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JAPAN
Oct 2, 2001

Koizumi, Mbeki talk of expanded cooperation for Africa

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and visiting South African President Thabo Mbeki agreed Monday to step up cooperation on Africa's development and also pledged to cooperate with global efforts against terrorism.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2001

Koizumi, Mbeki plan science pact

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and South African President Thabo Mbeki will agree at a meeting in Tokyo this week to start negotiations on a science and technology cooperation pact, government sources said Saturday.
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2001

Sony revises down earnings on IT slump, U.S. attacks

Sony Corp. on Friday revised downward its earnings projections for fiscal 2001, reflecting the global economic slowdown led by a slumping information technology sector and the recent attacks in the United States.
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2001

Hasty death of capital gains tax exaggerated

The Liberal Democratic Party's tax panel has agreed not to accelerate the schedule for abolishing the withholding tax option for capital gains, the head of the panel said Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2001

Government clears the way to begin digital radio trials

The Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Ministry issued a license Wednesday allowing a consortium of 38 companies to begin trial broadcasts of digital radio. The Tokyo-based consortium plans to begin broadcasting news and educational programs to around 8.55 million households...
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2001

Health insurance costs face hike

Compiled from wire services The health ministry on Tuesday mapped out a medical reform plan that would increase the burden on employed workers and the elderly. The ministry submitted the plan to the tripartite ruling bloc Tuesday afternoon and hopes to implement it in October 2002. But the plan is expected...
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

End withholding tax, Shiokawa urges

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa urged the ruling coalition parties Friday to quickly abolish the withholding tax on stock capital gains.
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2001

Panel pushes early abolition of capital gains tax option

The Tax Commission on Tuesday drafted a basic position paper on securities tax reform, including a plan to abolish the withholding tax option on capital gains.
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2001

Arabian Oil given ray of hope

Tokyo-based Arabian Oil Co. has agreed with the Kuwaiti government to the principles of operation regarding its continued drilling in the Kuwait-controlled portion of the Khafji oil field, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2001

Gas firms face pressure to open lines to new entrants

The government will oblige principle gas suppliers to let new market entrants access their pipelines as part of efforts to liberalize the gas retail market, sources in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2001

Government aims to cut its elderly medical bill

The government may raise the age at which people can receive elderly medical care to 75 from 70 within five years, according to health ministry sources.
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2001

Japan prompted to drop test-ban pact deadline

The government is expected to omit the 2003 deadline for ratifying the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty when it submits a new resolution to the U.N. General Assembly this year, well-placed sources said.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2001

Arabian Oil reaches basic agreement with Kuwait

Japan's largest oil producer, Arabian Oil Co., has reached a basic agreement with Kuwait on extending its drilling rights in the Khafji oil field, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Monday.
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2001

Oil driller fails to reach deal with Kuwaiti government

Arabian Oil Co., a state-backed Japanese oil developer, and the Kuwaiti government failed to reach agreement on Arabian Oil's bid to continue operating in the Khafji oil field, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Friday.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 8, 2001

Japan opens rugby season with win

The 2001-2002 rugby season officially got underway on Friday night at the National Stadium with Japan beating a President's XV 22-10.
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2001

Kuwaiti oil official calls off Japan trip

Kuwaiti Oil Minister Adel Khaled al-Subeih has postponed a visit to Japan that was scheduled to begin today, Japanese government sources said Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 5, 2001

Asian Rugby World Cup qualifying slated

South Korea and a third Asian entry will vie for a berth in the 2003 Rugby World Cup in an Asian qualifying tournament next June and July, the Japan Rugby Union said Monday.
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2001

New fuel-cell Honda unveiled

Honda Motor Co. revealed Tuesday a new fuel cell-powered vehicle that performs almost as well as gasoline-powered cars.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2001

Kyocera to shed 20% of workforce amid IT slump

The Kyocera Corp. group will cut about 10,000 jobs from its global workforce of 51,000, possibly within this year, to deal with the worldwide slump in the information technology sector, company officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2001

Kuwait asks Japan to wait on oil-drilling contract

Kuwait has asked Japan to delay signing some parts of the drilling contract it has drawn up with Arabian Oil Co. of Japan, industry sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2001

S&P says Fujitsu's turnaround plan may not be enough

The radical restructuring announced by computer giant Fujitsu Ltd. earlier this week -- involving 16,400 job cuts -- may not be enough to assure recovery of the company's fundamentals, Standard & Poor's said Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2001

Mahathir goes all out to remove thorn in his side

SINGAPORE -- After months of futile attempts at various kinds of measures, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad may have hit upon the right combination to effectively deal with a formidable political opponent -- the fundamentalist Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS).
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2001

Tracking system to save climbers via cellphone waves

The Fire and Disaster Management Agency plans to develop a system to locate missing mountaineers using radio waves sent from their mobile phones, agency officials said.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2001

Ministry to rethink Tokyo Bay rules

The land, infrastructure and transport ministry has decided to rewrite safety standards for freighters and passenger vessels in Tokyo Bay so they can travel at their optimum speed, officials said Saturday.
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2001

Crucial days of negotiations lie ahead for 'oil diplomacy'

Quietly, but nevertheless significantly, Japan's oil diplomacy is entering one of its most crucial stages ever. Success or failure could determine the future of the nation's energy security -- and even that of its economy as a whole.
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2001

Fire policy sales on hot streak

Major nonlife insurance firms enjoyed sizable increases in sales of fire insurance policies and resultant rises in premium revenues in the April-July period.
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2001

Jusco sets massive sales target in effort to break world top 10

Supermarket chain operator Jusco Co. revealed Thursday it has set its group sales target for fiscal 2010 at 7 trillion yen.
Chinese buyer of Okinawa island to make visit in summer
Yanaha Island in Okinawa Prefecture as seen from a ferry.
Cedar pollen is already in the air in Tokyo
Climate change and urbanization are believed to have contributed to the earliest ever observation of cedar pollen in Tokyo, on Jan. 8, an expert says.
More bird flu cases found in Japan; 1.44 million birds to be culled
Officials with the agriculture ministry hold a news conference in Nagoya on Friday following an outbreak of avian influenza in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, earlier this month.
Fuji TV loses more advertisers amid inquiry into host’s behavior
Fuji TV is losing more advertisers following allegations about inappropriate behavior by a celebrity host and questions about its handling of the case.
What went wrong at Fuji TV's news conference on allegations against Nakai?
Fuji TV President Koichi Minato speaks at a news conference on Friday in Tokyo.
Japan looks to learn from the past with bid to build Australian warships
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami frigate, of the class of the same name, is anchored at the MSDF's naval base in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in September 2022.
Amid rising world hunger, a Japan-inspired group in Kenya is making a big impact
Wawira Njiru, the founder of Food4Education, serves food during the opening of a new kitchen in Mombasa County, Kenya, in 2022. The organization started in 2012 by feeding 25 children out of a single kitchen. Now it feeds nearly half a million every day.
From Tokyo to Manhattan, Takuma Watanabe stirs up a stiff drink
It's taken Takuma Watanabe little time to establish himself as one of New York's hottest bartenders.
For tourists in search of seasonal sights, Yamagata makes its case
For some time away from Tokyo's suffocating urban sameness, Yamagata Prefecture is home to a soothing array of natural abundance.
A slow dive into ‘a moment and an eternity’ with Ryuichi Sakamoto
From the mid-2000s onward, Ryuichi Sakamoto created a number of installation works, often in collaboration with Shiro Takatani, of multimedia art collective Dumb Type.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go
By Kazuaki Nagata and Richard Meyer

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