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Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2001

Sun setting on days at the races

OSAKA -- The economic slump isn't helping public-run gambling operations, which have also suffered declines due to poor management, lack of promotion and a disinterested younger generation.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Dec 6, 2001

Female langurs get empowered

Humans are remarkable in many ways. Most of us, for example, have sex in private. Compare that to most other mammals, who will copulate in clear view of their fellows.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2001

Ministry mulls changes to travel advisory system

The Foreign Ministry may change its five-scale travel advisory system due to criticism that the information is vague and causing undue harm to tourism worldwide, a senior official said.
MULTIMEDIA / SPORTS SCOPE
Dec 6, 2001

Is FIFA manipulating its balls correctly?

With 13 pots to pick the balls out of, you can probably say one of two things about last Saturday's World Cup draw in Korea: it was either potty or a load of balls.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2001

Forests eyed for bulk of greenhouse cuts

The government is intent on achieving nearly two-thirds of the greenhouse gas cuts it has pledged under a U.N. climate accord by using the carbon dioxide-absorbing properties of the nation's forests, The Japan Times learned Wednesday.
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Dec 6, 2001

Nature allows for few winners in the face of fire

Fire! It's a word that strikes terror. Images of leaping, roaring, scorching flames spring to mind; images of billowing smoke and suffocating fumes; of people and other creatures great and small fleeing for their lives.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2001

Ex-Itoman chief to pay 2 billion yen

OSAKA -- The Osaka District Court on Wednesday ordered a former president of the now-defunct trading house Itoman Corp. to pay 2 billion yen in damages to the trading firm that absorbed Itoman.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Dec 6, 2001

'Shrek,' 'Final Fantasy' raise bar for DVDs

When ogres and space monsters battled last summer, the ogres won handsomely. At least they did in box offices across the United States.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 6, 2001

Egypt: a mirror of what is wrong with U.S.-Arab relations

CAIRO -- In a workshop in the Khan Khalil bazaar in the heart of medieval Cairo, Atef Hamid unwraps three beautifully crafted copper plates, each with designs taken from ancient and famous mosques, on which his grandfather has been laboring.
CULTURE / Film
Dec 5, 2001

Face to face with Imperial evil

Japanese Devils Rating: * * * * 1/2 Director: Minoru Matsui Running time:160 minutes Language: Japanese Now showing
CULTURE / Film
Dec 5, 2001

Wrong side of the tracks

The Yards Rating: * * * * Japanese title: Uragirimono Director: James Gray Running time: 115 minutes Language: English Now showing
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2001

Show North Koreans the carrot as well as the stick

LOS ANGELES -- While most of the world's attention following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has focused on rooting out Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaeda network, there has been quiet progress on another perennial terrorism problem -- North Korea.
EDITORIALS
Dec 5, 2001

Taiwan's transformation

The historic evolution of Taiwanese politics continued last weekend as the Nationalist Party, the KMT, lost control of the legislature, its last political stronghold. In a landslide vote, the Democratic Progressive Party, headed by President Chen Shui-bian, emerged as the island government's strongest...
CULTURE / Film
Dec 5, 2001

In the footsteps of a master of deception

Following Rating: * * * * Director: Christopher Nolan Running time: 69 minutes Language: English Now showing
COMMENTARY
Dec 5, 2001

Koizumi and LDP square off

With the government's decision to scrap or privatize seven key public corporations, including four highway corporations, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has cleared a major hurdle on the road to "structural reform with no sanctuary." Now his battle against the "resistance forces" -- the old guard of...
CULTURE / Film
Dec 5, 2001

Not fade away

Ka-chan Rating: * * * Director: Kon Ichikawa Running time: 96 minutes Language: Japaneese
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 5, 2001

Central League to return to former ranking system

Central League officials confirmed Monday they will do away with ranking teams by the number of wins and return to listing the league standings by winning percentage from next season.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2001

CAL chief weighs realities

The airline industry was perhaps the sector hit hardest by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, and China Airlines has not been immune to the impact.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2001

Sudan urges resumption of economic cooperation

Concerned about continued sanctions by the United States, the Republic of Sudan urged Japan on Tuesday to resume economic cooperation, particularly in the oil industry.
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2001

Police reprimanded over sex club visit

OSAKA -- Two police officers have been reprimanded after they were found at a suspected sex club for couples in Osaka during a police raid, police sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2001

Government to allow 11 refugees

Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama said Tuesday that 11 applications for refugee status submitted by foreigners will shortly be accepted, bringing the total number of such accepted applications to 21 this year.
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2001

Nissho Iwai, Samsung plan joint expansion in China

Major trading house Nissho Iwai Corp. will team up with Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea to expand its business in China, Nissho Iwai officials said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2001

Steel firms look to cut costs with tieup

Nippon Steel Corp. and Kobe Steel Ltd. said Tuesday they will enter a comprehensive tieup in steel production and distribution in a bid to reduce costs and improve their competitiveness.
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2001

Lower House approves royal congratulations messages

The House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously approved two congratulatory statements for the Emperor and the Crown Prince to honor the first baby born to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess.
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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