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COMMENTARY
Aug 10, 2002

The danger of good intentions

HONOLULU -- After a year and a half of gradual improvement, relations between the United States and China appear to be taking a turn for the worse. Two recent U.S. reports sharply criticize U.S. policy toward China and have earned equally sharp criticism from Beijing in return. While we shouldn't overestimate...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Aug 10, 2002

All about God, the gold sweat shirt guy

When I was a child, I believed God was a bald guy in a gold cotton sweat shirt with the letter "G," for God, on it. I still believe this. Only now, his sweat shirt is 50 percent polyester and 50 percent cotton, preshrunk. The gold color has faded and the "G" is wearing off , peeling in little specks...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Aug 10, 2002

Wayne Hunter

Regular visitors to the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan at Yurakucho, Tokyo, are familiar with the tall young New Zealander there who speaks impressively fluent Japanese. Wayne Hunter joined the club's staff three years ago, and moved through several positions to become media liaison manager. He...
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2002

Man with 70 million yen stabbed; cash untouched

A man who almost daily withdrew cash from a bank for a pachinko parlor was beaten and stabbed by four men Friday morning after he took out almost 70 million yen, but his assailants fled without the cash, police said.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2002

Mizuho interest rates at record low

Mizuho Corporate Bank, one of the two main arms of Mizuho Holdings Inc., said Friday it will reduce its interest rate on ordinary deposits to a record low 0.001 percent per year from the current 0.02 percent, effective Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Aug 10, 2002

For country, for Coca-Cola, for cool companies

Jud Taylor is not only George Taylor, but George P. Taylor IX. His father was a psychologist, his grandfather a doctor and (according to family lore) the generations stretch back to a blacksmith who signed the American Declaration of Independence, for Pennsylvania, in 1776.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2002

Record numbers avoiding school

A record 138,696 elementary and junior high school students were absent from school for at least 30 days without good reason during the school year that ended in March, according to the results of an education ministry survey released Friday.
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2002

S&P assigns CGS score to Orix

Standard & Poor's Corp. said Friday it has assigned a corporate governance score of CGS-7.8 to financial services firm Orix Corp. According to S&P, companies that achieve scores in the CGS-7 and CGS-8 ranges have strong overall corporate governance processes and practices. The maximum possible score...
EDITORIALS
Aug 9, 2002

A setback in fiscal reform

Earlier in his administration, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi projected an image of aggressive leadership as he called for "no pain, no gain" structural reform. His bold plans included streamlining the bloated government budget. With the economy still struggling to recover, however, he seems to have...
MORE SPORTS
Aug 9, 2002

Teshima invited to PGA Championship

Last season's Japan Open champion Taichi Teshima has received an invitation to the U.S. PGA Championship later this month, Japanese tour officials said Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 9, 2002

Bowers tosses shutout as BayStars edge Giants

Yokohama right-hander Shane Bowers tossed eight-hit ball over the distance for his first shutout win in Japan as the BayStars beat the Yomiuri Giants 1-0 at Yokohama Stadium on Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2002

TV Tokyo announces punishments

Television Tokyo Channel 12 Ltd. announced Thursday in-house punitive steps over revelations that it paid a man who informed them of a planned robbery, which the broadcaster taped and later aired.
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2002

Gang warfare lull cuts number of gunshot victims

The number of shootings in Japan in the first half of this year declined by 43 from a year ago to 88 due to a de-escalation in gang warfare, but only 22 were probed, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
COMMENTARY
Aug 9, 2002

Surprise ups Taiwan's risks

HONOLULU -- "No surprises." This was one of the pledges Taiwan's President Chen Shui-bian made to Washington, both at the time of his inauguration and again after his Democratic Progressive Party, or DPP, made a better-than-expected showing in the December 2001 parliamentary elections and formed a virtual...
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2002

Cell phone shipments fall 6.5%, continuing slide

Domestic shipments of mobile phones and personal handy-phone system handsets fell 6.5 percent in June from a year earlier to 4.086 million units, down for the 13th consecutive month, an industry association said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2002

Market chaos poses danger to economy, Cabinet warns

The government on Thursday warned that downside risks are increasing for the Japanese economy due to volatility in global financial markets, but that the uptrend in Japan remains intact.
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2002

Clarion to liquidate Singapore unit

Clarion Co., a leading maker of car audio equipment, said Thursday it will liquidate its subsidiary Clarion Electronics (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. on March 31, 2004, as part of operational restructuring.
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2002

Accused killer of eight accepts competency claim

OSAKA -- The man accused of massacring eight children last summer at an Osaka elementary school said in court Thursday he does not plan to contest the prosecution's claim that he is mentally competent to be held accountable for the crimes.
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2002

Shiokawa wary of corporate tax cut

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said Thursday it would be "extremely difficult" to carry out permanent tax cuts as part of proposed reductions of more than 1 trillion yen for fiscal 2003.
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2002

FSA establishes settlement stability team

The Financial Services Agency said Thursday it has set up a team under the Financial System Council to draft measures to ensure financial settlement stability before the April 1 imposition of a 10 million yen refund cap on all demand deposits.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CLOSE NEIGHBORS
Aug 9, 2002

Asian appliance firms seek cracks in Japanese market

Customers shopping for TVs, refrigerators, microwave ovens and other electrical appliances are increasingly likely to come across brand names Galanz, Haier, LG and Samsung, which feature stylish designs and low prices that undercut those of their Japanese rivals.
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2002

Treatment of depression eyed to stem suicide tide

With the nation's annual suicide toll exceeding 30,000, the government is considering ways to combat the runaway malaise by focusing on preventing and treating depression.
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Onosato's yokozuna promotion causes rare quirk in new sumo rankings
Newly promoted yokozuna Onosato holds a copy of the latest banzuke ranking in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, on Monday.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Over 900 earthquakes strike Tokara islands in space of two weeks
A screenshot shows many quakes occurring in the Tokara islands over the past 30 days, in this image taken from the U.S. Geological Survey website.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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