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BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2000

No retrenchment until recovery is achieved: EPA

Japan should emphasize developing its IT infrastructure to allow for sustainable growth and only embark on fiscal reconstruction after ensuring an economic recovery, the Economic Planning Agency said in its annual report released Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2000

Hokkaido, Shimane warm to reactors

The governors of Hokkaido and Shimane indicated their approval Friday of plans by utilities to build new nuclear reactors in their prefectures.
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2000

Nissan might reconsider plant investment: Ghosn

Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn said Friday that the firm may reconsider a plan to put new investment in its Sunderland plant in northeastern England, which he says is suffering from the high value of the pound.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2000

Tax panel proposes overhaul of system

An advisory panel to the prime minister on Friday called for a radical overhaul of the tax system that would potentially involve tax hikes in order to tackle problems related to the aging population and get rid of the government's debt.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2000

Snow Brand plants face inspection

The Health and Welfare Ministry on Friday set up a 12-member team to carry out its own inspections of Snow Brand Milk Products Co.'s 20 plants.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2000

Keidanren considers Article 9

OYAMA, Shizuoka Pref. -- Many of the business leaders who gathered here for an annual seminar organized by the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) called for an amendment to Article 9 of the Constitution.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2000

Okinawans see railway as ticket to ride

NAHA, Okinawa Pref. -- A middle-aged cabby here says he has never seen a train in his life except on television, much less ridden one. His story, however, does not surprise locals.
CULTURE / Art
Jul 15, 2000

Singapore seeks its own artistic future

Singapore is known for being a clean country full of sunshine, greenery and delightful people. But although it offers great shopping, gourmet dining and sightseeing, it is not frequently associated with the art world.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Jul 15, 2000

President Putin's 100 days

It is hard to say what counts as the beginning of Vladimir Putin's presidency. When Boris Yeltsin stepped down Dec. 31 and Putin assumed his regency over Russia? The presidential election in March, when he won a landslide victory? May, when he was inaugurated? It is probably best to pick some date in...
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2000

China and Pakistan forge stronger links

NEW DELHI -- In recent days, new evidence has surfaced that China and Pakistan have stepped up their clandestine nuclear and missile collaboration as part of their joint rivalry with India. It is clear that the Sino-Pakistani nexus is getting stronger, putting India's security under increased pressure....
COMMENTARY
Jul 15, 2000

U.S. bases: Shut down the Cold War relic

Being a superpower once meant never having to say you're sorry. No more, however. The U.S. presence in Japan's Okinawa island is drawing renewed protests that even the humblest apology will do little to arrest.
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2000

IT will help spur economy forward: business leaders

OYAMA, Shizuoka Pref. -- Most delegates attending a business leader's meeting here Friday predicted that the information technology revolution will help lead the Japanese economy into the next century.
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2000

Suzuki looking for bigger share of minicar market

While Suzuki Motor Corp.'s domestic sales of minivehicles renewed a record for the first six months of 2000, Masao Toda, Suzuki's new president and chief operating officer, said his most important task is to create more attractive cars to take a bigger share of the competitive auto market.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2000

Forum considers education reform

OYAMA, Shizuoka Pref. -- Participants at a forum here Thursday, organized by the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren), discussed reforming the education system to address adolescent problems including delinquency and so-called classroom collapse.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2000

Doomed man's bid for new trial fails

The failure of a team of experts to find DNA on bloodstained garments has dashed hopes for the retrial of a man sentenced to death for a 1966 quadruple murder.
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2000

DDI chief wants NTT broken up

DDI Corp. President Yusai Okuyama on Thursday called for the complete breakup of the giant telecommunications group Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2000

The sacrificed island's dream remains deferred

NAHA, Okinawa Pref. -- On Aug. 9, 1958, the entire nation was riveted to the first round of the National High School Baseball Tournament, which pitted Okinawa's Shuri High School against Fukui Prefecture's Tsuruga High School.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2000

Japan should rebrand itself: Blair adviser

Mark Leonard had a somewhat negative image of Japan before his arrival, thinking that people would be pessimistic over the prolonged economic downturn and that Tokyo would resemble a ghost town populated by listless youths.
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2000

Sogo closes three branch stores

Major department store chain Sogo Co. on Thursday shut down three of its 27 retail outlets in Japan and let two of the three launch bankruptcy proceedings with local courts, the company said.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2000

Miyazaki Initiative caps talks

MIYAZAKI-- The Group of Eight foreign ministers ended their two-day gathering here Thursday by adopting a statement covering a wide range of international political issues and a comprehensive "Miyazaki Initiative for Conflict Prevention."
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2000

Private sector is the key to homeless problem

Rosanne Haggerty Japan must make collective efforts to house a growing homeless population by creating incentives for the private sector to pitch in, said Rosanne Haggerty, director of a New York-based nonprofit organization working to create shelters for homeless people.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2000

A yen for stability in a new age

Along with increasing liberalization of trade and investment, economic globalization has been making rapid progress in Asia. Goods, capital, technology, and management resources are moving briskly across national borders. At the same time, the domestic markets of individual Asian nations have been increasingly...
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2000

Don't sell firms' future IT potential short

A key topic for discussion at last week's Group of Seven finance ministers' meeting was information technology, indicating that the leaders of industrial nations have recognized the important role IT plays in global economic growth and development.
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2000

Gang warfare injures two in Tokyo

Two men were shot and seriously wounded early Wednesday during a confrontation between rival gangs in the heart of Tokyo, police said.
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2000

Kawaguchi to look to private-sector past

Newly appointed Environment Agency chief Yoriko Kawaguchi will use her private-sector experience to strengthen the agency as it prepares to become a ministry, but says her background has taught her to be wary of government regulation.
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2000

DPJ urges use of jury system

The Democratic Party of Japan is studying proposals to bring back the jury system in some criminal trials and to appoint more women as Supreme Court justices, party sources said Wednesday.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
New satellite images suggest 'mass graves' in Sudan's El-Fasher
A general view of a berm construction in Kinin Village near El-Fasher.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.
SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal.
These are the hottest lower-division rikishi to watch right now
Fukazaki (right) grapples with Enho at the IG Arena in Nagoya on July 13.
Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
By Alex K.T. Martin

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