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JAPAN
Feb 17, 2001

Discrepancy in secret Cabinet fund 190 million yen more than first stated

The discrepancy in the amount of secret state funds used by a former Foreign Ministry official to pay for hotel bills on prime minister's overseas trips is at least 500 million yen, not 310 million yen as the ministry has suggested, according to internal Foreign Ministry documents.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2001

Discrepancy in secret Cabinet fund 190 million yen more than first stated

The discrepancy in the amount of secret state funds used by a former Foreign Ministry official to pay for hotel bills on prime minister's overseas trips is at least 500 million yen, not 310 million yen as the ministry has suggested, according to internal Foreign Ministry documents.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 17, 2001

Davis Cup: Japan, Thais split

Takao Suzuki whipped Danai Udomchoke in straight sets Friday to make up for teammate Goichi Motomura's earlier defeat to Paradorn Srichaphan as Japan and Thailand split the first day of their Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Zone first-round tie.
OLYMPICS
Feb 17, 2001

Olympic officials to inspect Osaka

OSAKA -- Seventeen members of the International Olympic Committee are scheduled to tour 29 sports and other facilities during a visit to Osaka between February 25 and March 2, city officials said Friday.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 17, 2001

Yagudin leads after short program in Grand Prix Final

Triple world champion Alexei Yagudin of Russia led compatriot and rival Yevgeni Plushenko by just 0.5 points Friday after the men's short program on the first day of the International Skating Union Grand Prix Final in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2001

Toshiba targets April 1 for corporate restructure

Toshiba Corp. said Friday that it will reorganize its in-house corporate structure to promote the company's information technology and mobile equipment businesses.
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2001

Toshiba targets April 1 for corporate restructure

Toshiba Corp. said Friday that it will reorganize its in-house corporate structure to promote the company's information technology and mobile equipment businesses.
CULTURE / Music / HOGAKU TODAY
Feb 17, 2001

Everything you need to know to make a sound investment

Learning Japanese music in a traditional setting is one of the most interesting and culturally enriching experiences to be had in Japan.
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2001

Ibaraki Shogin seeks deposit protection

Ibaraki Shogin, one of dozens of "shogin" credit unions serving Korean residents in Japan, went belly up Friday, Financial Services Agency sources said.
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2001

Ibaraki Shogin seeks deposit protection

Ibaraki Shogin, one of dozens of "shogin" credit unions serving Korean residents in Japan, went belly up Friday, Financial Services Agency sources said.
CULTURE / Music
Feb 17, 2001

They came from Zeta Reticuli

Mudvayne are often said to be the "new" Slipknot. Slipknot wear masks and are very famous; Mudvayne wear makeup and are getting there. And they both fit snugly into the new-fangled rock genre known as nu-metal. What's nu-metal? It's old metal but louder, faster and much more pretentious: It makes the...
CULTURE / Art
Feb 17, 2001

Ukiyo-e treasures make brief return

The Baur Collection of ukiyo-e woodcuts by several of Japan's top masters is this country's own version of the Elgin Marbles. Perhaps this is why the 200 works are only on display so briefly. If you want to see these excellent examples of print art in their homeland, you have only a short time.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2001

Mongolian premier meets Emperor

Mongolian Prime Minister Nambaryn Enkhbayar met the Emperor on Friday and thanked Japan for its assistance to help his country cope with serious damage caused by freezing weather and heavy snow, Imperial Household Agency officials said.
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2001

Joint venture plans online bank

Japan Electronic Settlement Planning Inc. has concluded a tieup agreement with U.S. online payment service provider PayPal for an electronic bank it plans to establish in April, the company has said.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2001

Mongolian premier meets Emperor

Mongolian Prime Minister Nambaryn Enkhbayar met the Emperor on Friday and thanked Japan for its assistance to help his country cope with serious damage caused by freezing weather and heavy snow, Imperial Household Agency officials said.
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2001

Joint venture plans online bank

Japan Electronic Settlement Planning Inc. has concluded a tieup agreement with U.S. online payment service provider PayPal for an electronic bank it plans to establish in April, the company has said.
CULTURE / Art
Feb 17, 2001

Going behind the scenes to explore the in-between

The meandering video and haunted music of perennial outsider Ken Ikeda, 35, make up the latest exhibition at SCAI The Bathhouse, that enduring home for Japanese avant-garde culture located out on the edge of the Yanaka cemetery in Tokyo's Taito Ward. "Behind the Scenes" seems a rather uncomplicated multimedia...
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2001

Departing Foley believes strength of ties will prevail

The following are excerpts from U.S. Ambassador Thomas Foley's interview with The Japan Times: What do you think the U.S. and Japanese governments should do to prevent overall bilateral relations from being damaged by the Feb. 9 accident in which a Japanese ship sank off Hawaii when it was hit by a...
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2001

State to cut housing loan rate to 2.6%

The base interest rate on housing loans charged by the public Housing Loan Corp. will be cut to 2.6 percent per annum from the current 2.7 percent, retroactive to Jan. 22, the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry said Thursday.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2001

Man held in airport ecstasy bust

OSAKA -- A 34-year-old Spanish man has been arrested and sent to prosecutors on suspicion of attempting to smuggle about 5,000 tablets of MDMA, or ecstasy, into Japan, Kansai airport police and customs officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2001

JAMA to vote on GM membership

The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association will decide on March 22 whether to admit General Motors Corp. as a member, JAMA Chairman Hiroshi Okuda said Thursday.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2001

Mori pledges more aid for Mongolia

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and his Mongolian counterpart, Nambaryn Enhbayar, agreed Thursday to further efforts to build a comprehensive bilateral partnership, with Tokyo pledging to continue economic assistance to Ulan Bator.
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2001

Revised L-mode plan submitted

In a bid to clear a legal hurdle, the two regional call firms of the giant Nippon Telegraph and Telephone group unveiled Thursday a revised plan to launch L-mode Internet access service for fixed-line phones.
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.
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.
Tokyo host bar worker arrested over kickbacks for brokering prostitution
Yoshifumi Matsumura (second from right), head of the National Public Safety Commission, inspects Tokyo's Kabukicho entertainment district in June.
New Japanese banknotes increasingly put up for auction
The Yahoo Auction website shows new banknotes selling for much higher than their face value.
Refugee Olympic Team representing displaced people and making its mark in Paris
Athletes who are part of the Refugee Olympic Team participate in the Parade of Nations on the River Seine during the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics on July 26.
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.
An ideal AC temperature for sleep? Science says yes ... and no.
Temperatures are soaring across Japan, making getting to sleep at night a constant battle between your body and the right setting for your air conditioner to help you nod off.
Summer sumo tour may be tough for wrestlers, but it's a boon for fans
An event that was part of a regional sumo tour in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, in April 2019.
Social media trolls beware: Olympic athletes have had enough
Members of the Romanian Olympic women's gymnastics team check their smartphones during a training session early last month.

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