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BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2001

Nissan talks with Thai units falter

Nissan Motor Co. said Friday that it has failed to reach an agreement on the purchase of additional stakes in its two units in Thailand due to differences over the selection of the firms' management.
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 7, 2001

Japan's soocer team to play more friendlies

Japan will play friendlies against Senegal on Oct. 4 in Lens, France, and Nigeria on Oct. 7 in Southampton, England, in preparation for next year's World Cup, the Japan Football Association announced Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2001

Peace pact anniversary to be marked in Tokyo

A group of Japanese businessmen, former diplomats, government officials, scholars and private citizens will celebrate on Saturday the 50th anniversary of the signing of the San Francisco Peace Treaty in a ceremony in Tokyo.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 7, 2001

Diaz dials long distance in Carp win

Eddy Diaz homered twice Thursday to lead Hiroshima's 10-hit attack as the Carp defeated the Central League front-running Yakult Swallows 7-4 for their fifth straight victory.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2001

Foreign Ministry official arrested in latest scandal

Police arrested a Foreign Ministry official and two employees of the Hotel New Otani on Thursday on suspicion of defrauding the government of some 400 million yen by padding hotel bills for international meetings.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2001

Chinese women face deportation

Nineteen Chinese women who were brought to Japan by gangsters after being married off to homeless Japanese men have been stripped of their residency status, immigration authorities said Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2001

Female stalker gets suspended term

NAGOYA -- The Nagoya District Court on Thursday sentenced a 36-year-old unemployed woman in Nagoya to a year in prison, suspended for three years, for violating the antistalking law by repeatedly demanding that a male medical doctor have closer relations with her.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2001

Russia records sharp increase in Japanese tourists

The number of Japanese tourists to Russia has risen sharply due mainly to better accommodations, according to the Justice Ministry's Immigration Bureau.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2001

Koizumi's bond pledge now a 'goal'

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi showed signs Thursday of backpedaling on his pledge to limit fresh government bond issuance to 30 trillion yen for this fiscal year.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2001

Government close to using the 'R' word

The government came close Thursday to admitting the economy is in recession, as its key economic gauge remained below the boom-or-bust line of 50 percent for the seventh straight month in July.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2001

LDP formulates employment measures

The Liberal Democratic Party has drafted a set of employment measures to help those rendered jobless by corporate restructuring, officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2001

Imported auto sales up 4% in August

Sales of imported vehicles rose 4 percent in August from a year earlier to 18,890 units, increasing for the second month in a row, the Japan Automobile Importers Association said Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2001

Coordination still seen as key tactic for North Korea

Japan, the United States and South Korea on Thursday reaffirmed the importance of close coordination among the three countries in formulating policy for North Korea and pushed for an early visit to Seoul by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Sep 7, 2001

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BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2001

Japanese bonds could receive lower rating

Moody's Investors Service Inc. may downgrade its Aa2 rating on Japanese government bonds, citing the nation's feeble economy, the rating agency said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2001

Air-conditioner production to move

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. plans to relocate part of its home-use air conditioner production to China next year, Matsushita officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2001

Toyota Motor named earnings king for 2000

Toyota Motor Corp. retained its status as top earner of taxable income for the second year in a row in fiscal 2000, according to rankings of the top 50 corporate earners released Thursday by the national taxation authority.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2001

NEC plans Web-based telephones

NEC Corp. said Thursday that it will launch a Web-based phone service in mid-October allowing subscribers to make phone calls to the United States and South Korea from personal computers.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 7, 2001

Urawa Reds confirm Pita as new boss

SAITAMA -- J. League Division One side Urawa Reds on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Pita as their new manager, following the sudden resignation of Brazilian Tita earlier this week.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2001

Japan holding tight to Fujimori

Despite facing new murder charges in Peru, former Peruvian Prime Minister Alberto Fujimori will likely be allowed to stay in Japan.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2001

Matsushita says it will postpone issue of IT-linked stock

OSAKA -- Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. said Thursday it will postpone its plan to issue special stocks linked to the performance of electronics-related business divisions due to the ongoing slump in the information technology sector.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2001

Top U.N. official criticizes Japan's plan to cut back on ODA

Japan's plan to cut back on official development assistance will worsen the nation's economic prospects by shrinking the volume of trade it enjoys with the rest of the world, a high-ranking official of the United Nations Development Program said.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2001

Yen rides doom, gloom of U.S. outlook

Despite a steep fall in Tokyo stock prices, the yen has remained under upward pressure in recent weeks.

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