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Zenshiro Mizuno
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Jul 26, 2002
Bargains rife until rebound
The Nikkei average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange will probably not move substantially below 10,000 for now.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Jun 28, 2002
Nikkei may test 13,000 by 2003
Uncertainties about the prospects of a U.S. economic recovery are putting major stock markets worldwide in a slump.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
May 31, 2002
All signs point to 13,000
In a rare development in recent months, the daily turnover on the Tokyo Stock Exchange's first section topped 1 trillion yen on May 17 and stayed above this level on four of five trading days last week.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
May 2, 2002
Dow down; Tokyo sensitive
New York share prices have taken a repeated battering of late, sending the Dow Jones average below 10,000 for the first time in more than two months.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Apr 3, 2002
Cooling Nikkei may heat up
The benchmark Nikkei average, which gained 26 percent in a little more than a month in early March, slid back in lackluster trading last week.
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2002
Market awaits followup to policy package
The much-awaited government package of measures to fight deflation has been unveiled, but the market's reaction has been muted as the content settled well within the range of expectations.
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2002
No haven from doubts on U.S. outlook
New York share prices have been on a roller-coaster ride in recent weeks, hurting investor sentiment around the globe.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Dec 20, 2001
Does a 'sell Japan' scenario loom again?
Investors have opted for electric machinery and auto shares in recent days, counting on the positive effects of a weak yen.
BUSINESS / TAKING STOCK
Nov 20, 2001
Stocks grope for new bottom
With the downtrend in share prices continuing unabated, the Nikkei average fell below 10,000 earlier this month for the first time in about a month.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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