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BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2001

JR East and JR Tokai doing OK

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) and Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) fared relatively well, but West Japan Railway Co. (JR West) registered weak earnings for the first half of fiscal 2001, according to their midterm earnings reports released by Monday.
BUSINESS / ON MANAGEMENT
Nov 20, 2001

Getting in downtime

An executive returned from a weekend getaway in the Caribbean with a touch of sunburn, a sore shoulder from too much tennis, and a story. As he tells it, he'd been involved in an extremely tense negotiation for the better part of a year. "The principals knew they needed to do this deal, but they were...
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2001

Lebanon hopes for free-trade pact

Lebanon hopes to form a free-trade arrangement with Japan to enhance economic ties and promote bilateral business exchanges, the visiting Lebanese economy and trade minister said Monday.
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Nov 20, 2001

Old adversaries to square off for J. League title

The Kashima Antlers capped a remarkable recovery from a poor start to the year on Saturday by clinching the J. League's second-stage title.
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2001

BOJ glum as economy continues to deteriorate

The Bank of Japan downgraded its view of the economy for the sixth consecutive month Monday, reinforcing fears that the slump will further delay needed structural reforms.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Nov 20, 2001

Mysteries of the Matopos

The Matopos Hills near Bulaweyo have always had the reputation of being a little special, a little uncanny.
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2001

Top automakers rev up profits

Japan's top three automakers posted record profits while the No. 4 and No. 5 automakers had to settle for reduced losses and a return to profitability, according to their midterm earnings reports.
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2001

Daikin, Trane to enter wide-ranging alliance

OSAKA -- Japan's No. 1 air conditioner maker, Daikin Industries Ltd., is in final talks with Trane Co., the No. 2 U.S. air conditioner manufacturer, on a wide-ranging alliance, a Daikin official said Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2001

Koizumi now open to second extra budget

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and key Cabinet members agreed Monday to consider compiling a second supplementary budget in another attempt to rev up the nation's sputtering economy, government officials said.
EDITORIALS
Nov 19, 2001

Argentina's last chance

Argentina is once again faced with the prospect of default. A series of quick fixes has only postponed the day of reckoning for Latin America's third-largest economy. Now, domestic political spats between the central government and the provinces look set to torpedo the "zero-deficit plan" that President...
BUSINESS
Nov 19, 2001

Integrated monetary policy can assist borrowers

Everybody knows the complexity of successfully managing the Japanese economy under the present circumstances. The unemployment rate is at a historical high of 5.3 percent. The economy, which grew 1.4 percent in fiscal year 1999 and 1.0 percent in 2000, will certainly decline again this fiscal year --...
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2001

Turning victory into permanent success

LONDON -- Four out of five: Mazar-e Sharif, Herat, Kabul and Jalalabad. All but one of Afghanistan's major cities have been lost by the Taliban and captured by the Northern Alliance in less than a week, and the last, Kandahar, is likely to fall at any time. Neither Washington nor anyone else expected...
BUSINESS
Nov 19, 2001

Dollar likely to stay firm against yen this week

The U.S. dollar will likely stay firm against the yen this week on growing optimism about the U.S. economy and hopes for developments in Afghanistan that are favorable to the United States.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2001

G20 OKs plan to block money for terrorists

OTTAWA — Finance ministers of the Group of 20 nations agreed Saturday to freeze the assets of terrorists and implement a sweeping U.N. resolution against terrorist financing in a show of support for U.S. goals following the Sept. 11 attacks.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2001

12 governors for legalizing casinos; 15 against

Twelve governors support the idea of legalizing casinos to attract tourists to their prefectures and create new jobs, while 15 are opposed to such a move, a Kyodo News survey showed Sunday.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2001

White paper draft suggests tax hike

A soon-to-be-released government white paper says raising the 5 percent consumption tax to 8 percent and cutting social security benefits for each generation by 20 percent beginning in 2005 should be considered as ways to alleviate the financial burden on future generations, according to the final draft....
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2001

Pitfalls litter Koizumi reform path

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi needs to place a bit more emphasis on growth-oriented economic policy if he wants to maximize the effect of his structural reform measures, British economic journalists said at a recent symposium in Tokyo.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 19, 2001

Sendai clinches promotion to J1

KYOTO -- Vegalta midfielder Nobuyuki Zaizen scored in the last minute Sunday to earn Sendai a 1-0 win over J. League Division Two champion Kyoto Purple Sanga and propel the Miyagi Prefecture team into Division One.
COMMENTARY
Nov 19, 2001

Prospects for post-Taliban Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD -- Judging by the roaring business in barber shops across Afghanistan, the war-torn country is certainly feeling liberated. Women who were forced to venture outside clad only in a "burqa" now have the freedom to take off the long veil, while many Afghans are celebrating the freedom to play...
COMMENTARY
Nov 19, 2001

Japan needs a new foreign minister

In a recent speech before the United Nations General Assembly, former Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa proposed that an international conference be held urgently to discuss ways of bringing peace to Afghanistan and rebuilding the war-torn country. Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka, not the 82-year-old Miyazawa,...
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2001

Does self-defense justify Afghan war?

SEOUL -- Even as the scope of combat operations in Afghanistan widens and their scale intensifies, the legal basis for waging war under international law grows ever more tenuous. According to U.S. President George W. Bush, the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were an act of...
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2001

Exchange program targets intercultural understanding

Amid growing calls for dialogue among civilizations in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in the United States, Japan is preparing to launch a unique exchange program for Islamic and other countries to help promote such a dialogue.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Trump trims fentanyl-linked China tariffs after 'amazing' Xi meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping greet each other as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.
Japanese and South Korean leaders agree to boost ties in first meeting
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ahead of their talks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Thursday.
Takaichi and Xi reaffirm pledge in first meet to pursue ‘mutually beneficial’ ties
A screenshot from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's X account shows Takaichi exchanging greetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Friday.　
Japan’s government ramps up bear control efforts amid rise in attacks
A bear roams around a field in the town of Kuzumaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 12.
Oasis returns to Japan after 16 years — and fans can still sing every word
Liam Gallagher commanded the stage with effortless charisma during Oasis' Tokyo Dome set on Saturday.
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Oasis returns to Tokyo: Rain, rapture and rock
Fans wait to get into the Oasis show at Tokyo Dome on Saturday. While lining up in the rain, some broke into impromptu versions of the British rock group's hits.
Kyushu banzuke sets the stage to cement 2025’s sumo narratives
Onosato ahead of his bout against Aonishiki at The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 18
Tokyo Film Festival opens with global stars and a spotlight on Asian storytelling
Director Junji Sakamoto (left) walked the Tokyo International Film Festival red carpet with Sayuri Yoshinaga (center) and Non (right), who both play mountaineer Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Mount Everest, in the biopic "Climbing for Life."

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Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
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