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JAPAN
Sep 8, 2000

MITI kills off proposal for carbon tax

A key government panel reviewing the nation's Basic Environment Plan released an interim report calling for the introduction of economic measures to resolve environmental problems.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2000

6.3% fewer juvenile offenders

The number of cases involving juveniles sent to prosecutors in 1999 was 279,774, a decline of 6.3 percent from the previous year's figure, the Justice Ministry said in an annual report released Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2000

Yamamoto to resign from Diet over arrest

Former DPJ lawmaker Joji Yamamoto, arrested earlier this week on suspicion of fraud, said Thursday he will resign from the House of Representatives, according to his lawyer.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2000

Miyake Island evacuees found to be physically, mentally taxed

The process of evacuation from volcanic Miyake Island and the glare of the national spotlight is taking its toll on some evacuees.
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2000

Meeting on infectious diseases slated for December

Japan plans to host a conference in early December to promote cooperation in fighting infectious diseases that have ravaged many developing countries, government sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2000

FRC approves banks' plan to set up Mizuho Holdings

The Financial Reconstruction Commission approved a plan Thursday by Fuji Bank, Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan to set up a holding company as well as a plan by a Sakura Bank-led consortium to form an Internet bank.
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2000

Dai-ichi Mutual to tie up with American Family

Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co. and U.S. insurer American Family Life Assurance Co. of Columbus on Thursday announced that they will tie up to cross-sell and jointly develop products.
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2000

April-June investment rose 2.2% on year

Capital investment by Japanese companies expanded 2.2 percent in the April-June quarter from a year earlier on an all-industry basis for the second consecutive quarter of increase, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2000

Chip makers plan huge investment

Japan's five major semiconductor chip makers plan to invest a record 954 billion yen this fiscal year to expand or improve manufacturing facilities, company officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2000

Complaint filed over deportee abuse

Tokyo lawyers filed a criminal complaint with the Chiba District Court on Thursday against the president and employees of a security company for assaulting and extorting money as a "guarding fee" from two Tunisians who were refused entry into Japan at Narita Airport.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2000

Storm halts phone service on Miyake

Torrential rain and thunderstorms hit Miyake Island early Thursday, interrupting telephone services, including mobile phone services, on the east side of the volcanic island some 200 km south of Tokyo, village officials said.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 8, 2000

Buffs' Nakamura knocks out three

Pacific League home run leader Norihiro Nakamura, headed to the Sydney Olympics later this month, belted three homers in three straight at-bats to power the Kintetsu Buffaloes to a sixth straight win, 10-6 over the Orix BlueWave on Thursday in Kobe.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 8, 2000

'Squadzilla' squashes Japan

OMIYA, Saitama Pref. -- The United States men's Olympic team put a wrap on its brief Japan tour Wednesday night by scoring a decisive 105-49 victory over the host nation in the final game of the Super Dream Games 2000 tournament at the new Saitama Super Arena.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2000

LDP approves 17 billion yen loan to China

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday approved a 17.2 billion yen special loan package for China despite Japanese protests over recent Chinese naval activities near Japanese waters, LDP officials said.
EDITORIALS
Sep 7, 2000

The price of failure

Nippon Credit Bank, which came under state control in December 1998, was sold last Friday to a consortium led by Internet investor Softbank Corp. The contract includes a controversial clause that says the buyer (the Softbank group) can request the seller (the government) to buy back troubled NCB loans...
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2000

Index remains above boom-bust threshold

Japan's index of coincident economic indicators came to a preliminary 85.7 percent in July, the 15th straight month it has remained above the boom-or-bust threshold of 50 percent, the Economic Planning Agency announced Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2000

Jobless grads opt for civil service sector

The National Personnel Authority said Wednesday a record 49.2 percent of candidates who passed the "category 2" senior civil service exam for fiscal 2000 are jobless graduates.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2000

Net data center outsourcing could ease growth headaches

Fast-growing Internet companies have to frequently upgrade and expand computer servers and related facilities to remain competitive.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2000

Symantec, DoCoMo discuss virus measures for i-mode

Antivirus software maker Symantec Japan Inc., the Japan unit of Symantec Corp. of the United States, is in talks with NTT DoCoMo Inc. on supplying the mobile phone services provider with software to protect its i-mode Internet phones, Symantec officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2000

Miyake gets power back after 21 hours

Power was restored to most areas of Miyake Island on Wednesday after the essential personnel who remain on the volcanic island went 21 hours without electricity, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2000

Keidanren, Nikkeiren set merger date

Japan's two major business organizations -- the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) and the Japan Federation of Employers Associations (Nikkeiren) -- will merge by May 2002, Nikkeiren Chairman Hiroshi Okuda said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2000

Fujitsu wins order to link Singapore, Jakarta and Sydney

Fujitsu Ltd. said Wednesday it has received an order from Nava Networks Ltd., a U.S. fiber-optic network company, to build an undersea fiber-optic cable network between Singapore, Jakarta and Sydney.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2000

Two new typhoons form off Okinotori, China

Typhoon Bopha, the 15th of the season, was forming Wednesday morning in the Western Pacific, while Typhoon Wukong, the 16th, was developing over the South China Sea, the Meteorological Agency said.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2000

Firms follow Matsushita on recycling charges

Toshiba Corp., Hitachi Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said Wednesday they will follow the example set by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. in determining charges for recycling of home appliances.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2000

Limits sought for waste-water chemicals

Limits should be placed on the amount of nitrogen and phosphorous in waste water that pours into Tokyo and Osaka bays as well as the Inland Sea, according to a report released Wednesday by an Environment Agency advisory committee on water quality.
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.
Danish-style 'schools for life' gaining popularity in Japan
People engage in discussions during a program of School for Life Compath in Biei, Hokkaido, in August 2021.
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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