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BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2001

Steel firms drop earnings outlook

Five major steelmakers on Friday revised downward earnings forecasts for the year to March due to decreased profitability springing from flagging demand and product prices.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2001

Defense chief heads to East Timor

Defense Agency Director General Gen Nakatani left Friday for the United States, Indonesia and East Timor, government officials said.
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2001

Shiokawa leaves for APEC talks

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa on Friday departed for China to attend a meeting of finance chiefs from the 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, scheduled to be held in Suzhou this weekend, ministry officials said.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Sep 8, 2001

Misako Fedorowicz

SHREWSBURY, England -- This country town of Shropshire in the British Midlands is characterized by its crowding, crooked, black-and-white 16th century houses, clustered within a horseshoe loop of the River Severn. Narrow passages known as shuts link winding streets that keep distinctive names acquired...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Sep 8, 2001

Make mine the tow roll floor tortillas

It's time for another column about funny English! This time I bring you an honest-to-goodness menu from a restaurant called Skegs, which specializes in Mexican food. Following the menu items I have inserted explanations.
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2001

Koizumi wins Singaporean plaudits

Tony Tan, deputy prime minister and defense minister of Singapore, voiced optimism Friday regarding the structural reform policies of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, a Foreign Ministry official said.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 8, 2001

Hawks bash way past Buffs

Daiei top guns Hiroki Kokubo, Nobuhiko Matsunaka and Kenji Jojima all hit homers as the Hawks downed the Kintetsu Buffaloes 8-1 at the Osaka Dome to take the Pacific League lead Friday night.
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2001

Oil driller fails to reach deal with Kuwaiti government

Arabian Oil Co., a state-backed Japanese oil developer, and the Kuwaiti government failed to reach agreement on Arabian Oil's bid to continue operating in the Khafji oil field, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Friday.
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2001

Banks stay net sellers for fifth month in row

With the industrial web of cross-shareholdings unraveling, major commercial banks remained net sellers of stocks for the fifth straight month in August.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2001

World water forum set for Kyoto

Kyoto will host an international ministerial conference in March 2003 addressing various water-related issues, the Foreign Ministry said Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2001

Tokyo fails to stem suspected oil exploration

After two hours of nothing but the vast expanse of the East China Sea, a steel structure topped by a streak of flame and a helicopter pad appears on the horizon, growing rapidly in the window of a Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3C patrol plane.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2001

0.8% contraction in GDP underlines Koizumi's task

Japan's economy shrank a real 0.8 percent in the April-June quarter, the government said Friday, underscoring the challenges ahead for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi as he juggles structural reform and the weakening economy.
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2001

Japanese, Chinese towel firms link to fight import curbs

A group of 10 Japanese towel makers with production bases in China said Friday it has linked up with a Chinese group of textile traders in an effort to prevent Japan from slapping a restriction on towel imports from China.
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2001

Household spending down 1.6%

Average household spending in July dropped 1.6 percent from a year earlier for the fourth consecutive month of decline, the government said in a report released Friday.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 8, 2001

Japan opens rugby season with win

The 2001-2002 rugby season officially got underway on Friday night at the National Stadium with Japan beating a President's XV 22-10.
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2001

Nissan talks with Thai units falter

Nissan Motor Co. said Friday that it has failed to reach an agreement on the purchase of additional stakes in its two units in Thailand due to differences over the selection of the firms' management.
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 7, 2001

Japan's soocer team to play more friendlies

Japan will play friendlies against Senegal on Oct. 4 in Lens, France, and Nigeria on Oct. 7 in Southampton, England, in preparation for next year's World Cup, the Japan Football Association announced Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2001

Peace pact anniversary to be marked in Tokyo

A group of Japanese businessmen, former diplomats, government officials, scholars and private citizens will celebrate on Saturday the 50th anniversary of the signing of the San Francisco Peace Treaty in a ceremony in Tokyo.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 7, 2001

Diaz dials long distance in Carp win

Eddy Diaz homered twice Thursday to lead Hiroshima's 10-hit attack as the Carp defeated the Central League front-running Yakult Swallows 7-4 for their fifth straight victory.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2001

Foreign Ministry official arrested in latest scandal

Police arrested a Foreign Ministry official and two employees of the Hotel New Otani on Thursday on suspicion of defrauding the government of some 400 million yen by padding hotel bills for international meetings.
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
At meeting rich in symbolism, Ishiba and South Korea's Lee agree to steadily build ties
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shake hands at joint press announcement after summit talks in Tokyo on Saturday.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Japan to boost support for joint ride-hailing services
Tatsuaki Igarashi, mayor of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, exits a ride-sharing vehicle at Tsukuba Station in January.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.
Fingers sore from too much phone time? You might have ‘sumaho yubi.’
A catch-all term for tendonitis and arthritis caused by excessive smartphone use, 'sumaho yubi' may be difficult to treat for gadget-crazy Japan.
As farm minister, Koizumi is held ‘hostage’ by Ishiba
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi (center) attends a Lower House session on Aug. 1. Locking Koizumi into the Cabinet is Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s way of turning a potential rival into a team player, according to one expert.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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