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JAPAN
Sep 7, 2001

IMG delves into soccer, Japan

IMG, the largest sports management and marketing company in the world, is planning to get even bigger.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2001

Banks to withhold interim dividends

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and other major banks are considering skipping interim dividend payments for the fiscal first half, as the continued drop in Tokyo stock prices has dealt a severe blow to their earnings, banking sources said Thursday.
LIFE / Lifestyle / JET STREAM
Sep 7, 2001

Pedaling along the Silk Road

Justin Jeffrey and his wife, Miyuki, have set off on a journey of epic proportions. On bicycles laden with camping equipment and summer and winter clothes, they are traveling overland from Sapporo to London. Their journey is taking them through some of the most spectacular and challenging terrain in...
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2001

Lens maker shines brightly in economic gloom

When Yasuo Ikuta saw the light focused by his unique lens erupt in a streak of smoke on a paved road about a decade ago, he was stunned by its potential.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2001

Gartner reports steady server sales

Gartner Japan Ltd. said Friday that domestic demand for servers during the first half of this year remained steady despite a slump in the global information technology market.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 6, 2001

Rhodes blasts 50th home run

Kintetsu Buffaloes slugger Tuffy Rhodes drilled a solo homer in the ninth inning of Wednesday's game at the Seibu Dome to become the first ever foreign Pacific League player to notch 50 home runs in a season.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2001

Another official caught with hand in jar

A Foreign Ministry official has admitted padding state-paid hotel bills during Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Japan in 1995, police sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN / STAGING A COMEBACK
Sep 6, 2001

Japan's high-tech history sets scene for the future

Although the high cost of doing business in Japan has eroded the competitiveness of many manufacturers, some high-tech firms have managed to retain their edge.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2001

More cops to deal with military

Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine asked the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday for help to boost the number of police officers in his prefecture from the current 2,290 to deal with incidents involving U.S. military personnel based there, ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2001

Union group proposes job sharing

The Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions said Wednesday its 2.25 million members should consider working shorter hours, entering job-sharing agreements and even accepting wage cuts to protect their jobs.
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Sep 6, 2001

Quitting the wandering life to settle down

Where waves crash across rocky shores there is a narrow region between the uppermost level covered at high tide and the lowest level exposed at low tide, the intertidal zone, that is prolific of life. Living there are seaweeds, shellfish, fish that prefer shallow water and can survive the varying temperatures...
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2001

Band to play on despite protests

MATSUE -- Mayor Masahiro Nishio of Izumo, Shimane Prefecture, said Wednesday a U.S. Marine band from Okinawa will participate in Saturday's celebration of the 60th anniversary of Izumo's incorporation despite protests from residents.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2001

End to market decline may be in sight

Tokyo stocks plunged yet again this week, sending the 225-issue Nikkei average below 10,500 -- a level unseen since August 1984.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2001

Two panels created on diplomacy

In what may be a sign of renewed frictions between key Cabinet figures, Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka launches a private advisory panel on diplomatic issues.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2001

Renault bond gets positive rating

Moody's Investors Service Inc. said Wednesday it assigned a Baa2 rating to the 50 billion yen in "Samurai" bonds of Renault S.A., the biggest shareholder in Nissan Motor Co., citing expectations Renault will benefit from its new models and its deepening ties with Nissan.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2001

Sea of Japan meeting in deep water

TOTTORI -- A meeting of local governments from five nations around the Sea of Japan scheduled for later this month is likely be canceled because of the financial difficulties of the Russian host, Tottori Prefectural Government officials said Wednesday.
ENVIRONMENT / IN BLOOM
Sep 6, 2001

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BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2001

Panel mulls securities-tax revisions

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's tax panel resumed discussions Wednesday on revising securities-related taxes but made no specific decisions, panel head Hideyuki Aizawa said.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2001

Business sentiment darkens despite capital spending rise

Corporate pessimism over the economy grew in the July-September quarter, overshadowing a 2.3 percent rise in capital spending during the April-June period.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2001

Mayors seek help for hibakusha living overseas

Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba and Nagasaki Mayor Itcho Ito urged the central government this week to formulate support measures for atomic bomb victims living overseas.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2001

Mount Fuji radar is dismantled

KOFU -- Workers began dismantling on Wednesday morning a dome on a radar station atop Mount Fuji and were expected to finish the job within a day, weather permitting, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2001

EPDC stops Niigata plant construction

Electric Power Development Co. announced Wednesday it will cancel a plan to construct a power plant in Niigata Prefecture.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 6, 2001

Kofu upsets Omiya Ardija 2-1

SAITAMA -- J. League Division Two cellar dweller Ventforet Kofu stunned Division One hopeful Omiya Ardija 2-1 at Omiya Soccer Stadium on Wednesday night.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2001

Consultations on domestic violence soar

More than 9,000 women visited prefectural counseling centers across Japan to seek advice on domestic violence in fiscal 2000, surpassing the number that sought counseling on divorce, according to a government survey released this week.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2001

U.S. investment talks set for Sept. 14

Japanese and U.S. government representatives will meet Sept. 14 in Tokyo to discuss promoting direct investment, according to government sources.

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