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BUSINESS / ON MANAGEMENT
Oct 23, 2001

Avoid sinking into the comfort zone

There's a common affliction suffered by baseball pitchers and corporate managers alike, a tendency that derails many careers, perversely, just when things couldn't be going any better. It's called "pitching too fine" in baseball, and if you're a fan, you know how heartbreaking it can be.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2001

Hoya posts group profit for first half

Hoya Corp., the nation's largest producer of optical glass and eyeglasses, announced Monday group net profits of 13.66 billion yen for the first half of fiscal 2001, down 0.2 percent from a year earlier.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2001

11 nabbed on suspicion of violating antiprostitution law

A 40-year-old Chinese man has been arrested on suspicion of acting as a go-between for Chinese prostitutes and Tokyo clubs offering their services, in violation of the country's antiprostitution law, police said Monday.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2001

Kao profits fell in first half of '01

Kao Corp. said Monday its year-on-year net profit fell 0.8 percent on a group basis to 31.4 billion yen in the April-September first half of fiscal 2001.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2001

BOJ to boost monitoring of big banks' lending

The Bank of Japan intends to step up monitoring of large banks' lending practices, BOJ Gov. Masaru Hayami said Monday, pointing to the worsening economy.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2001

Trade surplus down 43.1% in first half

The nation's customs-cleared trade surplus plunged 43.1 percent from a year earlier to 3.3 trillion yen during the first half of fiscal 2001, the Finance Ministry said Monday in a preliminary report.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2001

EBC report urges Japan to promote more reforms

A report by European Business Community in Japan released Monday urges the government to promote further economic structural reforms in key areas such as the regulatory framework and legal system.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2001

Public to have say in 'green' dams

The infrastructure ministry decided Monday to introduce an environmental assessment program allowing residential participation in the planning of public flood-control dam projects, ministry sources said.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2001

Sumitomo secures solar plant order

Trading house Sumitomo Corp. said Monday it has won an order for a solar power plant in the Philippines that will be the largest in Asia.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2001

Isuzu, Toyota eye alliance on diesel engines

Toyota Motor Corp. and Isuzu Motors Ltd. are in talks over a possible tieup in the United States under which Isuzu would supply diesel engines for Toyota cars sold in North America, sources close to the talks said Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2001

Obituary: Joseph R. De Roo

Joseph R. De Roo, missionary and scholar of Japanese language and culture, died of subarachnoid hemorrhage Thursday in Tokyo, his religious associates announced Sunday. He was 69.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2001

Full text of APEC leaders' declaration in Shanghai

Following is the full text of the declaration adopted Sunday by leaders of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum after their two-day summit in Shanghai.
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2001

Getting a positive grip on Japanese unemployment

According to preliminary figures released by the government on Sept. 28, there were 64.43 million people employed as of the end of August, a decline of 370,000 compared with the same period the previous year. As a result, unemployment continues to stand at a record high of 5 percent.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2001

Koizumi, Jiang begin talks on economic aid, terrorism

SHANGHAI -- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Chinese President Jiang Zemin began talks Sunday evening to discuss bilateral issues, including Japan's future economic cooperation with China, as well as global efforts to tackle terrorism.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 22, 2001

Manhattan Cafe captures Kikkasho

KYOTO -- Japan's triple crown wrapped up with a surprise ending as dark horses captured the top two spots in the 3,000-meter Kikkasho on Sunday. Stunned fans sent waves of murmured disbelief through the stands as sixth pick Manhattan Cafe crossed the line a half length ahead of 11th choice Meiner Despot....
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2001

LDP candidates look strong in Shiga, Miyagi by-election races

Candidates on the Liberal Democratic Party ticket appear to be leading their rivals in the races for the House of Representatives by-elections in Shiga and Miyagi prefectures on Oct. 28, Kyodo News reported Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 22, 2001

Buffaloes blast back

OSAKA -- Tuffy Rhodes finally got that elusive 56th home run -- and not a moment too soon for the Kintetsu Buffaloes.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2001

Full text of Shanghai Accord

Following is the full text of the Shanghai Accord adopted Sunday by leaders of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum after their two-day summit in Shanghai.
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2001

Is Japan still deserving of special economic treatment from U.S.?

Now that economic conditions in Japan and the United States and the landscape of the global economy have completely changed, the U.S. should abandon bashing, passing and "gaiatsu" and change its policy toward the country completely, according to C. Fred Bergsten, director of the Institute for International...
CULTURE / Film
Oct 21, 2001

'Go!' -- It's love, any way you slice it

Ever missed out on a great Japanese film because you can't understand the language? With "Go!" this won't be a problem. The debut work of writer-director Mitsuhiko Yazaki is among those rare Japanese movies to have English subtitles.
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 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.
Magnitude 5.3 quake strikes Kanto region
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck the Kanto region on Friday evening.
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.
Tsunami advisory lifted after strong quake jolts Kyushu
A tsunami advisory, shown in yellow, was issued following an earthquake in Kyushu on Tuesday afternoon.
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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