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JAPAN / VIEWS ON KABUL
Oct 10, 2001

Lining up with U.S. a bad move

Dispatching the Self-Defense Forces to provide emergency support to refugees will only heighten anti-Japanese sentiment in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a volunteer aid worker said.
CULTURE / Music
Oct 10, 2001

I once was lost, but now I'm found

Radiohead's ascent to superstardom presents an interesting paradox. The English quintet's talent for creating infectiously melancholy pop was undermined by a clear ambivalence toward the value of such a talent. "This is our new song," singer-lyricist Thom Yorke sang in 1995, "Just like the last one/A...
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2001

Yoshinoya's discounts bring in record profits

Yoshinoya D&C Co., Japan's largest operator of "gyudon" beef-on-rice restaurants, scored record sales and pretax profits on a consolidated basis for the first half of its current business year, company officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2001

Most singles think economy will affect marriage plans

OSAKA -- More than half of single people believe the nation's economic slump will make people postpone marriage plans, according to an online poll conducted by marriage information service company OMMG Inc.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2001

U.S. forces head for war zone

A large portion of the U.S. military forces stationed in Japan has been dispatched as part of the U.S.-led military strikes Monday against terrorist targets in Afghanistan.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2001

Peace activists denounce offensive on Afghanistan

Japanese peace activists Monday expressed disappointment and anger as the United States began bombing targets in Afghanistan in retaliation for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2001

AMDA prepared to treat injured Afghans

The Association of Medical Doctors of Asia, a volunteer group of medical workers, said late Sunday it will dispatch doctors to Pakistan on Thursday to treat Afghan refugees wounded during U.S.-led military operations.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2001

Koizumi voices support for military strike

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi expressed full support Monday for U.S. and British military action against targets in Afghanistan, saying Japan will do everything it can to help.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2001

New Yorker sends paper cranes home

An American teacher at an international school in Niigata is helping New Yorkers heal from the shock of last month's terrorist attacks by sending letters, artwork and paper cranes from local residents to schools throughout Manhattan.
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2001

Market fears prolonged conflict could cripple world economy

Market players in Japan took the start of the U.S. assault in Afghanistan in stride Monday, wondering instead whether a drawn-out war will deal a critical blow to an already fragile global economy.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2001

DPJ concerned about civilian casualties

Yukio Hatoyama, leader of the Democratic Party of Japan, said Monday he understands the U.S. and British airstrikes against targets in Afghanistan but expressed concern over civilian casualties.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2001

U.S.-led attack draws fire from local Muslims

Some Muslims in Japan condemned on Monday the United States and Britain for launching strikes on Afghanistan, saying they are tantamount to terrorist acts and not backed by clear evidence linking the country to the terrorist attacks in the U.S. last month.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2001

Battle waged over underground war factory

On a sunny autumn morning, a group of about 10 families, looking no different from ordinary hikers, gathers at JR Takao Station. The station usually serves as a gateway to Mount Takao and other well-known trekking areas west of Tokyo. But this group's destination is strikingly different.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2001

Student confirmed dead in terror attacks

Toshiya Kuge, a 20-year-old Waseda University student, has become the second Japanese to be officially confirmed dead in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 8, 2001

Hewitt takes AIG Japan Open

Another tournament, another title for Lleyton Hewitt. The top-seeded Australian beat Michel Kratochvil of Switzerland 6-4, 6-2 to win the AIG Japan Open at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on Sunday.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2001

Koizumi aims to repair ties on China trip

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is set to leave today for a one-day trip to China aimed at mending relations that have soured over his controversial visit to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine for Japan's war dead.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2001

Children's center provides haven for teenagers

Teenage boys with long dyed hair and guitar cases saunter into the lounge, passing a group of high school students playing mah-jongg. By 5 p.m., teenagers have taken over this "jidokan," or children's center, in Suginami Ward, Tokyo.
LIFE / Travel
Oct 8, 2001

Transnistria: relic of a bygone era

TIRASPOL, Moldova -- Think of the end of the Soviet Union as the Big Bang of recent politics. The successor states are the new planets -- large or small, and subject to varying amounts of gravitational pull from Russia. And then there are the asteroids, in this case composed of breakaway republics, autonomous...
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2001

Master of ancient go believes it's more than just a game

It's often called the world's most fascinating game. For Chizu Kobayashi, the ancient game of go most certainly is, not least of all for its intellectual challenges.
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2001

Municipalities not ready for mad cow disease tests

Comprehensive testing for mad cow disease is unlikely to start simultaneously nationwide on Oct. 18, as scheduled, because some municipalities need more time to prepare the new testing methods, health ministry sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2001

Macedonia historian delighted at award

Macedonian historian Dr. Kosta Balabanov has expressed his delight at receiving this year's Japan Foundation special prize for his contribution to introducing Japanese culture to the Balkan country.
BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2001

Three Japan bank accounts may have ties with Taliban

Three bank accounts held by three Afghan nationals with names identical to those on a list of people allegedly connected to the Taliban regime have been found at a major Japanese bank, financial industry sources said Saturday.
Japan and U.S. reach tariff deal with ‘reciprocal’ rate at 15%
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Japan on Tuesday, saying the agreement would create "hundreds of thousands of jobs."
Ishiba denies reports he will resign next month, leaving his fate unclear
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba looks on after meeting with the Liberal Democratic Party executives at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan and U.S. both claim win in surprise 11th-hour tariff deal
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan chief tariff negotiator, in Tokyo
The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
Rice grain-sized earphone may have been used to cheat on TOEIC English test
A pendant-shaped relay device suspected to have been used to cheat on the TOEIC English proficiency test, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Tuesday
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.
Induction of Ichiro has Cooperstown fretfully preparing
Ichiro Suzuki will soon become the first Japanese player to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
JT picks: What not to miss at Fuji Rock 2025
Fuji Rock Festival turns the green slopes of Niigata Prefecture’s Naeba Ski Resort into a summer escape that offers soundtracks for every mood.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.

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