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BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2002

Mycal to launch 80% discount sales

OSAKA -- Failed supermarket chain operator Mycal Corp. said Monday it will sell some 10 billion yen worth of stock at discounts of up to 80 percent at its Saty retail outlets and Vivre apparel stores.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 4, 2002

Town ties fate to remnants of an industry

KUSHIRO, Hokkaido -- Although the new year was just around the corner, there was little joy to be seen in the southeast end of this port city.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Jan 3, 2002

A changed U.S. greets 2002

WASHINGTON -- Welcome to Year One of the time thereafter. If there is a constant in the commentaries on Sept. 11, it is that it was a day whose events changed the way we will live forever.
BUSINESS
Jan 1, 2002

Innovative banking upstarts struggle to establish foothold

New, innovative entrants into the domestic banking sector have struggled to establish themselves amid the turbulent business climate.
BUSINESS
Jan 1, 2002

No changes seen for January economic report

The government is considering leaving its gloomy assessment of the economy unchanged in a monthly report to be released by the Cabinet Office in mid-January, government officials said.
BUSINESS
Jan 1, 2002

Economy to be severe in first half: BOJ

The state of the nation's economy will likely remain severe in the first half of 2002 as a result of the Prime Minister's ongoing structural reforms, according to the chief of the central bank.
COMMUNITY
Dec 30, 2001

Starting anew through the ages

The world's most universally observed festival, New Year is also its most diverse, with timing, inspiration and celebration differing among countries, cultures and religions. For some, it is an occasion on which to give thanks for another year of survival; for others it's a vantage point from which to...
JAPAN / Media / CHANNEL SURF
Dec 30, 2001

A holiday basking in the blue glow

Depending on how you feel about the New Year's holidays and Japanese TV programming in general, the first week of the year is either the best week for TV or the worst. Most New Year's specials mimic what the average Japanese family is doing at home. Celebrities sit around in their finest holiday duds...
COMMUNITY
Dec 30, 2001

O-Shogatsu: a custom-made holiday

Yoshio Mamiya doesn't need reminding that o-shogatsu is almost here. For several weeks, the 78-year-old craftsman has been working 12-hour days, seven days a week at his studio in the Sanno district of Tokyo's Ota Ward, where he busily stitches away to meet his customers' demand to renew their domestic...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2001

Nikkei's yearend close lowest since 1983

The Tokyo Stock Exchange ended the year on a lackluster note Friday, with key market gauges flirting with their lowest closing levels in decades.
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2001

Hanae Mori to sell part of operations

Hanae Mori International Co. will sell most of its Hanae Mori-brand clothes and its licensed apparel operations to a group that will be formed by trading house Mitsui & Co. and the Rothschild group of Britain, company officials said Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2001

A step back after the euro?

LONDON -- Shopkeepers in Germany say they have never seen so many crisp 1,000-mark (about $500) bills as in the past month -- the last before the new euro replaces the mark.
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2001

Antismoking steps seen failing to deter youths

Twenty-six percent of graduating high school males smoke every day, indicating that restrictions placed on vending machines and minors in 1996 are failing to deter youth from smoking, according to a health ministry poll.
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2001

Mitsubishi Electric in U.S. unit move

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. said Thursday it will establish a holding company in Los Angeles on April 1 to manage its seven U.S. subsidiaries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2001

Sake makers brew abroad to make up slack in sales

OSAKA -- Major sake brewers, hit hard by the decline in domestic demand amid the recession, are expanding overseas production in hopes of cashing in on a Japanese food boom abroad.
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2001

Kirin, Takeda to forge seasoning joint venture

Kirin Brewery Co. and Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd. said Wednesday they have agreed to set up a joint venture in April to combine their seasoning and other food business operations.
BUSINESS
Dec 26, 2001

Regional banks post combined pretax loss

Second-tier regional banks incurred their first combined pretax loss in three years in the April-September first half of fiscal 2001, according to a banking association report.
BUSINESS
Dec 26, 2001

Nidec plans parts venture in China

Major precision motor manufacturer Nidec Corp. said Tuesday it will set up a joint venture March 1 with five of its group companies in China to manufacture components for computer systems.
COMMUNITY
Dec 23, 2001

Everlasting allure of gems shines on

Gems are among the most gorgeous examples of nature at work, even though the jewels we admire get a helping hand not afforded to phenomena like sunsets and snow-capped peaks.
CULTURE / Music / PLAY BUTTON
Dec 23, 2001

Buffalo Daughter: A new addition to the family

Being in a band is like being married to more than one person simultaneously. And like any married couple, bands have their own special neuroses. The dysfunctions of any given group are compounded by long hours in the hothouse confines of a studio and even longer hours on the road.
COMMENTARY
Dec 22, 2001

China remains a vital friend for Pakistan

ISLAMABAD -- Even before Gen. Pervez Musharraf embarked Thursday on his trip to China, which will last through Monday, analysts were quick to predict a new phase in the time-tested relationship between the two neighbors.
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2001

Automakers happy, farmers angry

The domestic auto industry welcomed the compromise Friday between Japan and China on a trade dispute.
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2001

Hitachi to sell off monorail service

The Hitachi group announced Thursday it will sell off a controlling share of its stock in a monorail subsidiary that links central Tokyo and Haneda airport to East Japan Railway Co. for 7 billion yen.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Dec 20, 2001

Surviving the 'Pikmin' pickle

Captain Olimar, the main character in "Pikmin," isn't really a character, he's a cursor. He doesn't do anything other than tell the Pikmin what to do.
CULTURE / Film
Dec 19, 2001

A familiar face in the mirror

Vanilla SkyRating: * * * Director: Cameron Crowe Running time: 135 minutes Language: English Now showing
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Dec 19, 2001

Great coffee with some art on the side

I took a visiting young German painter to Ben's Cafe in Takadanobaba the other day. We met to have a beer and a chat -- and because Jorn was eager to show me a book of his new work, with an eye to me maybe helping arrange a show for him.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 19, 2001

2001 -- A sound odyssey

It was a year for rocking, for boppig, for grooving, for moshing, for swaying and of course, for listening. Taking one last spin through the sounds of the past 12 months, our music writers tell us what they heard.
BUSINESS
Dec 18, 2001

Cabinet Office retains negative economic view

The government's dismal economic assessment was left intact in a monthly report issued Monday, although wording used to depict the overall trend has been toned down.
BUSINESS
Dec 18, 2001

JETRO poll finds firms eager to invest in China

A recent survey of companies planning to increase direct overseas investments in the next three years found nearly all of them intend to do so in China, the Japan External Trade Organization said Monday.

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