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BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2001

Key economy gauge reads bust

The government said Monday its key gauge of the state of the economy remained below the boom-or-bust line of 50 percent in September for the ninth consecutive month.
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2001

Customers want higher quality, not returns: state poll

Domestic consumers want corporations to improve the quality of their products rather than generate higher returns for investors, according to a recent government survey.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2001

U.S. Embassy warns of delays for visas

The U.S. Embassy in Tokyo said Monday that applicants for visas unrelated to immigration may expect the processing of their applications to be delayed as a result of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 6, 2001

Fighting for independence in the shadow of a Goliath

ALMATY, Kazakstan -- The phone calls started last May, after the body of an ethnic Uighur activist was found strangled and dumped in a water reservoir.
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2001

Power utilities go overboard with water contract

Tokyo Electric Power Co. and another utility firm have signed a contract to buy industrial water from the Ibaraki Prefectural Government for use at two power plants they are building, but the actual amount supplied covers four power plants, company officials said Monday.
BUSINESS / TAKING STOCK
Nov 6, 2001

U.S. fundamentals key to Tokyo stocks

U.S. economic fundamentals, especially consumer spending, must be accurately assessed to forecast the trend of Tokyo stocks in November, because U.S. consumer sentiment is believed certain to weaken in light of the worsening employment situation and expanding anthrax scare.
JAPAN / JOB JITTERS
Nov 6, 2001

Growing pool of temps faces full-time work, part-time pay

When her part-time contract was up for renewal in September 2000, Michiko's boss made clear the degree of negotiating power she had.
COMMENTARY
Nov 6, 2001

For an unfettered peace role

The Diet last Monday enacted an antiterrorism bill that would allow the Self-Defense Forces to give an unprecedented level of support to U.S.-led forces overseas, along with two related bills. The main bill, which provides for rear-area support, does not let the SDF take part in combat operations. It...
EDITORIALS
Nov 6, 2001

Mr. Obasanjo walks the tightrope

Nigeria is once again on edge. Last week, soldiers reportedly massacred more than 200 civilians in retaliation for the killing of 19 of their comrades. The army is now engaged in the largest internal military deployment since the 1960s civil war.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2001

Nuclear institutes probed over waste disposal

The Board of Audit is investigating two nuclear research institutes over waste-disposal failures at their facilities, sources familiar with the case said Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2001

Economy-class syndrome has struck 44 since '93

Since 1993, 44 Japanese are believed to have developed economy-class syndrome, a potentially fatal condition characterized by poor blood circulation and breathing difficulties caused by the strain of long flights in cramped seats.
BUSINESS / ON MANAGEMENT
Nov 6, 2001

In sport, beauty sells

The recent uproar about the nontennis activities of Anna Kournikova shows no signs of abating. Already steamed up by the contrast between her extraordinary endorsement earnings and her actual tournament ranking, self-appointed pundits have lately taken to denouncing her for her exercise video. Since...
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Nov 6, 2001

Ten years old and counting

Last Thursday, the J. League celebrated its 10th anniversary at a Tokyo hotel, inviting about 500 soccer officials, sponsors and past and present players.
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2001

Keidanren chief receives Zaikai Prize

Takashi Imai, chairman of the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), on Monday received the annual Zaikai Prize, awarded by the publisher of the business magazine Zaikai.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 6, 2001

Oshima homers as East bests West

Orix BlueWave infielder Koichi Oshima belted a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning Sunday to lift the East 6-5 over the West in an exhibition baseball game with teams determined by the players' home prefectures.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 6, 2001

Economies threaten credibility of euro

LONDON -- Ever since the common currency began to take shape in the mid-1990s, there has been a latent conflict between politicians in the euro zone and the guardians of the monetary stability pact in Frankfurt and Brussels. This autumn the politicians insist publicly that they stand four-square with...
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2001

Key economy gauge reads bust

The government said Monday its key gauge of the state of the economy remained below the boom-or-bust line of 50 percent in September for the ninth consecutive month.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Nov 6, 2001

A portal to another green world

In 1752, the Earl of Bute and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha called gardener John Dillman in for a little chat. Their instructions to Dillman were simple: Design a garden. It should, of course, be attractive; a classical English garden, blending the formal decorative with the new fad of naturalism, which...
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2001

Cheap fiber row leads to probes abroad

The government plans to conduct on-the-spot investigations of South Korean and Taiwanese companies that are exporting polyester staple fiber to Japan at low prices, government officials said Monday.
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2001

Customers want higher quality, not returns: state poll

Domestic consumers want corporations to improve the quality of their products rather than generate higher returns for investors, according to a recent government survey.
EDITORIALS
Nov 5, 2001

China's growing dilemma

Two historic transitions are beginning in China: the rise to power of its fourth generation of leaders and the economic transformation leading to membership in the World Trade Organization. They are pulling the country in different directions and creating conflicting priorities for the Beijing government....
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2001

Expert on Afghanistan to support U.N. special envoy

Japan and the United Nations are making final arrangements to appoint a Japanese diplomat to support the U.N. special representative to Afghanistan Lakhdar Brahimi, government sources said Sunday.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2001

Albanian film wins Tokyo Grand Prix

The 14th Tokyo International Film Festival ended its nine-day run Sunday with "Slogans," directed by Albanian Gjergj Xhuvani, winning the Tokyo Grand Prix.
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.
Nankai Trough megaquake concerns become 'real' among locals
Workers remove debris from a damaged house in the city of Miyazaki on Thursday following a major earthquake.
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.
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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’
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