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JAPAN
Jul 30, 2002

Subcontractor mystery clouds airport expansion

OSAKA -- The bulk of subcontract work for the second phase expansion of Kansai International Airport has been given to a group believed incapable of handling airport construction, according to documents on subcontracted work and sources familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2002

Toyota raises outlook for global sales by 5%

Toyota Motor Corp. has raised its 2002 global sales projection from 5.3 million units to 5.5 million, up 5 percent from last year, Toyota President Fujio Cho said Monday.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Jul 29, 2002

Pursuit of mediocrity in textbook selection

NEW YORK -- Is the presence of 50,000 prostitutes "an important historical fact"? Grace Shore, chairwoman of the Texas State Board of Education, didn't think so, nor did the majority on her 15-member board.
COMMUNITY
Jul 28, 2002

Finding my Berings

Imagine traveling halfway around the world overland, building a ship, then being the first to navigate an unknown sea . . . only to have your sponsors disbelieve you. That was the fate of Cmdr. Vitus Jonassen Bering, the Danish seafarer whose name lives on in those of the Bering Sea, the Bering Straits,...
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 27, 2002

Prospects improve with Megawati at helm

CHIANG MAI, Thailand-- With President Megawati Sukarnoputri at the helm, the amount of sensational news coming out of Indonesia has somewhat subsided. This is a welcome development as too much media interest usually points to trouble.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2002

Sakura Bank fundraising for Koizumi scrutinized

Senior officials of the former Sakura Bank collected donations from firms the bank was lending to for Junichiro Koizumi before he became prime minister, informed sources said Friday.
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2002

Economic-zone task force set up

In a move to get its restructuring drive on track, the government on Friday set up a task force to facilitate the creation of special economic zones in which regulations would be drastically reduced.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2002

Tanaka hearing a ratings winner

The TV audience for Wednesday morning's appearance by former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka before a Diet ethics panel hearing reached 11.7 percent in the Kanto region, a TV ratings company said Thursday.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jul 25, 2002

Debunking strange myths about Asia, Part I

In 1980, I traveled through the United States just after the TV miniseries "Shogun" ended its run. Any time I mentioned to someone that I was living in Japan, he or she would invariably ask me one of two questions related to the program. One was, "Is it true that back then a samurai could chop off somebody's...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / J-POPSICLE
Jul 24, 2002

Women whose work is never done

"Senko (Flash)," singer/songwriter UA's first single in three years, further cements her status as one of J-pop's most enigmatic and original artists. Released July 24, "Senko" is a dark, moody piece that's half tone poem and half pop song. UA and co-producer Rei Harakami have created a sparse, ambient-ish...
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 24, 2002

J. League introduces new boss

Former Kashima Antlers president Masaru Suzuki was officially elected J. League chairman at a J. League extraordinary executive committee meeting on Tuesday at a Tokyo hotel.
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2002

Shiokawa tries to end debate over deposit limit

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa and Financial Services Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa on Tuesday rejected calls from ruling bloc lawmakers to delay the government's plan to cap refund guarantees on all types of bank deposits next April.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 23, 2002

Zico takes charge, offers his vision

Former Brazil international and Kashima technical director Zico formally signed on with the Japan Football Association on Monday to coach the national team.
BUSINESS / ON MANAGEMENT
Jul 23, 2002

Managing growth differs from growing one's firm

The news in business has been full of falling stars lately. "Is it just me," a friend asked the other day, "or does it seem as if half of the CEO supernovas from two years ago have crashed and burned?" In light of the economic turmoil I could understand how he had gotten this impression, but could not...
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2002

Honda to sell China-made 50cc scooter

Aiming to boost sluggish motorbike sales in the domestic market, Honda Motor Co. announced Monday it will begin sales of a low-priced 50cc scooter made at its Chinese assembly plant.
COMMENTARY
Jul 22, 2002

Tokyo, Seoul narrowing gap

The Japanese people's sense of Japan-South Korea friendship has heightened following the World Cup soccer tournament cohosted last month by the two countries. After South Korea advanced to the semifinals, many Japanese cheered the team on to an extent that puzzled some South Koreans.
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2002

Information age stunting our imagination, director believes

The explosive spread of information technology is leading to an overload of data and images that is cramping our creativity and even stunting our minds, according to noted stage drama director Amon Miyamoto.
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2002

New agency should handle ODA, panel says

An advisory panel to Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi may urge the government to weigh the possibility of creating a new agency to oversee Japan's official development assistance in line with moves to reform the nation's diplomatic operations, it was learned Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 19, 2002

Fighters, Diamondbacks form partnership

The Nippon Ham Fighters, who are scheduled to move to Sapporo for the 2004 season, will be getting a little help setting up shop up north the team announced Thursday in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2002

Adidas, Waseda in sports tieup

Adidas Japan K.K. and Waseda University said Thursday they have agreed to form a comprehensive tieup in the sports business, the first alliance of its kind in Japan between a corporation and a university.
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2002

Profits top highways panel agenda

An advisory panel on the privatization of four road-related public entities will prioritize existing expressway construction plans on the basis of profitability, the panel's chief said Wednesday.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 18, 2002

Taking a break in Tokyo and getting to grips with coins

Did you miss me? Hopefully not. Due to stockpiling three columns, I was able to escape the worst excesses of rainy season to the U.K. for five weeks without leaving a gaping hole on the page.
COMMUNITY
Jul 18, 2002

Japan's strange brand of (non) nationalism

The subject of 9/11 came up while I had dinner with a group of friends last autumn.
ENVIRONMENT
Jul 18, 2002

'Factory' fishing threatens marine stocks

Ever evening at sunset, Maruyama Keizo, 64, and his brother Motoichi, 54, of Minabe, Wakayama Prefecture, take their boat out and return the next morning at dawn with their catch: either flatfish or sardines, depending on the season. In his 50-year working life, Maruyama has seen shrinking catches, the...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / THEN AND NOW
Jul 18, 2002

An oasis beckoning on the shogun's hill

This 1830s woodcut print by the Edo artist Hasegawa Settan shows people chasing fireflies on broad rice paddies early in the evening. Men and boys are swishing around long bamboo brooms trying to catch high-flying males, while women and less nimble hunters are wafting fans around to trap low-hovering...
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 17, 2002

Fulham acquires Inamoto on loan

OSAKA -- Japan midfielder Junichi Inamoto has signed a one-year loan deal with English Premier League side Fulham, officials of his club Gamba Osaka said Monday.
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2002

BOJ to keep pumping money into banks

The Bank of Japan on Tuesday kept its monetary policy unchanged, maintaining its decision to keep flooding the banking system with excess funds.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.

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