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JAPAN
Aug 31, 2002

Alleged abductees' kin hopeful, skeptical

Families of those believed to have been abducted to North Korea welcomed Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's plan to visit the Stalinist state next month as an opportunity to make some headway on the thorny issue.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 31, 2002

Tigers no match for streaking Swallows

Shinya Miyamoto drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the 11th inning as the Yakult Swallows edged the Hanshin Tigers 5-4 at Koshien Stadium on Friday night.
EDITORIALS
Aug 31, 2002

Failure is not an option

Aside from its size, the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg is a touchstone that indicates how serious the international community is about reconciling its needs with the world's limited resources. It is billed as the largest United Nations gathering in history.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2002

Koizumi to visit Pyongyang Sept. 17

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will make a landmark one-day visit to Pyongyang Sept. 17 for talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the government announced Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Aug 31, 2002

Falun Gong seeks peace and freedom to practice

Shinly Shaw is slender with short hair, and Chinese. This is how she described herself so I could pick her out in the crowd. Luckily we found one another in Tokyo Station, but only the second time around.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 31, 2002

Tamesue, Murofushi to lead Japan

World bronze medalist hurdler Dai Tamesue said Friday he has cleared his slate to focus on next month's Super Track and Field Meet in the hopes of breaking some records for the home crowd fans.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2002

'Confessed' killer awaits appeal ruling

It has been nearly five years since Manalili Villanueva Rosal was taken into custody on suspicion of murdering her lover in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2002

Vehicle exports up broadly in July

Exports of cars, trucks and buses in July rose 14.1 percent from the same month of the previous year to 422,919 units, the seventh consecutive month of increases, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2002

Koizumi-Kim talks a year in the works

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's stated intention to visit Pyongyang is the result of a year of assessment by Tokyo of whether North Korea is serious about improving bilateral ties.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2002

CPI continues record-breaking slide

Tokyo's key consumer price gauge fell 0.9 percent in August from a year earlier for a record 35th consecutive monthly drop, the government said Friday in a preliminary report.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2002

Meat packers fill Nippon Ham void

OSAKA -- Meat processing firms will continue to increase production in September as sales at Nippon Meat Packers Inc., stung by a beef-mislabeling scam at its subsidiary, Nippon Food Inc., are expected to continue to decline, according to industry sources.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2002

Industrial output fell 0.4% in July

July industrial output fell 0.4 percent from June, down for the second consecutive month, due to slow demand for electric and machinery products, according to a preliminary report released Friday by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2002

Ikuta appointed chief of new postal firm

Posts minister Toranosuke Katayama on Friday appointed Masaharu Ikuta, chairman of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., as the first head of a new public corporation to be established in April to run the nation's postal services.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2002

Former Kokumin chief sentenced to prison

Yukio Okonogi, former president of the defunct Kokumin Bank, was sentenced Friday to 2 1/2 years in prison for aggravated breach of trust by granting up to 9 billion yen in illegal loans.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2002

Reforms eyed for financial sector

A key government panel will discuss the impact on private financial institutions when it addresses the reform of government-affiliated financial bodies in September, economy chief Heizo Takenaka said Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2002

Defense Agency budget request exceeds 5 trillion yen

The Defense Agency hopes to increase the capabilities of the Self-Defense Forces to combat terrorism, guerrilla attacks and spy ships, and on Friday requested an allocation of 5.0043 trillion yen in the fiscal 2003 general account budget to achieve this -- an increase of 64.8 billion yen, or 1.3 percent,...
Japan Times
JAPAN / MUSEUM MUSINGS
Aug 31, 2002

Blind 'superstar of the koto world' leaves trove of nature-inspired works

He may have struggled with blindness and financial hardships, but Michio Miyagi's legacy -- at Michio Miyagi Memorial Hall -- is the unmistakable sounds he produced on the koto, or Japanese harp.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2002

July unemployment unchanged at 5.4%

Japan's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.4 percent in July for the third consecutive month, the government said Friday.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2002

Japan's economy grows 0.5%

The nation's economy expanded 0.5 percent in the April-June quarter, up for the first time in five quarters, on the back of strong performance by exports, government data showed Friday.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2002

64 billion yen bailout saves Arai-Gumi

OSAKA -- Struggling general contractor Arai-Gumi Ltd. said Friday it has agreed with Konoike Construction Co. to form a capital and operational alliance, a move orchestrated by their main lender, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., to assist Arai-Gumi.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2002

Deposit-guarantee loophole averred

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Financial Services Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa on Friday confirmed that the government will exclude checking accounts used for settlements from plans to limit government protection of bank deposits.
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 31, 2002

Marinos looking to avenge first-stage falter

After narrowly missing the J. League Division One first-stage title, the Yokohama F. Marinos are aiming to grab it in the second stage, which runs from Saturday through Nov. 30.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Aug 31, 2002

Fear and loathing in XXL Las Vegas

The combination of classic American kitsch and the Japanese love for it makes Las Vegas a mandatory stop on any Japanese person's tour of the U.S. This is how I find myself in Las Vegas now with two Japanese home stay students.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Aug 31, 2002

Madhu Jain

"My exhibition in Japanese-style painting portraying Indian imagery was an exciting challenge for me, as it uses a relatively unknown medium. At times I struggled late into the night to bring about the desired effects. When suddenly I could see the subject emerge with the brilliance of its pigments against...
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2002

Panel formalizes road-firm privatization report

A key government panel on Friday formalized an interim report on ways to privatize four road-related public corporations, proposing to freeze a number of pending highway projects and minimize the financial burden on taxpayers.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2002

Artist hopes bird nest display in N.Y. inspires

Award-winning Japanese artist Mamoru Suzuki, who has collected more than 400 birds' nests from around the world, will hold an exhibition between Sept. 5 and Sept. 28 in New York to share what he considers to be nature's architectural wonders.
EDITORIALS
Aug 30, 2002

Feast or famine?

The debate over genetically modified foods has taken on new urgency. As millions of people in southern Africa face the prospect of famine, their governments are unwilling to accept food aid that includes genetically modified corn. Worries about the environmental impact of such foods are genuine, but...
Japan eyes two types of 'hometown resident' registration
People buy groceries from a mobile supermarket in a rural area of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture. The government is considering a new "hometown resident" registration system to help strengthen regional revitalization measures.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
Three Japanese nationals among those detained by ICE at Hyundai plant in Georgia
Investigators from the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations at a factory being built by South Korea's Hyundai Motor in Georgia on Friday
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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