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SOCCER / THE BALD TRUTH
Oct 30, 2001

Nakata not doing the business for Parma

Hidetoshi Nakata is in serious danger of turning into the "Plonker of Parma." Or worse still, the Japanese Nigel Clough.
BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2001

BOJ foresees 2001 contraction

Amid growing uncertainty about the future of the global economy, the Bank of Japan on Monday forecast that Japan's economy will show contraction for fiscal 2001 and that any recovery in 2002 will be slight.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2001

Miyagi, Shiga await results of by-elections

Vote-counting began in Miyagi and Shiga prefectures Sunday evening after by-elections were held to fill two vacant spots in the 480-seat House of Representatives.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2001

DPJ to back expansion of PKO law

The Democratic Party of Japan will agree to lift the freeze on Japanese participation in U.N. peacekeeping operations and relax conditions for use of weapons by Self-Defense Forces personnel when the ruling coalition decides to review the PKO law, DPJ sources said Sunday.
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2001

Companies recall beef-related products

About 160 Japanese companies have recalled more than 1,500 products made from cow parts as a precaution against mad cow disease, a government survey shows.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2001

Mori leaves for India to rally antiterror support

Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori departed Sunday morning for a three-day trip to India to discuss antiterrorism efforts as a special envoy of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
LIFE
Oct 29, 2001

A 'Stich in time saves nine

Riding defensively minimizes the chance of a motorcycle accident but unfortunately sometimes a get-off can't be avoided. That's when good riding gear can make the difference between a trip to the hospital or just a few aches.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2001

Postal unit fined for not declaring income

An affiliate of the Postal Services Agency failed to declare about 120 million yen in income over a three-year period up to March this year, informed sources said.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 29, 2001

Agnes Digital gallops to Emperor's Cup win

Fall top-level racing produced its second major upset in a week as champion miler Agnes Digital outran a highly touted super trio led by T.M. Opera O to win the 2,000-meter Emperor's Cup on Sunday on the rain-soaked turf at Tokyo Racecourse.
LIFE
Oct 29, 2001

Revolution and evolution mark motorcycle lineup at Tokyo Motor Show

Tired of being jammed into a packed train every morning? Sick of being stuck in the city every weekend? Bummed out because high parking fees rule out owning a car? If you answered yes to these questions, you might want to consider buying a motorcycle. They're affordable, running costs are reasonable...
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2001

Government to halt mail monopoly in 2003

The Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Ministry will begin opening its mail service monopoly to private businesses in fiscal 2003, when a new public entity will take charge of the state-run postal service, ministry officials said Sunday.
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2001

Bond cap expendable: finance minister

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa suggested Sunday that a second supplementary budget could be drawn up for the current fiscal year that would break the government's 30 trillion yen cap on government bonds.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2001

SDP picks new secretary general

The Social Democratic Party endorsed the appointment of Mizuho Fukushima, a lawyer-turned House of Councilors lawmaker, as secretary general Sunday, concluding its two-day convention in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2001

LDP wins by-elections, takes majority in Lower House

Two Liberal Democratic Party candidates won by-elections in Miyagi and Shiga prefectures Sunday, securing the LDP a simple majority in the Lower House.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2001

Jar sheds light on ancient mystery

OSAKA -- Shards of a large jar dating from around the mid-fifth century have been found at Japan's largest mounded tomb in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, which the Imperial Household Agency designates as the mausoleum of Emperor Nintoku, Kyodo News reported Saturday.
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2001

Matsushita plans merit-based pensions

OSAKA -- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. is seeking to change its near-uniform retirement allowance system and generous high-yield company pension program, Matsushita sources said Saturday.
COMMUNITY
Oct 28, 2001

Kyushu's hoard of the purest gold

Down, down, down; bouncing down rock tunnels blasted through the innards of a mountain in the south of Kyushu. Steeply down, left and right and left again until, 225 meters below the mine's entrance, the heat builds up, the sulfur smell gets stronger and the certainty mounts that, alone, the chances...
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 28, 2001

Ichiro declines government award

Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki has declined to accept the national government's People's Honor Award to recognize his sporting achievements, according to a government source.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2001

Illicit 100 million yen unearthed from Foreign Ministry

Foreign Ministry personnel pooled more than 100 million yen in illicit funds in the past five years by manipulating ministry accounts such as overcharged hotel bills, ministry sources said Saturday.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 28, 2001

Enomoto is hero as Marinos win Cup

Yokohama goalkeeper Tatsuya Enomoto made three saves in a penalty shootout, helping the F. Marinos clinch the J. League Nabisco Cup after beating Jubilo Iwata 3-1 on penalties on Saturday at Tokyo's National Stadium. The game had ended 0-0 after extra time.
COMMUNITY
Oct 28, 2001

Kazuo Ishiguro: In praise of nostalgia as idealism

Kazuo Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki in 1954, and at age 5 he moved with his parents to London, where he has lived ever since. In 1986, his second novel, "An Artist of the Floating World," was nominated for Britain's leading award for fiction, the Booker Prize. Three years later, his next and arguably...
COMMUNITY
Oct 28, 2001

Plunder in a land of plenty

KYZYK-SUU, Kyrgyzstan -- When Canadian mining giant Cameco Corp. opened the Kumtor gold mine in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan in 1996, logistics were considered to be the greatest obstacle.

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’