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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2002

Former TV Asahi employee served fresh warrant over rape, robbery

Police served a former Asahi National Broadcasting Co. (TV Asahi) employee with a new arrest warrant Saturday on suspicion of raping and robbing a 32-year-old female company executive in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in March.
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2002

Cut company taxes, key council urges

Private-sector members of a key economic panel said Friday the government should slash taxes, primarily those affecting companies, to the tune of 1 trillion yen in fiscal 2003.
BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2002

Nomura sees pretax profits decline 65.3% in first quarter

Brokerage giant Nomura Holdings Inc. said Friday its group pretax profits for the April-June quarter plunged 65.3 percent from a year earlier to 18.37 billion yen.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jul 27, 2002

David Blume

The British Chamber of Commerce in Japan has been a vital link in the Anglo-Japanese business partnership for over 50 years. The partnership continues to expand, in new directions and in offering more opportunities. It is an important network, into which the chamber provides informed access.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2002

Tanaka hearing a ratings winner

The TV audience for Wednesday morning's appearance by former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka before a Diet ethics panel hearing reached 11.7 percent in the Kanto region, a TV ratings company said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2002

Takuma conceived of massacre in 1984

OSAKA -- Mamoru Takuma, who stands accused of fatally stabbing eight schoolchildren in June 2001, told the Osaka District Court on Thursday that he came up with the idea of committing a massacre when he was arrested for rape in 1984.
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2002

NEC, Fujitsu report defective PCs

NEC Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. are voluntarily repairing and exchanging parts in certain models of their personal computers that may be defective, officials of the two computer makers said.
EDITORIALS
Jul 25, 2002

JFA scores with new lineup

While the echoes of the 2002 World Cup are still ringing in our ears, Japanese soccer is making the first moves toward reform. At a meeting of its council and a new board of directors last Saturday, the Japan Football Association officially approved the appointment of a new executive lineup led by Mr....
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2002

Chiyoda Ward kicks smokers' habits

With smoking now prohibited in a vast number of public spaces, the nation's sidewalks are viewed by some as the last refuge for those who want to light up.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Jul 25, 2002

Long 'Neverwinter Nights'

Many role-playing games are long, in-depth, and intricate. The most popular settings for these contests seem to be medieval worlds populated with wizards, noble kings, and dragons.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2002

Suzuki aides arrested over funds scandal

Public prosecutors said Tuesday they have served arrest warrants on three aides to indicted lawmaker Muneo Suzuki on suspicion of failing to declare around 100 million yen in donations to Suzuki's fund management body.
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2002

Nippon Sheet Glass in French tieup

Nippon Sheet Glass Co. said Tuesday it will establish a joint company with Saint-Gobain Vetrotex International S.A. of France in September.
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2002

Publisher to acquire visual content firm

Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co. said Monday one of its group companies will acquire the operations of visual content provider Daiei Co. to expand the group's contents business.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 21, 2002

Public works projects? Dam them all to hell

The person who said that all politics is local probably wasn't thinking about Japan, where regional officials don't seem to have much purpose in life beyond trying to cadge money from Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MUSEUM MUSINGS
Jul 20, 2002

Printing technology through the ages awaits

How have advances in printing technology contributed to our society as a means of communication?
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2002

Business chiefs grapple with ethics of corporate behavior

KARUIZAWA, Nagano Pref. -- Business leaders grappled Friday with the question of what principles should guide corporate behavior.
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2002

CCC downgrades takeover plan

Culture Convenience Club Co. said Friday it now plans to take over only 19 of the 42 stores of Dai-Ichi Katei Denki Co., down from 32, because many employees at the failed consumer electronics retailer do not want to work for CCC.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2002

Ex-governor pleads guilty to taking bribes

Former Tokushima Gov. Toshio Endo pleaded guilty Friday to charges of receiving 8 million yen in bribes from a business consultant in 1997 and 2000 in return for helping a local construction firm win public works projects in the prefecture.
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2002

Diet enacts bills to liquidate JNOC, scale back state's hand in oil business

The Diet enacted legislation Friday to dissolve the debt-ridden Japan National Oil Corp. in 2005 and reshuffle the nation's oil-exploration and petroleum-stockpiling policies.
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2002

Eco-fund creator urges responsible investment

Mizue Tsukushi, who introduced so-called eco-fund investment trusts to Japan, has called on individuals to make socially responsible investments to create a better environment.
BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2002

Asset-backed securities enjoying surge of popularity in Japan

Since British rock star David Bowie surprised Wall Street in 1997 by selling his old song royalties in bulk by issuing bonds, asset securitization has attracted greater public attention in Japan.
BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2002

PoweredCom, IIJ in tieup talks

PoweredCom Inc., a data communications firm owned by Tokyo Electric Power Co. and nine other utilities, is negotiating with Internet provider Internet Initiative Japan Inc. over a possible business integration deal, the two companies confirmed Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2002

Suzuki aide pleads not guilty to bid-rigging charge

An aide to indicted lawmaker Muneo Suzuki pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges of rigging bids for a government-funded project on Russian-held Kunashiri island.
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2002

Sony, NEC cut some PC prices

Sony Corp. and NEC Corp. have cut the shipment prices on some of their personal computers by 10,000 yen to 20,000 yen in response to price reductions by other computer makers, company officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2002

Red-ink firms could face big 'pro forma' tax bills

The implementation of a proposed "pro forma standard tax" would oblige red-ink companies that have been exempt from tax to pay an average of 1.79 million yen every year, four industry bodies said Wednesday.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 18, 2002

Taking a break in Tokyo and getting to grips with coins

Did you miss me? Hopefully not. Due to stockpiling three columns, I was able to escape the worst excesses of rainy season to the U.K. for five weeks without leaving a gaping hole on the page.
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2002

DBJ looks to help firms restructure

The Development Bank of Japan said Tuesday it has launched a special lending mechanism to help midsize companies implement drastic operational reforms as part of the government's policy to reinvigorate the economy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Jul 17, 2002

Taking a balanced view of life and death

Kristian Haggblom has some quirky ideas. Like the notion that an estimated 29,000 Lego building blocks are currently floating on the oceans of the world. I don't know where the Australian artist dug up this weird statistic, but he mentioned it twice in the course of our conversation last week. Haggblom...
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
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.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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