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JAPAN
Sep 7, 2001

Chinese women face deportation

Nineteen Chinese women who were brought to Japan by gangsters after being married off to homeless Japanese men have been stripped of their residency status, immigration authorities said Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2001

Female stalker gets suspended term

NAGOYA -- The Nagoya District Court on Thursday sentenced a 36-year-old unemployed woman in Nagoya to a year in prison, suspended for three years, for violating the antistalking law by repeatedly demanding that a male medical doctor have closer relations with her.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2001

Russia records sharp increase in Japanese tourists

The number of Japanese tourists to Russia has risen sharply due mainly to better accommodations, according to the Justice Ministry's Immigration Bureau.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2001

Koizumi's bond pledge now a 'goal'

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi showed signs Thursday of backpedaling on his pledge to limit fresh government bond issuance to 30 trillion yen for this fiscal year.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2001

Government close to using the 'R' word

The government came close Thursday to admitting the economy is in recession, as its key economic gauge remained below the boom-or-bust line of 50 percent for the seventh straight month in July.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2001

LDP formulates employment measures

The Liberal Democratic Party has drafted a set of employment measures to help those rendered jobless by corporate restructuring, officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2001

Imported auto sales up 4% in August

Sales of imported vehicles rose 4 percent in August from a year earlier to 18,890 units, increasing for the second month in a row, the Japan Automobile Importers Association said Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2001

Coordination still seen as key tactic for North Korea

Japan, the United States and South Korea on Thursday reaffirmed the importance of close coordination among the three countries in formulating policy for North Korea and pushed for an early visit to Seoul by North Korean leader Kim Jong Il.
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Sep 7, 2001

Siberian chipmunk

BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2001

Japanese bonds could receive lower rating

Moody's Investors Service Inc. may downgrade its Aa2 rating on Japanese government bonds, citing the nation's feeble economy, the rating agency said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2001

Air-conditioner production to move

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. plans to relocate part of its home-use air conditioner production to China next year, Matsushita officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2001

Toyota Motor named earnings king for 2000

Toyota Motor Corp. retained its status as top earner of taxable income for the second year in a row in fiscal 2000, according to rankings of the top 50 corporate earners released Thursday by the national taxation authority.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2001

NEC plans Web-based telephones

NEC Corp. said Thursday that it will launch a Web-based phone service in mid-October allowing subscribers to make phone calls to the United States and South Korea from personal computers.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 7, 2001

Urawa Reds confirm Pita as new boss

SAITAMA -- J. League Division One side Urawa Reds on Thursday confirmed the appointment of Pita as their new manager, following the sudden resignation of Brazilian Tita earlier this week.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2001

Japan holding tight to Fujimori

Despite facing new murder charges in Peru, former Peruvian Prime Minister Alberto Fujimori will likely be allowed to stay in Japan.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2001

Matsushita says it will postpone issue of IT-linked stock

OSAKA -- Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. said Thursday it will postpone its plan to issue special stocks linked to the performance of electronics-related business divisions due to the ongoing slump in the information technology sector.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2001

Top U.N. official criticizes Japan's plan to cut back on ODA

Japan's plan to cut back on official development assistance will worsen the nation's economic prospects by shrinking the volume of trade it enjoys with the rest of the world, a high-ranking official of the United Nations Development Program said.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2001

Yen rides doom, gloom of U.S. outlook

Despite a steep fall in Tokyo stock prices, the yen has remained under upward pressure in recent weeks.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2001

IMG delves into soccer, Japan

IMG, the largest sports management and marketing company in the world, is planning to get even bigger.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2001

Banks to withhold interim dividends

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and other major banks are considering skipping interim dividend payments for the fiscal first half, as the continued drop in Tokyo stock prices has dealt a severe blow to their earnings, banking sources said Thursday.
LIFE / Lifestyle / JET STREAM
Sep 7, 2001

Pedaling along the Silk Road

Justin Jeffrey and his wife, Miyuki, have set off on a journey of epic proportions. On bicycles laden with camping equipment and summer and winter clothes, they are traveling overland from Sapporo to London. Their journey is taking them through some of the most spectacular and challenging terrain in...
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2001

Lens maker shines brightly in economic gloom

When Yasuo Ikuta saw the light focused by his unique lens erupt in a streak of smoke on a paved road about a decade ago, he was stunned by its potential.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2001

Gartner reports steady server sales

Gartner Japan Ltd. said Friday that domestic demand for servers during the first half of this year remained steady despite a slump in the global information technology market.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
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