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BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2002

FSA panel eyes new property rules

An advisory panel to the Financial Services Agency has unveiled a set of draft rules for accounting that would oblige businesses to book latent losses on fixed property holdings, starting in fiscal 2005.
BUSINESS
Mar 26, 2002

Costs swell at nuclear reprocessing plant

Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd. will need 1.76 trillion yen in additional funds to meet overhead costs related to a new nuclear reprocessing plant in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, sources said Monday.
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2002

Tepco plans 7% rate cut

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday it will cut electricity rates by an average of 7.02 percent in April under a three-year business plan aimed at bolstering its competitiveness.
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2002

Haseko calls on major banks for 150 billion yen in support

Struggling condominium developer Haseko Corp. unveiled a sweeping restructuring plan Thursday, calling for 150 billion yen in financial support from major creditor banks and a 10 percent cut in personnel expenses in three years.
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2002

Shokusan Jutaku seeks protection from creditors

Shokusan Jutaku Sogo Co., a leading builder of custom-made houses, on Sunday filed for court protection from creditors with liabilities of 13.5 billion yen, the company said.
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2001

BTM to close 50 outlets, lay off staff

The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi plans to close around 50 of its 310 outlets nationwide -- some 15 percent of the total -- and lay off 3,500 staff by the end of March 2005 to cut costs, bank sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2001

Sax player to oversee pavilion at World Expo

World-renowned jazz saxophonist Sadao Watanabe was appointed Wednesday to oversee the Japanese government pavilion during the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi Prefecture, government sources said.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2001

Alternative energy empowering consumers

With increasing demand for cost-efficient and environment-friendly energy, a growing number of hotels, hospitals and major industrial facilities are adopting cogeneration -- a system that makes more efficient use of heat and electricity generated from the same source.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2001

Maglev project OK'd for Aichi

The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry on Wednesday approved a third-sector company project to build a commercial maglev train line in Aichi Prefecture.
EDITORIALS
Jun 30, 2001

Uniting to wage war on AIDS

In a declaration issued by the United Nations General Assembly this week, the nations of the world have committed themselves to wage war in earnest against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. As the U.N. member-states are pledged to reach targets by specific dates to drastically reduce the incidence of the disease...
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2001

Sakaiya resigns as top expo adviser

Taichi Sakaiya, a writer and former director general of the then Economic Planning Agency, will step down as chief executive adviser of the Japan Association for the 2005 World Exposition later this month, the association's chairman said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2001

Teachers brave frontline of national IT offensive

SHIKI, Saitama Pref. — Sitting in pairs behind computer screens, 30 fifth-graders at Muneoka No. 3 Elementary School here try to catch an English word spoken by computer and select the corresponding picture by mouse.
SOCCER / World cup
May 30, 2001

Blatter: ISMM trouble won't affect World Cup

SEOUL -- FIFA president Sepp Blatter put a positive spin on the problems surrounding the collapse of its marketing partners ISMM/ISL on Tuesday to emphasize the positive aspects of a big year ahead in the world soccer calendar.
BUSINESS
May 26, 2001

Youth favors new Fuji chief

Kyoji Takenaka, the incoming president of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., is determined to make the company a full-fledged global player with "premium brand" vehicles.
JAPAN
May 13, 2001

Maglev link between Osaka, Tokyo starts to move forward

A plan to operate magnetically levitated -- or maglev -- trains between Tokyo and Osaka in one hour at speeds of up to 500 kph is moving ahead, with the government starting a feasibility study.
BUSINESS
May 8, 2001

Electric Power Development eyes 25% cut to workforce

Electric Power Development Co. on Monday released a management plan for fiscal 2001-2005 that calls for a 25 percent cut in its workforce.
BUSINESS
May 5, 2001

DoCoMo's 3G service delay raises more questions

Last week's decision by NTT DoCoMo Inc. to scale back the introduction of third generation (3G) mobile phone services confirmed the skepticism of many observers about its launch date. But it proved the company was willing to cut prices to allow more consumers to access its richer, higher-speed content....
EDITORIALS
Apr 25, 2001

A new era for the Americas

That is the best way to describe the decision reached last weekend by 34 Pan-American leaders. Gathering in Quebec City, they defied thousands of violent protesters and agreed to create the Free Trade Area of the Americas. The removal of trade barriers from the Arctic to the southern tip of Argentina,...
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2001

Japan's new era of reconstruction: changing an outdated government

Perhaps you may wonder why as of Jan. 6 the Okurasho (Finance Ministry) is being called the Zaimusho and why various changes are being made within this administrative bureau.
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2001

Electronics firms to link on Bluetooth promotion

Electronics makers Toshiba Corp., Taiyo Yuden Co. and the Japan unit of IBM Corp. said Thursday they have established a joint venture to regulate usage of the Bluetooth wireless technology logo in Japan.
COMMENTARY
Jan 12, 2001

Still waiting for real reform

A slimmed-down national government debuted Jan. 6, when Japan's central bureaucracy was reorganized. The realignment cut the number of ministries and agencies, under the Cabinet Office, to 12 from the previous 22.
JAPAN
Dec 30, 2000

Japan will be short 35,000 nurses in 2001

Japan will be short some 35,000 nurses in 2001 as demand for their services rises in line with the new nursing-care insurance system, a Health and Welfare Ministry report says.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2000

Yasuda Fire to merge with two insurers in April 2002

Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Japan's No. 2 nonlife insurer, signed a basic agreement Thursday to merge with middle-tier insurers Nissan Fire & Marine Insurance Co. and Taisei Fire & Marine Insurance Co.
BUSINESS
Dec 4, 2000

World's tallest building planned in South Korea

South Korea's Lotte Group is to construct the tallest building in the world -- nearly one-third as tall again as the highest building in Japan, the Landmark Tower in Yokohama -- at a cost of some 1.2 trillion won, over $1 billion.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2000

Cabinet may OK expo bid today

The Cabinet is expected to approve Japan's bid to host the 2005 World Expo in Aichi Prefecture during a Cabinet meeting to be held today.
EDITORIALS
Sep 8, 2000

No hurry when it comes to NMD

U.S. President Bill Clinton announced last week that he would put off any final decision on national missile defense. Instead, his successor will have to decide whether to go ahead with the controversial program. It is the right decision. The United States should not rush to deploy an antimissile program...
U.S. falling behind on aircraft shelters in Asia as China’s missile arsenal grows
Airmen from the U.S. Air Force's 104th Fighter Wing complete post-flight checks on four F-15C fighter jets at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture, in October 2023.
Eight students recovering after hammer attack at university in Tokyo
Police investigate the scene after eight people were injured by a hammer-wielding woman on Hosei University's Tama campus in Tokyo on Friday afternoon.
Japan expands its sanctions against Russia
The additional sanctions against Russia "are to contribute to international efforts for peace," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Los Angeles wildfires devour thousands of homes even as fierce winds ease
A water bomber flies over houses burned down by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles on Thursday.
Japanese space startup readies for second lunar lander launch
Ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada with the countdown clock for the launch of the startup's lunar lander, in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Thursday
Emanuel leaves reform legacy amid historic shifts in U.S.-Japan alliance
Rahm Emanuel professes that the biggest thing he has brought to the U.S.-Japan relationship might be a fresh injection of vitality.
‘Unbound’ breaks NHK period drama tradition with a hero of the common folk
NHK’s latest taiga period drama, “Unbound,” centers on Tsutaya Juzaburo (Ryusei Yokohama), a commoner who becomes a successful bookseller and publisher.
Real wages fall for a fourth month, squeezing Japanese households further
Prices continue to outpace wage increases in Japan.
Hair removal for kids — boosting confidence or preying on insecurities?
Beauty salon Dione, which has over 100 branches nationwide, offers hair removal treatments for children as young as 3 years old. It uses hair removal equipment that emits a special light heated to around 38 degrees Celsius, unlike conventional equipment that involves temperatures of 60 to 80 C.

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