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BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2001

Failed Taisho Life contracts set to move to new entity

Softbank Finance Corp. and Yamato Mutual Life Insurance Co. announced Friday that they have formed a wholly owned subsidiary to take over failed life insurer Taisho Life Insurance Co. on March 31.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2001

'Learned societies' still have a key role

CHIANG MAI, Thailand-- The complex cultures of Asia have always attracted the interest of Western scholars. This is the origin of what came to be later known as "Learned Societies," institutions based on intellectual curiosity and a deep-rooted volunteer spirit.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2001

Nuclear Pakistan and the new Bush team

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Less than three years after Pakistan detonated its first nuclear device, a new Republican administration has taken over in Washington.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 24, 2001

Mariners turn down offer for Ichiro

The Seattle Mariners have turned down a trade offer from the Los Angeles Dodgers to swap outfielder Gary Sheffield for former Orix BlueWave outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, Major League Baseball's official Web site reported Thursday.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2001

TV regulations to be relaxed

The telecommunications ministry will relax restrictions on satellite and cable TV businesses in order to promote competition and encourage the entry of communication firms and foreign capital, ministry officials said.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2001

Putin, history and the Korean Peninsula

SEOUL -- The inter-Korean railroad project across the DMZ makes a great deal of sense for the two Koreas, but it also makes sense for outside powers, above all for Russia. With space to spare on the trans-Siberian route on the return trip east, Moscow is looking south for passengers. It is offering huge...
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2001

Crown Prince marks 41st birthday

The Crown Prince on Friday celebrated his 41st birthday and said his hope for the future is that the Imperial family will have more contact with citizens to reflect current times while still maintaining ancient traditions.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2001

Foley says U.S. will salvage Ehime Maru if it can

The United States is committed to taking whatever actions are technically possible to salvage a sunken Japanese fisheries training ship, U.S. Ambassador Thomas Foley said Friday.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2001

Japan-U.S. open-skies talks stall

Japan-U.S. aviation talks ended Thursday in Washington with no tangible progress on a U.S. proposal to form an open-skies accord, Japanese officials said Friday in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2001

Foreign investors remain net stock buyers

Foreign investors were net buyers of Japanese stocks for the eighth consecutive week last week.
CULTURE / Film
Feb 24, 2001

Space . . . the funny frontier

Think of it as a "Seven Samurai" in outer space. OK, well there are only six warriors in "Galaxy Quest" but the comparison kinda works. They are a group of has-been actors whose sole claim to fame is a TV series called "Galaxy Quest" that went off the air 18 years ago. But American human beings weren't...
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2001

S&P downgrades Japan's credit

NEW YORK -- Standard & Poor's Corp. said Thursday it had lowered its long-term local and foreign currency credit ratings on Japan from AAA to AA plus.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2001

Children set up network to tackle own problems

About 700 Japanese children have established a network affiliated with the U.N. Children's Fund to study and tackle problems that they and children all over the world face.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2001

S&P downgrades Japan's credit

NEW YORK -- Standard & Poor's Corp. said Thursday it had lowered its long-term local and foreign currency credit ratings on Japan from AAA to AA plus.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2001

Sega humanoid robot can walk, 'talk'

Sega Corp. subsidiary Sega Toys will begin selling in May a humanoid robot that is able to walk, dance and "communicate" with people through facial expressions, body language and messages that appear on monitors.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2001

Children set up network to tackle own problems

About 700 Japanese children have established a network affiliated with the U.N. Children's Fund to study and tackle problems that they and children all over the world face.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2001

Sega humanoid robot can walk, 'talk'

Sega Corp. subsidiary Sega Toys will begin selling in May a humanoid robot that is able to walk, dance and "communicate" with people through facial expressions, body language and messages that appear on monitors.
COMMENTARY
Feb 24, 2001

Mori's lame-duck maneuvers

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori is coming under increasing pressure to resign. One likely scenario, according to sources in the ruling coalition, goes something like this: In early March, after the fiscal 2001 government budget clears the Lower House, he announces his intention to step down, and later that...
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2001

Hitachi Zosen, NKK to merge shipbuilding units

Hitachi Zosen Corp. and NKK Corp. said Friday they will merge their shipbuilding operations into a fifty-fifty joint venture to be established Oct. 1, 2002, as the global industry becomes increasingly competitive.
CULTURE / Music
Feb 24, 2001

Asian music celebration

Next time you feel like pulling your hair out over the bureaucratic pitfalls of overseas travel, spare a thought for Richard Pontzious.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2001

Hitachi Zosen, NKK to merge shipbuilding units

Hitachi Zosen Corp. and NKK Corp. said Friday they will merge their shipbuilding operations into a fifty-fifty joint venture to be established Oct. 1, 2002, as the global industry becomes increasingly competitive.
CULTURE / Music
Feb 24, 2001

Yasuji Kiyose's lifelong quest for a modern Japanese voice

Music can be a passive history lesson. Sometimes, it can take us on a fantastic, aural journey, as with Japanese composers active before World War II who reflect in their music nearly half a century of tumultuous, societal change.
Shinjiro Koizumi takes farm ministry reins after predecessor's rice gaffe
Agriculture minister Taku Eto (left), who resigned on Wednesday, and former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi
Nissan’s troubles might go all the way back to Ghosn 
A lot at a Nissan plant in Mexico. The company may have overextended itself during the Ghosn era.
Japan confirms hard-line position ahead of possible tariff talks in Washington
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, at a news conference on Tuesday. He said that when Japan states it wants the tariffs reviewed, it means Tokyo wants them removed.
Tokyo to cover cost of base service fees for water utilities through summer
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is looking to make the cost of base service fees in water utility bills free during the summer, hoping the financial support will allow residents to turn on their air conditioners and protect themselves against heatstroke.
Trump’s wake-up call for India’s foreign policy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 13. Trump’s coercive use of trade threats against India during the Pakistan military crisis has undermined trust in the U.S.-India partnership and exposed Washington as an unreliable security ally.
Nippon Ishin grapples with poor governance ahead of Upper House election
Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Seiji Maehara speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday.
Beware of dubious websites offering cheap rice, consumer watchdog warns
Questionable websites appear to be taking advantage of consumers looking for cheaper rice online amid the high prices of the staple grain in the nation.
Onosato’s march to yokozuna could usher in golden age for sumo
Onosato (left) battles Gonoyama on Day 6 of the Summer Basho. With Onosato on the cusp of promotion to yokozuna, there could soon be two titans at the top of the sport fighting for titles.
A window into the mind of Esperantist and political activist Teru Hasegawa
Teru Hasegawa, Esperanto name Verda Majo, wrote leftist political essays during WWII.
Nissan’s troubles might go all the way back to Ghosn 
A lot at a Nissan plant in Mexico. The company may have overextended itself during the Ghosn era.

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A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
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