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COMMUNITY
Aug 20, 2000

Near-death experiences of the rich and famous

1974 -- Richard Branson and his first wife, Kristen, go fishing in Mexico when their boat is caught in a storm. With the boat damaged and more bad weather on its way, Branson and his wife opt to swim for it. After three hours, they make land. The boat, its two crew and two other passengers are never...
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2000

Appliances on 'standby' use 9% of homes' power

The amount of power used by certain household appliances while they are in so-called standby mode -- switched off but still plugged into sockets -- accounts for 9.4 percent of total power consumption in an average Japanese home, a report released by a Ministry of International Trade and Industry affiliate...
CULTURE / Music
Aug 20, 2000

TMSO and TPO shake up the mix

Tokyo's symphony orchestras are all engaged in presenting live public performances from the same general body of symphonic repertoire. We expect to enjoy variation in our diet USICthough, not only in meals but also in music. For this reason, orchestras tend to reprogram a work when it can be interpreted...
COMMUNITY
Aug 20, 2000

A decade of anecdotes to order

There are books about spending time in Japan, written in the main by Alice-in-Wonderlands who believe a short stretch makes them authoritative on all things Japanese. And there are books about Japan. Bruce McCormack's "Tokyo Notes and Anecdotes: Natsukashi" falls into this second, far more recommendable,...
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2000

Volcanic ash blankets Miyake

A volcano expert said Saturday that Mount Oyama on Miyake Island spouted several million cubic meters of volcanic ash in an eruption the previous day.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 20, 2000

Suffer the stolen children

Mahatma Gandhi, asked what he thought of European civilization, replied, "I think it's a very good idea."
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Aug 20, 2000

Don't let bad bicycle days run you down

Bad Bicycle Days. Everyone has them. From the old fish peddler on the decrepit bicycle carrying a crate of fish on the back to the young Japanese princess on her trendy new collapsible bicycle, some days it seems they're all out to run you down.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 20, 2000

The targeting of a journalistic pariah

Despite an abundance of wives and concubines, ancient Israel's King David bedded another man's wife. The prophet Nathan condemned David with the parable of a rich man who ignored his own flocks to seize a poor man's lamb (2 Samuel 12:1-4). So it is with leftwing activists who lobby for the firing of...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Aug 20, 2000

Keiko Itoh

LONDON -- From next May to early 2002 a series of cultural and educational events together known as Japan 2001 is scheduled to take place throughout Britain. As one of the official programs of Japan 2001, a photo exhibition is to be staged by the Japanese Residents' Association (U.K.).
COMMUNITY
Aug 20, 2000

Messages from Hanshin quake survivors move to the Internet

KOBE -- Masano Goto still exchanges letters with people from other prefectures who helped her overcome difficulties in the aftermath of the devastating Great Hanshin Earthquake in January 1995, which claimed more than 6,000 lives.
CULTURE / Books / POETRY MIGNETTE
Aug 20, 2000

A wealth of autumn events to delight all Tokyo wordsmiths

The upcoming "Ueno Poetrican Jam" is being touted as the biggest poetry-reading event ever to be held in Japan. About 60 poets have been selected from volunteers to participate, and recognized poets such as Sandaime Uotake, Shigeo Hamada and Ikuo Tani will also be on the bill.
CULTURE / Art
Aug 20, 2000

Lessons in transforming space

Mukojima, two stops out from Asakusa, would appear on one's first visit to be the boondocks. Nonetheless, this suburban Tokyo backwater has been the location this year of two site-specific architecture and art projects.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2000

Bon holiday road death toll saw 3.4% increase over '99

Those killed in road accidents during the 10-day Bon midsummer break through Thursday totaled 243, up eight, or 3.4 percent, from the same period last year, the National Police Agency said Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2000

Two women debut as shinkansen drivers

OSAKA -- Two women made their first runs as shinkansen operators Friday, tearing down the gender barrier in an occupation that has traditionally been filled entirely by men.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2000

Mount Oyama erupts once more

Miyake Island's Mount Oyama erupted Friday evening and sent smoke some 8,000 meters into the air, the highest altitude of any of the volcano's recent eruptions, the Meteorological Agency said.
EDITORIALS
Aug 19, 2000

Who is Al Gore?

That is the single most important question that the Democratic Party candidate for the U.S. presidency must answer in the months ahead. What is most troubling for Mr. Gore and his party is that, despite his 24 years of public service as a congressman, senator, vice president and two-time presidential...
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2000

Two Iranian families file lawsuit to stay in Japan

Two Iranian families with a total of three children filed a lawsuit Friday at the Tokyo District Court demanding that Justice Minister Okiharu Yasuoka withdraw his rejection of their applications for special residence permits.
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2000

Yoshimoto Kogyo branches into entertainment catering

OSAKA -- Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., a major, Osaka-based entertainment firm, has found yet another business area to cash in on -- entertainment catering. The move, according to Yoshimoto officials, is part of its business diversification plan as it goes into the 21st century.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2000

Mori to embark on diplomatic tour in Asia

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori leaves today for an eight-day trip to four Southwest Asian countries, during which he is expected to call on India and Pakistan to sign an international treaty banning tests of nuclear weapons.
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2000

C&W IDC files to offer long-distance

Cable & Wireless IDC Inc. said Friday it has applied to the Posts and Telecommunications Ministry for approval to offer long-distance telecom services in Japan.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2000

Two strong quakes hit Izu chain

Two strong earthquakes measuring lower 6 on the Japanese intensity scale to 7 struck the Izu Islands south of Tokyo on Friday, the Meteorological Agency said.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2000

Drills planned for major earthquake

Some 25,000 people will take part and about 100 helicopters will be mobilized in an annual large-scale earthquake drill in Tokyo on Sept. 3, metropolitan government officials said Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2000

Mori urges Arafat to wait on statehood

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori on Friday urged visiting Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat not to unilaterally declare statehood for his fledgling nation even if peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine fail to come to a conclusion by the Sept. 13 deadline.
CULTURE / Art
Aug 19, 2000

Colors just the way she wants them

What we have here is a gallery whose walls are bare.
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2000

McDonald's establishes discount trend that other shops are forced to follow

Pop into a McDonald's in Tokyo's business district on any weekday and you'll find a crowd of salaried workers.
Japanese stocks fall almost 6% just days after shock rate rise
The Nikkei 225 fell more than 2,000 points on Friday, capping a volatile week in the financial markets.
An ideal AC temperature for sleep? Science says yes ... and no.
Temperatures are soaring across Japan, making getting to sleep at night a constant battle between your body and the right setting for your air conditioner to help you nod off.
IOC addresses boxing controversy at Paris Olympics
Algeria's Imane Khelif walks to the ring for her bout against Italy's Angela Carini during the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
Social media trolls beware: Olympic athletes have had enough
Members of the Romanian Olympic women's gymnastics team check their smartphones during a training session early last month.
Leon Marchand breaks Michael Phelps’ Olympic record to win fourth gold in Paris
Leon Marchand swims during the 200-meter individual medley final at La Defense Arena in Paris on Friday.
Summer sumo tour may be tough for wrestlers, but it's a boon for fans
An event that was part of a regional sumo tour in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, in April 2019.
Koshien at 100: 'Sacred' dirt, the Hanshin Tigers and a storied high school tourney
The front facade at Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. The stadium, widely regarded as the spiritual home of Japanese baseball, turns 100 on Thursday.
Japan experienced its hottest July on record
People cross a street in Tokyo's Harajuku district on Wednesday. In July, the deviation from the average temperature between 1991 and 2020 — a period when warming was already well underway — was 2.16 degrees Celsius.
How Japan's gymnasts picked each other up and toppled China
Teammates swarm Daiki Hashimoto after his gold medal-clinching performance on the horizontal bar on Monday.
A President Harris might be decidedly Trumpy in approach to Asia trade
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris might maintain some of the economic policies of former President Donald Trump.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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The students at Mitaka Municipal No. 7 Junior High School have access to various cooling devices for when they play sports.
Japan's extreme heat is causing a rethink of school sports
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