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BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2001

Insurer signs sponsorship deal

Administrators of failed insurer Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance Co. announced Friday that the company has signed a sponsorship agreement with American International Group Inc., which will support its rehabilitation.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2001

PCCW to buy U.S. firm's game arm

Game software developer Pacific Century CyberWorks Japan Co. said Friday it has agreed to buy VR1, the network game software division of U.S. Internet business and entertainment provider Circadence Corp., for about $38 million.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2001

DNA tests show body in cave is Blackman's: cops

Police said Friday a DNA test has finally confirmed that the decomposed remains discovered earlier this month in a beach cave in Kanagawa Prefecture are those of Briton Lucie Blackman, who went missing last July.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2001

Diet group to fight domestic violence

A supra-partisan group of Upper House members has compiled a draft bill to fight domestic violence that would allow court restraining orders against perpetrators based on police and notary reports, group members said Friday.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2001

Joint effort imperative on climate change: U.N.

Countries must settle their differences at climate talks later this year to minimize the impact of global warming, according to the head of a U.N. panel of climate change experts.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2001

Downgrades could hurt interest rates

The downgrading of ratings on Japan's long-term local and foreign currency credit by Standard & Poor's Corp. could hurt Japan's economy by raising long-term interest rates, the head of the government's Tax Commission said Friday.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2001

Japan will screen controversial textbook under usual rules: Fukuda

Japan will screen a junior high school history textbook that has drawn criticism from three Asian neighbors under its usual screening procedure, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Friday.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2001

Kono's Okinawa visit set to focus on base issues

Foreign Minister Yohei Kono will meet Sunday with Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine and other officials in Okinawa to discuss issues relating to the U.S. military presence in the prefecture, Kono said Friday.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2001

Matsushita and Toshiba plan Singapore venture

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and Toshiba Corp. said Friday they will set up a joint venture in Singapore next month to manufacture low-temperature polysilicon liquid crystal display panels used in video mobile phones and other digital appliances.
EDITORIALS
Feb 24, 2001

Iraq defiant yet again

It did not take long for the new U.S. administration to face its first foreign-policy test. The foe was familiar: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. The response, airstrikes, was expected, as was the result: international criticism of the action, few signs of its effectiveness and mounting concern over...
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2001

Failed Taisho Life contracts set to move to new entity

Softbank Finance Corp. and Yamato Mutual Life Insurance Co. announced Friday that they have formed a wholly owned subsidiary to take over failed life insurer Taisho Life Insurance Co. on March 31.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2001

'Learned societies' still have a key role

CHIANG MAI, Thailand-- The complex cultures of Asia have always attracted the interest of Western scholars. This is the origin of what came to be later known as "Learned Societies," institutions based on intellectual curiosity and a deep-rooted volunteer spirit.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2001

Nuclear Pakistan and the new Bush team

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Less than three years after Pakistan detonated its first nuclear device, a new Republican administration has taken over in Washington.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 24, 2001

Mariners turn down offer for Ichiro

The Seattle Mariners have turned down a trade offer from the Los Angeles Dodgers to swap outfielder Gary Sheffield for former Orix BlueWave outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, Major League Baseball's official Web site reported Thursday.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2001

TV regulations to be relaxed

The telecommunications ministry will relax restrictions on satellite and cable TV businesses in order to promote competition and encourage the entry of communication firms and foreign capital, ministry officials said.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2001

Putin, history and the Korean Peninsula

SEOUL -- The inter-Korean railroad project across the DMZ makes a great deal of sense for the two Koreas, but it also makes sense for outside powers, above all for Russia. With space to spare on the trans-Siberian route on the return trip east, Moscow is looking south for passengers. It is offering huge...
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2001

Crown Prince marks 41st birthday

The Crown Prince on Friday celebrated his 41st birthday and said his hope for the future is that the Imperial family will have more contact with citizens to reflect current times while still maintaining ancient traditions.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2001

Foley says U.S. will salvage Ehime Maru if it can

The United States is committed to taking whatever actions are technically possible to salvage a sunken Japanese fisheries training ship, U.S. Ambassador Thomas Foley said Friday.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2001

Japan-U.S. open-skies talks stall

Japan-U.S. aviation talks ended Thursday in Washington with no tangible progress on a U.S. proposal to form an open-skies accord, Japanese officials said Friday in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2001

Foreign investors remain net stock buyers

Foreign investors were net buyers of Japanese stocks for the eighth consecutive week last week.
CULTURE / Film
Feb 24, 2001

Space . . . the funny frontier

Think of it as a "Seven Samurai" in outer space. OK, well there are only six warriors in "Galaxy Quest" but the comparison kinda works. They are a group of has-been actors whose sole claim to fame is a TV series called "Galaxy Quest" that went off the air 18 years ago. But American human beings weren't...
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2001

S&P downgrades Japan's credit

NEW YORK -- Standard & Poor's Corp. said Thursday it had lowered its long-term local and foreign currency credit ratings on Japan from AAA to AA plus.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Junglia, Japan’s newest theme park, opens in northern Okinawa
In Junglia’s Dinosaur Safari attraction during a media preview on Thursday, a casual drive through a habitat for the prehistoric creatures goes haywire when several Tyrannosaurus rexes break out of containment.
Extreme heat grips Japan, including even Hokkaido
The city of Obihiro in Hokkaido amid scorching heat on Thursday
‘Demon Slayer’ movie slashes its own box office records
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” is the first installment in a trilogy that's set to wrap the anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoke's manga about sword-wielding heroes fighting man-eating demons.
Ishiba rules out joint document on U.S. tariffs as deal's details trickle out
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech at an event in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Friday afternoon.
Behind the scenes: Inside Fuji Rock’s strategy for staying on top
In recent years, Fuji Rock has had fewer blockbuster performers and showcased more top-selling Japanese acts and international musicians' first-time performances in Japan.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Hall of Fame always held deeper meaning for Ichiro
Ichiro presents then-Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson with the bat he used to break the single-season hits record in 2004.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.
JT picks: What not to miss at Fuji Rock 2025
Fuji Rock Festival turns the green slopes of Niigata Prefecture’s Naeba Ski Resort into a summer escape that offers soundtracks for every mood.

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