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BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2001

Matsushita joins 2Roam on mobile Web solutions

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Monday it has allied with 2Roam Inc., a U.S. wireless software and service provider, to offer a mobile solutions service in Japan.
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2001

MHI to send generators to Belgium

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. will ship three replacement steam generators to a nuclear plant in Belgium on Wednesday to increase the plant's power generating capacity, the company said Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2001

Approval rating for Mori declines to 7%

The approval rating for Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori in the latest Kyodo News survey is down to a mere 7 percent, a drop of 12 percentage points from a similar poll in December. His disapproval rating, meanwhile, has leaped to 82 percent from 65 percent.
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2001

MHI to send generators to Belgium

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. will ship three replacement steam generators to a nuclear plant in Belgium on Wednesday to increase the plant's power generating capacity, the company said Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2001

Approval rating for Mori declines to 7%

The approval rating for Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori in the latest Kyodo News survey is down to a mere 7 percent, a drop of 12 percentage points from a similar poll in December. His disapproval rating, meanwhile, has leaped to 82 percent from 65 percent.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2001

Freeze on beltway complicates lives of residents

Shozaburo Kon did not expect to face the ordeal he eventually had to endure when he took the plan of his new house to a local office of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government 10 years ago.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2001

PCCW to buy U.S. firm's game arm

Game software developer Pacific Century CyberWorks Japan Co. said Friday it has agreed to buy VR1, the network game software division of U.S. Internet business and entertainment provider Circadence Corp., for about $38 million.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2001

Matsushita and Toshiba plan Singapore venture

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and Toshiba Corp. said Friday they will set up a joint venture in Singapore next month to manufacture low-temperature polysilicon liquid crystal display panels used in video mobile phones and other digital appliances.
CULTURE / Film
Feb 24, 2001

Space . . . the funny frontier

Think of it as a "Seven Samurai" in outer space. OK, well there are only six warriors in "Galaxy Quest" but the comparison kinda works. They are a group of has-been actors whose sole claim to fame is a TV series called "Galaxy Quest" that went off the air 18 years ago. But American human beings weren't...
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2001

Nomura, IBJ to end derivatives tieup

Nomura Securities Co. and the Industrial Bank of Japan, a member of the Mizuho Financial Group, said Thursday that they will dissolve a London-based joint venture specializing in financial derivatives.
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2001

Lawson to offer ATM services with Mitsubishi

Lawson Inc. and Mitsubishi Corp., soon to become the convenience store chain's largest shareholder, said Thursday they plan to offer a range of financial services via automatic teller machines to be installed in Lawson's nationwide network.
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2001

Lawson to offer ATM services with Mitsubishi

Lawson Inc. and Mitsubishi Corp., soon to become the convenience store chain's largest shareholder, said Thursday they plan to offer a range of financial services via automatic teller machines to be installed in Lawson's nationwide network.
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2001

New ANA chief paving way for next generation

All Nippon Airways Co. said Wednesday that Senior Executive Vice President Yoji Ohashi, 61, will be promoted to president on April 1.
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2001

New ANA chief paving way for next generation

All Nippon Airways Co. said Wednesday that Senior Executive Vice President Yoji Ohashi, 61, will be promoted to president on April 1.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2001

More and more patients turn to Net to consult with doctors

Five years ago, Tokyo Dr. Motofumi Takahashi opened a Web site to respond free of charge to inquiries from patients across the nation, but a surge in such online inquiries has forced him to limit his responses.
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2001

G7 meeting ends in snub of BOJ efforts

The Bank of Japan was placed in an awkward position during the latest meeting of Group of Seven finance leaders in Palermo, Sicily.
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2001

G7 meeting ends in snub of BOJ efforts

The Bank of Japan was placed in an awkward position during the latest meeting of Group of Seven finance leaders in Palermo, Sicily.
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2001

Energy upstart Ennet outbids Kansai Electric

OSAKA -- A newcomer to the electric power retail market was awarded a one-year contract Monday by the Osaka Prefectural Government, making it the first company to outbid Kansai Electric Power Co. in the Kansai region since deregulation last March.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2001

Unusual body shop fills in the blanks

OSAKA -- After dealing with the usual prewedding chores of choosing venues, flowers, dresses, menus and guests, the young bride-to-be was faced with one final task: find a finger to go with her ring.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2001

FSA to check security of online stock deals

The Financial Services Agency will ensure during inspections of securities firms that they take measures to maintain the security of online stock deals, according to outlines of FSA inspection manuals obtained by Kyodo News on Saturday.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2001

FSA to check security of online stock deals

The Financial Services Agency will ensure during inspections of securities firms that they take measures to maintain the security of online stock deals, according to outlines of FSA inspection manuals obtained by Kyodo News on Saturday.
COMMUNITY
Feb 18, 2001

Forest flamenco and snake salsa

Ana Maria Cristina starts her classes at the Asahi Culture Center in Shinjuku with stretches, bends, dynamic shakes of the upper torso and even punchier wiggles of the hips. She then demonstrates how to produce a voice from deep inside, as if reaching into her very soul. Japanese students have trouble...
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2001

Sony to R&D chips in China, India

Sony Corp. plans to set up research and development centers for semiconductors in China and India later this year, according to company officials. The new outlets will primarily design advanced large-scale integrated circuits for digital household appliances, the officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2001

Kobe Steel to unload 75% stake in semiconductor venture

Kobe Steel Ltd. said Friday it has signed a contract for the sale of its stake in KMT Semiconductor Ltd., a joint venture with Micron Technology Inc. of the United States, to Micron Technology for $25 million.
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2001

Electronics firms to link on Bluetooth promotion

Electronics makers Toshiba Corp., Taiyo Yuden Co. and the Japan unit of IBM Corp. said Thursday they have established a joint venture to regulate usage of the Bluetooth wireless technology logo in Japan.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
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.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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