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JAPAN
Feb 8, 2002

Study calculates smoking risks

The mortality rate of male smokers who died from mainly cancer-related causes was 1.6 times higher than nonsmoking males, indicating that not smoking could have prevented one in five of those deaths, according to a recent health ministry report.
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2002

Tokyo consumer sentiment rises

Consumer confidence in Tokyo improved in January for the first time since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, according to a monthly survey released Thursday by the Cabinet Office.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2002

Law eyed to target trade in stolen antiques on Net

The National Police Agency is hoping to revise the antiques business law to counter the increasing number of stolen antiques that are being traded on Internet auction sites, agency officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2002

U.S. unit of Softbank in equities deal

Softbank Corp. said Thursday its U.S. subsidiary has decided to sell part of its 42 percent equity stake in UT Starcom Inc., one of its U.S. affiliates, to help cut Softbank's interest-bearing group debts.
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Feb 8, 2002

Japanese hare

* Japanese name: Nihon-nousagi * Scientific name: Lepus brachyurus * Description: Hares are like rabbits, only bigger and faster, with longer legs and ears. In winter, their fur is thick and white (with black tips to the ears), but as the weather gets warmer, hares molt and grow a lightweight brown...
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2002

German deal seen as model for war laborer claims

A $5.2 billion compensation deal struck by Germany with representatives of victims of forced labor during World War II, to be shared by the government and industry, could serve as a model for Japan in dealing with redress claims by Asian wartime laborers, according to two key negotiators.
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2002

Wearable display does not block view

OSAKA -- Mitsubishi Electric Corp. has developed a headset-mounted liquid crystal display that does not block the viewer's field of vision, making a radical departure from the goggle-style displays being marketed as portable movie theaters.
EDITORIALS
Feb 8, 2002

Let the Games begin

The 2002 Winter Olympics begin today. More than 2,000 athletes from 80 countries have descended on Salt Lake City, Utah, for the XIX Winter Games. This year's Olympiad takes place in the shadow of the Sept. 11 terror bombings. The games are a vital reminder that competition among nations may be inevitable,...
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2002

BOJ Policy Board seeking to enhance its credit-easing tools

The Bank of Japan convened a two-day meeting of its Policy Board on Thursday to discuss ways of refining its credit-easing tools in a bid to ensure that its current quantitative-easing policy will not be undermined.
EDITORIALS
Feb 7, 2002

An optimistic economic outlook

How will Japan's economy develop from fiscal 2002 through 2006? The official answer, in a nutshell, is that it will stage a slow but steady recovery led by private demand. Under the circumstances, that is probably the most the government can hope for. The big question is whether this scenario will come...
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2002

Canberra sticks to its policy on illegal immigrants despite growing protests

SYDNEY -- Just as Australian Prime Minister John Howard was addressing world economic leaders in New York on the profits to be made from investing here, Afghan asylum seekers held in detention camps in the Australian desert were trying to die in hunger strikes.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 7, 2002

Yomiuri's Almonte feuds with trainers

Yomiuri Giants right-hander Hector Almonte provided drama to the Central League club's spring training Tuesday when he refused to continue running and abruptly returned to the team hotel.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2002

Baldness may be cured -- in 2010

OSAKA -- Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. said Wednesday it has developed a synthesized protein that can help reactivate dormant hair root cells.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2002

Jewelry van robbed of 50 million yen

Three bags of jewelry items worth some 50 million yen were apparently stolen Wednesday from a van used by a jewelry store employee while it was parked on a street in Tokyo's Taito Ward, police said.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Feb 7, 2002

Japan outlook still dim as U.S. finds footing

U.S. industrial production capacity has been brought more in line with demand, brightening economic prospects.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Feb 7, 2002

Snowboarding: street cred or Olympic discipline?

For many of the dudes and dudettes that flock to the ski resorts every winter, one of the most eagerly anticipated events of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City will be the snowboarding parallel slaloms and half-pipe freestyle competitions.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2002

Snow Brand told to avoid foreign tieup

The government's efforts to protect the agriculture sector is affecting ailing Snow Brand Milk Products Co. and its plans to restructure.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2002

Nidec to set up subsidiary in China

Precision motor manufacturer Nidec Corp. said Wednesday it will set up a wholly owned subsidiary in China to make and sell spindle motors for hard disk drives.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2002

Table topics for Bush, Jiang

HONOLULU -- U.S. President George W. Bush's decision to include China as part of a three-nation Northeast Asia tour later this month underscores his personal commitment to start building a more "constructive, cooperative" relationship with Beijing.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2002

Imported vehicle sales fell 4.9% in January

Domestic sales of imported vehicles dropped 4.9 percent in January from a year earlier to 15,000 units, marking a fifth consecutive month of decline, the Japan Automobile Importers Association said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2002

Look out for suicidal signals amid these hard times: doctor

Psychological stress is building among Japanese businessmen due to the crisis of lifetime employment, which has deep roots in the nation's way of living.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2002

G7 to pour wrath on Japan's economy, yen dive

With the economy already wobbling, Japan may find itself on the ropes when finance chiefs from the Group of Seven major economic powers gather this week in Ottawa.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2002

Sept. 11 didn't change everything: e-symposium

The second e-symposium on conflict prevention got under way Wednesday with a number of presenters stressing that although the events of Sept. 11 had far-reaching consequences, a number of issues remain virtually unchanged.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2002

Checks of large MMC vehicles reveal hub abrasions

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Wednesday that in voluntary checks of 5,598 large vehicles made after an accident last month in Yokohama, it found that hubs on 8.6 percent of them showed signs of abrasions.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2002

Bank losses near 5 trillion yen

With the downtrend in domestic stock prices continuing unabated, unrealized losses on shares held by major Japanese banks amounted to some 4.8 trillion yen, up from 3.5 trillion yen at the end of September, according to Daiwa Institute of Research.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2002

NTT union passes on wage hike

The labor union of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. for a second consecutive year will not seek a uniform hike in base wages during spring salary negotiations, union officials said Wednesday.
LIFE / Travel / FLOWER WALK
Feb 7, 2002

Bloomin' good fortune in winter

A Greek myth tells of the beautiful youth Adonis, beloved of Aphrodite, who was killed by a wild boar while hunting. A flower growing on the spot where he fell was stained crimson by his blood and was named Adonis aestivalis.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2002

75% foresee Snow Brand doom: poll

Seventy-five percent of respondents to a recent Internet survey believe Snow Brand Milk Products Co. will not be able to regain the trust of consumers even if it carries out a restructuring program.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2002

Okuda opposes mark-to-market accounting freeze

Hiroshi Okuda, chairman of the Japan Federation of Employers Associations (Nikkeiren), voiced opposition Wednesday to a proposal to temporarily freeze the mark-to-market method of accounting to protect banks' weakening capital bases.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
A narrow Pacific waterway at heart of U.S. plans to choke China’s vast navy
Philippine and Australian troops fire an M777 howitzer during live fire exercises as part of joint military drills in Laur, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, in August.
Trump would make U.S. Supreme Court history by attending tariffs case
There is no record in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 235-year history of a sitting president ever attending arguments, according to Clare Cushman, director of publications and resident historian at the Supreme Court Historical Society.
Dodgers clinch back-to-back World Series titles as Blue Jays downed in thriller
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and teammates celebrate after winning the World Series against the Blue Jays. Yamamoto was named MVP for the series.
How airlines are refining their in-flight food in Japan's tourism boom
All Nippon Airways' gourmet program, The Connoisseurs, showcases the Japanese concept of "shun" (peak season for ingredients), giving passengers a preview of the refined cuisine that awaits them in Japan.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
Anime isn’t competing with Hollywood — it’s beating it
After its July release, “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle,” an animated feature adapted directly from a TV arc, became the highest-grossing Japanese film ever.
Oasis returns to Japan after 16 years — and fans can still sing every word
Liam Gallagher commanded the stage with effortless charisma during Oasis' Tokyo Dome set on Saturday.
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.

Podcast

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

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
By Alex K.T. Martin

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