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JAPAN
Nov 22, 2000

Pair arrested for harboring Red Army founder Shigenobu

OSAKA -- Police on Tuesday arrested two supporters of Japanese Red Army founder Fusako Shigenobu for allegedly harboring the fugitive while in Japan.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2000

Dual corporate tax system eyed

The Home Affairs Ministry on Tuesday proposed a dual corporate tax system that would force businesses to pay local taxes, even if they are operating in the red.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 22, 2000

Japan needs to abandon the 'image game'

Domestic politics is not my specialty, but I am so disturbed by recent developments that I am prompted to write down some of my thoughts. First, newspaper comments and articles suggest that the opposition parties and the media have succeeded in establishing a public image of Yoshiro Mori as an incompetent...
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2000

Public angered by Kato's flip-flop on no-confidence motion

People around the country expressed disappointment and anger Tuesday over the anticlimactic end to Koichi Kato's closely watched revolt against his Liberal Democratic Party colleague, Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2000

Some assembly required for newly found artifacts

OSAKA -- The board of education of the city of Shijonawate, Osaka Prefecture, on Tuesday announced that a number of wooden artifacts that appear to be parts of a stand dating from the early fifth century have been discovered at the city's Kamada ruins.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 22, 2000

Two countries, one system?

CAMBRIDGE, England -- Last week, Willy Wo-Lap Lam lost his job as the China correspondent on the South China Morning Post. That technically he resigned rather than be "promoted" to a non-China-related job is irrelevant, as it was clear that he was not going to be allowed to continue writing his weekly...
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 22, 2000

Dortmund wants Ono, Takahara

German League club Borussia Dortmund is hoping to sign Urawa Reds and Japan midfielder Shinji Ono, along with Jubilo Iwata and Japan Olympic team striker Naohiro Takahara, a Dortmund official said Tuesday in Tokyo.
LIFE / Travel
Nov 22, 2000

An evening out in Hua Hin, the classiest beach town in Thailand

HUA HIN, Thailand -- Like any town in Thailand, Hua Hin has its share of stray dogs, especially near the temple grounds. In this proud provincial town of sandy beaches, sea breezes and clean streets, however, even the stray mutts look healthier.
LIFE / Digital / CYBERIA
Nov 22, 2000

Connecting the dots

It's hard to believe, but there is some organization to the Internet. The libertarianism that seems to be the dominant ethos rests not-too-lightly atop a neatly organized technical foundation. It has to be this way: The Net is a network of addresses and someone somewhere has to make sure that they hook...
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 21, 2000

Free agent Shinjo talks to Swallows

Free agent Tsuyoshi Shinjo met with officials of the Yakult Swallows on Monday to hear what the Central League club has to offer if the All-Star outfielder were to leave the Hanshin Tigers for the Tokyo team.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2000

No-confidence motion crippled after Kato withdraws support

A no-confidence motion against the Cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori was expected to be voted down early this morning in the Lower House after Koichi Kato, the leader of a rebel faction in the ruling party, decided to abstain at the last minute.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2000

Panel releases judicial reform report

A government council on judicial reforms unveiled an interim report Monday that proposes drastic legal changes -- such as boosting the number of judicial personnel and allowing regular citizens to play a more pivotal role in trials.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2000

Village whittled down to just four elderly souls

ITAIBARA, Tottori Pref. -- The death of this village's sister looms large in the collective memory of its residents.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2000

Yokota counts itself as abacus capital

YOKOTA, Shimane Pref. -- The curator of this town's abacus museum must have a sense of black humor to have included one of the first Sharp calculators in the display.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2000

Fujimori confirms resignation intent

Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori Monday confirmed he intends to resign within 48 hours, just hours after all 14 members of his Cabinet tendered their resignations in protest of his surprise decision.
CULTURE / Books
Nov 21, 2000

Beautiful poetry from the ashes of Hiroshima

BLACK FLOWER IN THE SKY: Poems of a Korean Bridegroom in Hiroshima, by Chong Ki-Sheok. Katydid Books, distributed by the University of Hawai'i, 2000, 79 pp., $20 (paper). As the war generation grows older, casting glances back on life, poetry of witness has become increasingly urgent. Perhaps time...
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2000

Prosperity helps town tolerate atomic plant

KASHIMA, Shimane Pref. -- For 50 years, she has lived on a dead-end street at the foot of a hill.
CULTURE / Books
Nov 21, 2000

From the mouths of babes: a myth

SPITTING IMAGE: Myth, Memory and the Legacy of Vietnam, by Jerry Lembcke. New York University Press, 2000, 280 pp., $18.95 (paper). My most lasting memory of the Vietnam War is the divisiveness it created in the small American town where I grew up. The nation was divided at every level. Even junior...
EDITORIALS
Nov 20, 2000

Mr. Kato throws down the gauntlet

Infighting in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is intensifying. Former Secretary General Koichi Kato is demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, citing his low approval ratings. Tension is also building outside the LDP now that major opposition parties are set to present a no-confidence...
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2000

War-displaced orphans return with one success

Four war-displaced Japanese from China left Tokyo for Beijing on Sunday after completing a partially successful six-day search for their long-lost relatives.
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2000

New laws to promote government budget efficiency

The Management and Coordination Agency has drafted legislation designed to measure the effectiveness of public works, various regulations and other policies devised by the government, agency sources said Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 20, 2000

Ichiro gets 3-year deal to play for Seattle Mariners

KYOTO -- Ichiro Suzuki formally became a member of the Seattle Mariners on Sunday with the announcement that the former Orix BlueWave outfielder has concluded a three-year contract with the American League team.
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2000

Mori may resign before no-confidence motion, Kan says

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori may resign before the opposition camp submits its no-confidence motion against his Cabinet this evening, a senior member of the Democratic Party of Japan said Sunday.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2000

Transparency crucial to corporate survival

Most companies will face a crisis at one point, but it's not necessarily the crisis itself that will dictate that company's future, but rather how it is handled.
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2000

Further doubts dug up on archaeologist's 'finds'

Doubts have surfaced over the excavation in the 1980s of ancient ruins in Taiwa, Miyagi Prefecture, by a disgraced archaeologist who earlier this month admitted fabricating his "discoveries" at another site in the prefecture, sources close to the case said.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2000

Students put at risk due to PCB-laden lights

Despite years of warnings and growing criticism, potentially hazardous fluorescent lighting units in the classroom are likely to hang above students' heads for a while to come.
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2000

Station caters to educational elite

Located on the northeastern end of the Ueno plateau, JR Nishi-Nippori Station is the newest among the 29 stations along the JR Yamanote loop.

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