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ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Jan 10, 2002

Eco-tour program puts priority on people

First of two parts Stefan Ottomanski is a rare educator: He thrives on uncertainty and views obstacles as opportunities to teach both his students and himself lessons that were never part of the curriculum.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Jan 10, 2002

Can you take the Payne?

"Max Payne" falls somewhere between "Pulp Fiction" and "The Matrix." Well, OK, "Max Payne" is a video and computer game, so maybe it only falls virtually between those two Hollywood blockbusters.
MULTIMEDIA / SPORTS SCOPE
Jan 10, 2002

Forget agents, get a comedian

Yakult Swallows pitcher Kazuhisa Ishii obviously didn't know what to do.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2002

Foreign Ministry relocates to accommodate renovations

The Foreign Ministry's entire staff will relocate by Jan. 18 to temporary quarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward for 2 1/2 years while the ministry's Kasumigaseki district offices undergo a 6 billion yen seismic upgrade, ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2002

Probe into fatal surgery sought

The parents of a 12-year-old girl who died from apparent malpractice last year at Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital filed a criminal complaint Tuesday with the Metropolitan Police Department against six medical staffers whose alleged negligence resulted in her death.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jan 9, 2002

Japanese clubs load up on foreign help

A Happy New Year to all readers of The Japan Times and the Baseball Bullet-in.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2002

Argentina: A nation too few believe in

LONDON -- Five presidents in 12 days; riots and looting that have left 32 dead; the biggest default on sovereign debt in history; and the prospect of a return to military government or a toned-down, spruced-up version of fascism lurking around the corner. What is wrong with Argentina?
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2002

Koizumi celebrates 60th birthday

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi marked his 60th birthday Tuesday by pledging to make an all-out effort in his job as the nation's leader.
EDITORIALS
Jan 9, 2002

Tackling the problem of aging

The average age of the population is advancing on a global scale. In order to respond to this dramatic change in the population structure, which humankind is experiencing for the first time, the United Nations will hold the Second World Assembly on Aging in Madrid in April. The First World Assembly on...
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2002

State appeals ruling on A-bomb survivor

The welfare ministry filed an appeal Tuesday against a Nagasaki District Court ruling that ordered the state to compensate a South Korean survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing for health-care benefits he was denied.
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2002

Failed listed firms leave record debt

Sluggish economic activity forced 14 listed companies to go bust in 2001, with their combined liabilities amounting to a postwar record 2.88 trillion yen, according to Teikoku Databank Ltd.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2002

Chinese man wanted for bogus bills

Japanese police have placed a Chinese national on an international wanted list for allegedly distributing counterfeit Japanese bank notes, the police said Tuesday.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 9, 2002

Kunimi defends National High School Soccer Championship

Kunimi High School of Nagasaki Prefecture defended the National High School Soccer Championship by beating Gifu Kogyo High School 3-1 on Tuesday at Tokyo's National Stadium.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 9, 2002

Speed skater Nishitani remains optimistic

OSAKA -- Olympic short-track speed skating gold medalist Takafumi Nishitani said Tuesday he has not given up hope of competing in next month's Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, despite breaking his left ankle late last month.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Jan 9, 2002

Positive TSE start masks long-term gloom

The Tokyo stock market has rung in 2002 on a positive note, stirring hope over the prospects of high-priced activity in the months ahead.
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2002

Uniqlo earnings outlook is revised downward

The operator of the Uniqlo casual clothing store chain said Tuesday it has revised downward its earnings forecast for the current business year due to significant declines in sales.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2002

Need for emergency powers reiterated

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Tuesday reiterated the need to map out emergency legislation that would restrict private citizens' rights in the event of an attack or serious natural disaster.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 9, 2002

Skiers Funaki, Harada named to Olympic team

Olympic gold-winning duo Kazuyoshi Funaki and Masahiko Harada were named Monday to Japan's ski jumping team for next month's Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2002

Foreign visitors expected to rise 8.7%

Foreign visitors to Japan this year will increase 8.7 percent from last year to 5.14 million, thanks to the World Cup soccer finals that kick off in May, the nation's largest travel agency predicted Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2002

Quality-beef prices tick up in first auction

Prices of high-quality domestic beef recovered slightly Tuesday at Tokyo's central wholesale market, where a beef auction was held for the first time this year.
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2002

Abolishing deposit cover will be safe: Yanagisawa

The government will ensure that the abolishment in April of its blanket protection of deposits in the event of bank failures will not cause a financial crisis, Financial Services Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 9, 2002

Tokyo Kandenchi putting a little spark back into the Bard

For my first theater outing of 2002, I went to see "A Midsummer-Night's Dream" by Tokyo Kandenchi (Tokyo Dry Battery). In this -- their 25th anniversary performance, but their first-ever brush with the Bard of Avon -- the company made no pretense of striving to scale great literary heights, but instead...
MORE SPORTS
Jan 9, 2002

Harada to be named captain of Olympic team

Olympic ski jumping gold medalist Masahiko Harada will later this week be named captain of the Japan team for the 2002 Winter Olympics at a Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) directors meeting, sources said Monday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 9, 2002

Back from the brink

The German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) said that people not drawing on 3,000 years of tradition are living on the edge of extinction. How, then, did Japanese craftsmen recover from the trauma of World War II, when their proud traditions, seemingly tainted by recent history, were thrown...
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2002

Sanyo ties up with China's Haier

OSAKA -- Sanyo Electric Co. said Tuesday it has signed a wide-ranging business tieup with Haier Group Co., China's largest home appliance manufacturer.
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2002

Aso calls for time frame for consumption tax hike

The Liberal Democratic Party's top policymaker on Tuesday called for setting mid- to long-term time frames for raising the consumption tax beyond the current 5 percent.
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. 
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.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
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."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
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.

Podcast

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

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
By Alex K.T. Martin

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