Search - 2000

 
Menu
Search
 
July 05, 2025
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access
13,439 results
Sort by: Relevance Newest Oldest
After adjusting your search parameters, press Enter on your keyboard or click on the red magnifying glass to run your query again.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 1999

Panel urges simplifying port service regulations

Regulations on port services should be gradually simplified, according to a recommendation made Thursday by an advisory panel to the transport minister.
JAPAN
Jun 9, 1999

Adviser sees extra budget around summer's end

The government should decide on a supplementary budget within a month or two, a veteran politician and economic adviser to Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 1999

UNEP kicks off third global photo contest

The head of the U.N. Environment Program announced Friday in Tokyo the launch of the world's largest photography contest in anticipation of World Environment Day.
COMMUNITY
Jun 3, 1999

Getting to the point of good health

Consider these facts:
JAPAN
Jun 2, 1999

Dentsu revenues fall first time in five years

Advertising king Dentsu Inc. said Wednesday that its pretax profit and operating revenues for the business year ended March 31 dropped for the first time in five years.
LIFE / Travel
Jun 2, 1999

Learning through landscapes

ARBORFIELD CROSS, England -- When Susan Humphries was appointed head of the Coombes Infant School in Arborfield Cross, Surrey, an hour's drive from London, it was doubtless a satisfying moment in career terms. A school of her own at last. What she did not realize, and is likely to dismiss modestly today,...
JAPAN
May 27, 1999

Hitachi posts first consolidated loss

The unfavorable semiconductor business and restructuring expenses forced Hitachi Ltd. into the red in the business year that ended March 31, with a consolidated net loss of 338.8 billion yen,the firm announced on Thursday.
JAPAN
May 26, 1999

The 401(K) Approach: Skandia eyes pension plan gains

First in an occasional series
JAPAN
May 26, 1999

Health minister endorses early election

Former Health and Welfare Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Wednesday endorsed the idea of pushing up the date of the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential race, originally scheduled for late September.
LIFE / Digital / CYBERIA
May 26, 1999

Privacy? Get over it

In one of those snide comments that only people worth hundreds of millions of dollars are capable of making with any credibility, Scott McNealy, CEO of Sun Microsystems, dismissed the whole privacy controversy with: "Get over it.
JAPAN
May 25, 1999

DoCoMo profits rise 70% in '98

NTT Mobile Communications Network Inc. posted 3.1 trillion yen in consolidated sales in the business year that ended March 31, up 18.7 percent from the previous year, due to an increase in cellular phone subscribers.
JAPAN
May 20, 1999

Chiba considers shorter runway

Chiba Prefecture showed understanding Thursday toward the Transport Ministry's tentative plan to build a shorter runway at Narita airport, an alternative to the second runway stalled by opposition from landowners.
JAPAN
May 19, 1999

Ramsar signatories aim to extend treaty's scope

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 18, 1999

New Komeito plays up role as fickle ally

Staff writer
CULTURE / Books
May 18, 1999

Half a biography of Fujimori

THE PRESIDENT WHO DARED TO DREAM: Alberto Fujimori of Peru, by Rei Kimura. Worcester, U.K.: Eyelevel Books, 184 pp., $14.90 (paper). Peru and Japan just celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first Japanese immigrants' arrival in Peru on April 3, 1899. President Alberto Fujimori, himself the son of...
JAPAN
May 18, 1999

Toyota parts affiliates connect in U.K.

In a move to its auto parts operations to Europe, Toyoda Gosei Co. has set up a joint venture with fellow Toyota affiliate Toyota Tsusho Corp. in Rotherham, England, to produce weatherstripping, it announced at a Monday news conference at the British Embassy in Tokyo.
JAPAN
May 14, 1999

Honda posts record sales, profits for fiscal '98

Thanks to growing sales in the North American market, Honda Motor Co. set new record highs both in consolidated sales and profits in fiscal 1998, despite dwindling sales at home, Honda officials said Friday.
JAPAN
May 13, 1999

U.S. to urge elimination of farm tariffs at WTO

In the new round of global trade negotiations starting in 2000 under the auspices of the World Trade Organization, the United States will call for total elimination of agricultural tariffs and subsidies on farm products and exports, U.S. Trade Representative Charlene Barshefsky said Thursday.
JAPAN
May 12, 1999

Quad ministers back China's WTO bid

Trade ministers from the European Union, Canada, Japan and the United States endorsed a statement Wednesday calling for China's accession to the World Trade Organization by November.
JAPAN
May 10, 1999

New publishers tackle demand for individual book orders

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 10, 1999

Quad talks begin today in Tokyo

Trade ministers from the United States, the European Union, Canada and Japan will begin two days of talks in Tokyo today centered on preparations for the next global trade liberalization negotiations to be held under the auspices of the World Trade Organization.
JAPAN
May 10, 1999

MITI chief Yosano meets Canadian counterpart Marchi

Kaoru Yosano, minister of international trade and industry, told Canadian counterpart Sergio Marchi on Monday that Tokyo is ready to deal flexibly with other World Trade Organization members on an approach to the upcoming round of multilateral free trade talks in 2000, according to ministry officials....
JAPAN
May 7, 1999

Mitsui firms to set up 401(k) plan consultancy

Four financial institutions belonging to the Mitsui group announced Friday they will establish a consulting company to help firms implement a Japanese version of the U.S. 401(k) pension plan.
JAPAN
May 7, 1999

Honda set to build third plant in North America

Honda Motor Co. announced Friday that it will invest $400 million to build a new manufacturing facility in Lincoln, Ala., boosting annual production capacity in North America from 960,000 to 1.13 million units by 2003.
JAPAN
May 6, 1999

Low-pollution vehicles need higher profile

The government needs to boost efforts to promote low-pollution cars, according to an interim report released by a panel under the Environment Agency on Friday.
JAPAN
May 4, 1999

Manufacturers reduce workforce, production

The protracted economic slowdown has forced most domestic materials manufacturers to step up restructuring efforts and keep their heads bent low in the hope that the biting winds of recession will eventually die down.
JAPAN
May 3, 1999

Kan's policy quest undeterred despite party's slump

Staff writer
COMMENTARY
May 1, 1999

Obuchi confounds the skeptics

The Lower House on Tuesday approved a legislative package for implementing the updated Japan-U.S. defense cooperation guidelines and sent it immediately to the Upper House. The action came after agreement among the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, the Liberal Party (the LDP's junior coalition partner)...
EDITORIALS
Apr 30, 1999

On the road to recovery

The outlook for the world economy is improving. The most recent World Economic Outlook, issued last week by the International Monetary Fund, forecasts 2.3 percent growth this year, and should climb to 3.4 percent in 2000. IMF First Deputy Managing Director Stanley Fischer opined earlier this week that...
JAPAN
Apr 29, 1999

State-employed Sony candidate upset with civil servant law

Staff writer
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

Podcast

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

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Ishii Iron Works remakes self for workers, new energy
Ishii Iron Works remakes self for workers, new energy

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER