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BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2001

Independent body needed for financial inspections: FSA chief

Japan should create an independent body to inspect various types of financial institutions including those run by agriculture and labor bodies, Financial Services Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa said Sunday.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2001

WTO set to endorse Taiwan membership

DOHA -- Ministers of the World Trade Organization are set to approve Taiwan's bid to join the world trade body Sunday evening while they continue to work on pending issues in an attempt to launch a new round of global trade talks at the end of the five-day meeting.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2001

Tokyo official held for bribery over work on Miyakejima

Police arrested a Tokyo Metropolitan Government official Sunday on suspicion of accepting some 3 million yen in cash in exchange for favors in connection with erosion control work on the evacuated volcanic island of Miyakejima.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 12, 2001

Duval survives to win Dunlop Phoenix in playoff

MIYAZAKI -- The world's No. 3 ranked golfer David Duval survived a nightmare finish to his final round to win the 200 million yen Dunlop Phoenix Tournament Sunday after beating Taichi Teshima in a playoff.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 12, 2001

Japan wins 5th straight game in baseball World Cup

TAIPEI -- Yomiuri Giants catcher Shinnosuke Abe belted a two-run homer and drove in three runs Sunday as Japan posted its fifth straight win in World Cup competition with an 8-0 triumph over Australia.
SUMO
Nov 12, 2001

Musashimaru wins; Kaio, Kotomitsuki upset in Kyushu opener

FUKUOKA -- Yokozuna Musashimaru notched a comfortable win over komusubi Kaiho on Sunday, but ozeki Kaio and ozeki hopeful Kotomitsuki got off on the wrong foot with upset losses at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2001

Pakistan moves nuclear weapons to secret locations: report

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has ordered an emergency redeployment of the country's nuclear arsenal to at least six new secret locations, a major U.S. newspaper reported Sunday.
EDITORIALS
Nov 11, 2001

Space station blues -- again

This month marks a milestone for the International Space Station. As of Nov. 2, there had been a continuous human presence on the orbiting lab-in-progress for exactly one year. Besides the three crews that have successively called it home, 14 spacecraft had visited. Eighteen space walks had been carried...
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2001

Ban placed on U.S. chicken imports

Japan has suspended imports of chickens and ducks from the United States because of concern over the possible spread of a type of influenza virus affecting poultry, the agriculture ministry said.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2001

Officials ignore domestic violence: poll

Japanese women who have survived abuse at the hands of their husbands or boyfriends say police, government offices and people around them typically turn a blind eye to their suffering, according to a Cabinet Office survey.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2001

China to be named new WTO member

DOHA -- In a move planned for maximum publicity and a respite from divisive negotiations, China was set to be approved as a member of the World Trade Organization on Saturday.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2001

Academics, public criticize terrorism, U.S. policy

NAGASAKI -- Citizens and academics from across northeast Asia expressed concerns Saturday that both the activities of terrorists and the hardline stance adopted by the United States in diplomacy -- including the retaliatory attacks on Afghanistan -- threaten global peace and the abolition of nuclear...
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2001

Asahi Mutual may sell off unit to Tokio

Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Co. is in final talks with Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance Co. to sell off its sales division to the nonlife insurer's wholly owned subsidiary, Tokio Marine Life Insurance Co., sources close to the talks said Saturday.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2001

New Komeito backs down on use of weapons by SDF

In a major shift in party policy, New Komeito leader Takenori Kanzaki agreed Saturday to ease conditions on the use of weapons by Self-Defense Forces personnel participating in peacekeeping operations during the current Diet session, which ends on Dec. 7.
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JAPAN
Nov 11, 2001

Astronaut's husband more than happy to play waiting game

"In the history of humankind, the first Asian husband of someone who has been into space."
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2001

Bills planned to ratify Kyoto pact

The government plans to submit several bills to next year's ordinary session of the Diet to lay the groundwork for Japan's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol by the end of 2002 following the completion of a rule book for the pact, government sources said Saturday.
SUMO
Nov 11, 2001

Wide-open race expected in Kyushu Basho

Though it is not taking place in a dramatic fashion, sumo is now in a state of transition, a changing of the guard. Unlike most generational shifts in the past, the current transition is far from dramatic, since the old guard rikishi are actually, for the most part, still in their 20s, and many of their...
COMMENTARY
Nov 11, 2001

North Korea guards its antiterror card

SEOUL -- The message conveyed in a newspaper interview was crystal clear: "The North Koreans are missing an opportunity to play a responsible role by not joining us," said Thomas Hubbard, the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea. "We'd like to see North Korea join in international concrete actions to stamp...
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2001

Three physicists, biologist, composer receive Kyoto Prizes

KYOTO -- Three physicists, a British evolutional biologist and an Austrian composer received the 2001 Kyoto Prizes during a ceremony Saturday at the Kyoto International Conference Hall for their contributions to the scientific, cultural and spiritual development of mankind.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2001

Japan, U.S. plan Afghan recovery talks

Japan plans to jointly host an international conference with the United States in New York on Nov. 20 to discuss measures to assist Afghanistan's recovery, according to sources close to the plan.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2001

Obituary: Sachiko Hidari

Veteran actress Sachiko Hidari died Thursday of cancer at the National Cancer Center in Tokyo, her family said Saturday. She was 71.
COMMUNITY
Nov 11, 2001

Trepanners open their minds with a hole in the head

Amanda Feilding spent four years searching for a surgeon to perform the operation. Several agreed, then backed out at the last minute, fearing the consequences if anything went wrong.
COMMUNITY
Nov 11, 2001

The Feldenkrais Method: Not just going through the motions

Does licking an imaginary ice cream appeal to you? With a tongue that reaches your chest? How about pecking like a chicken? Or perhaps you'd enjoy turning your face to the right while looking toward the left?
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 11, 2001

Yanagisawa carries Antlers to key victory

KASHIMA, Ibaraki Pref. -- The Kashima Antlers moved one step closer to clinching the J. League Division One second-stage title on Saturday with a 3-1 home win over FC Tokyo, coupled with rival Jubilo Iwata's failure to beat the Yokohama F. Marinos in 90 minutes.
CULTURE / Music / JAZZNICITY
Nov 11, 2001

Fusion is dead, long live fusion

Fusion is the style of jazz pioneered by Miles Davis in the 1960s, most famously with his album "Bitches' Brew," in which the power, decibels and feedback of Jimi Hendrix were fused with the searing, exploratory complexity of John Coltrane.
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
Nov 11, 2001

So a girl walks into this bar

You usually are taken to the best bars -- or you're told about them. You don't usually find one by walking down a random street -- especially a big street -- and lurching through the first open door you see.
Britain’s Prince of Wales aircraft carrier makes Japan debut
HMS Prince of Wales arrives into the Port of Darwin, Australia, in July during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.
Japanese students who want to study abroad looking at options in Asia
The number of Japanese students who applied to the National Taiwan University in Taipei in 2025 is more than 60% higher than last year due partly to affordability and proximity.
Controversial theories continue to swirl around 1985 JAL jet crash
Kimi Ozawa, who lost her husband in the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet, prays in front of his memorial marker on Tuesday in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture.
1 in 55 Japanese middle schoolers abuse over-the-counter drugs, survey shows
Among the middle school students who admitted to abusing over-the-counter medication, the majority — around 64% — said they got them from pharmacies while a third said they had access to them in their own households.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Will Ishiba's critics be able to garner enough support for a leadership race?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's political survival likely hinges on whether a leadership race will take place within the Liberal Democratic Party following its decision to have its election committee canvass the opinions of party members and prefectural chapters on the subject.
Hidden rosters and the legacy of Japan’s germ warfare
Katsutoshi Takegami, 77, in his storehouse attic where he discovered his father's Unit 1644 documents
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.

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