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JAPAN
Mar 21, 2001

FAQ on new recycling regulations

Questions and answers relating to the Home Appliances Recycling Law.
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2001

S&P drops Aozora Bank to BB-pi

U.S. credit-rating agency Standard & Poor's has assigned Aozora Bank a credit rating of BB-pi, which is considered speculative.
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Mar 21, 2001

Detective work in snow country

Though farther south you are already reveling in springlike breezes, the steady accumulation of snow in the northern third of Japan continues to provide an opportunity for detective work.
LIFE / Digital / SURFERSPUD
Mar 21, 2001

Bookmarks old and new

www.newkoyo.com The New Koyo Hotel is doing for Tokyo what Kao Sahn Road has done for Bangkok. Beware of an influx of budget travelers. A gaijin zoo is springing up north of Ueno, and the temporary inhabitants are being attracted by room rates that start at 2,500 yen. The Web site is packed with other...
EDITORIALS
Mar 20, 2001

Explosive pressures in China

China has been hit by a series of explosions in the last week. The facts in the two cases have nothing in common, but the circumstances behind them suggest there is a link. Both blasts are the product of the mounting pressure created by economic modernization. China is under increasing strain; more such...
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 19, 2001

Good signs for Japan-U.S. alliance

Since the end of the Cold War, Japan-U.S. relations have been in turmoil. A highly significant development was a 1996 Japan-U.S. summit, in which Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and President Bill Clinton redefined the terms of the bilateral security system. The 50-year-old alliance will continue into...
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2001

Technological advances pose challenge for 21st century

Progress and technological innovation bring economic prosperity, as everyone knows. The advent of the steam engine brought about the Industrial Revolution, and the information technology revolution has reinvigorated the U.S. economy today. It is only natural for us to expect technology to continue contributing...
SOCCER / World cup
Mar 19, 2001

Volunteers for World Cup can apply in April

The Japanese organizing committee for next year's World Cup finals (JAWOC) will accept volunteer applications from April 16 to June 15 for soccer's showcase event to be cohosted by Japan and South Korea.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2001

Japan to push ties with Latin America

East Asia and Latin America should shore up their cooperation and exchanges across the Pacific not only in politics and economics, but also in social areas, according to a report compiled by the Japanese government.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2001

Torture continues to be big business

Recent events highlight the importance of the torture-weapons trade and the role that private companies in some countries, notably the United States and Britain, have in it. Their role was stressed in a recent Amnesty International document, "Stopping the Torture Trade," which calls for a stop to the...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Mar 18, 2001

Where all your nightmares come together

I'm watching breathtaking video footage of a skier hucking air off 30-meter cliff then making smooth carved turns down a deadly 55-degree rock face. The last time I hucked and tucked a 55-degree rock face I woke up just before falling into a crevasse.
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2001

Okinawans told to remain indoors while Mir passes

Crisis Management Minister Bunmei Ibuki has said he will ask local governments in Okinawa Prefecture to instruct residents to stay indoors on the day the abandoned Russian space station Mir is expected to pass over the region.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2001

Mori, Bush expected to confirm macroeconomic cooperation

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and U.S. President George W. Bush are expected to issue a joint statement mainly on bilateral cooperation regarding macroeconomic policies when they meet in Washington on Monday, in an attempt to quell concerns over recent steep falls in stock markets in both countries.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2001

Snow Brand execs sent to prosecutors

OSAKA -- Police on Friday sent papers to prosecutors on nine officials of Snow Brand Milk Products Co. on suspicion of professional negligence in connection with the massive outbreak of food poisoning that hit western Japan last summer.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2001

Okinawans told to remain indoors while Mir descends

Crisis Management Minister Bunmei Ibuki said Friday he will ask local governments in Okinawa Prefecture to instruct residents to stay indoors on the day the abandoned Russian space station Mir is expected to pass over the region.
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2001

Solutions sought to employment mismatch

The government and representatives of both employers and unions agreed Thursday to cooperate in solving the growing mismatch between job seekers and job offers, labor ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2001

44% of firms targeted by gangsters

Nearly 44 percent of Japanese companies nationwide say they have been the target of "sokaiya" corporate extortionists and the mob, according to a survey released Thursday by an antigang organization affiliated with the National Police Agency.
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2001

All told, a strong rebound is in the offing?

There has been mounting alarm around the world that a global stock market rout might be developing.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2001

Grad jobs set to rise again in '02

About half of 40 major Japanese companies polled by Kyodo News plan to hire more new university graduates next spring than this year, making it certain overall job offers will increase for the second year in a row.
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2001

China warns Japan over towel curbs

A senior Chinese trade official on Tuesday said Japan should not take unilateral actions to curb towel imports from China.
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2001

Five-month Canada festival begins

The Canadian Embassy kicked off Canada's largest festival in Japan on Tuesday, aiming to increase Japanese awareness of the country.
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2001

Ireland's trade chief seeks IT firms

Low telecom costs and government support for information technology make Ireland a very attractive place for Japanese IT companies to invest in, Irish Deputy Prime Minister Mary Harney said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2001

EC chief urges greater telecom competitiveness

The visiting head of a European Commission delegation on telecommunications issues expressed dissatisfaction Tuesday over the results of a two-day meeting with the government in Tokyo and called on Japan to establish an independent regulator to oversee the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone group.

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