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BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2002

Osaka business lobbies set to merge

OSAKA -- The Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Osaka Industrial Association agreed Thursday to merge into a new group on April 1, according to the head of the OCCI.
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2002

METI plots against R&D subsidy fraud

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will consider preventive measures against subsidy embezzlement following a series of corporate scandals involving its research and development support, a top ministry official said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2002

JAL-JAS to give up slots at Haneda

Japan Airlines and Japan Air System said Thursday they will give up a combined nine slots at Tokyo's Haneda airport in connection with their integration plan in October, although two of the slots will be returned to the tieup.
LIFE / Lifestyle / MATTER OF COURSE
Jul 5, 2002

Bringing our schools out into the open

I'm pretty happy with the Japanese elementary school my children attend. But I have to say one thing: I hate the building itself. It's the standard four-story concrete block. Drab, institutional and uninviting. What I dislike most is that it's closed off from the surrounding neighborhood, hidden away...
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Jul 5, 2002

July may be hot for stock if U.S. avoids shock

In June, Japan's stock market suffered direct hits from the three concerns that were depressing stock prices in the United States -- dismal corporate earnings, shady corporate accounting and the specter of terrorism.
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2002

Takagi tapped to be next FSA commissioner

The government on Thursday decided unofficially to appoint Shokichi Takagi, director general of the Financial Services Agency's Supervisory Bureau, as the agency's next commissioner, officials said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 5, 2002

Brace yourself for "The Delta Force"

As hot as the trance music scene may seem right now, the electronica sub-genre itself is about "five years behind" where it should be, according to Marcus C. Maichel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2002

Adidas cashes in on Japan's World Cup exploits

Philippe Troussier was not the only Frenchman elated with the surprisingly good performance of the Japanese squad in the FIFA World Cup.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Jul 5, 2002

Swallowtail

* Japanese name: Kiageha * Scientific name: Papilio machaon * Description: There are several species of swallowtail butterflies in Japan, all of them easily recognizable by their swallowtails -- the tail-like appendages on the edge of the hind wings. Body length is 36-70 mm. Swallowtails have fully...
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2002

Sanyo to make plasma panel TVs in China

OSAKA -- Sanyo Electric Co. plans to start production of liquid crystal display projectors and plasma display panel television sets in China early next year, a company official said Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 4, 2002

Reserved but hardly remote

The June 8 article "A right royal celebration," by former British Ambassador to Japan Sir Hugh Cortazzi, described the Golden Jubilee celebration for Queen Elizabeth II. I was happy to read that the celebration was a great success, that the respect and affection of the British people for the queen were...
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 4, 2002

JFA set to appoint Zico as Japan coach

Former Brazil international Zico is set to take over as manager of Japan's national soccer team, the Japan Football Association (JFA) said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2002

'Shimoyama Incident' memos uncovered

Detailed records of the investigation into the so-called Shimoyama Incident of 1949, in which the president of the Japanese National Railways mysteriously died, were recently found by the family of a late JNR official.
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2002

Delay in steel dispute ruling casts doubt over WTO's intentions

The World Trade Organization has yet to come up with a ruling on a steel dispute between the United States and an unprecedented number of economies, betraying initial expectations such a move would come as early as May.
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2002

Kobe Steel unit sets up Italy venture

Kobe Steel Ltd. said Wednesday that its subsidiary, Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., has set up a joint venture in Italy with CNH Global N.V., a U.S. construction equipment firm, to make and sell crawler excavators.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 4, 2002

Yabu, Tigers blast Swallows

Keiichi Yabu spotted Yakult a one-run lead in the first inning, but then combined with three relievers to shut the Swallows out the rest of the way as the Hanshin Tigers notched their third win in a row with an 8-1 triumph Wednesday night at Jingu Stadium.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 4, 2002

JFA boss praises running of Cup

Japan Football Association president Shunichiro Okano expressed his satisfaction on Wednesday with the running of the recently completed World Cup, which Japan jointly hosted with South Korea with one major exception -- the ticketing problem.
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2002

Draft curbs extent of postal reforms

A draft definition made public Wednesday by the posts ministry shows private companies will be excluded from handling most forms of direct mail, thereby limiting their scope under planned postal service reform.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2002

Forum mulls nuts, bolts of Kyoto aims

Global warming poses a formidable challenge to the world.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2002

Tax evasion regained 30 billion yen level in 2001

Tax authorities found 30.9 billion yen in tax evasion cases in fiscal 2001, the same level as in the early 1980s and a reflection of the sluggish economy, according to a National Tax Agency tally released Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2002

'Spy vessel' had contact with ship off Shanghai

A vessel that may have been the suspected North Korean spy ship that sank after a gunbattle with Japan Coast Guard boats in December had previous contact with another mystery ship off Shanghai, government sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2002

Nissan boosts capacity for making March

Nissan Motor Co. has expanded production capacity of its new March car by about 20 percent to 17,500 units a month to meet demand, a Nissan spokesperson said Wednesday.

Longform

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From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past