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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 19, 2001

Understanding the power of evil

Hamlet's views on man are well known: "What a piece of work is a man! How noble in reason! how infinite in faculty! In form and moving how express and admirable! In action how like an angel! In apprehension how like a god! The beauty of the world!" (II-ii, 315-20)
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2001

Norway's whale move reduces waste

Norway's decision on Tuesday to lift a ban on whale meat exports paves the way for the efficient use of whale meat, a Japanese government official said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2001

Firms unite on Net voice access

IBM Japan Ltd., Oki Electric Industry Co. and Hitachi Ltd. plan to set up in April a Japanese unit of the VoiceXML Forum, an international group that promotes open standards on voice access technologies for the Internet, company officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2001

Minister talks of cleaner society

Environment Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi said Wednesday that the newly created Environment Ministry will have to "battle and evolve" to push its agenda, and outlined a few areas slated for special attention in 2001.
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2001

Blackmailed bank exec held for embezzlement

A 39-year-old ex-employee of Tokyo Sowa Bank has been arrested for allegedly embezzling customers' deposits under threat of blackmail, police sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2001

Zeria testing HIV drug in U.S.

Zeria Pharmaceutical Co. said Wednesday it has started clinical tests in the United States of a drug to combat the human immunodeficiency virus, following approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2001

Tormented Afghan woman seeks aid for refugees

A woman from Afghanistan who was forced to take refuge in Pakistan to escape from the violence of armed Islamic fundamentalists has visited Japan to tell of the torment she experienced.
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2001

Dog-maiming case goes to court

OSAKA -- Police turned over to prosecutors Wednesday their case against a 63-year-old man arrested for allegedly cutting off a puppy's leg in order to scam money for the dog's operation.
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2001

Toyobo shifts focus

Major spinning firm Toyobo Co. will shift the emphasis of its business from traditional mainstay textile products to more profitable nontextile areas such as chemicals and biotechnology-related products, according to company officials.
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2001

Wit to entrust brokering to venture

Online brokerage Wit Capital Japan Inc., a unit of U.S.-based Wit SoundView Group Inc., said Wednesday it will entrust its retail brokerage services to a firm due to be created in March through the merger of e-Wing Securities Co. and Japan Online Securities Co.
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2001

Amway Japan chief looks to raise firm's public profile, sales

In an effort to combat a decline in sales amid stagnant consumer spending, Amway Japan Ltd. President Stephen A. Robbins is determined to raise the direct selling firm's public profile by forming alliances with major Japanese companies.
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2001

Luxembourg the perfect site for Japan's banks: minister

The European common currency is making Luxembourg more attractive to Japanese financial institutions, Henri Grethen, Luxembourg's economic minister, said Tuesday in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2001

Failed insurer to sell Hotel New Japan site

Restructuring Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance Co. is selling the site of the now-closed Hotel New Japan, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2001

Bush brings opportunity to bolster Japan-U.S. ties

Now that U.S. President-elect George W. Bush has named his Cabinet and his inauguration is only days away, it might be useful to contemplate how Japan-U.S. relations may be affected and what might be done to strengthen this very important strategic alliance.
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2001

Taisei taps Hayama for presidency

Major construction contractor Taisei Corp. said Wednesday that President Osamu Hirashima will be replaced by Vice President Kanji Hayama on April 1.
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2001

Despite bleak outlook, return to 'zero rate' unlikely: poll

Nearly 80 percent of economists at financial institutions questioned by Kyodo News expect the Bank of Japan to maintain its current monetary stance and say there is little chance the central bank will return to its "zero-interest-rate" policy within a year.
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2001

Daiei chief tenders early resignation

Struggling supermarket-chain operator Daiei Inc. said Wednesday that former President Tadasu Toba, who was demoted to director in October over his alleged involvement in shady stock deals, will step down Monday -- earlier than planned.
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2001

Loner pleads guilty to slaying man

OSAKA -- A 24-year-old unemployed man pleaded guilty Wednesday before the Osaka District Court to stabbing a passerby to death in March on a street in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture.
EDITORIALS
Jan 18, 2001

Corruption tests Beijing's courage

Chinese efforts to clean up the economy have claimed more victims. This week, two high-ranking officials of the State Power Corporation were arrested for taking bribes; more arrests are expected. They are the latest offenders caught in the campaign to root out corruption. The program is absolutely necessary...
COMMENTARY
Jan 18, 2001

Bush faces an expectation gap

The emergence of George W. Bush as winner in the 2000 U.S. presidential election is creating an "expectation gap" between Japan and the United States.
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2001

Sony to distribute music via Internet

Inc. said Wednesday that it will begin selling samples of rock 'n' roll music over the Internet ahead of compact disc releases. It is reportedly the first Internet promotion of its kind by a major music and entertainment firm.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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The students at Mitaka Municipal No. 7 Junior High School have access to various cooling devices for when they play sports.
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