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SOCCER / J. League
Jun 6, 2001

Perryman to assist Nishino at Reysol

Former Shimizu S-Pulse manager Steve Perryman has been hired as Kashiwa Reysol's first-team coach to assist Akira Nishino, the club announced on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2001

Panel drops securities tax as a tool

A government tax panel agreed Tuesday that it would not use securities taxes as a tool to stimulate stock prices, the head of the panel said.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2001

Ministry to mull trimming of public works

In a bid to push forward Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's fiscal structural reform initiatives, the Finance Ministry will consider scaling down the government's long-term basic plan on public works projects, Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2001

Accredited online university offers access to higher education

For those who have been prevented from pursuing higher education courses by financial, geographical or time factors, the Internet may indeed be a blessing.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jun 6, 2001

Power surge in the Pacific League

Instead of playing up the Monday night games innovation (which it really is not doing anyway), the Pacific League should exploit the sudden increase in home-run power this season. Either they've juiced the ball or the guys are taking some go-go juice (just kidding), and Seibu Lions slugger Alex Cabrera...
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2001

Koizumi, Fox agree to study trade pact

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and visiting Mexican President Vicente Fox agreed Tuesday to set up a study group to examine the possibility of a free-trade agreement between the two countries.
CULTURE / Film
Jun 6, 2001

Now you see her, but know you don't

Malena Rating: * * * * Director: Giuseppe Tornatore Running time: 92 minutes Language: Italian/EnglishOpens June 9 These days, we've become used to women in cinema meeting certain standards. They should be visually stunning, but they must also be brave, self-assertive, sometimes violent, smart and...
CULTURE / Film
Jun 6, 2001

The toughest journey for Japan's toughest guy

Hotaru Rating: * * * 1/2 Director: Yasuo Furuhata Running time: 114 minutes Language: JapaneseNow showing at Toei Marunouchi and other theaters National cinemas from Hollywood to Bollywood have their icons -- veteran actors who have become box-office powerhouses less for their performances than...
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2001

Jetliner lands safely after gear fails to lock

A Northwest Airlines jetliner made an emergency landing at Tokyo's international airport after one of its landing gears failed to deploy Tuesday, airport officials said.
CULTURE / Music
Jun 6, 2001

Music for the masses

Lord knows, it ain't easy Call it the Happy Meal effect, but what used to be considered "bonus" is now taken for granted. The multiple-stage gimmick offers more of a festival atmosphere, but if you go for the music you will eventually have to choose, and sometimes it ain't easy.
CULTURE / Art
Jun 6, 2001

Diva serves up rare delights

A one-time teen model turned cyberdiva cum wannabe guru, she is no less than Japan's most celebrated artistic export, represented by the finest galleries in New York and Paris.
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2001

Nonperforming ODA must be reviewed, Tanaka says

Japan needs to review the effectiveness of the aid it extends to developing countries and cut unnecessary official development assistance, Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka said Tuesday.
CULTURE / Film
Jun 6, 2001

It's deja vu all over again

The Mummy Returns Rating: * * * Japanese title: Hamunaputora 2Director: Stephen Sommers Running time: 129 minutes Language: EnglishNow showing at Shibutoh Cine Theater and other theaters One of the better summer flicks of recent years was 1999's "The Mummy," which was everything that this sort of...
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 6, 2001

Marines nip BlueWave

Tomohiro Kuroki overcame a four-run second inning for his ninth straight win Tuesday and Frank Bolick hit a three-run homer as the Lotte Marines edged the Orix BlueWave 5-4 at Chiba Marine Stadium.
CULTURE / Art
Jun 6, 2001

Fantasy master's real-life concerns

An exhibition of 50 works by fantasy artist Kirk Reinert opens June 8 at Shinjuku Muse in Tokyo.
CULTURE / Art
Jun 6, 2001

American poet wins Chuya Nakahara Prize

Chuya Nakahara (1907-1937) was a master at using the 7-5 syllabic meter in the nontraditional, free-verse shi style. His birthplace, the city of Yamaguchi, has established the annual Chuya Nakahara Prize and a memorial library where his papers are collected to be preserved and available for research....
CULTURE / Art
Jun 6, 2001

Designer with an eye to the dark side of the moon

An exhibition of album graphics and other images by Storm Thorgerson is now on display at Parco Gallery in Shibuya, Tokyo.
CULTURE / Art
Jun 6, 2001

Moshino's multisided talents under one roof

An exhibition of images, paintings and designs by Katsura Moshino is now showing at the Canon Wonder Museum in Makuhari in Chiba.
CULTURE / Art
Jun 6, 2001

Paint it black

An exhibition of lithographs, oil paintings and sculptures by Frank Stella is currently on show at the Itochu Gallery in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
CULTURE / Art
Jun 6, 2001

Films seen through Kurosawa's eye

Film director Akira Kurosawa (1910-1998) is perhaps more famous outside Japan than any other of his fellow countrymen. This is partly because his films confirmed the gaijin view of his country as a land of geisha, samurai and warlords, but also because he made artistic films that, especially in Europe,...
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2001

Tanaka approves ambassadorial posts

After a monthlong standoff with bureaucrats over personnel matters, Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka on Monday lifted a freeze on transfers of 18 ambassadors who had been unofficially assigned new positions before she took office in late April.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2001

Firms report they had more workers than needed last month

Companies had more employees than they needed in May but are willing to hire mid-career prospects and graduates fresh out of high school or college for the current business year, according to a survey released Monday by the health ministry.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2001

Shiokawa wants amount of secretly used funds reduced

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said Monday his ministry will consider reducing the amount of special funds set aside for classified government activities in the fiscal 2001 budget.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2001

Australian foreign minister denies saying he'd tattle on Tanaka

Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer on Monday denied news reports that he told the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Ryutaro Hashimoto he would convey Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka's remarks over the missile defense plan to the United States.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2001

Aide to DPJ lawmaker receives suspended sentence for drug use

A former top secretary to Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Yukihiko Akutsu was sentenced Monday to a suspended two-year prison term for possessing and using stimulant drugs earlier this year.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2001

Saikyo Line to test female-only cars

As part of its efforts to stop the problem of groping on commuter trains, East Japan Railway Co. announced Monday that it will introduce female-only cars on its Saikyo Line trains on an experimental basis next month.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2001

Advisory panel starts discussing postal privatization

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi launched an advisory panel Monday to discuss the privatization of postal services.
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2001

Hiranuma to hold talks with Taiwanese official

Trade chief Takeo Hiranuma will meet Thursday in Shanghai with Taiwan Economic Affairs Minister Lin Hsin-yi to discuss bilateral economic relations, a top Japanese trade official said Monday.

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