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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2001

Dour and dark outlook pulling Japan farther from neighbors

Japanese hopes to play a leading role in Asia are endangered by a growing split between its views and those in other countries in the region. In its most recent survey on global values, the Dentsu Institute for Human Studies depicts a pessimistic country that is groping toward an uncertain future.*
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2001

Fiscal panel eyes release of public entities

A key government panel on economic and fiscal policy is expected to recommend next month a partial privatization of employee pension programs and sweeping deregulation, government sources said Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2001

New Zealand tailors defense to real needs

Some Kiwis can fly -- very fast. But the New Zealand government wants to clip their wings.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2001

Tanaka may raise issue of marine drill relocation

Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka said Thursday she is prepared to consider Okinawa Prefecture's demand that some U.S. Marine drills on the islands be moved overseas.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2001

Romance, danger lurk in e-mail personals

Upon meeting her 28-year-old date, "Koneko" found him to be as cool as she had imagined from his countless e-mails.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2001

Pyrotechnist seeks to keep fire alive

Akiko Amano, the first female head of a pyrotechnics family stretching back 31/2 centuries, is determined to overcome the decline in the nation's pyrotechnics industry and bring the magic of highly artistic, traditional fireworks to today's youth.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2001

Former Nippon Credit Bank returns to black after three years

Aozora Bank, the reincarnation of Nippon Credit Bank, returned to profitability in fiscal 2000 for the first time in three years with group pretax profits of 99.1 billion yen -- a sharp upturn from the 112.6 billion yen loss the previous year.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2001

Court rejects Mizushima's claim

The Tokyo District Court on Thursday rejected a demand by former Sogo Co. Chairman Hiroo Mizushima that Sogo and its creditor, Industrial Bank of Japan, return shares of stock he voluntarily gave to the firm free of charge.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 1, 2001

Swallows slam Yomiuri 8-4

Yakult outfielder Atsunori Inaba blasted a grand slam off Yomiuri reliever Tsuyoshi Jobe (3-3) in the bottom of the ninth inning, leading the Swallows to an 8-4 "sayonara" triumph over the Giants on Thursday at Jingu Stadium.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2001

Keidanren, bankers to work on debt relief

The Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) and the Japanese Bankers Association have agreed to begin working on guidelines for banks to forgive loans to troubled corporate borrowers, Financial Services Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa said Thursday.
COMMUNITY
Jun 1, 2001

The day we met Sho-chan

My son did not fall in love with me at first sight.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2001

Industry all for farm goods curbs: ministry

The number of farmers and farm products sellers who support import curbs on three agricultural products overwhelmed those against the action in written comments sent to the government, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2001

S&P assigns BBB rating to $1 billion in Sanwa notes

Standard & Poor's Corp. has assigned a BBB long-term credit rating to the $1 billion subordinated notes due in June 2011 that Sanwa Bank will issue in June.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2001

Tokyo drafts guidelines to protect historical sites

In the first move of its kind in Japan, Tokyo has drawn up guidelines aimed at preserving the area around buildings and other structures that have been designated historically significant.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2001

Major banks' dud loans soar 1.7 trillion yen

The combined balance of the 16 major banks' bad loans, classified as requiring "special attention" for recovery, soared by 1.73 trillion yen in fiscal 2000 to 6.3 trillion yen, according to a Financial Services Agency report released Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2001

Overtime at manufacturers off 3.5%

Employees in the nation's manufacturing sector worked less overtime in April than a year earlier for the second consecutive month, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Thursday.
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Jun 1, 2001

Japanese rat snake

* Japanese name: Aodaisho
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2001

Housing starts fall for fourth month

Housing starts fell 7.2 percent in April from the year before to 99,556 units, down for the fourth straight month, the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2001

Court approves psychiatric exam for hijacker

The Tokyo District Court on Thursday approved lawyers' requests for a psychiatric examination of a 30-year-old man charged with hijacking an All Nippon Airways jumbo jet and stabbing its pilot to death in July 1999.
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2001

Investors shun directionless Tokyo market

The idle Tokyo stock market could spend weeks searching for direction amid concerns over corporate earnings and economic prospects.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2001

Discrimination suit against golf club fails

An ethnic Korean resident in Tokyo lost a damages suit Thursday seeking compensation from a Chiba golf club operator for denying him membership because of his nationality.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 1, 2001

Japan debuts with 3-0 victory

NIIGATA -- Japan got off to a good start in the Confederations Cup, beating Canada 3-0 in a Group B game Thursday night at Big Swan Niigata Stadium.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2001

Sick building chemical haunts recently built homes

About 37 percent of homes built four to five years ago have a higher concentration of a chemical that apparently causes the so-called sick building syndrome, according to the results of a study conducted by the Infrastructure Ministry.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2001

Lawmakers pushing for day-care center in Nagata-cho

A nonpartisan group of lawmakers is calling for a day-care center to be established in or near the Diet building for the benefit of politicians and government officials with kids. The day-care center should also be set up for mothers with small children who want to sit in on Diet sessions or lobby politicians,...
Lessons from India-Pakistan war: Were China's arms overrated?
A Chinese J-10B fighter jet is put on display at the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, China, in October 2016. The short May conflict between India and Pakistan became a live trial for Chinese arms, exposing vulnerabilities in its fighter aircraft and air defense systems.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Chinese parents are fueling Tokyo’s education race
More Chinese families are clustering in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, a district renowned for having the finest educational environment in Japan.
Halt of U.S. visa process puts Japanese students' futures in question
People hold up signs during a rally in support of international students at the Harvard University campus in Boston on Tuesday.
Japan Post launches 'digital address' system
Under the "digital address" system launched by Japan Post, users can input seven-digit combinations of numbers and letters on online shopping and other websites, and their addresses will automatically appear on the sites.
Hegseth to face questions on U.S. commitment at top Asian defense conference
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers remarks at the National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday.
Songs, stars and strategy: Japan debuts its newest awards ceremony
Rock band Mrs. Green Apple performed an emotional rendition of hit song “Darling” on the final night of the Music Awards Japan.
Eagle nest discovery sparks opposition to megasolar project
The white-tailed eagle's wintering grounds include Hokkaido, northern Honshu, the Russian coast, the southern Kamchatka Peninsula and the Kuril Islands.
Fighters already showing last season's playoff run was no fluke
Fighters starter Hiromi Ito pitches against the Hawks in Fukuoka on April 29.
A moving meditation: Finding serenity in tea ceremony across space and time
Drawn to tea ceremony while volunteering at a Japanese garden in Phoenix, Arizona, Michele Laudig (right) came to learn a “common language of movement and ritual” that brought her into new communities in New York City and Tokyo.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Construction equipment sits idle in a park near Shiba Toshogu shrine in Tokyo's Minato Ward. While Japan has a history of treating its trees with reverence, green coverage is said to be lacking in most of the major cities.
Do Japan's trees no longer occupy the sacred space they used to?
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