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JAPAN
Mar 14, 2001

Mori advances date of LDP presidential election

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori officially announced Tuesday at the Liberal Democratic Party convention that he plans to move up the date of the LDP's presidential election -- a move widely taken to mean he is ready to step down soon.
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2001

China warns Japan over towel curbs

A senior Chinese trade official on Tuesday said Japan should not take unilateral actions to curb towel imports from China.
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2001

Wall Street plunge drags down Nikkei

Tokyo share prices continued to tumble Tuesday as the benchmark 225-issue Nikkei stock average closed below the 12,000 threshold for the first time since February 1985.
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2001

Driver let shinkansen drive itself

While shinkansen are renowned for their advanced automatic control systems, confidence in the trains may have gone too far Saturday as a driver left his cab for five minutes, Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) revealed Tuesday.
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2001

Public should have role in court, Justice panel says

A Justice Ministry advisory panel contemplating wide-reaching changes to the country's judicial system agreed Tuesday that the authority citizens have in court procedures for criminal cases should equal that of judges.
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2001

Mori sets up panel to boost TSE

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori on Tuesday instructed Cabinet members in charge of the economy to quickly come up with ways to rescue the free-falling stock market, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said.
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2001

Five-month Canada festival begins

The Canadian Embassy kicked off Canada's largest festival in Japan on Tuesday, aiming to increase Japanese awareness of the country.
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2001

Mitsui Construction plans 20 billion yen share issue

Financially troubled Mitsui Construction Co. decided at an extraordinary board meeting Tuesday to issue 20.4 billion yen worth of new shares late this month to 11 creditor financial institutions and its mercantile arm, Sanken Corp., the company announced.
COMMENTARY
Mar 14, 2001

Agriculture policies gone wild

LONDON -- An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Britain has caused a panic among farmers here and in the rest of Europe. Farms have been isolated and large numbers of animals, slaughtered on suspicion of harboring the disease, have been incinerated on the spot. Parks, where deer may be found, have...
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2001

Ireland's trade chief seeks IT firms

Low telecom costs and government support for information technology make Ireland a very attractive place for Japanese IT companies to invest in, Irish Deputy Prime Minister Mary Harney said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2001

Retailers more pessimistic on economic outlook

A monthly governmental survey of the economic views of retail workers showed new levels of pessimism in February, the Cabinet Office said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2001

The anti-Buddhist fury in Afghanistan

CHIANG MAI, Thailand -- Indignation at the ongoing destructive fury of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia has been unanimous, with protests coming from the Muslim as well as the non-Muslim world. In fact, the recent destruction of the unique Buddhist monuments in Bamiyan prompts reflection on the huge...
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2001

Net-based trading threatens major brokers

With stock trading over the Internet picking up strongly, online brokerages have played an increasingly key role over the past year in determining daily stock prices.
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2001

Naturalized Japanese denied disability pension

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a claim for disability benefits from a blind woman who changed her nationality from South Korean to Japanese in 1970, upholding lower court rulings that Osaka's refusal to pay her a pension was constitutional.
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2001

Matsuo withdrew 10 million yen

A former Foreign Ministry official arrested Saturday for alleged embezzlement withdrew a total of 10 million yen in January from a personal bank account in which he had deposited money he pilfered from secret government funds, police sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2001

EC chief urges greater telecom competitiveness

The visiting head of a European Commission delegation on telecommunications issues expressed dissatisfaction Tuesday over the results of a two-day meeting with the government in Tokyo and called on Japan to establish an independent regulator to oversee the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone group.
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2001

Troubled, short-lived leaders now the norm

Japan has had nine short-lived prime ministers over the past 12 years since the late Noboru Takeshita was forced to resign in 1989, having only two serve for two years or longer.
EDITORIALS
Mar 13, 2001

China's misplaced priorities

China's new defense budget, released last week, provides penetrating insight into the mind-set and priorities of the Beijing leadership at the dawn of the 21st century. It is not a particularly encouraging picture. The double-digit increases in defense spending indicate that the Chinese government sees...
COMMENTARY
Mar 13, 2001

Postindustrial economy calls

In the 1980s, most Japanese economists were under the illusion that the American economy would continue to decline and that Japan would surpass America as the world's largest economy. In fact, the Japanese economy was reaching the apex of its prosperity while the U.S. economy, with its different systems...
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2001

Nikkei dives to new postbubble low

Share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange tumbled to a new postbubble low Monday, with the benchmark 225-issue Nikkei stock average losing 456.53 points to end the day at 12,171.37.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2001

Ex-actress wins translation award

"The last profession I would recommend to anybody is translating contemporary Western plays," said actress-turned-translator Mayuko Tokizawa. The otherwise dissuasive comment is an encouragement coming from Tokizawa, cowinner of the eighth annual Yuasa Yoshiko Award, Japan's accolade for translators...
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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