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Politics Business Expressions General Sports Leisure States 04 January 1998   Tokyo has no ways to deal with a fast-greying population Asian countries turn to Japan almost on reflex whenever they are stumped by economic problems. But when it comes to thinking up ways of dealing with a fast-greying population, Tokyo may not be the best answer. This despite the fact that Japan whose population is ageing faster than those of other industrialised countries, has been grappling with this trend for years.   Hotmail merges with Microsoft Hotmail Corporation, the most widely used free E-mail service provider, has merged with software giant Microsoft. Hotmail, however, would continue to remain a free e-mail service provider. The service will continue to be called "Hotmail" and the domain name will remain Hotmail.com. British home secy's son sold dope to scribe Scottish Irish and French media identified on Friday British Home Secretary Jack Straw as the minister whose 17-year-old son has been arrested for alleged drug dealing. The disclosure is considered particularly embarrassing for Straw, who has pushed himself as a hard-line champion of the struggle against juvenile crime. Mir space station back in orbit after a dizzy spell Russia's Mir space station returned to normal yesterday after the crew replaced part of a computer that had malfunctioned earlier. The malfunction had caused the vessel to go into a spin and lose power.   Paswan derails norms for loyal staff Throwing Railway recruitment norms out of the window and ignoring an estimated 35,000 applications, Union Railway Minister Ram Vilas Paswan arranged for an exclusive written test and viva voce for nine "temporary employees". One of them couldn't take the exam while eight were "regularised" as commercial clerks on December 12. Books worm their way back to readers, thanks to electronic media Agent Mulder has jumped off the screen and is now in paperback. Chris Carter is doing to books today what X-files did to television. There is this new breed of curious enthusiasts who want to savour every bit of their sci-fi hero's adventure at their own pace. Better still, they want to relive the whole story, if possible.     Mir space station back in orbit after a dizzy spell   British home secy's son sold dope to scribe   Tokyo has no ways to deal with a fast-greying population   Hotmail merges with Microsoft   Letters from a daughter   Paswan derails norms for loyal staff   Household space-savers at "Conzumer"   Books worm their way back to readers, thanks to electronic media   Household space-savers at "Conzumer"