and entertainers came with an idea on Feb.5, 2003, that well known Czech pop star Karel Gott might be the right candidate for the post. (CTK Photo/Jan Trestik) ***FILE PHOTO*** Most popular Czech pop singer Karel Gott died at 80 on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, before midnight at home in his family circle, in Prague, Czech Republic, his spokeswoman Stolzova said on October 2, 2019.

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(1)Cabinet approves basic policy for FY 2004 budget

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from R) listens to Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki (L) speak at a meeting of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy on Dec. 5. The council drew up the government's basic policy for the fiscal 2004 budget, which caps general account spending and policy-related expenditures to their levels of the initial fiscal 2003 budget. (Kyodo)

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Toyota eyes record global sales of 5.79 mil. units in 2003

NAGOYA, Japan - Toyota Motor Corp. President Fujio Cho speaks at a press conference at a Nagoya hotel on Dec. 17 about the company's sales plan for 2003. Cho said Toyota aims to sell a record 5.79 million vehicles at home and abroad in 2003, up 5% from 2002. (Kyodo)

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Osaka mint to accept orders for Winter Asian Games silver coin

OSAKA, Japan - The Finance Ministry's Mint Bureau in Osaka said Nov. 15 it will accept mail orders from Nov. 22 to Dec. 5 for its first colored silver coins to mark the fifth Winter Asian Games to be held in Aomori Prefecture in February 2003. The 1,000-yen coin made of pure silver features a skier and a skater on the front, and apples and the games' symbol on the back. The apples a major local product of Aomori. (Kyodo)