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BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2000

Civil servants' winter bonuses stay on wane for second consecutive year

Government employees received their annual winter bonus allowance Friday but few of them were cheering.
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2000

Japan to demand slower rise in mandated imports of rice

Japan decided Friday to demand a slower pace of growth of mandated rice imports in order to protect Japanese rice farmers from cheap imports, government officials said.
CULTURE / Art / CERAMIC SCENE
Dec 9, 2000

The tiny treasures of Hikaru Shimamura

The great 20th-century Japanese potter Kanjiro Kawai (1890-1966) marveled at items that were small and most people overlooked: a stone, a leaf, a box of matches. He would toss them over and over again in his hands.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2000

Refuges are running out for Pinochet

LONDON -- The freedom to murder your fellow citizens with impunity used to be what made up for the long hours and all the paperwork. Some people simply wouldn't have taken the job of president without it, and Augusto Pinochet was one of them. If somebody had told the former Chilean dictator that he would...
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2000

Auto-parts makers report improved earnings in first half

Japanese auto-parts makers registered improved earnings in the first half of fiscal 2000 as their sales grew both at home and abroad, the Japan Auto-Parts Industries Association said in a report released Thursday.
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2000

Yen may no longer be king of the mountain

The yen's days as the world's strongest currency may be drawing to a close.
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2000

Mori again outlines his IT dreams

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori once again pledged Thursday to carry out drastic reforms of the nation's economy by supporting the development of information technology.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2000

Japan, China to improve efforts against crime

Japan and China agreed Thursday to cooperate further in combating organized international crimes, such as drug smuggling and the illegal entry of Chinese citizens into Japan, Foreign Ministry officials said.
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2000

No need for BOJ to renew zero-rate policy, Muto says

Vice Finance Minister Toshiro Muto said Thursday that the Bank of Japan does not need to restore a "zero-interest-rate" policy, despite calls by some politicians for a further easing of monetary policy.
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2000

Microscopic-object maker developed

NEC Corp., Seiko Instruments Inc. and Himeji Institute of Technology announced Thursday they have developed the technology to build complex microscopic objects using a gallium ion beam that enables, for example, the creation of what they say is the world's smallest wine glass in just 10 minutes.
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2000

Finance to cut lending rates to 2%

Ministry will also reduce postal savings deposit rate by a similar amount
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2000

Matsushita to make cellphones in Latin America

OSAKA -- Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., the nation's leading maker of mobile phones, is considering building a new plant in Mexico or South America to enhance overseas production, the company's president said Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2000

Monju touts safety campaign in restart bid

TSURUGA, Fukui Pref. -- Five years after a sodium leak and fire shut down the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor here, the battle over whether it should be put back into operation still rages.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2000

Let disabled pursue medicine career: panel

An advisory panel to the health and welfare minister began studying ways Thursday to revise laws that bar disabled people from working as medical professionals.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2000

Securing LDP power is greatest task: Koga

The LDP's new secretary general said Thursday his greatest task will be ensuring that the tripartite coalition remains in power by securing a majority in next summer's House of Councilors election.
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2000

Inspections planned for newcomers to banking

A government advisory panel on Thursday compiled a set of rules calling for financial regulators to be authorized to inspect major nonfinancial shareholders of banks.
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2000

Sakaiya stays on as adviser to Mori

Taichi Sakaiya, who declined to stay on as chief of the Economic Planning Agency during the recent Cabinet reshuffle, was appointed Thursday as a special adviser, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said.
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2000

LDP suggests lowering taxes on restructuring

The Liberal Democratic Party's panel on taxation agreed Thursday to urge the government to reduce registration taxes levied on companies when they spin off divisions to the level paid by merging firms.
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2000

Bill to sell off JR railways on its way to the Diet

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JAPAN
Dec 8, 2000

Sasagawa's gaffe the fault of the press, Fukuda claims

The government Thursday moved to contain potential political damage from a remark made by a new Cabinet minister the previous day that could be taken as condoning bullying.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2000

Red Army may launch attack to free Shigenobu: NPA

Members of the radical Japanese Red Army may launch a terrorist attack to liberate arrested leader Fusako Shigenobu, the National Police Agency warned in a report released Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2000

Killer drops suit against publisher

OSAKA -- A man convicted of stabbing a 5-year-old girl to death during a series of random attacks in 1998 while he was a minor has dropped his damages suit against a publisher that had identified him in one of its magazines.
BUSINESS / CABINET INTERVIEW
Dec 8, 2000

Widen scope of bilateral trade talks: Hiranuma

Japan and the United States should hold regular government/private-sector meetings as part of new comprehensive discussions on economic and trade issues, International Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma said.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2000

DPJ panel urges end to peacekeeping ban

A Democratic Party of Japan panel on Thursday called for the ban on Japanese participation in U.N. peacekeeping operations to be scrapped and for the five guidelines for Japan becoming involved in operations to be reviewed.
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Dec 8, 2000

Ogi pushes international role for Haneda

Tokyo's Haneda should be used as an international airport, and the new megaministry that will control most public works budgets should draw up a grand design for the nation's airport network, said the woman who will head the megaministry.
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2000

Job training urged for IT revolution

An advisory panel to the labor minister said Thursday that the government should promote job training to meet the employment needs of the industrial sector as the information technology revolution blossoms.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2000

State to aid disaster-hit small firms

The government will reduce the interest rate on loans extended by its affiliated financial institutions to small and midsize companies suffering from recent natural disasters to 2 percent from 2.1 percent, effective next Wednesday, government officials said Thursday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 8, 2000

Furuta brings agent to table

All-star catcher Atsuya Furuta brought an agent to contract negotiations with the Yakult Swallows on Thursday, and even though he held off signing a new pact with the club, he said the talks went "smoothly."
This scientist has a risky plan to cool Earth. There’s growing interest.
David Keith believes that by intentionally releasing sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere, it would be possible to lower temperatures worldwide, blunting global warming.
'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.
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.
SoftBank and Naver to sell down stake in Japan’s Line app
The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry has said the 50-50 control of LY, the operator of the Line app, by SoftBank and Naver leaves the messaging app vulnerable to cyberattacks.
Judo legend Riner leads France to team title over Japan for fifth gold medal
Japan's Tatsuru Saito (above) is dismayed after losing to France's Teddy Riner in the gold-medal bout of the judo mixed team event on Saturday at the Paris Olympics.
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’

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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.
Japan's extreme heat is causing a rethink of school sports
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