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JAPAN
Jul 23, 2002

Nature restoration NPOs also work to create jobs

A few nonprofit organizations are attempting to restore nature around the nation's lakes and mountains.
COMMENTARY
Jul 23, 2002

Who can succeed Koizumi?

A sense of frustration prevails as the marathon Diet session nears its end. Since it convened in January, the scandal-racked legislature has achieved very little, and the political situation has become increasingly unstable.
COMMENTARY
Jul 23, 2002

Musharraf challenged on several fronts

ISLAMABAD -- In its eagerness to intensify its fight against domestic terrorism, the government of Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf has scored important gains recently.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2002

TSE rallies after early volatility

Tokyo stocks survived an early scare Monday, with the key Nikkei average sliding below 10,000 for the first time in five months, before recording a mixed bag of results in response to Friday's plunge on Wall Street.
BUSINESS / ON MANAGEMENT
Jul 23, 2002

Managing growth differs from growing one's firm

The news in business has been full of falling stars lately. "Is it just me," a friend asked the other day, "or does it seem as if half of the CEO supernovas from two years ago have crashed and burned?" In light of the economic turmoil I could understand how he had gotten this impression, but could not...
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2002

Killer's legacy builds bridges

One of the last wishes of executed mass murderer Norio Nagayama has helped to link Japanese kids who refuse to go to school with working children in Peru.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 23, 2002

Obando's clout ends Fighters' five-game skid

Sherman Obando hit a solo homer and Satoru Kanemura pitched eight effective innings Monday as the Nippon Ham Fighters beat the front-running Seibu Lions 5-2 for their first win since the All-Star break.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2002

LDP to form new panel to discuss online copying

In an attempt to define fair use in cyberspace, the LDP will form a panel on intellectual property rights that will propose tougher laws against online copying of animation and game software.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2002

Economy steadying but vulnerable, Hayami says

Bank of Japan Gov. Masaru Hayami said Monday the economy has stopped deteriorating but remains vulnerable to a weakening dollar and overseas market slides.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Jul 23, 2002

Two Crocodile Dundees find a wild world in South Africa

The reeds ripple. There is a throaty, menacing, hiss.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2002

Honda to sell China-made 50cc scooter

Aiming to boost sluggish motorbike sales in the domestic market, Honda Motor Co. announced Monday it will begin sales of a low-priced 50cc scooter made at its Chinese assembly plant.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2002

Strain of hepatitis E similar to that which killed patient is found in piglet

A strain of hepatitis E virus with DNA closely resembling that of the HEV found in one of three patients who died of the disease in Japan has been found in a pig in Tochigi Prefecture, researchers said Monday.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2002

Report to call for FTA negotiations with Mexico

Japan and Mexico should begin formal negotiations as soon as possible on concluding a comprehensive pact aimed at shoring up a bilateral economic partnership, including a free-trade agreement.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 23, 2002

Nakamura winner seals farewell win

Shunsuke Nakamura struck a goal and set up another in his farewell game for the Yokohama F. Marinos as his team moved back to the top of the J. League Division One first-stage standings with a 2-1 come-from-behind win over Tokyo Verdy 1969 on Sunday night.
CULTURE / Music
Jul 23, 2002

Organ fest comes to a close

The last performance of the International Organ Festival 2002 will be held at Kurashiki Sakuyo University's Seitokuden Hall in Okayama Prefecture on July 28.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2002

Panel mulls closed-door patent hearings

A government panel on judicial reform will consider a proposed revision to the Code of Civil Procedure that would allow oral arguments on patents and other intellectual property rights to be held behind closed doors in court, panel sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2002

Panel suggests 20% of ambassadors be nonministry staff

An advisory panel on Foreign Ministry reform on Monday called for appointing 20 percent of ambassadors from outside the ministry within three years to increase competition for overseas postings.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2002

Blind man falls onto tracks but train stops short

A 25-year-old blind man who fell Sunday from a platform at JR Shinanomachi Station in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, suffered only minor injuries thanks to the prompt response of a station employee in halting an oncoming train, railway officials said.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2002

Publisher to acquire visual content firm

Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co. said Monday one of its group companies will acquire the operations of visual content provider Daiei Co. to expand the group's contents business.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2002

Card firms to use Visa verification

Visa International said Monday seven major Japanese credit card companies have agreed to introduce its service to verify cardholders for online shopping.
BUSINESS / TAKING STOCK
Jul 23, 2002

Japan's reliance on U.S. must end

Tokyo stocks remain weak in response to falls in U.S. stocks and the dollar's value resulting from the shaken belief in the U.S. that everything should be left to the market.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2002

Business executives get together on mission to network region

Representatives from six Asian countries met Monday in Tokyo to discuss enhancing the continent's infrastructure for broadband Internet.
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ARCHIPELA-GO
Jul 23, 2002

A village welcomes visitors to preserve itself

Timing is everything with Shirakawago. Arrive midafternoon on a fine weekend in spring, especially around Golden Week, and you could be forgiven for wondering why you bothered coming in the first place. Unless you have a fondness for shoulder-to-shoulder stadium-size crowds, the delights of Shirakawago...
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Jul 23, 2002

Two Crocodile Dundees find a wild world in South Africa

The reeds ripple. There is a throaty, menacing, hiss.
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ARCHIPELA-GO
Jul 23, 2002

A village welcomes visitors to preserve itself

Timing is everything with Shirakawago. Arrive midafternoon on a fine weekend in spring, especially around Golden Week, and you could be forgiven for wondering why you bothered coming in the first place. Unless you have a fondness for shoulder-to-shoulder stadium-size crowds, the delights of Shirakawago...
COMMENTARY
Jul 22, 2002

Tokyo, Seoul narrowing gap

The Japanese people's sense of Japan-South Korea friendship has heightened following the World Cup soccer tournament cohosted last month by the two countries. After South Korea advanced to the semifinals, many Japanese cheered the team on to an extent that puzzled some South Koreans.

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