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JAPAN
Oct 5, 2001

Back taxes hit Pioneer head's family

The family of Seiya Matsumoto, the late chairman of Pioneer Corp., failed to declare 600 million yen in income after inheriting his assets, industry sources said Thursday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 5, 2001

Suzuki stuns Chang; Hewitt routs Russell

Compiled from wire reports Surprising Takao Suzuki upset sixth-seeded Michael Chang of the United States in straight sets Thursday to become the first Japanese male player in 13 years to advance to the quarterfinals of the AIG Japan Open.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2001

A-bomb survivor sues state for lost medical benefits

OSAKA -- A South Korean man filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Japanese government, seeking compensation for the termination of his medical benefits as an atomic bomb survivor on the grounds that he left Japan to return home, his lawyers said.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2001

Tokyo study links fatalities with vehicle exhaust output

Researchers from the National Institute for Environmental Studies have found a direct correlation between the death rates of Tokyo residents and the density of suspended particulate matter emitted in exhaust fumes from diesel cars and factories.
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Oct 5, 2001

Praying mantis

LIFE / Lifestyle / JET STREAM
Oct 5, 2001

The makings of a body beautiful

Although this sport is relatively new to Japan, bodybuilding is experiencing a growing popularity -- even among young women. This popularity is due, in part, to the presence of competitors like Fiona Millines.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2001

NPA says assault team braced for terrorism

The National Police Agency is prepared to mobilize its special counterterrorism unit in the event that U.S. facilities and other designated locations in Japan come under threat of terrorist attack, NPA officials said Wednesday. Should concrete information about a potential attack become known, the Special...
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2001

Elementary schools hit by chaos: survey

Nearly one in three elementary schools suffer from "classroom collapse," in which disruptions occur because students refuse to follow teachers' orders, according to a recent survey by the National Institute for Educational Policy Research.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2001

German Embassy puts news on Web

The German Embassy in Tokyo launched a Web site Wednesday that offers news about the country in Japanese accessible by those with Internet-capable mobile phones.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2001

Endocrine disrupter discovered in newborn

A study carried out by the Environment Ministry found a substance believed to be an endocrine disrupter in the umbilical cord of a newborn baby, the ministry said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2001

Court nixes elevated rail permit

The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday ordered the cancellation of a 1994 permit allowing the continued construction of a 6.5-km elevated railroad in Setagaya Ward.
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2001

South Africa forum touts cooperation

Japanese and South African business leaders agreed at a forum in Tokyo on Wednesday that they will further cooperate to promote investment and trade in the natural resource, automobile and information technology industries.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2001

Panels on defense approve SDF bills

Defense-related panels within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party approved two draft bills Wednesday that would allow Japan to provide noncombat support for any U.S. retaliation over the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and protect U.S. bases here.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2001

66% of Japanese support U.S. military retaliation

Sixty-six percent of people surveyed in a recent opinion poll support U.S. military retaliation for the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Oct 4, 2001

Diamonds are an athlete's best friend

The other day I had a phone call from an old friend, Joey Camilleri, who now works as a sportswriter with the Mediterranean Gazette. After letting me know how Sliema Wanderers and Xghajra Tornadoes were doing, Joey asked me the details behind a story that had come across his desk.
LIFE / Digital / SURFERSPUD
Oct 4, 2001

A look at terror

www.newyorker.com/FROM_THE_ARCHIVE/ARCHIVES/?010924fr_archive05 As modern journalism sinks ever deeper into its spoon-feed-me mentality, William T. Vollman, a novelist and magazine reporter, actually does the hard research. Before embarking on an assignment to Afghanistan to find out what the Taliban...
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2001

Long, costly effort to enrich uranium with laser tech will now be scrapped

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will shelve its research on and development of laser uranium-enrichment technology used to produce fuel for nuclear power, a project that was launched in the 1980s and has cost billions of yen.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2001

Survey on nursing-fee reductions planned

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry will survey municipalities that are reducing or waiving premiums for nursing-care insurance for low-income senior citizens, ministry officials said.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Oct 4, 2001

Putting fear and hope on the genome map

Future historians might well classify this week as typical of the early 21st century, in that there is a flurry of reports linking specific genes to human diseases, and at the same time there is a voice warning against seeing genetics as a "magic bullet," the solution to all our problems.
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Oct 4, 2001

Marveling at mammalian masters of flight

I have dreamed of flying since childhood, and perhaps that is why I am obsessed with flying creatures. As ground-hugging humans, we readily identify with our fellow terrestrial mammals, assuming, easily enough, that being earthbound is a natural state for life on earth. But, think again. Even among the...
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2001

NSK slashes forecasted earnings

Bearings maker NSK Ltd. said Wednesday it now expects to report only a quarter of its earlier projected consolidated net profit for the 2001 business year due mainly to declining demand from information technology firms.
CULTURE / Film
Oct 3, 2001

We shall, we shall rock thou

A Knight's Tale Rating: * * * Director: Brian Helgeland Running time: 132 minutes Language: English Now showing
CULTURE / Film
Oct 3, 2001

Epiphany in a puddle

Mamiko Kawamoto and I interviewed Katsuyoshi Kumakiri and his two stars, Susuma Terajima and Yuriko Kikuchi, at the press suite of the Focus on Asia -- Fukuoka Film Festival, where "Sora no Ana" was screened to a full-house crowd. Kumakiri was agreeably sincere and Kikuchi becomingly modest, while Terajima...
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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