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JAPAN
Jan 25, 2001

Japanese astronauts get go-ahead for space station

Two Japanese men were officially recognized as astronauts on Wednesday by The National Space Development Agency of Japan, making them eligible to take part in the International Space Station project.
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2001

Sales down for fourth year at supermarkets and stores

Sales at supermarkets and department stores fell for a fourth straight year in 2000, underlining depressed consumer spending, industry associations reported Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2001

Waseda fears final exams stolen

Officials at Waseda University's School of Political Science and Economics said Wednesday that some final examination papers for about 100 courses may have been stolen from its office.
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2001

Automakers zero in on Thailand

BANGKOK -- As Thailand gradually recovers from the financial crisis of 1997, Japanese automakers will likely see whether their effort to cut costs over the past few years has given them the strength to tackle intensifying competition in the market they have dominated for so long.
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2001

Mapping of lethal E. coli bacteria gene completed

OSAKA -- Researchers at Osaka University say they have succeeded in reading all the gene information on the O-157 strain of E. coli bacteria that caused a massive, and deadly, outbreak of food-poisoning in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, in 1996.
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2001

Sega may kill off Dreamcast hardware

Sega Corp. said Wednesday it is considering stopping production of hardware for its loss-making Dreamcast video game consoles, pulling out of the home-use game console business and instead supplying game software to its rivals.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 25, 2001

Ray Lewis takes on media blitz

TAMPA, Fla. -- Before taking on the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis first took on the media Tuesday.
LIFE / Food & Drink / WINE WAYS
Jan 25, 2001

Wine with Chinese? Sure, why not?

Once again it's time to say Happy Chinese New Year.
LIFE / Travel
Jan 25, 2001

Legally blind woman realizes dream in trek across India

Last week, a woman from Ireland embarked on an epic three-month, 1,000-km unsupported trek across India on elephant-back. Caroline Casey is caring for her elephant herself, and camping at every stage of her journey, accompanied only by an elephant feeder and Indian guides. What makes the already daunting...
LIFE / Food & Drink / NIHONSHU
Jan 25, 2001

Best time of year to savor the joys of heated sake

Warm sake. It's hard to think of anything more appealing on a cold winter evening. As we trudge through the depths of one of the coldest and snowiest winters Japan has seen in years, warming oneself from the core out with a glass or bottle of a well-chosen heated sake settles and soothes like nothing...
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2001

Annan waits on re-election decision

Visiting U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said Wednesday that he will announce in March whether he will run for a second term as head of the United Nations.
COMMUNITY
Jan 25, 2001

The kindergartens are all right

Michiko Sonobe (not her real name) was nervous before an interview with authorities at a prestigious kindergarten in Yokohama as part of her 21/2-year-old son's entrance examination last November.
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2001

Tokyo general budget to increase by 0.3%

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government's fiscal 2001 budget released Wednesday underscores that belt-tightening options have been exhausted, with the general expenditure portion of the package rising 0.3 percent from the initial budget for the current year.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Jan 25, 2001

XFL to bring new dimension to football

TAMPA, Fla. -- With Super Bowl XXXV just three days away, the focus of the American football world is on South Florida, as the New York Giants and Baltimore Ravens prepare to do battle for the sport's biggest prize.
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 25, 2001

Isegen: Stoking the inner embers, Edo style

As the snow wafts down and the forecasters warn of arctic conditions to come, spare a thought for the folks of ancient Edo, who had to make it through the winter months without such essential survival tools as fleece jackets, cup ramen and Hokaron hand warmers.
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2001

DoCoMo buys 16% stake in AT&T

NTT DoCoMo Inc. said Tuesday it paid some $9.8 billion, or about 1.10 trillion yen, to AT&T Wireless Group of the United States to acquire a 16 percent stake in the AT&T Corp. mobile phone service unit.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2001

Osaka announces details of bid to host '08 Olympics

OSAKA -- The city of Osaka made public on Tuesday its formal plans to host the 2008 Olympic Games, one week after presenting them to International Olympic Committee officials in Switzerland as stipulated by committee rules. Osaka's Olympic plans call for the majority of the 28 events to take place at...
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2001

Nukaga resigns from Cabinet; former EPA head Aso steps in

Fukushiro Nukaga resigned Tuesday morning as minister for economic and fiscal policy over allegations that he received 15 million yen from the mutual aid organization KSD in return for favors.
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2001

Yen slump will not match Asia's 1997 crisis

The 1997 Asian currency crisis triggered by speculative attacks on the Thai baht prompted Thailand, Indonesia and South Korea to switch to floating exchange rates for their currencies.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 24, 2001

Russia can teach California a few things about blackouts

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia -- When blackouts hit the residential districts of Russia's largest Pacific seaport, as they have for up to 20 hours a day and even more this week, people learn to cope.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2001

Polar team back with meteorite haul

A Japanese expedition team to the Antarctic has collected more than 3,000 meteorites in a haul expected to provide valuable material for research into the evolution of the solar system, the Education and Science Ministry said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY
Jan 24, 2001

Time for Japan to root out corruption

LONDON -- Fifty years ago this year, the San Francisco Peace Treaty was signed and the Japanese government began preparing to resume full sovereignty. Then-Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida was a shrewd politician. He knew that the peace treaty, despite the difficulties some of the clauses would cause for...
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2001

Softbank to be lead buyer of Taisho Life

Midsize life insurer Yamato Mutual Life Insurance Co. and a group led by Softbank Corp. plan to take over the failed Taisho Life Insurance Co., sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2001

Mori, Annan discuss UNSC

Visiting U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan and Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori agreed Tuesday to push forward reforms of the United Nations, although Annan stopped short of saying he supported Tokyo's proposal for a 24-seat Security Council and a permanent seat for Japan.
LIFE / Digital
Jan 24, 2001

Internet reincarnations

www.geocities.com/lilgreen91/ Photographic evidence that an alien/human hybrid is among us. Or at least in someone's kitchen.
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2001

Prudential to pay 23 billion yen for Orico Life

Prudential Corporation Holdings Ltd. will purchase a full stake in Orico Life Insurance Co. for 23 billion yen on Feb. 13 from its parent company Orient Corp., Prudential and Orient said Tuesday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
End of U.S. de minimis exemption causes headaches for some businesses in Japan
Proxy-shopping services — companies that ship Japanese products ranging from cosmetics and snacks to limited-edition stationery on behalf of customers abroad — are already feeling the impact of the U.S. suspending de minimis exemptions.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
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