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BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Mar 28, 2002

BOJ set for rethink on government bonds

Since the Bank of Japan shifted its monetary policy emphasis toward quantitative easing a year ago, the daily balance of funds held in its current account has more than trebled.
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2002

Mitsubishi, Nissho Iwai to combine steel operations

Trading houses Mitsubishi Corp. and Nissho Iwai Corp. said Wednesday they will set up a joint venture Oct. 1 to integrate their steel businesses.
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2002

Three electric cable makers to merge

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. and two other electric cable makers said Wednesday they have reached a basic agreement to integrate operations to overcome a slump in demand.
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2002

DaimlerChrysler's Eckrodt to take over at MMC

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. announced Wednesday that its executive vice president, Rolf Eckrodt, who came from DaimlerChrysler AG, will become the automaker's president and chief executive officer.
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2002

Balance of stocks sold short continues downward slide

The balance of stocks sold short continued to fall last week, while that of margin buying edged higher.
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2002

Builder Haseko to get 150 billion yen loan bailout

Daiwa Bank and two other commercial lenders on Wednesday agreed to provide 150 billion yen in financial aid to embattled condominium builder Haseko Corp. through a debt-equity swap, Haseko announced Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2002

Postpone tariff decision on towel imports, LDP panel says

A special panel of the Liberal Democratic Party urged the government Wednesday to extend the April 15 deadline for a decision on whether to impose tariffs on towel imports, LDP officials said.
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2002

Japan's Arabian Oil gets deal to work Kuwait's Khafji field

Japan's Arabian Oil Co. on Wednesday said it has struck a deal with the Kuwaiti government that will allow it to continue operating in the Khafji oil field after its drilling rights expire Jan. 4.
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2002

BOJ injects banks with more funds

The Bank of Japan injected more funds into the banking system Wednesday via daily market operations, raising the balance of outstanding current account deposits held at the BOJ by commercial banks by 1.2 trillion yen to about 20.2 trillion yen, money traders said.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Mar 28, 2002

Kill your television

"I know murder is a bad thing to do to society, but it was something I needed to experience."
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Mar 28, 2002

Insights from alumni are just one perk of the job

As a university professor, March ought to be a pleasure. There are no classes and few meetings. It is, though, a bittersweet month. Students who have become an integral part of the fabric and rhythm of my life are graduating. Most of the names and faces will fade, but many will be remembered, and a few...
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2002

Occupation and terrorism: Israeli-Palestinian politics from the barrel of a gun

JERUSALEM -- The political battle continues in the Middle East through gun barrels rather than across negotiating tables.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENS FOR ALL
Mar 28, 2002

Zen gardens wondrous to behold, and not

I like nothing better than to go and explore gardens and to let my imagination ponder on what's to be seen. Kyoto has plenty of places just waiting to be discovered, and the best way to go and see its gardens and temples is either on foot or by local bus.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 28, 2002

Bunnies slip past Bears in final

It may be a Canadian game, and it was being played in Japan, but when all was said and done, it was the Swedish connection that came through at crunch time.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2002

Don't apologize to Li Peng

CAMBRIDGE, England -- Get out the bunting! Li Peng is on his way! One of the people that former U.S. President Bill Clinton described as the "butchers of Beijing" and now chairman of the National People's Congress, or China's "rubber stamp" Parliament, Li was the Chinese premier at the time of the Tiananmen...
EDITORIALS
Mar 27, 2002

Developing a new perspective

In an era of unprecedented prosperity, it is important to remember how unevenly this vast wealth is spread. More than 1 billion people -- one-fifth of the world's population -- must live on less than $1 a day; nearly half the population survives on twice that amount. There has long been agreement that...
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2002

New postal players face flat-rate service

New players in Japan's postal services would be obliged to set flat rates nationwide for ordinary mail of up to 250 grams after partial liberalization in 2003 under government-drafted legislation, Liberal Democratic Party officials said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2002

DaimlerChrysler man to head MMC

DaimlerChrysler AG's representative to its partner Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will take over the presidency of the Japanese carmaker from Takashi Sonobe, MMC sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2002

Honda bucks declines in local market

Honda Motor Co. reported an 18.8 percent year-on-year gain in domestic sales in February for a second consecutive monthly rise, but the four other big Japanese automakers continued to post declines, according to data released Tuesday by the companies.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2002

Explosive issues dominate Arab summit

BEIRUT -- Arab summits may deal with any matter of common concern to the 22 member states of the "Arab Nation." The matter may be "ordinary" or "emergency," but in practice the more or less permanent emergency of Palestine has furnished 90 percent of their resolutions. Only occasionally have other issues...
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Mar 27, 2002

Stanton Moore: 'Flyin' the Koop'

Stanton Moore has been the drummer for New Orleans' favorite funky jam band, Galactic, since the early '90s. That band earned its following the old-fashioned way, by playing hard and heavy music to make audiences groove. Moore's solo projects, however, lean more toward jazz, but without ever leaving...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / J-POPSICLE
Mar 27, 2002

Groove is in the House

Ambitious is the word that comes to mind when looking at the publicity material for the inaugural New York-Tokyo Music Festival. Scheduled to take place in the Big Apple May 23-26, the event will feature live performances by a variety of Japanese artists, including Towa Tei, Ken Ishii and Mondo Grosso....
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2002

Big banks continue to write off bad loans

The nation's 13 major banks are expected to book a combined 7.5 trillion yen in loan-loss charges for the business year to March 31, about 1 trillion yen more than the 6.44 trillion yen previously estimated, banking sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2002

Hiranuma frets over EU plan to curb steel imports

Trade minister Takeo Hiranuma said Tuesday he is worried that a reported plan by the European Union to join the United States in curbing steel imports will hinder the world's free-trade regime.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2002

Kansai No. 2 runway edges forward

OSAKA -- Some 240 airport and construction officials attended a ceremony Tuesday at Kansai International Airport to mark the building of a second runway, projected for completion by 2007.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Mar 27, 2002

Pet Shop Boys: 'Release'

More than 16 years ago, Neil Tennant emerged as the Noel Coward of dance pop when he and fellow Pet Shop Boy Chris Lowe exhorted all the young dudes to "make lots of money." Like the playwright, Tennant sauntered on to the scene fully jaded, his wit already acerbic, his ironies prickly with cynicism....
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2002

Securities protection funds to merge

Local and foreign funds designed to protect securities investors in the event of brokerage failures are expected to merge by July, industry sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 27, 2002

Getting back to where it began

The career of Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1919), as it unfolds in a new retrospective at the National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, is like watching art history run backward. Its culmination -- the glowing colors and dynamic abstraction he made his own -- introduced a whole new visual vocabulary to Western...
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Man arrested in Kobe stabbing had been staying at hotel near victim’s home
Masashi Tanimoto arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman in Kobe, is sent to prosecutors on Sunday.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.
Fingers sore from too much phone time? You might have ‘sumaho yubi.’
A catch-all term for tendonitis and arthritis caused by excessive smartphone use, 'sumaho yubi' may be difficult to treat for gadget-crazy Japan.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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