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BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2001

G7 meeting ends in snub of BOJ efforts

The Bank of Japan was placed in an awkward position during the latest meeting of Group of Seven finance leaders in Palermo, Sicily.
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2001

BOJ to purchase bills

The Bank of Japan said Tuesday that it will purchase 200 billion yen outright in short-term government bills to provide liquidity to the Tokyo money market, effectively doubling the scale of the open-market operation.
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2001

BOJ to purchase bills

The Bank of Japan said Tuesday that it will purchase 200 billion yen outright in short-term government bills to provide liquidity to the Tokyo money market, effectively doubling the scale of the open-market operation.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2001

Accountant arrested over insider trading

Public prosecutors arrested a certified public accountant Tuesday on suspicion of netting some 4.85 million yen via insider trading of Mutoh Industries Ltd. shares, the prosecutors said.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2001

Accountant arrested over insider trading

Public prosecutors arrested a certified public accountant Tuesday on suspicion of netting some 4.85 million yen via insider trading of Mutoh Industries Ltd. shares, the prosecutors said.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2001

Japan to ease business visas for Chinese

Japan decided Tuesday to ease the issuance of short-term business visas to Chinese nationals working at Japanese-affiliated firms in China to promote bilateral business cooperation, the Foreign Ministry said.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2001

Japan to ease business visas for Chinese

Japan decided Tuesday to ease the issuance of short-term business visas to Chinese nationals working at Japanese-affiliated firms in China to promote bilateral business cooperation, the Foreign Ministry said.
LIFE / Digital / SURFERSPUD
Feb 21, 2001

Spud the magic surfer

www.geocities.com/Baja/4954/ This is how Spudster entertained himself this past weekend, trawling through sites like Internet Magic and challenging the online wizard to do things like figure out what Pokemon character he was thinking about. The wizard can also tell you who you were in a past life and...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Feb 21, 2001

The other little woman

"Tom-san," she called.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2001

Osaka budgets 3.8 trillion yen for 2001

OSAKA -- The Osaka Prefectural Government announced a 3.8 trillion yen budget plan Tuesday for fiscal 2001 that will reduce personnel costs for the third consecutive year.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2001

Osaka budgets 3.8 trillion yen for 2001

OSAKA -- The Osaka Prefectural Government announced a 3.8 trillion yen budget plan Tuesday for fiscal 2001 that will reduce personnel costs for the third consecutive year.
EDITORIALS
Feb 21, 2001

The G7 prescription for Japan

With signs of a slowdown in the U.S. economy casting a shadow over the global economy, the Group of Seven finance ministers and central-bank governors who gathered in Palermo, Italy, last weekend emphasized the need for coordinated action to ensure sustainable growth worldwide. That appeal for cooperation,...
SOCCER / World cup
Feb 21, 2001

Net ticketing could start soon

said Tuesday domestic applications over the Internet for tickets for the event to be cohosted with South Korea could start Thursday. According to JAWOC officials, the Internet service provider of soccer's world governing body FIFA successfully completed checks for more glitches from Monday night through...
ENVIRONMENT
Feb 21, 2001

Tiny birds and dwindling treasure

BANGKOK -- Imagine for a moment that you are an edible-nest swiftlet. You are a dusky bird, tiny enough to fit in the palm of a hand. In southern Thailand, where you live, you soar above the turquoise waters and jungle-clad islands of the Andaman Sea. You build your nests inside island caves hidden by...
CULTURE / Art
Feb 21, 2001

CWAJ lecture series draws a line

"What characterizes Japanese art is its obsession with lines," says Sumie Jones.
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Feb 21, 2001

Your Earth needs you! Volunteer now

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LIFE / Digital / CYBERIA
Feb 21, 2001

Who's napping now?

As any music fan knows, the future of Napster, the biggest free lunch of MP3s on the Net, is still very much in legal limbo. Last week a San Francisco appeals court confirmed a decision made this summer: Napster is knowingly infringing the copyrights of recording artists. The court asked U.S District...
MORE SPORTS
Feb 21, 2001

2000 Olympic marathon champ is set to turn pro

Japan's Sydney Olympic marathon champion Naoko Takahashi is expected to inform the Japan Amateur Athletic Federation of her plans to turn pro by the end of this month, athletics sources said Tuesday.
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Feb 21, 2001

Crow problem or people problem?

I have traveled to many countries on all of the world's continents, and, always wearing my naturalist's cap, I tend to notice the wildlife, especially the birds. Some stick in one's memory, some don't, but the only country I have been where what sticks is the crows is Japan. Why is that?
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2001

Mazda unveils deluxe minivan

Mazda Motor Corp. on Monday launched a deluxe version of its popular MPV minivan.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2001

Nukaga to answer to KSD query on Feb. 26

Former Cabinet Minister Fukushiro Nukaga agreed Monday to give unsworn testimony to a closed-door Diet ethics panel over money he received from the scandal-hit mutual-aid insurance group KSD, Liberal Democratic Party officials said.
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2001

Small-cap issues find favor

Small-capitalization stocks, especially those traded on the over-the-counter market, are drawing strong buying interest.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2001

Tokyo ward mulls taxing off-track bets

Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward is considering levying a tax on horse-race ticket sales, following in the steps of Yokohama, which approved a plan for a similar such tax in December, ward officials said.

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