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BUSINESS / TAKING STOCK
Apr 16, 2002

Factors point to bumpy ride

The key Nikkei average appears likely to reclaim the 12,000 level in the coming months, given Asia's V-shaped economic recovery and signs that the global silicon cycle is about to enter a new phase.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2002

Tokyo-Seoul history panel holds first meeting

A Japan-South Korea panel tasked with selecting members for and supporting the activities of a planned joint history research committee held its first meeting Monday afternoon in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Apr 16, 2002

Matsushita, Toshiba in tube tieup

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and Toshiba Corp. on Monday set up a 50-50 joint venture to procure parts and materials used in cathode-ray tubes, the two electronics makers said.
BUSINESS
Apr 16, 2002

Australia seeking to boost economic ties with Japan

Australian Trade Minister Mark Vaile on Monday said he is seeking an expanded economic relationship that would activate economic interactions between Japan and Australia, a Foreign Ministry official in Tokyo said.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 16, 2002

Tigers top BayStars

Shinjiro Hiyama singled with the bases loaded in the eighth inning and lifted the Hanshin Tigers to a 1-0 victory over the Yokohama BayStars at Koshien Stadium on Sunday.
BUSINESS
Apr 16, 2002

Hiranuma set to restate gripes on steel import curbs

Trade minister Takeo Hiranuma will reiterate Japan's calls for the United States to scrap hefty tariffs on steel imports when he meets U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Evans later this week, a top ministry official said Monday.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 16, 2002

Economic panel wants to go its own way on FTAs, farm trade

In a rather belated move aimed at giving the languishing Japanese economy a badly needed shot in the arm, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's key economic panel has put yet another sacred cow on its reform agenda: agriculture.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2002

Pilot survives U.S. fighter jet crash

A U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter jet crashed Monday into the Sea of Japan off Aomori Prefecture, and the pilot was rescued safely, Aomori prefectural officials said.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2002

Anonymous postings on Net entitled to royalties: court

The Tokyo District Court on Monday ruled that writings posted on the Internet under fictitious names are literary property, and ordered a Tokyo publisher and a Web site operator to suspend publication of a paperback that reprinted comments posted by 11 people on the site without their consent.
BUSINESS
Apr 16, 2002

Daiei offloads part of stake in Ichiken

Debt-saddled retailer Daiei Inc. said Monday it has agreed to sell slightly more than half of the group's equity stake in midsize construction firm Ichiken Co. to Toyo Techno Corp.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2002

Yohei Kono readied to receive son's liver

Former Foreign Minister Yohei Kono, who is suffering from hepatitis C, may undergo a transplant operation Tuesday in which he will receive part of his son's liver, hospital sources said Monday.
BUSINESS
Apr 16, 2002

U.S. software guru in talent probe

U.S. computer pioneer Alan Kay has joined the judging panel of a government program aimed at promoting the creation of state-of-the-art software, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Monday.
BUSINESS
Apr 16, 2002

Debate brews over easing trade with poor countries

A tug-of-war is brewing behind the scenes within the government over whether Japan should do more to help the world's poorest countries by granting their products, especially seafood, greater access to its lucrative market.
BUSINESS
Apr 16, 2002

Banks not short of capital: Hayami

Bank of Japan Gov. Masaru Hayami on Monday said he does not think Japan's major banks are short of capital, but cautioned they need to make further efforts to increase profitability.
EDITORIALS
Apr 14, 2002

Beyond Oprah's book club

Last week, U.S. fiction publishers heard to their dismay that they are about to lose the single biggest booster their industry has known in the past six years: television talk-show host Oprah Winfrey's astonishingly influential monthly book club. True, the same period also saw the advent of "Harry Potter"...
COMMENTARY
Apr 14, 2002

Mideast legacy could spread militancy

ISLAMABAD -- When terrorists struck the United States last September, many people were keen to downplay suggestions that the attack on the World Trade center had grown out of the anger generated by Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2002

Teen eating disorders increasing

About one in every 20 girls enrolled at high schools in the Tokyo metropolitan area suffers from anorexia nervosa, according to a government-funded survey.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2002

Population-fund cuts come at deadly price

NEW YORK -- The Bush administration's recent decision to cut back funds appropriated by Congress to the United Nations Population Fund, or UNFPA, will have serious repercussions in that agency's support for reproductive health in developing countries. The U.S. decision is aggravated by reduced contributions...
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2002

Emperor and Empress to attend World Cup soccer final

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will attend the final match of the World Cup soccer tournament as well as the closing ceremony in Yokohama on June 30, government sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2002

Obituary: Yaeko Nukada

Yaeko Nukada, a translator of screen scripts, died Tuesday of liver failure at a hospital in Shinjuku, Tokyo. She was 74.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 14, 2002

Hawks climb back on top

The Fukuoka Daiei Hawks rallied for three runs in the 11th inning with a little help from Seibu relief pitcher Shinji Mori on Saturday and regained first place in the Pacific League standings with a 6-3 win over the Lions.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2002

Britain and the euro: victory for the brave

BRUSSELS -- The introduction of the euro in 12 of the 15 member states of the European Union has been an unqualified success. The changeover had none of the hitches and glitches that many -- including myself -- thought would mar its early days.
JAPAN / WEEKEND WISDOM
Apr 14, 2002

The story of the global village; concise but unabridged

If such complex problems as globalization and the war in Afghanistan seem difficult to grasp, simplified figures could come in handy.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Apr 14, 2002

Reflecting the author at twice his natural size

A PILGRIMAGE TO ANGKOR. By Pierre Loti. Translated by W.P. Baines. Edited and introduced by Michael Smithies. With photographs by Euayporn Kerchouay. Chiang Mai: Silkworm Books, 1999 (revised edition), 107 pp., 22 color plates, 395 baht (paper) On an April evening in 1865, Louis Marie Julien Viaud, then...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 14, 2002

It's not what you're thinking . . .

The way the rock business works is, you buy the record and if you like what you hear, you go to see the band in concert, which more likely than not, will be scheduled within two months of the record's release. Or, you see a band (by accident?) at a concert and then you rush out to your nearest record...
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2002

Obituary: Motoyuki Naganuma

Motoyuki Naganuma, a special adviser to Rissho Koseikai, Japan's second-largest lay Buddhist organization, and a former chairman of the Niwano Peace Foundation, died of heart failure at 4:40 p.m. on April 7 at a hospital in Tokyo's Nakano Ward. He was 78.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / JAZZNICITY
Apr 14, 2002

Bigger, fresher, louder

In the last Jazznicity column, I focused on meat-and-potatoes big bands in Tokyo. But in addition to those bands that work directly in the jazz tradition, there are many others seeking to extend its range of possibilities.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 14, 2002

It's spring and renewal is in the air

English teachers will definitely want to check out Sunday's two-hour "SmaStation Spring Berabera Festival" (TV Asahi, 6:56 p.m.). "SmaStation" is the latest SMAP-related hit variety series, normally broadcast Saturday nights at 11 p.m. Taking its name from TV Asahi's influential nightly news program,...
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Onosato's yokozuna promotion causes rare quirk in new sumo rankings
Newly promoted yokozuna Onosato holds a copy of the latest banzuke ranking in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, on Monday.
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. 
Over 900 earthquakes strike Tokara islands in space of two weeks
A screenshot shows many quakes occurring in the Tokara islands over the past 30 days, in this image taken from the U.S. Geological Survey website.
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."
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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