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JAPAN
Oct 19, 2001

Ministries declare beef safe on launch of cow-screening

The government on Thursday declared domestic beef to be free of mad cow disease and at the same time began a nationwide screening of cows for any signs of the disorder.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2001

Automakers rev up search for ultimate clean car

Driven by concerns over global warming and the prospect of tougher restrictions, automakers worldwide have moved up a gear in the race to build the ultimate clean car.
SOCCER / THE BALD TRUTH
Oct 18, 2001

No-fry zones a must during World Cup

It used to be good being Swiss, apparently. Now the country that gave us the cuckoo clock and Toblerone finds itself without an airline and, worse still, without World Cup soccer on the telly next year.
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2001

Ashikaga head to quit as losses mount

The president of Ashikaga Bank, a Tochigi-based regional bank, said Tuesday he intends to resign next year to take responsibility for projected heavy losses.
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2001

Government to cover cost of mad cow incinerations

The government will cover the entire cost of incinerating the scrap meat and bones of cows under its comprehensive ban on meat-and-bone meal, the farm ministry said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2001

Koizumi voices support for military strike

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi expressed full support Monday for U.S. and British military action against targets in Afghanistan, saying Japan will do everything it can to help.
LIFE / Digital / SURFERSPUD
Oct 4, 2001

A look at terror

www.newyorker.com/FROM_THE_ARCHIVE/ARCHIVES/?010924fr_archive05 As modern journalism sinks ever deeper into its spoon-feed-me mentality, William T. Vollman, a novelist and magazine reporter, actually does the hard research. Before embarking on an assignment to Afghanistan to find out what the Taliban...
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2001

All meat-and-bone meal feed banned

The government formally announced Monday that it will impose a comprehensive ban starting Thursday on the distribution of imported and domestically produced meat-and-bone meal, an animal feed suspected of causing mad cow disease.
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2001

Toyota keeps schedules intact despite market concerns

Toyota Motor Corp. has no plans to change its current output or sales schedule for either the North American or domestic markets, despite fears surrounding the possible impact of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the global auto market, President Fujio Cho said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2001

Vodafone denies rumor of selloff

The chief of Vodafone Group PLC strongly denied Tuesday a recent British media report that the company is planning to sell off Japan Telecom Co.'s fixed-line business.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2001

Asahi and Daiwa formally announce tieup plans

Asahi Bank and Daiwa Bank announced Friday that they have reached a basic agreement to join forces under a single holding company in a bid to survive as stock price tumbles eat away at their capital.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2001

Mycal expects sponsor

Kozo Yamashita, president of the failed supermarket chain Mycal Corp., said Friday he expects a sponsor for the company's rehabilitation to take over its 100 profitable outlets.
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2001

Koizumi starts preparations so SDF could support U.S.

Japan will prepare for the dispatch of its Self-Defense Forces to lend noncombatant support to U.S. forces should Washington take retaliatory action against terrorists, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2001

'Tale of Genji' goes to the opera

An operatic version of the classic 1,000-year-old Japanese court novel "The Tale of Genji" will open in Tokyo next week staged by an American artistic director and a Japanese composer.
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2001

Flight ban having impact on trade: Hiranuma

Trade minister Takeo Hiranuma on Thursday voiced concern over collateral effects this week's horrific terrorist attacks will have on the 24.7 billion yen in goods Japan and the U.S. trade each day.
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2001

Fear, shock push Nikkei below 10,000

Tokyo stocks fell sharply Wednesday, as shock and fear pushed the benchmark Nikkei average of 225 leading stocks below the psychologically sensitive 10,000 mark for the first time in 17 years, closing at 9,610.10.
COMMUNITY
Sep 9, 2001

Still healthy, after all these years

FUKUOKA -- Passing your twilight years in Japan used to entail long days of contemplation and an austere diet of tofu. Sound dull? The good news is that doctors these days recommend an active social life for a happy, healthy old age. The bad news is, according to medical practitioner Magoe Ando, you'll...
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2001

Ruling parties question bond cap

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi came under pressure Tuesday from ruling bloc lawmakers to abandon his pledge to limit fresh government bond issuance to 30 trillion yen.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2001

Gas pipes ruled out as cause of Kabukicho blaze

An inspection of the gas pipes in the Meisei 56 Building in Shinjuku where 44 people died in a Saturday morning fire has ruled out the possibility the blaze was triggered by a gas explosion stemming from corroded pipes, Tokyo Gas Co. said Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2001

Severity of injuries left doctors powerless

Most of the victims of a powerful gas explosion and fire in Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district early Saturday morning were dead before they reached hospitals in the metropolitan region, leaving doctors with no chance of saving them.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2001

AP boss looks back on eight-year stay

For foreigners who have never been to Japan, news wire services and other media often provide their only view of this country.
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2001

Suzuki, Kawasaki to forge tieup

Suzuki Motor Corp. and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. announced Wednesday they will tie up in the development and production of motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles to increase profits amid intensifying global competition.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2001

Isahaya reclamation project faces review

An ongoing reclamation project in Isahaya Bay, Nagasaki Prefecture, will have to be scaled down as the current plan "is unrealistic to pursue," farm minister Tsutomu Takebe said Tuesday.

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