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JAPAN
Feb 2, 2001

JAL jets 10 meters from disaster

The two Japan Airlines jetliners that narrowly avoided a midair collision over Shizuoka Prefecture on Wednesday were just 10 meters away from each other at one point, the captain of one of the aircraft said Thursday.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2001

JAL jets 10 meters from disaster

The two Japan Airlines jetliners that narrowly avoided a midair collision over Shizuoka Prefecture on Wednesday were just 10 meters away from each other at one point, the captain of one of the aircraft said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2001

Drug firm Kyorin to start U.S. firm

Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co. said Thursday it will launch a wholly owned U.S. unit in New Jersey in April to sell Kyorin products in the United States and import U.S. medicines to Japan.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2001

MMC defect coverup handed to prosecutors

Prosecutors on Thursday received papers on Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and nine current and former MMC executives suspected of systematically concealing customer complaints and vehicle defects in 1999.
CULTURE / Film
Feb 2, 2001

Japan Academy names nominees

"Battle Royale," a controversial film set in the near future that depicts violent anarchy at a Japanese high school, and "Whiteout," a big-budget Hollywood-like action movie, are among the Japan Academy Prize nominees for Best Picture of the Year.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2001

MMC defect coverup handed to prosecutors

Prosecutors on Thursday received papers on Mitsubishi Motors Corp. and nine current and former MMC executives suspected of systematically concealing customer complaints and vehicle defects in 1999.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2001

Demands for safer railway platforms rise

The public clamor for safer train platforms is growing louder following the Jan. 26 deaths of three men at JR Shin-Okubo Station on Tokyo's Yamanote Line.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2001

Demands for safer railway platforms rise

The public clamor for safer train platforms is growing louder following the Jan. 26 deaths of three men at JR Shin-Okubo Station on Tokyo's Yamanote Line.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2001

Keio president set to lead new education panel

An advisory panel to Education Minister Nobutaka Machimura selected Keio University President Yasuhiko Torii as its leader Thursday at its first meeting since the central government was realigned in January.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2001

Keio president set to lead new education panel

An advisory panel to Education Minister Nobutaka Machimura selected Keio University President Yasuhiko Torii as its leader Thursday at its first meeting since the central government was realigned in January.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 2, 2001

Local girls make good at Toray tennis

It was a good day for the home fans at the $1.18 million Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament Thursday as Japanese players Shinobu Asagoe and Ai Sugiyama won through to the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
CULTURE / Books
Feb 2, 2001

Casting a literary eye on Japan's aging society

The sociologist and feminist Ueno Chizuko has released a collection of past essays that examine Japanese literature as primary source material reflecting the society and era in which it was written.
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2001

Moody's lowers Sega's debt rating

Moody's Investors Service Inc. said Thursday that it has lowered Sega Corp.'s debt rating to B3 from B2, reflecting the computer game company's weaker-than-expected performance and eroding financial flexibility.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2001

Officials to verify U.S. StarLink tests

The government said Thursday that it will send two inspectors to the United States to observe U.S. tests for StarLink genetically modified corn, which is banned in Japan, following its discovery in shipments from the U.S.
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2001

Moody's lowers Sega's debt rating

Moody's Investors Service Inc. said Thursday that it has lowered Sega Corp.'s debt rating to B3 from B2, reflecting the computer game company's weaker-than-expected performance and eroding financial flexibility.
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2001

Stanley Electric sets up British unit

Stanley Electric Co. said Thursday it has established a wholly owned subsidiary in Britain to strengthen its sales network of electric devises and automobile lighting equipment in Europe.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2001

Officials to verify U.S. StarLink tests

The government said Thursday that it will send two inspectors to the United States to observe U.S. tests for StarLink genetically modified corn, which is banned in Japan, following its discovery in shipments from the U.S.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2001

Treaty to outlaw child labor to go to Diet to fend off critics

In a move aimed at warding off possible international criticism, especially from human rights groups, the government is considering submitting a key treaty banning the worst forms of child labor to the current ordinary Diet session for ratification, government sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2001

8.5 million yen given to sex slave fund

The Foreign Ministry on Thursday assigned 8.47 million yen it raised to a foundation charged with compensating Asian women forced into wartime sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army, ministry officials said.
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2001

Stanley Electric sets up British unit

Stanley Electric Co. said Thursday it has established a wholly owned subsidiary in Britain to strengthen its sales network of electric devises and automobile lighting equipment in Europe.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2001

Treaty to outlaw child labor to go to Diet to fend off critics

In a move aimed at warding off possible international criticism, especially from human rights groups, the government is considering submitting a key treaty banning the worst forms of child labor to the current ordinary Diet session for ratification, government sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2001

8.5 million yen given to sex slave fund

The Foreign Ministry on Thursday assigned 8.47 million yen it raised to a foundation charged with compensating Asian women forced into wartime sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army, ministry officials said.
COMMENTARY
Feb 2, 2001

End of the line for Mori?

Late last year Japan and the United States were buffeted by political turbulence. After briefly stirring fears of prolonged trouble, the chaos has died down.
SUMO
Feb 2, 2001

Toki may be back in action soon

Sumo wrestler Toki, who was grounded by the Japan Sumo Association after the maegashira hit and killed a pedestrian in a car accident in December, could make a return to sumo at the March tourney, sumo sources said Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 2, 2001

Shimoyanagi makes final appeal

Disgruntled Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi made a final appeal in his fight over a pay increase Wednesday when a salary arbitration committee of Japanese baseball held a hearing from both sides.
CULTURE / Music / PLAY BUTTON
Feb 2, 2001

Tokyo's Milk gets in touch with rock's feminine side

Remodeled, remixed and rereleased, this week's Play Button checks back to see what some previously covered subjects are up to.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2001

Researchers find method to identify infertility in men

A joint Japanese-U.S. medical research team has developed a new method for detecting malfunctioning sperm that may be contributing to male infertility problems.

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