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CULTURE / Art
Apr 17, 2002

As time goes by

From cityscapes to country roads, Edward Levinson captures even the smallest movements of nature through the eye of his pinhole camera.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2002

Ex-Daiwa Toshi president denies 2.9 billion yen scam

OSAKA -- Former Daiwa Toshi Kanzai President Hiroshi Toyonaga pleaded not guilty Monday to defrauding clients out of 2.9 billion yen through sales of securities by the failed mortgage-backed securities broker that were later found to be worthless.
BUSINESS
Apr 16, 2002

Daiei offloads part of stake in Ichiken

Debt-saddled retailer Daiei Inc. said Monday it has agreed to sell slightly more than half of the group's equity stake in midsize construction firm Ichiken Co. to Toyo Techno Corp.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Apr 14, 2002

Heading in her own direction

In the fashion world, it's not what's in your head, but what's on your head that counts. A baseball cap? A beret? Or something a little more provincial, like a wool cap? Milliners spend a lifetime mulling such matters and creating new styles of headwear.
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2002

Audi plots huge campaign in Asian, Pacific markets

German automaker Audi AG plans to increase its presence in the Asian and Pacific markets, targeting annual sales of 80,000 to 90,000 units -- or 10 percent of the firm's global sales -- in five years, an Audi executive said Friday.
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2002

Mitsui to share ownership of five Australian coal mines

Trading house Mitsui & Co. said Friday that it has agreed with Anglo Coal Australia Pty. Ltd. to share ownership of five Australian coal mines.
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2002

Wife of murder victim held for asking lover to kill him

OSAKA -- The 34-year-old wife of a company worker slain Saturday in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, has been arrested for asking her lover to kill her husband, police officials said.
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2002

Online music service to shut down

The Tokyo District Court has ordered an online music file-swapping service to shut down. It is the first legal decision in Japan against such a service, which record companies claim infringe on copyrights.
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2002

Man sentenced to 15 years for random murder

OSAKA -- A 25-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for the random slaying of a corporate executive in March 2000.
BUSINESS
Apr 11, 2002

Ito-Yokado to sell Daikuma stake

The Ito-Yokado retail group has agreed to sell its entire equity stake in Daikuma Co. to Yamada Denki Co. and Nomura Principal Finance Co., the ailing retailer announced Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2002

Insurer offers marrow donor leave

Sony Life Insurance Co. has become the first life insurer in the nation to establish a system offering special holidays for employees donating bone marrow, officials of the firm said Wednesday.
LIFE / Digital
Apr 11, 2002

End the wait, get really connected

The waiting is over, at least for Internet users tired of herky-jerky Web video, all-night downloads, and pay-by-the-minute dialup access. Broadband has arrived in Japan, and in cities like Tokyo and Osaka we probably enjoy the best, least expensive high-speed Internet access in the world.
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2002

Matsushita plots Chinese alliance

OSAKA -- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. will form an alliance with Chinese home appliance maker TCL Holdings Co. to engage in sales and product development in China, a company official said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2002

Nuclear Safety Commission urges MOX fuel use

The Nuclear Safety Commission of Japan made assurances Tuesday over the safety of using plutonium-uranium mixed oxide, or MOX, fuel at nuclear plants.
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2002

Yamaha to boost presence in China, Asian markets

Yamaha Motor Co. said Tuesday it has launched a three-year business plan that focuses on sales growth in China and other Asian markets.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Apr 10, 2002

Investor focus shifts to corporate prospects

The Tokyo stock market is shifting attention to corporate earnings projections to be made public shortly.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2002

Nakata promotes Cup with Internet cafe

An Internet cafe set up by Japanese soccer player Hidetoshi Nakata will open in Tokyo from April 19 to July 14 in concert with the 2002 World Cup soccer finals, which are being cohosted by Japan and South Korea.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Apr 10, 2002

Helicoid 0222MB

Helicoid 0222MB is a robot created and operated by three chicks from Osaka. Their ultimate goal is not to make this fantasy robot rid Japan of evil bands like Snail Ramp and Bump of Chicken, but simply to make it dance. Ho-hum.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Apr 10, 2002

Gallery grazing perfect for a spring day

After visiting the Ginza galleries Saturday afternoon, I found myself unable to decide which of a number of good shows to feature in my column this week. So, instead of zooming in on a particular exhibition, allow me to present an overview.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2002

Investors eye redress over dud securities

OSAKA -- Some 6,000 investors, most of them elderly, are seeking compensation for purchases of worthless securities.
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2002

Mitsui creates unit for alternative investments

Mitsui & Co. has established a brokerage subsidiary to cater to institutional investors seeking to invest in alternative financial instruments in addition to stocks and bonds, the major trading house said Monday.
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2002

Aeon logs record profits, sales

Aeon Co., which operates the Jusco supermarket chain, reported record sales and record profits on a consolidated basis for its business year, which ended Feb. 20, company officials said Monday.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 9, 2002

Four-stroke bikes dominate at Suzuka

Piloting a four-stroke Honda RC211V that he'd taken to 315 kph in dry practice, Valentino Rossi won Sunday's rain-soaked Japan MotoGP at the Suzuka circuit in Mie Prefecture.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2002

Three years sought over padding of G-8 limo fees

Prosecutors demanded a three-year prison term Monday for a former Foreign Ministry official accused of swindling the state out of about 21 million yen by padding limousine fees related to the 2000 Group of Eight summit in Okinawa.
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2002

Man dies after being stabbed in car

OSAKA -- A 36-year-old man died after being stabbed in his car in the city of Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, early Saturday, local police said.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

Podcast

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

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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