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BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2002

Ministries urged to reduce red tape in deregulation effort

The Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Ministry on Friday urged seven government ministries and agencies to simplify approval procedures for private businesses in a total of 79 areas as part of deregulation efforts.
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2002

Yanagisawa says banks prepared for April 1

Financial Services Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa said Friday the government has completed the liquidation and consolidation of troubled banks in preparation for the April 1 abolition of the government's full guarantee on time deposits.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Mar 16, 2002

Conspiracy behind itty-bitty kitty tails

There is one question about Japan that even the Japanese cannot answer: What has happened to all the cats' tails? I have never seen a kitten without a tail, but adult stray cats in Japan seldom have tails. Although many Japanese have offered theories, no one seems to really know the answer.
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2002

Hitachi develops liquid-cooled PC

Hitachi Ltd. has unveiled what it calls the world's first liquid-cooled notebook personal computer.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Mar 16, 2002

Sen Nishiyama

Sen Nishiyama says that translating one language into another is "a dangerous field to get into. You need plenty of insurance." He took his first steps into this dangerous field more than 60 years ago. He was a pioneer in the simultaneous interpreting of Japanese and English more than 50 years ago. Sen...
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2002

Matsushita, NEC seek to postpone wage increases

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and NEC Corp. are negotiating with their labor unions to postpone regular pay raises for their rank-and-file employees for six months beginning April 1, industry sources said Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 16, 2002

Researching business ops for African-Americans

They are packed and at the ready at the Westin Hotel in Tokyo's Yebisu Garden Place. Ready to return home to America. Ready to give me the remaining few minutes of their precious time before boarding the bus for the airport. Talk about a rush.
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2002

Department store sales slipped 5.7% in February

Sales at Tokyo department stores fell 5.7 percent in February from the previous year to 142.2 billion yen, the Japan Department Stores Association said in a preliminary report Friday.
SOCCER / World cup
Mar 16, 2002

JAWOC announces final round of ticket sales

The Japanese World Cup Organizing Committee on Friday announced it will launch the third and final round of ticket sales for residents in Japan by phone on March 22.
EDITORIALS
Mar 15, 2002

'Shunto' outlives its usefulness

Japan's traditional annual wage round, known as "shunto" (spring labor offensive), has collapsed for all practical purposes. As a union leader in the information sector points out, "This year marks a historic turning point for shunto." In fact, labor groups have given up customary wage demands, effectively...
SOCCER / World cup
Mar 15, 2002

Italy vs. Kashima

Italy will play against the J. League champion Kashima Antlers on May 26 at National Stadium in Tokyo in a World Cup warmup game, the Japan Football Association said Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2002

Political winds still shape Chinese history

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BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2002

Wal-Mart to enter Japan through alliance with ailing Seiyu

U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and struggling supermarket operator Seiyu Ltd. said Thursday they are forming a capital alliance that will enable the world's largest retailer to stride into Japan.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2002

Japan's current account surplus rockets 224%

The nation's current account surplus more than tripled in January from a year earlier, marking a 224.3 percent increase from 218.6 billion yen to 709 billion yen, according to a preliminary report released Thursday by the Finance Ministry.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2002

Steel makers want imports monitored

The Japan Iron and Steel Federation has asked the government to monitor steel imports in the wake of the U.S. decision to impose hefty tariffs on them, federation officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Mar 15, 2002

Bull run may wane if stock-propping fails

A buying frenzy sent Tokyo share prices forging ahead in recent weeks, lifting the key Nikkei average back above the 11,000 level.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2002

Anyone can be a manager at Ito-Yokado

In a radical move for a Japanese company, Ito-Yokado Co. has scrapped its traditional promotions track and introduced an open practice that allows all employees, including part-timers, to apply for management posts, company officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2002

Corporate failures rise record 18.2%

Corporate failures rose 18.2 percent in February from a year earlier to 1,712 cases, a postwar record for the month, Teikoku Databank Ltd. said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2002

Hitachi proposes one-year wage reduction of 5%

Hitachi Ltd. has proposed to its labor union that workers take a 5 percent wage cut for one year beginning April 1, company sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2002

New condos put on sale in Tokyo rose 16% in February

The number of new condominiums put on sale in the Tokyo metropolitan area logged a year-on-year rise of 16 percent in February, marking the first such increase in five months, the Real Estate Economic Institute said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2002

Government considering tax cuts for fiscal 2002

The government may cut taxes in fiscal 2002, which starts April 1, instead of waiting until fiscal 2003 if the economy shows signs of worsening, officials said.
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Mar 15, 2002

Harvest mouse

* Japanese name: Kayanezumi * Scientific name: Micromys minutus * Description: This is Japan's smallest mouse, growing 5-8 cm long and weighing only 5 grams. Harvest mice have long, prehensile tails which they use for gripping the stems of grass when climbing. They have stubby noses and hairy ears;...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / JET STREAM
Mar 15, 2002

There ain't no mountains high enough

During Golden Week of 1999, 26-year-old Tom Fearnehough and six friends skied down Mount Fuji. A Japanese man had attempted the same feat the year before and plummeted 2,000 meters to his death. Fearnehough and his friends, however, were better prepared.
LIFE / Language / FOR KIDS
Mar 15, 2002

Join the global St. Patrick's Day party

How would you like to spend Sunday afternoon dancing jigs to Irish pipes? Or marching with a group of baton-twirling cheerleaders? Or making friends with leprechauns?
Narita Airport runway closed after cargo plane makes emergency landing
An Atlas Air Boeing 747 in January 2023
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."
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.
Aloha shirts made from recycled kimono in Tohoku prove to be huge hit
A tourist picks up an aloha shirt at the Samurai Aloha store at Narita Airport in June.
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.
Elezo Esprit: A visceral celebration of Hokkaido’s wild game
Moved by an experience with a local hunter, Shota Sasaki has since focused on elevating the image of game meat in Japan.

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’
By Thu-Huong Ha

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