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JAPAN
Feb 20, 2001

Emperor meets with President Tito

The Emperor met with Kiribati's President Teburoro Tito on Monday in the pair's third meeting, the Imperial Household Agency said.
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2001

Firms develop chip interface allowing cellphone video transmission

Toshiba Corp. and Infineon Technologies AG, a leading German semiconductor and system solution company, have jointly developed an interface between their microchips that enables the transmission, decoding and encoding of video to next-generation dual-mode cellular phones, Toshiba said Monday.
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2001

Firms develop chip interface allowing cellphone video transmission

Toshiba Corp. and Infineon Technologies AG, a leading German semiconductor and system solution company, have jointly developed an interface between their microchips that enables the transmission, decoding and encoding of video to next-generation dual-mode cellular phones, Toshiba said Monday.
CULTURE / Books
Feb 20, 2001

A convenient but fragile liaison

BROTHERS IN ARMS: The Rise and Fall of the Sino-Soviet Alliance 1945-1963, edited by Odd Arne Westad. Cold War International History Project Series, Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, Stanford University Press, 2000, 404 pp. (paper). At least once a year, the leaders of China and Russia get together...
CULTURE / Film
Feb 20, 2001

Hollywood cliches without the thrills

Are Asian films ready for prime time -- that is, for the mall cineplexes of America?
MORE SPORTS
Feb 20, 2001

Volkswagen Sevens slated for April

England's seven-a-side team will make its first appearance before Japanese rugby union fans when it comes to Tokyo for the Volkswagen Sevens, the seventh round of the World Sevens Series, on April 29-30 at Chichibunomiya Stadium, the Japan Rugby Football Union announced Monday in Tokyo.
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Feb 20, 2001

Tap in to Rammstein

There are Germans everywhere. You can spot them a mile off. The guys are tall with crap haircuts and the girls are blonde with long necks, and both sexes have finely chiseled features like they've just been cut out of marble. And I suddenly think of Hitler, who for all his love of Aryan perfection was...
CULTURE / Film
Feb 20, 2001

Support for Asian filmmakers

Facing nonexistent government support, meager prospects for private-sector funding and even diminishing turnout at box offices, any aspiring filmmaker in Japan might lose sight of their movie-making dreams.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2001

Road death toll tops 1,000 for 2001

Deaths in road traffic accidents this year reached 1,011 on Saturday, the National Police Agency said Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2001

Road death toll tops 1,000 for 2001

Deaths in road traffic accidents this year reached 1,011 on Saturday, the National Police Agency said Monday.
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2001

WTO to approve Japan's rice tariffs as Uruguay backs down

When Japan introduced a controversial tariff scheme for its rice imports in April 1999, it was like a train departing before all passengers were on board.
CULTURE / Books
Feb 20, 2001

More to it than meets the eye: the private world of 'manga'

ADULT MANGA: Culture and Power in Contemporary Japanese Society, by Sharon Kinsella. Curzon Press, 2000, 228 pp., $19.95 (paper). "Manga" leads a double life in Japan. Its popularity as entertainment for the masses is well-known: Subway riders furtively flip through its pages, young people crowd into...
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2001

Localities balk at committing patients

Most prefectural governments and major cities have yet to adopt any measures regarding the transfer of mental patients from homes to hospitals when a move of this kind is requested by patients' families, according to Health Ministry sources.
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2001

Moody's downgrades Mitsui Mutual

Moody's Investors Service Inc. said Monday that it has changed its rating outlook for Mitsui Mutual Life Insurance Co. to negative from stable, due to increased uncertainty over Japan's life insurance industry as a whole.
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2001

WTO to approve Japan's rice tariffs as Uruguay backs down

When Japan introduced a controversial tariff scheme for its rice imports in April 1999, it was like a train departing before all passengers were on board.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2001

Localities balk at committing patients

Most prefectural governments and major cities have yet to adopt any measures regarding the transfer of mental patients from homes to hospitals when a move of this kind is requested by patients' families, according to Health Ministry sources.
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2001

Moody's downgrades Mitsui Mutual

Moody's Investors Service Inc. said Monday that it has changed its rating outlook for Mitsui Mutual Life Insurance Co. to negative from stable, due to increased uncertainty over Japan's life insurance industry as a whole.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2001

Japan to build supersonic jet

Japanese aerospace scientists will begin full-scale development in March 2002 of a next-generation supersonic transport aircraft, it was learned Monday.
CULTURE / Books
Feb 20, 2001

Charting the landscape of Japan's foreign affairs

JAPANESE FOREIGN POLICY TODAY, edited by Inoguchi Takashi and Purnendra Jain. New York: Palgrave, 2000, 316 pp. $59.95 (cloth). This collection of studies on Japan's foreign policy is edited by Takashi Inoguchi, professor of political science at the Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo,...
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2001

Police close facility for drunks

The Metropolitan Police Department said Monday it has closed one of its two facilities where drunken people can sober up overnight due to a decline in the number people causing trouble when under the influence.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2001

Japan to build supersonic jet

Japanese aerospace scientists will begin full-scale development in March 2002 of a next-generation supersonic transport aircraft, it was learned Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2001

Police close facility for drunks

The Metropolitan Police Department said Monday it has closed one of its two facilities where drunken people can sober up overnight due to a decline in the number people causing trouble when under the influence.
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2001

Energy upstart Ennet outbids Kansai Electric

OSAKA -- A newcomer to the electric power retail market was awarded a one-year contract Monday by the Osaka Prefectural Government, making it the first company to outbid Kansai Electric Power Co. in the Kansai region since deregulation last March.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2001

Japan-the-liberator remark lands criticism upon Norota

A top official of the Democratic Party of Japan on Monday lashed out at a remark made the previous day by the House of Representatives Budget Committee chairman that Japan purged Asia of colonialism during World War II.
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2001

Japan, U.S. to discuss 'open skies'

Japan and the United States will discuss an "open skies" agreement and the use of a second runway at Narita airport in civil aviation talks Wednesday and Thursday in Washington.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2001

Japan-the-liberator remark lands criticism upon Norota

A top official of the Democratic Party of Japan on Monday lashed out at a remark made the previous day by the House of Representatives Budget Committee chairman that Japan purged Asia of colonialism during World War II.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2001

Ex-lawyer gets four years for fraud

A former lawyer was sentenced to four years in prison Monday for defrauding a Tokyo company of some 400 million yen in 1991.
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2001

Japan, U.S. to discuss 'open skies'

Japan and the United States will discuss an "open skies" agreement and the use of a second runway at Narita airport in civil aviation talks Wednesday and Thursday in Washington.
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.
Onosato's yokozuna promotion causes rare quirk in new sumo rankings
Newly promoted yokozuna Onosato holds a copy of the latest banzuke ranking in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, on Monday.
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. 
Over 900 earthquakes strike Tokara islands in space of two weeks
A screenshot shows many quakes occurring in the Tokara islands over the past 30 days, in this image taken from the U.S. Geological Survey website.
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."
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.

Podcast

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

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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
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