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JAPAN
Oct 12, 2001

UBC exec made a packet on client's shares

Prosecutors are investigating an executive at UBC Corp., a Tokyo data-processing company linked to the nation's largest labor union, who made huge personal gains by selling shares in a client company, sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2001

AIDS forum urges bold, massive efforts

Experts from global institutions, governments and nongovernmental organizations at a recent international symposium in Tokyo called for a worldwide political and social commitment, supported by sufficient financial aid, to combat AIDS, calling it one of the biggest threats to mankind in the new century....
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2001

Japan ready to seek ratification of Kyoto Protocol

After months of wavering and foot-dragging, Japan will seek ratification of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol on curbing global warming during a 150-day ordinary Diet session that is to open in January, government sources said Thursday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 12, 2001

Japan scraps plans to send athletes abroad

Japanese judo and skating officials decided Wednesday to rescind plans to send delegations to Grand Prix events in Europe this month in the wake of U.S. and British air strikes on Afghanistan over the weekend.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2001

Koizumi calls for DPJ support

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi called on the opposition camp Thursday to back a government-proposed bill that would allow SDF personnel to play a noncombat role in the U.S.-led military drama now playing out in Afghanistan.
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2001

Canon, Toshiba to tie on SOI wafers

Canon Inc. and Toshiba Corp. said Thursday they will jointly develop new-generation wafers that will produce faster, more energy-efficient semiconductors.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 12, 2001

Arai bats Carp by Swallows

Takahiro Arai went 5-for-5 with five RBIs and Eddy Diaz had four hits -- including a solo homer -- as the Hiroshima Carp racked up 21 hits off the new Central League champion Yakult Swallows in a 13-5 victory at Jingu Stadium on Thursday.
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Oct 12, 2001

Five-lined skink

JAPAN
Oct 12, 2001

U.S. forces launch heaviest strikes yet

Compiled from wire services Taliban officials reported scores of mostly civilian deaths across the country and accused the U.S. of deliberately hitting civilian targets.
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2001

Seven-Eleven logged profit of 42.7 billion yen in first half

Convenience store chain Seven-Eleven Japan Co. on Thursday reported a consolidated net profit of 42.74 billion yen for the first half of the business year through Aug. 31.
JAPAN / VIEWS ON KABUL
Oct 12, 2001

Middle East specialist says give aid but keep SDF home

Last in an interview series on Afghanistan In the U.S.-led antiterrorist campaign, Japan should not only emphasize its diplomatic relations with the United States but give more consideration to sentiments in the Islamic world, according to an expert on Islamic society.
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2001

Fast Retailing Co. chalks up record sales, pretax profits

Fast Retailing Co., Japan's top casual-wear retailer known for its Uniqlo brand, reported record unconsolidated sales and pretax profits Wednesday for the year that ended Aug. 31.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2001

Government planning aid for MBM disposal

The government plans to provide some 10 billion yen in aid by March to producers of meat-and-bone meal following its decision Tuesday to ban its use because of a suspected link to mad cow disease, farm ministry officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2001

Interministerial team to target cyberterrorism

Japan will set up an interministerial team to prevent cyberterrorism and protect its planned "cybergovernment" from attack, government officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2001

Bridgestone, Callaway ink golf deal

Bridgestone Sports Co. and Callaway Golf Co. said Wednesday they have signed a license agreement that permits the U.S. firm to use a number of Bridgestone Sports' three-piece golf ball patents worldwide.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2001

Archaeologists find Egyptian quarry

Japanese archaeologists said Wednesday they have discovered in southern Egypt what they believe to be one of the largest quarries used in ancient Egypt.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2001

Web gossip sparks corporate anger

Two major life insurers were battered by a swirl of rumors in September as several message boards on a popular Web site began predicting their demise.
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2001

Starbucks perks on Nasdaq debut

OSAKA -- Starbucks Coffee Japan Ltd. made a superb debut Wednesday on the Nasdaq Japan stock market as investors scooped up shares of the high-profile firm.
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2001

Lower House takes up SDF bills

The Lower House plenary session began deliberations Wednesday on two bills that would enable the Self-Defense Forces to provide rear-area support to U.S.-led military forces in the campaign against terrorism.
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2001

Aeon notches new records in first-half sales and profits

Aeon Co., which runs the Jusco supermarket chain, logged record sales and pretax profits on a consolidated basis for the first half of this business year, company officials said Wednesday.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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