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COMMUNITY
Feb 22, 2001

Choosing a preschool

Choosing the best preschool for your child is a decision many parents agonize over. I know that I did. In writing this series I took my 3-year-old daughter, Mirai, to each of the schools to observe her behavior.
EDITORIALS
Feb 22, 2001

BINDing the Internet

Security experts recently made an unprecedented appeal to computer system administrators to update software to protect the Internet. The warning highlights the vulnerabilities of the digital era. Security flaws continue to be the Achilles Heel of the information revolution. There is little sign that...
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2001

Beer cans to feature rival baseball teams

OSAKA -- Asahi Breweries Ltd. is set to launch a beer this spring featuring the Hanshin Tigers, while Suntory Ltd. will offer a brew dedicated to the baseball team's archrival, the Yomiuri Giants.
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2001

Guidelines for brokerages revealed

The Financial Services Agency unveiled a new set of guidelines for securities firms on Wednesday that will tighten rules regarding the calculation of their capital adequacy and bring them in line with international standards.
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2001

Beer cans to feature rival baseball teams

OSAKA -- Asahi Breweries Ltd. is set to launch a beer this spring featuring the Hanshin Tigers, while Suntory Ltd. will offer a brew dedicated to the baseball team's archrival, the Yomiuri Giants.
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2001

Guidelines for brokerages revealed

The Financial Services Agency unveiled a new set of guidelines for securities firms on Wednesday that will tighten rules regarding the calculation of their capital adequacy and bring them in line with international standards.
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2001

Nagai new chief of 'shogin' bank

OSAKA -- A former Finance Ministry official will become president of a bank planned by an umbrella organization of "shogin" credit unions serving Korean residents of Japan, organization officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2001

Nagai new chief of 'shogin' bank

OSAKA -- A former Finance Ministry official will become president of a bank planned by an umbrella organization of "shogin" credit unions serving Korean residents of Japan, organization officials said Wednesday.
LIFE / Digital
Feb 22, 2001

Internet auctions boom

Kazutoshi Kitazawa, a 37-year-old university professor, has been bidding and selling in online auctions for two years. When he feels like upgrading his computer, he browses through Yahoo! Japan's auction Web site to buy memory cards and other computer components at bargain prices. When he decides the...
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2001

BOJ, G7 differ on quantitative credit easing

Group of Seven finance leaders at their latest meeting in Sicily shared the view that prices in Japan are continuing to decline and downside risks remain.
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2001

External panel meets to review workings of Foreign Ministry

A panel of outside experts advising the Foreign Ministry held its first meeting Wednesday morning to review ministerial operations and discuss ways of preventing further misuses of public funds.
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2001

BOJ, G7 differ on quantitative credit easing

Group of Seven finance leaders at their latest meeting in Sicily shared the view that prices in Japan are continuing to decline and downside risks remain.
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2001

External panel meets to review workings of Foreign Ministry

A panel of outside experts advising the Foreign Ministry held its first meeting Wednesday morning to review ministerial operations and discuss ways of preventing further misuses of public funds.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Feb 22, 2001

Selling tax cuts to Congress

U.S. President George W. Bush continues his attempt to make friends and influence important constituencies. He has spent more time with the Congressional Black Caucus than with the Republican leadership. He has traveled to schools to promote his education priorities. He has been to small businesses explaining...
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2001

Russian ship chased into Japanese waters

A Russian ship fleeing the pursuit of Russian border guard vessels took shelter in Japanese territorial waters Tuesday night, the Japan Coast Guard said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Feb 22, 2001

Game over for Dreamcast

Sega recently announced that it will stop producing its Dreamcast video-game console. The move is a bitter blow for the company, which has been a technology leader since it entered the business over a decade ago, and for players who thrive on Dreamcast games. Fortunately for both fans and shareholders,...
LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 22, 2001

Zagat updates guide to Tokyo's best restaurants

Not a single local-cuisine restaurant appears in the 10 top restaurants of this year's Tokyo Zagat Survey, the annually updated restaurants guide that many in the West consider the diner's bible.
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2001

Russian ship chased into Japanese waters

A Russian ship fleeing the pursuit of Russian border guard vessels took shelter in Japanese territorial waters Tuesday night, the Japan Coast Guard said Wednesday.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 22, 2001

J. League gets tough

J. League Secretary General Kazuki Sasaki said Tuesday that J. League teams could be fined up to 50 million yen or even docked as many as 15 points this season for crossing the disciplinary line.
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2001

New ANA chief paving way for next generation

All Nippon Airways Co. said Wednesday that Senior Executive Vice President Yoji Ohashi, 61, will be promoted to president on April 1.
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.

Podcast

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

Longform

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.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb
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