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JAPAN
Feb 15, 2001

Allies withdraw Mori criticism

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori came under fire again Wednesday as a top member of key coalition partner New Komeito called for his resignation.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2001

Politicians test online waters for votes

Staff writer In a country where nearly 30 million people out of the 120 million population use the Internet, about 400 out of 732 Diet members have their own Web site.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 15, 2001

NTT's still calling all the shots

As is apparent to anyone who owns a computer in Japan, the government's stated aim of making the nation an IT powerhouse will come to nothing until telecommunications connection fees become more rational.
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Feb 15, 2001

Nature in Tokyo: the long and Short of it

Kevin Short's latest book, "Nature in Tokyo," which came out in December from Kodansha International, is a 335-page guide to animals and plants in Tokyo and the surrounding area. Through this book, readers will become much more aware of the origins of Tokyo and realize that it's not all flat nor totally...
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2001

BOJ cuts discount rate to 0.35%

The Bank of Japan on Tuesday cut its official discount rate by 0.15 percentage point to a record low of 0.35 percent in line with a decision made at its Policy Board meeting Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 12, 2001

Give power to the people

The newly reorganized government ministries and agencies began operating Jan. 6. The administration of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, however, seems to be oblivious to the purpose of the reform.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2001

Safety, services attract fishery schools to Hawaii

Uwajima Fisheries High School, whose training ship the Ehime Maru sank after colliding with a U.S. Navy submarine off Hawaii on Friday, is one of many Japanese fisheries schools that train students in Hawaiian waters.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2001

Itabashi fix-it men shed light on wasteful society

In the basement of Itabashi Ward's Ecopolis Center, knives, pots, umbrellas and other knickknacks find a lease on life.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2001

Electric Town has its red lights, too

Shinichi, a 33-year-old photographer, has dated more than 500 women in the past three years.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2001

Electric Town has its red lights, too

Shinichi, a 33-year-old photographer, has dated more than 500 women in the past three years.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2001

Parties drag heels over picking candidates

CHIBA -- With just six weeks until the March 25 gubernatorial election here, the main political parties in this traditionally conservative prefecture have been uncharacteristically slow in selecting candidates.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2001

Parties drag heels over picking candidates

CHIBA -- With just six weeks until the March 25 gubernatorial election here, the main political parties in this traditionally conservative prefecture have been uncharacteristically slow in selecting candidates.
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2001

Package not a quick fix for share prices

The package of measures to boost Japan's sagging share prices that was unveiled Friday by the ruling coalition may not be a perfect remedy, but it has brought a sense of relief to concerned analysts and market watchers.
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2001

Developed bourses rise

Most of the developed stock markets ended January higher, with buying interest returning to new economy shares.
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2001

Developed bourses rise

Most of the developed stock markets ended January higher, with buying interest returning to new economy shares.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2001

Swiss forum seeks Japanese delegates

During the era of student protests in the late 1960s, five students at a Swiss business college launched a symposium to encourage dialogue between disaffected generations by inviting corporate leaders and other establishment figures to their campus.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2001

Poll reveals high nurse error rate

Ninety-three percent of nurses working at state-run university hospitals in Japan have made or have nearly made mistakes that could have resulted in medical accidents, according to a survey conducted by a trade union.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2001

KSD ally held concerts to aid LDP's Murakami

An official at an affiliate of the scandal-tainted mutual aid foundation KSD staged "enka" concerts in 1995 and 1996 on behalf of Masakuni Murakami of the Liberal Democratic Party, sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2001

Poll reveals high nurse error rate

Ninety-three percent of nurses working at state-run university hospitals in Japan have made or have nearly made mistakes that could have resulted in medical accidents, according to a survey conducted by a trade union.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2001

KSD ally held concerts to aid LDP's Murakami

An official at an affiliate of the scandal-tainted mutual aid foundation KSD staged "enka" concerts in 1995 and 1996 on behalf of Masakuni Murakami of the Liberal Democratic Party, sources said Wednesday.
LIFE / Food & Drink / NIHONSHU
Feb 8, 2001

Religion and health in the etymology of sake

Sake has not been around forever, and at one point in time, they had to come up with a name for this new stuff. Hooch, da good stuff, giggly juice . . . It is likely that the Japanese equivalents of these have all been used, but there must have been some point when the word "sake" itself came into being....

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A man offers prayers at Hebikubo Shrine in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. The shrine is one of several across the country dedicated to the snake.
Shed your skin and reinvent yourself in the Year of the Snake