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BUSINESS
Nov 3, 2001

Takebe hits back at criticism from Washington over WTO

Farm minister Tsutomu Takebe rebuked U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick on Friday for criticizing Japan's "narrow minded" attitude toward the launch of a new round of trade liberalization negotiations under the World Trade Organization.
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2001

Health ministry to start rubella vaccination drive

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has decided to take steps to assist people who were not vaccinated against German measles, a dangerous illness for pregnant women, due to an amendment of the Preventive Vaccination Law, ministry sources said Friday.
BUSINESS
Nov 3, 2001

Takebe hits back at criticism from Washington over WTO

Farm minister Tsutomu Takebe rebuked U.S. Trade Representative Robert Zoellick on Friday for criticizing Japan's "narrow minded" attitude toward the launch of a new round of trade liberalization negotiations under the World Trade Organization.
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2001

No conclusions drawn on farm import data

The government has found that domestic farmers suffered a financial loss around the same time that imports of three agricultural products currently subject to emergency import curbs surged, but it has refrained from assessing whether the two factors are linked, government officials said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2001

Jar sheds light on ancient mystery

OSAKA -- Shards of a large jar dating from around the mid-fifth century have been found at Japan's largest mounded tomb in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, which the Imperial Household Agency designates as the mausoleum of Emperor Nintoku, Kyodo News reported Saturday.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2001

Japan, U.S. to discuss planned support by SDF

Japan and the United States will hold security talks in Tokyo on Thursday to discuss logistic support to be offered by the Self-Defense Forces for the U.S.-led military operation in Afghanistan, a top Defense Agency official said Friday.
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2001

Key panel pushes for 27% cut in public works spending

A key government panel chaired by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi believes spending on public works projects should be cut by 27 percent over the next five years, according to the draft of a fiscal policy proposal obtained Wednesday by Kyodo News.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2001

Housewives remain skeptical: survey

Nearly 75 percent of housewives surveyed stopped eating beef after the nation's first case of mad cow disease, and around 60 percent still had no taste for it after the government's recent declaration that the country's beef is safe, according to a recent Kyodo News survey.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2001

Bill aims to punish nuclear terrorism

A bill to be submitted to the Diet later this month would make it a crime to use any type of nuclear fuel substance or nuclear waste in a way that endangers people, government sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2001

APEC leaders begin 2-day meet

Compiled from AFP-Jiji, Kyodo SHANGHAI -- Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum kicked off a two-day summit Saturday afternoon, focusing on the global effort against terrorism and measures to reverse an economic slowdown in the region.
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2001

Yasuda cracks the whip on merger procedure

Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co. and two other nonlife insurers will try to hasten work on their coming merger, the insurer's president said Friday.
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2001

Most local governments unable to dispose of MBM

Most local governments are ill-equipped to immediately dispose of meat-and-bone meal, which is suspected of spreading mad cow disease, according to a survey released Wednesday.
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2001

Ex-Afghan ambassador fears statelessness

Former Afghan Ambassador to Japan Hassani Mohammad Asif says his greatest worry as U.S.-led forces pound his native land is that he and his family will be left stateless.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 14, 2001

Swallows finish regular season with win

Alex Ramirez hammered a couple of homers, his 28th and 29th of the season, to highlight Yakult's 18-hit batting fiesta as the Swallows ended their regular season with a 10-8 win over the Hiroshima Carp at Jingu Stadium on Friday night.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 14, 2001

Japan Series tickets sell quick

OSAKA -- If you were hoping to get your hands on tickets for the Japan Series, you might be out of luck -- even if you are pals with the manager.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Japan ranked one of the most peaceful places in Asia as global tensions rise
Visitors look at paper cranes hung at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 8, a day ahead of the 80th anniversary of the World War II atomic bombing of the city.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.

Podcast

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

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
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