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JAPAN
Sep 6, 2001

Business sentiment darkens despite capital spending rise

Corporate pessimism over the economy grew in the July-September quarter, overshadowing a 2.3 percent rise in capital spending during the April-June period.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2001

Mayors seek help for hibakusha living overseas

Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba and Nagasaki Mayor Itcho Ito urged the central government this week to formulate support measures for atomic bomb victims living overseas.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2001

Mount Fuji radar is dismantled

KOFU -- Workers began dismantling on Wednesday morning a dome on a radar station atop Mount Fuji and were expected to finish the job within a day, weather permitting, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2001

EPDC stops Niigata plant construction

Electric Power Development Co. announced Wednesday it will cancel a plan to construct a power plant in Niigata Prefecture.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 6, 2001

Kofu upsets Omiya Ardija 2-1

SAITAMA -- J. League Division Two cellar dweller Ventforet Kofu stunned Division One hopeful Omiya Ardija 2-1 at Omiya Soccer Stadium on Wednesday night.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2001

Consultations on domestic violence soar

More than 9,000 women visited prefectural counseling centers across Japan to seek advice on domestic violence in fiscal 2000, surpassing the number that sought counseling on divorce, according to a government survey released this week.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2001

U.S. investment talks set for Sept. 14

Japanese and U.S. government representatives will meet Sept. 14 in Tokyo to discuss promoting direct investment, according to government sources.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2001

MHI in Westinghouse reactor accord

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Wednesday it has reached a basic agreement to help Westinghouse Electric Co. of the United States develop a new 1,000-megawatt nuclear reactor.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2001

Wetland conservation efforts gain ground

Wetlands have long gotten short shrift in Japan and around the world.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2001

Sanyo to introduce retirement pay based partly on merit

OSAKA -- Sanyo Electric Co. will introduce a retirement pay system combining merit and seniority to cope with an increase in job mobility, company officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2001

Alaska pushes business despite slump

Despite Japan's prolonged economic slump, Alaska sees new business opportunities with Japan in natural resources and seafood industries, a representative of the state said in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2001

Hourly wage gap spreads among female workers

The average hourly wage of female part-time workers was 67 percent that of female full-time workers in 2000, according to statistics compiled by the labor ministry. Female part-time workers earn an average of 889 yen per hour, while their full-time counterparts make 1,329 yen excluding bonuses and other...
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2001

Trash outside game parlor rendered fire door useless

A mountain of garbage on the landing outside a mah-jongg game parlor destroyed in a fatal fire early Saturday was blocking a fire door, stopping it from automatically closing when fire alarms went off, police investigating the blaze said Wednesday.
MULTIMEDIA / SPORTS SCOPE
Sep 6, 2001

A little knowledge is a dangerous thing

It's a memory that still pains me to this day. It was a public humiliation -- and the very worst kind. There are those who can shrug off such insults. I am not one of those.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Sep 6, 2001

Evolution: Who's responsible?

The human impact on earth has been well-documented: There's climate change, environmental destruction and pollution. Today an American scientist says that humans are driving another, more subtle change that may have consequences that are just as damaging: Evolution in other species is speeding up, and...
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2001

Staffing imbalance reaches 15-month high, poll shows

Companies with excess labor outnumbered those with shortages in August by the widest margin since May 2000, according to a government survey.
CULTURE / Film
Sep 5, 2001

Yes! Super film, hurrah!

Bridget Jones's Diary Rating: * * * 1/2 Japanese title: Bridget Jones no Nikki Director: Sharon Maguire Running time: 97 minutes Language: English Opens mid-September at Shibutoh Cine Tower and other theaters
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2001

Koizumi pledges to stay course for reform

Amid increasing pressure on him to compromise, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reiterated Tuesday that he will stick to his plan to cap the annual issuance of government bonds at 30 trillion yen starting this fiscal year.
CULTURE / Film
Sep 5, 2001

Truly, madly, but not too deeply

Zeitaku na Hone Rating: * * * 1/2 Director: Isao Yukisada Running time: 107 minutes Language: Japanese Now showing
CULTURE / Film
Sep 5, 2001

What's age got to do with it?

27 Missing Kisses Rating: * * * 1/2 Japanese title: Sybill no Itazura Director: Nana Djordjadze Running time: 96 minutes Language: Georgian Now showing
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2001

Lethal gases blamed for Shinjuku inferno deaths

Most of the 44 people who died from a fire in a building in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward at the weekend are believed to have died less than two minutes after inhaling carbon monoxide or hydrocyanic acid gas, investigators said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2001

Uniqlo to open first U.K. stores

Uniqlo casual clothing will open four of its first overseas stores in and around London on Sept. 28, the operator of the chain said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2001

Tainted I.V. drip claims elderly man

A male patient in his 70s has died from blood poisoning after being infected with intestinal bacteria at a hospital in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, hospital officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2001

Tanaka plans to visit Ehime Maru team

Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka will pay a weekend visit to Honolulu on her way back from San Francisco to encourage the salvage crew attempting to move the Ehime Maru, the Japanese fisheries training vessel sunk by a U.S. submarine in February, according to ministry officials.
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2001

Ruling parties question bond cap

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi came under pressure Tuesday from ruling bloc lawmakers to abandon his pledge to limit fresh government bond issuance to 30 trillion yen.
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.
Japan starts survey on foreign nationals' unpaid resident taxes
In the most recent regular session of parliament, problems were highlighted regarding some foreign workers leaving Japan without paying outstanding taxes.
Summer bonuses at major Japan firms hit record
The fourth consecutive year of increase came after many firms raised their monthly wages this spring and as a result of solid earnings mainly among manufacturers.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
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.
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.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Will the movement seeking Ishiba’s resignation succeed?
Liberal Democratic Party youth division head Yasutaka Nakasone (center) and other members speak to reporters in Tokyo on July 25.

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