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JAPAN
Feb 1, 2001

Kato group splits in LDP power struggle

The Liberal Democratic Party's second-largest faction, split Wednesday when 42 of its Diet members turned their backs on former LDP Secretary General Koichi Kato to form a new group.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2001

Phyto Lierac targets Japanese pursuit of beauty

Numerous aesthetic salons, fitness clubs and magazines featuring makeup techniques provide steadfast evidence of how seriously Japanese women, regardless of their age, take the pursuit of physical beauty.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2001

Snow Brand closes Osaka factory

OSAKA -- Snow Brand Milk Products Co. on Wednesday closed down its plant in Osaka following last summer's food-poisoning outbreak caused by low-fat milk and yogurt manufactured there, company officials said.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2001

Sega Corp. shuts down Dreamcast production

Video game giant Sega Corp. officially announced Wednesday it will halt production of its loss-making Dreamcast game console by the end of March and shift to game software.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2001

Seminar promotes Chugoku to investors

Given that it is closer to South Korea than Tokyo, the Chugoku region is the area to lead Japan's globalization drive in the 21st century, according to officials of the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry at a business incentive seminar in Tokyo on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2001

Ministry postpones decision on NTT Internet service

The ministry in charge of telecommunications will not authorize until after this fall a plan by regional telephone operators of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. to launch an Internet access service for fixed-line phones, ministry officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2001

Banks' risk-management loans up

Japanese banks' so-called risk-management loans totaled 31.8 trillion yen as of the end of September, marking a slight increase from six months earlier, the Financial Services Agency said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2001

TDK sets up R&D unit in Phoenix

TDK Corp., a major manufacturer of electronic parts, said Wednesday it has established a research and development unit in Phoenix, Arizona.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2001

Marubeni to buy into retailers

Ailing retailer Daiei Inc. and major trading house Marubeni Corp. have reached an agreement over Marubeni's purchase of a 5 percent stake in Daiei and an additional 10 percent stake in Maruetsu Inc., a supermarket-chain affiliate of Daiei, the three companies said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2001

Domestic PC shipments surge 32.1%

Domestic shipments of personal computers surged 32.1 percent in 2000 from the previous year to an all-time high of 13.24 million units, MultiMedia Research Institute Inc. said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2001

2001 budget awaits nod from Diet

The government on Wednesday submitted an 82.65 trillion yen budget for fiscal 2001 to the Diet that features a record 48.66 trillion yen outlay meant to bolster the teetering economy.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2001

Policy speech just fluff: Hatoyama

Yukio Hatoyama, head of the Democratic Party of Japan, on Wednesday called Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's policy speech "mere rhetoric."
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2001

Colleges brace as fewer apply

Tadataka Koide, president of Aichi Gakuin University in Nagoya, is awaiting this month's entrance exams with anticipation and anxiety.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 1, 2001

Hingis back on track with win over Black

Two-time defending champion Martina Hingis returned to her winning ways and Russian glamour girl Anna Kournikova also reached the quarterfinals on the second day of action at the $1.18 million Toray Pan Pacific Open tennis tournament at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2001

JAL jumbos narrowly avoid midair collision

At least 42 passengers and crew members were injured Wednesday when the pilot of the JAL jumbo jet they were aboard took the plane into a sudden dive to avoid colliding with another JAL airliner over Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2001

JAL jumbos narrowly avoid midair collision

At least 42 passengers and crew members were injured Wednesday when the pilot of the JAL jumbo jet they were aboard took the plane into a sudden dive to avoid colliding with another JAL airliner over Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2001

New French plant aims to build up Toyota's Europe presence

VALENCIENNES, France -- Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's largest automaker, started manufacturing the Yaris compact model at its first plant in France here on Wednesday, part of the company's efforts to increase its presence in Europe.
COMMENTARY
Feb 1, 2001

Resist the revisionist impulse

LONDON -- Digging up the past has become politics, not archaeology. All round the world, whether in dusty archives or beneath sand-covered mounds, new "facts" are being uncovered, half-forgotten outrages reanalyzed, old myths debunked, old grievances exhumed and apologies or compensation, or both, demanded....
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2001

Commune ordered to return 'brainwashed' woman's cash

The Tokyo District Court ordered an agriculture commune Wednesday to return about 240 million yen to a former follower who claimed she was brainwashed into donating the money.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2001

Clothing firm called for tax evasion

Tax authorities have filed a criminal complaint against Tokyo-based apparel maker/wholesaler Cocue Co. on suspicion of hiding about 280 million yen in taxable income and evading some 90 million yen in corporate taxes.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2001

New French plant aims to build up Toyota's Europe presence

VALENCIENNES, France -- Toyota Motor Corp., Japan's largest automaker, started manufacturing the Yaris compact model at its first plant in France here on Wednesday, part of the company's efforts to increase its presence in Europe.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2001

Commune ordered to return 'brainwashed' woman's cash

The Tokyo District Court ordered an agriculture commune Wednesday to return about 240 million yen to a former follower who claimed she was brainwashed into donating the money.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2001

Clothing firm called for tax evasion

Tax authorities have filed a criminal complaint against Tokyo-based apparel maker/wholesaler Cocue Co. on suspicion of hiding about 280 million yen in taxable income and evading some 90 million yen in corporate taxes.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2001

16 politicians admit KSD donations

A total of 16 Diet members, including former Cabinet ministers, have admitted receiving donations from scandal-tainted mutual-aid foundation KSD, a Kyodo News survey found.
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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