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MORE SPORTS
Apr 18, 2002

JRFU to start new national tourney

Japan Rugby Football Union went a long way to improving rugby in Japan both on the domestic and international front with the news last week that it was abandoning the traditional company championship for a new nationwide 12-team tournament starting in September 2004.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2002

Softbank net profits down 91%

Softbank Investment Corp. said Wednesday its group earnings plunged in the first half through March 31, blaming falling revenues on the extended economic slump and stagnant stock market conditions.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2002

Nikkeiren chief wants blood from Mizuho execs

Hiroshi Okuda, chairman of the Japan Federation of Employers' Associations (Nikkeiren), said Wednesday the management of Mizuho Financial Group should take responsibility for the computer fiasco afflicting the group's two banks.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2002

Flu warnings slashed to eight areas

Serious warnings of an influenza outbreak that had been in effect for 21 prefectures as of last week have been reduced to eight, the National Institute of Infectious Diseases said Wednesday.
SOCCER / World cup
Apr 18, 2002

Troussier's troops draw with Costa Rica

YOKOHAMA -- Wherever Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi goes, you can be guaranteed that lunacy will follow.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2002

Japan set to train Afghans to be teachers this summer

Japan will be ready to provide educational training to female Afghan teachers at women's universities in Japan starting this summer, education ministry officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Apr 18, 2002

Yen-dollar rate at impasse

The yen-dollar rate may stay locked in a relatively narrow range between 129 yen and 133 yen in the near term.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2002

Young adults' withdrawal from society vexes parents

Parents whose offspring are in a state of "hikikomori," or social withdrawal, face a lack of public support, social stigma and financial difficulties, according to a survey compiled by a renowned education critic.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 18, 2002

Yoshida to retire from competition

Former Olympic and world champion Hidehiko Yoshida said Tuesday he will retire from competitive judo after this month's All-Japan championship.
SOCCER / World cup
Apr 18, 2002

Saitama pitch OK

URAWA, Saitama Pref. -- Players and officials gave the thumbs up to the pitch at Saitama's World Cup stadium on Tuesday after a reserve team match between the Urawa Reds and Kashiwa Reysol.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2002

Team draws stem cells from mouse pancreases

A team of Japanese researchers has extracted stem cells from the pancreases of newborn mice in an experiment that could lead to a new treatment for diabetes, team members said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2002

Kono family liver transplant a success

Former Foreign Minister Yohei Kono received part of his son's liver in a successful transplant operation that was completed early Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2002

12 regions picked for tech development initiative

The education ministry has chosen the 12 regions in which it will introduce a program to support technological innovation, centered on regional universities and research institutions.
COMMENTARY
Apr 18, 2002

Turkey's Mideast peace role

LONDON/ISTANBUL -- The only possible way of exerting outside influence on the ever-worsening conflict between the Israelis and the Palestinians is through a visibly balanced approach.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2002

Centers eyed to fight medical malpractice

A health ministry panel compiled a report Wednesday recommending that medical safety consultation centers be set up in all prefectures to fight malpractice and mediate between medical institutions and patients.
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2002

Industrial output figures revised

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on Wednesday revised February figures for industrial production, to an increase of 1.2 percent rather than the initial report of 1.3 percent. METI also said that the seasonally adjusted index of output at mines and factories came to 92.1 against the 1995 base...
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Apr 18, 2002

The invasion and colonization of Europe

Cooperation is the key to the evolution of life, even though natural selection favors genetic selfishness. Since all complex life, whether it's a tree or a whale, reproduces through sex, genes have only a 50 percent chance of getting into an egg or a sperm. This means that even genes have to cooperate,...
SOCCER / World cup
Apr 18, 2002

Troussier hints at limited World Cup role for Nakamura

YOKOHAMA -- Japan midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura's hopes of playing a significant role in the World Cup squad have lessened, Japan coach Philippe Troussier hinted Tuesday ahead of the Costa Rica game slated for Wednesday night at International Stadium Yokohama.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 18, 2002

Yomiuri snaps Carp's streak

Yomiuri outfielder Yoshinobu Takahashi hit a double into the left-field gap in the eighth and drove in the game-winning run as the Giants snapped Hiroshima's three-game winning streak with a 7-3 victory at Hiroshima Stadium.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CLOSE NEIGHBORS
Apr 18, 2002

Grassroots ties aim to bypass diplomatic gridlock

One click on a mouse turns the hankul characters on an Internet chat site into a Japanese message of welcome, delighting elderly Japanese participants in an online exchange with some of their South Korean counterparts.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Apr 18, 2002

Back when the Badlands were lush

Drive west from Calgary and rolling foothills dotted with aspen and white spruce rise steadily toward the mighty ridgeback of the Rockies, which dominate the view in this part of Canada's Alberta Province.
LIFE / Digital / SURFERSPUD
Apr 18, 2002

From hotels to self-pumping soccer balls

www.jtbusa.com/enhome/ If you're looking for hotel deals in Japan, it seems you're better off getting out of the country first. A weekend of frantically trying to locate Tokyo hotels with vacancies turned up a lot of discount sites, few of which were really cheap and most of which were difficult to traverse....
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2002

Hitachi, IBM to form hard disk drive alliance

Hitachi Ltd. and International Business Machines Corp. said Wednesday they have agreed to form a strategic alliance in the field of storage technologies and will set up a joint venture to integrate their hard disk drive operations.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Apr 18, 2002

Konami brings back the classics

Konami, one of the longtime superpowers of the video game world, has just released "Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Advanced," a collection of six classic Konami arcade games from the 1980s.
Narita Airport runway closed after cargo plane makes emergency landing
An Atlas Air Boeing 747 in January 2023
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Japan is living in the shadow of the megaquake
A man makes his way along an earthquake-damaged street in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in January. With last week's tremors in Kyushu and the nature of the Nankai Trough, some experts believe that the omens of a disaster can be seen.
Singapore Airlines plane brake glitch forces Narita runway closure
Singapore Airlines said a flight landing at Narita Airport in Chiba Prefecture had "experienced a technical issue with its brakes upon landing."
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
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.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

Podcast

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

Longform

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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