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COMMENTARY
Sep 20, 2000

Council's proposals bode well

For an inside view on how Japan Inc. really operates, take a look at the workings of the National People's Council on Education Reform, now winding up its discussions and of which I was made a member, although I am not a Japanese national.
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2000

Young Chinese Communists invited to visit

The government will invite young members of the Chinese Communist Party here for up to two weeks in an exchange program to deepen their understanding of Japan, Foreign Minister Yohei Kono said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2000

Land prices drop for ninth straight year

Overall land prices in Japan fell for the ninth straight year but are declining more slowly in urban areas, the National Land Agency said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2000

Only euro-zone exporters bask in unit's fall

Pessimism abounds over the prospects of the European Central Bank intervening to keep the euro from falling further.
EDITORIALS
Sep 20, 2000

Changes in crime -- and punishment

Profound changes in the way Japan dispenses criminal justice are either forthcoming or under consideration. Many people are ready to accept changes, even to welcome some of them, given the rising tide of serious crimes by minors and an apparent breakdown in police discipline. Calls to ensure the rights...
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2000

Firms back Windows CE in cars

Six companies, including Nevada-based Microsoft Product Development Ltd., Clarion Co., Denso Corp. and Mitsui & Co., announced Tuesday they will cooperate to develop a car information system that can be operated by voice and will automatically read e-mail messages.
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2000

One in three pregnant women shun seat belt: poll

A third of pregnant women in Japan do not regularly fasten their car seat belts, according to an Internet survey released Tuesday.
LIFE / Travel
Sep 20, 2000

The night train to Nha Trang

A few minutes before dawn on the night train to Nha Trang I awake to the sound of a nonstop diesel speeding past in the opposite direction. It hurtles past just inches away from the open windows of our own side-tracked train, sending us rocking nearly out of our bunks.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2000

Taiwan is worthy of a place in the U.N.

The United Nations' Millennium Summit in New York, attended by about 150 heads of state and governments earlier this month, pledged to make globalization a positive force for all the people of the world. It published a list of central values for 21st-century international relations. It also admitted...
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2000

Toshiba, IFC join fuel cell venture

Toshiba Corp. said Tuesday it has agreed to set up a joint venture in Tokyo with International Fuel Cells Corp. of the United States to develop, manufacture and market fuel cells.
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2000

Three F plans e-commerce business

Convenience store operator Three F Co. said Tuesday it will establish a joint venture Oct. 1 with six other companies to launch an electronic commerce business based on Three F's shops.
OLYMPICS
Sep 20, 2000

Takimoto scores more judo gold for Japan

SYDNEY -- Makoto Takimoto won Japan's third gold medal of the Sydney Games on Tuesday night with two of the best bouts of the Olympic tournament so far.
LIFE / Digital / SURFERSPUD
Sep 20, 2000

Harry Potter, Castles and Voodoo

www.cesnur.org/recens/potter_00.htm One of the best Harry Potter sites comes from an organization that fights censorship of modern-day culture. There's chapter-by-chapter notes for "The Goblet of Fire," the latest in the series. But most of the site is dedicated to news articles (culled from all over...
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Sep 20, 2000

The flawed forests of Cuc Phuong

As many Americans have no doubt already forgotten, and as some will never forget, Vietnam was visited not just by their flag's red, white and blue but also by Agents Orange, White and Blue; toxic herbicides named after the color of their containers. A total of 72 million poisonous liters were dumped...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Sep 20, 2000

Waiting and hoping in vain for the end of a Giant headache

When in love, one learns to put up with your partner's flaws, no matter how distasteful.
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2000

Mitsubishi enters convenience store business

Mitsubishi Corp. said Monday it will begin operating convenience stores from October, becoming the first major Japanese trading house to do so.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2000

Radio stargazer's key to quakes

Astronomer Yoshio Kushida believes he will receive forewarning should a major earthquake hit.
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2000

Underwear firm suits up with Nike

OSAKA -- Wacoal Corp., Japan's biggest maker of women's underwear, said Monday it has concluded a basic business tieup agreement with sporting goods maker Nike Japan Corp. focusing on the development of swimming suits for women in their 20s.
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2000

NEC to spend $150 million on U.S. phone technology

NEC Corp. said Monday that it will invest $150 million over the next two years in the development of next-generation mobile phone technologies to be marketed in North America.
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2000

Sogo shuts 11-year-old Tama store

Failed department store chain Sogo Co.'s Tama store in western Tokyo closed its doors for the last time Sunday evening, ending its 11-year history.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2000

South Korea's Kim urges talks between North's Kim and Mori

SEOUL -- South Korean President Kim Dae Jung said Monday that direct talks between Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il are necessary to break the ice in normalization talks and that he is willing to support them, Japanese officials said.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2000

Cabinet may OK expo bid today

The Cabinet is expected to approve Japan's bid to host the 2005 World Expo in Aichi Prefecture during a Cabinet meeting to be held today.
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2000

Three insurers announce tieup

In the latest round of consolidation in the insurance sector, Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Co. and Nichido Fire & Marine Insurance Co. announced Monday they have agreed to a comprehensive tieup, with a view toward integrating their management in the future.
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2000

World Bank warns lack of reforms may sabotage East Asian recovery

The World Bank said Monday that East Asian economies could slip back into another recession if lingering weaknesses in the banking and corporate sectors continue to be ignored.
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’

Longform

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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