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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / LEARNING BY HEART
Apr 27, 2001

Toddlers' dance: freedom within structure

In fluffy tutus and silky ballet slippers, a circle of pink angels do back-bends in a circle. They dance like storks, skip to my lou and fly backward. It's obviously fun, but the pace is quick.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 27, 2001

Japan women assured of table tennis medal

OSAKA -- The Japanese women's team came through where the men failed the night before, upsetting Romania 3-2 in the quarterfinals of the world championships Thursday to secure their first world-class medal since winning silver in Tokyo in 1983. Yoshie Takada overcame a loss to world No. 9 Mihaela Steff...
LIFE / Lifestyle / JET STREAM
Apr 27, 2001

I know! Let's put on a show in the barn!

Peals of laughter erupt in the audience as the performers onstage go through their routines. It's not every day that the residents of Kitagawa, a village outside of Kochi, have the opportunity to see a musical performed entirely in the local Tosa dialect, and they're relishing every minute of it -- especially...
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2001

Profits soar at NEC, Fujitsu

NEC Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. enjoyed soaring group pretax profits in fiscal 2000, thanks to brisk global sales of electronic devices and telecommunications equipment, according to their earnings reports released Thursday.
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2001

BOJ, Tokyo differ on growth

Economic projections for fiscal 2001 made by the Bank of Japan's Policy Board members range from a contraction of 0.1 percent to a growth of 1 percent, all of which are below the government's 1.7 percent growth forecast.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2001

Impact of hotter planet seen locally

The effects of global warming have become visible in ecosystems around the country, according to the latest research released Thursday by an advisory group to the Environment Ministry.
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2001

Construction orders fell 6% in '00

Construction orders received by Japan's 64 major contractors in fiscal 2000 fell 6 percent from the previous 12 months to 15.37 trillion yen, the Japan Federation of Construction Contractors Inc. said Thursday.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2001

HIV man's liver transplant finished

Surgeons at the University of Tokyo Hospital on Thursday morning finished a marathon liver transplant operation on a hemophiliac who had contracted HIV and hepatitis C from blood products used to treat his illness.
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2001

Mitsui Engineering to get new head

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. said Thursday that its managing director, Takao Motoyama, will be promoted to president, replacing Toshimichi Okano.
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2001

Exec group promotes Matsushita

OSAKA -- Masayuki Matsushita, vice chairman of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., will become a managing director of the Kansai Association of Corporate Executives in May, association officials said.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2001

Koizumi names new Cabinet

Junichiro Koizumi, the president of the Liberal Democratic Party, was elected Japan's 56th prime minister in the Diet on Thursday and immediately inaugurated his new Cabinet.
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Apr 27, 2001

Scorpion fly

*Japanese name:Shiriage mushi *Scientific name: Panorpa japonica * Description: Males are unmistakable -- the abdomen is curled like a scorpion's. The wings, which are held flat when resting, are clear with black spots at the ends, and the head has a large "beak" that is used for feeding. Adults...
SOCCER / World cup
Apr 27, 2001

Spain slips past Japan 1-0 in friendly

CORDOBA, Spain -- Substitute midfielder Ruben Baraja scored in injury time Wednesday to give the home team a 1-0 win and deny Japan a draw in a friendly international with Spain at Cordoba's Arcangel Stadium.
SOCCER / World cup
Apr 27, 2001

Japan performs better this time around

CORDOBA, Spain -- Considering Spain recently beat France, Japan's 1-0 loss Wednesday in Cordoba can be considered a reasonable result. Some people out there will think Japan was unlucky not to get the draw as Spain scored in injury time, but in footballing terms, Spain deserved to win.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2001

Prosecutors hunt for Snow Brand data

OSAKA -- Osaka prosecutors on Thursday searched two more Snow Brand Milk Products Co. offices in connection with a mass outbreak of food poisoning last summer caused by milk products made at its Osaka plant.
COMMUNITY / THE PARENT TRIP
Apr 27, 2001

Being completely fair

When I brought my children to Japan a year ago, I expected they'd pick up on certain things faster than me. I did not, however, anticipate that they'd so quickly succumb to the Japanese national obsession with janken.
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2001

Cambodian envoy seeks election aid

Visiting Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, meeting with Japanese counterpart Yohei Kono on Wednesday, asked for Japanese financial support for local elections scheduled for February 2002.
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2001

Sanwa, Tokai merger ahead of schedule

Sanwa Bank and Tokai Bank will form UFJ Bank by Jan. 15, completing their merger two and a half months earlier than planned, due to better-than-expected progress toward computer systems integration, Sanwa and Tokai presidents said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2001

'00 yearend growth cut down to 0.7%

Economic growth for the October-December quarter has been revised to a real 0.7 percent from the previously reported 0.8 percent, the government said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2001

Hemophiliac with HIV receives liver transplant

Surgeons at the University of Tokyo Hospital on Wednesday began transplanting to an HIV-infected hemophiliac patient with advanced hepatitis C part of a liver donated by the patient's brother.
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2001

Koizumi dons many hats, fancies a good hairdo, too

Junichiro Koizumi, the Liberal Democratic Party's new president, has been dubbed by fellow lawmakers a maverick, an eccentric, a heretic and "the Don Quixote of the political world."
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2001

Exec cites potential in Net data centers

Despite whatever attractive content it may offer, a dot-com firm is doomed to failure if it cannot provide its customers with quick and smooth access to data through its Web site.
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
A person records images of waves following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
80 years on, former teacher conveys history of hidden island in World War II
Masayuki Yamauchi teaches junior high school students about the history of Okunoshima, an island in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, in May.
1,010 food and beverage prices to rise in Japan in August
The price increases in August will be especially noticeable for dairy products, including milk and yogurt, according to the research firm Teikoku Databank.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Coordination office marks first step in U.S. Forces Japan’s shift to ‘warfighting’ command
U.S., Japanese and Australian staff work in the JJOC Cooperation Team office at the U.S. Army’s Hardy Barracks in central Tokyo in this image posted to the Australian Embassy's X account on July 25.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Artist Chiharu Shiota weaves a hidden marvel on Teshima
“Memory of Lines” is Chiharu Shiota’s second art installation on Teshima as part of the Setouchi Triennale.
How the Japanese TV industry is changing
Fuji TV headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Fuji TV came under fire over the manner in which it handled a case of “sexual trouble” involving former boy band member Masahiro Nakai and a female announcer.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.

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