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SOCCER / J. League
Dec 15, 2001

Jansen reunites with Ooft at Reds

Former Glasgow Celtic and Sanfrecce Hiroshima manager Wim Jansen is joining his fellow Dutchman and new Urawa Reds manager Hans Ooft at the J. League club next season, Urawa announced Friday.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2001

Euro launch seen helping Japanese

OSAKA -- The official launch of the euro in 12 European Union nations on Jan. 1 will make life easier for both Japanese corporations and individuals, the EU's top representative in Japan said Friday.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2001

November bankruptcies surge 10% to new high

The number of corporate bankruptcies last month rose 10 percent from a year earlier to 1,683, setting a new record for the month of November in the postwar period, a credit-research agency said Friday.
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 15, 2001

Troussier on the short list for Scotland

Japan coach Philippe Troussier has been placed on a short list by the Scottish Football Association as a candidate for manager of Scotland after the 2002 World Cup, a Scottish daily tabloid reported on Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2001

Koizumi is hoping to stay abreast of U.S. ABM pullout

Although the U.S. unilateral withdrawal from the 1972 Antiballistic Missile Treaty with Russia is essentially an issue between the two countries, Tokyo hopes to keep abreast of developments, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Friday.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2001

Embassy asked to mediate CJD case

Plaintiffs in two damages suits over Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease contracted from human dura mater imported from Germany visited the German Embassy on Friday to seek its help in settling the case, sources close to the plaintiffs said.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2001

Tax revenue expected to hit 15-year low

The Finance Ministry is estimating that tax revenues for fiscal 2002 will be close to 47 trillion yen, the lowest in 15 years, ministry officials said Friday.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2001

Stored unchecked beef set to be incinerated

The government will incinerate 12,626 tons of beef slaughtered before the Oct. 18 introduction of blanket inspections of beef for mad cow disease, the farm minister said Friday.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2001

Dating-service operator held for abetting sex with minors

A 41-year-old company employee was arrested Friday on suspicion of operating an online dating site that he knew abetted child prostitution, marking the first time a 1999 law prohibiting paid sex with minors has been applied to a site operator, police said.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2001

Consumers chasing peace of mind: Dentsu

Japanese sought peace of mind rather than life in the fast lane this year amid the ongoing economic decline, according to a sales trends report released by the nation's top advertising agency.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2001

Extra budget includes 'green' funding

A proposed second supplementary budget of 2.5 trillion yen for fiscal 2001 includes 656 billion yen for environmental protection and 628 billion yen for urban redevelopment, government officials said.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2001

Police officer in Tokyo is arrested for allegedly paying teenager for sex

A Tokyo police officer was arrested Friday on suspicion of paying for sex with a 16-year-old girl he met through an Internet dating service for mobile phone users, police said.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2001

Afghanistan promised education support

Japan on Friday promised long-term educational support for Afghanistan as part of aid efforts to help rebuild the war-torn country, education ministry officials said.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2001

Tax reform debate had nowhere else to go

Right up to the last minute, two conflicting philosophies dominated the ruling coalition's debate on tax reform for fiscal 2002 -- whether to levy taxes wherever possible to help ease the government's dire financial straits or avoid major hikes in light of the economic slump.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2001

Investment pact near for Tokyo, Seoul

Japan and South Korea are likely to agree on the outline of a bilateral investment accord by the end of this year and put it into force in summer, Japanese trade officials said.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2001

Ishihara criticizes bright lights at air base

Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara on Friday criticized the U.S. military's Yokota Air Base for its nightly use of floodlights, which officials claim have damaged the crop of a local farmer.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Dec 15, 2001

Interculturalist has jolly Xmas message for Japan

With a name suggestive of seasonal good cheer, EDI's Gordon Jolley is also the perfect gent, with fresh flowers in his buttonhole, choosing salad ahead of steak for lunch, and picking up the bill afterward. There is also much well-practiced humor: "Executive Development International is a virtual company....
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2001

Japan to cohost global conference on child sexual exploitation

Japan will cohost an international conference in Yokohama next week to reconfirm an international commitment to eliminate the sexual exploitation of children, according to the Foreign Ministry.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2001

Financial entities' overhaul may be shelved, Fukuda says

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda hinted Friday that the government could establish a panel to decide on reforms of state-backed financial entities, a decision that would effectively postpone a conclusion on the contentious issue.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2001

Government tax panel calls for overhaul of system

The government's tax panel Friday proposed an overhaul of the taxation system to deal with changes in the economy and called for the abolishment of special tax breaks meted out to individuals and corporations to avoid revenue shortfalls.
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2001

Tax reforms to result in 30 billion yen revenue loss

The ruling coalition announced a package of tax reforms for fiscal 2002 on Friday evening that will result in an estimated revenue loss of about 30 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2001

Banks to get cash if crisis hits: Yanagisawa

Financial Services Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa expressed willingness Friday to protect the financial system by injecting public funds into the depleted capital bases of troubled banks if a financial catastrophe threatens stability.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Dec 15, 2001

Merii Kurisumasu ando guddo naito

Dear Santa,
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2001

Kirin to buy stake in San Miguel

Kirin Brewery Co. said Friday that it will buy a 15 percent stake in Philippine beverage maker San Miguel Corp. to expand its business in the Southeast Asian market.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Dec 15, 2001

Jigme Goenpo Dorji

BHUTAN -- As it emerges from isolation, the land-locked, central Himalayan country of Bhutan still maintains an annual maximum number of tourists allowed to visit. With arrangements made and paid for in advance, tourists fly in to Paro by Druk Air, the only airline serving Bhutan's only airport. Guide-interpreters...
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2001

'Spirited Away' shares culture award

Blockbuster animated film "Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi" ("Spirited Away"), directed by Hayao Miyazaki, will share one of four grand prizes at the Agency for Cultural Affairs' 5th Media Arts Festival in February, according to the executive committee for the annual event.
EDITORIALS
Dec 14, 2001

Caught in a worsening recession

Japan's economy is in serious condition. Despite years of recovery efforts, its vital signs continue to worsen. Gross domestic product in July through September contracted at an annual rate of 2.2 percent, posting two straight quarters of negative growth -- a condition that is technically defined as...
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 14, 2001

Sri Lanka's chance of ending conflict is bigger than ever

Ranil Wickremesinghe, the newly installed Sri Lankan prime minister, has been in a tense struggle to form a government of national consensus.
People urged to avoid panic-buying as megaquake fears spread
A sign says "bottled water is being rationed, with a cap of one case (six bottles) per customer" in a supermarket in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Saturday.
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.
Japan issues first-ever alert over risk of Nankai Trough megaquake
Naoshi Hirata, chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday evening.
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.
Two hidden gems hint at a path to more diversity in anime
“Ghost Cat Anzu” centers on an 11-year-old girl who travels to hell and back with a walking, talking, moped-driving, human-sized cat.
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.
In sleepy Chichibu, Japan's whisky landscape is quietly shifting
Founded in the early 2000s, Ichiro's Malt has since become a third pole in Japan's whisky world dominated by beverage giants.

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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