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CULTURE / Music
Sep 29, 2002

Music of the J-people

Japanese pop music is crap. So say many of my friends, especially the non-Japanese ones. They reach that conclusion after noticing that the charts are full of chipmunk-voiced idols who are long on looks and short on talent -- and whose shelf lives are only slightly longer than sushi.
CULTURE / Music
Sep 29, 2002

Scouting out the Next Big Thing

At this very moment, thousands of young musicians throughout Japan are busy pursuing the same elusive goal: pop stardom. Some are driven by the need to express their artistic vision; others by the perks of stardom; and still more of them by the simple desire to support themselves by playing the music...
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2002

Kenwood eyes radical debt-for-equity swap by year's end

Tokyo-based Kenwood Co. said Friday it will conduct a 25 billion yen debt-for-equity swap to drag itself out of negative net worth.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2002

Japan still key to Taiwan independence bid

In a speech transmitted over the Internet to a gathering of the World Federation of Taiwanese Associations in Tokyo on Aug. 3, Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian proclaimed the island an independent sovereign state whose future should be determined by a popular referendum.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2002

FTC clips ANA's wings with warning over cuts to Kyushu flight fares

Faced with a warning from the Fair Trade Commission, All Nippon Airways Co. said Thursday that it will withdraw its plans to offer new discount fares for flights between Tokyo and the three Kyushu airports of Fukuoka, Miyazaki and Kagoshima.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2002

Private-sector salaries decline for fourth year

The average annual salary for workers in the private sector was 4.54 million yen last year, posting a decline for the fourth consecutive year, the National Tax Agency said Thursday.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2002

Plaintiffs in gold swindle suit lose appeal at Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an appeal by senior citizen investors suing the government for damages over its failure to prevent the now-defunct Toyota Trading Corp. from waging a nationwide gold sales scam in the 1980s.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2002

Honda may file appeal on ruling on scooter patent

Honda Motor Co. may file an appeal against a Chinese court ruling Wednesday that rejected Honda's request that Beijing's patent office reinstate a patent on a motor scooter design, Honda officials said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CLOSE NEIGHBORS
Sep 26, 2002

Ailing tourism sector seeking to lure more Asians

ATAMI, Shizuoka Pref. -- Ryuichiro Mori, sales manager at Hotel New Akao, sees one emerging ray of hope for this hot-spring city mired in a long-term slump: a group tourism boom in Taiwan, South Korea and China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2002

'Nursing taxis' popular but status shaky

As taxi driver Hirohisa Mitsuda washes his vehicle prior to a day's work, he tries to make sure the windows are spotless because his passengers hardly ever get to enjoy the outdoors.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 26, 2002

It's not the economy, stupid!

Gerhard Schroeder will remain the German Chancellor after Germany's recent elections, but his majority in Parliament has become extremely narrow. His Social Democrats (SPD) got 38.5 percent of the vote, and so did the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) of his rival, Edmund Stoiber. The main reason Schroeder...
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 26, 2002

Indonesia's poor pay too high a price to receive Japan's ODA

Have you ever experienced a day without food? How about losing your land or losing your culture, or losing your income? The worst is losing your family, or having your sweet daughter forced into becoming as a prostitute because, lacking money and a decent education, she can't find a proper job.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 26, 2002

Strike a balance in the Security Council

SEOUL -- While virtually all countries are agreed on the danger posed by Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's surreptitious efforts to develop weapons of mass destruction (WMD), this is not the only -- or even the main danger -- facing the international community over how to respond to Iraq's noncompliance...
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2002

Nichirei cuts profit forecast for full year

Nichirei Corp., Japan's top maker of frozen foods, said Tuesday it has cut its net profit forecast for the fiscal first half to Sept. 30 and the full year to next March 31, due to tainted spinach from China, capital losses on sales of stock and fixed-asset holdings.
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2002

S&P upgrades Isetan, Mitsukoshi

Standard & Poor's Corp. said Tuesday it has raised its corporate credit ratings for major department store operators Isetan Co. and Mitsukoshi Ltd.
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2002

Tertiary industry activity up 0.3%

Activity in tertiary industries grew a preliminary 0.3 percent in July from the previous month for the first gain in two months, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry reported Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2002

14% of cell phone ads illegal, DoCoMo says

Roughly 14 percent of bulk e-mail ads received by mobile phones are illegal because they do not indicate they are unsolicited ads, according to a survey by NTT DoCoMo Inc.
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2002

Rival DVD formats jockey for position

Speculation is rampant these days over which DVD format will follow the path of the Betamax.
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2002

Madrid conference brings together key mortgage industry players

MADRID -- Changes in Japan's mortgage industry are likely to cause a spurt in mortgage lending and a great deal of price competition, ultimately leading to a shakeup in the the country's mortgage industry, according to Michael Lea, president of Countrywide International Consulting Services.
EDITORIALS
Sep 23, 2002

The great fire wall of China

Google was gagged. The Chinese government recently blocked access to the popular Internet search engine for several days -- before suddenly reversing course for reasons still unclear -- in an attempt to promote a "healthy atmosphere" in the runup to the November meeting of the Chinese leadership. While...
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Sep 22, 2002

Author takes a trip into darkness

THE SHORE BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL: A Report from Inside Burma's Opium Kingdom, by Hideyuki Takano. Kotan Publishing, 2002, 264 pp., $23.95 (cloth) "The Shore Beyond Good and Evil" is a book about a little-known region called Wa. "The name 'Wa' is not indicated on maps," writes author Hideyuki Takano. "Yet,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 22, 2002

The man's on FAAAY-YA!

"It was only four tracks on the machine," Jamaican music legend Lee "Scratch" Perry once said of an early mixing board, "but I was picking up 20 from the extraterrestrial squad."
MORE SPORTS
Sep 21, 2002

Serena wastes little time getting into semis

This one didn't resemble a best-of-three tennis match. Apparently, a 1-hour, 3-minute match in the second round of the Toyota Princess Cup wasn't short enough for Serena Williams.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Sep 21, 2002

Alternative secondary school meets special needs

The first floor of the building that houses International Secondary School (ISS) in Tokyo's Meguro Honcho is deserted. This is English Studio, a conversation school for toddlers and tinies that starts late afternoon.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2002

Tokyo Game Show 2002 exhibits latest software

Japan's biggest video-game software show kicked off Friday at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba, with 85 domestic and overseas software companies exhibiting 500 new products.
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2002

JCCI adopts emergency economic plan

The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Thursday adopted a five-point emergency recommendation on economic policies for the government that includes a call for bold action to fight deflation.
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2002

Auto lobby urges pressure on Hanoi

The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association urged the government Thursday to press Vietnam to lift its restrictions on imports of motorcycle parts.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2002

Families of abductees vow to keep up pressure

OSAKA -- Family members and supporters of Japanese abducted to North Korea vowed Wednesday to continue pressing the Japanese and North Korean governments for a full account of the kidnappings.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
False report on Yasukuni Shrine visit 'extremely regrettable,' top spokesperson says
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.

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