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JAPAN
Dec 6, 2000

LDP approves three top positions

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Tuesday formally appointed Makoto Koga as its secretary general and Kanezo Muraoka as chairman of the Executive Council, while approving Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's decision to retain Shizuka Kamei as policy affairs chief.
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2000

World economy better than in 1998, EPA says

Despite concerns over surging crude oil prices and the weak euro, the global conomy remains in better shape now than it was in 1998, when it was hit by the Asian financial crisis that broke out the previous year, the Economic Planning Agency said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2000

New ministers outline their policies for the future

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's newly appointed Cabinet ministers outlined their policy programs Tuesday evening in a meeting with the press at the Prime Minister's Official Residence.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2000

First Nordic-Japan Forum held

NAGANO -- About 950 people attended the first Nordic-Japan Forum on environmental issues held recently at a hotel in Nagano Prefecture.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2000

Group protests GMO rice imports

A Tokyo civic group sent a letter protesting the import and sale of genetically modified rice to the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2000

Video shop bomber 'wanted to destroy people'

The 17-year-old boy who was arrested Monday evening after claiming responsibility for an explosion at a video shop in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward has told police that he "wanted to destroy people" at random.
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2000

Last thing bear market needs is falling yen

The yen has come under fresh downward pressure, mirroring a shift in sentiment about economic and corporate earnings prospects in Japan.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2000

Opposition says new Cabinet is evidence of same old politics

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's newly formed Cabinet was the immediate target of a shower of criticism Tuesday from opposition parties.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2000

Mori names new Cabinet

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori unveiled his new Cabinet on Tuesday evening, retaining six key ministers and making a surprise decision to appoint former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto ahead of a major administrative realignment that will take place on Jan. 6.
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2000

Coalition parties begin discussing ODA spending

A study group set up by the coalition parties started talks Tuesday to overhaul the 1 trillion yen ODA budget, party officials said.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2000

Hashimoto faction wins big in shakeup

Policy continuity, factional power plays and surprise appointments characterized the new Cabinet launched Tuesday by Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, who hopes his new team will help him and his Liberal Democratic Party survive the months leading to next summer's Upper House election.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2000

Record number of travelers heading overseas

The number of Japanese traveling overseas during the New Year's holidays will hit a record high of 688,000, marking the first increase in four years, according to an estimate released Tuesday by Japan Travel Bureau Inc.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 6, 2000

CL president to quit

Central League President Sumiko Takahara will step down at the end of her term of office this month because of an ongoing battle with cancer, baseball officials said Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 6, 2000

Japanese union ready to play hard ball

OSAKA -- The Japanese professional baseball players association adopted a resolution Tuesday to seek a 142-game season next year with interleague play to counter a management plan to introduce a 140-game schedule in 2001.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2000

Government appeals ruling on pollution

The national government on Tuesday appealed a recent court ruling ordering it to reduce emissions of so-called suspended particulate matter (SPM) to within environmentally acceptable limits in areas along National Route 23 in Nagoya.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 6, 2000

Yokohama gets nod

J. League chairman Saburo Kawabuchi met officials of Yokohama FC on Tuesday and agreed to recommend that the club be promoted to the J. League's Second Division next season.
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2000

Japan, Myanmar to work on economic aid report

Japan and Myanmar agreed Tuesday to work on creating a report over the coming two years on Japanese support for economic structural reform in Myanmar, a Japanese Foreign Ministry official said.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2000

Cabinet takes another battering in polls

The latest official poll taken by Kyodo News shows the approval rating for Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's outgoing Cabinet falling to 18.8 percent and the disapproval rating reaching 75 percent.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2000

Local political fundraising falls 2.5%

Funds raised by local chapters of major political parties and regional political organizations in all 47 prefectures during 1999 totaled 171.7 billion yen, down 2.5 percent from the previous year, according to Kyodo News calculations based on reports submitted to prefectural election administration committees....
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2000

New administration told to reflect views of ordinary people

Some heads of nonprofit organizations and operators of small businesses demanded Tuesday that the new Cabinet make an effort to reflect the opinions of ordinary citizens.
LIFE / Digital / CYBERIA
Dec 6, 2000

Ready for takeoff

The pipes are clogging. There are 377.65 million people online worldwide, and some analysts warn that figure could increase by as much as 25 percent annually for a few years to come. Traffic could reach 10 times the current level in a few short years, and demand for bandwidth might reach as high as 200...
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2000

Bridgestone head denies Firestone may go under

Bridgestone Corp. President Yoichiro Kaizaki on Tuesday dismissed a news report that its U.S. subsidiary, Bridgestone/Firestone Inc., may go bankrupt under massive damage claims sought against the U.S. unit over a tire recall scandal.
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Dec 6, 2000

Won't you come into my bower?

A string of minor thefts may have gone unnoticed in Mount Malloy.
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Dec 6, 2000

Mountain stairways to the sky gods

Time, mankind and Mother Nature have not been kind to the Seven Wonders of the World. Six are gone and most people probably couldn't even name them. According to the Philippines tourist people, however, there is an additional Wonder, and it is in remarkably good shape.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2000

Obstacles in the road to a toxic-free future

The international community comes together in Johannesburg, South Africa this week (Dec. 4-9) under the auspices of the United Nations Environment Program to conclude the draft of an historic treaty to rid the world of its most toxic and harmful chemicals.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 6, 2000

Verdy hires Matsuki

Verdy Kawasaki appointed Yasutaro Matsuki, who guided the team to the J. League championship in 1993-94, as its new manager for next season, the Division One club announced Tuesday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Trump announces new tariff rate on Japan — and extension of deadline to Aug. 1
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a trade letter sent by the White House to Japan during a news conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.
A tiny mountain hamlet keeps traditional log rafting afloat
Once a way to transport lumber from the mountains to the coast, log rafting is now Kitayama's biggest attraction.
A furever friend: Tips for responsible dog ownership in Japan
Dog ownership may seem daunting in Japan, but with the right tools and logistical knowledge, you can ensure a healthy, happy life for your pet.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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