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CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Apr 7, 2001

Paper and gold yield a life

PAPER SON: One Man's Story, by Tung Pok Chin, with Winifred C. Chin, with an introduction by K. Scott Wong. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2000, pp. 184, 15 b/w photos, $15.96. In this account of his tribulations and triumphs in Gold Mountain (the Chinese immigrant's euphemism for the United...
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 6, 2001

Super League seen as boost to Asian soccer

Asian Football Confederation general secretary Peter Velappan said in an interview with The Japan Times that the AFC is aiming to boost the sport in the region with the launch of a new Asian Super League and also hopes to bring next year's World Cup cohosts closer together with the establishment of a...
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2001

A springtime dilemma

It has become an annual event. At about the same time that the cherry blossoms in Tokyo are at their peak, Japan faces a big foreign-policy headache: how to respond to the United States-led efforts to censure China at the United Nations Human Rights Commission.
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2001

Asia-Pacific council to gather in Tokyo

The Pacific Basin Economic Council will convene for a three-day meeting starting Sunday in Tokyo, bringing together business leaders from 20 Asia-Pacific economies.
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Apr 4, 2001

The Royal Crown Revue

The neo-swing boom was shorter than the original swing era, which, according to experts, lasted only as long as World War II did. Nothing so momentous accompanied the '90s explosion of zoot suits and horn sections, which may be why it sounds so empty of ideas. Big bands with "daddy" in their names, like...
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2001

Expert urges new approach to learning language

When Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon in July 1969, Kumiko Torikai was with them every step of the way, repeating their every word. For Japanese around the nation who witnessed the historic event, Torikai was their communication lifeline, the person who relayed...
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2001

Guidelines prepared against medical malpractice

A panel of national university hospital chiefs set up to establish measures to prevent medical malpractice has unveiled a final report that calls for public disclosure of incidents of apparent malpractice and the creation of a new management system for medical records.
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2001

Mori unrepentant for missing king's reception

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori came under fire Wednesday for skipping a reception the night before hosted by Norway's visiting King Harald V, only to later dine at a sushi restaurant with his LDP colleagues.
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2001

NGOs urge state to revise upcoming recycling law

Citizens' groups urged the government on Wednesday to revise a home appliances recycling law that will go into effect Saturday, and called for manufacturers to be compelled to include recycling costs in the prices of their products.
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2001

Residents fail to close disease institute

The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday rejected a complaint filed by residents seeking a court order to halt the operation of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases in their neighborhood.
SOCCER / World cup
Mar 27, 2001

Tickets for Confederations Cup

said Sunday it will accept ticket applications for this year's Confederations Cup, a rehearsal event for the 2002 World Cup finals, for 10 days beginning April 1. Domestic ticket applications for the May 30-June 10 tournament will be accepted via mail and over the Internet at the JFA's official Web site...
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2001

Detours on Pakistan's road to democracy

ISLAMABAD -- Leaders of some of Pakistan's opposition parties took no time in boycotting a live broadcast on national television this week upon news of a crackdown on prodemocracy activists.
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2001

Imports to be curbed via quarantine crackdown

In an effort to curtail surging vegetable imports to Japan, the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry will effectively introduce curbs on the volume of products that are permitted to clear quarantine, ministry sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2001

Outcast Aum aids landlord's plan

A person may offer help when seeing someone in despair, or instead opt to benefit from that desperation by taking advantage of it.
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2001

U.S. warships not welcome in Hokkaido

While U.S. Ambassador Thomas Foley was receiving an award Jan. 9 aboard the USS Blue Ridge for his contribution to increased visits by U.S. naval vessels to Japanese ports, the mayor of Tomakomai, Hokkaido, was expressing opposition to a planned February visit to his town by the flagship.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2001

USS Missouri to honor kamikaze

A memorial service for kamikaze pilots who died in an attack on the battleship USS Missouri in spring 1945 will be held in April on board the ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, with Japanese and Americans in attendance, organizers said Monday.
SOCCER / World cup
Mar 19, 2001

Volunteers for World Cup can apply in April

The Japanese organizing committee for next year's World Cup finals (JAWOC) will accept volunteer applications from April 16 to June 15 for soccer's showcase event to be cohosted by Japan and South Korea.
CULTURE / Film
Mar 18, 2001

Donald Richie: being inside and outside Japanese cinema

In his five decades as a writer, Donald Richie has investigated everything from the glories of noh to the mysteries of the Japanese tattoo, while attempting everything from the travel narrative ("The Inland Sea") to the historical novel (the meticulously researched, wittily engaging "Kumagai"). He is...
MORE SPORTS
Mar 18, 2001

Sports arenas upgrade to draw fans

KOBE -- With the weather gradually warming, outdoor sports fans are again starting to rejoice. J. League soccer teams kicked off a new soccer season last week and professional baseball games will get under way later this month. And this year, fans living in or near Kobe should be more motivated than...
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2001

Mori advances date of LDP presidential election

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori officially announced Tuesday at the Liberal Democratic Party convention that he plans to move up the date of the LDP's presidential election -- a move widely taken to mean he is ready to step down soon.
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2001

Five-month Canada festival begins

The Canadian Embassy kicked off Canada's largest festival in Japan on Tuesday, aiming to increase Japanese awareness of the country.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2001

History will affirm Kim's heroism, vision

SEOUL -- A classical drama consists of five acts. Usually, the key part occurs in the third act. In this regard, the North Korea policy of South Korean President Kim Dae Jung may have something in common with classical theater.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Mar 11, 2001

Ignatius Cronin

At the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Ignatius Cronin holds the title of director of international public relations. His brief covers "everything from checking the level of English used everywhere inside the hotel and in its promotional materials and in-house magazine, to news releases and consultation on...

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