BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : JANUARY 8, 2001 ISSUE
INTERNATIONAL -- ASIAN BUSINESS Black Spots SEPT. 2000 Nissan Motor discloses soil contamination at a former factory in suburban Tokyo, after sitting on the information for over a year. AUG. 2000 Mitsubishi Materials detects potentially carcinogenic chemicals near twin plants outside Tokyo. Local officials warn nearby residents not to drink well water. FEB. 2000 Nomura Real Estate begins tearing down a nearly complete condominium complex near Osaka after finding hazardous substances in the ground and water. JAN. 1999 Unsafe levels of potentially harmful chemicals are detected at four manufacturing facilities in western Japan. AUG. 1998 Sumitomo Metal Industries finishes removing 15,000 tons of contaminated soil from the building site of a new Universal Studios amusement park in Osaka. DATA: BUSINESS WEEK _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _					RELATED ITEMS Pollution: Digging Up Trouble in Japan (int'l edition) TABLE: Black Spots INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online

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