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BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2001

Transport ministry unveils its draft of privatization plan

Under strong pressure from the reformist Koizumi Cabinet, the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry unveiled a draft plan Friday to privatize six controversial road- and housing-related semigovernmental corporations.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2001

Koizumi to meet Bush on Tuesday

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will hold talks with U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday in Washington to discuss Japan's support for possible retaliatory action against terrorists, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Friday.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2001

Dollar falling below 115 yen not desirable, Hiranuma says

Takeo Hiranuma, the minister of economy, trade and industry, said Friday that the yen's excessive rise against the dollar is not desirable.
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

Miyake islanders visit evacuated homes

MIYAKE ISLAND -- More than 300 people returned to their homes here Tuesday for the first time since being forced to evacuate a year ago due to worsening volcanic activity.
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2001

Fugitive's wife a Pyongyang agent?

Emiko Akagi, the wife of one of nine Red Army fugitives wanted in the hijacking of a Japan Airlines jet to North Korea in 1970, used a North Korean diplomatic passport during a trip in Europe in 1988, investigative sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2001

Navy bases busy ahead of possible retaliatory action

U.S. Navy bases across Japan were busy Wednesday as the United States prepares to retaliate for last week's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2001

Japan risks ties if slow to back retaliation by U.S., expert says

The United States is expecting Tokyo to cooperate and assist in tackling its current crisis in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, and Japan may not be able to maintain its good relations with the U.S. if it fails to act quickly, according to an American specialist on...
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2001

Panel pushes early abolition of capital gains tax option

The Tax Commission on Tuesday drafted a basic position paper on securities tax reform, including a plan to abolish the withholding tax option on capital gains.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2001

Bomb threats made against offices, hotels

Bomb threats were made Tuesday afternoon against major hotels and office buildings housing U.S. banks in and near Tokyo, but the Metropolitan Police Department said it believes they were pranks.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2001

Famed Atami inn Tsuruya to close down in November

Tsuruya Hotel, a landmark institution in the hot spring town of Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, will close on Nov. 1, sources close to the hotel said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2001

Cabinet job adviser warns of worse to come

The government's newly appointed adviser on employment and labor issues said in a recent interview that people should not overreact to the nation's jobless figure, but prepare for worse to come.
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2001

Mizuho changes profit forecast into 260 billion yen loss on Mycal

Mizuho Holdings Inc., the largest banking group in Japan, has announced that it will plunge deeply into the red in the first half of fiscal 2001 on losses incurred by the collapse of Mycal Corp. and losses at one of its subsidiaries.
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 15, 2001

Koizumi offers Bush condolences, support

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has promised U.S. President George W. Bush that Japan will provide its "utmost support and cooperation" in the fight against terrorism.
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2001

Mycal seeks bankruptcy protection after main creditor pulls the plug

Mycal Corp. filed for protection from creditors with the Tokyo District Court on Friday, after Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, its biggest creditor, decided to cut off further financial support to the supermarket chain.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2001

Fukuda hints at change in reading of Article 9

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda hinted Thursday that the government may seek to alter the interpretation of part of the nation's postwar Constitution.
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2001

Nikkei falls under vital 10,000 line

The benchmark Nikkei stock average tumbled below 10,000 for the first time in 17 years Wednesday as chaos overcame world financial markets following terrorist attacks in the United States the previous day.
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2001

BOJ calms banking system with massive cash injection

The Bank of Japan injected 2 trillion yen into the market Wednesday to keep the banking system stabilized following terrorist attacks in the United States.
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2001

Japan emergency rescue team on standby

Japan has placed an international emergency rescue team on standby for dispatch to the United States following Tuesday's terrorist attacks, the chairman of the National Public Safety Commission said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2001

U.S. Embassy set to reopen today

The U.S. Embassy in Minato Ward, Tokyo, was to reopen today after being closed Wednesday for security reasons following the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.
CULTURE / Art
Sep 12, 2001

Picking out Triennale treasures from the trash

Just 100 years ago, Monet was watching light dance over water lilies and Matisse was scandalizing art critics with his wild use of color.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 12, 2001

JFA confirms dates of Emperor's Cup

This year's Emperor's Cup knockout soccer tournament will kick off on Nov. 25, the Japan Football Association announced Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2001

Koizumi sends message to Bush over terrorist attacks

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi sent a message to U.S. President George W. Bush late Tuesday expressing shock over what appeared to be coordinated terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
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Police arrest man after body of ex-girlfriend found under his home
Hideyuki Shirai (center) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday
Dollar’s decline is fueling dislocations across Asian currencies
A worker counts U.S. dollar banknotes at a currency exchange office in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2022.
Tariff talks with U.S. seen influencing Japan's Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters about Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations at his official residence on Saturday.
‘Drop the price’: Behind the pushback on Nintendo’s Switch 2
Excitement for Nintendo's next console is high, but a vocal contingent of fans are voicing criticism over the company's pricing strategy.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Kotomi Li: 'I refuse to choose death'
Since 2017, Kotomi Li has won some of Japan’s top literary awards and built a formidable career in the face of persistent online harassment. “Authors are tenacious creatures to begin with,” she says.
Want to see the future at the Osaka Expo? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
Kawasaki can hold its head high after spirited Asian Champions League effort
Frontale players grimace during the final of the Asian Champions League on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kawasaki lost 2-0 against heavily favored Al-Ahli.

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