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JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jun 7, 2001

Good intentions jinx the 'living dead'

Doom and gloom this week for those who believe in the essential goodness of the human race, with two papers in the journal Science that implicate humans in mass extinctions of mammals in North America and Australia.
ENVIRONMENT / IN BLOOM
Jun 7, 2001

Dokudami (lizard's tail)

"Only the very richest people could afford to call the doctor out to visit them if they were sick. Country people used to pick plants like green gentian, cranesbill and lizard's tail when they went up into the mountains to avoid, as much as possible, having to rely on the services of a doctor."...
EDITORIALS
Jun 6, 2001

Will Koizumi play his trump card?

The idea of holding simultaneous elections for both Diet Houses persists among "not a few" Liberal Democrats. There is more than one reason for this. Despite the unprecedented popularity of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and his Cabinet, his Liberal Democratic Party does not enjoy equally high approval...
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2001

Mexico's Fox calls for more economic ties

Mexican President Vicente Fox on Tuesday called on Japanese businesses to promote more trade with and investment in his country to strengthen economic ties between the two nations.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2001

Crayfish decides to end alliance with Synconix

E-mail and Internet services provider Crayfish Co. said Tuesday it has decided to terminate a tieup agreement with Synconix Technologies Inc., a Tokyo-based hardware and software developer.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2001

Tanaka to pay for cancelling room

Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka said she will pay about 276,000 yen out of her own pocket for canceling a hotel suite and switching to a less expensive room during an official trip to Beijing in late May, Foreign Ministry sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2001

Market turbulence will keep yen volatile

With the weak euro dragging down the dollar, the yen has gained strong upward momentum in recent weeks.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2001

Doubt cast over Tanaka's pending U.S. trip

Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka's reported criticism of a U.S. missile defense plan makes her planned visit to the U.S. unlikely, government sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2001

Key gauge stuck below boom-bust line

A key gauge measuring the state of the economy stood at 14.3 percent in April, remaining below the boom-or-bust line of 50 percent for the third straight month, the Cabinet Office said Tuesday in a preliminary report.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2001

Mitsui O.S.K. fined 480 million yen for tax discrepancy

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. has been ordered to pay 480 million yen in taxes and penalties for failing to declare more than 800 million yen in taxable expense accounts, industry sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2001

Japan, officially, still vague on Bush's missile defense plan

Reported critical remarks by Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka on a proposed U.S. missile defense system may be problematic as they apparently contravene Japan's noncommittal position on the issue. Although Japan has engaged in joint technical research with the United States on the Theater Missile Defense...
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2001

Sri Lanka envoy woos smaller firms for investment

With the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relationship between Japan and Sri Lanka approaching next year, the new ambassador to Japan hopes to further strengthen bilateral ties, particularly in business.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2001

Household spending falls for first time in three months

Average household spending fell a real 4.6 percent in April from a year earlier to 318,015 yen, the first decline in three months, the government said in a preliminary report released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2001

War victims to speak out against contentious history text

About 40 people, including war victims, from several parts of Asia will speak against a recently approved Japanese history textbook at a two-day meeting in Tokyo starting Sunday.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2001

Nippon Paint finds pollutants at Osaka plant

OSAKA — Nippon Paint Co. said Tuesday it has detected seven contaminants in soil and groundwater at its production facility in Kita Ward, Osaka, that exceed government limits.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2001

Canada business chief proposes free-trade deal

The head of a Canadian big-business group proposed Tuesday that Japan and Canada push preparations for a free-trade agreement so the two nations can drop trade barriers and secure a freer flow of commerce.
EDITORIALS
Jun 6, 2001

A fresh start for Peruvian politics

Peru's political drift ended with the victory of Mr. Alejandro Toledo in the runoff presidential election on Sunday. Mr. Toledo, an economist and the son of a poor mountain sheepherder, won 53 percent of the vote to defeat former president Alan Garcia who got 47 percent.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2001

Nomura to leave securities industry's pension fund

Nomura Securities Co. plans to withdraw from the securities industry's employees' pension fund as early as this month in order to save contributions and use them for its plan to create a U.S. 401(k)-style pension plan, company officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2001

Falling land prices lure crowds back to Tokyo

Falling land prices in central Tokyo's Chiyoda, Chuo and Minato wards encouraged more people to live in the heart of the capital this year, the land ministry said in a report released Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2001

Collection firms set to get tougher

The House of Representatives approved an amendment at a plenary session Tuesday to give more scope to loan-collection companies.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2001

Does Bush's Spanish presage a bilingual America?

In his efforts to reach out to the American Hispanic community, former Republican leader Newt Gingrich sent out a greeting in Spanish to mark Cinco de Mayo, Mexico's Independence Day. The message came from "El Hablador de la Casa," which Gingrich's staff thought meant "Speaker of the House," but in fact...
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2001

Robbing of pork barrel has LDP squealing

When Hiroshi Kato, president of Chiba University of Commerce, stepped into a Tokyo hotel room one day in the early 1980s, he soon realized he had violated a political taboo.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2001

Tanaka reportedly hinted Japan should reconsider U.S. alliance

Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka, already under fire for making controversial remarks about the U.S. missile defense plan, has insinuated that Japan needs to depart from its decades-old security alliance with the United States, government sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2001

Hazama's 8.2 billion yen share issue set for June 27

Hazama Corp. said Tuesday it will issue 8.2 billion yen in new shares June 27 and allocate them to 194 companies and individuals that have ties with the struggling construction firm.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2001

Scholars devise method to confirm date of stone tools

OSAKA — A group of scholars in western Japan said Tuesday they have devised a method to assess the age of unearthed stone tools by examining the degree of weathering on their surface.
SOCCER / J. League
Jun 6, 2001

Perryman to assist Nishino at Reysol

Former Shimizu S-Pulse manager Steve Perryman has been hired as Kashiwa Reysol's first-team coach to assist Akira Nishino, the club announced on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2001

Panel drops securities tax as a tool

A government tax panel agreed Tuesday that it would not use securities taxes as a tool to stimulate stock prices, the head of the panel said.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2001

Ministry to mull trimming of public works

In a bid to push forward Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's fiscal structural reform initiatives, the Finance Ministry will consider scaling down the government's long-term basic plan on public works projects, Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said Tuesday.
Millions told to evacuate as heavy rain sparks flooding and landslides in Kyushu
Heavy rain falls in the city of Kumamoto on Monday morning.
Osaka Expo ticket sales exceed break-even point
Visitors to the Osaka Expo line up for pavilions on Friday.
Chinese vessels collide while pursuing Philippine boat in South China Sea
This handout video grab released and taken on August 11, 2025 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows an incident between a Chinese Navy vessel (left) and a Chinese Coast Guard ship as seen from a Philippine fisheries boat near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea.
Britain’s Prince of Wales aircraft carrier makes Japan debut
HMS Prince of Wales arrives into the Port of Darwin, Australia, in July during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.
Japan's Nikkei 225 hits record high on tariff and rate optimism
Stocks in Tokyo rallied on Tuesday despite months of uncertainty and general economic concerns.
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.

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