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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 31, 2004

Pierre Dorge's New Jungle Orchestra

Denmark's love affair with jazz is one of Europe's most intense. Besides offering a safe haven in the past to American jazz musicians such as Chet Baker, the country has always had a thriving jazz scene of its own. For the last quarter century, guitarist Pierre Dorge's New Jungle Orchestra has been a...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 31, 2004

Playtime pioneer

On a cloudy morning a couple of weeks ago, 26 noisy 3-year-olds at the Kamimeguro Nursery in Tokyo's Meguro Ward were cheerfully throwing themselves into their exercise class in the hall. One after another, the little boys and girls challenged themselves to leap a vaulting horse, jump a rubber rope,...
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2004

Kanebo tabs spinoff head for president

Struggling textile maker Kanebo Ltd. has decided to name Takehiko Ogi, an outside board director of Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., a firm spun off from Kanebo in May, as its president, sources close to the reshuffle said Saturday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 31, 2004

Jim White: "Drill a Hole In That Substrate and Tell Me What You See"

Polymaths are a dime-a-dozen on today's pop scene, but Jim White has a topical edge owing to his Pentecostal upbringing. Having veered into a music career after stints as a pro surfer and fashion model, White was almost 40 when David Byrne signed him to his Luaka Bop label. Byrne, who is famously partial...
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2004

Police warn of fraud cases related to quakes

The National Police Agency has instructed prefectural police nationwide to be on the alert for cases of earthquake-related fraud after several attempts to wring money from people were reported in the last couple of days.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 31, 2004

M. Ward finds his voice

Almost every pop musician starts out trying to sound like somebody else, and if he's lucky he ends up sounding like nobody but himself. This truism becomes less tenable with the passage of time and the gradual exhaustion of new musical ideas. Even a field as huge as "American folk-rock" is reducible...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2004

Niigata temblor registered 7

The first of a series of powerful earthquakes that hit Niigata Prefecture on Oct. 23 registered the strongest intensity of 7 on the Japanese seismic scale, equivalent to the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake that killed more than 6,400 people, the Meteorological Agency said Saturday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 31, 2004

Papa's parenting barriers begin to fall

As well as the ever-present danger of cars speeding around narrow roads and the hassle of lugging strollers up and down staircases, parents in Japan with babies in tow have long had to struggle with public restrooms the size of telephone booths.
COMMENTARY
Oct 31, 2004

In defense of a liberal agenda

MANILA -- Today, hardly another political term is as misapprehended and misrepresented as is "liberal." A case in point is the United States in the runup to the presidential elections. For partisan reasons, the Republicans and the so-called neoconservatives have gone on a rampage to discredit liberalism....
MORE SPORTS
Oct 31, 2004

Niida pounds out scrappy victory

Japan's Yutaka Niida retained his WBA minimumweight title Saturday, beating Venezuela's Juan Landaeta.
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2004

U.S. troops here turning out in droves to vote

From the flight deck of the USS Kitty Hawk to the barracks of Camp Zama, this week's U.S. presidential election has a special resonance for America's troops abroad.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 31, 2004

Daylight robbery -- and we accept it

Last February, the Tokyo municipal government adopted a policy to discourage key money reikin and lease renewal fees koshinryo in rental agreements. The policy is long overdue since key money and renewal fees are tenant-gouging practices sanctioned by nothing more than habit.
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2004

Assets held by Cabinet members average 77.07 million yen

The assets held by 11 state ministers newly appointed in September's Cabinet reshuffle averaged 77.07 million yen when the ministers assumed their posts, according to documents disclosed Friday.
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2004

Obituary: Gyo Hani

Gyo Hani, former managing editor of The Japan Times and president emeritus of Jiyu Gakuen, died of stomach cancer at his Tokyo home on Thursday, his family said. He was 73.
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2004

Murderer now faces death penalty

The Tokyo High Court sentenced a 38-year-old man to death Friday for kidnapping and murdering a 16-year-old girl and pocketing 230,000 yen in ransom, overturning the life sentence imposed by a lower court.
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2004

Officials to check up on North aid

The Foreign Ministry said Friday it will send four officials to North Korea on Tuesday to check whether 125,000 tons of food aid from Japan has been properly distributed.
EDITORIALS
Oct 30, 2004

Mr. Tsutsumi's lack of accountability

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Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2004

Body found in Iraq not that of Japan hostage

The government was seized with anxiety for a short period Friday when it was reported that the body of an Asian was found in a northern Iraqi city only hours after the passing of a 48-hour deadline for the life of a Japanese traveler being held hostage by militants.
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2004

Hosoda scrambles to defend Emperor's comment

Emperor Akihito did not violate the Constitution when he said teachers and students should not be forced to sing the national anthem and pay homage to the flag, the top government spokesman said Friday.
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2004

Embassy audit reveals Laos embezzlement, other scams

A local employee of the Japanese Embassy in Laos has allegedly embezzled some 6.7 million yen, according to the government's Board of Audit.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 30, 2004

SRC and Edwin Cayce seek to relieve stress

Chris Earnshaw speaks with so much passion -- such an enthusiasm for life -- that it is hard to believe that 12 years ago he was a quivering wreck. "I fell apart, losing my job (as general manager of a bank), my family and home, in rapid succession."
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2004

Opposition parties fail to rattle Koizumi

Attempts by opposition parties to rattle Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi during the ongoing Diet session in connection with political funding reports have proved fruitless.
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2004

Nuclear panel hears from Fukui residents

OSAKA -- Residents living near nuclear power plants in Fukui Prefecture expressed concern Friday over plans to recycle nuclear fuel, while supporters of the Monju fast-breeder reactor urged the central government not to abandon the project during a public hearing here.
BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2004

LCD venture planned

Hitachi Ltd., Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and Toshiba Corp. said Friday they have officially signed an accord to set up a joint venture to manufacture liquid crystal display panels for flat TVs in January.
BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2004

Nissan's group net profit grows 0.5% to 238.8 billion yen

Nissan Motor Co. said Friday its group net profit for the first half grew 0.5 percent to 238.8 billion yen due to robust sales in the United States and Europe, despite the negative impact of an unfavorable exchange rate and a rise in incentives for dealers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2004

Princeton chief praises Japan's scientists

The president of Princeton University has praised Japan for its contributions to the sciences and expressed hope that U.S. antiterrorism measures leave room for talented scholars from abroad to visit the United States.
Typhoon Shanshan batters Kyushu ahead of likely landfall
A satellite image shows Typhoon Shanshan south of Kyushu on Wednesday afternoon
'Very strong' Typhoon Shanshan could see Kyushu landfall on Thursday
The Meteorological Agency forecasts that warm, moist air surrounding the typhoon will create unstable atmospheric conditions, leading to thunderstorms.
Around 1 in 4 married couples in Japan under 40 used dating apps, survey finds
Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo. The lack of opportunities to meet people was the biggest hurdle for marriage for both married and unmarried respondents, which may explain the rise in popularity of dating apps.
Japan calls Chinese military aircraft incursion 'unacceptable' threat to safety
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Black myth, Black samurai and gaming nationalism
A cardboard cutout of the Monkey King character, or Sun Wukong, from the Chinese action role-playing game Black Myth: Wukong is displayed on the day of its launch in Beijing on Aug. 20.
Kitakyushu clashes with academics over Meiji Era remains
Remnants of the first Moji station complex are located near the current Mojiko Station in the city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture.
Hokkaido more plugged in to renewable energy than rest of Japan
A Rapidus factory construction site in Chitose, Hokkaido, on July 24. The plan to ramp up renewable energy usage in the region to 60% by 2030 is part of a larger concept known as “Hokkaido Valley.”
Masterful and stirring, ‘Pachinko’ returns with more depth
Apple TV+ series “Pachinko” follows four generations of a Korean immigrant family as they move through the 20th century.
How Japan's health care system is gearing up for more heatstroke cases
An ambulance is parked at the entrance of the emergency room of Saitama Hospital in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, on July 24.
Japan calls Chinese military aircraft incursion 'unacceptable' threat to safety
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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