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JAPAN
Feb 25, 2002

LDP awaits report to rule on Suzuki testimony

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will decide whether party heavyweight Muneo Suzuki should testify as a sworn witness in the Diet after the Foreign Ministry submits a report on its probe into his suspected involvement in various scandals, LDP Secretary General Taku Yamasaki said Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 25, 2002

Rarefied democracy of the Arab world

LONDON -- Bahrain produces little news of interest to the rest of the world, but now something remarkable has happened there. On Feb. 14, Emir Sheik Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa declared that Bahrain will henceforth be a democracy where he will reign only as a constitutional monarch. If he keeps his promise,...
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2002

British cruise ship calls at Osaka port

OSAKA -- A luxurious British cruise ship on its maiden voyage made a one-day stop at Osaka port on Sunday morning and received an effusive welcome from citizens.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2002

Media must probe collusion: group

Japanese news media should make greater efforts to shed light on collusive ties between politicians and bureaucrats in the wake of revelations of close relations between lawmaker Muneo Suzuki and the Foreign Ministry, members of an advisory committee to Kyodo News have said.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2002

Kano's ex-secretary Ozaki arrested over tax evasion

Mitsuro Ozaki, a lawmaker's former secretary arrested in connection with three bid-rigging cases, allegedly failed to declare part of 90 million yen in payments as taxable income, sources close to the case said Saturday.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2002

Tires and child seats to be subject to recalls under revised vehicle law

The transport ministry plans to include tires and child seats as items that can be recalled under the Road Trucking Vehicle Law, according to a bill for submission to the current Diet session that was made available Sunday.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2002

Tama mayor arrested in garbage firm bribery case

Police on Sunday searched the Tama mayor's office and other places for evidence that Mayor Kunihiko Suzuki accepted bribes from the head of a Tokyo waste-collection company. Suzuki was arrested Saturday.
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2002

J. League ties with DoCoMo over mobile phone services

J. League said Sunday it has tied up with NTT DoCoMo Inc., the mobile phone arm of telecom giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., and three other NTT group companies to develop services such as distributing images of soccer matches to mobile phones.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2002

Bill puts localities under state's control in event of attack

A bill designed to deal with direct military attacks on Japan will make it clear that local governments must obey a governmental task force on war contingencies headed by the prime minister, according to a copy of the bill's outline.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 25, 2002

Flawed theory, leadership thwart recovery

For many, the inability of Japan's economy to recover remains a mystery. This inability to assess the situation arises from misjudgments concerning the nature of the malaise and can be traced to the application of faulty economic theory.
COMMENTARY
Feb 25, 2002

U.S. stake in Japan's revival

The Tokyo summit between Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and U.S. President George W. Bush demonstrated that Japan's economic revival has strategic importance for security in East Asia. The Japan-U.S. alliance is no longer based merely on military cooperation; it now hinges on Japan's economic clout...
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2002

LDP brochure appeals for help in solving abductions

The Liberal Democratic Party has printed an English-language brochure to drum up support from foreign diplomats in Japan to try to solve the alleged abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea, LDP lawmakers have said.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2002

Human rights bill bolsters press freedom

A human rights bill being prepared by the government aims to protect press freedom despite mounting public criticism about invasions of privacy and overzealous crime reporting by journalists, sources familiar with the bill have said.
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2002

Views from Davos mixed: Tyson

After returning from the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, in early February, Laura d'Andrea Tyson, the new dean of the London Business School, gave the delegates and speakers an overview of the attitudes expressed at the meeting over lunch.
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2002

Hurdles need to be overcome on road to recovery

The second session of the economic conference held at the London Business School turned to the changes that Japan needs to implement to lift the world's second-largest economy out of recession.
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2002

Analysts expect gradual Japan recovery

Japan is capable of overcoming its deep-seated economic problems, according to experts attending a recent symposium in London, but Western-based analysts were less optimistic than their Japanese counterparts that there is sufficient resolve at the political and boardroom levels to make the transition...
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2002

Possible global meltdown 'frightening'

The final session of the London Business School economic forum considered the recovery of the global economy. In her opening statement, Noriko Hama, research director at Mitsubishi Research Institute Inc., said, "We might just as well be talking about no recovery of the global economy.
EDITORIALS
Feb 24, 2002

Fit words for unsung heroes

For those whose job or pleasure it is to get English words right, sift their meanings or just generally hit the nail on the head, now is a good time to reflect how much they owe a single book: Roget's Thesaurus.
COMMENTARY
Feb 24, 2002

Campaign reform: elites win, voters lose

WASHINGTON -- Only in Washington could a measure designed to gut First Amendment freedoms and entrench incumbents be declared to be "reform." Only in Washington could such "reform" advance with so much sanctimonious support from media and self-anointed public-interest elites.
JAPAN / WEEKEND WISDOM
Feb 24, 2002

Skeptical astrophysicist constructs 'green' home his own way

KYOTO -- For most people, tearing down a perfectly good house to build a new one may not seem all that environmentally friendly.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2002

U.N. ends probe of alleged kidnappings

A United Nations task force has terminated an investigation into allegations that North Korean agents abducted Japanese in the 1970s and 1980s, a support group for relatives of the missing said Saturday.
Events / KANSAI: WHO & WHAT
Feb 24, 2002

European centers unite for an open door day

Five European nations' cultural exchange centers are jointly hosting a European Open Door Day from 12:30 p.m. on March 24 at their offices in Osaka's Chuo, Kita, Minato and Tennoji wards.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2002

Crown Prince turns 42, vows to be 'active' father

Crown Prince Naruhito, who turned 42 on Saturday, said he was excited about becoming a father and promised to "be actively involved" in bringing up his daughter, Princess Aiko.
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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