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CULTURE / Art
Dec 12, 2001

The world according to Bucky

Naming himself "Guinea Pig B," Buckminster Fuller vowed that his whole life would be an experiment "to see what an unknown individual . . . might be able to do effectively on behalf of all mankind."
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2001

Marubeni, Microsoft to launch shared-hosting business

Marubeni Corp. and Microsoft Co. said Tuesday they will launch a business to enable firms to access and use Marubeni's server center as their own local area networks.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / J-POPSICLE
Dec 12, 2001

You go, girls

Cute girls. Snarling guitar. Strong hooks. A pounding beat. What more do you need?
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2001

Chemical firms agree to pay $23 million in U.S. lawsuit

Daicel Chemical Industries Ltd. and Nippon Synthetic Chemical Industry Co. said Tuesday they will pay a combined $23.2 million as part of an out-of-court settlement of a U.S. antitrust lawsuit launched against them over their sales of sorbic acid.
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2001

Accusation filed against Jichiro

The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau filed a criminal accusation Monday against the nationwide union of local government employees and former union executives for allegedly evading about 200 million yen in taxes, sources close to the tax authorities said.
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2001

Ministry denies role in pro-MBM report

The farm ministry on Monday defended itself against allegations by a weekly magazine that it encouraged farmers to feed cattle with meat-and-bone meal in the mid-1990s.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 11, 2001

Antlers win J. League Championship

KASHIMA, Ibaraki Pref. -- The Kashima Antlers, the Division One second-stage champion, became the J. League champion after edging the first stage winner Jubilo Iwata 1-0 in extra time in the J. League Championship final second leg on Saturday night at Kashima Soccer Stadium, and taking the final on a...
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2001

Swiss drug giant Roche to get control of Chugai

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. and F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. announced Monday that they will enter a strategic tieup that will place the Japanese drug maker under the umbrella of its Swiss partner but retain the Chugai name.
JAPAN / LAST CALL FOR SAKE
Dec 11, 2001

Bell tolls on last sake class

NIIGATA -- Yoshikawa High School in Niigata Prefecture is the only high school left that teaches students how to brew sake. But the current class will be the last to learn this ancient art.
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2001

Jichiro execs 'knew of tax evasion'

Former executives of the scandal-hit Jichiro labor union were aware it was allegedly evading tax by not declaring commission income from insurance companies in the 1990s, labor and investigative sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2001

Jazz singer only trying to make today better than yesterday

Making one's musical debut at the age of 40 night be seen a source of amusement in an industry dominated by the younger generation, but for jazz singer Chie Ayado the release of her first album, "For All We Know," in June 1998 was the start of her rise to fame.
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2001

International transition team works out details of global AIDS fund

With a yearend target date approaching, the multibillion-dollar Global AIDS and Health Fund is taking shape through discussions among major countries and international organizations.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2001

Draft of Justice Ministry human-rights plan focuses on vulnerable groups

The Justice Ministry has compiled a draft of the government's basic human rights plan, calling for special efforts to protect the rights of vulnerable groups in Japan.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 7, 2001

MLB won't be opening 2002 campaign in Japan

The office of the commissioner of Japanese baseball confirmed Thursday that Major League Baseball has decided not to open the 2002 regular season with games in Japan.
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2001

Two pipe makers agree to set up joint company

Mitsubishi Plastics Inc. and Sekisui Chemical Co. said Thursday they have agreed to a tieup in the field of polyvinyl chloride pipes, featuring the formation of a joint company to control production.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2001

Mad cow probe turns to fish in cattle-feed mix

Livestock farmers widely gave cows a type of feed made from a mixture of powdered fish meal and meat-and-bone meal until the government prohibited the use of meat-and-bone meal in September because of its suspected link to mad cow disease, industry sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2001

Kamei camp requests halt to executions

Shizuka Kamei, former policy chief of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and seven other lawmakers belonging to a group opposing capital punishment have asked Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama not to carry out any further executions.
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2001

Firms predict 18.8% profit drop

Downward revisions in corporate pretax profits may lead the Finance Ministry once again to lower its projected tax revenues, according to the results of a ministry survey released Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2001

Sun setting on days at the races

OSAKA -- The economic slump isn't helping public-run gambling operations, which have also suffered declines due to poor management, lack of promotion and a disinterested younger generation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2001

CAL chief weighs realities

The airline industry was perhaps the sector hit hardest by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, and China Airlines has not been immune to the impact.
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2001

Police reprimanded over sex club visit

OSAKA -- Two police officers have been reprimanded after they were found at a suspected sex club for couples in Osaka during a police raid, police sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2001

Moody's downgrades Japan's domestic bonds

Moody's Investors Service Inc. on Tuesday lowered its rating on yen-denominated domestic securities issued or guaranteed by the government to Aa3 from Aa2 and maintained a negative outlook on these securities.
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2001

Man arrested over child sex abroad

OSAKA -- A 37-year-old Japanese man was arrested Monday on suspicion of paying for sex with a 14-year-old Vietnamese girl in Cambodia, marking the first time a domestic law banning sex with children has been applied to an offense committed abroad, police said.
BUSINESS
Dec 4, 2001

October tax revenues fall

Tax revenues in October fell 3.8 percent from a year earlier to 2.629 trillion yen because of a decline in income tax levied on long-term postal savings accounts and dwindling corporate tax receipts, the Finance Ministry said Monday.

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