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BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2002

Bank lending falls for 53rd straight month

Lending by Japanese banks fell 4.5 percent in May from a year earlier, down for the 53rd consecutive month, the Bank of Japan said Monday.
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2002

Investors warned to take defensive stance

Although a government report released last week shows a strong economic pickup in the first quarter, skepticism remains.
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2002

Wholesale prices decline for 20th straight month

Japan's domestic wholesale prices fell 1.2 percent in May from a year earlier for the 20th consecutive month of decline.
SOCCER / World cup / SPORTS SCOPE
Jun 10, 2002

English fans impressed by Japanese hosts

Thousands of extra police lined the streets, bars shut down and Sapporo residents held their collective breath in anticipation of the mass brawl that the media had predicted.
COMMENTARY
Jun 10, 2002

Peculiarities that give pause

More than a year after Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi debuted under the "structural reform" slogan, its real meaning remains vague. The pivotal question is, what aspects of the Japanese structure (systems and practices) should be changed, and how?
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 10, 2002

Japan scores historic win over Russia

YOKOHAMA -- After collecting its first-ever World Cup finals point five days ago, Japan reached another milestone on Sunday night when the Boys in Blue beat Russia 1-0 at International Stadium Yokohama.
COMMENTARY / JAPAN IN THE GLOBAL ERA
Jun 10, 2002

Going 'international' is a matter of trust

Fifteenth in a series
COMMENTARY
Jun 10, 2002

Britons fete their status quo

LONDON -- If anyone had doubts about the public mood in Britain, a few days last week would have dispelled them beyond all argument.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 10, 2002

Costa Rica ties Turkey, looks good for next round

INCHEON, South Korea -- A late goal by Costa Rica substitute Winston Parks salvaged a 1-1 draw against Turkey at the Incheon Munhak Stadium on Sunday, a result that leaves Costa Rica in the driver's seat in the race for second place in Group C behind Brazil.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 10, 2002

Brazil eliminates China in 4-0 rout

SOGWIPO, South Korea -- And another one bites the dust.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Jun 10, 2002

Tariff decisions proving costly for Bush

WASHINGTON -- I cannot help but remind everyone that I thought President George W. Bush made a bonehead decision when he imposed the quotas on imported steel a couple of months ago. I said it was a mistake for him politically, both domestically and internationally. I said it would destroy his hopes of...
EDITORIALS
Jun 10, 2002

Scientific analysis should come first

The government's decision to host an international project to build the next-generation thermonuclear experimental reactor in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, lacks a critical element: public understanding. The decision, prompted by a group of Liberal Democratic Party legislators promoting nuclear fusion...
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 10, 2002

Mexico knocks out minnow Ecuador

SENDAI, Miyagi Pref. -- Tiny Ecuador is appearing in its first-ever World Cup finals and the experience is almost certain to be short-lived after it lost 2-1 on Sunday at Miyagi Stadium to a Mexican side growing in confidence. Goals on either side of halftime by Jared Borgetti and Gerardo Torrado in...
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2002

Japan, Cuba quietly hail century of state relations

HISANE MASAKI Staff writer Quietly and with little fanfare, Japan is celebrating the 100th anniversary this year of state-to-state contact with Cuba.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2002

New insurance rules for failed insurers

The Marine & Fire Insurance Association of Japan is considering offering full protection to individual policyholders for three months after the collapse of a nonlife insurer, association sources said Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 10, 2002

Uehara halts Giants' skid

Koji Uehara threw a no-hitter for 6 2/3 innings and halted Yomiuri's four-game losing streak Saturday as the Giants eked out a 1-0 win over the Chunichi Dragons at the Fukuoka Dome.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2002

Fuji to get environment-friendly toilets

The Environment Ministry plans to build six environmentally friendly toilets on Mount Fuji in an effort to reduce pollution caused by hikers, according to ministry official.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2002

Child pleads with official to stay in Japan

OSAKA — The 9-year-old daughter of an illegal immigrant from South Korea made an appeal to Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama to let her family stay in Japan so that she can continue to study here.
EDITORIALS
Jun 9, 2002

Out with the nitty-gritty

Remember the controversy ignited three years ago when a white Washington bureaucrat was fired after using the word "niggardly" in a meeting? Black employees said it sounded so much like the racial slur "nigger" that it didn't matter a jot that the two words were etymologically unrelated. Incredibly,...
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 9, 2002

Croatians stun Italy to stay alive

IBARAKI -- After an opening match loss to Mexico, it looked like the Croatian soccer team would be here just long enough to sample a little sushi, maybe check out Tokyo Tower and then jet off back to Europe.
COMMENTARY
Jun 9, 2002

Labour's dearth of dissent

LONDON -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair could be suffering from the first signs of the madness of princes. It is paranoia, and it afflicts almost every political man who has ambition but does not have the security of the divine right of kings (the madness of kings being grandiosity or megalomania.)...
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2002

Baby numbers hit all-time low in 2001

The number of babies born in 2001 was a record low 1.17 million, down 20,000 from 2000, a Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry survey found.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2002

Kidnapped boy, 6, rescued; six held

Police on Saturday rescued a 6-year-old Chinese boy who had been kidnapped two days earlier from a store near his home in Tokyo's Adachi Ward and held for a 15 million yen ransom, and arrested six people.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 9, 2002

Brazilians knock over China

SOGWIPO, South Korea -- And another one bites the dust. China's first World Cup adventure came to a shuddering halt here Saturday night when it was outclassed 4-0 by a Brazilian team that was clearly still holding something in reserve.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2002

Victims of school massacre remembered

OSAKA — A memorial service was held Saturday in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, for the eight children who were killed by an intruder who went on a stabbing spree a year ago at a local elementary school.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Takaichi leads first ministerial meeting on policies regarding foreign residents
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a ministerial meeting on policies regarding foreign nationals and immigration on Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 slumps 4%, led by losses in tech sector
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock average index briefly tumbled more than 2,000 points on Wednesday morning following a downbeat session on Wall Street fueled by fears of a bubble in the artificial intelligence sector.
A narrow Pacific waterway at heart of U.S. plans to choke China’s vast navy
Philippine and Australian troops fire an M777 howitzer during live fire exercises as part of joint military drills in Laur, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, in August.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Young Indonesians in Japan find their political voice
Indonesian students at Hiroshima University hold posters of the 17+8 Demands, demanding transparency and action from their homeland’s government.

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Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
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