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COMMUNITY
Feb 25, 2001

Top industrial designer to lecture on lunchboxes

The ninth-floor room in Tokyo's Mejiro where Kenji Ekuan receives guests is a perfect reflection of his personality. One wall is stacked with diplomas, photos and portraits, all neatly framed but in no particular order. Opposite, floor-to-ceiling glass shelving is crammed with memorabilia and knickknacks...
COMMENTARY
Feb 25, 2001

Breaking the yakuza's grip

LONDON -- The sad case of the murder of Lucy Blackman, the young British woman who was a hostess in a Roppongi bar, inevitably attracted the attention of the British media.
CULTURE / Music
Feb 25, 2001

Love Psychedelico hits the blue notes

It's every struggling musician's dream: One moment you're scrounging around for gigs and a record deal while trying to keep food on the table and pay the rent, and the next moment, you've got a hit record on your hands and suddenly the talk of the town.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Feb 25, 2001

Japan studies has explosive effect on U.S. kids

Recently I gave a presentation on Japan to a class of preschoolers in the United States. This month, these 4 and 5-year-olds were studying Japan. Last month they studied Pakistan. They can write their names in Urdu.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2001

Insurer signs sponsorship deal

Administrators of failed insurer Chiyoda Mutual Life Insurance Co. announced Friday that the company has signed a sponsorship agreement with American International Group Inc., which will support its rehabilitation.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2001

PCCW to buy U.S. firm's game arm

Game software developer Pacific Century CyberWorks Japan Co. said Friday it has agreed to buy VR1, the network game software division of U.S. Internet business and entertainment provider Circadence Corp., for about $38 million.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2001

DNA tests show body in cave is Blackman's: cops

Police said Friday a DNA test has finally confirmed that the decomposed remains discovered earlier this month in a beach cave in Kanagawa Prefecture are those of Briton Lucie Blackman, who went missing last July.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2001

Diet group to fight domestic violence

A supra-partisan group of Upper House members has compiled a draft bill to fight domestic violence that would allow court restraining orders against perpetrators based on police and notary reports, group members said Friday.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2001

Joint effort imperative on climate change: U.N.

Countries must settle their differences at climate talks later this year to minimize the impact of global warming, according to the head of a U.N. panel of climate change experts.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2001

Downgrades could hurt interest rates

The downgrading of ratings on Japan's long-term local and foreign currency credit by Standard & Poor's Corp. could hurt Japan's economy by raising long-term interest rates, the head of the government's Tax Commission said Friday.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2001

Japan will screen controversial textbook under usual rules: Fukuda

Japan will screen a junior high school history textbook that has drawn criticism from three Asian neighbors under its usual screening procedure, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Friday.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2001

Kono's Okinawa visit set to focus on base issues

Foreign Minister Yohei Kono will meet Sunday with Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine and other officials in Okinawa to discuss issues relating to the U.S. military presence in the prefecture, Kono said Friday.
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2001

Matsushita and Toshiba plan Singapore venture

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and Toshiba Corp. said Friday they will set up a joint venture in Singapore next month to manufacture low-temperature polysilicon liquid crystal display panels used in video mobile phones and other digital appliances.
EDITORIALS
Feb 24, 2001

Iraq defiant yet again

It did not take long for the new U.S. administration to face its first foreign-policy test. The foe was familiar: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. The response, airstrikes, was expected, as was the result: international criticism of the action, few signs of its effectiveness and mounting concern over...
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.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

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Muji has been sustainable from the beginning

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