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OLYMPICS
Oct 2, 2000

Olympics draw to a close

SYDNEY -- They came, they saw and some even conquered, but Sydney was the undisputed winner as the Games drew to a close Sunday and the last medals were being decided. These Olympics will be exalted as the best Games ever.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2000

Unsold land leaves cities in debt

As many as 31 municipalities in Tokyo and neighboring prefectures are suffering from the fiscal burden of long-unsold plots of land owned by public-sector developers to which they have provided loan guarantees, according to the latest survey by Kyodo News.
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2000

KDDI aims to stay solid No. 2

A new stage of competition will begin Sunday in the telecom industry when three major firms merge into KDDI, a long-awaited rival to the behemoth telecom group led by NTT Corp.
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2000

Stability, surge may be in store for stocks

The Tokyo stock market has remained in a corrective phase through much of this month, sending the key Nikkei average slumping to its year-to-date low.
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2000

Chemical firms Mitsui, Takeda tie up

Mitsui Chemicals Inc. and Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd. said Wednesday that they have agreed to set up a joint venture by integrating their urethane chemicals and urethane composite materials businesses.
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2000

Folding bicycles smart choice in the city

OSAKA -- Folding bicycles have been gaining popularity among urban residents over the past few years because of their portability and improved design.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2000

Snow Brand to cut 1,300 jobs, form alliance with Nestle

Snow Brand Milk Products Co., which was embroiled in a massive food-poisoning scandal this summer, unveiled a major restructuring plan Tuesday that includes cutting 1,300 jobs -- 20 percent of its workforce -- within 21/2 years and closing its Osaka plant.
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2000

Domestic auto output up for seventh month

Domestic motor vehicle production in August rose 7.1 percent on the year to 695,620 units for the seventh straight month of year-on-year rise, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said Monday.
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2000

Share prices give up most of recent gains

Although the Tokyo stock market is still in a bit of a corrective phase, a light is beginning to flicker at the end of the tunnel.
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2000

NTT East, West mull further workforce cuts

NTT East Corp. and NTT West Corp. are contemplating deeper workforce "cuts" because the popularity of mobile phones and a future obligation to reduce the fees it charges other carriers are eating into their profitability, officials said Friday.
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2000

Hitachi plans alliance with Clarity

Hitachi Ltd. said Tuesday that it will form an alliance with Clarity Group, a Los Angeles-based investment union, to operate businesses related to optical fiber components in the United States.
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2000

Kumagai Gumi to restructure

Kumagai Gumi Co. unveiled a restructuring plan Monday under which the debt-ridden construction firm will ask 15 creditors to forgive debts totaling 450 billion yen.
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2000

Nestle set to quench Japan's thirst for mineral water

KOBE -- It is cheap and safe to drink tap water in Japan. Still, the Nestle group, the world's top maker and supplier of mineral water, sees great potential for growth in the Japanese market.
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2000

Three shipbuilders agree on alliance

Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. and Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co. have broadly agreed on a comprehensive shipbuilding alliance, industry sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2000

Index remains above boom-bust threshold

Japan's index of coincident economic indicators came to a preliminary 85.7 percent in July, the 15th straight month it has remained above the boom-or-bust threshold of 50 percent, the Economic Planning Agency announced Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2000

Tsutaya eyes ads on cellphone Web sites

A graphic small enough to be hidden under your thumb is expected to bring in millions of yen in revenues for Japan's biggest rental video chain, Tsutaya.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2000

Nissan releases first model under restructuring plan

Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn leans against the automaker's new Bluebird Sylphy sedan at the car's press preview Wednesday in Tokyo. Nissan Motor Co. launched its new Bluebird Sylphy compact sedan Wednesday as the first of a series of models the struggling automaker plans to introduce during...
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2000

Market to clear low hurdles, creep upward

The Tokyo stock market has rebounded strongly after confirming its bottom on Aug. 4, when the 225-issue Nikkei average hit 15,666.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2000

U.S. prodigy, 15, says Japan lags in IT

Japan's information technology industry is about five years behind the United States and there is a need to rapidly promote IT education here by training teachers, a 15-year-old American business prodigy says.
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2000

Windows Me to hit shelves Sept. 23

Microsoft Co. said Monday that it will start sales of the Japanese version of its latest edition of the Windows operating system on Sept. 23, with the upgrade to be released the day before.
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2000

NCB sale to proceed unchanged, Aizawa tells Son

The government confirmed Wednesday that it will sell the nationalized Nippon Credit Bank to a Softbank Corp.-led consortium Sept. 1 under the original contract terms, government officials said.
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2000

MMC to be reprimanded for concealing vehicle defects

The Transport Ministry plans to issue orders to Mitsubishi Motors Corp. next month demanding that the firm make its operational procedures concerning vehicle recalls more transparent after it was revealed that defects had been concealed for decades, ministry officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2000

Sogo to close down Yurakucho store

Sogo Co., the failed department store operator that has applied for rehabilitation measures under court protection, will close its store in the Yurakucho district of Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Sept. 24, the company announced Wednesday.
LIFE / Food & Drink / NIHONSHU
Aug 24, 2000

Where new discoveries and old favorites await

For exploring the world of sake, nothing is more helpful than a reliable sake retailer with a wide and varying selection. There are many such retailers in all parts of Japan, and developing a good relationship with one is key.
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2000

Bandai Music approved for liquidation

The Tokyo District Court has approved the start of liquidation of Bandai Music Entertainment Inc., a unit of major toy maker Bandai Co., a leading private credit-research agency said Monday.
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2000

Minicar popularity climbing

Some 40.8 minicars were owned by every 100 households as of the end of March, 1.1 more cars than the previous year, marking the first time the figure has topped 40, according to a report compiled Monday by an industry association.
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2000

McDonald's establishes discount trend that other shops are forced to follow

Pop into a McDonald's in Tokyo's business district on any weekday and you'll find a crowd of salaried workers.
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2000

Japanese, U.S. travel giants in negotiations to form business alliance

Japan Travel Bureau Inc. said Tuesday it is in talks with Carlson Wagonlit Travel, the largest travel agency in the United States, on forming an alliance on business trips and a joint venture in Japan.
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2000

Downward push on yen likely to continue

Growing pessimism over the prospects for a Japanese economic recovery and fears of falling share prices sent the yen lower last month.
University of Tokyo lands its highest spot ever in global higher education ranking
The University of Tokyo in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.
Takaichi's PM bid faces further headwinds with coalition split
LDP leader Sanae Takaichi and Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito attend a party leaders' meeting on Friday in Tokyo.
After ruling bloc breakup, CDP and Komeito eye unified PM candidate
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda speaks to reporters at the Diet in Tokyo on Friday.
Tokyo named world’s best big city for second straight year
Tokyo was ranked the world's best large city for the second year in a row in the Conde Nast Traveler's 2025 Readers' Choice Awards.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit
Less than a week ago, Sanae Takaichi seemed set to become Japan's first female prime minister.
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.
A Japanese comedian walks into an Aussie bar … and stays there
Takashi “Waka” Wakasugi stopped by the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya Ward last month following his stint at Edinburgh Festival Fringe performing his show “Comedy Samurai.”
Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
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