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COMMENTARY
Jul 14, 2000

Rough start for Mori Cabinet

On July 4, Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori launched his new coalition Cabinet consisting of the Liberal Democratic Party, New Komeito and the New Conservative Party. The event, following the June 25 general election, would have been an occasion for celebration and hope under ordinary circumstances but was...
EDITORIALS
Jul 13, 2000

Drawing lines in the Middle East

It is hard to exaggerate the risks involved in the Middle East summit that began this week at the Camp David presidential retreat in the Catoctin Mountains of Maryland. The main players — Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and U.S. President Bill Clinton — are gambling...
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2000

DoCoMo joins investors in U.K. 3G cellphones

NTT DoCoMo Inc. will join forces with Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. of Hong Kong and KPN Mobile N.V. of Holland to jointly invest in Hutchison 3G UK Holding Ltd., one of the five licensees for next-generation cellular operations in Britain, the three companies announced Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2000

Don't sell firms' future IT potential short

A key topic for discussion at last week's Group of Seven finance ministers' meeting was information technology, indicating that the leaders of industrial nations have recognized the important role IT plays in global economic growth and development.
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2000

Sides hang up in talks on NTT fees

Officials from Japan and the United States on Wednesday suspended talks over the interconnection fees charged by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., as the U.S. side rejected a proposal from Japan that left its previous rate cut offer intact.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 13, 2000

Carp topple Giants 4-2

Pitcher Toshikazu Sawazaki went six strong innings and drove in a key run Wednesday to lead the Hiroshima Carp to a 4-2 victory over the Yomiuri Giants at Maruyama Stadium in Sapporo.
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2000

Kinko's Japan set to expand on the back of SOHO boom

After getting off to a shaky start nearly a decade ago, Kinko's Japan Co. is ready to open its 24-hour business support centers nationwide, according to President Ryozo Nishida.
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2000

BOJ should keep easy policy: IBJ

The time is not yet ripe for the Bank of Japan to terminate its "zero-interest-rate" policy, the Industrial Bank of Japan said in a report released Wednesday.
LIFE / Food & Drink / WINE WAYS
Jul 13, 2000

Legacy of Thomas Jefferson thrives in Virginian vineyards

All the rich green trees Mother Nature ever created seemed to be growing here, covering low-lying mountains festooned with wispy mist, under a mantle of robin-egg blue. Once again I was back in Virginia, and once again glad of it. Even without a single winery the Commonwealth of Virginia would rank among...
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2000

Mexico's stance precludes an agreement on investment pact with Japan

Japan and Mexico have run aground in their negotiations toward a pact aimed at shoring up the flow of investment across the Pacific.
CULTURE / Books
Jul 13, 2000

It's Karl Marx vs. Jackie Chan, and the old, fat guy wins

CITY ON FIRE: Hong Kong Cinema, by Lisa Odham Stokes and Michael Hoover. London: Verso, Sept. 1999, 372 pp., $22 (paper). It began as a buzzing, multicultural confusion. The year is 1909. Hong Kong's cinema is born with a silent effort titled "Stealing the Roasted Duck." It is the handiwork of Liang...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jul 13, 2000

Giang's, Cyclo: Far away, yet so close to Hanoi

It's getting to be that time of year when it feels as if this part of Japan has been towed down to Southeast Asia and temporarily moored somewhere in the Mekong Delta. If only that were so. For us it's not the muggy weather and tropical downpours that we complain about -- it's the dearth of creative,...
LIFE / Food & Drink / NIHONSHU
Jul 13, 2000

Compulsories of sake keeps brewers in top form

Last month, I gave an overview of the Shinshu Kanpyokai, the national new-sake tasting competition held each spring, and its logistics. Here is a look at what kind of sake wins, and what the big deal is about anyway.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2000

Cabinet urged to help with Mori's 'Japan rebirth plan'

Economic Planning Agency chief Taichi Sakaiya asked other Cabinet members Tuesday to study measures to bring about Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's "Japan rebirth plan."
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2000

Sister of missing British hostess flies in for search

The sister of a 21-year-old woman who went missing in Tokyo nearly two weeks ago is working with the British Embassy and the Japanese police in an attempt to locate her sibling.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2000

Sogo rescue package will remain as is: FRC

Financial authorities are not considering, at present, reviewing a controversial bailout plan for Sogo Co., the Financial Reconstruction Commission chairman said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2000

Parties agree on extraordinary Diet session

The seven major political parties agreed Tuesday to convene a 13-day extraordinary Diet session from July 28, the parties' Diet affairs chiefs said.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 12, 2000

Kiyohara clouts 400th homer as Giants destroy Carp 18-3

Kazuhiro Kiyohara went 3-for-4 with four RBIs and notched his 400th career homer with a solo blast in the third inning as the Central League frontrunning Yomiuri Giants ripped the Hiroshima Carp 18-3 on Tuesday at Sapporo's Maruyama Stadium.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2000

OSE to liquidate dubious affiliates

OSAKA -- The Osaka Securities Exchange will speed up its disposal of eight affiliated companies that were allegedly established without proper authorization or involved in dubious cash flows, OSE officials said Tuesday.
LIFE / Travel
Jul 12, 2000

A taste of the good life in Izu

SHIMODA, Shizuoka Pref. -- There is no shortage of ryokan in Izu. The hot springs run unbroken down the coast from Atami to the tip of the peninsula, and some towns seem to have more onsen than houses.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2000

Koreans granted redress for wartime forced labor

A Japanese machine-toolmaker has reached a settlement with three South Koreans who served as forced laborers during World War II based on recommendations handed down by the Supreme Court, company sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2000

MOX fuel to be returned to Britain upon route OK

Japan and Britain agreed Tuesday on having tainted plutonium fuel manufactured by British Nuclear Fuels Corp. returned to Britain, Japanese officials said.
LIFE / Digital / CYBERIA
Jul 12, 2000

I-mode uber Alles

A small cheer could be heard recently when it was announced that NTT DoCoMo would add English-language content to the menus of its i-mode cell phones. It went official July 3, and, well, the selection wasn't that big of a surprise. In fact, some of it had already been available in previous months (and...
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2000

Japan to sign pacts when Putin visits

Japan and Russia will sign more than 10 documents during President Vladimir Putin's official visit to Tokyo in early September to boost cooperation in various areas and maintain the momentum toward strengthened bilateral ties, government sources said Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2000

Boost youths' social ties: Oshima

While Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori feels educational reform is a key policy for his Cabinet, new Education Minister Tadamori Oshima wants to establish an educational program to enhance children's social participation.
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2000

Japan, EU to seek conclusion of nuclear energy pact

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JAPAN
Jul 11, 2000

G8 poised to endorse Pyongyang efforts to come in from cold

The Group of Eight foreign ministers, who meet Wednesday for two days of talks in Miyazaki, are likely to give formal endorsement to North Korea's recent moves to improve its relations with the international community, highlighted by the unprecedented inter-Korean summit last month in Pyongyang.
CULTURE / Music / MUSIC NOMAD
Jul 11, 2000

Reverberations of a sonic boom

The live scene for world and roots music in Japan, especially for those living in Tokyo, has never been so healthy. This year, many top artists from Cuba, Eastern Europe, the Celtic countries, Northern Europe, Brazil and Africa have already visited or will be visiting Japan -- a situation almost unthinkable...
EDITORIALS
Jul 9, 2000

Putting out more flags

Even this far from America, the whiff of U.S. patriotism -- a heady blend of gunpowder, barbecue smoke and hot air -- was unusually palpable last week. Tuesday was Independence Day, always an occasion for Americans to put out more flags, if only because they like the look of red, white and blue in July...
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.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
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.
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.
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.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

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