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JAPAN
Sep 6, 2000

Evacuees to get new homes

The processing of evacuees from the volcanic island of Miyake is going smoothly and the first of three groups of islanders is scheduled to move into public housing today, officials of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2000

MMC, DaimlerChrysler meet over COO position

Top managers from Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and DaimlerChrysler AG today will discuss an alternative MMC proposal for a DaimlerChrysler executive to be its chief operating officer, MMC officials said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2000

Sumitomo to invest in WDM technology

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. said Tuesday it will invest 35 billion yen in fiscal 2000 on the construction of manufacturing facilities for optical fibers and other telecommunications devices related to wavelength division multiplexing technology.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2000

Kajima rules out buying into rival

Major construction firm Kajima Corp. said Tuesday it has no plans to take a stake in its debt-ridden rival Kumagai Gumi but held out the possibility of providing management personnel and forming a business alliance.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2000

NCB applies for fund injection

Nippon Credit Bank, under new management, applied to the Financial Reconstruction Commission on Tuesday for an injection of 260 billion yen in public funds into its capital base.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 6, 2000

Fiery Japan squad gets past Morocco

It may not be as good a sendoff for the Japanese Olympic team as Saturday's 6-0 victory over Kuwait, but Tuesday's 3-1 win over Morocco's Olympic team at Tokyo's National Stadium was just the kind of workout Philippe Troussier's team needed before heading for Sydney.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2000

DPJ to demand Yamamoto's resignation

The Democratic Party of Japan said Tuesday it will demand that arrested lawmaker Joji Yamamoto resign from the House of Representatives, party officials said.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2000

Regional banks seek 95 billion yen injection

Chiba Kogyo Bank and Yachiyo Bank on Monday asked the government for a combined 95 billion yen in taxpayers' money to bolster their fragile capital bases.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 6, 2000

U.S. team a nightmare for Spain

OMIYA, Saitama Pref. -- Tuesday's game between the Dream Team and Spain was a surprisingly close affair -- for the first 20 minutes, at least. After that, the heavily favored U.S. turned the contest into a blowout.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 6, 2000

Hawks claw past Fighters, into first place in PL

Kenji Jojima doubled home Hiroki Kokubo with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning, leading the Daiei Hawks to a 5-4 triumph over the Nippon Ham Fighters on Tuesday at the Fukuoka Dome.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2000

Japanese-Nordic 'green' talks planned in Nagano

An environment conference between Japan and Nordic countries, the first of its kind, will be held in November in Nagano, organizers announced Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2000

Confectioners wage campaign to push merits of chocolate

Japanese are munching their way through more chocolate than ever, but local manufacturers are not satisfied and have launched a string of new products and positive health campaigns to target the country's sweet tooth.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Sep 6, 2000

Love's more than just the money, honey

Back in the halcyon days of my young adulthood, when I used to sigh feverishly into my fiancee's walnut eyes, you can rest assured I spied romance, hope and her contact lenses, but never -- never! -- a pair of yen stickers.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2000

MSDF to join drill to rescue submarine

The Maritime Self-Defense Force will participate for the first time in a multilateral submarine rescue drill in the South China Sea next month, the MSDF said Tuesday.
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Sep 6, 2000

Individual strategies for survival

A pair of limpid brown eyes stares down from behind bare branches. Their owner's thick winter coat, covered with a mantle of snow, hides a female monkey as she huddles to avoid the wind. Snuggling into her body warmth is her youngster.
COMMENTARY
Sep 6, 2000

A haphazard path to recovery

LONDON -- Reports from Tokyo suggest that Japanese government and business leaders have not properly thought through economic policies designed to ensure recovery. Each problem seems to be treated in isolation, and decisions appear to be taken on the basis of what is most likely to satisfy the various...
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Sep 6, 2000

America enters the election homestretch

At long last, it is time for the U.S. presidential campaign of 2000 to begin. The Labor Day weekend (Sept. 2-4) marked the unofficial end of summer, the start of school and the traditional kickoff of the political campaigns.
LIFE / Digital / CYBERIA
Sep 6, 2000

The horror, the horror

We're back. Did you miss us? That question isn't the product of an (especially) insecure soul. I mean it.
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Sep 6, 2000

Rolling along through Ngorongoro

The first minutes in Tanzania's famed Ngorongoro crater were neatly summed up by a small boy.
LIFE / Travel
Sep 6, 2000

Walking the ridgetops in the Japan Alps

KARAMATSU PEAK, Nagano Pref. -- The sight of the red and green mountain huts nestled below the summit of Mount Karamatsu was a welcome one. It was there that I planned to rest my aching legs for the coming night.
LIFE / Digital / SURFERSPUD
Sep 6, 2000

Bits and bites of Tokyo

www.abbotts-web.com/shop/index.html These are the four most important maps on the Web for anyone living in Japan. They guide you to the latest U.S. fast-food chain mining the country for franchise locations. And if you were happy when Starbucks and Tully's jumped across the Pacific, wait till you try...
EDITORIALS
Sep 5, 2000

On the precipice in Colombia

The United States last month approved a $1.3 billion aid package to Colombia. The military and social assistance is intended to help that country's government fight leftist guerrillas who have become key players in the drug trade. President Bill Clinton pledged last week during a one-day visit to Colombia...
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2000

Mori-Putin talks stay at impasse

Japan and Russia began negotiations Monday in Tokyo on sovereignty over Russian-held islands off Hokkaido but failed to narrow their differences, making a peace treaty, the conclusion of which has been targeted for year's end, appear as distant as ever.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2000

Chinese man nabbed for '99 robbery

A 28-year-old Chinese man has been arrested on suspicion of robbing a Tokyo inn of about 12 million yen in cash and other valuables in March 1999, police said Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2000

Mitsui Marine named in fraud claim

The president of a Tokyo construction firm has filed a criminal complaint against an employee of Mitsui Marine & Fire Insurance Co. and one of the insurer's former agents on suspicion of fraud, sources close to the case told Kyodo News on Monday.
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2000

NCB not afraid to ask state to buy loans: execs

Nippon Credit Bank will not hesitate to ask the government to buy back loss-incurring loans if necessary, top executives said Monday, as the newly privatized bank began its first day of operations.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2000

Serial killer may be after Western women

A serial killer who preys on attractive Western women may be on the loose in Tokyo, according to a well-known Japanese criminologist and psychiatrist who has advised the family of Lucie Blackman.
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2000

Nomura ties up with JAL on point plan

Nomura Securities Co. will tie up with Japan Airlines Co. to give JAL mileage points to customers who trade securities online, Nomura officials said Monday. The offer, open to members of Nomura Home Trade who are also registered with the JAL Mileage Bank, begins Oct. 1.

Longform

The students at Mitaka Municipal No. 7 Junior High School have access to various cooling devices for when they play sports.
Japan's extreme heat is causing a rethink of school sports