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JAPAN
Sep 20, 2000

Cabinet endorses salary cut for government workers

The Cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori on Tuesday endorsed a salary cut for government workers for fiscal 2000 as recommended by the National Personnel Authority, the second such reduction in two years.
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 20, 2000

Land prices drop for ninth straight year

Overall land prices in Japan fell for the ninth straight year but are declining more slowly in urban areas, the National Land Agency said Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Sep 20, 2000

Changes in crime -- and punishment

Profound changes in the way Japan dispenses criminal justice are either forthcoming or under consideration. Many people are ready to accept changes, even to welcome some of them, given the rising tide of serious crimes by minors and an apparent breakdown in police discipline. Calls to ensure the rights...
LIFE / Travel
Sep 20, 2000

The night train to Nha Trang

A few minutes before dawn on the night train to Nha Trang I awake to the sound of a nonstop diesel speeding past in the opposite direction. It hurtles past just inches away from the open windows of our own side-tracked train, sending us rocking nearly out of our bunks.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2000

Radio stargazer's key to quakes

Astronomer Yoshio Kushida believes he will receive forewarning should a major earthquake hit.
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2000

Sogo shuts 11-year-old Tama store

Failed department store chain Sogo Co.'s Tama store in western Tokyo closed its doors for the last time Sunday evening, ending its 11-year history.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2000

South Korea's Kim urges talks between North's Kim and Mori

SEOUL -- South Korean President Kim Dae Jung said Monday that direct talks between Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and North Korean leader Kim Jong Il are necessary to break the ice in normalization talks and that he is willing to support them, Japanese officials said.
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2000

Workers less optimistic on economy

The Economic Planning Agency said Monday that its index measuring workers' views on the current status of the economy showed they were more pessimistic in August than three months ago.
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2000

Sky Perfect to issue 400,000 new shares

Sky Perfect Communications Inc., operator of communication satellite broadcaster Sky PerfecTV, said Monday it will issue 400,000 new shares by public offering in a bid to raise some 105.1 billion yen to boost its business.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2000

Kato wants LDP to end alliance if it wins a majority

Koichi Kato, former secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, said Monday that the party should not form a coalition with New Komeito if the LDP secures a majority in the House of Representatives in the next general election.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2000

North Korea drawing the right lessons

CAMBRIDGE, England -- We may never know if North Korea's Dear Leader Kim Jong Il went to Beijing in May, ahead of his historic meeting with South Korean President Kim Dae Jung in June, on his own initiative or at the insistence of Chinese President Jiang Zemin. What we do know is that, very unusually,...
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 18, 2000

Who wants an all-white world, anyway?

LONDON -- "Whites will be a minority in Britain by the end of the century. . . . It would be the first time in history that a major indigenous population has voluntarily become a minority, rather than through war, famine and disease. Whites will be a minority in London by 2010."
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2000

Ikuno pitches kimchi for World Cup

OSAKA -- While the nation is gripped by Olympic fever, Shigemitsu Nishihara in Ikuno Ward here is looking forward to the 2002 World Cup to be cohosted by Japan and South Korea as an event to boost bilateral relations and to promote his hometown.
EDITORIALS
Sep 17, 2000

What about the foreign residents?

Japan now has a record 1.55 million registered foreign residents, representing 1.23 percent of the population. These entirely legal residents are still being given short shrift in government planning, such as disaster-prevention and relief measures. It is two weeks since the nation as a whole -- nearly...
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2000

Hospital ex-director arrested

OSAKA -- Prosecutors on Saturday arrested a former director of an Osaka Prefecture hospital on suspicion of accepting several hundred thousand yen in bribes from drugmakers to use their products, prosecutors said.
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2000

Tamura, Nomura capture gold

SYDNEY -- After eight long years, Ryoko Tamura finally has the gold medal that has always been just beyond her grasp, while Tadahiro Nomura completed a golden double for Japan on the opening day of the Sydney Olympics judo competition.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Sep 17, 2000

Never enough thanks for living in Japan

Santi, a reader in the United States, will be moving to Japan soon. He wants to know how to prepare for living in Japan. Here are some of my suggestions for anyone who wants to acclimate quickly to life in Japan.
CULTURE / Art
Sep 17, 2000

Sometimes a shower stall is just. . .

With his bathroom in a suitcase, MK Kahne has turned the most utilitarian dreams of wandering wayfarers into reality. Not just any old utility, this is a sexy, transportable washroom which could have been designed for Maxwell Smart, complete with dismountable plumbing that packs neatly away in the leather...
CULTURE / Music
Sep 17, 2000

Kings College Choir presents a concert fit for kings

Choir of Kings College, Cambridge Aug. 3, Stephen Cleobury conducting in Takemitsu Memorial Hall -- Chorus/organ: "Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden," BWV 230 (Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750), Organ solo: "Allein Gott in der Hoh sei Ehr," BWV 676 (Bach), Chorus: Six Vespers, Op. 37 (Sergei Vassilievich Rachmaninov,...
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 17, 2000

Declassify CIA files on the 'disappeared'

NEW YORK -- U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright indicated recently in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that the United States would release files with information about the Chilean and Argentine military dictatorships as a contribution to the investigations on illegal repression in both countries. Despite...
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
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