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BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2001

Phyto Lierac targets Japanese pursuit of beauty

Numerous aesthetic salons, fitness clubs and magazines featuring makeup techniques provide steadfast evidence of how seriously Japanese women, regardless of their age, take the pursuit of physical beauty.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2001

Snow Brand closes Osaka factory

OSAKA -- Snow Brand Milk Products Co. on Wednesday closed down its plant in Osaka following last summer's food-poisoning outbreak caused by low-fat milk and yogurt manufactured there, company officials said.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2001

Sega Corp. shuts down Dreamcast production

Video game giant Sega Corp. officially announced Wednesday it will halt production of its loss-making Dreamcast game console by the end of March and shift to game software.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2001

Seminar promotes Chugoku to investors

Given that it is closer to South Korea than Tokyo, the Chugoku region is the area to lead Japan's globalization drive in the 21st century, according to officials of the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry at a business incentive seminar in Tokyo on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2001

Ministry postpones decision on NTT Internet service

The ministry in charge of telecommunications will not authorize until after this fall a plan by regional telephone operators of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. to launch an Internet access service for fixed-line phones, ministry officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2001

Banks' risk-management loans up

Japanese banks' so-called risk-management loans totaled 31.8 trillion yen as of the end of September, marking a slight increase from six months earlier, the Financial Services Agency said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2001

TDK sets up R&D unit in Phoenix

TDK Corp., a major manufacturer of electronic parts, said Wednesday it has established a research and development unit in Phoenix, Arizona.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2001

Marubeni to buy into retailers

Ailing retailer Daiei Inc. and major trading house Marubeni Corp. have reached an agreement over Marubeni's purchase of a 5 percent stake in Daiei and an additional 10 percent stake in Maruetsu Inc., a supermarket-chain affiliate of Daiei, the three companies said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2001

Domestic PC shipments surge 32.1%

Domestic shipments of personal computers surged 32.1 percent in 2000 from the previous year to an all-time high of 13.24 million units, MultiMedia Research Institute Inc. said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2001

2001 budget awaits nod from Diet

The government on Wednesday submitted an 82.65 trillion yen budget for fiscal 2001 to the Diet that features a record 48.66 trillion yen outlay meant to bolster the teetering economy.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2001

Policy speech just fluff: Hatoyama

Yukio Hatoyama, head of the Democratic Party of Japan, on Wednesday called Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's policy speech "mere rhetoric."
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2001

Colleges brace as fewer apply

Tadataka Koide, president of Aichi Gakuin University in Nagoya, is awaiting this month's entrance exams with anticipation and anxiety.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 1, 2001

Hingis back on track with win over Black

Two-time defending champion Martina Hingis returned to her winning ways and Russian glamour girl Anna Kournikova also reached the quarterfinals on the second day of action at the $1.18 million Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2001

JAL jumbos narrowly avoid midair collision

At least 42 passengers and crew members were injured Wednesday when the pilot of the JAL jumbo jet they were aboard took the plane into a sudden dive to avoid colliding with another JAL airliner over Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2001

JAL jumbos narrowly avoid midair collision

At least 42 passengers and crew members were injured Wednesday when the pilot of the JAL jumbo jet they were aboard took the plane into a sudden dive to avoid colliding with another JAL airliner over Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2001

New French plant aims to build up Toyota's Europe presence

VALENCIENNES, France -- Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's largest automaker, started manufacturing the Yaris compact model at its first plant in France here on Wednesday, part of the company's efforts to increase its presence in Europe.
COMMENTARY
Feb 1, 2001

Resist the revisionist impulse

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JAPAN
Feb 1, 2001

Commune ordered to return 'brainwashed' woman's cash

The Tokyo District Court ordered an agriculture commune Wednesday to return about 240 million yen to a former follower who claimed she was brainwashed into donating the money.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2001

Clothing firm called for tax evasion

Tax authorities have filed a criminal complaint against Tokyo-based apparel maker/wholesaler Cocue Co. on suspicion of hiding about 280 million yen in taxable income and evading some 90 million yen in corporate taxes.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2001

New French plant aims to build up Toyota's Europe presence

VALENCIENNES, France -- Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's largest automaker, started manufacturing the Yaris compact model at its first plant in France here on Wednesday, part of the company's efforts to increase its presence in Europe.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2001

Commune ordered to return 'brainwashed' woman's cash

The Tokyo District Court ordered an agriculture commune Wednesday to return about 240 million yen to a former follower who claimed she was brainwashed into donating the money.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2001

Clothing firm called for tax evasion

Tax authorities have filed a criminal complaint against Tokyo-based apparel maker/wholesaler Cocue Co. on suspicion of hiding about 280 million yen in taxable income and evading some 90 million yen in corporate taxes.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2001

16 politicians admit KSD donations

A total of 16 Diet members, including former Cabinet ministers, have admitted receiving donations from scandal-tainted mutual-aid foundation KSD, a Kyodo News survey found.
New Japanese banknotes increasingly put up for auction
The Yahoo Auction website shows new banknotes selling for much higher than their face value.
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.
'Overwhelmed' Yulo wins historic Olympic gymnastics gold for Philippines
Carlos Yulo of the Philippines cries after winning gold in the men's floor exercise on Saturday at the Paris Olympics.
China shrugs off doping controversy to win 12 Olympic swimming medals
China's Pan Zhanle celebrates after winning Olympic gold and breaking a world record in the men's 100-meter freestyle final on July 31.
Gymnastics and skateboarding highlight a solid first half of the Paris Olympics for Japan
From left: Gymnastics men's team gold medalists Takaaki Sugino, Kazuma Kaya, Wataru Tanigawa, Shinnosuke Oka (who also won gold in men's all-around) and Daiki Hashimoto at Champions Park in Paris on Thursday. The gymnastics team was one of the highlights of a successful first half of the 2024 Games for Team Japan.
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.
Koshien at 100: 'Sacred' dirt, the Hanshin Tigers and a storied high school tourney
The front facade at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. The stadium, widely regarded as the spiritual home of Japanese baseball, turns 100 on Thursday.

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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