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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 21, 2002

Public works projects? Dam them all to hell

The person who said that all politics is local probably wasn't thinking about Japan, where regional officials don't seem to have much purpose in life beyond trying to cadge money from Tokyo.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 21, 2002

The men of the house

The TV show that has most successfully exploited the current housing "reform" boom is Asahi's "Daikozo! Gekiteki Before/After (Big Construction! Dramatic Before and After)" (Sundays, 7:56 p.m.), which was the only program during the recent World Cup that managed to pull in double-digit ratings opposite...
Japan Times
JAPAN / HONING ENGLISH
Jul 19, 2002

English education at early age gains momentum

Don't worry about grammar; listen more and enjoy speaking.
COMMUNITY
Jul 18, 2002

Japan's strange brand of (non) nationalism

The subject of 9/11 came up while I had dinner with a group of friends last autumn.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Jul 18, 2002

Net-based control system reality today

"The lights are on but nobody's home" used to be a slur, a criticism of inability, inadequacy, ineptitude. Not any more.
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2002

Department store sales fall 3%

Sales at department stores in Tokyo's 23 wards fell to 1 trillion yen in the January-June period, down 3 percent from a year earlier and the first decline in two years on a first-half year basis, the Japan Department Stores Association said Tuesday.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 16, 2002

Suzuki feeling 'genki' over move to Belgium

Takayuki Suzuki is to join Belgian First Division champion Genk from J. League club Kashima Antlers after both sides reached a basic agreement on a contract for the Japan striker.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 12, 2002

Inamoto deal near

Japan midfielder Junichi Inamoto, released by English Premier League champion Arsenal at the end of June, has reached a basic agreement on a transfer to London rival Fulham, soccer sources claimed Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2002

Teen dies as Typhoon Chataan nears

Typhoon Chataan claimed its first victim in Japan as it threatened to strike the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture by early Thursday, the Meteorological Agency said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2002

Asian trainees keep Kawaguchi's furnaces blasting

After a hard day's work at a blast furnace in Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, Vietnamese trainees cheered as they watched a recent World Cup soccer match on TV.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2002

Kawaguchi puts Pyongyang on agenda for talks in Seoul

Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi hopes to visit South Korea this weekend to discuss a wide range of issues, including ways to deal with North Korea, ministry sources said Monday.
BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2002

Sluggish summer may yield to scoring drive

Japanese athletes have proved they can compete on a global level, as seen in the monthlong World Cup soccer finals cohosted by Japan and South Korea that ran until the end of June.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jul 7, 2002

Hisio: The pleasure zone is your oyster

Now that the monthlong soccer carnival has samba'd off stage, it's safe to venture back into the heartland of Roppongi again. This is highly welcome, as there are several places that we've been looking forward to trying out -- and top of the list is Hisio, with its newly opened oyster bar.
COMMENTARY
Jul 5, 2002

No reason to bury 'sunshine'

LOS ANGELES -- Last Saturday's fierce 21-minute naval gun battle between the two Koreas was unfortunate and tragic for several reasons -- not just for the loss of lives on both sides. The deadly duel splashed cold water on South Korea's sudden place in the sun. Its soccer team had just completed its...
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2002

Customs shows off World Cup fakes

OSAKA -- Customs officers at Japan's ports and airports prevented about 65,000 fake World Cup items from entering the country, according to the Finance Ministry.
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2002

MOX fuel's return just the start for Kepco

TAKAHAMA, Fukui Pref. -- Kansai Electric Power Co. is hoping that Thursday's return of mixed uranium-plutonium (MOX) fuel to Britain will put an end to nearly three years of nationwide controversy over Japan's MOX program.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2002

Nakata stars in U.N. antidrug commercial

The National Police Agency will air a U.N. antidrug advertisement featuring soccer star Hidetoshi Nakata on big-screen street TVs in major cities, NPA officials said.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 5, 2002

Our yankii are different from your yankees

You know you're old when the slang expressions so fashionable in your youth go right over the heads of 22-year-olds who stare blankly as though you've just spoken to them in ancient Egyptian. One remembers a time when mecchanko (extremely superduper) was the adjective of the day, used to describe everything...
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Jul 5, 2002

July may be hot for stock if U.S. avoids shock

In June, Japan's stock market suffered direct hits from the three concerns that were depressing stock prices in the United States -- dismal corporate earnings, shady corporate accounting and the specter of terrorism.
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 4, 2002

JFA set to appoint Zico as Japan coach

Former Brazil international Zico is set to take over as manager of Japan's national soccer team, the Japan Football Association (JFA) said Wednesday.
COMMUNITY
Jul 4, 2002

The land of the early rising, and setting, sun

The issue of daylight-saving time is back in the news.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2002

Japan reaped benefits from World Cup: survey

Many Japanese believe the World Cup improved its ties with South Korea and spread information about the nation's culture, although it might not have produced the economic benefits many were hoping for, according to poll results released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2002

Kim invites Emperor to South Korea

South Korean President Kim Dae Jung on Tuesday invited Emperor Akihito to visit South Korea.
COMMENTARY
Jul 3, 2002

South Korea and Japan emerge victorious in World Cup

Listening to the South Korea fans cheering "Dae-han-min-guk" (Republic of Korea) after their World Cup match against Germany on June 25 and watching fireworks light up the Seoul skyline, it was hard to realize that the South Korean team had lost its semifinal match.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2002

Hiddink invited to dine with leaders

Guus Hiddink, coach of South Korea's national soccer team, has been invited to a dinner party that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will host for President Kim Dae Jung on Monday, a South Korean government source said Sunday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 30, 2002

Turks edge S. Korea in third-place playoff

TAEGU, South Korea -- Turkey clinched third place in the World Cup with a 3-2 victory over South Korea on Saturday in an entertaining game at Taegu.

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