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LIFE / Food & Drink / NIHONSHU
May 12, 2002

Brewing it naturally isn't so easy

In recent years, there has been increased interest in organic sake. To legally specify something as organic or organically produced is difficult, at least in countries that have begun enforcing the standards that are needed to ensure safety and quality, as well as the protection of the environment.
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2002

FTC orders Marubeni chicken plant to shut down

The Fair Trade Commission said Wednesday it has ordered Marubeni Chikusan Corp. to cease production over its intentional mislabeling of some 1,700 tons of chicken during an almost three-year period beginning in 1999.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / NIHONSHU
Apr 14, 2002

Where sake runs wild, unfiltered and free

Over the past few years, there has been a small surge in the popularity of muroka nama genshu sake. While it is hardly shaking the industry to its foundations, quite a few brewers -- usually smaller kura -- have begun to market this kind of sake.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 24, 2002

Helmsdale: A spot of haggis and ale, lads?

Helmsdale is not so much a pub as a shrine to the "water of life," known to the ancient Gaelic peoples as uisge beatha and to their modern-day descendants as whisky. Almost every inch of space is devoted to it, from the groaning shelves of classic single malts arrayed behind the counter to the empty...
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2002

Capital outlays to fall nationwide

Private capital investment in all 10 regions of Japan will drop in fiscal 2002 from the previous year for the first time in four years, according to a survey released Monday by the governmental Development Bank of Japan.
LIFE / Language / FOR KIDS
Mar 15, 2002

Join the global St. Patrick's Day party

How would you like to spend Sunday afternoon dancing jigs to Irish pipes? Or marching with a group of baton-twirling cheerleaders? Or making friends with leprechauns?
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2002

'Economy watchers' see rise in business

Sentiment on the front lines of the workforce improved for the fourth month in a row in February, although pessimistic workers continue to outnumber those with an optimistic outlook, according to a government report released Monday.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 3, 2002

Where to go to get hooked

So now you're kitted out with all your brand-new fly-fishing gear. But don't get too excited just yet. Before taking the plunge for the first time at some idyllic lakeside spot, or by a glittering river you're told is teeming with prime specimens, take time to visit a kanri-tsuriba (a pond or stretch...
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2002

METI panel holds first meeting on revising corporate taxes

A Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry study panel met Tuesday to discuss revisions to some corporate taxes as part of comprehensive government tax reforms.
LIFE / Food & Drink / NIHONSHU
Feb 17, 2002

Great sake only a hop, skip and a jump away

There are a plethora of pubs in Tokyo where you can enjoy good sake, but all too often we only read about those in the center of town. The truth, of course, is that there are plenty of great venues outside the Yamanote loop and beyond. Here are a few worth the short or midrange trip:
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ARCHIPELA-GO
Feb 11, 2002

Cold lands but warm hearts

The literally hang out the flags for visitors to the small town of Nishikawa in the snowy foothills of Yamagata's Dewa Sanzan mountains. A large British Union Jack was crossed with a Japanese Hinomaru over the entrance to Tamaki, a riverside restaurant famous for its Hina ryori (Doll's Festival food),...
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2002

Snow Brand exec faces fraud charge

The agriculture ministry on Friday filed a criminal complaint against a Snow Brand Food Co. official who allegedly orchestrated the falsification of labels on beef products to obtain government subsidies for mad cow disease.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2002

Slump shows no indication of letting up

Decelerating business activity and deteriorating employment conditions show no signs of abating, the Finance Ministry said in a report Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2002

Ozaki tied to rigged hospital bid

Construction company Kajima Corp. and two political secretaries named in recent scandals competed for work on the same hospital building project in Yamagata Prefecture in the late 1990s, industry sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2002

New Year's poetry-reading ceremony held at Imperial Palace

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on Tuesday attended the annual New Year's poetry recital at the Imperial Palace, where poems by members of the Imperial family and the general public were recited in traditional style.
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2002

Kawasaki to get east-west line -- but at what cost?

A 36-year-old plan to build a subway running east and west in Kawasaki finally appears to be moving forward, drawing praise from residents along the proposed route but criticism from opponents for imposing a huge drain on the city's finances.
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2002

Lower House member's ex-aide involved in construction scandal

A company connected to the former secretary of a senior politician received more than 10 million yen from construction companies in return for introducing local government heads and major contractors, industry sources said.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2002

Heavy snow to hit Sea of Japan coast

Heavy snow is expected to blanket parts of the nation today, particularly areas of the Sea of Japan coast from northern to western Japan, the Meteorological Agency said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2002

New Year's temple, shrine visits dip

About 84.91 million people visited Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples across Japan during the first three days of the year, down 3.84 million from last year, the National Police Agency said Monday.
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2002

Yamanote adds English and standing room

Come April, Tokyo's Yamanote Line will be kinder to English-speaking foreign passengers.
JAPAN
Jan 1, 2002

Royal couple's poems touch on Afghanistan

The Imperial Household Agency on Monday released eight poems in the traditional Japanese "waka" form written by Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in 2001.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 9, 2001

Drivers wary of the troll who collects the toll

With new highway construction suspended and the prime minister pledging to abolish public corporations, the business of the Japan Highway Public Corp. at the moment is anything but business-as-usual. As both the overlord of the nation's vehicle-choked intercity expressways and the troll who collects...
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2001

Satellite due to re-enter atmosphere

A Japanese satellite that finished its mission in 1998 was expected to re-enter Earth's atmosphere just past 11 p.m. Monday, the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA) said.
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2001

Ads appear on exteriors of trains

The first commercial advertisements appeared Saturday on the outside of train cars on the JR Yamanote line since the Tokyo metropolitan government lifted a ban on such advertising in October.
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2001

Plans call for construction of cow crematoriums

The government is drafting plans for the construction of eight state-of-the-art incinerators to burn cow carcasses and parts that may transmit mad cow disease, government sources said Thursday.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 19, 2001

Sendai clinches promotion to J1

KYOTO -- Vegalta midfielder Nobuyuki Zaizen scored in the last minute Sunday to earn Sendai a 1-0 win over J. League Division Two champion Kyoto Purple Sanga and propel the Miyagi Prefecture team into Division One.
Trump’s wake-up call for India’s foreign policy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 13. Trump’s coercive use of trade threats against India during the Pakistan military crisis has undermined trust in the U.S.-India partnership and exposed Washington as an unreliable security ally.
Toyota considers making tiny trucks for U.S. market as demand booms
Toyota executives say the automaker is listening to U.S. dealer requests for a truck smaller than the brand’s best-selling Tacoma midsize and Tundra full-size pickups.
Onosato’s march to yokozuna could usher in golden age for sumo
Onosato (left) battles Gonoyama on Day 6 of the Summer Basho. With Onosato on the cusp of promotion to yokozuna, there could soon be two titans at the top of the sport fighting for titles.
Shinjiro Koizumi takes farm ministry reins after predecessor's rice gaffe
Agriculture minister Taku Eto (left), who resigned on Wednesday, and former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi
Railguns, missiles and lasers: Japan uses massive defense event to highlight shift
A mock-up of Japan's state-of-the-art railgun, which is currently undergoing testing, is displayed at the three-day DSEI Japan defense exhibition in the city of Chiba on Wednesday.
Nippon Ishin grapples with poor governance ahead of Upper House election
Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Seiji Maehara speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday.
Beware of dubious websites offering cheap rice, consumer watchdog warns
Questionable websites appear to be taking advantage of consumers looking for cheaper rice online amid the high prices of the staple grain in the nation.
Onosato’s march to yokozuna could usher in golden age for sumo
Onosato (left) battles Gonoyama on Day 6 of the Summer Basho. With Onosato on the cusp of promotion to yokozuna, there could soon be two titans at the top of the sport fighting for titles.
A window into the mind of Esperantist and political activist Teru Hasegawa
Teru Hasegawa, Esperanto name Verda Majo, wrote leftist political essays during WWII.
Nissan’s troubles might go all the way back to Ghosn 
A lot at a Nissan plant in Mexico. The company may have overextended itself during the Ghosn era.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
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