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JAPAN
Aug 22, 2000

Miyake evacuation over; GSDF sent to clean up

Residents of Miyake Island's Igaya district were allowed to return home Monday morning following Friday's volcanic eruption of Mount Oyama.
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2000

Banks raise lending rates in tandem

Seven of Japan's major commercial banks said Monday they will raise their short-term prime lending rates from 1.375 percent to 1.5 percent, effective Thursday.
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2000

Stock games aimed at educating investors

High school students hooked on stock-trading games in class are still a rarity in Japan -- for better or worse.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2000

North Korean delegation arrives in Japan for talks

A North Korean delegation arrived Monday in Japan for a second round of negotiations on establishing diplomatic ties.
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2000

Sogo collapse hits banks, construction stocks

Bank and construction stocks have taken a battering in the wake of the collapse of department store chain Sogo Co. in July.
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2000

MITI mulls oil knowhow for Asia

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry plans to offer knowhow to other Asian countries on stockpiling oil, ministry officials said Monday.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2000

Coalition eyes proportional poll revision

The three ruling parties will try to revise the proportional representation system for House of Councilors elections by having voters cast ballots for candidates instead of political parties, party sources said.
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2000

New iMac to be launched Aug. 29

Apple Japan Inc. announced Monday that it will begin selling the basic model of its new iMac series of personal computers in Japan from Aug. 29, the second anniversary of the initial launch of the iMac in Japan.
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2000

Video phone to run on Dreamcast

Sega Enterprises Ltd. said Monday it will release a digital video-telephone camera to connect to its Dreamcast video game console Sept. 14, allowing two-way video conversations between Dreamcast users.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2000

Panel approves new reactor

An advisory panel on Monday endorsed a plan by Chugoku Electric Power Co. to build a new nuclear reactor in Shimane Prefecture.
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2000

Bandai Music approved for liquidation

The Tokyo District Court has approved the start of liquidation of Bandai Music Entertainment Inc., a unit of major toy maker Bandai Co., a leading private credit-research agency said Monday.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2000

AIDS takes a toll in African classrooms

Since physicians first described its symptoms almost 20 years ago, HIV has infected 53 million people, of which 19 million have died. Of the 34.3 million people now living with HIV/AIDS, 24.5 million are in sub-Saharan Africa, where the epidemic has left 11 million children orphaned.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 22, 2000

Chiben Wakayama captures high-school crown

Chiben Wakayama pitcher Junpei Yamamoto is mobbed after his team's 11-6 victory. NISHINOMIYA, Hyogo Pref. (Kyodo) Kentaro Tsutsumino hit a pair of solo homers and drove in four runs Monday to pace Chiben Wakayama to its second National High School Baseball Championship crown 11-6 over Chiba's...
COMMENTARY
Aug 22, 2000

Still coping with the Gulf War

Ten years ago, the world was in turmoil over the Persian Gulf crisis that started with the Iraq invasion of Kuwait. Now a new crisis appears to be brewing between Arabs and Israelis.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2000

Policymakers visit Yoshino dam site

LDP policy chief Shizuka Kamei leads a ruling coalition mission on an inspection of the planned site of a dam along the Yoshino River. TOKUSHIMA (Kyodo) Policymakers from the Liberal Democratic Party, New Conservative Party and New Komeito on Monday inspected the planned site for a controversial project...
CULTURE / Music / MUSIC NOMAD
Aug 22, 2000

Shang Shang Typhoon blowing back in to devastate main islands

At the start of the 1990s, when "world music" became a generally accepted term, some Japanese started to look at themselves and wonder what their own country had to offer -- not only in Japan but to the rest of the world.
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2000

Minicar popularity climbing

Some 40.8 minicars were owned by every 100 households as of the end of March, 1.1 more cars than the previous year, marking the first time the figure has topped 40, according to a report compiled Monday by an industry association.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Aug 22, 2000

Soseki never dreamed of this

TEN NIGHTS' DREAMS, by Natsume Soseki. Translated by Takumi Kashima, Kyoko Nonaka, Hideki Oiwa, Horikatsu Kawashima and Katsunori Fujioka. London: Soseki Museum in London, 2000. 64 pp., unpriced. In 1908, and already an established popular writer, Natsume Soseki turned to more experimental forms of...
EDITORIALS
Aug 21, 2000

Public works should serve the public

Highly conscious of public criticism of the role played by public-works projects in its politics, the Liberal Democratic Party is overhauling the much-maligned system. The party is supposed to be trying to phase out programs that have outlived their usefulness and to classify those related to information...
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2000

Tokyo, Pyongyang discussions face same obstacles

While the 10th round of normalization talks between Japan and North Korea will be held in Japan this week, it remains to be seen whether breakthroughs can be made on a series of pending issues that have stalled previous negotiations.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2000

Hatoyama likely unopposed as DPJ leader

Yukio Hatoyama will likely remain leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan because the only other contender for the post apparently lacks sufficient backers to file his candidacy today, party sources said Sunday.
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 21, 2000

Gamba grabs top spot

Gamba Osaka went on top of the J. League first division Saturday with a 3-2 win at Sanfrecce Hiroshima as the Kashima Antlers drew their third straight game and slipped two points back in the second-stage title race.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 21, 2000

Inoue, Lee blast Dragons past Giants; Lions beat Fighters, retake first place

Kazuki Inoue belted a two-run homer in the seventh inning and Lee Jeong Bum added an insurance run with a solo shot in the eighth Sunday as the Chunichi Dragons came from behind to edge the Yomiuri Giants 5-3 at Tokyo Dome.
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2000

Trade framework for Asia requires neighborhood effort

On July 19 the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) held the fifth Asian Neighbors' Forum, with participants freely ex- changing opinions over two main themes -- "Searching for a new model of Asian regional cooperation" and "The progress of globalization and cooperation among Asian...
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2000

SDF dispatches team to volcano-hit Miyake Island

Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara on Sunday asked the Self-Defense Forces to dispatch a disaster-relief team to Miyake Island to help remove volcanic ash and otherwise assist residents of the island in the wake of a volcanic eruption.
Japanese stocks fall almost 6% just days after shock rate rise
The Nikkei 225 fell more than 2,000 points on Friday, capping a volatile week in the financial markets.
An ideal AC temperature for sleep? Science says yes ... and no.
Temperatures are soaring across Japan, making getting to sleep at night a constant battle between your body and the right setting for your air conditioner to help you nod off.
IOC addresses boxing controversy at Paris Olympics
Algeria's Imane Khelif walks to the ring for her bout against Italy's Angela Carini during the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
Social media trolls beware: Olympic athletes have had enough
Members of the Romanian Olympic women's gymnastics team check their smartphones during a training session early last month.
Leon Marchand breaks Michael Phelps’ Olympic record to win fourth gold in Paris
Leon Marchand swims during the 200-meter individual medley final at La Defense Arena in Paris on Friday.
Summer sumo tour may be tough for wrestlers, but it's a boon for fans
An event that was part of a regional sumo tour in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, in April 2019.
Koshien at 100: 'Sacred' dirt, the Hanshin Tigers and a storied high school tourney
The front facade at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. The stadium, widely regarded as the spiritual home of Japanese baseball, turns 100 on Thursday.
Japan experienced its hottest July on record
People cross a street in Tokyo's Harajuku district on Wednesday. In July, the deviation from the average temperature between 1991 and 2020 — a period when warming was already well underway — was 2.16 degrees Celsius.
How Japan's gymnasts picked each other up and toppled China
Teammates swarm Daiki Hashimoto after his gold medal-clinching performance on the horizontal bar on Monday.
A President Harris might be decidedly Trumpy in approach to Asia trade
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris might maintain some of the economic policies of former President Donald Trump.

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