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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Jan 16, 2002

The Charlatans

I magine if Oasis singer Liam Gallagher suddenly dropped his cod-punk-rock snarl and started singing like a young Michael Jackson. He'd be laughed off the charts and forced to take an early retirement. No matter how good the songs.
EDITORIALS
Jan 16, 2002

A 'Koizumi doctrine' for Asia

In his policy speech Monday in Singapore, the last stop on his five-nation tour of Southeast Asia, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi set the tone for Japan's diplomacy toward the evolving region. Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, he stated, should strengthen ties by "acting together...
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Jan 15, 2002

Base camp bidding battle oversteps mark

After the World Cup final draw was made last month, the mood in Japan for the quadrennial soccer tournament is gradually being accelerating around the country. But one thing has gone too far -- the bidding battle over World Cup base camps.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 15, 2002

Effects of Sept. 11 on marketing policy

WASHINGTON -- The terror of Sept. 11 is a key fissure in American lives. At Georgetown's McDonough School of Business, we investigated the repercussions of the terror on international marketing policy and corporate practices. We found a new era of common sense characterized by five key dimensions.
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2002

Obituary: Shozo Tominaga

Shozo Tominaga, a peace activist who had been interned as a war criminal in China after World War II, died Sunday of heart failure at a hospital in Yokohama, his family said Monday. He was 87.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 15, 2002

Japan Energy bags national basketball title

Noriko Hamaguchi scored 13 of her 26 points in the final quarter Sunday as the defending champion Japan Energy Sunflowers crushed the Chanson V-Magic 86-59 in the women's final for their 11th title of the national basketball championships.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 15, 2002

Oji Paper claims ice hockey championship

Oji Paper got goals from five different players Monday afternoon as they skated to a 5-2 victory over the Kokudo Bunnies in the final of the All-Japan Ice Hockey Championship at Tokyo's Yoyogi Arena.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 15, 2002

Japanese sweep international judo meet

Tatsuhiko Muramoto edged Yasuyuki Muneta on a split decision to claim the over 100-kg title Sunday as Japanese judoka outclassed the field at the Japan international judo tournament.
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2002

Omron adds cat to robot pet population

A lifelike robot cat closes its eyes and meows after a young boy rubs the acrylic fur on its chin at a department store in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2002

Bill targets fast urban development

A bill on urban development being crafted by the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry would call for designating special areas for swift redevelopment.
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2002

1,513 humanly perceptible quakes shook up Japan in 2001

Japan felt 1,513 earthquakes in 2001, the sixth-highest figure in the past 10 years, according to the Meteorological Agency.
SUMO
Jan 15, 2002

Maru rebounds; Kaio, Musoyama fall

Yokozuna Musashimaru rebounded from an opening-day loss to open his account in convincing style Monday, but ozeki duo Kaio and Musoyama crumbled on the second day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2002

Unpainted planes cost-effective, JAL says

Unpainted planes are more cost-effective and environmentally friendly than painted ones, Japan Airlines said Monday after a nearly 10-year study on the performance of an unpainted 747 cargo plane.
BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2002

Sanyo seeks Samsung link in tech sector

OSAKA -- Sanyo Electric Co. and Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea are discussing the possibility of forming an alliance aimed at codeveloping advanced technologies, according to Sanyo officials.
EDITORIALS
Jan 15, 2002

A galling case of tax evasion

The case of alleged tax evasion by a former head of a regional taxation bureau is no doubt most galling for the vast majority of taxpayers who are feeling the heavy weight of tax bills during this recession.
BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2002

Daiei gets green light to use revitalization law

Daiei Inc., seeking to avoid bankruptcy under more than 2 trillion yen of debt, will be allowed to rehabilitate under the industrial revitalization law if its restructuring plan is approved, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Monday.
Coalition talks could bring Takaichi closer to being PM
Nippon Ishin no Kai leader and Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura meets with Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Trump declares U.S.-China trade war as Bessent floats long truce
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference in Washington on Wednesday.
Asia can learn from Europe’s immigration mistakes
Refugees and migrants, mostly from Syria and Afghanistan, crowd a platform at a train station in Budapest in September 2015. Hungary's focus on pro-natalist policies and minimal immigration has led to a significant improvement in its fertility rate compared to Japan.
Singapore thrived in a U.S.-led world. Now what?
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt moors at Changi Naval Base in Singapore in April 2018.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
Pace eyes great strides for Japan’s art market
Pace Japan Vice President Kyoko Hattori, the de facto head of the nation’s business, believes a larger, more lucrative art market will allow Japan to be more attractive for collectors.
A frenetic diplomatic schedule looms for Japan’s next leader — whomever that may be
As horse-trading and speculation surge over who will be elected the next prime minister in parliament — the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sanae Takaichi or a possible candidate put forward by a unified opposition — Japan’s next leader will be confronted with a quick succession of key diplomatic events.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.

Podcast

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

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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