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COMMENTARY
Jul 1, 2002

Tough talk is no key to success

LONDON -- An article in the June 10 Nikkei Weekly by a deputy editor of political news at the Nihon Keizai Shimbun had the headline "Foreign Ministry diplomacy failing nation on all fronts." The Foreign Ministry was criticized for not being tough enough in support of national interests. And praise was...
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2002

Doctor held in child's death may not have told staff of method change

A doctor suspected of negligence in the death of a 12-year-old girl was sent to prosecutors Sunday. He apparently failed to inform his surgical team of a change in method during the girl's operation, investigative sources said Sunday.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2002

Rival Koreas on alert after clash

SEOUL -- Cold War tensions mounted between North and South Korea on Sunday after a deadly sea clash which the South's top military officer warned could have become an all-out war.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2002

Euthanasia doctor defends actions

A doctor accused of performing unlawful euthanasia defended her actions as ones of conscience in a recent interview with Kyodo News.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2002

Psychiatrist group changes translation of schizophrenia

The Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology formally has officially decided to use a new Japanese term for schizophrenia to help increase public understanding of the disorder and reduce discrimination faced by patients and their families.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2002

Suzuki's detention to be extended

The Tokyo District Court has approved a request by prosecutors to extend the detention of lawmaker Muneo Suzuki for 10 days to July 10, court officials said Sunday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 1, 2002

Brazilians samba to fifth World Cup

YOKOHAMA -- An uncharacteristic blunder by German captain and goalkeeper Oliver Kahn and an equally typical piece of clinical finishing by Ronaldo handed Brazil its record fifth World Cup with a 2-0 victory over Germany at Yokohama Stadium on Sunday.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Jul 1, 2002

Dollar weighed down by external debts, tax cuts, skittish investors

The dollar is losing ground against major currencies and the foreign-exchange rates are reflecting the relative strengths of the economies involved.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2002

Exchange program extends to Korea

A government-sponsored summer program promoting exchanges between Japanese and Japanese-speaking foreign guests will for the first time expand its activities to South Korea, according to an official of the Japan Return Program.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 1, 2002

Buffaloes edge Hawks

Yuji Yoshioka and Kenshi Kawaguchi connected for a pair of two-run homers and Jeremy Powell held the Daiei Hawks to three runs over 7 1/3 innings to give the Kintetsu Buffaloes a 4-3 victory on Saturday.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2002

September to see Cabinet shuffle, claims Yamasaki

The secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Sunday that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is planning a Cabinet shuffle in September.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2002

Hiddink invited to dine with leaders

Guus Hiddink, coach of South Korea's national soccer team, has been invited to a dinner party that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will host for President Kim Dae Jung on Monday, a South Korean government source said Sunday.
COMMENTARY / JAPAN IN THE GLOBAL ERA
Jul 1, 2002

Scapegoat seekers fuel nation's decline

LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- It is natural when one has domestic problems to look for foreign scapegoats. The United States' paranoia over Japan's trade surplus and foreign-investment binge in the 1980s is a good example. While most nations reflect this general syndrome up to a point, the Japanese seem to...
EDITORIALS
Jul 1, 2002

Foreigners in their midst

The European Union, concerned increasingly about the rising anti-immigrant sentiment among its member states, has agreed to launch a joint program to curb the influx of illegal immigrants from third countries. That is one of the most significant results of the two-day EU summit meeting held late last...
EDITORIALS
Jun 30, 2002

'An honorable man'

There is a professor at New York's Vassar College who clearly knows his Shakespeare, perhaps not as well as he thought he did until a week or so ago, but at least well enough to recall Touchstone's advice in "As You Like It": "Let us make an honorable retreat, though not with bag and baggage, yet with...
COMMENTARY
Jun 30, 2002

Tollgate mentality in Japan

Straddling the Keiyo Expressway linking Tokyo and Chiba is the Funabashi tollgate. A long row of booths collects a 200 yen toll from most drivers. Perennial jams at the tollgate have long caused frustration to me and others heading toward Chiba. People late for planes at Narita suffer even more.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2002

Tricky laws cap emotional powder keg

CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- After so much controversy surrounding two recent asylum incidents in Beijing, a change of focus may be in order -- from the emotional to the legal dimension. We should begin with the reminder that asylum and inviolability issues, in general, are extremely complicated and can never...
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2002

Koizumi predicts German soccer victory, while flying home with Schroeder

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Saturday predicted Germany's success in the World Cup soccer final, and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder expressed confidence that Japan's slumping economy would recover soon.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2002

40 Afghans deported in 2001

Last year, 40 Afghans were ordered to leave Japan, according to Justice Ministry immigration statistics made available Saturday. No Afghans were ordered to leave between 1992 and 2000, according to the statistics.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 30, 2002

Marines storm out of Pacific League cellar

Takashi Tachikawa hit a grand slam and added a solo homer to lift the Chiba Lotte Marines to their fourth straight victory with a 7-3 win over the Orix BlueWave
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 30, 2002

Turks edge S. Korea in third-place playoff

TAEGU, South Korea -- Turkey clinched third place in the World Cup with a 3-2 victory over South Korea on Saturday in an entertaining game at Taegu.
JAPAN / WEEKEND WISDOM
Jun 30, 2002

Pioneer industrial designer creates folk crafts for the ages

The roots of Sori Yanagi, a pioneer of Japanese industrial design, lie in folk craft. The fusion of two seemingly opposite factors — the modern and traditional — makes his designs unique, yet surprisingly simple and attractive.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2002

Four S. Korea sailors die in sea clash with North

SEOUL — North and South Korean navy ships exchanged fire Saturday morning in the Yellow Sea off the Korean peninsula's demilitarized zone, leaving four South Korean soldiers dead and 22 others injured, according to the Defense Ministry.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2002

Security system lets users watch their homes through the phone

Major fire-alarm maker Hochiki Corp. has developed a new system that monitors the safety of homes and reports irregularities to owners' mobile phones, company officials said.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2002

Aging YS-11s to fly off into the sunset

Time, it seems, is sounding the final death knoll for the YS-11, Japan's only domestically produced passenger aircraft.
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2002

Tech wizards turn to laser to propel paper airplanes

Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a technique that could possibly be used with lightweight aircraft that employs a laser to power paper airplanes.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 30, 2002

Thirsty yet? Head this way

Where to drink it Belgo, Shibuya, (03) 3409-4442
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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