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BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2001

Dentsu boosts Asian outlay

Advertising agency Dentsu Inc. said Thursday it will invest 6.6 billion yen in its Asian operations.
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Sep 27, 2001

Medicinal ornaments

Last year, while searching the southern part of the Kii Peninsula for the elusive yellow-flowered toad lily (Kii joro-hototogisu, Tricyrtis macranthopsis), I came across an unusual tree, a "new discovery" that made my day.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2001

Japan, U.S. signals mixed over SDF deployment

Japan and the United States are split over the planned deployment of a destroyer and other vessels from the Self-Defense Forces to the Indian Ocean ahead of a U.S.-led military strike expected to be made in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S., sources familiar with the plan said Wednesday....
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2001

Environment ministry to open regional offices

The Environment Ministry will expand its nationwide reach Monday with the opening of nine regional offices to be manned by squads of local inspectors.
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2001

G7 finance chiefs to block funds

Finance ministers from the Group of Seven major industrialized countries agreed Tuesday to strengthen cooperation on blocking cash flows to international terrorists, Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2001

MSDF won't join Kitty Hawk: Nakatani

Defense Agency chief Gen Nakatani on Tuesday denied that Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels would join the USS Kitty Hawk battle group in the Indian Ocean for expected U.S.-led military retaliation against terrorist attacks in the United States.
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 25, 2001

World Cup stadium to open in October

A brand-new Saitama Stadium 2002, one of the 10 World Cup venues in Japan, will be open to the general public on Oct. 6-8.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2001

Counterterrorism envoy post in works

The government plans to create an ambassador post in charge of counterterrorism, apparently in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, government sources said.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2001

MSDF fleet awaits mission

The Defense Agency will dispatch a state-of-the-art Aegis destroyer and three other Maritime Self-Defense Force ships from Nagasaki Prefecture's Sasebo Base to the Indian Ocean, possibly as soon as Thursday, to support U.S. activities following the terrorist attacks it suffered, government sources said....
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 24, 2001

Pictograms counted on to bridge language gaps

As the country prepares to host the 2002 Soccer World Cup, a growing number of local authorities and transportation operators are employing visually oriented communication means called pictograms on streets and at public facilities.
COMMUNITY
Sep 24, 2001

Tyndale and the English Bible

History sometimes fails to recognize the brilliance of a true pioneer, glorifying those who profit from his innovation while conveniently forgetting the source.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2001

Economic panel compiles timetable for reform priorities

A key government economic panel compiled Friday a list of reform priorities centered on a strategy to accelerate the cleanup of banks' problem loans and assist corporate restructuring.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2001

First ever surgery employing remote robots is performed

The age of automated, computer-controlled surgery came closer than ever this week with the report that surgeons in New York successfully used remote-controlled robots to remove the gall bladder of a patient in France. The procedure, performed on a 68-year-old woman in Strasbourg, was the world's first...
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2001

Trade surplus down 47% in August to 320.25 billion yen

In its 14th-consecutive month of year-on-year decline, the nation's trade surplus plunged 47.2 percent in August to 320.25 billion yen, the Finance Ministry said Thursday in a preliminary report.
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2001

BOJ downgrades economic assessment

There will be no immediate recovery in productivity as the economic slump triggers rising unemployment and wage cuts, the Bank of Japan said Thursday while downgrading its assessment of the economy for the fourth consecutive month.
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Sep 21, 2001

Japanese macaque

JAPAN
Sep 21, 2001

Koizumi considers U.S. visit ahead of Diet session

The government is trying to organize a visit to the United States by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi before the extraordinary Diet session gets under way next week, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2001

Koizumi starts preparations so SDF could support U.S.

Japan will prepare for the dispatch of its Self-Defense Forces to lend noncombatant support to U.S. forces should Washington take retaliatory action against terrorists, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2001

Computer virus hits Japan

A newly detected computer virus was confirmed as being present in Japan on Wednesday, affecting computer servers of the farm ministry, travel agencies, hospitals and news organizations, including Kyodo News.
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2001

Mitsubishi Electric to ax jobs in wake of global IT slump

In a bid to cope with the slumping demand for information technology products, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. on Wednesday announced a midterm business plan that calls for cutting 2,000 jobs by the end of March 2003 and considering the possibility of a tieup in the cell phone business.
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2001

Nikkei down on European tumble

Tokyo stocks plummeted Monday morning, with the key Nikkei average dipping below 9,500 at one point, as the tumble in European stocks Friday made investors nervous ahead of the restart of U.S. trading.
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2001

NTT likely to take 550 billion yen loss over Verio

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. may book a latent loss of up to 550 billion yen this business year due to the depreciated value of Verio Inc., its U.S. Internet wholesale service subsidiary, NTT sources said Monday.
COMMUNITY
Sep 16, 2001

Can blood type determine character?

If you're a recent arrival to Japan, don't worry if a new friend asks "What's your blood type?" Your inquisitor is unlikely to be a vampire. Here, blood type is believed to tell a lot about a person in just a letter or two: A, B, O or AB.
CULTURE / Music / HOGAKU TODAY
Sep 16, 2001

Good things come in simpler packages

A Ministry of Education and Science directive that takes effect next spring will require public schools to teach a Japanese instrument in junior-high-school music classes; up to now the focus has been entirely on Western music.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2001

Travelers return from U.S.

OSAKA -- Planes from Guam and Saipan began arriving at Kansai International Airport on Saturday following the resumption of flights to and from the United States.
COMMUNITY
Sep 16, 2001

Fortunetelling traditions thrive on indecision

Runes, tea leaves and chicken innards. A strange group, perhaps, but all have a place in fortunetelling tradition as aids to seeking insight and resolving indecision. Now, though, soothsaying aids are growing even more motley, with recent additions including Shinjuku Station, koalas, eggplants and squid...
LIFE / Food & Drink / NIHONSHU
Sep 16, 2001

Technology improves the old grinding stone

Over the years, every step in the brewing process has been subject to a barrage of so-called technical advances. More often than not, though, these modern technologies are not as good as the traditional methods they replace.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
ChatGPT nickname and Trump tariffs nominated for Japan’s buzzword of 2025
Women hold toys depicting Myaku-Myaku, the official character for the 2025 Osaka Expo, during a media day ahead of the event's public opening day in Osaka in April.
SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Young Indonesians in Japan find their political voice
Indonesian students at Hiroshima University hold posters of the 17+8 Demands, demanding transparency and action from their homeland’s government.

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Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
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