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EDITORIALS
Aug 16, 2000

Malaysia makes a martyr

To no one's surprise, former Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was found guilty of sodomy last week and sentenced to nine years in prison. This conviction follows last year's ruling that Mr. Anwar had abused his power while in office; only when that six-year prison term is complete will the...
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2000

Phone firms not obligated to aid bugging

The government will not ask telephone companies to voluntarily participate in police wiretapping operations, Justice Minister Okiharu Yasuoka said Tuesday, the day that Japan's first-ever wiretapping law took effect.
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2000

Tokyo confirms NCB transfer

The operations of state-owned Nippon Credit Bank will be transferred to a consortium led by Softbank Corp. on Sept. 1, the government confirmed Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2000

War surrender anniversary draws 1,500

About 1,500 people attended an annual memorial service to pay tribute to the war dead at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Tuesday, the 55th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2000

Aum followers down by 10: report

The Aum Shinrikyo religious group had 1,140 members as of Aug. 1, down 10 from three months ago, according to a report the group submitted Tuesday to the Public Security Investigation Agency.
EDITORIALS
Aug 16, 2000

Spain under siege

Basque separatists have escalated their campaign of violence. In the last week alone, a series of car bombings and shootings has claimed two lives and left another dozen people injured; four Basque activists were killed when the bomb they were transporting went off prematurely. The Spanish people have...
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2000

Chemical safety plans urged by '05

An intergovernmental forum will call on governments to establish national plans by 2005 to safely manage hazardous chemicals, according to draft documents obtained by Kyodo News.
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2000

Motorola disputes train ticket machine contract bidding

Motorola Japan Ltd. has asked the government to order East Japan Railway Co. to reopen supply-contract bidding for next-generation automated wicket systems, saying Sony Corp. was unfairly selected, JR East and Motorola officials revealed Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2000

Motorcycle makers gear up to tackle domestic slump

Despite brisk business in the global market, Japanese motorcycle makers have for years watched their domestic sales slide.
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2000

Markets unfazed by interest hike, Hayami says

The financial markets have been calmly viewing the Bank of Japan's lifting of its controversial "zero-interest-rate" policy last Friday, BOJ Gov. Masaru Hayami said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2000

Record paper production expected

Paper production in Japan will likely rise to a record high this year, reflecting an information technology-led economic recovery, industry officials said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2000

Wage conditions stronger: BOJ

The Bank of Japan slightly upgraded its evaluation of income conditions for salaried workers while confirming the ongoing gradual economic recovery in a closely watched monthly report released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2000

Kepco urged to explain MOX mess

OSAKA -- Fearful that history will repeat itself, antinuclear groups are calling on Kansai Electric Power Co. to provide data on a batch of mixed uranium and plutonium oxide (MOX) fuel now being processed in France.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2000

7,000 attend ceremony to remember war dead

Some 7,000 people prayed Tuesday for the souls of the 3 million Japanese killed in World War II and wished for peace in the 21st century during a government-sponsored memorial ceremony in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2000

Government workers facing salary reductions

The National Personnel Authority on Tuesday recommended bonus reductions and a freeze on central government employees' basic monthly salaries, which would reduce government employees' annual income over the previous year for the second consecutive year.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 16, 2000

Giants first to get 60 victories

Tomohiro Nioka and Yoshinori Murata drove in two runs apiece and rookie southpaw Hisanori Takahashi made yet another solid outing Tuesday as the Yomiuri Giants became the first team to reach 60 wins with a 4-3 victory over the Hanshin Tigers.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2000

Infants' brain tissue utilized for research without consent

Brain tissue samples from infants who died of sudden infant death syndrome were used for research by the Health and Welfare Ministry's National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry without families' consent, Tokyo Metropolitan Government sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2000

Arafat to arrive Thursday for visit

Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will arrive in Japan on Thursday for a two-day visit, Foreign Minister Yohei Kono announced Tuesday.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 16, 2000

The hippies were right -- go macrobiotic!

FUKUOKA -- Is it possible to re-create the clean, almost-vegetarian Japanese cuisine of the past?
CULTURE / Books
Aug 16, 2000

The 'third way' goes via Japan

CULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY IN MODERN JAPAN, edited by Ian Inkster and Fumihiko Satofuka. 2000, I.B. Tauris, 39.50 British pounds / St. Martin's Press, $59.50. THE JAPANESE AND EUROPE: Images and Perceptions, by Bert Edstrom. Japan Library, 35 British pounds / $55. In less than 150 years, Japan has changed...
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2000

Ministry to launch new lifestyle survey next year

The Health and Welfare Ministry will launch a survey next year to track the lives of newborns and certain groups of adults in a bid to better understand social problems such as the dwindling birthrate, ministry sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2000

Four fishermen back from Russia

OSAKA -- Four Japanese fishermen returned to Japan on Tuesday from Russia, where they were released last week by Russian authorities after being charged with fishing without a permit in Russian economic waters.
COMMENTARY
Aug 16, 2000

Japan, logic and the bomb

This year's August end-of-war anniversaries have seen yet another round of Japanese appeals for nuclear disarmament. Past atomic bomb sufferings give Japan a special moral authority in this area, it is claimed.
LIFE / Travel
Aug 16, 2000

Making a run for the horse mackerel

Abundant, easy to catch and good to eat: an apt description of the scrappy little Japanese horse mackerel. Records show that the fish has been a Japanese favorite since the Nara Period, over 1,000 years ago, and it still has its aficionados today. Many Japanese anglers pursue this popular fish in preference...
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Aug 16, 2000

Fat a question of feathers for shearwaters

The fact that young animals and birds not only start off small, but remain smaller than their parents for a long time, seems to be a dominant rule of life. Think of fox or badger cubs, think of young sparrows or bulbuls -- from birth, or hatching, and for some time after they remain smaller than their...
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2000

Torashima plans more Okinawa base talks

Defense Agency chief Kazuo Torashima said Tuesday he will make another visit to Okinawa Prefecture to discuss issues concerning U.S. military bases in the prefecture with local officials.
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.
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.
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. 
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.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha 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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