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JAPAN
Jan 15, 2001

Hijacking suspect arrested

OSAKA -- A 20-year-old cook was arrested Saturday night after hijacking a Kyoto city bus carrying only a driver and another passenger, police said Sunday.
COMMUNITY
Jan 15, 2001

New miracles from the 'first miracle drug'

Aspirin for people in Western countries is something more than Seirogan, the most popular household digestive medicine in Japan.
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2001

Thai firms must lead reform

KOBE -- The Thai government should encourage Thailand's private sector to forward financial reform rather than create a national corporation to help banks out of the mire of massive bad loans, Thai Finance Minister Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda said Saturday.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jan 14, 2001

Sandra Gamo

Sandra Gamo is just old enough to be able to say that she was "a rare species" in the late 1950s, when she was a bilingual Pan American Airways flight hostess. In those days few young women in this part of the world had achieved her level of two languages, poise and presence. Remarkably, and very early...
BUSINESS
Jan 13, 2001

DoCoMo share issue set to raise 900 billion yen

NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan's largest mobile phone operator, said Friday that a planned issue of 460,000 new shares will earn the firm an estimated 900 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Jan 13, 2001

Online short sellers bask amid stock fall

Margin transactions over the Internet are drawing attention.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2001

JR East testing remote IC card commuter passes

East Japan Railway Co. unveiled Friday a new commuter pass with a built-in integrated circuit chip that remotely signals the wicket system to allow a passenger to pass.
BUSINESS
Jan 13, 2001

Sharp eyes mass production of LCD

Sharp Corp. plans to start mass producing an advanced liquid crystal display in Japan in late 2002 as part of efforts "to meet the needs of the digital age," President Katsuhiko Machida said in Tokyo on Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2001

In Thailand, good losers teach a key lesson

SISAKET, Thailand -- "If the counting is fair, losers must accept the results," said Thai Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai, trying to calm down an anxious nation as rioting spread to over a dozen provinces in the wake of national elections Jan. 6. Having just lost the premiership as his party was trounced...
JAPAN
Jan 12, 2001

Police follow knife lead in killing of family

About 10 knives of the type believed to have been used to kill three members of a family of four late last month were sold in the vicinity of the victims' home, investigative sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2001

Tobu to lay optical fiber networks

Tokyo-based railway operator Tobu Railway Co. said Wednesday that it will set up broadband optical fiber networks alongside 400 km of its railways in Tokyo, Chiba, Saitama, Tochigi and Gunma prefectures, allowing it to rent out the lines by the end of March.
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2001

Fed rate cut optimism replaced by gloom

Initial optimism regarding the effects of interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve has turned sour.
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2001

Yamaha, Ford discuss U.S. boat engine joint venture

Yamaha Motor Co. said Wednesday that it is in the final stages of discussions with Ford Motor Corp. on jointly setting up a company in the Unites States to manufacture and market stern-drive engines for large and midsize pleasure boats.
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2001

Godzilla working the crowds on promotional campaign tour

Japan's long-beloved sci-fi creature, Godzilla, is currently advancing across the country in the form of various mascots making rounds to promote the giant reptile's latest movie.
LIFE / Digital / CYBERIA
Jan 10, 2001

What's it all about, IT?

2001 may well be the year of the IT revolution, but as far as I'm concerned, we're talking about utilITy. From here on, usefulness is going to be the benchmark for information technologies.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 9, 2001

Suntory to meet Kobe in semifinals

Suntory set up a semifinal showcase with defending champion Kobe Steel in the National Company Rugby Union Championship after beating Kintetsu 45-20 on Monday at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium.
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2001

Mother, son die in Osaka house fire

OSAKA -- A 66-year-old woman and her son were killed in a fire in Suita, Osaka Prefecrture, early Sunday morning, police said.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 8, 2001

Kobe, Toyota roll into rugby semifinals

By Kumi Kinohara Staff writer Defending champion Kobe Steel overcame a sluggish first half to rally past Kubota 38-11, advancing to the semifinals of the National Company Rugby Union Championship at Tokyo's Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium on Sunday.
CULTURE / Film
Jan 6, 2001

The movie's the thing

Who do you think you are, the Prince of Denmark? Such is the complaint I'd like to lodge with wordy, lordly, self-obsessed people whose introverted grievances often manifest themselves in extroverted acts of harm. Hamlet had always struck me as a curious choice for a hero. It's true he gave some great...
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2001

NEC in talks on the sale of Mexican unit

NEC Corp. is negotiating with several prospective buyers for Technologias NEC de Mexico S.A. de C.V., a cellular phone unit in Mexico, with a deal expected to be reached soon, an NEC spokesman said Friday.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2001

'Anime' invade Akihabara's electronics monopoly

The Akihabara district of Tokyo appears to be changing in response to the increasing number of discount computer shops, previously a district mainstay, that have opened in other areas. Considering Electric Town's old reputation as a testing ground for new products, some say the future lies in "otaku."...
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Japan worries Trump tariffs will push countries toward China
Liberal Democratic Party Policy Chief Itsunori Onodera (center) speaks at a think tank event Monday in Washington.
Could this be Japan’s year at the Kentucky Derby?
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in Japan, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February

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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
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