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BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2002

Heavy industries make moves to accommodate natural gas

Japanese heavy industries are pushing ahead with technology aimed at lowering costs of natural gas and helping promote greater use of the environmentally friendly energy source.
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2002

Personal computer sales plunge 32.2%

Sales of personal computers in July fell 32.2 percent from a year earlier, the second-biggest decline on record, the Nippon Electronic Big-Stores Association said Monday.
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Aug 27, 2002

A rainy spell, and a desert blooms

For much of the year, most of Namaqualand is hot, dry, dusty and all but dead.
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2002

U.S. steel exemptions pacify Japan: trade official

Japan is poised to retract its plan to retaliate against steel import restrictions the United States invoked earlier this year, due to satisfaction with Washington's moves to exempt certain items, a top Japanese trade official said Monday.
COMMENTARY / JAPAN IN THE GLOBAL ERA
Aug 26, 2002

Emphasize the beauty for grand objectives

LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The best book on the modern Japanese political economy is the late Shigeto Tsuru's "Japan's Capitalism: Creative Defeat and Beyond," published by Cambridge University Press in 1993. Tsuru holds to the great original tradition of economics as a sub-branch of moral philosophy,...
COMMENTARY
Aug 26, 2002

Shrinking realm of privacy

LONDON -- Privacy is now increasingly recognized as an important human right, but its limits are not easy to define. How far, for instance, should the press be prevented from intrusive photography of VIPs? The media generally argue that it is their job to report on the movements and actions of public...
EDITORIALS
Aug 26, 2002

The only superpower and the ICC

With globalism setting the pace for the 21st century, the need to strengthen the rule of law is growing. From this perspective, the creation of the International Criminal Court as the world's first permanent war-crimes tribunal is of historic significance. A treaty establishing the court came into force...
MORE SPORTS
Aug 26, 2002

Goode performance lifts Sarries over Suntory

An impressive performance from new fly-half Andy Goode helped English Premiership side Saracens beat Suntory Goliath 61-42 at a hot and muggy National Stadium on Sunday night.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2002

Electromagnetism linked to leukemia

A midterm analysis of survey results compiled by research institutes has found a correlation between childhood leukemia and infrasonic electromagnetic waves.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2002

China hardly a 'natural' regional leader

The Chinese economy seems to have performed remarkably well both during the "Asian financial crisis" of 1997-98 and the recent global economic slowdown. One might conclude that the present Chinese economy is robust and in a position to perform well over the course of the world business cycle -- that...
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2002

Cousin held over murder attempt

Police arrested a man Sunday for allegedly attempting to murder his male cousin in Ibaraki Prefecture.
COMMENTARY
Aug 26, 2002

Diplomatic prowess for less

A ministerial meeting of the Initiative for Development in East Asia, held in Tokyo on Aug. 12, acknowledged the significance of maintaining adequate Official Development Assistance as a tool for strengthening regional cooperation and agreed to examine how to make more effective use of ODA. The meeting...
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2002

Official resigns following Taiwan row with ministry

Kenichi Mizuno, parliamentary secretary for foreign affairs, tendered his resignation Sunday to Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi following a row over his planned visit to Taiwan.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2002

Ministry to seek more funds to deal with packed prisons

The Justice Ministry will seek a sharp increase in its fiscal 2003 budget to address the problem of overcrowding in Japan's prisons and request a "research budget" to build the first new prisons in about 20 years, ministry sources said.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2002

Morning quake shakes Hokkaido

An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 6 hit part of Hokkaido early Sunday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2002

Convention eyes mental illness stigma

YOKOHAMA -- Mental health experts at an international convention of psychiatry here on Sunday stressed the need to eliminate the stigma attached to and discrimination faced by people with schizophrenia and their families.
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2002

Ministry to admit some fault in hepatitis infection scandal

The health ministry has decided to admit some fault in the scandal involving hepatitis C infections from blood products, according to sources.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 26, 2002

Cabrera back on top in home run derby

Alex Cabrera and Kazuhiro Wada drilled back-to-back homers for the go-ahead runs in the eighth inning as the Seibu Lions edged the Orix BlueWave 8-7 on Sunday at Green Stadium Kobe.
EDITORIALS
Aug 25, 2002

A sea of confusion

'L ord, what fools these mortals be." That was Shakespeare's Puck venting his exasperation. Unfortunately, things haven't improved much in humanity's sandbox in the intervening four centuries.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2002

Republican 'criticism' no war-stopper

LIMASSOL, Cyprus -- An interesting debate broke out in Washington last week about the possible war against Iraq. The discussion isn't just about whether to go to war; it has morphed into a quarrel about whether top Republicans are breaking ranks with U.S. President George W. Bush and seeking to reverse...
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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