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JAPAN
Sep 22, 2001

Troubled youngsters turn to friends, not family

Young people are more likely to turn to friends in times of trouble than their parents or teachers, with most youngsters both dependent on and fearful of their peers' opinions, according to a government survey released Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2001

Term for infant-murderer reduced

OSAKA -- The Osaka High Court on Friday reduced the sentence of a man convicted of killing his baby daughters to bring his punishment in line with that of his former wife, who was also convicted.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2001

Yanagisawa says banks don't need state help

Major banks can maintain sufficient capital-adequacy ratios without public funds, even if 20 troubled borrowers were to fail, Financial Services Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa said Friday.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 22, 2001

Two share lead at Taiheiyo Masters

Tsukasa Watanabe fired a second-round 67 to grab a share of the lead Friday at the halfway stage of the 140 million yen Mitsui Sumitomo VISA Taiheiyo Masters golf tournament in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture. Joining him at 12-under 132 was joint overnight leader Lin Keng-chi of Taiwan who battled his...
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2001

Vivre's demise will leave a gap in Osaka

OSAKA -- The bankruptcy of the Osaka-based Mycal group earlier this month sent shock waves through the business and financial worlds.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2001

Japanese freelance journalist in Russia reported missing

A Japanese freelance journalist is missing after heading for Chechnya in southern Russia, French organization Reporters Sans Frontiers reported from Paris on Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2001

SDF team may head for Pakistan

The government may dispatch elements of the Self-Defense Forces to Pakistan as well as to the Indian Ocean to provide logistic support to the U.S. military should it follow through with threats of force in the region.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Sep 22, 2001

Adhering to the law of the Japanese letter

The theme of today's Culture Quiz is "sending and receiving a Japanese letter."
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2001

Insurers face 20 billion yen bill

Thirty Japanese nonlife insurers will be forced to fork out a combined 20 billion yen in insurance and reinsurance benefits in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 22, 2001

Clijsters, Dokic set up semifinal clash in Princess Cup

The top seed and third seed in the Toyota Princess Cup set up a semifinal clash after both Kim Clijsters and Jelena Dokic breezed to straight-sets victories Friday.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2001

50,000 job counselors sought

The government plans to hire 50,000 career counselors in the next five years to help people look for jobs, Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Chikara Sakaguchi said Friday.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2001

Asahi and Daiwa formally announce tieup plans

Asahi Bank and Daiwa Bank announced Friday that they have reached a basic agreement to join forces under a single holding company in a bid to survive as stock price tumbles eat away at their capital.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2001

Transport ministry unveils its draft of privatization plan

Under strong pressure from the reformist Koizumi Cabinet, the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry unveiled a draft plan Friday to privatize six controversial road- and housing-related semigovernmental corporations.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2001

Japan Telecom ties with China firm

Japan Telecom Co. said Friday it has linked its mobile phone network with that of China's largest mobile phone company, China Mobile Communications Corp., to provide international communications with improved voice quality.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2001

Koizumi to meet Bush on Tuesday

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will hold talks with U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday in Washington to discuss Japan's support for possible retaliatory action against terrorists, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Friday.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2001

Toyota finishes share repurchase

Toyota Motor Corp. said Friday it has finished repurchasing 35 million shares at a cost of some 129.2 billion yen.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2001

Underwater eruption seen off Iwojima

There was an eruption Friday morning off Iwojima Island, some 1,000 km south of Tokyo, but no injuries or damage were reported.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2001

End withholding tax, Shiokawa urges

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa urged the ruling coalition parties Friday to quickly abolish the withholding tax on stock capital gains.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2001

Dollar falling below 115 yen not desirable, Hiranuma says

Takeo Hiranuma, the minister of economy, trade and industry, said Friday that the yen's excessive rise against the dollar is not desirable.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2001

Mycal expects sponsor

Kozo Yamashita, president of the failed supermarket chain Mycal Corp., said Friday he expects a sponsor for the company's rehabilitation to take over its 100 profitable outlets.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Sep 22, 2001

Minako Suzuki

When she was a little girl, Minako Suzuki used to like "dreaming of being someone else." Many little girls play similar pretend games. In Minako's case, her pretending led her professionally and as a volunteer to the world of entertainment.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2001

Foreigners turn net sellers of Japan stocks

The recent terrorist attacks in the United States prompted foreign investors to unload their equity holdings on the Japanese stock market last week.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2001

Economic panel compiles timetable for reform priorities

A key government economic panel compiled Friday a list of reform priorities centered on a strategy to accelerate the cleanup of banks' problem loans and assist corporate restructuring.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Sep 22, 2001

Dyeing to make a difference with fair trade clothes

The world this week is sadly less of a global village than it was 10 days ago. At least Kusum Tiwari is back in India, safe and sound after her first trip to East Asia, and two weeks in Japan.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2001

Osaka site yields burial sculptures

OSAKA -- Several unglazed earthenware sculptures, known as "haniwa," have been excavated from areas surrounding sixth-century ruins in northern Osaka Prefecture, according to researchers at the cultural assets research center of Takatsuki city.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2001

Snow to offload shares in subsidiary

Snow Brand Milk Products Co. said Friday it will sell 18.34 million shares in its wholesale subsidiary, Yukijirusi Access Inc., to six companies including Itochu Corp. at the end of the month for some 13.7 billion yen.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2001

Law professor gets job in The Hague

Nisuke Ando, a law professor at Doshisha University in Kyoto, will be named today as an arbitrator of the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2001

Airlines report fewer tourists flying to U.S.

OSAKA -- The number of tourists heading to the United States from Kansai International Airport has dropped dramatically in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks, according to industry officials.

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