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JAPAN
Oct 26, 2001

U.S. professor wins award for urban planning

A U.S. professor has received an award for trying to balance urban planning with environmental protection.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2001

Sanyo oven knowhow set for China

OSAKA -- Sanyo Electric Co. will sell technology and equipment for manufacturing microwave oven parts to a Chinese home appliance maker, Sanyo officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2001

Human cell strains up for grabs

The Tokyo District Court has seized human cell strains that were used as collateral on loans and will have them auctioned at the end of this month, judiciary sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2001

Mitsukoshi deal above board: Uetake

The senior vice foreign minister said Thursday he sees no problem with the business transactions between the Foreign Ministry and department store operator Mitsukoshi Ltd., despite suspicions raised by an opposition lawmaker at a Diet committee session the day before.
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Oct 26, 2001

Lesser mole

COMMUNITY / THE PARENT TRIP
Oct 26, 2001

If it's Tuesday, it must be . . . swimming?

No doubt about it, life in Japan is busy -- and even small children have a "schedule." All of my son's first-grade friends at Japanese elementary school have at least one after-school activity, if not two or three. An informal survey revealed that piano and ballet are tops with the girls, that the boys...
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2001

Coalition finalizes bill adding to RCC's power

The ruling coalition finalized a bill Wednesday to expand the government-funded Resolution and Collection Corp.'s powers to clean up banks' nonperforming loans.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2001

Tokyo ward eyes 5 yen tax on plastic shopping bags

Officials of Suginami Ward, Tokyo, said Wednesday they will propose that a 5 yen tax be imposed on each petroleum-based plastic shopping bag used in the ward's supermarkets and grocery stores, with the aim of reducing garbage.
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2001

Shiokawa slams bond-issuance plan

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa on Wednesday countered a bond-issuance plan floated by Heizo Takenaka, economic and fiscal policy minister, that aims to help the Cabinet achieve its 30 trillion yen bond issue cap for fiscal 2001.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2001

Cult brush tars modern faiths

Almost half a year after Nissan Motor Co.'s Murayama plant was shut down, the automaker announced in July it was considering selling a large portion of the 1.39-million-sq.-meter property to a Buddhist organization.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2001

DPJ spotlights ministry spending

A Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker told a Lower House panel on Wednesday that he suspects the Foreign Ministry has spent several hundred million yen in funds "pooled" at Mitsukoshi Ltd. to buy paintings, liquor, accessories and other luxury items.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2001

Farm ministry seeks billions for beef industry

The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry plans to ask for 104.2 billion yen to aid the livestock industry, struggling in the wake of last month's discovery of mad cow disease, ministry officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Oct 25, 2001

Dollar could test higher ground in future

The dollar has snapped out of its holding pattern and now appears poised to gain further ground against the yen in the months ahead.
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2001

Support key to Moody's bank ratings

Moody's Investors Service Inc. said Wednesday that when it rates financial institutions affiliated with the Japanese government, it emphasizes the level of commitment the state gives them more than the institutions' own financial health.
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2001

Fujitsu announces additional job cuts

Fujitsu Ltd. plunged into the red for the first half of its business year as the global slump in information technology dealt a blow to its core communications and electronics businesses.
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2001

Supermarkets down, department stores up

Supermarket sales fell in September from a year earlier for the 34th straight month, but department stores saw increased business for the first time in three months, industry groups said Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 25, 2001

Swallows a win away from fifth Series title

The big guns drew blanks for the Yakult Swallows on Wednesday, but a role player picked up the slack.
JAPAN / INTERNATIONAL RATIONALE
Oct 25, 2001

Foreign equity funds' ways changing face of Japan Inc.

When hunting for a company to buy out, Kenji Ueda doesn't wait to be introduced. The Ripplewood Holdings LLC executive director makes his phone calls cold.
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2001

Asia holds key to GM's outlook, chairman says

The boss of American auto giant General Motors Corp. believes the Asia-Pacific market will dictate the carmaker's global sales outlook.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2001

Tokyo Shogin illegal loan case deepens

The former head of failed credit union Tokyo Shogin, already under arrest on suspicion of embezzlement and extending 1.62 billion yen in illegal loans, provided another 3 billion yen in illegal loans to a Tokyo business group, investigative sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2001

Key panel pushes for 27% cut in public works spending

A key government panel chaired by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi believes spending on public works projects should be cut by 27 percent over the next five years, according to the draft of a fiscal policy proposal obtained Wednesday by Kyodo News.
OLYMPICS
Oct 25, 2001

New president outlines JOC plans

New Japanese Olympic Committee president Tsunekazu Takeda said Wednesday that he would like to send Japanese athletes to the Salt Lake City Olympics in February as long as the Winter Olympic Games go ahead.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2001

Plan for mentally ill criminals criticized

Mental health workers on Wednesday urged the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry to scrap plans to establish special facilities to confine mental patients who have committed serious crimes, arguing the facilities would reinforce prejudices.
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2001

Tab swells for Trade Center attack

The nation's 29 nonlife insurers are likely to pay a total of 30.4 billion yen for damages related to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, an industry association said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2001

All sellers, no buyers equals no opportunities in Osaka

OSAKA -- The 16th Global Business Opportunities Convention wrapped up in Osaka on Wednesday evening in an atmosphere of disappointment on the part of organizers and participants.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2001

Government mulls thawing loan-freeze against Pakistan

The government began studying Wednesday providing new loans to Pakistan, government sources said.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 25, 2001

Japanese gymnasts will not travel

reaffirmed its decision not to send a team to next week's World Championships in Belgium after meeting with gymnasts Tuesday. The JGA announced last Thursday it would not take part in the championships, getting under way Sunday, over concerns arising in the wake of U.S.-led air strikes in Afghanistan....
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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