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JAPAN
Oct 2, 2001

Miyazaki opens animation museum in Mitaka

Popular film director Hayao Miyazaki opened the Ghibli Museum of animation in Mitaka, western Tokyo, on Monday, greeting visitors eager to see his latest creations.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2001

Pre-APEC China visit now unlikely

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is unlikely to carry through with his plan to visit China prior to the summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Shanghai, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Monday.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2001

Civil servant union finds it is missing 50 million yen

Around 50 million yen withdrawn in 1998 by a firm affiliated with a prefectural and municipal employee union is missing, sources familiar with the case said Monday.
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2001

Sumitomo Marine, Mitsui Marine merge into No. 3 nonlife insurer

Sumitomo Marine & Fire Insurance Co. and Mitsui Marine & Fire Insurance Co. merged Monday to create the nation's third-biggest nonlife insurer.
BUSINESS / TAKING STOCK
Oct 2, 2001

Reforms still in wait mode

The terrorist attacks in the United States sent shock waves through stock markets around the world.
SOCCER / THE BALD TRUTH
Oct 2, 2001

Troussier calls out all Japan's stars for 'friendlies'

Like the Radiohead song, there were "no alarms and no surprises" when Philippe Troussier named his 25-man Japan squad for this week's friendly matches against Senegal and Nigeria, two teams the cohosts could meet at next year's World Cup.
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2001

Consumer finance industry in danger, S&P warns

Standard & Poor's Corp. said Monday that the record-high number of bankruptcies and intensifying competition are threatening the profitability of Japan's consumer finance industry.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2001

Obituary: Kokontei Shincho II

Kokontei Shincho II, a master of "rakugo," the traditional Japanese art of comic monologue storytelling, died Monday morning of liver cancer at his home in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, his family said. He was 63.
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Oct 2, 2001

A natural cure for beer-induced exhaustion

Well, it's that time of year in Munich again. The liter-sized steins are being filled by beefy barmaids. Lederhosen and silly hats are being donned. The plaster demons of Herr Schichtel's horror show are fresh with newly sprayed cobwebs, while the calliopes roar and roller coasters whirl and turn.
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2001

Koizumi, Mbeki talk of expanded cooperation for Africa

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and visiting South African President Thabo Mbeki agreed Monday to step up cooperation on Africa's development and also pledged to cooperate with global efforts against terrorism.
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2001

Buck to be firm against yen this week

The U.S. dollar is expected to be firm against the yen in Tokyo in the coming week as the Bank of Japan is likely to continue supporting the U.S. currency through market intervention.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2001

Yamasaki pushes for easing SDF weapons-use limits

Taku Yamasaki, secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, said Sunday that weapons-use restrictions on the Self-Defense Forces must be eased because the medical and refugee support they will be providing for the United States military in Pakistan will endanger them.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2001

Foreign sand spreading acid: experts

A yellow sand that blows into Japan from deserts in China and Mongolia each spring is carrying massive volumes of acid gases that may cause long-term soil depletion, researchers at the National Institute for Environmental Studies in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, said Sunday.
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2001

Koizumi should follow in Thatcher's footsteps

The infamous terrorist attacks on the United States have done much to alter the global economic landscape. But they have done nothing to change the economic problems Japan needs to tackle.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2001

Lawmaker relents over driver's license

House of Representatives lawmaker Koki Ishii took five months to give police his driver's license after its revocation in April, sources close to the case said Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 1, 2001

Olympic champ Takahashi sets record in Berlin marathon

Olympic champion Naoko Takahashi became the first woman to run a marathon under 2 hours and 20 minutes Sunday, winning the Berlin marathon in 2 hours, 19 minutes, 46 seconds.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 1, 2001

Hawks explode in 12-4 bashing of Buffaloes

Koji Akiyama belted a three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Daiei Hawks exploded for eight more runs the next frame to trounce the Kintetsu Buffaloes 12-4 at the Fukuoka Dome on Sunday.
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2001

World tourism industry predicts swift recovery

OSAKA -- Despite the pall of fear hanging over the travel industry as a result of the recent terrorist attacks in the United States and the likelihood that increased insurance premiums will result in the closure of several airlines, representatives of the international tourism industry have predicted...
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2001

Latest passport detectors get nod for early installation

The Justice Ministry has decided to accelerate installation of new equipment that will detect fake passports at all 35 major airports and ports servicing international routes, ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2001

GLOCOM to hold information society seminar

The International University of Japan's Center for Global Communication will present a seminar in Tokyo on Oct. 16 on the roles of women and foreigners in an information society, which will compare Japan's situation with those in the U.S. and elsewhere in Asia.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 30, 2001

Kawaguchi heading to Pompey

YOKOHAMA -- After a seemingly endless period of waiting, Yokohama F. Marinos and Japan goalkeeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi finally landed a transfer deal with Portsmouth and will join the English Division One side on Oct. 21 after the two clubs reached a provisional agreement on Saturday morning.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 30, 2001

Tuffy held homerless, but Buffaloes win another one in style

CHIBA -- Tuffy Rhodes remained tied with Sadaharu Oh for the Japan pro baseball single-season home run record at 55 after the Kintetsu Buffaloes downed the Chiba Lotte Marines 9-7 in dramatic fashion on Saturday at Chiba Marine Stadium.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2001

Koizumi, Mbeki plan science pact

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and South African President Thabo Mbeki will agree at a meeting in Tokyo this week to start negotiations on a science and technology cooperation pact, government sources said Saturday.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 30, 2001

Bismarck scores twice as Antlers top Grampus to win seventh straight

Brazilian midfielder Bismarck scored twice for Kashima Antlers as the league leaders kept up the scorching pace at the top of the J. League second-stage table Saturday, beating Nagoya Grampus Eight 4-2 for their seventh straight win.
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Onosato's yokozuna promotion causes rare quirk in new sumo rankings
Newly promoted yokozuna Onosato holds a copy of the latest banzuke ranking in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, on Monday.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Over 900 earthquakes strike Tokara islands in space of two weeks
A screenshot shows many quakes occurring in the Tokara islands over the past 30 days, in this image taken from the U.S. Geological Survey website.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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