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JAPAN
Apr 14, 2001

Workers to get more days off for Golden Week

Employees of major companies in Japan will get an average of 7.3 consecutive days off work during the Golden Week holiday season, according to a Labor Ministry survey released this week.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2001

Obituary: Masakazu Horiuchi

Masakazu Horiuchi, a pioneer of abstract sculpture and a professor emeritus at Kyoto City University of Arts, died of pneumonia Friday at his home in Tokyo, his family said. He was 90.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2001

Russia's dark clouds have silver linings

LONDON -- Forty years ago Thursday, Yuri Gagarin became the first human being to go into space. Last month, the decrepit space station Mir plunged back into the atmosphere, incinerating among other things the photograph of a youthful, happy Gagarin (he died in a plane crash in 1968) that had hung on...
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2001

State downgrades economy

The economy is weakening, the government said Friday, downgrading its assessment for the third consecutive month mainly due to reduced production and worsening business sentiment.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2001

Man charged with aiding Shigenobu

A longtime acquaintance of Japanese Red Army founder Fusako Shigenobu was indicted Friday on charges of harboring the terrorist in Japan in 1998 and later helping her to escape capture.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2001

A Japanese PM as seen from abroad

CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- It is beyond the parameters of this column to plunge into the murky waters of Japanese domestic politics. But the case of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori -- and the ways this case has generally been reported in the foreign media -- calls for some scrutiny, especially since it automatically...
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2001

Troubled retailer Mycal jolted by 87.3 billion yen loss

OSAKA -- Troubled retailer Mycal Corp. said Friday that it incurred a consolidated net loss of 87.29 billion yen in the year that ended in February, leaving it in the red for the third straight year.
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2001

Foreigners stay net buyers

Foreign investors were net buyers of Japanese stocks for the third straight week last week.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 14, 2001

Hawks hit six homers in 18-3 win over Orix

Kenji Jojima drove in seven runs with three homers to highlight the Daiei Hawks' 18-3 batting romp over the Orix BlueWave on Friday night at Green Stadium Kobe.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Apr 14, 2001

Capital solution by accident rather than design

Asked whether she is surprised to find herself ruling the roost in corporate splendor on the 18th floor of the Shin-Nikko Building in Toranomon, Sakie Fukushima nods emphatically. Very surprised, she says. "I've never planned a single step of my career. Basically I'm not a very confident person."
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2001

New proposal sees stalled beltway built underground

In a move that could lead to lifting a three-decade-old freeze on building, the Construction Ministry and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government on Friday proposed that a section of a controversial beltway will be built underground.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2001

NGO to offer Thai children support for heart disease

A Japanese nongovernmental organization dedicated to medical support for developing countries will launch a project to save Thai children suffering from congenital heart diseases.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2001

Steel giants NKK, Kawasaki to join

NKK Corp., Japan's second-largest steelmaker, and Kawasaki Steel Corp., No. 3 in the field, announced Friday that they have agreed to integrate their operations in October 2002 under a joint holding company.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2001

Huge discrepancy in Obuchi assets

The late Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi left behind some 600 million yen in taxable assets when he died in May at the age of 62, a Gunma Prefecture tax office said Friday.
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 14, 2001

Kyoto beats Oita, stays on top of J2

Kyoto striker Teruaki Kurobe struck in the 55th minute to give J2 leader Purple Sanga a 2-1 come-from-behind win over rival Oita Trinita on Friday night at Kyoto's Nishikyogoku Stadium.
EDITORIALS
Apr 14, 2001

The great Tiger Woods debate

Semantics and politics make a familiar pair. Every other day, it seems, something crops up in the mine-strewn worlds of domestic or international politics that makes us stop and think about the meaning of words. One day it's a foreign president's legalistic musings about the meaning of "is," the next,...
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2001

Let's not limit trade to farm products: Clark

Japan and New Zealand should boost business relations not only in trade of agricultural products but in the areas of environment, technology, forestry and education, visiting New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said Friday.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2001

Lee hasn't applied, Kono says

Foreign Minister Yohei Kono on Friday reiterated the government's official position that an application for an entry visa has not been filed for former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Apr 14, 2001

Sylvie Gramegna

"Small and beautiful" is the description people use when they speak of Luxembourg. This little country, tucked between Belgium, Germany and France, has for centuries been a meeting place of Germanic and Latin cultures. It is known for being open to the movement of people and the different influences...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Apr 14, 2001

No more excuses for not knowing your fish

Confused by all the different kinds of fish in Japan? I have learned to recognize fish by studying their facial expressions as they lay on my plate. It also helps to know which fish are served in which seasons.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 14, 2001

Yoshii set to join Expos

Former Yakult Swallows ace Masato Yoshii, who was waived by the Colorado Rockies last month, is close to concluding a deal with the Montreal Expos of the National League, informed sources said Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2001

Korean impasse is U.S.' fault

SEOUL -- "Sooner or later, the North Koreans will return to the negotiating table," said South Korea's former Foreign Minister Lee Joung Binn in an interview on the eve of his resignation. At this moment, political realities on the Korean Peninsula don't seem to justify his optimism. As the government...
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2001

Aum membership grew in 2000

The number of Aum Shinrikyo members living in the cult's facilities nationwide increased by about 150 to around 650 in the year 2000, Justice Minister Masahiko Komura said during a Cabinet meeting Friday.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 14, 2001

2002 Figure skating World's venue changed

The venue for the 2002 World Championships slated for March in Nagano has been changed to the 8,000 capacity M-Wave Arena from the Big Hat in an attempt to attract more fans to the post-Winter Olympic Games competition, the Japan Skating Federation announced on Friday. Big Hat can only take 5,000 spectators....
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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