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BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2000

Current account surplus declined 29% in October

The nation's current account surplus, the broadest measure of trade, fell 28.6 percent from a year earlier to 769.1 billion yen in October, according to preliminary figures released Monday by the Finance Ministry.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2000

India seeks approval of nuclear policy

Japan and India share the same goal in terms of universal nuclear disarmament and differ only in their approaches to achieve it, Indian Ambassador to Japan Aftab Seth said Monday.
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2000

Online recruiter reveals global plan

Online recruiting startup daijob.com Inc. announced Monday it has formed an alliance with five online recruiting businesses in the United States, Europe, Australia, Singapore and China to facilitate global recruiting of professionals in information technology and other fields.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2000

Gender equality measures urged

An advisory panel to Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori submitted a report Monday recommending broad measures to promote gender equality in Japan.
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2000

Corporate sales, profits, investment up: ministry

Corporate sales, pretax profits and investment in plants and equipment all grew during the July-September period as businesses continued to lead the economy, the Finance Ministry said in its quarterly business survey released Monday.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2000

United Cinemas expands with complex in Kanto

A new cinema complex operated by two Hollywood giants, Paramount and Universal, opened last week in Iruma, Saitama Prefecture, introducing Sony Dynamic Digital Sound and other cutting-edge sound technology.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2000

Hashimoto meets Foley, raises base time limit issue

New Okinawa Development Agency chief Ryutaro Hashimoto said Monday that he raised Okinawa's demand in a meeting with U.S. Ambassador Thomas Foley that a 15-year limit be imposed on the U.S. military's use of a new airport to be built in the prefecture.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2000

Maintain ODA levels, World Bank urges

World Bank President James Wolfensohn on Monday exhorted Japan not to substantially reduce its official development assistance to developing countries.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 12, 2000

Antlers capture J. League championship

Champions again. The Kashima Antlers, who won the Nabisco Cup last month, earned the J. League title before 44,665 fans at Tokyo's National Stadium on Saturday night with a 3-0 win over the Yokohama F. Marinos in the second leg of the J. League Championship final. The win gave them a 3-0 aggregate after...
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2000

Agency drafts ideas for cutting emissions

An Environment Agency advisory committee released a report Monday outlining five policy package models to help ensure that Japan cuts greenhouse gas emissions.
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2000

Vodafone courts JR firms for Japan Telecom stake

British telecom carrier Vodafone PLC is in final talks to acquire a 15 percent stake in Japan Telecom Co. for roughly $2.5 billion, industry sources said Monday.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 12, 2000

Uchida claims first amateur title

Nihon University sophomore Izumi Uchida muscled out defending champion Takahisa Osanai to claim his first title in the amateur sumo national championship meet Sunday.
EDITORIALS
Dec 12, 2000

The banks' 'lost decade' continues

Japanese banks' performance for the first half of the current fiscal year delivers a disquieting message: They are still saddled with a large number of problem loans. For years, they have been saying that the worst is over -- and it is true that the danger of a financial meltdown no longer exists. But...
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2000

Mori to sue magazine over 'gangster' photos

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori will file a libel suit against a magazine that printed photographs of him with a man allegedly linked to gangsters, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Monday.
COMMENTARY
Dec 12, 2000

Economic outlook is gloomy

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori faces an uncertain future after surviving a no-confidence motion against his Cabinet in the Diet last month. Koichi Kato, a leading dissident in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, and fellow rebels had vowed to vote for the opposition-sponsored motion, but they changed their...
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 12, 2000

Nakamura named J. League's top player

YOKOHAMA -- Yokohama F. Marinos and Japan midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura was named the J. League Player of the Year, while Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Japan youth team midfielder Kazuyuki Morisaki won the Rookie of the Year, the J. League announced Monday at the annual awards ceremony.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 12, 2000

Shinjo to join Mets

OSAKA -- Free-agent outfielder Tsuyoshi Shinjo, formerly of the Hanshin Tigers, said Monday that he will join the New York Mets next season to become the second position player from Japan to try his hand in the North American major leagues.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2000

Fujimori's citizenship about to be delivered

The government has confirmed that deposed Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who is currently staying in Japan, has Japanese citizenship, government sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2000

Noodles nip karaoke, Walkman

Instant noodles are Japan's most famous accomplishment of the 20th century, according to a recent survey reported Monday by a Fuji Bank-affiliated think tank.
CULTURE / Music / MUSIC NOMAD
Dec 12, 2000

The best of the year that was

The concert scene in Japan tends to slow down a bit in the winter months, so this week I'll present my pick of this year's Japanese releases, and in my next column, releases from around the world.
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2000

Stocks likely to rebound on bargain-hunting

Tokyo stock prices appear poised to rebound strongly on bargain hunting.
Japan and U.S. reach tariff deal with ‘reciprocal’ rate at 15%
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Japan on Tuesday, saying the agreement would create "hundreds of thousands of jobs."
Foreign residents closely follow Japan's election and party pledges
A police officer walks past posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates, as well as one showing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, outside the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday. As Japan’s foreign population continues to rise, one of the talking points during Sunday’s election was how the country should deal with the increase of international residents.
‘Japanese First’ Sanseito emerges as powerful force after Upper House poll
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya in Tokyo on Sunday night
Ishiba denies reports he will resign next month, as PM's fate remains unclear
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends a news conference at Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
Induction of Ichiro has Cooperstown fretfully preparing
Ichiro Suzuki will soon become the first Japanese player to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Ishiba clings to leadership after election setback
“As the first party in parliament, we have to fulfill our responsibility with the public so as to prevent politics from stagnating or drifting away,” Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said at a news conference at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.

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In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
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