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JAPAN
Aug 2, 2002

Capricorns luck out on lottery (again)

People born in winter and spring were the most numerous lottery winners in Japan for a second straight year, Mizuho Bank said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI BEAT
Aug 2, 2002

Sheep replace lawn mowers on river bank

OSAKA -- Sheep graze as children watch or pet them -- a sight reminiscent of a farm or zoo. Such a scene, however, might become more common on riverbanks here as the animals are used as an alternative to lawn mowers.
LIFE / Lifestyle / MATTER OF COURSE
Aug 2, 2002

School trips help cut the apron strings

My son is leaving home. I've always known, of course, that the day would come when he'd strike out on his own. But I never imagined it would happen when he was only 11 years old. Or that he'd make his big break to a mountain in Japan.
SUMO
Aug 1, 2002

Ex-sekiwake Mutsuarashi dead

Former sekiwake and sumo elder Mutsuarashi died of cerebral infarction at a Tokyo hospital on Tuesday. He was 59.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2002

Push is on for food companies to label their products better

A government advisory council drafted proposals Tuesday urging the government to oblige food producers and packers to unify the terms they use for products' expiration dates, panel sources said.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2002

Corporate restructuring has hurt morale: survey

Corporate restructuring, such as workforce reductions, has lowered employees' morale instead of improving productivity, according to the results of a survey made available Saturday by a think tank affiliated with the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry.
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2002

Cut company taxes, key council urges

Private-sector members of a key economic panel said Friday the government should slash taxes, primarily those affecting companies, to the tune of 1 trillion yen in fiscal 2003.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2002

USJ faces second round of water tests

OSAKA -- Osaka municipal authorities on Friday conducted a second inspection of the Universal Studios Japan movie theme park over the use of untreated industrial water in a drinking fountain, health officials said Friday.
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2002

Panel recommends minimum wage be left the same in '02

The minimum wage should be left intact in fiscal 2002, an advisory panel to the labor minister proposed Friday.
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2002

Stronger national identity sought

OYAMA, Shizuoka Pref. -- Education is the key to establishing a stronger national identity amid globalization, business leaders said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2002

59 SDF members killed themselves last year

Fifty-nine members of the Self-Defense Forces committed suicide in fiscal 2001, down 14 from the previous fiscal year, according to a Defense Agency report released this week.
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2002

Market volatility could hamper recovery: Hayami

Bank of Japan Gov. Masaru Hayami said Wednesday that declines in U.S. share prices and the appreciation of the yen could hamper Japan's tentative recovery.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2002

Explosion in child abuse reported

The number of reported child-abuse cases increased 16-fold between fiscal 1990 and 2000, according to a government report released Tuesday.
COMMENTARY
Jul 23, 2002

Musharraf challenged on several fronts

ISLAMABAD -- In its eagerness to intensify its fight against domestic terrorism, the government of Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf has scored important gains recently.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2002

Death toll from hepatitis E put at four

At least four people died from the hepatitis E virus (HEV), believed to have spread in parts of northern and northeastern Japan during the 1990s, a Tokyo-based hospital researcher said Sunday.
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2002

Better deal urged for part-timers

Japan should improve working conditions for part-time and contract workers and try to bring conditions for this sector of the workforce more in line with regular employees, an advisory panel to the labor ministry urged in a report released Friday.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jul 20, 2002

Tadashi Shinozuka

Dr. Tadashi Shinozuka says that his interdisciplinary speciality is concerned with the prevention and management of health problems associated with travel.
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2002

In vitro technique rids sperm of HIV, resulting in healthy babies and moms

Japanese doctors have developed an in vitro fertilization technique that could allow the wives of HIV-infected husbands to give birth to healthy babies.
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2002

Teikyo University loses grants over donations scam

Education chief Atsuko Toyama said Tuesday her ministry will withhold government grants earmarked for Teikyo University for the current fiscal year and ask the private school to refund part of the grants it received over the last five years.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2002

New preventive tack may relegate drills, pliers to the trash can

Within a decade, the day may come when people will be spared the pain of having bad teeth extracted or cavities drilled. In fact, bad teeth may become a thing of the past.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2002

Dentists prosper from quest for winning smile

An increasing number of people -- especially young women -- are visiting dental clinics. They're not having cavities drilled, but having their teeth whitened.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Jul 14, 2002

Living outside the box

The days of Japan as the No. 1 business model for the world are long gone, but a new and perhaps more interesting model combining Japanese and Western elements seems to be developing. Unfortunately, the transition from a system based on lifelong employment, seniority and unthinking loyalty to one's company...
COMMENTARY
Jul 13, 2002

Unwarranted attack on U.S. drugmakers

WASHINGTON -- America's pharmaceutical industry leads the world. But that hasn't stopped U.S. politicians from threatening to destroy it.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2002

Keynesian cheerleaders ignore failures

It is ironic that Joseph Stiglitz waited until he gained the credibility of sharing the Nobel Prize in Economics to become an unabashed cheerleader for Keynesian economics, especially when it comes to suggesting policies for Japan. Receiving the universally recognized accolade allowed him to come out...
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2002

Japan's Afghanistan support praised

An official from the UNICEF office in Afghanistan on Friday praised Japan's financial support for Afghan education projects as part of efforts to ensure peace in a society that has suffered decades of civil war and years of drought.
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2002

Firms place highest value on ability for innovative planning

The quality that Japanese companies most want to see in their employees to fend off competition from foreign firms is the ability to devise innovative projects, according to a government survey.
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2002

Hospital pays for transplant coverup

A health ministry panel decided Friday to strip the Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital of its designation as an advanced treatment hospital following a coverup involving the death of a patient.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
China and Russia start joint military drills in Sea of Japan
Russian and Chinese naval officers take part in a ceremony Thursday ahead of the start of joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan, following the arrival of Chinese military vessels in Vladivostok, Russia.
Kamchatka quake may have awakened volcano dormant for 600 years, Russia says
Kamchatka. Krasheninnikov Bay
Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield
Signs for fast-fashion factories in Prato, Italy, on Friday. Chinese crime groups in the district thrive on the "Prato system" rife with corruption in the fast-fashion sector.
Extreme heat in Japan set to peak this week
People shield their eyes from the sun as they walk through a street on a hot day in Tokyo on July 26.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
From Osaka to the NHL: Jordan Spence hopes to inspire young Japanese hockey players
Ottawa Senators defenseman Jordan Spence helps lead the Dreamskate Japan hockey camp in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on July 5.
Coordination office marks first step in U.S. Forces Japan’s shift to ‘warfighting’ command
U.S., Japanese and Australian staff work in the JJOC Cooperation Team office at the U.S. Army’s Hardy Barracks in central Tokyo in this image posted to the Australian Embassy's X account on July 25.

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