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JAPAN
Sep 23, 2000

Daiwa executives appeal ruling

OSAKA -- Eleven former and current executives of Daiwa Bank on Friday appealed a district court ruling ordering them to pay the bank $775 million -- some 83 billion yen -- in compensation for massive losses stemming from unauthorized securities trading at the bank's New York branch over an 11-year period...
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2000

Greenhouse gas output declines

Emissions of carbon dioxide and five other greenhouse gases dropped 3.5 percent to the carbon equivalent of 1.336 billion tons in fiscal 1998 from the previous year, according to an Environment Agency report released Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2000

Rightists sentenced for attack on editor

Two members of a rightwing group were sentenced to 16 months in prison Friday for assaulting a magazine editor over an article they considered insulting to the Imperial family.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2000

Whales' diets threaten fish stocks, whaler says

The eating habits of whales are changing and are likely to affect the fishery industry, according to the head of Japan's "research whaling" fleet, which returned to port Thursday.
OLYMPICS
Sep 23, 2000

Shinohara loses in controversy

SYDNEY -- Was he robbed? Reigning world champion Shinichi Shinohara thought so, standing on the mat in protest at the judge's decision to award defending Olympic champion David Douillet a "yuko" that won him the Olympic gold medal in the over-100-kg class at the Sydney Exhibition Center on Friday night....
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2000

Mori, Cohen agree to keep watch on Pyongyang

Japan, the United States and South Korea must still closely watch North Korea despite Pyongyang's recent gestures of detente, Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen agreed Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2000

Pupils to be required to volunteer: panel

An education advisory panel to the prime minister on Friday submitted an interim report calling for drastic changes in the current education system that would nurture volunteer spirit among students by requiring them to do community service.
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2000

MMC must consider consumers: panel

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. must look at the quality of their products from the standpoint of consumers in order to improve development and production, the automaker's quality control advisory committee said Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2000

High level of carcinogen found at old Nissan plant

A concentration of trichloroethylene 1,600 times above the national environmental standard has been detected at the site of a former Nissan Motors Co. plant in Tokyo's Suginami Ward, company officials said Friday.
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2000

NCB to waive 6.1 billion yen in loans to Hazama

Nippon Credit Bank has agreed to waive 6.1 billion yen in loans to debt-ridden Hazama Corp. while maintaining its remaining loans worth 12.8 billion yen to the contractor for the time being, sources close to the deal said Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 23, 2000

Minchey registers 12th victory

Tomoaki Kanemoto hit an RBI single to send in the tying run and Luis Lopez singled to shallow center field to drive in the go-ahead run with two outs in the seventh inning, to carry the Hiroshima Carp to a 4-2 victory over the Yakult Swallows at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium on Friday night.
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2000

Toyota ups forecast after sales kick

Toyota Motor Corp. revised its unconsolidated earnings projections for the first half of fiscal 2000 upward due to brisk sales of its vehicles in domestic and overseas markets, company officials said Friday.
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2000

Shares of IBJ, DKB, Fuji delisted before Mizuho debut

Shares of the Industrial Bank of Japan, Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and Fuji Bank were delisted from the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2000

Mystery benefactor increases Briton's reward to 77 million yen

The mystery businessman who put up a reward for information about missing British hostess Lucie Blackman has upped the ante -- increasing the reward to a cool half a million pounds, more than 77 million yen.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2000

Yamamoto indicted on fraud charges

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on Friday indicted a former politician from the Democratic Party of Japan on fraud charges.
OLYMPICS
Sep 23, 2000

Nakao claims bronze in 200-meter backstroke

SYDNEY -- Miki Nakao claimed a bronze medal for Japan in the women's 200-meter backstroke final at the Sydney Aquatic Center on Friday night, while the women's 4x100 medley relay team swam their way into contention for a medal in Saturday's final.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2000

Police report more crimes and mistrust

Crimes are increasing as police grapple with a less cooperative public and criminals' increasing use of high technology, the National Police Agency said in its 2000 white paper released Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2000

Kim Dae Jung arrives to begin three-day visit

South Korean President Kim Dae Jung arrived in Japan on Friday for a three-day visit, during which he will meet with Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and other government officials.
COMMENTARY
Sep 23, 2000

Politicians face a busy fall

The 72-day extraordinary Diet session opened Thursday. It will last until Dec. 1, which is unusually long for an extra session. The political schedule will be very tight in December: The government will compile a fiscal 2001 budget and lay the groundwork for the reorganization of the central bureaucracy...
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Sep 23, 2000

The tide turns and Gore seizes the moment

In political campaigns, when things go well, they really roll. When things sour, nothing seems to work.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2000

Spy scandal undercuts Putin's diplomacy

The atmosphere of intrigue has been as thick as homemade borscht in Tokyo's diplomatic quarter since police caught a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force officer passing confidential documents to the Russian Embassy naval attache in a posh local restaurant.
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 23, 2000

An old tradition with a modern twist

NEW YORK -- Puppet troupes from around the globe are taking to New York stages this month as part of the Henson International Festival of Puppet Theater. The Japan representative is the extraordinary yet little-known OtomeBunraku Troupe, an all-female puppet troupe which derives from the mainstream male...
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2000

No German blueprint for the two Koreas

SEOUL -- The relationship between local autonomy and unification is becoming an increasingly hot topic in South Korea, as more and more local authorities aspire to an active role in the process of rapprochement with the North. It is clear that this nation is passing through a historic moment. Hardly...
CULTURE / Art / CERAMIC SCENE
Sep 23, 2000

Stopped in my flippin' tracks by a Shino tea bowl

I'm lucky enough to live only five minutes away from one of my favorite Mino potters -- and I don't even live near the Mino area. That's in Gifu Prefecture, whereas I reside in the potting wasteland of Numazu. I'm always asked about how I ended up here and I can only say that it was the will of something...
CULTURE / Art
Sep 23, 2000

Artists heed the call of the cat

"I don't feel that I decide to carve the cats," Makoto Nishi says. "The cats call on me to carve them."
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.
Onosato's yokozuna promotion causes rare quirk in new sumo rankings
Newly promoted yokozuna Onosato holds a copy of the latest banzuke ranking in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, on Monday.
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. 
Over 900 earthquakes strike Tokara islands in space of two weeks
A screenshot shows many quakes occurring in the Tokara islands over the past 30 days, in this image taken from the U.S. Geological Survey website.
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."
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.

Podcast

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

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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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