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BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2002

Fujitsu work-share system to affect 5,000 employees

Fujitsu Ltd. said Wednesday it plans to have some 5,000 employees take leave from work for periods ranging from a few months to a year as part of a work-sharing plan to cut personnel costs amid a slump in the information technology sector.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2002

Mycal launches clearance sales at Saty, Vivre stores

OSAKA -- Failed supermarket chain Mycal Corp. on Wednesday started a clearance sale featuring some 10 billion yen worth of stock at discounts of up to 80 percent at all 104 of its Saty retail outlets and Vivre apparel stores.
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2002

Key economic gauge remains below boom-or-bust line

The key gauge of the state of the economy remained below the boom-or-bust line of 50 percent in November for the 11th straight month due to persistently weak production and severe unemployment, the government said Wednesday in a preliminary report.
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2002

Fake bills in Asakusa lead to arrest

A Chinese man has been arrested after 54 fake 10,000 yen bills were passed at a shopping promenade in Tokyo's Asakusa district, police officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2002

Coalition wants extra budget by end of month

The three ruling parties aim to enact a 2.5 trillion yen supplementary budget for the current fiscal year on Jan. 31 in a bid to stimulate the economy, coalition sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2002

Residential land prices decline again

The nation's land prices in eight major residential areas declined in 2001, a private-sector survey showed Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2002

Sanwa, three other banks look at bailing out struggling Daiei

Sanwa Bank and three of Daiei Inc.'s other creditor banks are considering a bailout package for the struggling supermarket chain, including debt forgiveness and a debt-for-equity swap, as one of "many options," a Sanwa Bank spokesman said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Jan 10, 2002

TSE rebound may prelude longer struggle

The continued firmness of share prices in New York in recent weeks has helped the Tokyo stock market rebound.
COMMENTARY
Jan 10, 2002

Nuclear deployment danger

HONOLULU -- The handshake between Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in Nepal last Saturday caused an international sigh of relief as the two nuclear powers took a tentative step back from the brink of war. Tensions will remain high on the Indian subcontinent,...
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2002

Six Japan volcanoes erupted last year

Mount Oyama on Miyake Island and Mount Usu in Hokkaido were among six volcanoes that erupted last year in Japan, the Meteorological Agency said.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENS FOR ALL
Jan 10, 2002

Plants for all seasons bring us midwinter cheer

Little by little the days are starting to get longer, though with spring still a long way off this is a good time to do some armchair gardening. Whether you browse through gardening books or magazines, or search the Internet for your reading material, without stirring from your armchair there's plenty...
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2002

Merrill Lynch to ax 20 branches

Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co. said Wednesday it will drastically reduce its retail brokerage business in Japan, closing 20 of its 28 branches.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 10, 2002

Swallows accept bid for Ishii

The Yakult Swallows accepted a bid Wednesday to sell the rights to left-hander Kazuhisa Ishii to a major league team in the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2002

Official's remarks send dollar to brief 39-month high of 133 yen

The dollar rose above 133 yen to hit a 39-month high against the yen at one point in Tokyo on Wednesday morning after a Japanese government official made remarks in favor of a weaker yen.
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2002

Tokyo, Beijing, Seoul to hold unprecedented economic talks

Japan, China and South Korea will soon launch a high-level economic dialogue forum to spur trade and investment and forge closer financial relations amid a rapidly changing economic landscape.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Jan 10, 2002

Eco-tour program puts priority on people

First of two parts Stefan Ottomanski is a rare educator: He thrives on uncertainty and views obstacles as opportunities to teach both his students and himself lessons that were never part of the curriculum.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Jan 10, 2002

Can you take the Payne?

"Max Payne" falls somewhere between "Pulp Fiction" and "The Matrix." Well, OK, "Max Payne" is a video and computer game, so maybe it only falls virtually between those two Hollywood blockbusters.
MULTIMEDIA / SPORTS SCOPE
Jan 10, 2002

Forget agents, get a comedian

Yakult Swallows pitcher Kazuhisa Ishii obviously didn't know what to do.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2002

Foreign Ministry relocates to accommodate renovations

The Foreign Ministry's entire staff will relocate by Jan. 18 to temporary quarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward for 2 1/2 years while the ministry's Kasumigaseki district offices undergo a 6 billion yen seismic upgrade, ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2002

Probe into fatal surgery sought

The parents of a 12-year-old girl who died from apparent malpractice last year at Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital filed a criminal complaint Tuesday with the Metropolitan Police Department against six medical staffers whose alleged negligence resulted in her death.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jan 9, 2002

Japanese clubs load up on foreign help

A Happy New Year to all readers of The Japan Times and the Baseball Bullet-in.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2002

Argentina: A nation too few believe in

LONDON -- Five presidents in 12 days; riots and looting that have left 32 dead; the biggest default on sovereign debt in history; and the prospect of a return to military government or a toned-down, spruced-up version of fascism lurking around the corner. What is wrong with Argentina?
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2002

Koizumi celebrates 60th birthday

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi marked his 60th birthday Tuesday by pledging to make an all-out effort in his job as the nation's leader.
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.
Tropical Storm Maria set for rare Tohoku landfall from Pacific coast
Officials from the Meteorological Agency and the land ministry hold a news conference on Saturday and urge people in Tohoku to be on alert for Tropical Storm Maria, which is forecast to make landfall in the region on Monday.
Japan finishes third on medal table after strong showing at Paris Olympics
Yuka Kagami celebrates with her medal after winning the women's 76-kg freestyle wrestling event on the final day of the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
Japan's Haruka Kitaguchi secures javelin gold with opening throw
Haruka Kitaguchi competes in the final of the women's javelin on Saturday at the Paris Olympics.
Tohoku on alert as Tropical Storm Maria moves over region
High water levels in the Nagauchi River in the city of Kuji, Iwate Prefecture, on Monday　
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.
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.
No sumo tickets? No problem. Here are some other ways to take in the sport.
Wrestlers battle during the national women's championships in Osaka in 2018. Amateur sumo is a great way to experience the sport for tourists who are unable to get tickets to professional tournaments.
The definitive guide to Utagawa Hiroshige's masterwork is a feast for the eyes
Utagawa Hiroshige produced several highly successful series of landscape prints over the course of his career, including “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo” — the largest collection of his career.

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 through 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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