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BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2001

U.S. advertiser agrees to venture

U.S. advertising agency Draftworldwide said Thursday it has agreed to set up a joint venture in Japan with Japanese advertising firm Commons Co. and Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc.
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2001

U.S. advertiser agrees to venture

U.S. advertising agency Draftworldwide said Thursday it has agreed to set up a joint venture in Japan with Japanese advertising firm Commons Co. and Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc.
CULTURE / Music
Feb 16, 2001

Black Eyed Peas try to bring it all back

Whither hip hop? Since it's still relatively young, a better question might be: When will it become as redundant as rock? I think it already has, and not because, musically at least, hip hop is by definition a pastiche, but because thematically it's stuck in a rut.
COMMUNITY
Feb 16, 2001

Japan's designers refuse compromise

Japanese names at the Paris men's collections these days are rather thin on the ground -- at the most recent presentations, for autumn/winter 2001/02, only four Tokyo designers showed.
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2001

Noritsu to make 'minilabs' in China

OSAKA -- Noritsu Koki Co. said Thursday it will set up a wholly owned subsidiary and plant in Shanghai to start making "minilab" photo processing laboratory systems in October.
EDITORIALS
Feb 15, 2001

Shed light on unbelievable accident

The collision between a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine and a Japanese fisheries training ship Friday off Oahu Island, Hawaii, was simply unbelievable. It is a sad fact, however, that the collision, which is believed to have been caused by negligence on the part of the submarine, sank the ship, leaving...
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2001

Coleman marks century of success

Outdoor goods outfitter Coleman Co. celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, a landmark that company official Brian Rawson attributes to the firm's sustained ability to adapt to consumer needs.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2001

Russian military planes enter Japanese airspace

Russian military planes, including Backfire bombers, breached Japanese airspace on two occasions Wednesday, Defense Agency officials said.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2001

'Japan 2001' fest set to take center stage in U.K.

Several years ago, Foreign Minister Yohei Kono and former British Foreign Secretary Malcolm Rifkind came up with an idea. Why not try, they asked, to think of ways for Japan and the U.K. to promote each other's image in a better light?
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2001

G7 nations' options limited on Japan's 'financial bomb'

All eyes will be on Paul O'Neill at the upcoming meeting of finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the Group of Seven industrialized nations in Palermo, Sicily.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2001

Mori may meet Bush in U.S. as early as March 3

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and new U.S. President George W. Bush may meet in Washington on March 3 or March 4, government sources said Wednesday night.
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2001

U.S. fears cap dollar's surge

The Bank of Japan's latest discount rate cut was seen as a largely cosmetic measure.
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2001

BOJ Governor defends discount rate drop

In the face of calls for the Bank of Japan to ease its monetary policy further, Gov. Masaru Hayami said Wednesday that is exactly what the central bank did when it lowered its official discount rate.
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2001

Japan carmakers bite deeper into Europe

VALENCIENNES, France -- After securing a firm footing in the U.S., Toyota Motor Corp. is now gearing up its European operations in a bid to bite deeper into the world's second-largest market.
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2001

FSA to tighten supervision of insurers

A Liberal Democratic Party panel gave the green light Wednesday to a proposal by the Financial Services Agency to tighten its supervision of insurance companies, starting with the March book-closing.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2001

Allies withdraw Mori criticism

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori came under fire again Wednesday as a top member of key coalition partner New Komeito called for his resignation.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2001

Head of embezzlement probe replaced after being hospitalized for exhaustion

The Foreign Ministry will replace its secretariat director general, Tomoyuki Abe, who is expected to remain in hospital for a long time to recover from work exhaustion, a high-ranking ministry official said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2001

Head of embezzlement probe replaced after being hospitalized for exhaustion

The Foreign Ministry will replace its secretariat director general, Tomoyuki Abe, who is expected to remain in hospital for a long time to recover from work exhaustion, a high-ranking ministry official said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2001

'Floating objects' seen in space

The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan announced Wednesday that its telescope in Hawaii has spotted about 100 "small floating objects" in a star-forming region.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2001

'Floating objects' seen in space

The National Astronomical Observatory of Japan announced Wednesday that its telescope in Hawaii has spotted about 100 "small floating objects" in a star-forming region.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2001

Politicians test online waters for votes

Staff writer In a country where nearly 30 million people out of the 120 million population use the Internet, about 400 out of 732 Diet members have their own Web site.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2001

State to make it easier to hold polls on mergers

The central government plans to help citizens hold plebiscites on municipal mergers by scrapping local governments' veto powers on them, according to government sources.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2001

State to make it easier to hold polls on mergers

The central government plans to help citizens hold plebiscites on municipal mergers by scrapping local governments' veto powers on them, according to government sources.
Man falls to his death from Osaka condo, killing cyclist below
Osaka's Kita Ward. Two men died Monday morning in the ward after a man fell from a high-rise condominium and struck a passing cyclist below, according to local police.
Random stabbing cases in Japan raise fears: Could the next victim be me?
Police officers stand guard on May 7 outside Todaimae Station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward after a random stabbing that injured a University of Tokyo student.
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
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.
Amid rice shortage, farm minister comes under fire for saying he gets plenty
Agriculture minister Taku Eto has come under fire for saying at the weekend that he receives so much rice from his supporters that he has enough to sell it.
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.
Random stabbing cases in Japan raise fears: Could the next victim be me?
Police officers stand guard on May 7 outside Todaimae Station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward after a random stabbing that injured a University of Tokyo student.
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.

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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