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JAPAN
Oct 22, 2001

LDP candidates look strong in Shiga, Miyagi by-election races

Candidates on the Liberal Democratic Party ticket appear to be leading their rivals in the races for the House of Representatives by-elections in Shiga and Miyagi prefectures on Oct. 28, Kyodo News reported Sunday.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2001

APEC leaders begin 2-day meet

Compiled from AFP-Jiji, Kyodo SHANGHAI -- Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum kicked off a two-day summit Saturday afternoon, focusing on the global effort against terrorism and measures to reverse an economic slowdown in the region.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Oct 18, 2001

Tomb raiders for racial equality

Today, Oct. 18, is the feast day of Luke the Evangelist: physician, saint, author of the book of Acts and companion of Paul. It is thanks to Luke, the most literary of the four gospel writers, that we learn about the human aspects of Christ's life -- such as the enduring Nativity scene.
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2001

Decision on China produce facing delay

In a last-minute bid to avert further escalation of the trade war with China, Japan may delay -- by at least a couple of months -- a decision on imposing "safeguard" import restrictions on some Chinese farm products.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2001

Opinions clash over SDF role in war on terror

Two days after U.S.-led forces launched a bombing campaign on Afghanistan, six Air Self-Defense Force C-130 cargo planes arrived in Islamabad with relief supplies for refugees.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2001

Asylum-seekers face tough time in Japan

Gol Ahmad Bahador does not want to go back to Afghanistan.
CULTURE / Books
Oct 14, 2001

David Mitchell experiments with success

Like his complex and cleverly constructed novels, a conversation with British writer David Mitchell is enjoyably cerebral and full of references to books, music and out-of-the-way places he has visited. Sitting in the famous sunken garden Shukkei-en in Hiroshima, the city he now calls home, Mitchell,...
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2001

Peace activists denounce offensive on Afghanistan

Japanese peace activists Monday expressed disappointment and anger as the United States began bombing targets in Afghanistan in retaliation for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2001

UFJ latest bank to fall into the red

Banking group UFJ Holdings Inc. said Tuesday it will post first-half group net losses of 65 billion yen for the period to Sept. 30, after shouldering hefty costs to cover bad-loan writeoffs and stock market losses.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2001

Lawmaker relents over driver's license

House of Representatives lawmaker Koki Ishii took five months to give police his driver's license after its revocation in April, sources close to the case said Sunday.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2001

Osaka High Court upholds mobster's death sentence

OSAKA -- The Osaka High Court upheld the death sentence Thursday for a former mob boss over the 1991 robbery and murder of a wealthy Kobe company president and his daughter.
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2001

Shiokawa says Japan still open to Indonesia's ODA needs

Despite a planned cut in the overall amount of official development assistance dished out to Indonesia in fiscal 2002, Japan will attach "due consideration" to Indonesia's needs, Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa told visiting Indonesian President Megawati Sukarnoputri on Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2001

Schoolgirl-sex judge: 'I admit everything'

A high court judge already convicted of paying for sex with schoolgirls admitted to all charges against him during the first session of his impeachment trial at the Diet on Thursday.
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2001

BOJ downgrades economic assessment

There will be no immediate recovery in productivity as the economic slump triggers rising unemployment and wage cuts, the Bank of Japan said Thursday while downgrading its assessment of the economy for the fourth consecutive month.
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2001

Group seeks regionwide history text

A Japanese citizens' group is preparing to compile common teaching materials on East Asian history for use throughout the region in a bid to end disputes like the recent fight over a controversial Japanese history textbook.
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2001

Japan could be key to Asia recovery

Asian countries should cooperate in tackling a looming global recession, and Japan can play a key role in doing so, according to an executive of an international business organization.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 14, 2001

Panel opposes selection of JOC president

The administration and coordination committee of the Japanese Olympic Committee on Thursday voiced its opposition to selecting a successor over 70 years old for the late Yushiro Yagi.
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2001

APEC nears compromise

The 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum have reached a compromise on the contentious question of revising its 1995 guideline for liberalizing trade and investment within the Pacific Rim by 2020.
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2001

Government, LDP at odds over bailouts of ailing firms

The government and tripartite ruling coalition are involved in a tug of war over a proposal to create a commission to help troubled but viable companies rebuild, with coalition lawmakers criticizing the government's noncommittal stance.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2001

Ministry looks into growing suicide problem

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has begun compiling measures to stem the growing number of suicides in Japan, according to ministry officials.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2001

Dirty waters surround Kenya dam plan

A group of lawmakers will arrive in Kenya on Sunday for a two-day inspection tour that is likely to end up endorsing a controversial hydroelectric dam project.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2001

Opposition parties urge extra session

Four opposition parties submitted a petition Wednesday to the House of Representatives, urging the Cabinet to convene an extraordinary Diet session as soon as possible to deal with the worsening economy and other pressing matters.
COMMENTARY
Aug 27, 2001

Lessons of the Yasukuni visit

Settlement has been reached, at least temporarily, on two thorny issues that sparked criticism both at home and abroad: a junior high school history textbook edited by the Japanese Society for History Textbook Reform and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to Yasukuni Shrine.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2001

Digital copyright protection test set

Two bodies promoting digital commerce and copyright protection will start large-scale testing in December of a "digital watermark" system to prevent piracy, officials with the bodies said Saturday.
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2001

Politician held in illegal campaigning

A Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly member was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of paying unregistered campaigners to work for him in the runup to the June election, police said.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Trump team weighs direct talks with North Korea's Kim
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, in June 2019.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, brokered by U.S. and France, takes effect
People near Martyrs Square in Beirut watch as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a cease-fire on television on Tuesday.
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.
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.

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