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JAPAN
Feb 7, 2001

Tokyo, Pyongyang in secret talks on links

Senior Foreign Ministry officials from Japan and North Korea held secret discussions in Beijing in January on restarting stalled negotiations on normalizing bilateral diplomatic ties, informed sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2001

Opposition may boycott budget committee

The ruling and opposition camps on Tuesday locked horns over the recent money-for-favors scandal, with the LDP saying one of its Diet members implicated in the case will not testify until after the fiscal 2001 budget clears the Lower House.
EDITORIALS
Feb 7, 2001

Averting tragedy in the sky

One week after a frightening near miss between two Japan Airlines jetliners over Yaezu in Shizuoka Prefecture, it seems almost certain that the near midair collision was caused by a combination of human errors. While investigators have yet to reach a conclusion, two human factors -- incorrect instructions...
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2001

Opposition may boycott budget committee

The ruling and opposition camps on Tuesday locked horns over the recent money-for-favors scandal, with the LDP saying one of its Diet members implicated in the case will not testify until after the fiscal 2001 budget clears the Lower House.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2001

Panel seeks ways to aid ailing life insurers

The Financial System Council, an advisory panel to the government, will consider ways to help Japanese life insurers restore their financial health, officials of the Financial Services Agency said Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 7, 2001

Suzuki, Motomura get Davis nod

The Japan Tennis Association on Tuesday named Japanese men's ace Takao Suzuki and defending national champion Goichi Motomura to the Davis Cup team for Japan's regional zone tie with Thailand.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 7, 2001

Tokuyama, Cho to fight for title

OSAKA -- Champion Masamori Tokuyama, a pro-Pyongyang Korean resident of Japan, will fight former champion Cho In Joo of South Korea on May 20 for the World Boxing Council super-flyweight title.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2001

Panel seeks ways to aid ailing life insurers

The Financial System Council, an advisory panel to the government, will consider ways to help Japanese life insurers restore their financial health, officials of the Financial Services Agency said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2001

State eyes enforcement of oil stockpiling

The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry was poised to submit a bill Tuesday that would tighten regulations on domestic oil refiners and sellers to ensure they meet stockpiling requirements.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 7, 2001

Wainaina, Tola head Tokyo field

Sydney Olympic medal winners Eric Wainaina of Kenya and Tesfaye Tola of Ethiopia head a field of world champion hopefuls at the Tokyo International Marathon on Feb. 18, the Japan Amateur Athletic Federation said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2001

Electronics firms unite on research into new LCDs

Japan's six major electronics makers have established a joint venture to develop next-generation liquid-crystal displays.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2001

State eyes enforcement of oil stockpiling

The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry was poised to submit a bill Tuesday that would tighten regulations on domestic oil refiners and sellers to ensure they meet stockpiling requirements.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2001

Electronics firms unite on research into new LCDs

Japan's six major electronics makers have established a joint venture to develop next-generation liquid-crystal displays.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2001

JAL to hire more flight attendants

Japan Airlines said Tuesday it will resume recruitment of cabin crew for the first time in two years in fiscal 2001, which begins in April.
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Feb 7, 2001

Asian biodiversity under threat

As we travel south through the broad swath of continental Asia, we move along two contrasting gradients. First, land area declines as we approach the tropics from the Arctic. Second, and in direct contrast, species diversity increases enormously, as do elements that are uniquely Asian.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2001

JAL to hire more flight attendants

Japan Airlines said Tuesday it will resume recruitment of cabin crew for the first time in two years in fiscal 2001, which begins in April.
LIFE / Digital / SURFERSPUD
Feb 7, 2001

Top 10 alternative reasons to go ADSL

www.icebox.com Like most of the Net's other starving-artist showcases, there's an overwhelming choice here, but the favorite appears to be Queer Duck. The episodes, about a gay mallard, are sharp social satire in which it's difficult, at least at first, to determine whether the author is preaching discrimination...
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2001

Mazda directors' pay cut by 10%

Mazda Motor Corp. said Tuesday it will implement a uniform 10 percent pay cut for all its 25 directors on the board for one year from March.
LIFE / Digital
Feb 7, 2001

Post-Dreamcast, Sega set to become world's top game publisher

SEATTLE -- With its recent decision to abandon the 128-bit Dreamcast video game console and to publish games for PlayStation2 and other gaming platforms, Sega appears to be leaving the game hardware business permanently. Sega Enterprises cofounder David Rosen says it's about time.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2001

Mazda directors' pay cut by 10%

Mazda Motor Corp. said Tuesday it will implement a uniform 10 percent pay cut for all its 25 directors on the board for one year from March.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Feb 7, 2001

She can't find her way, but she found me

My wife looks normal, both at a distance and up close -- though, like with most people, if you draw too close, all you can see is a blur.
LIFE / Travel
Feb 7, 2001

Sea bass lure fishing for the urban angler

An exciting year-round sport-fishing opportunity exists literally within the shadows of Japan's largest urban area -- lure fishing for sea bass in Tokyo Bay.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2001

State to rethink Civil Code

The Justice Ministry said Tuesday that it plans to consider revising the Civil Code to legally recognize the parentage of babies born with the use of sperm or ova donated by close relatives.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2001

Jusco to liquidate Dutch subsidiary

Major Japanese supermarket chain operator Jusco Co. said Tuesday that it will dissolve its Netherlands-based subsidiary as it is no longer needed as a fundraising channel.
LIFE / Travel
Feb 7, 2001

Saved from the 'bitter sea'

XIAN, China -- When "Black Bean" was 4 years old, his mother and her lover stabbed his father to death. The lover was executed for murder and the mother was sentenced to 15 years in prison as an accessory to the crime. Yet the little boy's nightmare had only just begun. Reviled by the whole village,...
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Feb 7, 2001

Why not join the marine corps?

Welcome to the second week of the second month of the United Nations-designated "International Year of Volunteers." To mark this joyous occasion, we are pleased to announce the release of a book named "Kokusai Volunteer Guido," aka "Inside International Volunteer Work," published by The Japan Times and...
COMMENTARY
Feb 7, 2001

In defense of Davos' ideals

DAVOS, Switzerland -- President Vicente Fox of Mexico was received very warmly at this year's World Economic Forum summit in Davos. His message was clear: that globalization creates dangers, such as a deepening divide between rich and poor, and that these must be addressed if the globalization "backlash"...
New Japanese banknotes increasingly put up for auction
The Yahoo Auction website shows new banknotes selling for much higher than their face value.
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.
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.
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.
Investors take long-term view as rate hike whipsaws Japan
The Nikkei stock index saw the biggest plunge in eight years Friday following the Bank of Japan's rate hike earlier in the week.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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
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