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JAPAN
Oct 11, 2000

Divided Koreans in Japan try friendship

Koreans in Japan, long divided by their allegiance to the South or North, have been stepping up friendly exchanges since the historic summit in June between the Korean Peninsula's two leaders, according to a recent report by a pro-Seoul group.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2000

Chiyoda Life seeks court protection

Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance Co. filed for court protection from creditors Monday with liabilities of 2.94 trillion yen -- the biggest failure in Japan's insurance industry since the war.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2000

Electronic dictionaries suit older eyes

Portable and handy electronic dictionaries have met with strong sales in recent years, particularly among those over 50.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2000

1970 hijacking still up in air

A recent joint statement issued by the United States and North Korea on international terrorism may not help resolve the 1970 hijacking of a Japan Airlines jetliner by Japanese Red Army members, who remain in North Korea, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hidenao Nakagawa said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2000

Obituary: Jinzaburo Takagi

Jinzaburo Takagi, known for his antinuclear activities and stinging criticism of big science, died Sunday of rectal cancer at a hospital in Tokyo's Chuo Ward, his family said. He was 62.
EDITORIALS
Oct 11, 2000

Patient safety must come first

If the situation that is developing in many Japanese hospitals is not yet a national emergency, it soon will be. The frequency with which medication errors and other medical accidents are occurring has many people legitimately concerned about undergoing a hospital stay. Those fears can only be heightened...
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2000

HIV activist's mom files for by-election

Etsuko Kawada, mother of an HIV-infected crusader for justice, and three others filed candidacies Tuesday for an Oct. 22 by-election in Tokyo's No. 21 single-seat constituency to fill a House of Representatives seat left vacant by a disgraced lawmaker.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2000

Airlines to ban knives, tools on planes

Top Japanese airline executives and the Transport Ministry have decided to ban passengers on domestic flights from bringing knives and tools of any size onto planes, beginning Oct. 16, ministry officials said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 11, 2000

A perfect picture of a garden in Shimane

The Adachi Museum and its Japanese garden in Shimane Prefecture, part of the beautiful San'in district in western Honshu, is near historic Matsue with its castle and the home of writer Lafcadio Hearn.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Oct 11, 2000

U.S. race is too close to call

The 2000 U.S. presidential election campaign closely resembles a roller-coaster ride. The candidates are gyrating up and down in the polls, both in momentum and in spirit.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2000

Scholar hits execs' Bangkok flings

When Yoko Kusaka moved to Bangkok with her family in 1996, she decided to pursue postgraduate studies in sociology, focusing on the corporate entertainment practices of Japanese companies in the city.
LIFE / Travel
Oct 11, 2000

In the quiet domain of the stone Buddhas

As you turn into the quiet country road leading to Usuki's Buddhist rock carvings, a stone torii gate, riveted into the earth, deeply corroded by wind and rain, comes into momentary view. Standing in a field of rippling green paddy, it is an unintentional signal that you have entered a different time...
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2000

Obituary: Hiroshi Saito

Hiroshi Saito, former chairman of Nippon Steel Corp., died of a respiratory disorder at a Tokyo hospital Friday morning, his family said Tuesday. He was 80.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2000

Developing nations key to COP6

Environment Agency Director General Yoriko Kawaguchi said Tuesday that financial and technical support for developing countries in tackling global warming is the key to ensuring the success of the upcoming sixth Conference of Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP6).
EDITORIALS
Oct 9, 2000

What's in a symbol?

"Symbolism," according to Edward N. West in "Outward Signs," his classic study of Christian symbols, "is so powerful that the message conveyed, regardless of origin or context, is perfectly clear."
MORE SPORTS
Oct 9, 2000

Penguins find form, rally past Predators

OMIYA, Saitama Pref. -- Maybe it was the jet lag. Maybe it was the adjustment to new head coach Ivan Hlinka's system. Whatever the reason, it took the Pittsburgh Penguins a game and two-thirds to break out of their Japan doldrums and rally for a 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators on Sunday at Saitama...
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 9, 2000

Lions slam Ham in 12-hit attack

Tetsuya Shiozaki and Kiyoshi Toyoda combined on a five-hitter Sunday and the Seibu Lions rolled 10-1 over the Nippon Ham Fighters at the Seibu Dome.
TENNIS
Oct 9, 2000

Serena reigns supreme at Toyota Princess Cup tennis

Second-seed Serena Williams demolished France's Julie Halard-Decugis in two sets on Sunday to win the $535,000 Toyota Princess Cup and add the icing to the cake after her gold medal in the Sydney Olympic doubles.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2000

Empress receives eye operation for glaucoma

The Empress underwent laser treatment Sunday at the Imperial Household Agency hospital to relieve pressure from within her right eye, agency officials said.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2000

Antinuke activist dies

Jinzaburo Takagi, known for his antinuclear activities and stinging criticism of big science and died Sunday of rectal cancer at a hospital in Tokyo's Chuo Ward, his family said. He was 62.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 9, 2000

Murofushi clinches sixth straight win at athletics championships

Japanese record holder Koji Murofushi won the men's hammer throw event for his sixth straight national championship crown Sunday as the all-Japan athletics meet at Miyagi Stadium came to a close.
Taiwan spots Chinese carrier as video says military 'prepared for battle'
Visitors hold their mobile phones in front of exhibits showing the Chinese Navy's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, during an exhibition on China's achievements marking the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China at the Beijing Exhibition Center, in September 2019.
Israeli envoy criticizes Japanese atomic survivor's Gaza comparison
The co-chair of the Nihon Hidankyo atomic bomb survivors' group, Toshiyuki Mimaki, who lived through the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, attends an online news conference from the city on Saturday.
Amid skepticism, CDP faces once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in Oct. 27 polls
Constitutional Democratic Party (CDP) leader Yoshihiko Noda speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Thursday.
Challenges remain six months to go before Osaka Expo
The Osaka Expo site under construction. The expo is scheduled to take place on Yumeshima, an artificial island, from April 13 through Oct. 13 of next year.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Nobel Prize in economics awarded to Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson
A view shows a screen in the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences where the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences is announced in Stockholm on Monday.
A frustrated Trump lashes out behind closed doors over money
Former President Donald Trump makes calls to voters backstage after a town hall-style presidential campaign appearance at Macomb Community College in Warren, Michigan on Sept. 27.
Poorest nations in worst financial shape since 2006, World Bank says
Afghan women after an earthquake in Herat, Afghanistan, on Oct. 10, 2023
SpaceX captures booster rocket in step toward Musk’s Mars dream
Starship's Super Heavy Booster is grappled at the launch pad in Starbase near Boca Chica, Texas, on Sunday, during the Starship Flight 5 test.
Nihon Hidankyo members hope surprise Nobel win cements nuclear taboo
Toshiko Hamanaka (left), the assistant secretary-general of Nihon Hidankyo, and the organization's co-chair, Terumi Tanaka, during a news conference in Tokyo on Saturday, the day after the group was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Japan wakes up to the market for a proper sleep
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