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BUSINESS
May 24, 2002

BOJ chief backs yen-selling intervention

Bank of Japan Gov. Masaru Hayami on Thursday endorsed Japan's yen-selling intervention the day before, which was aimed at moderating market exuberance.
JAPAN
May 24, 2002

Kyodo News agency picks new board

Kyodo News selected a new board of directors Thursday and reappointed Ichiro Saita as president, ushering in his third term at the post he assumed in June 1998.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / JET STREAM
May 24, 2002

Off home in a blaze of space, light and shadow

For the past three years, the painter Beau Bernstein has lived a quiet and contemplative life in Kyoto. That is not to say he hasn't been busy. When the native New Yorker closes his Kyoto studio in July and returns to Manhattan, he'll take back with him an impressive new series of oil paintings.
BUSINESS
May 24, 2002

Issue more bonds, forget promise: Aso

The government should issue additional bonds to finance possible tax cuts, even if the move would bring bond flotation above the 30 trillion yen ceiling set by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, the top policymaker of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Thursday.
JAPAN
May 24, 2002

Cops nab nine with wiretappping law

By using a wiretapping law for the first time since it entered into force in 2000, the Metropolitan Police Department has arrested nine suspects and put another on a wanted list in a drug case, the MPD said Thursday.
BUSINESS
May 24, 2002

World Cup slows Sky Perfect losses

Sky Perfect Communications Inc. said Thursday it posted a group pretax loss of 11.9 billion yen in the year to March 31, making headway against its 24.34 billion yen loss the previous year, due to an increasing number of subscribers and lower cancellation rates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 24, 2002

Snow Brand Milk posts 71.74 billion yen net loss

Struggling Snow Brand Milk Products Co. said Thursday it posted a group net loss of 71.74 billion yen for the 2001 business year, 35 percent worse than the year before, due to plunging sales in the wake of a food mislabeling scandal at its meat packing subsidiary.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 24, 2002

Tigers pound Giants

Hidemitsu Saito, George Arias and Shinjiro Hiyama each drove in two runs and the Hanshin Tigers salvaged the last game of a three-game series against the Yomiuri Giants with a 11-4 win on Thursday.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
May 24, 2002

Yen under upward pressure

The yen has come under severe upward pressure, prompting Japanese monetary authorities to step in to keep it from rising further.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 24, 2002

Shenyang puts spotlight on refugee policy

While mystery continues to shroud the May 8 incident at the Japanese Consulate General in the Chinese city of Shenyang, in which police entered the compound and seized five North Korean asylum seekers, the spotlight has fallen again on Japan's reluctance to accept refugees.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
May 24, 2002

Japanese women staying in touch with their inner virgin

What with the rise of the strong and professional Japanese woman, it may have escaped your notice. But the nation is currently undergoing a quiet boom in otome (innocent young girl) culture, to which a large number of aforementioned strong professionals are addicted.
SOCCER / World cup
May 23, 2002

JAWOC takes measures to solve ticket crisis

The Japanese World Cup Organizing Committee on Tuesday formed a department within its organization to deal with the current delay in delivery of World Cup tickets.
SUMO
May 23, 2002

Musashimaru extends summer basho lead

Yokozuna Musashimaru ushered out komusubi Tochinonada with the conviction of a grand champion Wednesday as the lone undefeated wrestler opened up a two-win lead with only four days remaining in the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2002

Don't sweat three warships

During the Persian Gulf War, I wrote that "average Americans would think friendlier and more respectful thoughts about Japan if it were able to contribute soldiers -- standing side by side with Americans in the sands of Arabia -- than if it contributes a billion or more dollars." Now, Japanese sailors...
COMMENTARY
May 23, 2002

U.S. idiosyncrasies on Cuba, free trade

LOS ANGELES -- Undoubtedly, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's red-carpet reception in Cuba rubbed President George W. Bush the wrong way.
JAPAN
May 23, 2002

Panel to mull bids for 15 new colleges

The education ministry has asked an advisory panel to study applications to establish 15 new universities in fiscal 2003, according to ministry officials.
JAPAN
May 23, 2002

Man, 70, runs down bank robber

OSAKA -- A 70-year-old man foiled a bank heist Wednesday morning by chasing down the robber and turning him over to police.
SOCCER / J. League
May 23, 2002

Paraguay defeats Jubilo in World Cup warmup

Paraguay beat J. League first division side Jubilo Iwata 3-1 in a World Cup warm-up friendly in Japan on Tuesday, while Costa Rica fell 2-0 to Nagoya Grampus Eight.
BUSINESS
May 23, 2002

Nissan Diesel nets 600 million yen profit

Nissan Diesel Motor Co. said Wednesday a decline in group sales due to reduced sales volume in the 2001 business year was offset by an expansion in group net profits resulting from cost cuts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 23, 2002

Helper dogs get legal power to work in public facilities

The Diet enacted a law Wednesday that makes it mandatory for public and transportation facilities to permit the entry of helper dogs that accompany disabled people.
EDITORIALS
May 23, 2002

South Asia on a hair trigger

What will it take to bring the governments of India and Pakistan to their senses? Once again, the two nuclear-armed neighbors are flirting with disaster. Tensions have been escalating since December, and they will continue to rise as summer approaches. Both governments appear to believe that war is impossible;...
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
May 23, 2002

Intelligence that got the U.S. nowhere

WASHINGTON -- "What did they know and when did they know it?" That is a paraphrase of the critical question that dogged Richard Nixon through the dreadful days of Watergate. Now, the same question is being asked again. What did the intelligence community know about the threat of terrorists -- specifically,...
BUSINESS
May 23, 2002

Odakyu Electric Railway sees black

Odakyu Electric Railway Co. said Wednesday it posted a group pretax profit of 29.41 billion yen in the 2001 business year, up 6.9 percent from the previous year, due to its strengthened management bases.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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