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BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2002

Toshiba, Fujitsu form LSI tieup

In a bid to survive global competition in the broadband age, electronics giants Toshiba Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. announced Wednesday they have agreed to form a comprehensive alliance to promote their semiconductor businesses.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 20, 2002

Making the right computer choice is no big struggle

In answer to Stephen Harris, who's seeking to finally enter the computer age and is looking for the right machine for him, this is a huge subject, and largely a matter of personal preference.
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2002

Suzuki wants in on Daewoo successor

Suzuki Motor Corp. is expecting to acquire an equity stake in a company to be established by General Motors Corp. that will take over the operations of bankrupt South Korean firm Daewoo Motor Co., industry sources said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Jun 17, 2002

Key to corporate survival

Recent revelations about the mislabeling of foods and the use of illegal food additives by Japanese companies suggest a collapse of corporate ethics. The latest incident -- mislabeling of chicken by Zen-Noh Chicken Foods, an affiliate of the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations...
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 16, 2002

Sports bars tap new thirst for soccer

As Japan screamed into the second round of the World Cup with a win over Tunisia on Friday, sports bars in Tokyo lapped up a surge in customers.
CULTURE / Music / HOGAKU TODAY
Jun 16, 2002

We're talking the real thing

I recently received an e-mail from a foreign journalist in Japan asking me to comment on "the ongoing boom in Japan of traditional music." The request both puzzled me and made me think. Traditional Japanese music, hogaku, is not exactly booming. Attendance at traditional concerts and enrollment in university...
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2002

Sports bars tap into new thirst for soccer

As Japan screamed into the second round of the World Cup with a win over Tunisia on Friday, sports bars in Tokyo lapped up a surge in customers.
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2002

Honda seeks Wave of success in China

Honda Motor Co. said Friday its joint venture in China has started production of its second motorcycle model, the Wave.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2002

Frugal World Cup fans slay shops' cash cow

OSAKA — Shopkeepers here are disheartened by the impact the World Cup soccer finals are having on the area's economy.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Jun 14, 2002

Caution, pessimism and uncertainty

The Nikkei average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange has begun to take a downward path. Market participants, in particular foreign investors, are becoming cautious.
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2002

76.5% of listed firms to hold annual meetings on June 27

The Tokyo Stock Exchange reported Thursday that 1,313 companies, or 76.5 percent of the TSE-listed firms that closed their books on March 31, will hold annual their shareholders' meetings on June 27.
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BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2002

Okinawa airline plots cheap flights to Haneda

A new low-cost airline hopes to capitalize on recent changes in the government's aviation policies and give Okinawans a cheaper option of getting to and from the mainland.
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2002

Canon to merge two subsidiaries

Printer maker Canon Inc. said Wednesday it will merge subsidiaries Canon Aptex Inc. and Copyer Co. to create a new company specializing in office printers.
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2002

Combined beer, 'happoshu' shipments fall

Combined shipments of beer and its "happoshu" cousin fell 2.7 percent in May from a year earlier as strong demand for happoshu failed to make up for shrinking demand for beer, according to data released Wednesday by Japan's five leading breweries.
LIFE / Digital
Jun 13, 2002

Hoofs, heroes, horrors on the siege

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien began publishing his "Lord of the Rings" trilogy in 1954, and people have been trying to escape into his fantasy ever since.
EDITORIALS
Jun 12, 2002

Unsure sign of recovery

The latest government report on Japan's gross domestic product -- that the economy in the first quarter of this year expanded 1.4 percent from the previous quarter, or at an annual rate of 5.7 percent -- has met with some skepticism. The general feeling appears to be that it is too good to be true. In...
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JAPAN
Jun 12, 2002

New softener bolsters UV protection

OSAKA — Times have changed from the days when young girls were eager to get a dark tan and be called "ganguro," or "black-faced."
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2002

Local beer gets German touch

Christian Mitterbauer clenched his fist and brought it to his chest to mark his moment of triumph in April 2001, when he turned out a local Japanese beer.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Jun 9, 2002

In publishing, the modern girls have it

World Cup fever may have taken over the Japanese media, but the bookstores are full of books on language and education. The sales of books for learning English are perhaps connected to spring and its association in Japan with the beginning of the academic year and the hiring of new employees by the corporate...
JAPAN / INTERNATIONAL RATIONALE
Jun 7, 2002

Japan toys with transparency in building sector

Open a black box and take a peek at the notoriously opaque Japanese construction industry.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2002

Suntory has good news for frugal drinkers

OSAKA -- Suntory Ltd. will price its new "happoshu," which goes on sale June 25, at 130 yen per 350 ml can -- 5 yen lower than that of all other happoshu brands marketed by three other major brewers.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 6, 2002

Organizers agree on plan to sell remainder of first-round tickets

The Japanese World Cup organizing committee (JAWOC) and soccer's world governing body FIFA will each sell half of the remaining unsold tickets for the upcoming first round World Cup matches in Japan, in the wake of a ticket fiasco that has left many empty seats here, JAWOC officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2002

Snow Brand appoints consumer guru to board

OSAKA -- Snow Brand Milk Products Co. on Tuesday said it has appointed Nobuko Hiwasa, former chief of a leading consumer group, as an outside director in charge of food safety.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2002

Convicts feeling the pinch as companies move offshore

Employment opportunities for prison inmates have been severely hit by the nation's prolonged economic slump, and sales of the goods they produced are falling, according to a Justice Ministry report.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2002

11th-hour reversal on online ticket sales has Cup fans' heads spinning

The Japan World Cup Organizing Committee reversed its policy Sunday and sold tickets online for the day's match between England and Sweden, some said adding to the confusion and frustration over ticket distribution for World Cup soccer finals.
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2002

U.S. energy policy pushes new course

KANSAS — The Bush administration is attempting to direct global energy policy in a new direction five years after the landmark Kyoto agreement to roll back emissions of greenhouse gases.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2002

Fast Retailing, Daiei settle store-design row

Fast Retailing Co., a leading casual-clothing retailer known for its Uniqlo brand, and Daiei Inc. have reached an out-of-court settlement over a dispute involving the layout of Daiei's PAS casual clothing stores, company officials said Saturday.

Longform

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