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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 25, 2002

Buying into the idea of saving the planet

It may not be intentional, but the new batch of ads by the Tokyo Electric Power Co. could be seen as taking advantage of the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development, which opens in Johannesburg on Monday. In each TV spot, following energy-saving advice related to the use of air conditioners,...
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2002

Nippon Electric Glass in CRT move

Nippon Electric Glass Co. said Friday it has established a new subsidiary in China to expand its output of glass bulbs for cathode-ray tubes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2002

'Politically motivated' arrests slammed

The head of the public security department of the Osaka High Public Prosecutor's Office was arrested April 23 for allegedly being entertained to the tune of 280,000 yen by mobsters in return for providing internal information.
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2002

Panel seeks 'review' of new roads

A key government panel discussing the privatization of tollways agreed Thursday to urge the government to "immediately review" the implementation of all ongoing expressway construction work.
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2002

Daiei unit gives up rights to Kanagawa monorail

Struggling retail giant Daiei Inc. said Wednesday its wholly owned unit has abandoned its rights to a closed monorail line in Kanagawa Prefecture that has not operated for 35 years.
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2002

Fusion eyes new IP phone service

Telecommunications operator Fusion Communications Corp. plans to begin a new Internet protocol-based telephone service that will minimize the use of switching equipment used by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., company officials said Wednesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Aug 22, 2002

When violence isn't enough

You know how moths like to fly into lights and fires, or how whales beach themselves. How about lemmings . . . those adorable creatures that follow each other off cliffs? You wouldn't think the American video game industry would fall into that category, but it's looking that way.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 21, 2002

Light My Fire festival to heat things up

Relaxing in a conference room crowded with shelves of CDs and a couple dozen bottles of Belgian beer, Shohachiro Haga recently explained how he chose the four acts for the Light My Fire world music festival. A middle-aged man wearing an enviably broken-in polo shirt, Haga says, "We can find the roots...
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2002

Two dead in suspected murder-arson

The charred corpses of two men, both with knife wounds, were found Monday morning after a fire broke out in a building in Minato Ward, Tokyo, leading police to investigate the case as a possible murder-arson.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 19, 2002

Yasuda returns to cheer on 49ers

No Japanese has ever played in the NFL.
Japan Times
JAPAN / WEEKEND WISDOM
Aug 18, 2002

Veteran voyeur gives the skinny on Hibiya Park lovebirds

In Tokyo's Hibiya Park, just by the Hibiya gate entrance, couples can often be seen laying claim to benches surrounding a large fountain.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 18, 2002

Living Dead returns with 'group gestalt'

Bob Weir says he can use some serious beach time. The former Grateful Dead guitarist and vocalist is taking a breather a short while after bounding off stage following a well-received set by his band RatDog at last weekend's Mount Fuji Jazz Festival.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Aug 18, 2002

There's two sides to every story . . .

Despite his ubiquity in the media, the comedian Beat Takeshi is never asked to appear on NHK's sogo (general) channel, which is why his one-minute appearance last New Year's Eve on NHK's annual song contest received a lot of media attention. Considering that other popular comedians are also conspicuously...
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2002

Punctual women set watches two minutes ahead of men

Men and women set their watches differently, a company survey has discovered. Men set theirs accurately while women's are two or more minutes ahead, indicating that women may be more concerned with punctuality.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
Aug 18, 2002

A good place to keep cool

It really is too hot to wander far from home -- unless, of course, you're heading for a beach. Even the government recognizes this fact, with the official four-day summer O-bon holiday being one of three officially sanctioned and nationally observed annual vacation periods (the other two being New Year...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2002

Seal checks into Hotel Tamagawa

A young bearded seal has been hanging out in the Tama River bordering Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture since last week, drawing daily crowds of onlookers during the Bon holiday week.
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2002

Insurers boost marketing of policies for entertainment events

Insurance firms are stepping up efforts to sell policies covering damage caused by accidents at fireworks displays and other entertainment events organized by municipalities or communities.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Aug 17, 2002

Peter Grilli

Former longtime Tokyo residents Marcel and Elise Grilli left abiding imprints here. Over many years, Marcel wrote a column on music for The Japan Times. Elise, art critic for the newspaper, produced books of outstanding merit on the Japanese art scene. They came to Tokyo in the late 1940s with their...
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 17, 2002

Don't wait for the meltdown

Brazil is hurtling toward an economic crisis that has little to do with whether a leftist gets elected president in October or the size of its standby credit announced Aug. 7 with the International Monetary Fund.
LIFE / Lifestyle / MATTER OF COURSE
Aug 16, 2002

Better off sleeping than working out?

Here's a fun exercise: Ask Japanese adults how they spent their childhood summers. They'll almost always mention rajio taiso, the morning exercises they did in neighborhood groups during the school holiday. Then ask if their own children participate. Chances are their kids sleep in rather than get up...
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2002

S&P affirms ratings for Dentsu

Standard & Poor's Corp. said Thursday it has affirmed its AA-minus long-term corporate credit rating with a stable outlook and A1-plus short-term rating for Dentsu Inc.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Aug 15, 2002

1967: Summer of love -- and Bond in Japan

The summer of 1967 was not only the summer of love, but the summer of James Bond in Japan. "You Only Live Twice," the fifth James Bond movie, debuted in cinemas throughout the world 35 summers ago.
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2002

Scandals keep exploding at USJ

OSAKA -- Universal Studios Japan, which is under investigation for improperly using and storing fireworks explosives, detonated an excessive amount of explosives this month in three of its attractions, officials from the prefecture and the company said Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 14, 2002

Janet Klein: past perfect

Janet Klein's ukulele is no gimmick. Nor are her "obscure, lovely and naughty songs from the '10s, '20s and '30s." Klein and her L.A.-based band, The Parlor Boys, are about as real a deal as it gets. More than just fans of phonographs and sepia tone, Klein and company are musical archaeologists, taking...
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2002

Tour leader opens eyes to harsh realities of Vietnam

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Most tourists don't expect to be scolded by tour operators while vacationing abroad. But that's what they're in for when they join a tour led by Hiromi Tanaka of Sinh Cafe Tours in Vietnam.
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2002

Kobe Steel poised to transfer lead-frame operations to unit

Kobe Steel Ltd. said Monday it plans to place its copper lead-frame operations under the control of a subsidiary Oct. 1 in an effort to cut production and other operational costs.
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2002

Delivery firm to launch new unit in China

Kintetsu World Express Inc., the nation's second-largest transport and delivery firm, said Monday it will set up a distribution unit in Dalian, northeastern China, on Oct. 1.

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