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COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Mar 9, 2003

Rifts widen for U.S. ahead of war vote

WASHINGTON -- We wait and watch. Iraqi President Sadaam Hussein is cooperating. Or is he? He is destroying some missiles that United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix says are too powerful. But is that enough? U.S. President George W. Bush does not seem convinced. "Pure showmanship and more stalling,"...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 9, 2003

Yayori Matsui's legacy lives on -- as intended

Last weekend, a memorial gathering was held in Waseda for Yayori Matsui, the former Asahi Shimbun reporter and women's rights advocate, who died in December from liver cancer at the age of 68. A proper funeral service had been held two months earlier at the Shibuya church founded by Matsui's minister...
EDITORIALS
Mar 8, 2003

Alarm bells ring in Iran

Conservatives claimed victory in local elections held throughout Iran last week. Hardliners are rejoicing over the results -- not only did they win the ballots, but the turnout also suggests that reformers have lost heart. Warnings of a backlash are not without foundation, but the hardliners' control...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2003

Miyake Island inspires ballad

Popular "enka" ballad singEer Hiroshi Itsuki plans to reEcord a song for the residents of Miyake Island, who were evacuated in September 2000 because of volcanic activity, it was announced Wednesday at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2003

Can prewashed rice make a clean sweep?

Washing rice before it is cooked has long been a daily ritual in Japan.
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2003

Daiei touts new plan to open two outlets

Ailing retailer Daiei Inc. on Wednesday announced a plan to open its first new outlets in more than two years and strengthen ties with an affiliate chain.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 5, 2003

Tokuyama to defend WBC title

World Boxing Council super flyweight champion Masamori Tokuyama will defend his title against sixth-ranked Japanese Katsushige Kawashima on June 23 at the Yokohama Arena, Tokuyama's fight promoter said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Mar 5, 2003

Q & Not U

Few words in the English language contain the letter q without the letter u (Iraq and Qi Gong being two exceptions). And in Washington D.C.'s thriving underground scene, very few bands lack some resemblance to hometown heroes Fugazi or any other post-hardcore project from the mind of Ian MacKaye.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2003

Honda turns attention to skies

Entering the robot business with its Asimo humanoid, Honda Motor Co. is now trying to advance into a new field with its newly developed engine for small aircraft.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 5, 2003

All ye that pass by, behold

A little girl, neglected by her busy parents, one day meets a headless man in a suit, holding an umbrella in one hand and a hat in the other. This ghostlike stranger gives her the hat and when she puts it on, her familiar world disappears and she finds herself in "Quidam" -- a wonderland where nothing...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 2, 2003

In pursuit of 'reality,' TV sinks to new depths

Last week, a judge ruled in favor of NHK in the public broadcaster's libel suit against Kodansha. The publisher's monthly magazine Gendai ran an article in Oct. 2000 that said NHK persuaded fishermen in Indonesia to re-create a method for catching fish involving explosives for a news report. The court...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 2, 2003

GIs occupied 'paradise'

Landing craft from U.S. warships arrived in Otaru Bay under a pallid sky in the early morning of Oct. 5, 1945.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Mar 2, 2003

Whatever you do, don't call them . . .

It's not every day that someone threatens to kill you. My mistake is to suggest to Asian Dub Foundation bassist Dr. Das that the new album, "Enemy of the Enemy," suggests ADF are moving in a more chilled-out eclectic direction.
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2003

With Sogo recovering Wada takes on Seibu

Shigeaki Wada, who has successfully navigated the Sogo department store chain out of bankruptcy, began his second successive resuscitation job Friday, taking the helm of now troubled Seibu Department Stores Ltd.
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2003

Tokyo CPI continues record-breaking fall

Kyodo News The key gauge of Tokyo consumer prices fell 0.7 percent in February from a year earlier, declining for a record 41st straight month, the government said Friday, underscoring persistent deflation and no signs of an improvement in the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2003

Executive, academic to head revival body

The Cabinet decided Friday to appoint a former Nomura Securities Co. executive and a high-profile academic to lead a proposed government-backed entity tasked with restructuring indebted firms and revitalizing industries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2003

Rotary-powered RX-8 to hit the streets in April

HIROSHIMA -- It was the technology that created Cosmo Sports, the world's first dual rotary engine car, and shot Mazda Motor Corp. into the global spotlight in 1967.
Japan Times
JAPAN / IN WITH THE NEW
Feb 28, 2003

Ex-BOJ man hopes to wield LDP clout as reformer

A glance at his Web site can tell you quite a lot about his position.
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2003

Zoo animal care rules get first update in 27 years

The Environment Ministry plans to update guidelines for how zoos and aquariums should care for animals for the first time in 27 years.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 27, 2003

Sato eyes Japan's last berth for Paris

OSAKA -- Up-and-coming Atsushi Sato is staking Japan's final marathon berth for this summer's World Athletics Championships in Paris on next Sunday's Biwako (Lake Biwa) Mainichi Marathon in Shiga Prefecture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2003

228.9 billion yen debt sinks Dutch-style theme park

Huis Ten Bosch Co., operator of a 17th century Dutch theme park in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, collapsed under 228.9 billion yen in debt Wednesday after Mizuho Holdings Inc. cut off funding in a race to resolve problem loans.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2003

Artist to bedazzle Yokohama

Starting in April, Hiro Yamagata will bombard onlookers in Yokohama with images of an ever-changing universe.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2003

Yamaguchi fraud appeal rejected

The Tokyo High Court on Tuesday trimmed six months off former Labor Minister Toshio Yamaguchi's four-year prison sentence for fraud and embezzlement.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2003

Cleanup of palace moat yields just two bluegill

Contrary to initial predictions, the cleanup of Ushigafuchi moat at the Imperial Palace that began Tuesday yielded just two small bluegill, government officials said.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2003

Mitsui staff found guilty of rigging bids

The Tokyo District Court sentenced two Mitsui & Co. employees Tuesday to suspended one-year prison terms for rigging bids for a project that used official aid money.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2003

Firebombing goes awry as man sets self alight

OSAKA -- A man tried Tuesday to torch the Osaka branch of Tokai Tokyo Securities Co. in Chuo Ward but instead set himself ablaze before fleeing, police said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Feb 26, 2003

The Go-Betweens: "Bright Yellow Bright Orange"

At a time and in a place where the jangly iconoclasm of The Smiths held sway, the off-center pop songs of the Go-Betweens should have been chart contenders, but the group's popularity never grew beyond a cult. Some attribute the cool response to the fact that they were strangers in a strange land; Aussies...
EDITORIALS
Feb 26, 2003

Challenges for Mr. Roh Moo Hyun

South Korea continues its impressive transition to genuine democracy this week with the inauguration of Mr. Roh Moo Hyun as the country's 16th president. Mr. Roh could be a pivotal figure in South Korean history, perhaps even more significant than the man who preceded him, Mr. Kim Dae Jung. If the new...
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
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.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
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.
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.

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