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BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2002

If you don't need cash you don't count

A 0.2 percentage point drop in January's unemployment rate may be due to a new requirement that prevents some job-seekers from declaring themselves unemployed.
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2002

Nonlife insurers to share payments for terrorism incidents

The Marine and Fire Insurance Association of Japan plans to set up a fund to help its members distribute payments over terrorist-related incidents, Hiroyuki Uemura, chairman of the group, said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Mar 21, 2002

Fundamentals of good education

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has been the most vocal of European leaders in his attacks on fundamentalism, but it seems that only Islamic forms of fundamentalism are worthy targets. Christian fundamentalism -- which teaches that the world is only a few thousand years old and was made in seven days...
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2002

Four lenders to take over Chogin banking operations

The government on Wednesday approved the establishment of four new credit unions to take over the banking operations of six failed credit unions accused of diverting funds to North Korea.
ENVIRONMENT
Mar 21, 2002

Blooms tell curious tale of two cities

Ninet years ago, on March 27, 1912, passersby on the northern bank of the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. may have been surprised to see two elegant ladies digging holes. They may have been even more surprised had they known that the women were Helen Taft, wife of U.S. President William Howard Taft,...
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2002

JAMA says sales of autos will rise

Fiscal 2002 will see 5.86 million autos sold domestically, up 0.1 percent from the current fiscal year, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2002

February surplus plummets 11.3%

The nation's customs-cleared trade surplus plunged 11.3 percent to 776.8 billion yen in February from the previous year mainly due to slack shipments of information technology goods, according to a preliminary report released by the Finance Ministry on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2002

BOJ keeps policy unchanged as fears of crisis seen fading

The Bank of Japan kept monetary policy unchanged Wednesday, as fears of an imminent crisis faded due to some gains in share prices.
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2002

LDP releases job-boosting proposals

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Wednesday released a set of employment-boosting proposals, including a call for government subsidies to companies that have introduced work-sharing schemes to maintain job numbers.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Mar 21, 2002

Xbox ball: 'Inside Drive'

Strip away the marketing hype. If you want to know what kinds of people video game console makers are targeting, take a look at the kinds of games they play.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Mar 21, 2002

U.S. rebound ends spiral in Tokyo stocks

Tokyo stocks are in vogue again after being hammered for months.
COMMENTARY
Mar 20, 2002

Uncertain future for Koizumi

In politics, as the saying goes, all is darkness just a step down the road. How right they are. When the administration of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was inaugurated at the end of April 2001, it enjoyed a stellar Cabinet support rating of 80 percent, and the prime minister himself was hugely popular....
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2002

Grim outlook for Asia's final frontier of biodiversity

NEW YORK -- Since brutally assuming direct power in 1988, the Myanmar military has been conducting a sustained assault on the environment in one of Asia's richest and least-developed lands. The country's ecosystem, which ranges from tropical reefs along the Bay of Bengal to the mountains of the Himalayas,...
SUMO
Mar 20, 2002

Musashimaru stays perfect as Kaio takes second loss

OSAKA -- No. 4 maegashira Akinoshima tripped up ozeki Kaio for his second loss Tuesday and gave Musashimaru a little more breathing space as the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament heads into its final five days.
EDITORIALS
Mar 20, 2002

A blessing in disguise for Mr. Kato

Corruption scandals have forced two influential members of the Liberal Democratic Party to leave the party in rapid succession. On Monday Mr. Koichi Kato, former LDP secretary general, resigned to take responsibility for the arrest of his one-time top aide, Mr. Saburo Sato, on charges of tax evasion....
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2002

Nippon Suisan to post 16 billion yen loss

Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd., Japan's second-largest seafood supplier, said Tuesday it anticipates parent-only net losses of 16 billion yen for the 2001 business year to March 31, a reversal from earlier forecast profits of 1.7 billion yen.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Mar 20, 2002

Institutional investors turn to Japan stocks

The shift among investors toward Japanese stocks -- the primary catalyst for the yen's rise in recent weeks -- has helped drive the Nikkei average back above the key 11,000 level.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 20, 2002

JT readers like Giants, Hawks in Japan Series

The Yomiuri Giants will edge the Yakult Swallows in the Central League, and the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks will slip by the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes in the Pacific League, creating a Giants-Hawks matchup in the 2002 Japan Series come October. So says the consensus of predictions of nine readers and yours truly...
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2002

Hiranuma to file WTO complaint today over U.S. steel curbs

Trade minister Takeo Hiranuma said Tuesday that he plans to file a complaint today with the World Trade Organization against a U.S. move to invoke import curbs on steel products.
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2002

Auctionable ratio of bonds to be raised

The auctionable portion of 10-year government bonds will soon be raised to some 75 percent from the current 60 percent in order to effect greater transparency in the bond market, Finance Ministry officials said Monday.
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2002

Shiokawa wants BOJ to maintain current policy

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said Tuesday he would not be calling on the Bank of Japan to further ease its monetary grip during the latest meetings of the BOJ Policy Board.
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2002

Daiei seeks government handout

As part of its rebuilding efforts, debt-saddled supermarket chain Daiei Inc. filed with the government Tuesday for tax breaks and other preferential treatment under the industrial rehabilitation law, government officials said.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2002

Drain the swamp that breeds terrorism

This week U.S. President George W. Bush meets in Monterrey, Mexico with 50 other heads of state to discuss financing for Third World development. Last week, the president announced that he would ask Congress to set aside $5 billion for a special development-aid fund. This aid will be on top of the 10...
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2002

Starzen expects to sink into red

Starzen Co., Japan's largest meat dealer, said Tuesday it expects a parent-only net loss of 1 billion yen for the 2001 business year.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 20, 2002

Not just cartooning around

Having devoured all 23 volumes of illustrator Herge's "The Adventures of Tintin" during my childhood, I've never since felt inclined to pick them up again. Nonetheless -- though the scrapes of the Belgian boy reporter and his canine sidekick Snowy began life as a cartoon strip in the children's weekly...
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2002

Okinawa Cellular may get regulatory break

The telecommunications minister hinted Tuesday that Okinawa Cellular Telephone Co. may remain free from regulations governing "dominant" mobile phone operators even though its controls a large share of the market in Okinawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Mar 20, 2002

Boards of Canada: 'Geogaddi'

Electronic music isn't known for its sentimentality. However, when critics wrote about Boards of Canada's 1998 release, "Music Has the Right to Children," the word "nostalgia" was kicked around more than once. The amalgam of Vangelis-like keyboards and loops of school kids at play unearthed subconscious...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Mar 20, 2002

Lee 'Scratch' Perry: 'Jamaican e.t.'

Lee "Scratch" Perry has been stumbling along the very fine line between eccentricity and insanity for more than 30 years, and his latest album, "Jamaican e.t.," is one of his most mind-scrambling yet.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 20, 2002

Zazen and the art of playwriting

This month, the Kabukiza Theater in Tokyo is presenting two programs of kabuki plays and dance numbers starring such leading actors as Koshiro Matsumoto, Nizaemon Kataoka, Mitsugoro Bando and Sadanji Ichikawa, as well as the female-role specialists Tamasaburo Bando and Tokizo Nakamura.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Mar 20, 2002

Francis Lockwood: 'Jimi's Colors'

Re-thinking Jimi Hendrix in terms of an acoustic jazz piano trio would seem to be a bit of a stretch. It comes as a surprise, then, that Francis Lockwood's new release, "Jimi's Colors" -- which does just that -- works so well. On listening, however, unexpected similarities reveal themselves.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Japan ranked one of the most peaceful places in Asia as global tensions rise
Visitors look at paper cranes hung at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 8, a day ahead of the 80th anniversary of the World War II atomic bombing of the city.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.

Podcast

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

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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