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JAPAN
Apr 3, 2001

Makers to can colored plastic bottles

Soft drink makers and plastic bottle manufacturers have decided to cease production of colored plastic bottles to facilitate recycling, officials of a recycling organization run by the makers said Monday.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2001

Former acting prime minister cleared

Prosecutors have decided not to indict former Chief Cabinet Secretary Mikio Aoki for allegedly illicitly appointing himself acting prime minister after Keizo Obuchi suffered a stroke last year.
EDITORIALS
Apr 3, 2001

Silence isn't golden in the Middle East

Violence in the Mideast is intensifying, and no one seems ready or able to do anything to stop it. As the death toll mounts, both sides in the Israel-Palestinian conflict are hardening their positions. The U.S. now appears less inclined to intervene. It will take considerably more than rhetoric to end...
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2001

Majority of workers worried about jobs

The majority of workers in the Tokyo metropolitan are anxious about their employment future but are also confident in their current job situation, according to a survey released Monday by a job information and placement company.
Events
Apr 3, 2001

Oyamazaki Art Museum tour planned for April 18

The Osaka YMCA Senri Center is seeking participants for a tour of Oyamazaki Art Museum in Kyoto on April 18 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
SOCCER / World cup
Apr 3, 2001

FIFA satisfied with Japan venues

FIFA vice president and inspection committee chief Antonio Matarrese on Monday gave good marks to Japanese venues for the 2002 World Cup after visiting six of the 10 venues in a five-day inspection tour.
SOCCER / THE BALD TRUTH
Apr 3, 2001

Japan stuck in the Twilight Zone

Now that the dust has settled after "Le Flop," Japan coach Philippe Troussier will have a clearer idea of what he needs to do to put his team's chemistry right before this month's friendly against Spain in Cordoba.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2001

Mori, LDP's No. 2 to discuss presidential election

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori will meet the No. 2 man of the Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday to decide the timing and formula of the party's presidential election.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2001

70 firms cancel transactions with Canadian logging firm

More than 70 Japanese companies have canceled transactions with a Canadian logging company suspected of damaging the ecosystem in the country's temperate rain forests, according to Greenpeace in Japan.
LIFE / Travel
Apr 3, 2001

Escape to the Victorian age in the town time forgot

SIDMOUTH, England -- If one holds the sepia-tinted postcard and stands in the same spot where the photographer stood at the start of the last century, one is stunned by the changes to the facades of the hotels and shops that line Sidmouth's seafront. There are virtually none.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2001

Traffic deaths top 2,000 six days later

Traffic fatalities this year totaled 2,019 on Saturday, topping the 2,000 mark six days later than last year, the National Police Agency said Monday.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2001

1.05 million grads enter workforce

An estimated 1.05 million new hires attended the fiscal 2001 entrance ceremonies at companies and government agencies nationwide Monday.
EDITORIALS
Apr 2, 2001

Allies need to clear the air

It is one thing -- but no less a bad thing -- for U.S. President George W. Bush to turn his back on pledges to protect the environment that he made during last year's campaign. It is quite another for him to do so in a manner that upsets U.S. allies and undermines his credibility. His abrupt decision...
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2001

India wages an uphill battle against AIDS

NEW YORK -- India's population of 1 billion, greater than Africa, Australia and Latin America combined, is undergoing the threat of the unrelenting advance of HIV/AIDS. The infection is affecting all ages and social classes, and does not show any signs of abating. As things stand now, it is necessary...
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2001

Cheap long-distance calls launched

Fusion Communications Corp. on Sunday launched its Internet-based domestic long-distance telephone service that charges users a uniform rate of 20 yen per three minutes for calls made to anywhere in Japan.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2001

Ambassador Foley leaves Japan

Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Foley left Narita airport on Sunday for the United States after more than three years as the top U.S. diplomat in Japan.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2001

Hope: Afghanistan's scarcest resource

JALLOZAI, Pakistan -- With the release last week of photos confirming the destruction of the giant Buddha statues of Bamiyan, Afghanistan's Taliban leaders lost their last remote hope for a reconciliation with the world over the act.
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2001

Government likely to unveil market measures this week

Tokyo stocks are unlikely to fall sharply this week as the market expects the government to take necessary action to cope with the nation's faltering economy.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2001

End the neglect of mental-health care

World Health Day, April 7, 2001, focuses on an undervalued and often misunderstood aspect of our health -- our mental health. The World Health Organization and its partners in public health are taking steps to change this perception.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2001

Osaka boy gets new heart in New York

A 2-year-old boy from Osaka suffering from a serious heart disorder has received a new lease on life after undergoing a successful heart transplant operation Saturday at New York's Columbia University, his supporters in Osaka said Sunday.
COMMENTARY
Apr 2, 2001

Close the book on censorship

Since the end of World War II, the censorship of history textbooks in Japan has raised political and diplomatic issues. Recently, a social-studies textbook edited by a nationalist group again stirred controversy, offending the Chinese and South Koreans.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2001

Shattering the myth of a leaderless Japan

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's term in office is just about finished. He has had his summits, the budget has been passed, and he has completed one year in office. Gaffes notwithstanding, Mori can now step down with a clear conscience and some tangible accomplishments. Attention now focuses on picking...
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2001

Alternatives discussed as LDP fumbles over leader

As Liberal Democratic Party heavyweights continue to search unsuccessfully for a consensus choice to succeed Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, some relatively younger Cabinet ministers from minor factions have been mentioned as possible candidates.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 2, 2001

'Stars blank Swallows

Yokohama hurler Daisuke Miura showed good form on the mound and at the plate on Sunday to help the BayStars beat the Yakult Swallows 3-0 at Yokohama Stadium in Central League action.
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2001

Japan's new era of reconstruction: changing an outdated government

Perhaps you may wonder why as of Jan. 6 the Okurasho (Finance Ministry) is being called the Zaimusho and why various changes are being made within this administrative bureau.
Nikkei plunges by 12% as it registers largest-ever point fall
The 225-issue Nikkei stock average dropped more than 4,000 points on Monday.
Heartbreak for Japan's volleyball team after narrow loss to Italy
Japan's Yuki Ishikawa cheers during the match on Monday.
Tokyo stocks rebound 10% following Monday’s mad rout
An electronic stock board displaying the Nikkei 225-issue Nikkei average outside a securities firm in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan works on evacuation plans in event of Taiwan contingency
Map exercises for evacuations, simulating a situation in which an armed attack is expected, are conducted at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha on Jan. 30.
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.
Up rates before it’s 'too late,’ one BOJ policy board member said in June
The Bank of Japan released minutes from its June policy board meeting Monday.
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.

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