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JAPAN
Nov 28, 2001

Bag's tracking device nails thieves

A tracking device in a stolen bag of jewelry worth an estimated 100 million yen led to the arrest Tuesday of two men who allegedly took the bag earlier in the day on a bullet train at Tokyo Station, police said.
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2001

S&P places NTT on CreditWatch

Standard & Poor's said Tuesday it has placed its AA long-term credit ratings on Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. and NTT DoCoMo Inc. on CreditWatch, with negative implications.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2001

Nonlife insurers feel the pain

Profits at Japan's 11 major nonlife insurance companies plunged sharply in the fiscal first half to Sept. 30, due to falling share prices and large reserves set aside for claims related to the Sept. 11 terror attacks in the United States.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2001

Tokyo company launches student-run software companies

A mobile phone software development company in Tokyo has launched two development subsidiaries operated by students at universities in Sendai and Kyoto.
CULTURE / Film
Nov 28, 2001

Refuge in the little shop of solace

Sekai no Owari to Iuano Zakkaten Rating: * * * Director: Kiseki Hamada Running time: 94 minutes Language: Japanese Now showing
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2001

Consolidated tax may debut after all

Facing pressure from within the government, Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said Tuesday that the April deadline for introducing a consolidated taxation system can still be met.
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2001

JTB to push cheaper package tours

Travel agency JTB Corp. said Tuesday it will boost its selection of low-price overseas package tours in early spring, with a particular emphasis on families, elderly tourists and women in their 20s and 30s.
CULTURE / Film
Nov 28, 2001

Yo, what's with this Dostoevski?

Crime + Punishment in Suburbia Rating: * * * Director: Rob Schmidt Running time: 128 minutes Language: English Now showing
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2001

Imperial Couple off to Mie despite looming royal birth

The Emperor and Empress started a four-day visit Tuesday to Mie Prefecture to worship at Ise Shrine and visit a college and other facilities -- just as the Crown Princess is expected to give birth to her first baby any day now.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2001

Four of nine rejected Afghans to be deported

The Immigration Bureau plans to deport four of nine Afghan men whose applications for refugee status were rejected Monday on the grounds they "lack credibility as refugees," Justice Ministry sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2001

U.N. seeks ongoing assistance from Japan

The United Nations is seeking Japan's continued support for humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan and other countries, despite tight fiscal conditions, a top visiting U.N. official said Tuesday.
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 28, 2001

Bayern Munich wins Toyota Cup

A goal by Samuel Kuffour in the 19th minute of extra time gave Bayern Munich a 1-0 victory over Boca Juniors and the Toyota Cup at Tokyo's National Stadium on Tuesday night.
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2001

TV Asahi enjoys 1.6% profit boost

Asahi National Broadcasting Co., better known as TV Asahi, said Tuesday it chalked up consolidated net profits of 5.42 billion yen in the first half of fiscal 2001, up 1.6 percent from a year earlier.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2001

Seoul-inspired markets publish shopping guide

A market in Tokyo and another one in Yokohama, both based on Seoul's Dongdaemun market, a collection of popular South Korean fashion shops, have published a guidebook for shoppers.
CULTURE / Film
Nov 28, 2001

Some like it chemical

Original Sin Rating: * * * Japanese title: Poison Director: Michael Cristofer Running time: 116 minutes Language: English Now showing
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2001

SDF ruled out for mine removal

Defense Agency chief Gen Nakatani said Tuesday it is impossible to order the Self-Defense Forces to clear mines in Afghanistan because the country is still in the midst of war and the SDF lacks the necessary resources.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Nov 28, 2001

U.S. set to rebound, not Japan

Investors have taken heart from recent U.S. economic reports that show a 7.1 percent rise in retail sales in October, the strongest surge on record, and a continued fall in the number of weekly jobless claims.
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2001

FTA with Singapore won't be signed this year

Japan and Singapore are now not expected to sign a free trade agreement until after early next year, diplomatic sources said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY
Nov 28, 2001

Expanding access to international trade

WASHINGTON -- The United States has forced medieval totalitarianism into retreat in Afghanistan. Still necessary is expanding the access of countries like it to the global economy.
CULTURE / Film
Nov 28, 2001

The empire strikes back

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Rating: * * * * Director: Chris Columbus Running time: 152 minutes Language: English Now showing
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Nov 28, 2001

William Cepeda: 'Branching Out/Expandiendo Raices'

William Cepeda plays dynamic Latin jazz that combines the vibrant rhythm of the rich musical legacy of his homeland, Puerto Rico, with the sophisticated jazz melodies of the United States.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2001

Aum says it wants to pay compensation

The Aum Shinrikyo religious cult, accused of carrying out the fatal sarin gas attacks in Tokyo's subway system in 1995, has opened a software development firm and resumed ties with followers in Russia, members said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2001

Post offices get OK to issue private documents

The Cabinet on Tuesday adopted an ordinance authorizing local governments to commission post offices to issue official papers, such as copies of family registers and alien registrations, beginning Dec. 1.
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 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.
Magnitude 5.3 quake strikes Kanto region
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck the Kanto region on Friday evening.
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.
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.
From the Bronx to Paris: Breaking set for its Olympic close-up
Shigekix, whose real name is Shigeyuki Nakarai, in action during the world championships in Leuven, Belgium, in September
Kishida looks to constitutional reform to win over LDP conservatives
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a meeting of a Liberal Democratic Party panel on constitutional reform in Tokyo on Wednesday.

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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