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EDITORIALS
May 8, 2001

The real test lies ahead

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Monday declared that his administration is determined to initiate the hard-hitting structural reforms needed for Japan's "resurrection and development."
BUSINESS
May 8, 2001

Electric Power Development eyes 25% cut to workforce

Electric Power Development Co. on Monday released a management plan for fiscal 2001-2005 that calls for a 25 percent cut in its workforce.
BUSINESS
May 8, 2001

Sumitomo Life selects new president

Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. said Monday it will promote Vice President Shinichi Yokoyama, 58, to president.
COMMENTARY
May 8, 2001

Bush could kill Kyoto treaty

U.S. President George W. Bush announced in late March that his administration did not support the Kyoto Protocol, an international agreement that requires industrialized countries to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases as a way to prevent global warming.
BUSINESS
May 8, 2001

Komatsu profits halve on slow domestic sales

Komatsu Ltd. on Monday reported a consolidated net profit of 6.91 billion yen in fiscal 2000, down 48.4 percent from the previous year.
JAPAN
May 8, 2001

Holiday road deaths down from 2000

Some 47 vacationers were killed in traffic accidents during the Golden Week holiday period, which fell between April 28 and May 6, police said Monday.
JAPAN
May 8, 2001

New Cabinet a breath of fresh air

The newly formed and enormously popular Koizumi Cabinet picked up another accolade Monday when a group of antismoking advocates noticed it contains only one smoker, the least number of any recent Cabinet.
BUSINESS
May 8, 2001

Prepare for Koizumi failure

Stock prices have firmed up, reflecting market expectations that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will push for structural reform.
BUSINESS
May 8, 2001

Nagasakiya gets breathing room

Supermarket chain operator Nagasakiya Co., which is currently protected from creditors under the corporate rehabilitation law, said Monday it has been granted six more months to compile a business rehabilitation plan, due partly to the large number of its creditors.
JAPAN
May 8, 2001

Prime minister's policy speech

The following is a provisional translation of the policy speech given Monday by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to the 151st session of the Diet:
JAPAN
May 8, 2001

Japan wants temporary UNSC seat

Japan has decided to run in an annual election in 2004 for a nonpermanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, the Foreign Ministry announced Monday.
BUSINESS
May 8, 2001

Traditional management schemes wane as firms cut costs: survey

A growing number of Japanese companies are abandoning longtime employee care policies such as seniority-based salary systems and subsidized housing, according to a think tank survey released Monday.
SOCCER / J. League
May 8, 2001

Jubilo stays perfect

Jubilo Iwata equaled a J. League record Sunday as the first-division leader eased past Gamba Osaka 2-0 to record its eighth straight win and extend its lead at the top of the first-stage table.
BUSINESS
May 8, 2001

Interest rates rise for public firms

The Finance Ministry said Monday it will raise the interest rates on loans to public corporations under its fiscal loan program, effective Wednesday.
JAPAN
May 8, 2001

Immigration controls targeted after Kim Jong Nam incident

Japan will beef up its immigration controls following the attempt by a man believed to be the elder son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to enter the country on a forged passport, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Monday.
MORE SPORTS
May 8, 2001

Webb defends Nichirei Cup title

Karrie Webb successfully defended her Nichirei Cup World Ladies title with solid if unspectacular golf Sunday, coasting to a 6-shot victory with the help of a disastrous round by overnight co-leader Carin Koch of Sweden.
MORE SPORTS
May 8, 2001

JT, NEC take volleyball crowns

Russian Ilia Saveliev slammed home the winning point in the final set Sunday as the JT Thunders defeated the V-League kingpin Suntory Sunbirds for the men's title in the volleyball national championships.
JAPAN
May 8, 2001

Koizumi vows no sanctuaries from reform

The Prime minister's main policy points (Full text) The following is the gist of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's policy speech delivered Monday in the Diet.
BUSINESS
May 8, 2001

Deodeo to merge with Eiden in 2002

Deodeo Corp. and Eiden Co., two discount store chain operators specializing in consumer electronic goods, said Monday they have agreed to merge into a joint holding company to be set up on April 1, 2002.
JAPAN
May 8, 2001

Authorities concerned over legal but risky drugs

The recent spread of so-called legal drugs among youngsters in the Tokyo metropolitan area has alarmed drug officials.
JAPAN
May 8, 2001

Tanaka, Chinese foreign minister talk

Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka and her Chinese counterpart Tang Jiaxuan agreed Monday to work together to improve soured bilateral relations, a Foreign Ministry official said.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 8, 2001

Swallows beat Carp in 10-homer slugfest

Roberto Petagine hit his second two-run homer of the day in the eighth inning to give the Yakult Swallows a 15-11 win over the stubborn Hiroshima Carp, who came back from four-run and six-run deficits on Sunday.
JAPAN
May 8, 2001

Widow's appeal over stocks rejected

The Tokyo High Court has thrown out an appeal by the widow of a supporter of former Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi demanding the return of shares in NTT DoCoMo Inc. from the late prime minister's chief secretary, her lawyer said Monday.
JAPAN
May 7, 2001

Koizumi to explain high-profile North Korean detainee

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said he intends to explain in the Diet the deportation of a man believed to be the elder son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il and his family from Japan.
JAPAN
May 7, 2001

Wakayama nursing-care employee confesses to killing woman

The body of a 75-year-old woman was found Sunday in a vacant lot in Wakayama Prefecture based on a confession by a heavily indebted man that he killed her, burned her body with kerosene and later buried it, police said.
Travelers avoid trips to Japan over viral comic book’s quake prediction
Visitors walk along Nakamise-dori as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district in March.
How China’s soft power is rewriting Asian culture
Mixue, a Chinese bubble tea chain, has become the world’s largest food and beverage chain, with tens of thousands of stores all over Asia. The company is just one example of the increasing reach and popularity of Chinese cultural exports across the globe.
Trump announces Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel ‘partnership’ deal
U.S. President Donald Trump points as he boards Air Force One en route to New Jersey, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Friday.
In search of untouched Japan? Meet Hokkaido’s newest hiking trail.
The Hokkaido East Trail links some of the northern prefecture's most striking national parks and landscapes.
Onosato set for yokozuna promotion after clinching Emperor’s Cup
Onosato after defeating Kotozakura at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Friday. The win gave him a 13-0 record and clinched the Emperor's Cup, assuring him of promotion to yokozuna next week.
Are microplastics hurting our fertility?
A worker sorts plastic waste for recycling at Minato Resource Recycle Center in Tokyo in 2019. Japan has been criticized by environmental groups for its strategy on plastics, which is heavily reliant on recycling instead of reduction.
Manga translators walk a fine line between meaning and mayhem
Not only is the drawing of each frame an important part of the manga-making process, translation has increasingly demanded more attention as the art form gains popularity overseas.
Brewed from rice, water and tomatoes: The growth of ‘craft sake’
After establishing Lagoon Brewery in 2021, Yosuke Tanaka began making export-only "nihonshu" (Japanese sake) and later, "craft sake," a new genre of sake that isn't bound by the rules of traditional sakemaking.
AI fiction is already here. Are humans ready?
After last year’s controversy over using AI to write about 5% of her novel, Rie Qudan was asked by an advertising magazine to write a short story where she uses AI for 95% of it. The resulting short story, “Kage no ame” (“Rain Shadow”), was published March 25.  
Six short films that capture our world in mere minutes
“Marion” provides a glimpse into the lives of bull dodgers, who perform a nonlethal version of bullfighting.

Podcast

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

Longform

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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