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Hisane Masaki
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2001
Japan gets China's vote for ICJ
Japan has found an unlikely ally in its intensifying campaign to secure a judge's seat at the International Court of Justice.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Aug 3, 2001
Japan skittish about emerging from FTA lab
Think of it as entering a long tunnel with no light at the other end anywhere in sight.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2001
Mbeki to get invitation for October visit
Reflecting a recent foreign-policy focus on Africa, Japan plans to invite South African President Thabo Mbeki as a state guest in early October, government sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2001
No revisions expected after text review concludes in July
An ongoing diplomatic row with South Korea and China over some history textbooks could enter a new phase next month.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2001
Japan to give $100 million to AIDS fund
The government will pay about $100 million for a fund proposed by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan to promote the international crusade against AIDS, government sources said Sunday.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2001
Essays land students trip to U.N.
For children aspiring to become future diplomats, it may be the gateway to success.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2001
Koizumi may visit Moscow by yearend to discuss islands
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi may make his first official visit to Moscow by the end of this year to rekindle negotiations on a long-standing territorial dispute between Japan and Russia.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2001
Panel to guide U.N. AIDS fund
The Group of Eight major countries have reached a basic agreement on the framework of a fund proposed by U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to promote the international crusade against AIDS, G8 sources said.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2001
Security dialogue signals rise in New Delhi's global stature
In a belated but significant move amid increasingly murky relations among major players in the Asia-Pacific region, Japan and India are making last-minute preparations to inaugurate a high-level security forum.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2001
Independent board to oversee U.N. AIDS fund
The Group of Eight major countries have reached a basic agreement on the framework of a fund proposed by U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to promote the international crusade against AIDS, G8 sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2001
Japan tipped to pledge millions to AIDS fund
Japan is considering contributing around $100 million to a United Nations-proposed fund to fight AIDS, which is spreading particularly rapidly in impoverished sub-Saharan Africa, government sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2001
Tokyo, Seoul strive to revive relations before World Cup
In the leadup to the 2002 World Cup soccer finals, Japan and South Korea are moving behind the scenes to prevent the sizzling political imbroglio over a right-leaning Japanese history textbook from spilling over into the cultural field.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2001
Koizumi to push U.S. on UNESCO
In an unusual diplomatic move, Japan may ask the United States during an upcoming bilateral summit to return to UNESCO as soon as possible, government sources said Saturday.
BUSINESS
May 26, 2001
Aid ready to be doled out to ensure African boats rise with IT tide
Japan is offering African countries a lifeboat to help keep them from drowning as the IT tsunami sweeps around the globe.
BUSINESS
May 25, 2001
Japan stumped by politics of AIDS
Japanese government officials are scratching their heads over a turn of events that has taken place since last summer's Group of Eight summit in Okinawa, where Tokyo tried to make the fight against AIDS a major topic.
JAPAN
May 22, 2001
Japan to field woman for Yugoslavia tribunal
Japan will field Chikako Taya, a veteran female public prosecutor, in the election for ad litem judges at the United Nations tribunal for crimes committed against humanity in the former Yugoslavia, U.N. sources said Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2001
Tokyo ready to beat the drum for IAEA nuclear arms protocol
In a rare diplomatic initiative toward curbing the global proliferation of nuclear weapons, Japan will host an international conference next month to step up efforts to prevent the spread of the deadly weapons in the Asia-Pacific region.
BUSINESS
May 18, 2001
Months-old Japan-Brazil triangular aid deal is almost ripe for harvest
Well over a year after plowing the field, Japan and Brazil have finally begun to sow the seed in hopes of reaping their first crop as early as autumn.
BUSINESS
May 4, 2001
Japan, EU seal landmark product-testing agreement
In aesthetic terms, small may be beautiful. But as far as trade deals are concerned, the opposite usually applies.
BUSINESS
May 2, 2001
Talk of duty-free imports riles Japanese politicians
Yet another block has been added to a diplomatic wall being built by the international community to shut out Japan's rising protectionism on farm trade.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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