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JAPAN
Sep 27, 2000

Daiwa execs' assets safe for time being

OSAKA -- The Osaka District Court has temporarily decided not to seize the assets of 11 former and current executives of Daiwa Bank who were ordered last week to pay the bank $775 million in compensation, sources familiar with the case said Tuesday.
OLYMPICS
Sep 27, 2000

Diver Terauchi finishes eighth

(Kyodo) Japanese hope Ken Terauchi finished a creditable eighth out of 12 in the men's 3-meter springboard final Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2000

Kyoto to host religious peace forum

Representatives of religions from nearly 150 countries will convene in Kyoto on Nov. 29 and 30 to discuss disarmament and mark the 30th anniversary of the World Conference on Religion and Peace, according to WCRP officials in Japan.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2000

JICA experts to be sent to Mongolia

Japan plans to send a team of experts to Mongolia in October to study ways to help it recover from last winter's heavy falls of snow, Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2000

Sakura group granted approval to set up Internet bank

The Financial Reconstruction Commission said Tuesday it has formally approved a plan by a consortium led by Sakura Bank to form an Internet bank -- the first to be licensed for Web-based banking services.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2000

Is JCP's softer tone a smoke screen?

The Japanese Communist Party has adopted a proposal to revise its pro-Marxist-Leninist constitution, which is more than four decades old.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2000

Yamanouchi sells stake in Shire

Yamanouchi Group Holding Inc., a U.S. unit of Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., on Monday sold its stake in Shire Pharmaceutical Group PLC of Britain for about 10 billion yen.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 27, 2000

'Wave edges Ham

Rookie outfielder Ikuro Katsuragi doubled home a run and Takeshi Hidaka singled in two more as the Orix BlueWave rallied for a 3-2 win over the Nippon Ham Fighters at the Tokyo Dome on Tuesday night.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2000

Japan to test-launch rocket in February without payload

Japan will test-launch its newly developed H-IIA rocket in February without its scheduled payload on board, government sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2000

Chile pushes free-trade deal

The new Chilean ambassador to Japan, Demetrio Infante, said Tuesday he is hopeful that a free-trade agreement will be concluded to help further expand bilateral trade, which is expected to top $3.5 billion this year.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2000

Hitachi to make LCDs in China

Hitachi Ltd. said Tuesday it will form a new subsidiary in China to manufacture liquid-crystal displays for use in TV sets and cellular phones.
OLYMPICS
Sep 27, 2000

U.S. tips Japan for gold

BLACKTOWN, Australia -- Japan's shot at gold in Olympic softball slipped through Shiroi Koseki's fingers Tuesday night, ending the team's impressive winning streak but leaving it covered in silver.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2000

Daisue Construction seeks 64 billion yen loan waiver

OSAKA -- Daisue Construction Co. said Tuesday that it will ask Sanwa Bank and other creditor institutions to waive about 64 billion yen in loans they issued to the contractor.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2000

Private-sector workforce has first fall in 50 years

The number of employees working at private companies in Japan decreased last year for the first time in 50 years, the National Tax Administration Agency said in a report released Tuesday on the profile of the nation's salaried workers.
LIFE / Travel
Sep 27, 2000

A surprise of size in Bruges

BRUGES, Belgium -- For a small city, many things are surprisingly big in Bruges.
LIFE / Food & Drink / KISSA KULTUR
Sep 27, 2000

Reading relaxation in tea leaves

Tokyo is a city of surprises. Take a walk down any side street, and you can be sure you'll find an interesting shop or restaurant. Such is the case with Mother Leaf, a pleasant discovery moments away from the Kabuki-za in Ginza.
LIFE / Travel
Sep 27, 2000

Mysteries and majesties of Mount Hiko

The Mount Hiko region has long been an important training ground for yamabushi, itinerant Buddhist monks. Today, other pilgrims on quests of naturalism, heroism or masochism join the white-clad mountain mystics climbing the steep, forested flanks of 1,200-meter Mount Hiko.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2000

Food-shopping Web site targets Japan's housewives

NTT Communications Corp. President Masanobu Suzuki (left), actor Yuzo Kayama and management consultant Kenichi Ohmae pose for a photo Tuesday. Kayama will be the image character for a new online shopping venture. EveryD.com Inc., led by management consultant Kenichi Ohmae, said Tuesday it will launch...
LIFE / Travel
Sep 27, 2000

Japanese scientists question mineral-accretion technique

A Japanese researcher who conducted a project in Okinawa to explore the effectiveness of growing reefs via mineral accretion in 1989, says he remains unsure of the effectiveness of the technique.
OLYMPICS
Sep 27, 2000

Russian duo take synchro title

SYDNEY -- Japanese water-babes Miya Tachibana and Miho Takeda swam for the gold in the synchronized swimming duet final Tuesday, but were beaten by a Russian team whose routine drew on Japanese culture for inspiration.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2000

Stock market volatility, selloff worries lifting

With selling pressure easing, the Tokyo stock market could open October on a positive note at the start of the fiscal second half.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Sep 27, 2000

Old memo presages present struggles

Japan wasn't an "unprovoked aggressor" in the 1930s. China and the United States were to a considerable extent responsible for a sequence of events that led to Japan's actions in Manchuria and, to a lesser degree, in China.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2000

Mitsubishi Rayon creates cheap DNA chip method

Mitsubishi Rayon Co. said Tuesday it has developed a low-cost technique to manufacture DNA chips used for genetic screening of patients to detect their chances of developing gene-related diseases.
ENVIRONMENT
Sep 27, 2000

The jade vine's home away from home

Tsukuba National Botanic Gardens in Ibaraki, part of the Tokyo National Museum, were opened to the public in October 1983. The garden, which covers 14 hectares, was constructed primarily for experimental research and for botanical education. Divided into 14 different plant zones, it contains approximately...
LIFE / Travel
Sep 27, 2000

Cultivating coral gardens

IHURU, Maldives -- A sudden change in the weather sends staff at the resort on Ihuru Island grappling for the groins. Jetty-like piles of sand-bags that jut out from various parts of the island, these "groins" help lessen the effect of destructive tides. For the time being at least, they are Ihuru's...
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.
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 is a warning to a world on the nuclear brink
The remains of the Prefectural Industry Promotion Building after the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima in September 1945.
Dodgers drop Padres in historic Japanese pitchers' duel to advance in MLB playoffs
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto pumps his fist during the fourth inning of Friday's series-clinching win over the Padres at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
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.
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.
Bank of Japan vows better messaging to avoid more market turmoil
The Bank of Japan's surprise rate increase on July 31 led to Japanese stocks plummeting into bear-market territory, with the benchmark 225-issue Nikkei average falling 12.4% on Aug. 5 alone.
Peter Barakan’s Live Magic! takes its final bow
Annual festival Peter Barakan’s Live Magic! was born a decade ago when Barakan (left) decided to create a platform to share his love of roots music, which he attributes to growing up in 1960s England.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Capsule hotels were created as a way to deal with the amount of overwork employees tend to do in Japan. Can't commute home? Then spend the night in an tiny, affordable sleeping space.
Japan wakes up to the market for a proper sleep
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