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SOCCER / J. League
Jan 26, 2002

Troussier happy with World Cup preparations

IBUSUKI, Kagoshima Pref. -- Japan coach Philippe Troussier said Thursday that he has been satisfied with his team's first training camp for the World Cup.
SUMO
Jan 26, 2002

Chiyotaikai takes over at top

Ozeki Chiyotaikai knocked a huge monkey off his back by mugging nemesis Musoyama on Friday to take sole possession of the lead at 12-1 in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2002

Bacteria strains becoming more resistant to antibiotics

OSAKA -- The ability of pneumococcus bacteria -- the cause of pneumonia, inflammation of the middle ear and meningitis -- to resist antibiotics has been steadily increasing, according to a joint study conducted by Kinki University and 12 other medical institutions in western Japan.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2002

90% of stations will be safer by March

Nine out of 10 major train stations in Japan have made, or are in the process of making, structural changes to platforms to help people who have fallen onto the tracks escape oncoming trains, the government said Friday.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2002

Government to buy old cattle to aid farmers

The government and the Liberal Democratic Party on Friday approved using public funds to buy old cattle that farmers cannot sell because of repercussions from the outbreak of mad cow disease, government sources said.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2002

Dugong habitat study gets funding

The government earmarked 152 million yen Friday to survey and protect dugongs off Okinawa and assess the effects of the planned construction of a civilian-military airport there.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2002

Man wants name cleared in '63 Sayama case

A man sentenced to life in prison for the 1963 murder of a high school girl spoke out Friday against the Tokyo High Court's recent dismissal of his complaint over not being granted a retrial in 1999.
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2002

Foreigners turn net sellers for first time in a month

Foreign investors turned net sellers of Japanese stocks for the first time in four weeks last week.
COMMENTARY
Jan 26, 2002

A revolution in British politics

LONDON -- The British Constitution has long been widely admired, if not always understood.
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2002

IMF's Krueger says BOJ is on the right path

The No. 2 official of the International Monetary Fund urged the Bank of Japan on Friday to continue doing exactly what it has been doing in an attempt to curtail the country's deflationary spiral.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2002

Japanese test low in science knowledge

Japan ranked third from the bottom in scientific knowledge tests conducted last year in Japan, the United States and 12 European nations and compiled by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2002

China could help Japan by taking its money and cutting its Kyoto target

Backed by its status as the world's largest single aid donor, Japan is anxious to have dibs on China as a partner in a scheme linking development aid to achieving required cuts in greenhouse gas emissions.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2002

Seven former executives arrested over Kansai Kogin loan scandal

OSAKA -- Police on Friday arrested seven executives of a failed local credit union chiefly serving the South Korean community, in connection with loans that the suspects allegedly knew would not be repaid.
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2002

Sony sales hit quarterly high

Sony Corp. said Friday its consolidated sales in the October-December period hit a record quarterly high, helped partly by brisk yearend sales.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2002

Obituary: Rose Lesser

Rose Lesser, a resident of Japan since 1929 and widow of geobotanist Kenji Takahashi, died Tuesday in Tokyo. She was 93.
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2002

Chuo Mitsui to invest in Japan Trustee Services

Chuo Mitsui Trust & Banking Co. will next month invest in an asset management joint venture by Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. and Daiwa Bank, Chuo Mitsui officials said Friday.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2002

Snow to halt beef sales

Snow Brand Food Co., which has admitted to relabeling imported beef to get domestic subsidies, said Friday it will suspend beef-related operations, while its president indicated he may resign to take responsibility for the company's crooked behavior.
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2002

Business leaders push for free-trade pact

Japanese and South Korean Business leaders agreed Friday that the two countries should sign a bilateral free-trade agreement at an early date, providing impetus for both governments to launch a full study on the issue.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jan 26, 2002

No snow tires allowed in your carry-on

Surely anyone who has tried to fly recently has found themselves mumbling, "Osama bin Ladin, you weenie!"
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2002

Firms to expedite restructuring, boost profits

Major Japanese companies are expected to boost their profitability through restructuring efforts from 2002 and thus revitalize the local stock market, according to a Japanese unit of Zurich-based Credit Suisse Group AG.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jan 26, 2002

Sorious Samura

Last summer for its "Perspectives" series, CNN presented the documentary film "Exodus," made by Sorious Samura. Sorious, from Sierra Leone, said of that film: "To try and tell a story like this means witnessing tragedy and sometime playing with death. . . . I was never sure we'd return in one piece."...
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2002

Officers can't hide behind new IDs

The National Police Agency on Friday showed off a new police identification badge and pin created in an effort to better identify officers and improve accountability following a series of scandals.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2002

Record 0.8% CPI fall fuels deflation fears

Japan's key gauge of consumer prices dropped a record 0.8 percent in 2001, underlining fresh evidence of continuing deflationary pressure on the economy, the government said Friday.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2002

Report aims at cleanup of soil pollution

An advisory body to the Environment Ministry submitted a report Friday proposing steps to prevent and clean up soil pollution, and manage health risks posed by land already contaminated.
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2002

Government backtracks on banks

The government's top spokesman expressed support Friday for continuing to fully guarantee bank deposits held by local governments after the planned abolishment the 100 percent guarantee system.

Longform

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