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BUSINESS / ON MANAGEMENT
Apr 30, 2002

Timing is everything in redoing contracts

Negotiating, often denigrated as a field for those with more attitude than aptitude, is often the place where very smart executives make glaringly dumb decisions. A good example of this surfaced when ABC attempted to woo David Letterman away from CBS.
SOCCER / World cup / EXCERPTS FROM PHILIPPE TROUSSIER'S BOOK
Apr 29, 2002

The national team should take priority

"Passion'' is the story of Japan soccer team coach Philippe Troussier, his struggle to make it as a player and manager and his travels around France, Africa and Japan. In the book, Troussier also details his philosophy and thinking as he prepares for the World Cup in June. In this, the seventh of 10...
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 28, 2002

Latest Chinese puzzle has experts baffled

HONG KONG -- For China-watchers, the puzzling China contrast is between a nation that sends the capsule Shenzhou 3 into space and one that drags a seemingly useless rusty hull halfway around the globe. China's first aircraft carrier has finally arrived in port, but the mystery remains as to what conceivable...
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 28, 2002

Shinjo-mania begins to wear thin with Giants teammates

CHICAGO -- When the San Francisco Giants arrived at Wrigley Field on Tuesday for a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs, Tsuyoshi Shinjo was batting a depressing .168. Considering how much attention he was receiving from the Japanese media, you'd think he was batting 1.000.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2002

Mizuho fiasco worries Lawson

Japan's second-largest convenience-store operator, Lawson Inc., is considering delaying a plan to directly hook up its automated teller machines with Mizuho group banks' ATM network due to the banks' computer troubles.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / PLAY BUTTON
Apr 28, 2002

A familiar story but with a sincerely new spin

Sometimes hard times can turn out to be the best of luck. There is nothing like a little parental abuse -- or substance abuse -- to burnish an artist's street credibility. Everyone from Eminem to Nine Inch Nail's Trent Reznor to, more locally, DJ Krush has a rough past.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Apr 28, 2002

Stop the presses

At 7 p.m. on Oct. 11, 1946, it was quiet in The Japan Times newsroom in central Tokyo. The deadline for the next day's first edition had passed, and day-shift editors were ready to pack up and leave. Then, with no prior warning, a surprise visitor appeared in their midst.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 28, 2002

Public rests easy with cash under the futon

As the scandals keep a-comin', the citizens are receiving what many believe is a healthy and long overdue reality check about those whom they've entrusted with their collective well-being. Politicians have always been suspicious types and bureaucrats only slightly less so. But now teachers, policemen...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 28, 2002

If you like pina colada . . .

Singer, songwriter, guitarist, dancer, entertainer -- any of these titles are appropriate for describing the versatile Latin American star Shakira. But it's the combination of all these together that makes her such an explosive performer.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2002

Mitsui case breaks new ground for wartime redress

A decision Friday to order a private company to pay compensation to foreign wartime forced laborers has been hailed as an indication that the nation's judiciary may be increasingly willing to favor foreigners who suffered at the hands of Japan during World War II.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2002

FTC gives JAL-JAS integration the green light

The Fair Trade Commission on Friday gave its final seal of approval to the planned integration between Japan Airlines Co. and Japan Air System Co.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Apr 27, 2002

Harry Cheng

The inside cover of his book "Global Directory" gives a nutshell introduction to Harry Cheng. It reads, "Graduate of the LSE and Oxford University, co-founder of Global Projects, Harry has a passion for cooking, rose wine, photography, and meeting people around the world."
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2002

Prosecutors hit in Snow probe

OSAKA -- Prosecutors last year made an inappropriate decision when they declined to indict two former executives of Snow Brand Milk Products Co. in connection with a mass food-poisoning outbreak, the No. 1 Osaka Inquest of Prosecution has ruled, it was learned Thursday.
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2002

Ex-LTCB exec must pay RCC 100 million yen

The Tokyo District Court on Thursday ordered a former vice president of the failed Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan to pay 100 million yen in compensation to the Resolution and Collection Corp. for approving irrecoverable loans to a resort developer in 1992.
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2002

Japan Telecom to cut spending

Japan Telecom Co. announced Thursday a midterm business management plan that includes cutting planned capital expenditures by up to one-third by the end of the 2004 business year.
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2002

Toshiba, NEC, Fujitsu report huge losses

High-tech giants Toshiba Corp., NEC Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. on Thursday reported decreased sales and huge losses for the 2001 business year, blaming the slump in global demand for semiconductors and a sharp decline in prices.
LIFE / Language
Apr 26, 2002

How Greek myths live on in English expressions

You'd think Greek myths might have lost their relevance by now, almost 3,000 years after they were first written down. But they are so full of vibrant stories and characters that people still often allude to them in their daily lives, and many references from them have become part of the English language....
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2002

Nichido Fire rapped for car policies

The Financial Services Agency ordered Nichido Fire & Marine Insurance Co. on Thursday to suspend some of its operations after it was found to have sold an unauthorized type of automobile insurance.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2002

IWC factions set for annual showdown

Government delegates and experts from prowhaling and antiwhaling nations have gathered in the traditional whaling town of Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, for the Thursday start of the International Whaling Commission's 54th annual conference.
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2002

Osaka-Pusan ferry service begins

OSAKA -- A new ferry service connecting Osaka with Pusan, South Korea, went into service Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2002

Nabbed prosecutor now probed for tax evasion

OSAKA -- The prosecutor arrested Monday on suspicion of fraud owns 16 real estate properties but has not declared at least 5 million yen in rent revenue, informed sources alleged Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2002

Shareholders to get chance to vote online

About 100 companies in Japan this year will allow or consider allowing shareholders to use the Internet to vote in place of mailing in ballots or attending meetings, according to surveys conducted by trust banks.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2002

Mizuho faults known: Tokyo Gas

Tokyo Gas Co. said Tuesday that the Mizuho financial group knew it was having problems integrating the computer systems of its three component banks before the April 1 merger.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2002

Suntory to sell 'happoshu' ad space

OSAKA -- Suntory Ltd. in June plans to launch a low-malt beer carrying advertisements for other firms, company officials said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2002

JAL-JAS merger plan likely to get approval

The Fair Trade Commission is expected to approve a revised merger plan submitted Tuesday by Japan Airlines and Japan Air System.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2002

Consultant charged with tax evasion

Mitsuro Ozaki, a Tokyo consulting firm executive already indicted for bribery, was charged Tuesday with allegedly evading more than 32 million yen in corporate taxes.
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2002

Let firms police selves, panel says

An advisory panel to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Monday suggested that companies enter into covenants with their customers regarding product quality and safety.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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