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JAPAN
Nov 12, 2002

Japan's education style touted for terrorism fight

Japan's education system and its aid for education elsewhere in Asia could help in the international fight against terrorism, according to a senior fellow at Stanford University's Institute for International Studies.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2002

Osaka citizens file suit against resident registry

OSAKA -- A total of 58 citizens living in eight cities in Osaka Prefecture on Monday filed a 29 million yen damages suit against their respective municipalities, claiming their privacy was violated by the introduction in August of the national resident registry network.
COMMENTARY
Nov 12, 2002

The realistic path to reform

In the mid-1970s, Keynesianism came in for criticism in the world of economics, and neoclassical economics -- which sees the market as almighty -- became the mainstream theory. One underlying reason for this was the economic decline of the Soviet Union and other socialist countries.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2002

Current account surplus up 42.5% in first half

The country's current account surplus increased 42.5 percent in the first half of fiscal 2002 from a year earlier to 6.96 trillion yen on the back of brisk exports to Asia, according to a preliminary report released Monday by the Finance Ministry.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2002

Bank receipts prove aide took kickbacks: lawmaker

A former secretary to farm minister Tadamori Oshima received at least 5 million yen in kickbacks from a consulting company executive for helping contractors land public works contracts, an opposition Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker said Monday.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2002

Koizumi defends intervention

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Monday defended the government's plan to try to revive insolvent companies that are cut off by their banks amid growing criticism it is attempting to interfere in private sector affairs.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2002

Machinery orders up but outlook remains uncertain

The nation's core private-sector machinery orders showed solid growth in September, but the outlook for business investment remained unclear as orders are expected to drop over the next three months, the government said Monday.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2002

Money supply up 3.3%; balance of quasi-money down

Japan's most closely watched money supply gauge rose 3.3 percent in October from a year earlier, but the balance of quasi-money -- mostly in time deposits -- fell 12.7 percent, the Bank of Japan said Monday.
COMMENTARY
Nov 12, 2002

Chinese politics still a personality game

HONG KONG -- The 16th congress of the Chinese Communist Party, being held this week in Beijing, marks a pivotal period in Chinese history. For the first time since the Communists won the civil war in 1949, power is being transferred without bloodshed or a political upheaval.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2002

Plaintiffs in air-pollution lawsuit to appeal ruling

Dozens of plaintiffs waging an air-pollution lawsuit will appeal a recent ruling that denies them compensation over health problems they claim were triggered by vehicle exhaust fumes, a lawyer and one of the plaintiffs said Monday.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2002

Nikon logs big group net loss in first half

Major optical equipment maker Nikon Corp. announced Monday it posted a group net loss of 3.48 billion yen for the first half of the business year due to the slump in the semiconductor market and restructuring costs.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2002

FSA, bank officials debate program

Officials of the Financial Services Agency on Monday exchanged views with senior executives of the nation's major banks regarding government plans to revitalize the financial sector.
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 12, 2002

Zico calls up newcomers for Argentina friendly

JEF United and 1998 World Cup defender Eisuke Nakanishi has been named to start against Argentina in the Nov. 20 friendly after winning a call-up for the first time since June 2000, Japan coach Zico announced Monday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2002

Fading concern over HIV poses threat

Alarmed by a rapid surge in people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, health officials and experts say warnings about the importance of prevention are no longer being heard.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2002

Mitsubishi reveals to media multiplatform Colt compact

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. unveiled Monday the new Colt compact as its first model using a platform jointly developed with German-American auto giant DaimlerChrysler AG.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2002

Film on Japan-Greece ties reels in prize

A Greek documentary depicting cultural exchanges between Greece and Japan has won the top prize in an annual competition for films and videos on Japan, organizers announced Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2002

Boxing champ, wife die in accident

Former bantamweight champion Shigeyoshi Oki and his wife died in a motorcycle accident early Saturday in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, police said.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2002

Tokyo, Seoul want oil to still flow to Pyongyang

High-level officials from Japan, the United States and South Korea agreed Saturday to continue consultations on whether to suspend the supply of heavy oil to North Korea.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2002

GSDF joins forces with police to combat terrorism

The Ground Self-Defense Force will begin joint exercises with the National Police Agency to help prepare the GSDF for terrorist attacks that are beyond the capabilities of the police.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2002

One in five major firms monitor e-mails by staff

More than one in five major Japanese companies monitor e-mail messages by executives and rank-and-file employees to block leaks of corporate secrets and customer information, according to a recent Kyodo News survey.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2002

171 Chinese tourists reported missing

Some 170 Chinese nationals on tours to Japan have gone missing since the vacation tours were resumed in September 2000, transport ministry sources said Saturday.
SUMO
Nov 10, 2002

Musashimaru favored again

The news of Takanohana's withdrawal from the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament once again left fellow yokozuna Musashimaru as favorite after lifting his 12th Emperor's Cup in September in Tokyo.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Nov 10, 2002

The president lifts the GOP to victory

WASHINGTON -- In 1992, the Clinton election team had a sign in its War Room that said, "It's the ECONOMY, Stupid!" That was the theme of that election.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 10, 2002

Bonds, MLB All-Stars teach Giants a lesson

On a night when Hideki Matsui was the focus of attention, it was the major league's most dominant hitters who showed the Yomiuri Giants center fielder what the term "slugger" really means.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 10, 2002

Antlers narrow gap on Jubilo

Japan striker Atsushi Yanagisawa scored a first-half goal to send the Kashima Antlers on their way to a 2-0 win at Gamba Osaka in the J. League first division on Saturday.

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight