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Events
Dec 11, 2001

Kobe Hash House joggers chalk up white powder snafu to experience

KOBE -- The recent anthrax attacks in the United States have caused panic throughout the world over the deadly bacteria.
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2001

Accusation filed against Jichiro

The Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau filed a criminal accusation Monday against the nationwide union of local government employees and former union executives for allegedly evading about 200 million yen in taxes, sources close to the tax authorities said.
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2001

Ministry denies role in pro-MBM report

The farm ministry on Monday defended itself against allegations by a weekly magazine that it encouraged farmers to feed cattle with meat-and-bone meal in the mid-1990s.
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2001

State moves to redesign riverbanks

The government has for years been covering riverbanks across the country with concrete in an effort to control the course of the nation's waterways.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 11, 2001

Jubilo scoops top two J. League awards

YOKOHAMA -- Jubilo Iwata may have missed out on the J. League Championship but Jubilo's efforts did not go unrewarded when midfielder Toshiya Fujita and manager Masakazu Suzuki were named the J. League's Player of the Year and Manager of the Year, respectively, on Monday.
Japan Times
Events
Dec 11, 2001

Ghanaian's culinary odyssey leads to running Kyoto eatery

KYOTO -- Tucked away in the quiet neighborhood of Nishikyogoku in Kyoto is Ashanti, one of the Kansai region's finest, if least-known, international restaurants.
Japan Times
Events
Dec 11, 2001

New Zealand kendo practitioners publish quarterly journal in English

KYOTO -- Having practiced kendo for over a decade, Alexander Bennett and Hamish Robison have long been aware of the lack of English reading material on the sport, aside from technical manuals. The two New Zealanders thus decided to rectify the situation.
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2001

Big drop expected in overseas travel

Travel agency JTB Corp. predicted Monday that the number of Japanese tourists traveling overseas during the yearend holiday season will be 437,000, a 33.3 percent decline from the previous year.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 11, 2001

Antlers win J. League Championship

KASHIMA, Ibaraki Pref. -- The Kashima Antlers, the Division One second-stage champion, became the J. League champion after edging the first stage winner Jubilo Iwata 1-0 in extra time in the J. League Championship final second leg on Saturday night at Kashima Soccer Stadium, and taking the final on a...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2001

Extremism fills intellectual void?

The profiles of the perpetrators of the Sept. 11 terror attacks in the United States remind scholar Hiromi Shimada of senior Aum Shinrikyo members.
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2001

Kansai businessmen push to continue second runway

OSAKA -- Kansai's economic leaders expressed their determination Monday to push forward with plans for a second runway at Kansai International Airport, despite some in the central government calling for a freeze.
Events
Dec 11, 2001

Kansai / Who & What

Herb park extends hours until Christmas Nunobiki Herb Park in Kobe's Chuo Ward will operate for extended hours from Wednesday until Dec. 25.
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2001

Swiss drug giant Roche to get control of Chugai

Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. and F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. announced Monday that they will enter a strategic tieup that will place the Japanese drug maker under the umbrella of its Swiss partner but retain the Chugai name.
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2001

Targets of extra budget decided upon

The Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy on Monday established four general spending priorities for a planned second supplementary budget for the fiscal year.
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2001

Stem cells used to heal monkey spines

Doctors at Keio University in Tokyo have succeeded in restoring mobility to monkeys crippled with spinal cord injuries, by transplanting neural stem cells obtained from the spinal cords of fetuses, Hideyuki Okano, the team leader, said Monday.
JAPAN / LAST CALL FOR SAKE
Dec 11, 2001

Bell tolls on last sake class

NIIGATA -- Yoshikawa High School in Niigata Prefecture is the only high school left that teaches students how to brew sake. But the current class will be the last to learn this ancient art.
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2001

Teikyo accused of hiding 180 million yen in income

Teikyo University has been accused by tax authorities of hiding 180 million yen in income over three years through fiscal 1998, it was learned Monday.
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2001

METI to urge steelmakers to cut production

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry plans to urge steelmakers to cut their combined production capacity for crude steel from 145 million tons to under 125 million tons within three years, ministry officials said Monday.
BUSINESS / TAKING STOCK
Dec 11, 2001

Nikkei set to test 11,500

Share prices on the Tokyo Stock Exchange have begun rebounding since the key Nikkei average confirmed its second bottom at 10,030 on Nov. 12 following its fall to 9,504 on Sept. 17.
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2001

Cable & Wireless eyes PSINet unit

Cable & Wireless PLC of Britain announced Monday it has agreed to acquire the Japanese subsidiary of PSINet Inc. of the United States for 7.2 million British pounds to expand Net-related business here.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 11, 2001

Ichiro returns to Japan

American League MVP Ichiro Suzuki returned to Japan for the first time in 11 months on Sunday after ending his stellar rookie season with the Seattle Mariners.
LIFE / Travel
Dec 11, 2001

Poor from war, rich in culture

The serpentine road to Luang Prabang winds around mountains that rise above green valleys and rocky gorges, alongside ramshackle villages with no electricity and past fields of corn and rice. If you're not much of a daredevil, then don't get a window seat, because the bus has to navigate hairpin turns,...
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2001

Credit cards used less in October

Commercial transactions made with credit cards dipped 1.1 percent in October from a year earlier, marking the first contraction since the government started compiling statistics in October 1993, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Monday.
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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