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JAPAN
Sep 6, 2001

Another official caught with hand in jar

A Foreign Ministry official has admitted padding state-paid hotel bills during Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Japan in 1995, police sources said Wednesday.
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 5, 2001

Luxury ticket packages set to go on sale

Luxury ticket packages for World Cup games to be played in Japan next year, called "Prestige Program," will go on sale on Wednesday, the Japanese World Cup Organizing Committee announced Tuesday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2001

Poor economy taking toll on health care

The number of people losing their national health insurance certificate because they failed to pay premiums due to salary reductions and other hardships is on the rise.
Events
Sep 4, 2001

Plumber places hopes on fresh, natural water

OSAKA -- Drinking water has long been seen as something that comes for free. All you need to do is turn on a tap.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2001

14,700 Hitachi staff to be cut in IT slump

Hitachi Ltd. said Friday that it will abolish 14,700 jobs, or 4.5 percent of its 324,000-strong group workforce, by the end of March to help turn around declining earnings amid the slump in the information technology sector.
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2001

Reform timetable necessary: Koizumi

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Friday that it is necessary to draw up a specific timetable for reform initiatives to promote understanding and support.
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2001

Tax panel to list proposals in September

A financial affairs subcommittee of the government's tax panel plans to compile a set of tax reform proposals on stock transactions by the end of September, the head of the subcommittee said Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2001

Evacuated Miyake islanders get to grips with urban jungle

Motome Miyazawa's voice booms across rows of taro plants at a farm in Hachioji, western Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2001

Industrial output drops for fifth month in a row

Industrial production slackened further in July with its key index dropping 2.8 percent from June, marking the fifth consecutive month-on-month decline, the trade ministry said in a preliminary report Thursday.
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2001

Suzuki, Kawasaki to forge tieup

Suzuki Motor Corp. and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. announced Wednesday they will tie up in the development and production of motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles to increase profits amid intensifying global competition.
CULTURE / Art
Aug 29, 2001

Is self-promotion the deep need of his soul?

It's hard not to be impressed with all the things Takashi Murakami has done. Still shy of 40, he enjoys a level of international recognition shared by perhaps no more than a dozen of the world's leading contemporary artists.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2001

Trio held in loan scam tied to credit union NSK

Three people, including the head of a Tokyo-based consulting company, were arrested Tuesday for allegedly swindling a credit union out of some 160 million yen.
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2001

Toshiba to eliminate 17,000 jobs

Toshiba Corp. announced Monday it will slash 17,000 jobs in Japan -- 12 percent of its domestic workforce -- by the end of March 2004 amid the worldwide slump in the information technology sector.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2001

Mycal to unveil revised restructuring program

OSAKA -- Ailing supermarket-chain operator Mycal Corp. will announce a revised restructuring plan by the end of the week aimed at slashing its debts, company officials said Monday.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2001

'Third sector' bankruptcies surge

The number of "third sector" bankruptcies has reached 17 this year, surpassing the annual record of eight set the previous year, a private credit research agency said Monday.
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2001

TSE downbeat despite promise of reforms

The Tokyo stock market remains caught between crosscurrents stemming from expectations of the positive effects of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's reform initiative and fears of further deterioration in the prospects for economic and corporate earnings.
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2001

Telecom startup plans PHS service

Japan Communications Inc., an independent telecommunications company, said Wednesday it will launch low-cost PHS communications services for corporate subscribers Oct. 1 by using a PHS network leased from DDI Pocket Inc.
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2001

Fuji Heavy, GM release new vehicle

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. released a new seven-seat passenger vehicle Wednesday produced by alliance partner General Motors Corp.
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2001

Misfortunes in tough times spur new breed of insurance plans

In May, Yamagata University disclosed that it had bungled its entrance exam grading, irretrievably altering the course of applicants' lives.
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2001

Fujitsu to cut 16,400 jobs worldwide

Fujitsu Ltd. announced Monday it will cut its global workforce by 9 percent, or 16,400 jobs, by the end of the fiscal year amid a global slump in the semiconductor market.
CULTURE / Books
Aug 19, 2001

Uniformly stylish Japanese

WEARING IDEOLOGY: State, Schooling and Self-Preservation in Japan, by Brian J. McVeigh. Berg, Oxford, 2000, 231 pages, $19.50 The Japanese are some of the most fashion-conscious dressers in the world. They spend large amounts of their discretionary income on clothes, have a strong preference for designer-made...
LIFE / Food & Drink / NIHONSHU
Aug 19, 2001

The little brewery that wouldn't die

Since time immemorial sake has been brewed only in the winter. But in the last 40 years or so a handful of the nation's breweries pioneered shiki jozo (year-round brewing), cranking out sake in large, climate-controlled factories. For various reasons, only the largest breweries can pull this off. The...
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2001

U.S. mortgaging wealth before recession

NEW DELHI -- It's becoming increasingly clear that the U.S. economy, despite a sharp slowdown, is holding the world against a global recession. Americans are borrowing globally and using the money to consume the goods of the world. Alas! This can continue only as long as U.S. assets exceed liabilities....
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2001

Ministry adds 71 items to consumer price index

To better reflect today's cost of living, the Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Ministry is adding 71 new items to the basket of goods it tracks in its monthly index on consumer prices.

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