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JAPAN
Nov 11, 2000

Economic development key for Mideast: Jordan envoy

The new Jordanian ambassador to Japan, Samir Issa Naouri, emphasized Friday that economic development would be a more effective way to solve problems in the Middle East.
CULTURE / Art
Nov 11, 2000

Love, oil and Bangkok traffic jams

If you've ever been caught in a Bangkok traffic jam, it's a fair bet that "beautiful" would not be a word you'd use to describe the scene. But asurvey of Takanobu Kobayashi's new paintings gives the impression that the 40-year-old painter loves the buses and big trucks and little tuk tuks that choke...
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2000

White House change won't alter policies

Regardless of the outcome of the U.S. presidential race, Japan will continue talks with the new administration regarding Okinawa Prefecture's demand for a 15-year limit on the U.S. military's use of a planned new airfield there, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Thursday.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2000

Laser pointer accidents and dangers cited

Laser pointers pose a danger to the eyes and have been responsible for several accidents in Japan, the Japan Consumer Information Center said.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2000

Suspect in Briton's disappearance not cooperating

A Tokyo investigator in the high-profile case of missing Briton Lucie Blackman has dismissed criticism that police have detained the wrong man in trying to discover her whereabouts.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2000

Ministry calls for expanded health food labeling system

A subcommittee of an advisory panel to the Health and Welfare Ministry proposed Wednesday the creation of a new system for labeling health foods in a bid to provide correct information on such products amid a plethora of advertisements.
EDITORIALS
Nov 8, 2000

Reform is key to winning IT race

The world is gripped with IT fever. Despite linguistic differences, IT, shorthand for information technology, is a buzzword even here. It is believed to hold the key to the future development of the Japanese economy. That is why Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori is leading the drive for an IT revolution. ...
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2000

Shops continue discriminatory practices

A year has passed since the Shizuoka District Court issued a landmark ruling that awarded damages to a Brazilian journalist for being refused service at a jewelry shop in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, simply because she was foreign.
LIFE / Digital
Nov 8, 2000

Nintendo's new boy has bigger byte

SEATTLE --In 1989, a few short weeks after the worldwide launch of Nintendo's Game Boy, rival Atari released a handheld game system with a backlit color screen. The engineers at Atari considered Game Boy and its dim, low-resolution monochrome screen to be a technological joke.
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2000

Alleged rapist kept notes on victims

A Tokyo businessman suspected of raping two foreign women kept notes including the names and other information on other women he allegedly had contact with, it was learned Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2000

Cyberspace expo to be tough on your mouse, not your feet

The government is preparing to launch a cyberspace exposition on the last day of 2000.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2000

Japan group held hostage on Greek bus

ATHENS -- A gunman hijacked a bus carrying more than 30 Japanese tourists, after killing his mother-in-law and a friend in southern Greece on Saturday. There were no immediate reports of injuries to the bus passengers.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2000

Panel seeks new legislation on diesel exhaust emissions

An Environment Agency advisory panel wants the government to revise legislation controlling nitrogen oxide emissions to include diesel exhaust particulate matter, according to a copy of a report obtained by Kyodo News on Saturday.
COMMUNITY
Nov 5, 2000

Missing piece of puzzle in story of 'Ms.'

It was the American futurologist Larry Taub who rang to ask whether I was interested in writing about Sheila Michaels. So began a three-way conversation by e-mail between Japan, New York and wherever Larry was landing to promote his latest book.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2000

Officials grapple with illegally moored boats

While illegal parking on city streets has been a cause of headaches for urban authorities for years, officials now also face a similar challenge on the waterfront as illegally moored pleasure boats take up precious water space.
COMMENTARY
Nov 5, 2000

Mori administration reeling

The administration of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori is in crisis, visibly weakened by the resignation of Chief Cabinet Secretary Hidenao Nakagawa over a drug-related extramarital affair.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2000

Big firms 'deliberately' hid 94 billion yen in income

Big companies deliberately failed to report a record 94.4 billion yen in income to evade taxes in the 12 months through June, up 12.9 percent from a year earlier, according to the National Tax Administration.
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2000

Nissan manual tells how to hide secrets in pop inspections

A Nissan Motor Co. manual tells workers how to contact management if Transport Ministry officials show up for unannounced inspections and also instructs them to essentially hide information from inspectors.
CULTURE / Art
Nov 4, 2000

The good, the bad and the confusing

"No. 7 Needles" (1975) oil on canvas Like many of his paintings, Luc Tuymans is a man easily misunderstood. At first glance, the tall and hulking Belgian seems more like the president of a stodgy old European corporation than the internationally acclaimed avant-garde artist that he is. Tuymans, 42,...
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2000

Mori, Khatami unite on trade

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and visiting Iranian President Mohammad Khatami have agreed to expand economic cooperation in a wide range of areas and to increase dialogue.
CULTURE / Books
Nov 3, 2000

Throwing out complication to embrace simple life

Reflecting the downbeat mood in Japan, book sales continue to be sluggish, especially of hardcover books and serious fiction.
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2000

Mori says he is 'humbled' by dismal approval ratings

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori said Thursday he "humbly" accepts the low approval ratings of his Cabinet in recent media polls and repeated his determination to promote ongoing economic stimulus policies and continue to support the information technology revolution.
COMMUNITY
Nov 2, 2000

Exhibiting style around Japan

Just ahead of the Tokyo collections, in which over 50 designers will show their spring/summer 2001 collections this week and next, here are some things to do if your name's not on the invite list or if you are looking for a fashion-related event to attend on a rainy day.
LIFE / Style & Design / BEAUTY EAST AND WEST
Nov 2, 2000

Essential oils for happiness

In addition to St. John's wort and Bach Flower Remedies, there are other natural means of lifting the spirits.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2000

Annual visit to spies' tombs to be the last

The last organized visit to the tombs of Richard Sorge and Hotsumi Ozaki, who were hanged in 1944 for relaying top-secret military information to the Soviet Union, will take place Saturday at a cemetery in Fuchu, western Tokyo, organizers said.

Longform

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