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JAPAN
Feb 10, 2001

Body parts found in a cave near Obara's coastal condo

Police investigating the July disappearance of Lucie Blackman found what appear to be parts of a woman's body Friday in a coastal cave in Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture.
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2001

Tepco says nuclear plans will remain unchanged

Tokyo Electric Power Co. has assured the government it will proceed with its new nuclear plant projects as planned, despite postponing construction of other power plants, Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma said Friday.
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2001

Tepco says nuclear plans will remain unchanged

Tokyo Electric Power Co. has assured the government it will proceed with its new nuclear plant projects as planned, despite postponing construction of other power plants, Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma said Friday.
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2001

Nikkei dips below 13,000 on GDP news

Tokyo stocks tumbled Thursday, with the Nikkei Stock Average briefly dipping below 13,000 for the first time in 28 months, after the release of data showing that Japan's economy has contracted and fears about the earnings of high-technology firms.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2001

Musharraf blows chance to end impasse

NEW DELHI -- For a while, it almost seemed that the recent Gujarat earthquake would help advance the peace process for Kashmir, when Pakistan's military ruler, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, not only sent relief goods to the victims but also telephoned the Indian prime minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, to convey...
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2001

Nikkeiren chief irked by Diet debate

To help the nation's economy recover quickly, the government should stop wasting time debating issues like the KSD money-for-favors scandal, the chairman of the Japan Federation of Employers Associations (Nikkeiren), said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2001

Disapproval rating for Mori's Cabinet remains above 70%

Public support for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori remains low at 23 percent while the disapproval rate remains above 70 percent despite a slight improvement in both figures from the previous survey, the latest Kyodo News poll showed Wednesday.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Feb 8, 2001

Ichiro deserves a break today

Ichiro Suzuki is a beef tongue enthusiast. He likes it so much that the owner of a Japanese grocery store in Seattle is stocking up on the tasty treat. In fact, Ichiro recently gave the proprietor a list of his favorite Japanese delicacies. Soon the major leaguer will be drinking Pocari Sweat, chewing...
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2001

KSD ally held concerts to aid LDP's Murakami

An official at an affiliate of the scandal-tainted mutual aid foundation KSD staged "enka" concerts in 1995 and 1996 on behalf of Masakuni Murakami of the Liberal Democratic Party, sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2001

KSD ally held concerts to aid LDP's Murakami

An official at an affiliate of the scandal-tainted mutual aid foundation KSD staged "enka" concerts in 1995 and 1996 on behalf of Masakuni Murakami of the Liberal Democratic Party, sources said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2001

Mori's credit card data not stolen by hackers

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's credit card details were not stolen by computer hackers who allegedly infiltrated the World Economic Forum, as was claimed by a British newspaper, a government spokesman said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2001

Mori, Lebanon leader seek stronger relations

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and visiting Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri have agreed to deepen business and cultural exchanges between Japan and the Middle Eastern state while acknowledging that obstacles remain.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2001

Opposition may boycott budget committee

The ruling and opposition camps on Tuesday locked horns over the recent money-for-favors scandal, with the LDP saying one of its Diet members implicated in the case will not testify until after the fiscal 2001 budget clears the Lower House.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2001

Opposition may boycott budget committee

The ruling and opposition camps on Tuesday locked horns over the recent money-for-favors scandal, with the LDP saying one of its Diet members implicated in the case will not testify until after the fiscal 2001 budget clears the Lower House.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2001

State to rethink Civil Code

The Justice Ministry said Tuesday that it plans to consider revising the Civil Code to legally recognize the parentage of babies born with the use of sperm or ova donated by close relatives.
LIFE / Travel
Feb 7, 2001

Saved from the 'bitter sea'

XIAN, China -- When "Black Bean" was 4 years old, his mother and her lover stabbed his father to death. The lover was executed for murder and the mother was sentenced to 15 years in prison as an accessory to the crime. Yet the little boy's nightmare had only just begun. Reviled by the whole village,...
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2001

State to rethink Civil Code

The Justice Ministry said Tuesday that it plans to consider revising the Civil Code to legally recognize the parentage of babies born with the use of sperm or ova donated by close relatives.
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2001

TV Tokyo to enter Internet content venture

Television Tokyo Channel 12 Ltd. said Monday it will set up a joint venture with six other firms on March 1 to provide economic news and animation programs via high-speed Internet connections.
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2001

Keidanren gears up for mission to Russia in June

Japan's most powerful business lobby is planning to send a mission of up to 150 representatives to Russia between June 1 and June 8, the group's head said Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2001

Embassies said to have fingers in pie

The Japanese embassies of countries officially visited by the prime minister customarily received part of the so-called secret funds controlled by the Cabinet Secretariat as a "bonus" for their services, informed sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2001

Prosecutors to investigate leak from district office

The Fukuoka High Public Prosecutor's Office said Monday that it will launch a criminal investigation into the leaking of investigative information by the deputy chief of the Fukuoka District Public Prosecutor's Office.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2001

Prosecutors to investigate leak from district office

The Fukuoka High Public Prosecutor's Office said Monday that it will launch a criminal investigation into the leaking of investigative information by the deputy chief of the Fukuoka District Public Prosecutor's Office.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2001

Receipts on secret diplomacy funds may have been improperly scrapped

The prime minister's office may have scrapped receipts for expenses paid with secret Cabinet Secretariat funds that a former Foreign Ministry diplomat at the center of an embezzlement scandal received from the office, government sources said Sunday.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2001

Receipts on secret diplomacy funds may have been improperly scrapped

The prime minister's office may have scrapped receipts for expenses paid with secret Cabinet Secretariat funds that a former Foreign Ministry diplomat at the center of an embezzlement scandal received from the office, government sources said Sunday.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japan and Canada ink key intel-sharing deal
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand shakes hands with Japan's top diplomat, Takeshi Iwaya, at the end of a signing ceremony for an information security agreement, after bilateral talks in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Japan stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Scams involving police impersonation surge
A video by the National Police Agency warns about fake scams.

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