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BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2002

Temp work seen striking happy medium

According to Shinya Sato, an executive director at Japan Staffing Services Association, the CIETT meeting held in Tokyo in April provided momentum to help spur the Japanese temp industry toward further deregulation.
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2002

Despite criticism, FSA slaps new restriction on short selling

The Financial Services Agency said Tuesday it has again strengthened curbs on short selling of stocks to prevent investors from artificially bringing down the price of falling shares.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 18, 2002

Suzuki-linked bureaucrat denies bid, fund illegalities; cohorts say otherwise

A former Foreign Ministry expert on Russian affairs pleaded not guilty Tuesday to misusing more than 33 million yen from a ministerial fund to pay for a trip abroad by officials and denied interfering in bidding for a construction project on one of the Russian-held islands off Hokkaido.
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2002

Comic book on Hiroshima A-bombing translated into Korean

OSAKA -- A Korean translation of "Hadashi no Gen" ("Barefoot Gen"), a long Japanese comic book about the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, has been completed by a lecturer at Kinki University in Osaka.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 16, 2002

Winning start for Suntory

Japan champion Suntory got off to a good start to the new season, by beating newly promoted Japan IBM 90-17 in the opening match of the East Japan Company Rugby Union League at Chichibunomiya Stadium on Sunday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
Sep 15, 2002

In the realm of the senses and spirits

Tantra is a fabulously atmospheric retreat from the mundane. Here -- in a darkened corner illuminated only by candlelight -- one may ponder and explore the spiritual aspects of corporal desire. The name itself refers to one in a series of Hindu texts collectively known as the Kama Sutra; the Tantric...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Sep 15, 2002

Where are they now?

Not all stories end when the curtain drops. For a dynasty fallen from power, as with a celebrity out of the spotlight, life goes on away from the public eye.
COMMUNITY
Sep 15, 2002

Did Plato's Republic find a spiritual home in Japan?

Four hundred and two years ago this week, a battle was fought near the village of Sekigahara, 40 km northwest of Nagoya. Though short -- it was over soon after lunchtime -- the battle was decisive, ushering in . . . Plato's Republic?
EDITORIALS
Sep 14, 2002

China's about-face on AIDS

After denying for years that it had a problem, China last week acknowledged the HIV-AIDS epidemic that is sweeping that country. But the relief that greeted this long-overdue candor was tempered by Beijing's admission that it has also detained the country's most outspoken AIDS advocate -- for exposing...
Japan Times
JAPAN / THE OKINAWA FACTOR
Sep 14, 2002

Okinawans look to tackle problems on own terms

NAHA, Okinawa Pref. -- Every third Monday, members of an underground community bank gather in a bar in downtown Naha.
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2002

Bankruptcies down 3.1% in August

The number of corporate bankruptcies fell 3.1 percent in August from a year earlier to 1,562, down for the first time in two months, Teikoku Databank Ltd. said Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2002

Agency named Tepco informant

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency leaked the name of the whistle-blower at Tokyo Electric Power Co. long before the utility's nuclear coverup scandal came to light, according to informed sources.
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2002

Nippon Yusen to buy overseas firms

Shipping company Nippon Yusen K.K. said Thursday the Nippon Yusen group will purchase two overseas container-handling firms by the end of October in an effort to bolster its international port terminal business.
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2002

Corporate governance re-examined: S&P

Growing investor demand and more than a decade of economic stagnation are forcing Japanese companies to re-examine their traditional corporate governance practices, Standard & Poor's Corp. said in reports released Thursday.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Sep 12, 2002

Super Monkey's on my back

You'll have to excuse me if this week's column is a bit short. Sega has just released "Super Monkey Ball 2" (SMB2) and I am having a hard time tearing myself away from the television.
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2002

Road panel seeks cost-cut simulation

A key government panel tasked with discussing the privatization of tollways decided Tuesday to ask Japan Highway Public Corp. to compile a rough cost-reduction simulation based on a downgraded version of the planned road network.
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2002

NTT units expected to seek long-distance OK in October

NTT East Corp. and NTT West Corp. are likely to apply around October for government approval to launch long-distance phone services, industry sources said Tuesday.
CULTURE / Music
Sep 11, 2002

Mickey Fickey Mix

Since hardcore rap feeds off hyperbole, it's difficult to separate boasts from accomplishments. Is Dr. Dre really the originator of all that the West Coast represents, or is he simply SoCal hip-hop's shrewdest impresario? His contribution to "Straight Outta Compton," the 1988 N.W.A. album that defined...
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2002

Tepco official suspected of giving damage coverup order

A senior Tokyo Electric Power Co. official is suspected of having given specific orders to hide cracks found in one of the firm's nuclear reactors when routine inspections were conducted in the 1990s, sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2002

Group sent swindled cash abroad: police

A Tokyo-based investment group suspected of swindling its investors has sent 3 billion yen to the Philippines and Indonesia since 1998 to finance businesses there, according to sources close to the group and documents recently obtained by Kyodo News.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2002

Tepco put reactors back on line despite reports of over 20 faults

Tokyo Electric Power Co. put reactors at its two nuclear power plants in Fukushima Prefecture back on line this summer without conducting inspections, even after the company received reports of possible problems, informed sources said Saturday.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 8, 2002

Back to the old house to raise our spirits

Japan likes to present itself as the world's shining example of rapid economic development, the "postwar miracle." The government's extensive overseas development aid is more than just the gesture of noblesse oblige expected of the world's No. 2 economic power. It is an assertion of everything that is...
CULTURE / Books
Sep 8, 2002

Is life but a walk in the park?

The latest winner of the prestigious Akutagawa Prize for promising new writers of literary fiction, Shu'ichi Yoshida (born 1968), is being lauded for his light touch in portraying the loneliness and isolation of urban life today. At the Akutagawa Prize press conference, Yoshida said that he wanted to...
Japan Times
JAPAN / MUSEUM MUSINGS
Sep 7, 2002

Inax Gallery enables mundane items to assume new, artistic dimensions

Free your mind and take a look around. Inax Gallery reminds visitors that everything that exists in this world -- even something that would be unlikely to ordinarily attract attention -- has an interesting story to tell.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2002

MMC asks DaimlerChrysler, others to invest in truck unit

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. has asked its German partner, DaimlerChrysler AG, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and other Mitsubishi group firms to provide around 120 billion yen in financial aid to a planned truck and bus subsidiary, MMC officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2002

Postal panel compiles final report

An advisory panel to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Friday compiled a final report featuring three plans for the future privatization of the nation's postal services.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2002

Kirin, Sapporo settle label dispute

Kirin Brewery Co. and Sapporo Breweries Ltd. have reached an out-of-court settlement to end their six-month dispute over the label design on one of Sapporo's beer products, company officials said Friday.
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.
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.
India strikes Pakistan over Kashmir tourist killings
Indian paramilitary personnel stand guard along a road in Srinagar on Wednesday after New Delhi launched missile strikes on archrival Pakistan in a major escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
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.
Japan and India to set up new consultation defense cooperation framework
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (right) stands alongside his Indian counterpart, Rajnath Singh, during a ceremonial reception in New Delhi on Monday.
Former sekiwake Toyonoshima is new head coach at innovative women’s club
Former sekiwake Toyonoshima and Airi Hisano train at Tachihi Sumo Club on May 1.
The drive for luxury: Aston Martin Asia's president explains the desire for more
While for Aston Martin, it’s all about delivering luxury, their regional president for Asia Gregory Adams' start in the auto industry in Japan was far more humble.
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.
Plug and Play wants to help Japanese startups go global
Phillip Vincent (right), Japan CEO of Plug and Play, and Ma Jingqian, head of ventures, at Plug and Play's Tokyo office, last month
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.

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