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CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Nov 17, 2002

Conveying messages of unity

It is estimated that an average of 220 people "evaporate" every day in Japan. The reasons are many, but can mostly be reduced to debt, love affairs, personal tragedy and involvement in crimes. And with no end in sight for the recession, the number is increasing year by year. Last year, about 80,000 Japanese...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Nov 17, 2002

Nibblin', sippin' and slurpin'

Shi-an occupies that comfortable middle-ground between the two extremes of kaiseki formal and izakaya casual. It's not unique and the food is not particularly unusual, but its virtues -- quality seasonal ingredients; a deft touch in the kitchen; competent service; and an unobtrusive, stylish setting...
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2002

Foreign students nearing 100,000

There were 95,550 foreign students in Japan as of May 1, up 21 percent from a year earlier, the education ministry said Friday.
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2002

Debt waivers give builder Daikyo healthy profit

Daikyo Inc., a leading condominium builder known for its Lions Mansion condos, said Friday it posted a 383.74 billion yen group net profit in the six months to Sept. 30 due to debt-waivers by four banks.
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2002

Another IP phone service on the way

NEC Corp., KDDI Corp., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and Japan Telecom Co. said Friday they have agreed to jointly offer an Internet Protocol-based phone service for individuals next spring.
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2002

Suzuki Motor pretax profit up

Suzuki Motor Corp. said Friday its group pretax profit for the fiscal first half to Sept. 30 rose 41.6 percent from a year earlier to 38.32 billion yen as sales topped the 1 trillion yen mark for the first time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INDUSTRY TRENDS
Nov 16, 2002

'Oden' is secret weapon in 24-hour stores' war for customers

For many modern urban residents, the typical harbinger of winter is the smell of "oden" steaming on the convenience store counter.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 16, 2002

Q-chan out of Tokyo marathon

Olympic champion Naoko Takahashi pulled out of this weekend's Tokyo International Women's Marathon on Friday due to a stress fracture in her left rib.
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2002

Kenwood to ask for tax break

Major audio equipment maker Kenwood Corp. said Friday it will file an application with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry for treatment under the industrial revival law to qualify for a tax break METI gives to debt-ridden but potentially viable firms.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2002

Ties and friendship

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi emphasized Friday that Japan's desire to further enhance ties with China remains unchanged under Beijing's new leadership.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2002

Three die in Edogawa blaze

Two children and their grandmother were killed Thursday night in a fire in Edogawa Ward, Tokyo, police and firefighters said.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2002

Japan, East Asian neighbors pursue common travel pass

Japan plans to work with Hong Kong and Singapore to develop a common pass for trains and buses, the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry said Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 16, 2002

Big, bad Wolf devours Japanese All-Star team

After giving up 29 runs in the last four games, the major league pitchers finally put on an All-Star display.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2002

KEDO plan welcomed

Japan supports the decision by the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization to freeze oil shipments to North Korea beginning in December, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Friday.
COMMENTARY
Nov 16, 2002

Dark days for Britain's Tories

LONDON -- The once-mighty Conservative Party, which dominated the British political scene for most of the 20th century, has now fallen on very bad times.
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2002

JAL group operating profit dropped 26.7% in first half

Japan Airlines Co. said Friday its group operating profit for the first half of the business year fell 26.7 percent on a year-on-year basis to 28.55 billion yen.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2002

Former Tokushima governor given suspended prison term

The Tokyo District Court sentenced former Tokushima Gov. Toshio Endo to a suspended three-year prison term Friday and fined him 8 million yen for bribery.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2002

Executives of top banks say everything is fine

Seeking to reassure markets of their financial stability, top executives of the nation's four biggest banking groups insisted Friday they do not require another injection of public funds.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2002

Women governors press Koizumi on policy

The nation's three female governors on Friday submitted to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi a package of policy measures that focus on the needs of ordinary citizens.
EDITORIALS
Nov 16, 2002

A shadow over the U.S. economy

Prospects for the U.S. economy look increasingly uncertain, and not only for cyclical reasons. Although third-quarter GDP increased at an annual rate of over 3 percent, posting four straight quarters of expansion, there are signs that consumers are beginning to tighten their purse strings. In October,...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2002

Homeless hawkers fight turf war

Opening a shop in Tokyo's trendy Harajuku district may be every merchant's dream. But if one is destitute, desperate and hungry, there's always a market on the street.
COMMENTARY
Nov 16, 2002

Chance for India, Pakistan after the polls

ISLAMABAD -- With elections in Pakistan and Indian-administered Kashmir out of the way, South Asia's two nuclear-armed neighbors have an opportunity to embark on a new peace initiative.
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2002

Fewer bankruptcies but high liabilities left behind

The number of corporate bankruptcies fell in October from a year earlier for the third straight month, but the amount of liabilities left by failed firms was at the second-highest level for October in the postwar period, credit research agency Teikoku Databank Ltd. said Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Nov 16, 2002

East meets West moves over for East meets East

While accepting that cultural exchange is hardly a new concept, Astrid (de los Rios) Nishimaki has her own very individual slant on the subject. "My aim is to bring Latin America, Arab countries and Japan closer together through the lingua franca of artists and creators."
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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