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BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2001

U.S. Chamber of Commerce urges reforms push

The U.S. business community is urging Japan to pursue reforms that will help the economy and attract more American investment, the visiting chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Nov 10, 2001

Eiko Todo

Eiko Todo says there are "thousands of children in Japan suffering from unrecognized dyslexia. Even after it is recognized, the children have practically no support from teachers, nor local education authorities."
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2001

Ishihara pushes for diesel, industrial waste taxes

Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara on Thursday proposed that Tokyo and neighboring local governments introduce two new taxes aimed at protecting the environment.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2001

Osaka court rejects lawsuit by forcibly moved homeless

OSAKA -- The Osaka District Court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit filed by 26 people demanding compensation for the city's clearing away in December 1998 of tents used by the homeless along the sidewalk in Nishinari Ward.
EDITORIALS
Nov 9, 2001

ASEAN dares to dream

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations has once again demonstrated its willingness to dream. This year's summit meeting, held this week in Brunei, ended with a call to conclude a free-trade area with China. It is a seductive vision, but it is hard to envision the project's success: ASEAN is already...
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2001

Solve bad loans via market: ACC

The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan has urged Japanese political leaders to implement market-oriented solutions to resolve bad-loan problems and maintain momentum for economic reforms, ACCJ President Robert Grondine said Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2001

Howard ahead as election draws near

SYDNEY -- In these days of crisis -- as Australia sends troops to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan and thousands of boat people try to reach Australia illegally -- what more does Prime Minister John Howard need to win a national election this coming Saturday?
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2001

Temporary restrictions on farm imports expire

Japan's temporary import curbs on certain farm products mainly from China expired Thursday as the two countries failed to resolve the trade dispute during two days of public- and private-sector talks.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2001

Cartoonist Yokoyama dies at age 92

Cartoonist Ryuichi Yokoyama died early Thursday of a stroke at a hospital in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, his family said. He was 92.
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2001

Toyota net profit zooms up 82%

Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday its consolidated net profits for the first half through Sept. 30 jumped 82.4 percent from the same period a year ago, hitting a record 291.11 billion yen.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2001

Tobacco tax increase eyed

The ruling coalition is considering raising the tobacco tax 1 yen to 2 yen per cigarette in fiscal 2002 to help compensate for an expected shortfall in government revenues amid the prolonged economic slump, coalition officials said.
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2001

Takefuji logs first-half leap in net profits

Takefuji Corp. said Thursday its consolidated net profits in the first half of the 2001 business year rose 9.9 percent from a year earlier to 66.19 billion yen.
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 9, 2001

FIFA generally satisfied with Japan's venues

Having completed their check of all the 10 Japanese venues for the 2002 World Cup, the FIFA inspection team on Thursday expressed their overall satisfaction with the preparations in Japan but also commented on the poor condition of the pitch at Saitama Stadium and the problems with traffic control around...
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2001

Machinery orders post 13.2% drop

Core private-sector machinery orders fell a seasonally adjusted 13.2 percent in September from the month before to 879 billion yen, the Cabinet Office said Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2001

Harassed leaders could play Kashmir card

T here is increasing concern that and the ongoing war in Afghanistan may well give India and Pakistan yet another reason to start a new war over Kashmir, a region they both claim as their own. In recent weeks, they have locked themselves deeper in their border conflict. Both countries, which have fought...
JAPAN / STAGING A COMEBACK
Nov 9, 2001

Successful firms have learned importance of patents

It was a big challenge for Canon Inc., one of Japan's top camera makers, to embark on the copy machine business in the late 1960s, as the market was dominated by the U.S. giant Xerox Corp.
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 9, 2001

Iwata to host Japan team

The Japan national soccer team will be based in Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture before and during next year's World Cup, the Japan Football Association announced Thursday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2001

Obituary: Shun Oide

Shun Oide, a former House of Representatives member of the Social Democratic Party and former minister of posts and telecommunications, died Thursday at a Yokohama hospital. He was 79.
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2001

Kyocera another victim of IT downturn

Kyocera Corp. said Thursday its consolidated net profit in the first half of the business year to Sept. 30 fell 64.1 percent from a year earlier to 19.1 billion yen due to sluggish demand for information technology products.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 9, 2001

Furuta comes up golden again

Japan Series MVP Atsuya Furuta was named Thursday to his ninth Golden Glove team for excellence on defense while leading the Yakult Swallows to the Central League pennant and Japan Series championship this past season.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2001

Sony's Ohga has stroke in Beijing

Sony Corp. Chairman Norio Ohga collapsed Wednesday night apparently due to a cerebral hemorrhage while conducting the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra at a music festival in Beijing, Sony said Thursday.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
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."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
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."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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