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BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2001

Sumitomo Trust to liquidate London unit

Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. said Monday it will liquidate its London subsidiary, which deals mainly in the underwriting and selling of Eurobonds, as part of the group's restructuring plan.
CULTURE / Music / MUSIC NOMAD
Jan 23, 2001

Artists with eclectic tastes dispute the 'healing' tag

Of all the nonsensical musical genres, perhaps the most irksome is one coined here in Japan: "healing" music.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2001

Three held over smuggling of 'konnyaku' from China

OSAKA -- Three men have been arrested on suspicion of smuggling about 14 tons of "konnyaku" flour from China, police and customs officials said Monday.
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2001

Daimler exec named MMC's No. 2

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. on Friday approved the appointment of Rolf Eckrodt of DaimlerChrysler AG as the Japanese automaker's new executive vice president and chief operating officer.
BUSINESS
Jan 19, 2001

'Treasury stocks' considered as stimulus step by LDP panel

A Liberal Democratic Party task force said Thursday that it will push forward discussions on so-called treasury stocks to help bolster Japan's stock market, panelists said.
BUSINESS
Jan 19, 2001

Skynet seeks Tokyo-Miyazaki flights

MIYAZAKI -- Skynet Asia Airways, a small airline based in Miyazaki, plans to apply to the government by September for approval to open a route between Tokyo and Miyazaki, airline officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jan 19, 2001

Snow Brand to tie up with Itochu, Yayoi

Snow Brand Milk Products Co. said Thursday that it will strengthen its competitive edge in the frozen food business by joining hands with Itochu Corp. and its affiliate, Yayoi Foods Co.
SOCCER / World cup
Jan 19, 2001

JFA names Confederations Cup venues

Niigata, Kashima and Yokohama were named Thursday as venues for Japan's portion of FIFA's Confederations Cup, which will run from May 30 to June 10.
BUSINESS
Jan 19, 2001

GM increases equity stake in Suzuki to 20.1%

The General Motors Corp. group has acquired a combined 20.1 percent equity stake in Suzuki Motor Corp., Japan's top maker of minivehicles, Suzuki Motor said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2001

Firms unite on Net voice access

IBM Japan Ltd., Oki Electric Industry Co. and Hitachi Ltd. plan to set up in April a Japanese unit of the VoiceXML Forum, an international group that promotes open standards on voice access technologies for the Internet, company officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2001

Zeria testing HIV drug in U.S.

Zeria Pharmaceutical Co. said Wednesday it has started clinical tests in the United States of a drug to combat the human immunodeficiency virus, following approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2001

Bush brings opportunity to bolster Japan-U.S. ties

Now that U.S. President-elect George W. Bush has named his Cabinet and his inauguration is only days away, it might be useful to contemplate how Japan-U.S. relations may be affected and what might be done to strengthen this very important strategic alliance.
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2001

Taisei taps Hayama for presidency

Major construction contractor Taisei Corp. said Wednesday that President Osamu Hirashima will be replaced by Vice President Kanji Hayama on April 1.
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2001

Daiei chief tenders early resignation

Struggling supermarket-chain operator Daiei Inc. said Wednesday that former President Tadasu Toba, who was demoted to director in October over his alleged involvement in shady stock deals, will step down Monday -- earlier than planned.
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2001

Loner pleads guilty to slaying man

OSAKA -- A 24-year-old unemployed man pleaded guilty Wednesday before the Osaka District Court to stabbing a passerby to death in March on a street in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 18, 2001

Meet your future friend, Mr. Roboto

One of the formative experiences of my childhood was the New York World's Fair of 1962-63, where America's great and beneficent corporations introduced consumers to the future. The memory that sticks with me most is of Bell Telephone's "picture phone," which we were told would be widely in use by the...
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2001

Pub chain taps retiree workforce

After his tavern went bust, Tadakazu Kachi had nowhere to turn until he had a chance conversation with the elderly owner of a drinking establishment that was thriving.
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2001

Execs want 401(k) plans introduced

The Japan Association of Corporate Executives called Tuesday for the early introduction of 401(k)-style pension plans and employee stock ownership plans to help bolster falling stock prices.
LIFE / Digital
Jan 17, 2001

The Library of Congress streams

www.loc.gov This short URL brings you to a rather unremarkable home page, that of the U.S. Library of Congress. Click behind the facade and you're on an elegant bridge to America's past. There's no map, but don't worry. You want to get lost among the millions of pieces on display -- manuscripts, streaming...
LIFE / Digital
Jan 17, 2001

Old game + old system = high-tech breakthrough

SEATTLE -- Digital Eclipse, a relatively unknown video game design company in the United States, has achieved the incredible: It has taken a nearly 20-year-old video game, adapted it for a 12-year-old video game system and in process created a technological breakthrough.
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2001

Europe's top luxury brands unfazed by recession

Despite the prolonged economic doldrums in Japan, top-brand handbags, jewelry and others items imported from Europe are selling quite well as manufacturers step up their offensive.
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2001

Quake-proofing old homes a costly quest

OSAKA -- When the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck in January 1995, it sent shivers down the spines of many living in old wooden homes nationwide because most of the 6,432 people killed in the temblor were found in similar structures, which had collapsed. Public interest in whether such houses and buildings...
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2001

First LNG plant set for Hokkaido

Nippon Steel Corp. said Monday it has received an order from Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. (JAPEX) to build Japan's first liquefied natural gas plant, in Hokkaido.
CULTURE / Books
Jan 16, 2001

Three identities and one life

LIVES OF YOUNG KOREANS IN JAPAN, by Yasunori Fukuoka, translated by Tom Gill. Melbourne: Trans Pacific Press, 2000, 330 pp. It is estimated that there were 2.5 million Koreans living in Japan at the end of World War II. Although many returned home after the war, there are still approximately 600,000...

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami