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JAPAN
Aug 10, 2001

Smokers sue as Japan Tobacco denies causal links

Matao Yamamoto, a 67-year-old former Kyoto cab driver, is one of a large number of smokers in Japan who deeply regrets acquiring the hard-to-quit habit.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2001

DSL activity continues meteoric rise

The number of digital subscriber lines for high-speed Internet access reached 400,760 at the end of July, the telecommunications ministry said in a report Thursday.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2001

Questions arise about strong-dollar policy

The U.S. National Association of Manufacturers has urged President George W. Bush to address the strong dollar, fueling speculation over a shift in the U.S. foreign-exchange policy.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2001

Yasukuni awaits as minefield for Koizumi

and TOSHI MAEDA Staff writers One might wonder why Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is so bent on visiting Yasukuni Shrine on Aug. 15, the anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender, amid a steady outcry from Seoul and Beijing and opposition from inside his ruling camp.
COMMENTARY
Aug 10, 2001

Noblesse oblige in short supply

The immediate task for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is to wrap up a specific reform package. While his slogans — "Structural reform with no sacred cows" and "No economic recovery without structural reform" — are basically supported here and abroad, stock prices have continued to fall.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2001

Japan considers retaliating over saury fishing issue

Japan will consider retaliating against Russia's granting of fishing rights to other countries in waters around Russian-held islands claimed by Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2001

Machinery orders fell 6.6% in June

Core private-sector machinery orders fell a seasonally adjusted 6.6 percent in June from the previous month to 946.5 billion yen, marking the second consecutive month of decline, the Cabinet Office said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2001

Tokyo prepares to introduce 'ad trains'

"Ad trains" may hit Tokyo as early as the fall as the Tokyo Metropolitan Government moves to lift its ban on city trains carrying exterior advertisements, it was learned Thursday.
LIFE / Lifestyle / JET STREAM
Aug 10, 2001

Getting a different perspective

Before coming to Japan, Jennifer Biggers had achieved some success as a musician in her native Texas. The world music enthusiast had composed and produced two tapes and a CD of original music.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2001

JAL systems snafu snarls services

Japan Airlines said Thursday its host computer for passenger services broke down, stalling almost all international flights in the morning out of Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2001

No contenders file for LDP presidency

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will be re-elected as president of the Liberal Democratic Party today, allowing him to stay in office for two more years.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2001

Suicides abate, but still over 30,000

The number of suicides in Japan in 2000 fell 3.3 percent to 31,957 for the first annual drop in six years but stayed above 30,000 for the third straight year, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2001

ITU chief wants body policy savvy

Yoshio Utsumi is struggling to change the International Telecommunication Union, the world's oldest international organization whose origin dates back to 1865.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2001

New banks face rough ride to turn profit: S&P

Japan's banking upstarts are facing big challenges in terms of overcoming high operational risks and securing profitability, Standard & Poor's Corp. said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2001

Guru doesn't appeal sarin redress

A Tokyo District Court ruling ordering Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara to pay about 464 million yen to relatives of victims of a sarin gas attack in Nagano Prefecture in 1994 became final Thursday after the appeals deadline passed Wednesday midnight with no challenges.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2001

41% of those in their 60s use mobiles

Forty-one percent of people in their 60s living in the Tokyo metropolitan area have mobile phones and many also use mobile e-mail and special ringing melodies, according to a survey released Thursday by NTT DoCoMo Inc.
COMMUNITY / THE PARENT TRIP
Aug 10, 2001

We are family . . .

My seven brothers and sisters testify to the reality that families come in all sizes, shapes and colors. We range in shades from straight coffee to cafe latte to cream.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2001

Japan-China trade hit record-high in first half

Trade between Japan and China grew 12.7 percent in the January-June period from a year earlier to $43.651 billion, marking a record high for the first half of a fiscal year, the Japan External Trade Organization said Thursday.
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 10, 2001

Jubilo, JEF United battle to 2-2 draw

Veteran Japan striker Masashi Nakayama and South Korea marksman Choi Yong Soo found the net twice apiece Wednesday as Jubilo Iwata and JEF United Ichihara battled to a 2-2 draw in the first leg of their J. League Nabisco Cup quarterfinal tie at Kamoike stadium in Kagoshima.
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Aug 10, 2001

Rhinoceros beetle

* Japanese name:Kabutomushi * Scientific name:Allomyrina dichotoma * Description: One of the best-known and best-loved insects in Japan, this beetle is also one of the easiest to identify. Males have a large horn extending from the head and another, smaller one from the thorax. They are very strong,...
MORE SPORTS
Aug 10, 2001

Spring runnerup loses baseball opener

Yuta Yamashiro homered in the fourth inning and Yu Higa broke the game open with a two-run double in the seventh as Okinawa's Ginoza High School won 7-1 over Sendai Ikuei on Thursday in the high school baseball national championship tournament.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2001

Takenaka to press BOJ for further credit-easing measures

Economic minister Heizo Takenaka said Thursday he will urge Bank of Japan policymakers to further ease monetary policy to pave the way for a weaker yen and bad-loan disposal.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2001

Mitsubishi group chalks net profit for April-June

Trading house Mitsubishi Corp. said Thursday it posted a group net profit of 28.69 billion yen in the April-June quarter, achieving 95.6 percent of its first half-year target and 35.9 percent of the full-year projection for the business year to March.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2001

FSA aims to ease tax on capital gains

The Financial Services Agency said it aims to lower the capital gains tax and allow tax exemptions on small capital gains.
China’s unbeatable new production model export
China is not merely moving more goods; it is exporting a new, ruthlessly efficient production model powered by automation, AI and state-guided industrial optimization.
Extreme heat in Japan set to peak this week
People shield their eyes from the sun as they walk through a street on a hot day in Tokyo on July 26.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield
Signs for fast-fashion factories in Prato, Italy, on Friday. Chinese crime groups in the district thrive on the "Prato system" rife with corruption in the fast-fashion sector.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
With a new distillery, Suntory makes a spirited move on gin market
A staff inspects a distillation pot still at Suntory's new Osaka Spirits & Liqueurs Craft Distillery, which will focus on gin production and help Suntory capture a bigger slice of the fast-growing gin market.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
From Osaka to the NHL: Jordan Spence hopes to inspire young Japanese hockey players
Ottawa Senators defenseman Jordan Spence helps lead the Dreamskate Japan hockey camp in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on July 5.

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