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BUSINESS
May 11, 2001

World equity markets up 7% in April

The MSCI World Index for developed markets rose 7.24 percent in dollar terms in April in a turnaround from a 6.73 percent fall the previous month.
JAPAN
May 11, 2001

Korean residents mingle more since summit

OSAKA -- Pro-Pyongyang and pro-Seoul Korean resident groups in Japan have been mingling more frequently since the summit in June between the leaders of North and South Korea, a Kyodo News survey shows.
BUSINESS
May 11, 2001

Wholesale prices fall for seventh month

Domestic wholesale prices in Japan in April fell 0.7 percent for the seventh straight month of decline from year-earlier levels and dropped from the previous month by 0.1 percent -- the second consecutive decline, the Bank of Japan said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
May 11, 2001

The ugliness in Ukraine

Ukraine is descending deeper into political turmoil. The country has been battered by scandals that are alleged to reach as far as President Leonid Kuchma. The country's most popular politician, Prime Minister Viktor Yushchenko, was booted from office last month when he lost a no-confidence vote in Parliament....
BUSINESS
May 11, 2001

Bank lending still on wane

The balance of outstanding loans at Japanese banks dropped 3.4 percent in March from a year earlier for the 40th consecutive month of decline, the Bank of Japan said Thursday.
SUMO
May 11, 2001

Wrestlers shooting for new records in upcoming basho

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COMMUNITY / THE PARENT TRIP
May 11, 2001

Terrible 2 goes on holiday

BUSINESS
May 11, 2001

Net profit at Bandai soars 906.7%

Bandai Co., Japan's largest toy maker, said Thursday its group net profit skyrocketed 906.7 percent in fiscal 2000 to 12.9 billion yen on strong sales of its character goods and one-off gains from the sale of some of its shareholdings in affiliates.
COMMENTARY / World
May 11, 2001

Draconian arrests boost Malaysian opposition's message of change

PENANG, Malaysia -- A second-echelon leadership has emerged within Malaysia's prominent opposition party, Keadilan, to pursue its fight for justice after eight top party leaders were detained by police.
SOCCER / J. League
May 11, 2001

Japan side, coach Troussier honored with AFC awards

Japan's national soccer team and its coach Philippe Troussier were honored as the Asian Football Confederation's National Team of the Year and the Coach of the Year, while the Player of the Year award went to Saudi Arabia and Al-Hilal midfielder Nawaf Al Temyat, the Japan Football Association announced...
BUSINESS
May 11, 2001

Ripplewood rescues Nippon Columbia

Nippon Columbia Co., a troubled audiovisual equipment maker and music producer, said it will seek rehabilitation under the wing of U.S. investment firm Ripplewood Holdings LLC and split into separate companies.
JAPAN / History
May 11, 2001

Woman drafter of Constitution calls for action

A woman who was among the group of Americans who drafted Japan's Constitution after World War II has said that she wanted to do everything possible to guarantee the rights of women in the supreme law.
JAPAN
May 11, 2001

NGO calls for Korean nuclear-free zone

A group of people trying to increase the number of "nuclear-free municipalities" in Japan is planning to visit North Korea in August to promote exchanges at a grassroots level and discuss the possibility of establishing a nuclear-free zone on the Korean Peninsula.
BUSINESS
May 11, 2001

Uniden establishes new unit in U.S.

Telecom equipment manufacturer Uniden Corp. said Thursday it has set up a new company in the United States to sell phones for business use.
JAPAN
May 11, 2001

Japan Tobacco fined for tax evasion

Japan Tobacco Inc. has been fined 350 million yen in penalty taxes for failing to declare income totaling 900 million yen over fiscal 1997 and fiscal 1998, industry sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
May 11, 2001

Man arrested over Taito slaying

Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested a 29-year-old man Thursday on suspicion of fatally stabbing a 19-year-old girl last week in Tokyo's Taito Ward.
BUSINESS
May 11, 2001

Deregulation panel to hold first talks

The first meeting of a deregulation advisory panel to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will convene today to advance discussions on regulatory reform with the aim of formulating basic policies by August, officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
May 11, 2001

State to appeal Minamata redress

The state will file with the Supreme Court today an appeal against a ruling by the Osaka High Court ordering it to compensate victims of Minamata disease, according to government sources.
JAPAN
May 11, 2001

Inamine prepares for U.S. visit

Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine will visit the United States from Sunday to May 26 to discuss the burden of hosting U.S. military bases in the prefecture.
JAPAN
May 11, 2001

Four South Korean politicians file for injunction on history textbook

Four South Korean ruling and opposition lawmakers applied to the Tokyo District Court on Thursday for an injunction to halt the sale of a controversial history textbook being published by Fuso Publishing Co.
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
May 11, 2001

Water scorpion

*Japanese name: Kooimushi *Scientific name:Diplonychus japonica *Description: Water scorpions are aquatic insects that look a bit like beetles. They have wings, but they don't have the protective shell that beetles have. Their mouthparts are also unlike beetles: They have a sharp beak that is used...
BUSINESS
May 11, 2001

Sony Bank to go online June 11

Sony Bank, an Internet bank owned 80 percent by Sony Corp., said Thursday it will open for business on June 11 in hopes of luring deposits of 1 trillion yen in five years.
Japan needs foreign workers, but it might not want them to stay long
Ngun Nei Par, the general manager at Ginshotei Awashima in Numata, Gunma Prefecture, graduated from a university in Myanmar with a degree in geography.
JR East to resume production of Suica cards as early as fall
Passengers enter Yurakucho station in Tokyo on Friday.
'I didn’t know if it was real': Yui Susaki suffers shock wrestling defeat
Yui Susaki reacts after losing in the opening round of the women's 50-kg freestyle wrestling competition at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday.
Top envoys to Japan set to skip Nagasaki A-bomb ceremony after Israel not invited
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel (left) attends a U.S.-Japan ministerial meeting on extended deterrence in Tokyo on July 28.
Heartbreak for Japan's volleyball team after narrow loss to Italy
Japan's Yuki Ishikawa cheers during the match on Monday.
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
Gymnastics and skateboarding highlight a solid first half of the Paris Olympics for Japan
From left: Gymnastics men's team gold medalists Takaaki Sugino, Kazuma Kaya, Wataru Tanigawa, Shinnosuke Oka (who also won gold in men's all-around) and Daiki Hashimoto at Champions Park in Paris on Thursday. The gymnastics team was one of the highlights of a successful first half of the 2024 Games for Team Japan.
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.
The wider international and domestic implications of the SDF scandals
Defense Minister Minoru Kihara speaks on July 30 during a parliamentary inquiry into a series of scandals involving the ministry and the Self-Defense Forces.
How a grassroots push helped Japan's fencers become world-beaters
Japan's Koki Kano (right) battles Yannick Borel of France in the gold-medal bout of the men's individual epee at the Paris Olympics on July 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

The students at Mitaka Municipal No. 7 Junior High School have access to various cooling devices for when they play sports.
Japan's extreme heat is causing a rethink of school sports
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