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COMMENTARY
Dec 21, 2001

Public servants untouched by economic woes

On Dec. 10, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's winter bonus was 5,692,492 yen this year, and other Cabinet members received 4,155,717 yen. These are huge sums in these harsh economic times.
EDITORIALS
Dec 21, 2001

Public-sector reforms move forward

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's efforts to streamline inefficient public corporations have been largely successful so far. But he has suffered a setback in one important category of these corporations: state-run financial institutions. Faced with stiff resistance from both inside and outside the government,...
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 21, 2001

Assault on India's symbol could fan new winds of war

T he Dec. 13 terrorist raid on India's Parliament in New Delhi has understandably drawn parallels with what happened in New York and the Pentagon on Sept. 11.
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2001

Domestic car sales expected to fall for second year in row

Domestic sales of automobiles, including minivehicles, are likely to shrink by 0.7 percent in 2002 to 5.88 million vehicles for the second straight year of decline, an industry group said Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2001

How do you say Glay in Chinese?

Charismatic rock group Glay is embarking on a mission that even the gray generation of Japanese leaders think very difficult, if not impossible: to fine-tune the country's often rocky ties with China and keep them humming along.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 21, 2001

Kataoka to join Tigers

Free-agent and veteran infielder Atsushi Kataoka said Thursday he has agreed to join the Hanshin Tigers for next season after completing four rounds of talks with the Osaka club, although details of the deal were not disclosed.
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2001

Koizumi should have tried to cap deflation instead

While the Finance Ministry's draft budget for 2002 features significant structural changes, its central reform pillar of limiting government spending has aggravated concerns about the economy.
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2001

BOJ lowers economic view, again

The Bank of Japan on Thursday downgraded its assessment of the nation's economy for the seventh consecutive month.
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2001

Thailand's FTA idea has bureaucrats troubled

Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's recent unexpected proposal for a free-trade agreement has Japanese policymakers tearing their hair out.
LIFE / Lifestyle / JET STREAM
Dec 21, 2001

Seeking the broader picture

On a flight to Japan, the British writer Lesley Downer was surprised when her seat companion started berating her, mid-conversation. He was upset when he heard that she was writing a book on geisha. Better she write about the real Japan, rather than promote foreign stereotypes, the Japanese businessman...
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 21, 2001

Japan sets eight matches to prepare for World Cup

FUKUROI, Shizuoka Pref. -- Japan will play a total of eight friendlies, starting with Ukraine in March at home, before heading into the World Cup, the Japan Football Association announced Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2001

False imprisonment suit rejected

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal by a former death row inmate who was demanding 143 million yen in compensation from the government for imprisoning him for murders for which he was later acquitted.
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2001

Japan, China plan last-ditch talks

Japan and China will hold a ministerial meeting Friday in Beijing in a last-ditch effort to resolve a trade dispute over tit-for-tat import curbs to meet the day's negotiation deadline, trade chief Takeo Hiranuma said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2001

Hitachi to sell off monorail service

The Hitachi group announced Thursday it will sell off a controlling share of its stock in a monorail subsidiary that links central Tokyo and Haneda airport to East Japan Railway Co. for 7 billion yen.
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2001

Child exploitation congress closes

YOKOHAMA-- A four-day international conference concluded here Thursday with the adoption of a statement reaffirming the need for the protection and promotion of the right of every child to be protected from all forms of sexual exploitation.
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Dec 21, 2001

Ant spider

* Japanese name: Ari-gumo * Scientific name: Myrmarachne japonica * Description: This spider looks like an ant, but it is an arachnid, not an insect. You can tell because it has eight legs. The ant spider mimics ants, and sometimes flutters its forelegs like the antennae of ants, because it has no...
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2001

Teen killer moved to reformatory

A youth who murdered two children and injured three others in Kobe in 1997 has been transferred from a medical reformatory outside Tokyo to an ordinary juvenile reformatory, judicial sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2001

Japan to provide Armenia with grant package

Tokyo promised Thursday to provide Armenia with up to 544 million yen in grants to help it improve its medical system and preserve historical documents, according to the Foreign Ministry.
LIFE / Lifestyle / LEARNING BY HEART
Dec 21, 2001

Children learn life's hardest lesson

On a recent Friday, I swung open the gate to my daughter's school yard. I was expecting to find the usual crowd of mothers milling outside in the garden. But I knew something was dreadfully wrong when a teacher solemnly ushered me toward a full, but silent classroom. Inside, the mothers sat, wiping their...
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2001

Fastest roller coaster a study in G-force

FUJIYOSHIDA, Yamanashi Pref. -- The world's fastest roller coaster opens today, propelling riders at 172 kph and putting them through the G-forces that astronauts endure.
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2001

Police toughen measures against drunken driving

The National Police Agency has drafted tougher measures to crack down on drunken driving, including plans to lower the minimum amount of alcohol that can be consumed before driving and to make it impossible to get a license again if a driver kills someone while under its influence.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 20, 2001

Collective might in service

NEW YORK -- "The Responsibility to Protect," the report by the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty, was presented to U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan in New York on Dec. 18. ICISS was set up by Canadian Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy and fully supported by his successor,...
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 20, 2001

League dates set

The J. League's executive board met Tuesday and finalized dates for next season's two First Division stages, as well as deciding on a new format for the 2002 Nabisco Cup.
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2001

Accident victims want damages reassessed

An increasing number of traffic accident victims and relatives of fatalities are filing lawsuits nationwide to change the way lost income is calculated.
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2001

Up to three years sought for former LTCB execs

Prosecutors sought on Wednesday prison terms of up to three years for three former top executives of the failed Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, the predecessor of Shinsei Bank, for falsifying financial statements for the 1997 business year to conceal 313 billion yen in bad loans.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Dec 20, 2001

Sports world fails to confront fear

It's very interesting to see how people react to crisis. Some embrace it and confront it. Some try to fight it and overheat. Others just run from it altogether.
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2001

Osaka-based drugstore penalized for undeclared income

OSAKA -- Osaka-based drugstore firm Daikoku and its affiliates failed to declare about 200 million yen in corporate and personal income for five years up to 1999, industry sources said Wednesday.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Global matcha 'obsession' drinks Japan's tea farms dry
Matcha is added to beverages on offer at Kettl Tea in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles on May 20.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
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.

Podcast

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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