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Articles from Japan Weekly Monitor (April 16, 2001)

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'Happoshu' takes nearly 30% of beer market in Jan.-March. 329
'Mr. Yen' predicts yen will fall to 130 to dollar. 162
124 food-poisoning victims ate Takizawa Ham's beef products. 138
132 food-poisoning victims consumed Takizawa Ham products. 145
147 food-poisoning victims consumed Takizawa Ham products. 197
2-year-old boy undergoes heart transplant in U.S. 197
4 Brazilians nabbed for robbing Nagoya software shop. 104
4 missing Ehime Maru students on new school year roster. 193
4 premier candidates defend gov't approval of history textbook. 469
Asahi Glass posts record group profit in FY 2000. 328
Asian editorial excerpts-LESSONS FROM JAPAN'S WOES. 325
Avant-garde potter Suzuki dies at 74. 113
Banks in red to be required to implement drastic restructuring. 378
BOJ starts 1st 2-day policy-setting meeting. 453
Chunichi Shimbun reporter held over growing of cannabis. 273
Citizens' panels may be given total power to indict suspects. 254
Company head nabbed for alleged stock manipulation. 245
Dance show by Japanese, Myanmar artists staged in Yangon. 164
Dollar drops to lower half of 123 yen in Tokyo. 467
Dollar eases against yen in Tokyo morning. 246
Dollar eases against yen in Tokyo. 445
Dollar eases to lower half of 124 yen level in Tokyo. 297
Dollar edges down against yen in Tokyo morning deals. 228
Dollar edges down, but still in 124 yen level in Tokyo. 381
Dollar little changed against yen in early Tokyo trading. 124
Dollar regains ground against yen in Tokyo. 420
Dollar rises against yen in Tokyo morning deals. 341
Dollar slightly lower against yen in Tokyo trading. 160
Dollar traded at lower 124 yen level in early Tokyo deals. 84
Dollar trades at lower 125 yen level in early Tokyo deals. 84
Domestic wholesale prices flat in FY 2000. 277
ECB keeps interest rates unchanged. 176
Economy watcher index hits all-time low. 317
Fashion college operator failed to declare 250 mil. yen income. 343
FEATURE: Crocodile meat in demand amid EU livestock crisis. 517
FEATURE: Four routes to the top in restaurant business. 654
FEATURE: Pro skier Miura to ascend Everest at 70. 848
Feb. machinery orders up 5.0%, continuing 'seesaw' move. 365
Fiscal-end postal insurance contracts to slip below 80 mil. 182
Former Sogo chairman suspected of hiding assets. 246
FSA eyes rule to have banks keep loans to struggling firms. 353
FSA to ease loan classification for firms with debt-waivers. 290
FSA vague on imposing limits on bank shareholdings. 207
Fukuoka mother, boyfriend nabbed over drug link to baby. 203
Gifu man nabbed for killing cherry-blossom viewer. 178
Gist of FSA draft guideline to deal with banks in red. 168
Gov't asks education panel for feedback on community service. 413
Gov't begins talks with union for trimming postal staff. 287
Gov't bond futures prices down for 2nd day. 142
Gov't bond futures prices down on jitters over LDP poll. 154
Gov't bond futures prices fall sharply on stock gain. 99
Gov't bond futures prices plummet on fear of fiscal expansion. 193
Gov't bond futures prices rebound on bargain-hunting. 137
Gov't bond futures prices turn downward. 122
Gov't bond futures prices turn downward. 113
Gov't panel issues guidelines on barrier-free transport access. 188
Gov't welcomes decision by families over salvage of Ehime Maru. 309
Hawaii-born Akebono makes goodwill visit to Ehime Pref. 331
Hayami urges banks to deal appropriate with bad loans. 236
Import curb also to be sought on neckties from China. 316
Import curb on farm products to be invoked April 23. 711
Investment trusts post net fund inflow for 3rd month. 154
Ito-Yokado formally sets up IYBank. 129
Ito-Yokado's group pretax profit down, net profit up. 209
Itochu eyes doubling FY 2004 group net profit to 100 bil. yen. 146
Japan brokerages lose 100 mil. yen in bogus stock scam. 192
Japan current account surplus down 8.7% in Feb. on year. 412
Japan set to institute farm import curb. 268
Japan's bank lending down for 39th straight month. 307
Japan's economic package positive but impact limited: Moody's. 356
Japan's money supply rises 2.6% in March on year. 334
Japanese whalers return home, report seeing 5,400 minke. 193
JSF to facilitate stock lending via online network. 156
Jusco posts 48.6% rise in group net profits in FY 2000. 261
Kanematsu achieves restructuring targets 1 year ahead. 214
Kankeiren to draw firms to Kansai under FY 2001 business plan. 194
Kochi policeman fired for trespassing in shooting sly video. 241
Kureha, Sankyo to jointly devise anti-HIV drug. 176
Kyushu firm to mass-produce biotech toilets. 145
LEAD: Japan to expand import quota of S. Korea 'nori' seaweed. 190
Leasing contracts increase 20.3% in value in Feb. 129
M 4.7 quake shakes Chiba, Kanagawa prefs. 114
Machine tool orders rise for 14th straight month in Feb. 131
Mainichi ordered to publish correction for AUM story. 250
Man gets 14-year jail term for killing father over name. 239
Man gets suspended term for hiding Red Army founder Shigenobu. 178
Margin stock buying in Japan turns downward. 90
Ministop's group net profit rises 16.9% in FY 2000. 209
Mitsui revises parent-company profit estimate... 176
Mitsukoshi revises upward earnings forecasts for FY 2000. 117
N.Z. asks for loan of artifacts from Japanese museum. 268
Nagoya police acts against man for dumping washing machine. 204
Nagoya woman nabbed over 4,000 harassing calls to doctor. 121
New Univ. of Tokyo president emphasizes 'challenging spirit'. 177
NGO to launch project to save child heart patients in Thailand. 199
Nikkei closes below 13,000 for 1st time in 5 trading days. 452
Nikkei ends above 13,000 on buybacks, bargain-hunting. 566
Nikkei rebounds slightly, TOPIX remains weak. 134
Nikkei temporarily slips below 13,000. 371
Nippon Life, Dai-ichi to form pension fund administration firm. 136
Nissin acknowledges possible presence of GMO food in noodles. 288
NKK share price nears Kawasaki Steel's amid merger rumors. 273
No. of 'shinkin' banks, credit unions plunges 17% in 5 years. 449
No. of new condos in Tokyo reaches record in FY 2000. 327
Nonresidents remain net buyers of Japan stocks in March. 170
Number of travelers reaches record high in 2000. 183
Nursery school to open in gov't office building in Tokyo. 263
Only 10% of workers willing to take child-rearing leave: poll. 238
Only 2 prefectures in Japan have quake-readiness plans. 282
Over 70% of Japanese alarmed about chemicals in environment. 156
PEN Club calls for halt of Isahaya reclamation work. 190
Police chief calls to curb organized crime by foreigners. 188
Police say Obara long used Zushi condo for rapes. 257
Police suspect Obara dismembered Blackman in tent. 197
Prosecutors appeal against Abe's acquittal in HIV case. 417
Ringer Hut chalks up record sales, profit due to price cut. 169
Rinnai to recall 30,000 gas-powered rice cookers. 154
Robbers take Nagoya restaurant's empty cash register. 161
S&P gives Japan Highway AA-plus rating. 160
S&P raises Manulife rating to AA-plus. 182
Saw marks found on Nara dam skeleton. 214
Seven-Eleven's sales up, seen becoming top retailer. 567
Shimizu to post larger-than-expected net loss in FY 2000. 194
Social withdrawal a problem, especially among young: survey. 479
Steel industry leader opposes Japan's safeguard moves. 198
Stockholders to sue former Sogo chairman April 20. 182
Takizawa Ham shipped tainted meat products to 16 prefectures. 321
Teen to be tried as adult for stabbing of twin brother. 381
Tochigi man held for alleged illegal orthopedic belt sales. 170
Tokyo executive found guilty for selling fake cigarettes. 183
Tokyo man dies after eating globefish. 129
Tokyo stocks down, Nikkei hits 3-week closing low. 460
Tokyo stocks ends morning higher, TOPIX regains 1,300. 422
Tokyo stocks move higher on N.Y. leaps. 448
Tokyo stocks open lower on profit-taking. 143
Tokyo stocks open sharply higher. 171
Tokyo stocks open slightly higher on Nasdaq gain. 204
Tokyo stocks remain weak in morning. 395
Tokyo stocks rise for 2nd day, TOPIX closes above 1,300. 595
Tomen to build Japan's biggest wind farm in Iwate. 110
Univ. students prefer emerging, IT firms: poll. 247
Wakayama vendor welcomes Thai foster daughter to Japan. 340
Web site set up to unite workers worldwide. 187
Wolfgang Puck Cafe chain to be opened in Tokyo and Osaka. 96
Woman arrested under anti-stalking law in Nara. 231
Women bankers launch global network to push microfinancing. 384
Workers at big firms to get 7.3 days off during 'Golden Week'. 299
World cereal output to rise 2% in 2001, FAO says. 259
Yoshinoya sells nearly 10 mil. beef dishes in 7 days. 172

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