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BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2000

Bill to protect investors approved

The Cabinet approved a bill Friday designed to tighten controls on the sale of financial products and better protect investors against the risks involved in their investments, government officials said.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2000

Ethanol: a green opportunity for Japan

Bad things can sometimes yield good. Loss of the Saudi Arabian oil-producing contract and the rise in the price of oil from $10 to $30 a barrel in the past year should therefore be a wakeup call to Japan to follow the United States' lead in investing in research and development of alternatives to petroleum-based...
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2000

LDP, Liberal Party electoral cooperation talks collapse

Working-level electoral cooperation talks between the Liberal Democratic Party and the Liberal Party broke down Friday, arousing speculation that Liberal Party leader Ichiro Ozawa might again threaten to break away from the coalition before the next general election.
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2000

FSA set to probe insurer bad loans

The Financial Supervisory Agency plans to oblige life and nonlife insurance companies to disclose the same information on their bad loans as banks are required to, agency sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2000

Redress for 'karoshi' suicides eased

The Supreme Court's decision Friday upholding a lower court conclusion that an employer bore responsibility for its employee's suicide is a stamp of approval on a ruling that has led to revisions of labor administration policies.
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2000

Obuchi talks of investment mission

Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi told former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos on Friday that Japan would be willing to send an investment promotion delegation to the Philippines under the Japan External Trade Organization.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2000

Former Iran diplomat accused in arms case

Police sent papers to prosecutors accusing a former Iranian ambassador to Japan and a former embassy staff member of being directly involved in illegal weapons exports to Iran, Metropolitan Police Department officials said.
SUMO
Mar 25, 2000

Maru deals Takatoriki first defeat

OSAKA -- Veteran No. 14 maegashira Takatoriki saw his miracle run at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament come to an end Friday after suffering his first loss of the 15-day meet at the hands of yokozuna Musashimaru.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2000

Supreme Court rules Dentsu responsible for man's suicide

The Supreme Court on Friday upheld lower court rulings in which advertising giant Dentsu Inc. was held responsible for neglecting to act to prevent the 1991 suicide of a 24-year-old employee who showed signs of depression from overwork.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2000

Takeshita's political influence radiates even from his sickbed

A year after disappearing from sight following hospitalization for a back injury, former Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita maintains his reputation as a major behind-the-scenes political influence.
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 25, 2000

Heike epic spellbinds a new audience

PARIS -- More than 800 years ago a feud between two powerful clans closed the most glorious period of refined court culture in Japan. The downfall of the Heike clan was considered equal to bringing an end to the Heian Period (794-1185). The stories of the rise and fall of this family, whose leading members...
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2000

Toyota Tsusho to take on 10% of Tomen

Toyota Tsusho Corp., a trading house affiliated with Toyota Motor Corp., will accept a request to take a stake of more than 10 percent in the embattled trading house Tomen Corp., sources close to Toyota Tsusho said Friday.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2000

National Diet Library goes online

Hiroyuki Taya, a senior staff librarian at the National Diet Library, realized the power of the Internet when the nation's largest library recently launched a new service to open part of its collection to online users.
CULTURE / Art
Mar 25, 2000

Artist places new focus on gender roles in Japanese art

If one were to compile a list of things taboo in Japan, it would read a little like a catalog of Yoshiko Shimada's subjects over the last 10 years. Shimada, 41, has addressed feminist politics in general, the Korean sex slaves Japanese media euphemize as "comfort women" in particular, and even (gasp!)...
CULTURE / Art
Mar 25, 2000

The masters of kabuki coiffure

One of the joys of watching kabuki for most lovers of the art lies in the visual presentation of the costumes and katsura (wigs) of the performers. Katsura are almost equal in importance to the costumes themselves, and tremendous attention is paid to the details of this finely crafted prop; from its...
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 25, 2000

Actors' workshop welcomes observers

On June 22, 1897, Konstantin Stanislavsky and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, both leaders of contemporary Russian theater, held a historic meeting at the Slavyansky Bazaar restaurant in Moscow.
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2000

Inamine sees prosperity after summit

Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine sees the upcoming Group of Eight summit as one step toward prosperity in his prefecture, which he said Friday has long been neglected and sacrificed for the economic growth of mainland Japan.
EDITORIALS
Mar 24, 2000

Haze returns to Southeast Asia

It is the burning season in Southeast Asia. Landowners eager to clear land light fires to do the job quickly. At the best of times, it is a destructive process; when the weather is especially dry, as in 1997 and again this year, it creates a choking haze that blots out the sun and poisons the air. Although...
EDITORIALS
Mar 24, 2000

Extending a hand to Iran

The United States continues its overtures to Iran. Last week, Washington lifted a ban on the import of some Iranian luxury goods and admitted to having interfered in Iran's internal affairs in the past. The mea culpa was a bold step, but its effects will be blunted by the political dynamic in each country....
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2000

Cerberus to rescue Nagasakiya

Cerberus Asia Capital Management LLC, an Asian arm of a major U.S. private equity fund, has announced its intention to invest in Nagasakiya Co., a Tokyo-based retail chain that went effectively bankrupt last month.
SUMO
Mar 24, 2000

Takatoriki continues perfect run

OSAKA -- Veteran No. 14 maegashira Takatoriki extended his improbable win streak Thursday by mugging sekiwake Musoyama to boost his record to a perfect 12-0 at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2000

Recovery difficult to judge from figures

Official figures released earlier this month gave a conflicting picture of the prospects for economic recovery.
COMMUNITY
Mar 24, 2000

Women's lib pioneer Hiratsuka -- feminist or individualist?

"In the beginning, woman was the sun," is the famous manifesto issued by Raicho Hiratsuka, Japan's pioneer feminist, nearly 90 years ago. Her character, however, remains little known except among researchers of her achievements.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.
A tiny mountain hamlet keeps traditional log rafting afloat
Once a way to transport lumber from the mountains to the coast, log rafting is now Kitayama's biggest attraction.
A furever friend: Tips for responsible dog ownership in Japan
Dog ownership may seem daunting in Japan, but with the right tools and logistical knowledge, you can ensure a healthy, happy life for your pet.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."

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