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BUSINESS
May 15, 2002

NEC, Fuji Heavy to team up on battery development

NEC Corp. and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. said Tuesday they will establish a joint venture later this month to develop a high-performance rechargeable battery for hybrid vehicles.
JAPAN
May 9, 2002

McDonald's joins stampede toward personalized marketing

Ltd. revealed its plans to launch a new e-shopping venture targeting users of cellular phones and personal computers. While the e-business entry by the fast-food giant underscores the huge potential of the sector, some experts believe consumers need to be aware that greater convenience carries with it...
JAPAN / KANSAI BEAT
May 3, 2002

Pilot project to use Internet to link doctors, foreign patients, translators

KOBE -- For foreigners who cannot communicate in Japanese, having an interpreter is important when seeing a doctor.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
May 2, 2002

Robo-rats galvanized into action

When the Italian physician Luigi Galvani published his theory of "animal electricity" in the 1790s, it roused biologists and physicists all over Europe, went on to influence the construction of the first electric battery and inspired an 18-year-old English girl to write "Frankenstein."
BUSINESS
May 1, 2002

Export demand lifts industrial output 0.5%

Industrial output for March increased 0.5 percent from the previous month due to a rise in demand for exports, according to a preliminary report released Tuesday by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2002

Hitachi, Matsushita, Mitsubishi log huge losses

Hitachi Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp. all posted record consolidated losses in fiscal 2001, according to earnings reports released Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2002

Rise in computer prices to reflect winds of change

"Now is your chance," reads a sign at the personal computer section of a Yodobashi Camera outlet in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.
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.
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2002

Sharp, Sanyo to hike LCD panel production

OSAKA -- Sharp Corp. and Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd. said separately Wednesday they will boost production of liquid crystal displays to meet a fresh surge in demand.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2002

Afghanistan faces isolation relapse: nurse

Japan and the rest of the world must stay engaged with and support Afghanistan's long-term reconstruction, according to a Japanese nurse who recently returned from the war-torn country.
LIFE / Digital
Apr 18, 2002

Navigating the broadband connection

Last week we discussed the different broadband services available in Japan and how to subscribe to each. This week we'll take a look at the steps necessary to configure your system to connect to the Internet using your new broadband service, and also consider some of the options available to users with...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2002

NTT set to select Wada as new president in June

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. plans to name Vice President Norio Wada as its next president, replacing Junichiro Miyazu, who is expected to become a senior adviser, sources said Tuesday.
LIFE / Digital
Apr 11, 2002

End the wait, get really connected

The waiting is over, at least for Internet users tired of herky-jerky Web video, all-night downloads, and pay-by-the-minute dialup access. Broadband has arrived in Japan, and in cities like Tokyo and Osaka we probably enjoy the best, least expensive high-speed Internet access in the world.
SOCCER / World cup
Apr 10, 2002

Hooliganism won't disappear without a fight

Hooliganism won't disappear without a fight
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2002

U.S. claim over phone costs inaccurate, Katayama says

Telecommunications minister Toranosuke Katayama on Friday dismissed an assertion by the United States that NTT DoCoMo Inc. is overcharging other carriers for connections.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
Mar 31, 2002

A hundred reasons, but one will do

By the time you read this, the last blossom may have already fallen from the deep banks of cherry trees that line the Meguro River as it sweeps through the back streets of Naka-Meguro. If not, then you are in luck. And you should put down your newspaper -- right now -- and head over to Cento Cose, a...
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2002

Habits hinder car parts imports: METI

A number of practices considered to be customary by domestic car users hinder imports of replacement auto parts, according to a trade ministry report.
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2002

Japan Telecom forges alliance with Qwest

Japan Telecom Co. said Thursday it has agreed with Qwest Communications Corp. of the United States to jointly offer international data communications network services in Japan, the U.S. and Europe.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2002

Target nonperforming loans, not deflation

While there is good reason to be concerned about the state of Japan's economy, analysts wrongly target deflation as the main villain in this tale. Contrary to received wisdom, Japan's economic slump is not the result of price deflation. Nor are aggressive expansions of fiscal and monetary policies the...
SOCCER / World cup
Mar 16, 2002

JAWOC announces final round of ticket sales

The Japanese World Cup Organizing Committee on Friday announced it will launch the third and final round of ticket sales for residents in Japan by phone on March 22.
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2002

Mitsubishi Electric shuffles top posts

Mitsubishi Electric Corp. announced Tuesday that Tamotsu Nomakuchi, an executive vice president, will take over its presidency on April 1. Ichiro Taniguchi, the current president, will become chairman.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 5, 2002

The trauma of unwanted pregnancy

1. Marie's story Only two people know about Marie's abortion. One is her ex-boyfriend, by whom she became pregnant 12 years ago, and one is her husband. Her parents, her brother and her friends know nothing of the fact that as a 19-year-old she took a plane to London from Dublin to terminate her pregnancy....
COMMUNITY
Feb 23, 2002

Beauty and brains behind company clear as glass

Company President Narumi Tanaka is alone Monday morning, holding the fort in her office in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. Her staff -- three full-timers, one part-timer and her husband -- are out and about on what she calls "the client site." A good thing, we agree, because it means TRANSe Project is at full...
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2002

Matsushita looking at losses of 438 billion yen

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Thursday it expects to log consolidated net losses of 438 billion yen in fiscal 2001.
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2002

Matsushita widens loss estimate

Matsushita Communication Industrial Co. said Tuesday it has widened its estimate of losses for the year to March 31 because of wobbling sales of mobile phones at home and abroad.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2002

Table topics for Bush, Jiang

HONOLULU -- U.S. President George W. Bush's decision to include China as part of a three-nation Northeast Asia tour later this month underscores his personal commitment to start building a more "constructive, cooperative" relationship with Beijing.
CULTURE / Art
Feb 6, 2002

Celebrate the contemporary fusion of form and function

Modern design is as much about the toothbrush as it is about the airplane. It is, after all, the conception and realization of man-made objects. It has been with us since the Industrial Revolution and the dawn of mass production. A well-designed product is one that fulfills its basic function efficiently...
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 2, 2002

Antlers, FC Tokyo to kick off season

J. League champions the Kashima Antlers will visit FC Tokyo at Tokyo Stadium on Saturday March 2 to kick off the 2002 J. League season, the league announced Thursday.
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2002

Sharp expects to ride wave of recovery in Europe, U.S.

Electronics manufacturer Sharp Corp. expects its group sales and consolidated profits to mark double-digit year-on-year growth in the next business year, buoyed by economic recovery in overseas markets, President Katsuhiko Machida said Friday in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2002

NEC to slash 14,000 workers worldwide before March 31

Computer maker NEC Corp. said Thursday that it will reduce its global workforce by 9.3 percent, or 14,000 jobs, by the end of March, doubling the number of jobs to be slashed from the figure it announced in late October.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Japan must correct Trump’s false data for trade talks, says Kono
Former Foreign Minister Taro Kono
Japan wants to 'separate' tariff and security issues. That may be tough.
Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, poses with a "Make America Great Again" cap at the White House in Washington on April 16.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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