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JAPAN
Sep 28, 2001

Full text of Koizumi's policy speech to Diet

Following is a provisional translation of the policy speech delivered by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to an extraordinary Diet session that opened Thursday for a 72-day session.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2001

Laws thwart Japan's resolve to deal with crises

Staff writers The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States awakened Tokyo to the possibility that similar incidents could take place here, prompting lawmakers to review Japan's own emergency contingency preparedness.
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2001

Bill limits banks' shareholdings

The Financial Services Agency drafted a bill Wednesday to limit banks' shareholdings to the net worth of their capital.
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 15, 2001

Mycal seeks bankruptcy protection after main creditor pulls the plug

Mycal Corp. filed for protection from creditors with the Tokyo District Court on Friday, after Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, its biggest creditor, decided to cut off further financial support to the supermarket chain.
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2001

Minolta to make parts in Shanghai

Camera maker Minolta Co. said Thursday it has established a joint venture with a local company in Shanghai to manufacture and sell optical components such as lenses and viewfinders for compact cameras.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 12, 2001

JFA confirms dates of Emperor's Cup

This year's Emperor's Cup knockout soccer tournament will kick off on Nov. 25, the Japan Football Association announced Monday.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2001

MHI in Westinghouse reactor accord

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Wednesday it has reached a basic agreement to help Westinghouse Electric Co. of the United States develop a new 1,000-megawatt nuclear reactor.
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.
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.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2001

Mycal falls short on debt cuts

OSAKA -- Mycal Corp.'s interest-bearing debts at the end of this month will come to around 1.05 trillion yen on a consolidated basis, the company said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2001

Toshiba to eliminate 17,000 jobs

Toshiba Corp. announced Monday it will slash 17,000 jobs in Japan -- 12 percent of its domestic workforce -- by the end of March 2004 amid the worldwide slump in the information technology sector.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2001

Mycal to unveil revised restructuring program

OSAKA -- Ailing supermarket-chain operator Mycal Corp. will announce a revised restructuring plan by the end of the week aimed at slashing its debts, company officials said Monday.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2001

Toshiba to slash 20,000 jobs worldwide amid IT slump

Toshiba Corp. will slash 20,000 jobs from its group workforce of 190,000 to cope with deteriorating earnings in its semiconductor business amid the worldwide slump in the information technology sector, company officials said Saturday.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2001

Ministry to boost child-care support for working moms

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to earmark 700 billion yen for measures to boost child-care support for working parents within its fiscal 2002 budget request, according to ministry officials.
EDITORIALS
Aug 22, 2001

An 'unstrategic' strategic meeting

The meeting last week in Moscow between U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov -- the first time top U.S. and Russian defense officials have discussed strategic issues -- ended unsuccessfully. That should come as no surprise given the perception gap that exists...
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2001

Fujitsu to slash 10,000 jobs in North America, Asia

Leading computer maker Fujitsu Ltd. plans to slash about 10 percent of its group workforce, or more than 10,000 jobs, at home and abroad as the main part of a restructuring plan designed to counter a slowdown in the information technology market, company officials said Sunday.
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2001

Daiei to sell off Printemps Ginza

Supermarket chain operator Daiei Inc. announced Tuesday it will sell its full stake in subsidiary department store Printemps Ginza SA to reduce its own debt.
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2001

YGK to launch originally designed sports car model

YGK Co. will launch an originally designed sports car in Japan and overseas in November 2002, the Yamagata-based company said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2001

Debt-hit Daiei to unload healthy Printemps store

Daiei Inc. is considering selling its shares in subsidiary department store Printemps Ginza S.A. to reduce its debt, Daiei sources said Monday.
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2001

Mycal revised restructuring plan expected next week

OSAKA -- Ailing retailer Mycal Corp. is expected to unveil a revised restructuring plan as early as next week in a bid to accelerate efforts to pare down its massive debts, company sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2001

NEC to eliminate 4,000 jobs amid global IT shrinkage

NEC Corp. announced Tuesday it will cut 4,000 personnel in Japan and abroad by April and withdraw from DRAM chip operations in 2004 amid a global shrinkage in information-technology markets.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2001

Mahathir digs deep into old roots

KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad took two hours to deliver a 21-page address at the opening ceremony of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) assembly on June 21. During the assembly's closing session two days later, he took another two hours to elaborate on the key...
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2001

'Koizumi effect' credited for LDP's big Tokyo win

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi expressed hope Monday that his Liberal Democratic Party's strong showing in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election would lead to another victory in the Upper House election next month.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2001

Learning the lessons hidden in victory

It was a stunning night for Labour June 7. British political geography has been permanently transformed. Yet learning the lessons of defeat is comparatively easy. British Conservatives are already starting to learn those lessons.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
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.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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