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JAPAN
Oct 5, 2001

A-bomb survivor sues state for lost medical benefits

OSAKA -- A South Korean man filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Japanese government, seeking compensation for the termination of his medical benefits as an atomic bomb survivor on the grounds that he left Japan to return home, his lawyers said.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2001

Tokyo study links fatalities with vehicle exhaust output

Researchers from the National Institute for Environmental Studies have found a direct correlation between the death rates of Tokyo residents and the density of suspended particulate matter emitted in exhaust fumes from diesel cars and factories.
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Oct 5, 2001

Praying mantis

MORE SPORTS
Oct 5, 2001

Deers remain on course for title

Kazuyoshi Suzuki completed 19 of 27 passes for 200 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Kajima Deers to a 21-7 victory over the Fujitsu Frontiers in X League East Division action Wednesday at the Tokyo Dome.
LIFE / Lifestyle / JET STREAM
Oct 5, 2001

The makings of a body beautiful

Although this sport is relatively new to Japan, bodybuilding is experiencing a growing popularity -- even among young women. This popularity is due, in part, to the presence of competitors like Fiona Millines.
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2001

Toyota, Honda were top sellers in first half of fiscal '01

Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. were the clear leaders in terms of best-selling vehicles in the Japanese market in the first half of fiscal 2001, an industry association said Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2001

NPA says assault team braced for terrorism

The National Police Agency is prepared to mobilize its special counterterrorism unit in the event that U.S. facilities and other designated locations in Japan come under threat of terrorist attack, NPA officials said Wednesday. Should concrete information about a potential attack become known, the Special...
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2001

Maglev project OK'd for Aichi

The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry on Wednesday approved a third-sector company project to build a commercial maglev train line in Aichi Prefecture.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2001

Bureau nabs 13 over illegal entry

The Tokyo Immigration Bureau on Wednesday detained 13 Afghan and Pakistani nationals in Tokyo and Chiba Prefecture on suspicion of violating the Immigration Control Law.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 4, 2001

Tigers keep Swallows waiting

Hanshin hurler Shinji Taninaka tossed a seven-hitter over the distance while Osamu Hamanaka and Makoto Imaoka drove home two runs each as the Tigers blanked the Yakult Swallows 4-0 at Jingu Stadium on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2001

Japan faces a balancing act

The global economic woes triggered by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States will probably put Japan in the dilemma of trying to reconcile reform with growth, when finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of Seven major economic powers gather Saturday in Washington.
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2001

Securities tax revisions finalized

The tax panel of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday finalized a package of securities tax revisions it drafted the previous day in a bid to revitalize the flagging stock market.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2001

Elementary schools hit by chaos: survey

Nearly one in three elementary schools suffer from "classroom collapse," in which disruptions occur because students refuse to follow teachers' orders, according to a recent survey by the National Institute for Educational Policy Research.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2001

German Embassy puts news on Web

The German Embassy in Tokyo launched a Web site Wednesday that offers news about the country in Japanese accessible by those with Internet-capable mobile phones.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2001

Firms flock to voice-command future

Building on the dramatic improvements in voice-recognition technology, software development companies are competing to create voice-activated products and services.
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2001

Fujitsu chip production to go on five-day hiatus

Fujitsu Ltd. will suspend production of semiconductors at its three mainstay factories for five days this month to reduce inventories in response to slack demand, a company official said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2001

Endocrine disrupter discovered in newborn

A study carried out by the Environment Ministry found a substance believed to be an endocrine disrupter in the umbilical cord of a newborn baby, the ministry said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2001

Court nixes elevated rail permit

The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday ordered the cancellation of a 1994 permit allowing the continued construction of a 6.5-km elevated railroad in Setagaya Ward.
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2001

Reform panel eyes privatization of Shoko Chukin

The secretariat of a government panel charged with drawing up administrative reforms plans to call for the privatization of Shoko Chukin Bank, the state-run lender to small and midsize companies, as well as 57 of 86 government-backed public corporations, government sources said.
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2001

South Africa forum touts cooperation

Japanese and South African business leaders agreed at a forum in Tokyo on Wednesday that they will further cooperate to promote investment and trade in the natural resource, automobile and information technology industries.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2001

Variety TV programs in demand abroad

Japanese TV variety shows, which feature skits full of lampoons, cooking contests or ideas submitted by viewers on videotape, are in growing demand in Europe and the United States.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2001

Panels on defense approve SDF bills

Defense-related panels within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party approved two draft bills Wednesday that would allow Japan to provide noncombat support for any U.S. retaliation over the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and protect U.S. bases here.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2001

66% of Japanese support U.S. military retaliation

Sixty-six percent of people surveyed in a recent opinion poll support U.S. military retaliation for the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2001

Yuasa lowers earnings forecasts

Storage battery maker Yuasa Corp. said Wednesday it has revised downward its group earnings forecasts for both the first half and full year of fiscal 2001 due to falling sales in its core battery business.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Oct 4, 2001

Diamonds are an athlete's best friend

The other day I had a phone call from an old friend, Joey Camilleri, who now works as a sportswriter with the Mediterranean Gazette. After letting me know how Sliema Wanderers and Xghajra Tornadoes were doing, Joey asked me the details behind a story that had come across his desk.
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.
Japanese 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 each customer" in a supermarket in Sumida district of Tokyo 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.
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.
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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