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BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2002

Honda seeks Wave of success in China

Honda Motor Co. said Friday its joint venture in China has started production of its second motorcycle model, the Wave.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2002

City told to compensate Aum pair

OSAKA — The Osaka High Court on Friday backed a lower court ruling ordering the city of Suita to compensate two Aum Shinrikyo cult members for rejecting their residency registration applications.
EDITORIALS
Jun 14, 2002

A snooping agency

An in-house investigation by the Defense Agency has confirmed that the agency kept tabs on people who had requested information from it under the Freedom-of-Information Law. According to a fact-finding report released Tuesday, background lists were maintained by the agency's internal bureaus and all...
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 14, 2002

Troussier looking ahead to 'historic' Tunisia game

OSAKA -- "It will be a historic day for Japanese soccer," Japan coach Philippe Troussier said Thursday ahead of his team's third and final game in Group H against Tunisia, on Friday at Osaka Nagai Stadium.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 14, 2002

Japan holding the aces

OSAKA -- After drawing with Belgium and winning its first-ever World Cup point and then gaining its first-ever World Cup victory with a win over Russia, Japan is hoping for another win and qualification into the Round of 16 when it meets Tunisia at Osaka's Nagai Stadium on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI BEAT
Jun 14, 2002

Shiga town offers city-slickers way to taste farm life, work firsthand

IMAZU, Shiga Pref. — Grabbing a firsthand taste of Japanese country life for a few days is proving to be a popular pursuit here, especially among children from the city.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2002

Frugal World Cup fans slay shops' cash cow

OSAKA — Shopkeepers here are disheartened by the impact the World Cup soccer finals are having on the area's economy.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2002

Opposition parties begin Diet boycott

Four opposition parties boycotted Diet deliberations Thursday after senior leaders of the ruling bloc rejected claims they forced the Defense Agency to withhold a full report on the information disclosure scandal.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2002

Katokichi to recall Chinese spinach

OSAKA — Major frozen foods firm Katokichi Co. said Thursday it will recall 74,000 packages of frozen Chinese spinach because it has been alerted by authorities that the imports contain levels of pesticide residue in excess of the legal limit.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2002

Manhole covers pop under pressure

Manhole covers in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, were blown free Thursday morning and methane gas and hydrogen sulfide were released from sewage pipes, officials said.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2002

American scientists win 11th Blue Planet Prize

The Asahi Glass Foundation announced Thursday it has awarded two American scientists with the 11th Blue Planet Prize, an international environmental award.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2002

Transplant teaches Taro Kono a lesson

Although Taro Kono was determined from the beginning to save his father's life by donating part of his liver, the 39-year-old lawmaker of the Liberal Democratic Party said the decision-making process was tough for his family, even with a fair amount of knowledge about the procedure.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 14, 2002

Tokuyama to defend title in August

World Boxing Council super flyweight champion Masamori Tokuyama said Wednesday he will fight Mexican challenger Erick Lopez in August in his fifth title defense.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2002

Koizumi proposes retroactive tax breaks

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Thursday proposed making tax cuts due in fiscal 2003 retroactive to the current fiscal year as part of a second antideflation package.
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2002

Japan delays retaliation on steel tariffs

Japan will indefinitely postpone retaliatory measures against recently imposed U.S. steel import tariffs to give Washington time to exempt more Japanese items, the trade ministry said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2002

Current account surplus grows 22%

Thanks to growing exports, the nation's current account surplus expanded for a seventh straight month in April, marking a 21.7 percent year-on-year increase to 1.08 trillion yen, according to a preliminary report released Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2002

Airlines ordered not to refuse mentally ill passengers

The government has instructed the nation's three major domestic airlines not to refuse passengers with mental illnesses after it learned that All Nippon Airways Co. had turned down such passengers who wanted to fly without being accompanied by family members or friends.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2002

'Enka' star Murata dies of pneumonia

Hideo Murata, a popular singer of "enka" ballads, died of pneumonia Thursday morning in Osaka, his office said. He was 73.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 14, 2002

Tickets for second-round games to be sold

Leftover tickets for games in the knockout stages of the World Cup soccer finals in Japan will be sold online and by phone the day before the matches, the Japanese World Cup organizing committee (JAWOC) said Thursday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 14, 2002

Brazilians smash five past Costa Rica, top Group C as Turkey finishes second

SUWON, South Korea -- Any hope that Costa Rica might have harbored of Brazil -- who had already qualified before Thursday's game -- taking it easy on it in Suwon were quickly dispelled in a flurry of early goals in an incident-packed match that eventually ended 5-2, the third straight victory for the...
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2002

Will new responsibility make farm ministry act responsibly?

Will too many cooks spoil the broth?
MORE SPORTS
Jun 14, 2002

Hagiwara breaks Japanese record

Tomoko Hagiwara, who finished fourth at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, set a Japanese record in winning her first 200-meter backstroke title Wednesday at the swimming national championships.
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2002

Nippon Steel, Sumitomo Metal to set up merger panel

Nippon Steel Corp. and Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. said Thursday they plan to set up a panel to iron out the details of a planned merger of their stainless steel operations.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Jun 14, 2002

Greater shrew-mole

* Japanese name: Himizu * Scientific name: Urotrichus talpoides * Description: The greater shrew-mole belongs to the mole family but, befitting its name, it has features of both moles and shrews. It has short, thick, dark-brown to black fur that conceals its small eyes and ears, a pointy nose and forepaws...
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2002

Insurers agree to help failed Taisei

Nonlife insurers agreed Thursday to use industry-pooled funds to help failed Taisei Fire & Marine Insurance Co. make payouts, according to Hiroyuki Uemura, chairman of the Marine & Fire Insurance Association of Japan Inc.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Jun 14, 2002

Caution, pessimism and uncertainty

The Nikkei average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange has begun to take a downward path. Market participants, in particular foreign investors, are becoming cautious.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Kishida's out. Who will likely be Japan's next leader?
Digital minister Taro Kono (left), Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi (center) and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba are among the potential candidates for the ruling party's presidential election next month.
Women's sumo takes big step forward with first high school championships
Yuzuki Komiya (left) competes in the first national high school sumo tournament for girls in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Saturday.
Kishida's out. Who will likely be Japan's next leader?
Digital minister Taro Kono (left), Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi (center) and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba are among the potential candidates for the ruling party's presidential election next month.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Global mindset crucial for reform of Japan's health care, minister says
In the past 11 months, health minister Keizo Takemi has been charting his own path, seeking to make Japan's health care policies more global and digitalized.

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

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Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
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