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JAPAN
Apr 18, 2002

Probe ordered into Marubeni unit

The farm ministry on Wednesday ordered Marubeni Chikusan Corp., a unit of trading house Marubeni Corp., to launch a full investigation into a mislabeling scandal involving its chicken products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2002

Restructuring has Imperial Hotel ready to strike

As foreign hoteliers invade the Tokyo market, the prestigious Imperial Hotel Ltd. is busy planning a counteroffensive.
SOCCER / World cup
Apr 18, 2002

Troussier's troops draw with Costa Rica

YOKOHAMA -- Wherever Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi goes, you can be guaranteed that lunacy will follow.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2002

Japan set to train Afghans to be teachers this summer

Japan will be ready to provide educational training to female Afghan teachers at women's universities in Japan starting this summer, education ministry officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2002

Young adults' withdrawal from society vexes parents

Parents whose offspring are in a state of "hikikomori," or social withdrawal, face a lack of public support, social stigma and financial difficulties, according to a survey compiled by a renowned education critic.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 18, 2002

Yoshida to retire from competition

Former Olympic and world champion Hidehiko Yoshida said Tuesday he will retire from competitive judo after this month's All-Japan championship.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2002

Team draws stem cells from mouse pancreases

A team of Japanese researchers has extracted stem cells from the pancreases of newborn mice in an experiment that could lead to a new treatment for diabetes, team members said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2002

Kono family liver transplant a success

Former Foreign Minister Yohei Kono received part of his son's liver in a successful transplant operation that was completed early Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2002

12 regions picked for tech development initiative

The education ministry has chosen the 12 regions in which it will introduce a program to support technological innovation, centered on regional universities and research institutions.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2002

Centers eyed to fight medical malpractice

A health ministry panel compiled a report Wednesday recommending that medical safety consultation centers be set up in all prefectures to fight malpractice and mediate between medical institutions and patients.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CLOSE NEIGHBORS
Apr 18, 2002

Grassroots ties aim to bypass diplomatic gridlock

One click on a mouse turns the hankul characters on an Internet chat site into a Japanese message of welcome, delighting elderly Japanese participants in an online exchange with some of their South Korean counterparts.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Apr 18, 2002

Back when the Badlands were lush

Drive west from Calgary and rolling foothills dotted with aspen and white spruce rise steadily toward the mighty ridgeback of the Rockies, which dominate the view in this part of Canada's Alberta Province.
LIFE / Digital / SURFERSPUD
Apr 18, 2002

From hotels to self-pumping soccer balls

www.jtbusa.com/enhome/ If you're looking for hotel deals in Japan, it seems you're better off getting out of the country first. A weekend of frantically trying to locate Tokyo hotels with vacancies turned up a lot of discount sites, few of which were really cheap and most of which were difficult to traverse....
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Apr 18, 2002

Konami brings back the classics

Konami, one of the longtime superpowers of the video game world, has just released "Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Advanced," a collection of six classic Konami arcade games from the 1980s.
LIFE / Digital
Apr 18, 2002

Navigating the broadband connection

Last week we discussed the different broadband services available in Japan and how to subscribe to each. This week we'll take a look at the steps necessary to configure your system to connect to the Internet using your new broadband service, and also consider some of the options available to users with...
COMMENTARY
Apr 17, 2002

Politicization of charity

WASHINGTON -- There seems to be no bill for which U.S. taxpayers are not responsible. Charity as well as welfare has become a government responsibility.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2002

Team makes placental-cell breakthrough

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have successfully cultured nerve and bone cells from special placental cells, a breakthrough that could lead to the treatment of incurable diseases such as bone cancer and Parkinson's disease, the daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 17, 2002

Hawks edge Fighters

Kenji Jojima sparked a three-run rally in the ninth inning with his second solo homer of the evening Tuesday and the Daiei Hawks held onto first place in the Pacific League with a 5-4 win over the Nippon Ham Fighters.
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2002

JICA mission to look into Havana Bay cleanup project

After nearly three years of preliminary research, Japan will dispatch a mission of aid experts to Cuba as early as this summer to begin full-scale work on the development of a project to clean up heavily polluted Havana Bay, government sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Apr 17, 2002

Into the woods today: mourning nature's demise

Japanese cultural life has long revolved around the changing of the seasons, in particular, and nature, in general. Or has it? The differences between Japanese sensibilities toward nature and those generally held by Westerners have been much discussed. Yet it is interesting to note that, when used to...
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2002

Working for a safer world

BEIJING -- "Weapons of mass destruction," or WMD, refer to biological, chemical and nuclear weapons. During a recent three-day conference in Beijing, organized jointly by the United Nations Department of Disarmament Affairs and the Chinese government, it became clear that we have to choose from a menu...
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2002

Japan, United States to sign tourism pact

Japan and the United States will sign a tourism promotion pact Friday in an effort to promote travel and revitalize their sagging tourism industries, which are still reeling from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2002

Mitsui Asset to target pension business, up consultants' pay

Mitsui Asset Trust & Banking Co. will beef up its pension trust operations while trying to raise the salaries of its pension consultants and other experts to levels seen at foreign banks, its president, Kazuo Tanabe, told Kyodo News.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 17, 2002

Czukay ages well, but who's counting?

The first time Can bassist Holger Czukay came to Japan in 1982, his passport received extra scrutiny. This wasn't so unusual for slightly shaggy looking, middle-aged hippies. Czukay, however, wasn't an undesirable element.
EDITORIALS
Apr 17, 2002

Mr. Chavez's second chance

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has often courted confusion, but even by his standards this has been a tumultuous week. Days after he was overthrown by a military coup and a successor government sworn in, the firebrand leader was restored to power by loyalists within his government and popular protests....
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2002

National Oil reform plans face hurdle

An agreement seen as a test of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's promised reforms of inefficient government-linked corporations appears to be back on the negotiating table.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2002

March package tours show recovery

The number of travelers participating in overseas package tours at five major travel agencies in March recovered to 83.6 percent of the level achieved the same month last year, an industry body said Tuesday.

Longform

Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear