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JAPAN
Dec 18, 2000

Societal barriers facing disabled may prove the most formidable

As deputy chief of the Japanese delegation at the Sydney Paralympic Games this summer, Tsunenobu Wakana was impressed with the handicapped-friendly facilities and transportation system.
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2000

Violent movie opens despite protest

A controversial Japanese movie that features a series of fights to the death between junior high school students opened Saturday at cinemas nationwide.
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2000

Aid for crime victims inadequate, poll finds

About 76 percent of Japanese think government measures to protect and support crime victims are inadequate, according to a survey by the Prime Minister's Office released Saturday.
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2000

Japan, U.S. urged to forget trade spats and rethink focus

Japan and the United States should shift the focus of their economic relationship away from coping with individual trade issues and toward creating a more business-friendly environment, according to a still-classified Foreign Ministry report.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2000

25 trillion yen budgeted for SDF expenditures

The government's Security Council on Friday approved a new five-year procurement plan for the Self-Defense Forces totaling 25.16 trillion yen.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2000

Subcommittee urges clarity over copyright role of ISPs

A subcommittee of a government advisory panel compiled a report Friday calling for rules to clarify the legal responsibility of Internet service providers for copyright infringements, subcommittee sources said.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2000

LDP moves step closer to cutting China's ODA

The Liberal Democratic Party's top foreign policy planners approved a panel report Friday proposing that Japan's official development assistance to China should be reduced in the light of the domestic economic situation.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2000

Tokyo, Seoul to increase linking flights

The Transport ministries of Japan and South Korea agreed Friday to greatly increase the passenger capacity of the crowded air routes linking the two countries in preparation for the 2002 World Cup soccer championship, which they will jointly host, Japanese officials in Tokyo said.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2000

Conference to address endocrine disrupters threat

Amid mounting concerns over chemicals believed to mimic the functions of endocrines, scientists and policy experts from around the world will open a conference in Yokohama today to present new information and discuss the threat these synthetic chemicals pose to human health and the environment.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2000

Bankruptcies rise 22.7%, but liabilities up 200%

The number of corporate bankruptcies in November rose 22.7 percent from a year earlier to 1,683 for the 13th straight monthly increase, Teikoku Databank Ltd. said Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2000

Obara pleads innocent to rape

The man police say may be connected to a high-profile hostess-abduction case pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of drugging and raping two other foreign women.
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2000

Mori sues over story on gangster ties

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori filed a libel suit with the Tokyo District Court on Tuesday against a magazine that published an article and photographs allegedly linking him to a rightwing gangster, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Wednesday.
COMMUNITY
Dec 14, 2000

Network crusades for dogs in distress

If the pope were to visit Yokohama, he would have to consider Kiyoto Kitaura for sainthood, for the modern-day St. Francis is nothing short of a godsend to animals in need.
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2000

Panel backs use of relatives' seeds to solve infertility

A Health and Welfare Ministry committee has compiled a final report proposing that close relatives be allowed to provide sperm or ovum to infertile couples, ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2000

Kobe man says he was a spy for Pyongyang for 20 years

KOBE -- For nearly 20 years, Cho Ryu Un, a Korean resident of Japan born and raised in Kobe, lived a double life. To friends and business partners, he was a normal businessman, albeit connected with the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon).
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2000

Growth forecast; correction to run its course

The higher they go, the farther they'll fall.
CULTURE / Books
Dec 13, 2000

Okinawa's Ota makes a case for redress

ESSAYS ON OKINAWA PROBLEMS, by Masahide Ota. Gushikawa City, Okinawa: Yui Shuppan Co., 2000, 302 pp., 1,600 yen (paper). Okinawa's history is essentially that of a poor ethnic group at Japan's southern extremity. The island has been continually exploited and abused for the interest and convenience of...
LIFE / Digital / CYBERIA
Dec 13, 2000

Next stop Wirelessland

A funny thing happened on the way to work . .
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2000

Citizen exchanges said key to Japanese-Korean ties

Japan and South Korea should increase citizen exchanges, especially of young people, to build a new partnership and jointly play a leadership role in the Asia-Pacific region, panelists at a symposium on Japan-South Korea relations agreed Monday.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2000

Universities buy exams despite ministry warning

Nearly 20 private universities have signed contracts with the Nagoya-based Kawaijuku Educational Institution to supply them with questions for next year's entrance exams, the cram school has announced.
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2000

Current account surplus declined 29% in October

The nation's current account surplus, the broadest measure of trade, fell 28.6 percent from a year earlier to 769.1 billion yen in October, according to preliminary figures released Monday by the Finance Ministry.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2000

India seeks approval of nuclear policy

Japan and India share the same goal in terms of universal nuclear disarmament and differ only in their approaches to achieve it, Indian Ambassador to Japan Aftab Seth said Monday.
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2000

Online recruiter reveals global plan

Online recruiting startup daijob.com Inc. announced Monday it has formed an alliance with five online recruiting businesses in the United States, Europe, Australia, Singapore and China to facilitate global recruiting of professionals in information technology and other fields.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2000

United Cinemas expands with complex in Kanto

A new cinema complex operated by two Hollywood giants, Paramount and Universal, opened last week in Iruma, Saitama Prefecture, introducing Sony Dynamic Digital Sound and other cutting-edge sound technology.
COMMENTARY
Dec 12, 2000

Economic outlook is gloomy

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori faces an uncertain future after surviving a no-confidence motion against his Cabinet in the Diet last month. Koichi Kato, a leading dissident in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and fellow rebels had vowed to vote for the opposition-sponsored motion, but they changed their...
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2000

Stocks likely to rebound on bargain-hunting

Tokyo stock prices appear poised to rebound strongly on bargain hunting.
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2000

Temporary workers form union

Young temporary workers in Tokyo and neighboring prefectures have organized a labor union to improve their working conditions, which are frequently inferior to those of full-time employees, union members said Saturday.
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2000

Katayama wants municipalities to amalgamate

Japan's 2,600 towns and villages should be amalgamated to reduce the number of municipalities to around 1,000 to tie in with the planned decentralization of administrative power, according to the new chief of the Home Affairs Ministry.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2000

Yohei Kono or Ryutaro Hashimoto likely to succeed PM Yoshiro Mori

Foreign Minister Yohei Kono and former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto will emerge as the favorites to succeed Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori when the likelihood of his resignation increases come spring or summer, according to a veteran political analyst.
CULTURE / Art / CERAMIC SCENE
Dec 9, 2000

The tiny treasures of Hikaru Shimamura

The great 20th-century Japanese potter Kanjiro Kawai (1890-1966) marveled at items that were small and most people overlooked: a stone, a leaf, a box of matches. He would toss them over and over again in his hands.
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.
Eight students recovering after hammer attack at university in Tokyo
Police investigate the scene after eight people were injured by a hammer-wielding woman on Hosei University's Tama campus in Tokyo on Friday afternoon.
Stage set for action-packed New Year Basho with yokozuna promotion battle
Kotozakura is in position to fight his way to a promotion to yokozuna going into the New Year Basho.
Race circuit and resort among post-event proposals for Osaka Expo site
A portion of the Grand Ring at the site of the Osaka Expo during a media tour late last month
Japan's health ministry reports record-high flu cases
A busy street in Tokyo on Dec. 30. The number of influenza patients per clinic, on average, in the final week of December was the highest since health ministry records began in 1999.
Can an international makeover help Tokyo salons meet foreign demand?
Otono Kuboki, a Japanese Canadian hair stylist for salon chain Sozo, is a key figure in the company's mission to elevate the viability of Japan's hairdressing industry to foreign residents.
Isekai anime offers a key to understanding globalization
“The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic” centers on three teenage protagonists who are transported into a fantasy world where they must grapple with a foreign culture.
Japanese space startup readies for second lunar lander launch
Ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada with the countdown clock for the launch of the startup's lunar lander, in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Thursday
Emanuel leaves reform legacy amid historic shifts in U.S.-Japan alliance
Rahm Emanuel professes that the biggest thing he has brought to the U.S.-Japan relationship might be a fresh injection of vitality.
‘Unbound’ breaks NHK period drama tradition with a hero of the common folk
NHK’s latest taiga period drama, “Unbound,” centers on Tsutaya Juzaburo (Ryusei Yokohama), a commoner who becomes a successful bookseller and publisher.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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.
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