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BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2001

Toshiba, NEC report losses for first half of business year

Toshiba Corp. and NEC Corp. on Friday reported consolidated net losses for the first half of fiscal 2001, hit by the global slump in information technology and the worldwide economic slowdown.
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2001

Market slump damages Daiwa's interim earnings

Daiwa Securities Group Inc. said Friday its group pretax profit for the first half of fiscal 2001 plunged 98.9 percent from a year earlier to 1.18 billion yen.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2001

Beef eateries feel mad cow cold shoulder

Amid mounting public fears over mad cow disease, otherwise popular "yakiniku" barbecued-beef restaurants are being dealt a serious blow.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2001

SDF bills clear Upper House committee

A House of Councilors panel passed a bill Friday that will enable the Self-Defense Forces to lend noncombat support to the U.S.-led antiterrorism campaign, moving the legislation another step closer to realization.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2001

Move to change electoral system decried

A move by the ruling bloc to partially change the House of Representatives electoral system has been widely criticized as a political compromise by the Liberal Democratic Party to please coalition partner New Komeito.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Oct 27, 2001

Cars that levitate and suitcase houses

When you come to Japan, one thing you notice is shapes. Shapes are different here.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2001

Panel to mull sale of highway body

The transport minister set up a private advisory panel Friday to study expressway construction plans, asking it to hammer out an interim report on the privatization of Japan Highway Public Corp. by the end of November.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 27, 2001

Introducing 'nihonga' to the British art scene

I meet Sarah Waite in June, just days before she returns to the U.K. after five years in Japan. We talk about the exhibition she will have in London in October as part of the Japan Festival 2001, agreeing to run the interview then. So now, here we are in autumn, and the time is ripe.
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2001

Japan may let import curbs expire

Japan may allow its emergency curbs on agricultural imports to expire Nov. 8 so as to allow for flexibility in negotiations with China, the minister of economy, trade and industry said Friday.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Oct 27, 2001

Maria Teresa de Avila

The wife of the ambassador of Ecuador to Japan is Mexican by birth. She has the aura of vivacity, color and spontaneity often associated with her compatriots. Maria Teresa de Avila was born in Monterrey, Mexico's important northern city that is modern and energetic.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2001

Toyota eyes parts plant in Mexico

Toyota Motor Corp. is planning to build a plant in Mexico to produce cargo platforms for small trucks, company sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2001

Senior vice minister may join Mori

Seiken Sugiura, senior vice foreign minister, may accompany former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori on his trip to India later this week, the ministry announced Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2001

Courts may get say on mentally ill

A Liberal Democratic Party panel has compiled a draft for new legislation to allow district courts to play a key role in deciding on the hospitalization of people acquitted of crimes due to mental illness, party sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Oct 26, 2001

Uncertainty clouds future

The world financial community is looking for clues as to what will ensue from the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2001

National health insurance to cover anthrax medicine

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Thursday it will extend its medical insurance to cover antibiotics used to treat anthrax patients, anticipating the possibility of domestic biological attacks.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2001

Japan must leave backward ways behind

Japan must drastically revise its attitudes toward women and foreigners to stake a place in the global information technology revolution and survive and prosper as a nation in general, according to experts at a Tokyo conference last week.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2001

Products using beef extract not exempt in mad cow scare

OSAKA -- Despite the government's repeated assurances, it is not clear how soon domestic beef consumption will recover to levels before the nation was hit by the mad cow scare in September. But consumer advocates have warned that the threat of the disease does not come from beef alone.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2001

NTT dials in reform program

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. unveiled on Thursday a reform program to cope with recent changes in the telecommunications industry and revised downward its sales projection from 12.1 trillion yen to 11.94 trillion yen for this business year.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2001

Former Tokyo Shogin boss gets new warrant over loans

A former head of the failed credit union Tokyo Shogin was served a fresh arrest warrant for alleged breach of trust in connection with illegal loans of 1.6 billion yen to a business owner, prosecutors said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2001

Aid planned for self-employed in dire straits

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to launch a program offering monthly loans of up to 200,000 yen for self-employed people who have been forced out of business due to government efforts to reform the economy, government officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2001

Afghans' plea for parole rejected

The Tokyo Immigration Bureau has rejected requests for parole by nine Afghans who were detained when applying for refugee status earlier this month on suspicion of entering Japan illegally, according to sources close to the case.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2001

Ministers vow to solve trade dispute

Five Cabinet ministers confirmed Thursday they will hold negotiations in a bid to resolve a trade dispute over farm product imports from China, according to government officials.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2001

Sony swings into the red with a 13.7 billion yen loss

Sony Corp. on Thursday announced a group pretax loss of 13.72 billion yen in the first half through Sept. 30, a sharp reversal from the profit of 113.73 billion yen marked in the corresponding period last year.
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2001

Shinsei Bank in fundraising drive

Shinsei Bank plans to securitize its own loan assets and sell them to investors to diversify its fundraising methods, bank officials said Thursday.
Millions told to evacuate as heavy rain sparks flooding and landslides in Kyushu
Heavy rain falls in the city of Kumamoto on Monday morning.
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.
Chinese vessels collide while pursuing Philippine boat in South China Sea
This handout video grab released and taken on August 11, 2025 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows an incident between a Chinese Navy vessel (left) and a Chinese Coast Guard ship as seen from a Philippine fisheries boat near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea.
Weather agency warns of landslides and flooding in Kyushu as heavy rain continues
An embankment on the Amikake River that collapsed due to heavy rain in Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Friday. Downpours continued in the Kyushu region over the weekend.
Tokyo’s WWII museums hold diverse views on war and peace
A carrier-based Type 52 Zero fighter marks the entrance foyer of Yasukuni Shrine's Yushukan, a museum that tells a more nuanced story of Japan's experience in World War II than the controversies around the shrine might suggest.
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.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.

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