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JAPAN
Jun 21, 2002

Yamarin escaped illegal logging penalties

Yamarin, the Hokkaido logging firm that allegedly bribed arrested lawmaker Muneo Suzuki in 1998, escaped punishment for unauthorized logging in national forests in 1997 and paid some 6 million yen in political donations to him that same year, sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2002

Accidents involving electric wheelchairs on the rise

The number of traffic accidents involving users of electric wheelchairs more than doubled to 207 in 2001 from 89 in 1996, the year in which the National Police Agency started collecting such data, the NPA said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2002

Defense Agency to punish 29 over background checks

Defense Agency Director General Gen Nakatani said Thursday that he will relieve two senior officials from their posts for their role in compiling background checks on people requesting information under the information disclosure law.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 21, 2002

Japanese players looking to the future

MORI, Shizuoka Pref. -- When Japan was knocked out of the World Cup in a 1-0 loss to Turkey on Tuesday, Japan coach Philippe Troussier said his team didn't have enough international experience. What were his players' opinions on their performance in the tournament?
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2002

Cost of salvage may hit 5.9 billion yen

It may cost 5.9 billion yen to salvage the suspected North Korean spy ship that sank in the East China Sea in December, sources in the Japan Coast Guard said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2002

Africa, terrorism set to dominate G8 meeting

Next week's Group of Eight summit in Canada will see world leaders encouraging their African counterparts to adopt self-help efforts to reduce poverty, as well as seeking to underscore the global fight against terrorism, according to Japan's top negotiator on these issues.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 21, 2002

Asia University wins national baseball title

Catcher Ryohei Kawamoto drove home the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning as Asia University edged Waseda University 2-1 in the final of the national collegiate baseball championship Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 21, 2002

Inubushi lifts Lions

Pinch-hitter Toshiaki Inubushi lofted a three-run homer over the left-field fence at the Seibu Dome on Thursday giving the Seibu Lions a 5-4 "sayonara" victory over the Daiei Hawks.
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2002

Electricity sales in May up 0.7%

Electric power sales across the country rose 0.7 percent in May from a year earlier, marking the first increase in nine months, according to a preliminary report released Thursday by the Federation of Electric Power Companies.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2002

Immigration officials admit escape coverup

Two immigration officials pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of disposing of and falsifying official documents to cover up the escape of a Chinese man arrested on suspicion of staying in Japan illegally.
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2002

Firms face the music at shareholders' meets

A number of major listed firms held their general shareholders' meetings Thursday, with many facing angry shareholders who are demanding that management take responsibility for poor corporate results.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2002

Tanaka hit with suspension over LDP salary probe

The Liberal Democratic Party suspended former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka from the party for two years Thursday, effectively kicking the popular lawmaker out of the party.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2002

Big companies demanding better English

Takuya Suzuki has been taking the Test of English for International Communication exams twice a year since he joined electronic parts maker Sumida Corp. two years ago.
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2002

Restraint suggested for steel exports

Domestic steelmakers should voluntarily cut their exports to China in the wake of Beijing's decision to impose temporary curbs on steel imports, the chairman of the Japan Iron and Steel Federation said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2002

Ozawa orchestrates promotion on train platform

Commuters at JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo saw a different kind of conductor Thursday morning as renowned maestro Seiji Ozawa took to the platform to promote an annual music festival in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2002

Parties agree to put Suzuki resignation to vote

The ruling and opposition parties officially agreed Thursday to vote on an opposition-sponsored motion demanding the resignation of arrested lawmaker Muneo Suzuki.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Jun 21, 2002

Natural yen fall against frail dollar unlikely

The dollar may remain under downward pressure against all other major currencies for some time.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2002

Most national universities find reform plan confusing

Administrators at 81 out of 90 public universities in Japan are confused by a government plan to turn national universities into independent administrative entities in fiscal 2004, according to a recent survey by the Japan Association of National Universities.
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2002

Convenience store sales down 1.8%

Sales at convenience stores around Japan fell 1.8 percent in May from a year earlier on a same-store basis, marking the 11th consecutive month of decline, the Japan Franchise Association said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2002

Improved PR urged for Foreign Ministry

The Foreign Ministry could improve its handling of public relations matters by reinforcing the role of senior officials in charge of dealing with the media, an advisory panel said Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / JET STREAM
Jun 21, 2002

Bringing the classrooms to the children

Several hundred Japanese children sit enchanted as Justin Somi mimics a fluttering butterfly. Somi, a celebrated mime artist and musician, belongs to the Zia tribe that live along the Waria River Valley in Papua New Guinea. For two weeks this spring, he and five other Zia tribesmen visited schools in...
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2002

Forecasters upgrade projections for 2002 GDP

Japan's gross domestic product for the current fiscal year has been revised upward by several economic forecasters due to growing signs of an export-led recovery, according to reports released as of Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2002

May trade surplus surges 715% on exports

The nation's customs-cleared trade surplus in May jumped to 619.2 billion yen, up 714.9 percent from a year earlier, according to a preliminary report released Thursday by the Finance Ministry.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 21, 2002

Hatakeyama to open Tokyo gym

Former boxing world champion Takanori Hatakeyama will open a boxing gym in Tokyo in collaboration with another ex-champion Shinji Takehara, boxing sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Jun 21, 2002

Mayfly

* Japanese name: Monkagero * Scientific name: Ephemera strigata * Description: Mayflies are common, soft-bodied insects with short antennae and mouthparts that are vestigial (not used). They have two long cerci, tail-like structures growing from the end of the abdomen. They are easily recognizable...
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2002

Change at banks starts in personnel departments

Bankers once rode high as the elite of Japan. Along with top-notch bureaucrats in the Finance Ministry, they represented the best the Japanese education system had to offer.
Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay ¥500 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay ¥500 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
Japan plans higher visa fees for foreign residents
Along with planned higher fees for foreign residents to stay, Japan is looking to raise the ¥3,000 single-entry visa fee for inbound tourists to Western standards in the next fiscal year.
Two men suspected of smuggling 1 ton of gold into Japan from South Korea
U.K. gold bullion bars and coins are displayed at Baird & Co. in Hatton Garden in London.
Takaichi rejects China's demand to retract Taiwan remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has rejected China's demands for her to retract her comments on Taiwan, saying Tokyo's stance on a major regional security crisis remains unchanged.
¥21.3 trillion stimulus package approved by Cabinet
The Cabinet is expected to submit an extra budget bill to finance the package to parliament, which is in session until Dec. 17.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japanese companies advised to change mindset about investment in Africa
Bernard Laurendeau, chief of Enkopa Lab Japan, in Tokyo last month
Munetaka Murakami headlines quartet looking to move to MLB via posting system
The Swallows' Munetaka Murakami has 246 career home runs in eight NPB seasons.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Why we can’t get enough of the sham of the rental family
“Rental Family,” directed and co-written by the single-named Hikari, follows out-of-work actor Phillip (Brendan Fraser), who is hired as the “token white guy” at a Tokyo agency called Rental Family.

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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Juzo Itami’s “Tampopo” was released Nov. 23, 1985, and though it wasn’t a hit at the time, it has gained a cult following in the years since.
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