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JAPAN
Apr 20, 2001

Japan set to issue visa to Lee if he pledges to avoid politics

Japan is likely to issue an entry visa to former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui if he agrees to a condition set by Tokyo that the visit be solely for medical treatment, government sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2001

Woman guilty of phone-call trauma

The Toyama District Court handed a suspended prison sentence Thursday to a woman who made 12,000 harassing phone calls to another woman, ruling that the posttraumatic stress disorder caused to the victim constituted criminal injury.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2001

Imperial couple to tour Yamanashi

The Emperor and Empress will visit Yamanashi Prefecture from May 19 to May 21 to attend a tree-planting ceremony and visit a number of places, the Imperial Household Agency said Thursday.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2001

Seoul sends back ambassador after textbook protest

South Korean Ambassador Choi Sang Yong returned to Japan on Thursday and urged Foreign Minister Yohei Kono not to spoil bilateral relations, a Foreign Ministry official said.
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2001

LDP panel agrees on tax breaks for investors

The tax panel of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party agreed Thursday on its draft tax revision proposals in response to the government's emergency economic package compiled April 6.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2001

Video testimony in court approved for sex cases

A draft government ordinance was adopted at a meeting of top bureaucrats Thursday to allow video monitoring in courts from June 1 to protect sex crime victims and others giving testimony, government officials said.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2001

Politicians plan to help A-bomb victims abroad

About 30 lawmakers from the ruling and opposition camps organized a suprapartisan Diet group Thursday to help survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki who live outside Japan.
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2001

Takashimaya group profit up 29%

Department store operator Takashimaya Co. said Thursday it chalked up a consolidated net profit of 8.32 billion yen in the business year that ended Feb. 28, up 29.4 percent from the previous year.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2001

Resolution urges Kyoto pact support

The House of Representatives adopted a resolution at a plenary session Thursday calling for international cooperation on ratifying the Kyoto Protocol on global warming.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2001

Police arrest suspected chief of car-theft ring

A man thought to be a member of a car-theft ring in Hachioji has been arrested on suspicion of being involved in the theft of 400 cars, police said Thursday.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2001

Ministry calls for halt to shipments of painkiller

The Health Ministry on Thursday asked 25 pharmaceutical companies to halt shipments of prescription medicines containing phenacetin for use as an antifebrile drug and pain killer, which it said carries the risk of serious renal damage, bladder cancer and other ailments, when taken over long periods in...
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2001

Hashimoto's faction seen bidding for votes via offers of party posts

A senior official of the Liberal Democratic Party faction headed by former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said Thursday that, if chosen as new party chief, Hashimoto will retain two of the party's current top executives.
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 20, 2001

Yokohama FC shocks Verdy

J2 newcomer Yokohama FC stunned J1 club Tokyo Verdy 1969 2-0 on Wednesday night at Tokyo Stadium, advancing to the second round of the J. League Nabisco Cup.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2001

Late cartoonist's family avoided tax

Relatives of cartoonist Shotaro Ishinomori failed to declare 400 million yen in inheritance received upon his death in 1998, taxation authorities said Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 20, 2001

Shame on the government

The Mori administration and the Foreign Ministry in particular have been taking an ambiguous attitude toward a request for a Japanese visa from former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui. I must criticize this attitude categorically.
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2001

Necktie makers prepare import curb plan

Necktie producers on Thursday approved a proposal to begin investigating necktie imports as the first step in asking for an emergency curb on imports of Chinese-made products.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2001

Foreigners face long slog to Japanese citizenship

Seven years after he became the first foreign sumo wrestler to win the revered Emperor's Cup in 1972, Jesse "Takamiyama" Kuhaulua applied for Japanese citizenship.
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2001

Sony warms to Ericsson on mobile phone tieup

Sony Corp. said Thursday it is considering forming an alliance with LM Ericsson of Sweden in the mobile phone business.
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2001

Drawing line on weak yen just lip service?

At their latest meeting in Kuala Lumpur, finance ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations voiced deep concern over a weak yen.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 20, 2001

Swallows felled by Giants' rally

Toshihisa Nishi drove home a game-ending run with a single in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Yomiuri Giants overcame a 5-0 down to beat the Yakult Swallows 6-5 on Thursday night at the Tokyo Dome.
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Apr 20, 2001

Tiger beetle

*Japanese name: Hanmyo *Scientific name: Cicindela chinensis japonica * Description: Tiger beetles have strong jaws and metallic blue, red and green bodies. The pattern on their bodies makes it difficult for them to be spotted by enemies -- and by us, too. You're most likely to see tiger beetles...
COMMUNITY / THE PARENT TRIP
Apr 20, 2001

Thievery and redemption: a normal Sunday

I am seduced by a late-flowering sprig of cherry blossom in the morning. Number Two Son -- all of 6 years old -- thoughtfully snags my nose with it as he lays it on my pillow. Feelings of undying gratitude are quickly spiked by concern about provenance. Not our garden, not the neighbors', not the nearby...
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2001

Showa Denko signs acetic acid deal

Major petrochemical firm Showa Denko K.K. said Thursday it has agreed with a Malaysian subsidiary of the BP Amoco PLC group on long-term purchases of acetic acid, which is used in polyester fibers.
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2001

Upper House resolves to pursue Kyoto pact

The House of Councilors unanimously resolved in a plenary session Wednesday to strive for international agreement on ratifying the 1997 Kyoto Protocol aimed at curbing global warming.
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2001

Ministries clash over immigration staff boost

The Public Management Ministry is strongly resisting a Justice Ministry demand to increase the number of immigration officers in a bid to better crack down on illegal aliens in Japan, according to government sources.
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.
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.
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.
Tokyo's Yamanote Line resumes suspended train operations
All services on East Japan Railway's Yamanote Line in Tokyo were suspended for early Friday morning due to wire trouble.
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.
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.
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.
As Taiwan looks to boost ‘unofficial ties,’ Paraguay’s leader offers facilitator role
Paraguayan President Santiago Pena speaks during an interview with The Japan Times in Tokyo on Thursday.
GCAP next-gen fighter joint venture likely to be running by this summer
A concept model of the Global Combat Air Program's fighter jet is displayed during the DSEI Japan defense exhibition in the city of Chiba on Wednesday.

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