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Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2002

Osaka prosecutors arrest one of own over power abuse

OSAKA -- The Osaka District Public Prosecutor's Office on Monday arrested the head of the Osaka High Prosecutor's Office's public security department on suspicion of fraud and abuse of power concerning the auction of a condominium.
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2002

Trade surplus dropped 25.9% in 2001

The nation's trade surplus in fiscal 2001 fell 25.9 percent from the previous term to 7.11 trillion yen, marking the third consecutive year of decline, the Finance Ministry said Monday in a preliminary report.
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2002

Hoya pretax profit down 5% in '01

Hoya Corp., a maker of optical glass and eyeglasses, said Monday its group pretax profit for the fiscal year to March 31 fell 5 percent to 45.77 billion yen due mainly to the slump in the information technology sector.
EDITORIALS
Apr 22, 2002

The IRA takes a second step

Little noticed amid the deteriorating situation in the Middle East has been substantial progress in another long-standing international conflict. The Irish Republican Army last week announced that it had completed a second round of arms "decommissioning" -- the phrase the group uses to describe putting...
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2002

U.K. help sought in Arimoto case

Police sent investigators to Britain on Sunday to look into the case of a Japanese woman who went missing in Europe in 1983 and was allegedly abducted to North Korea.
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2002

Over 30% of firms to reduce recruitment due to IT slump

More than 30 percent of 150 major companies are planning to cut new recruitment next spring, mainly due to the slump in the information technology industry, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2002

Nutritional company targets a 'priceless' market

Nature's Sunshine Products, the Utah-based company that revolutionized the nutritional supplement industry, this month celebrated its 30th anniversary with a convention in Fukuoka that brought together top executives and its Japanese "family."
SOCCER / World cup
Apr 21, 2002

JAWOC put on hold by FIFA

The drawing to decide successful applicants for the third round of World Cup ticket sales will take place as early as April 26, providing the Japanese World Cup Organizing Committee receives a reply from FIFA, JAWOC said Friday. The April 26 drawing has been set based on JAWOC's initial plans.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Apr 21, 2002

Reality bytes across the Digital Divide

The latest fad in worldwide rifts is not East/West, North/South, Rich/Poor -- nor even Love Britney/Hate Britney. Rather it is the "Digital Divide" -- the gap between those who are prepared to live in our brave new world of information technology and those who are not.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 21, 2002

A superstar rises to the advertising occasion

I guess it's supposed to set up a connection between athleticism and potency, but I was still slightly taken aback last week while watching a broadcast on NHK of a major league baseball game. Behind home plate there was an advertisement for Viagra.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2002

Israeli offensive shakes Jordanian society

GAZA REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan -- Gloom hung over the house where Amin's adult daughter had died of an unknown disease. Rain was leaking through the tarpaulin that served as a roof in half of the two-room structure of mud brick and cinder blocks where 15 people live.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2002

Japan set to train Afghans to be teachers this summer

Japan will be ready to provide educational training to female Afghan teachers at women's universities in Japan starting this summer, education ministry officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2002

12 regions picked for tech development initiative

The education ministry has chosen the 12 regions in which it will introduce a program to support technological innovation, centered on regional universities and research institutions.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Apr 17, 2002

Into the woods today: mourning nature's demise

Japanese cultural life has long revolved around the changing of the seasons, in particular, and nature, in general. Or has it? The differences between Japanese sensibilities toward nature and those generally held by Westerners have been much discussed. Yet it is interesting to note that, when used to...
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Apr 17, 2002

Investors waiting warily to make moves

The Tokyo stock market has been in a wait-and-see mode since the beginning of the fiscal year.
SOCCER / THE BALD TRUTH
Apr 16, 2002

Careful with that tree, Eugene!

After months of teetering on the brink of full-blown silliness, World Cup organizers finally appear to have plunged into a vortex occupied by Teletubbies, giant talking tadpoles and Benny Hill lookalikes.
COMMENTARY
Apr 14, 2002

Mideast legacy could spread militancy

ISLAMABAD -- When terrorists struck the United States last September, many people were keen to downplay suggestions that the attack on the World Trade center had grown out of the anger generated by Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Apr 14, 2002

Kappo R: And on the seventh day, we dined

Sunday evenings are always the most difficult time for dining out, especially if it's full-fledged Japanese cuisine you're after. With the markets closed and the streets deserted, choices are always limited, even in the most up-market parts of town.
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2002

'Secret' funds went to lawmakers in '91-'92: JCP

The early 1990s administration of Kiichi Miyazawa used 143.86 million yen in so-called discretionary funds to distribute to ruling and opposition party lawmakers and to cover personal expenses at the Prime Minister's Official Residence, the Japanese Communist Party revealed Friday.
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2002

Analysts give little credit to financial regulators

The nation's 13 largest banks are saying they expect to slide further into the red for the 2001 business year, booking 7.8 trillion yen in credit costs for risky loans -- up 21 percent from November projections.
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2002

Ministry eyes prison terms for food mislabeling

The farm ministry plans to crack down on deliberate mislabeling of food by introducing prison terms of up to one year and increasing maximum fines, ministry officials said Friday.
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2002

BOJ's economic view less bleak than before

The Bank of Japan on Friday released an economic assessment that for the second consecutive month was slightly less bleak, saying moderate deterioration will continue for "quite a while."
BUSINESS
Apr 11, 2002

Toyota tops college poll as most attractive firm

Toyota Motor Corp. is the most popular company among college seniors preparing to enter the workforce after they graduate in March, according to a survey released Wednesday by a research arm of job information publisher Recruit Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INTERNATIONAL RATIONALE
Apr 11, 2002

Domestic, foreign insurers engaged in turf war

The deregulation of Japan's insurance sector last year has set domestic and foreign-affiliated companies squarely against each other in the cancer and medical insurance battlefield.
Strong quake strikes southwestern Japan
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck southwestern Japan at 9:19 p.m. on Monday evening
Japanese companies rush to up English-language disclosures in 2025
The Tokyo Stock Exchange will soon require some companies to publish their financials in English in addition to Japanese.
Osaka Expo kicks off pavilion reservation lottery amid sales concerns
The mascot character of the Osaka Expo promotes the event at Tokyo's Haneda Airport last week.
Japan top diplomat visits South Korea amid political turmoil in Seoul
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (left) and his South Korean counterpart, Cho Tae-yul, shake hands during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Monday.
Japan farm ministry aims to dispatch corporate workers to rural areas
To counter the impact of aging rural demographics, the agriculture ministry is introducing a new initiative to dispatch corporate personnel to rural areas to increase the number of people engaged with farming communities.
From wrath to radiance: Why the 'Manyoshu' feels like paradise lost
The entrance gate to Arakura Sengen Shrine in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, with Mount Fuji in the distance.
Due north: Foreign-born guides introduce Hokkaido’s unique charms
Lantoko, a company operated by Taiwan native Ping-Fang Lan, offers drift ice walking tours and other exhilarating experiences in and around Shiretoko National Park.
30 minutes with Yuzuru Hanyu
Yuzuru Hanyu smiles during an interview in his hometown of Sendai in between performances of his latest tour, Ice Story.
The unnervingly timed return of ‘Squid Game’
In season two of "Squid Game," protagonist Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) returns to put an end to the deadly competition.
Disaster-hardened Japan faces enormous costs from climate change
Rescue workers search a flooded area during the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis, which caused severe floods at the Chikuma River, in the city of Nagano in October 2019.

Podcast

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

Longform

It's back to the classroom for some residents as municipal governments across the country conduct lessons to learn how to use new technologies.
Can aging Japan go digital without leaving anyone behind?
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