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SOCCER / J. League
Sep 5, 2000

JFA, Troussier closer to contract

The Japan Football Association has reached agreement on the conditions of re-signing its contract with Japan manager Philippe Troussier and is likely to complete the signing later this week before the Frenchman leaves for Sydney with the Japan Olympic team, JFA secretary general Kenji Mori said Monday...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Sep 3, 2000

Extreme Goes Mainstream

SAN FRANCISCO As Cory "Nasty" Nastazio, 22, comes off his dirt jumping practice at the 2000 X-Games site in San Francisco, he pulls up to the ESPN cameraman on his little BMX bike and the first thing he does is remove his helmet.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2000

15 trillion yen set aside for weak banks

The Financial Reconstruction Commission plans to set aside as much as 15 trillion yen in government credit guarantees as a banking safety net following the planned introduction of deposit refund caps, FRC officials said Wednesday.
OLYMPICS
Aug 31, 2000

Osaka bid's next test in May

Osaka's hosting of the East Asian Games next May will be a key test in its uphill battle to win the right to stage the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Japan Olympic Committee chairman Yushiro Yagi said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2000

Jumbo vessel unveiled to clean ocean oil spills

The government on Tuesday unveiled Japan's largest oil-recovery vessel, ordered by the Transport Ministry in the wake of a huge oil spill on the Sea of Japan coast three years ago.
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2000

Life, nonlife insurers tie up

Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co. and Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co. on Monday formally announced a comprehensive tieup that includes joint marketing of each other's products and integration of Dai-ichi's nonlife insurance subsidiary with Yasuda.
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 27, 2000

West is best as Pixi shines

RIFU, Miyagi Pref. -- East is East but West was best on Saturday night as the J-West team beat the J-East squad 5-2 in the 2000 J. League Tarami All-Star Soccer match at Miyagi Stadium, one of the venues for the 2002 World Cup.
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2000

Japan, Saudi Arabia to build 1.5 billion yen mechanics school

Despite the collapse of key oil negotiations earlier this year, Japan and Saudi Arabia are entering the final stage of preparations for a 1.5 billion yen joint project to establish a training institute for Saudi car mechanics in the kingdom.
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2000

MITI to abolish subsidy for solar power in homes

The Ministry of International Trade and Industry plans to scrap government subsidies for solar power generation equipment for household use at the end of fiscal 2002 in order to boost competition in the industry, ministry sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2000

Agency bill would force polluters to clean up soil

The Environment Agency is planning to draft a bill that would oblige polluters to remove toxic chemicals and heavy metals from polluted soil, according to agency sources.
MULTIMEDIA / SPORTS SCOPE
Aug 24, 2000

Shooting the breeze with affable Eddie

Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager Eddie Thomson HIROSHIMA -- Former Australian national team coach Eddie Thomson is the longest-serving manager in the J. League, but two weeks ago he announced that he would be leaving Sanfrecce Hiroshima at the end of the current season. However, the affable, 53-year-old...
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2000

Immigration in need of repair

Topmost in the mind of pro soccer player Alex is the 2002 World Cup.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2000

Hatoyama likely unopposed as DPJ leader

Yukio Hatoyama will likely remain leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan because the only other contender for the post apparently lacks sufficient backers to file his candidacy today, party sources said Sunday.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Aug 20, 2000

Keiko Itoh

LONDON -- From next May to early 2002 a series of cultural and educational events together known as Japan 2001 is scheduled to take place throughout Britain. As one of the official programs of Japan 2001, a photo exhibition is to be staged by the Japanese Residents' Association (U.K.).
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2000

Mori to embark on diplomatic tour in Asia

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori leaves today for an eight-day trip to four Southwest Asian countries, during which he is expected to call on India and Pakistan to sign an international treaty banning tests of nuclear weapons.
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2000

Plan for spy-satellite system is finalized

Japan's plan to set up a system of four reconnaissance satellites has been finalized, with Kagoshima Prefecture chosen as the second of two sites for the system's ground antennas, according to a government source.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2000

Chemical safety plans urged by '05

An intergovernmental forum will call on governments to establish national plans by 2005 to safely manage hazardous chemicals, according to draft documents obtained by Kyodo News.
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2000

Base cuts beyond SACO sought

ITAMI, Osaka Pref. -- In order for the U.S. and Japan to maintain friendly relations, America must reduce its military presence on Okinawa, which is little more than a colonial outpost controlled by the U.S. military, said leading Okinawa politician Tokushin Yamauchi during a recent symposium.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2000

High school equivalency test to be offered twice annually

The Education Ministry decided Wednesday to hold the state-run "daiken" qualification examinations for university entrance exams twice a year as of fiscal 2001, ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2000

Law eyed on greenhouse gas target

The Environment Agency has decided to submit a bill on attaining Japan's reduction target for greenhouse gas emissions to the 150-day regular Diet session beginning in January 2002, agency sources said Saturday.
BUSINESS
Aug 3, 2000

Japan key to Hyundai's global strategy

Hyundai Motor Co. will enter the Japanese market in January with an aggressive sales plan, taking advantage of expanding cultural and business exchanges between the country and South Korea, the president of the firm's Japanese affiliate said.
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2000

Toyota to boost output at Derby plant by 30%

Toyota Motor Corp. will spend billions of yen to increase the output of its British factory in Derby by some 30 percent until it is making about 230,000 vehicles a year in 2001, company officials said Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2000

Replace pre-'90 diesel vehicles, panel urges

A government study group on measures to reduce exhaust emissions from diesel-powered vehicles has compiled a midterm draft proposal calling for the replacement of older vehicles with new models, group sources said Tuesday.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jul 23, 2000

Miki Wakamatsu

"The World Dance Alliance has initiated a project to join in celebrating the millennium. It is a time to consider where we have been, where we are and where we are going. Therefore the theme of World Dance 2000 is 'Dance in the Past, Present and Future,' " said Miki Wakamatsu.
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.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

Podcast

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

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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