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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Jun 23, 2006

Beasts of burden

Seems like a sennin is in town. This mythical Japanese being has supernatural powers -- he can fly, ride clouds and make the winds blow. And he's certainly whipping up a storm in Kyoto. A gale is battering the city and there's something of a musical hurricane blowing in the small rock bar Uh-La-La in...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 23, 2006

She sticks the boot into a male world

There aren't a whole lot of women filmmakers and even fewer of them who choose to depict fighting, mayhem and group violence.
CULTURE / Music
Jun 23, 2006

Thomas Mapfumo "Rise Up"

Recorded in exile from his homeland Zimbabwe, Thomas Mapfumo's latest recording "Rise Up" is one of his best. With a 14-piece band of traditional and modern African musicians recording at a studio in Oregon, his voice and music sound as vibrant -- and angry -- as on his groundbreaking African recordings...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jun 23, 2006

Period drama masterworks screened

The Japan Foundation Film Series presents a program of classic jidaigeki (Japanese samurai period dramas), "The Masters and Jidaigeki," from the 1950s and '60s in Tokyo, June 23-25. All films are screened with English subtitles.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 22, 2006

England wins group after Sweden draw

COLOGNE, Germany -- England drew 2-2 with Sweden to win Group B on Tuesday, but it came at the price of an injury to Michael Owen that threatens to rule him out of the tournament.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 22, 2006

Boys in Blue surprisingly confident heading into Brazil match

DORTMUND, Germany -- There have been some noble sentiments coming out of the Japan camp in days leading up to their final Group F game on Thursday against Brazil, one which Zico's men have to win by at least two clear goals if they are to have any chance of advancing to the next round.
EDITORIALS
Jun 22, 2006

A disappointing Diet session

The 164th regular Diet session -- the last Diet session for Mr. Junichiro Koizumi as prime minister -- has ended without fanfare. The session was tasked with making an overall review of his reforms, achieved or unachieved, since he took the reins of power in April 2001. But lawmakers have failed to fulfill...
COMMENTARY
Jun 22, 2006

Freedoms and responsibilities

The international community has been watching the rise of China and India with interest, and two recent events symbolize the growing stature of these two countries. One was the so-called Google incident. In the course of its entry into China's Internet services market, Google Inc., a major American corporation,...
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2006

Time to reconsider the ethics of eating

PRINCETON, New Jersey -- Global meat consumption is predicted to double by 2020. Yet in Europe and North America, there is growing concern about the ethics of the way meat and eggs are produced. The consumption of veal has fallen sharply since it became widely known that to produce "white" -- actually...
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2006

Former UFJ exec eyed as first chief of postal bank

The government will appoint Hideo Ogasawara, who once headed the former UFJ Holdings Inc., to head the banking unit to be created when Japan Post is privatized in October 2007, sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2006

Firms' confidence takes a dive

Slumping stock prices, a rising yen and higher oil prices dampened the business confidence of major companies in the April-June period, sending the key confidence index to the lowest level in four quarters, according to a government survey released Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 22, 2006

Anime, J-indie equals 'Woodstock for geeks'

'Agrand collision of two Japanese subcultures -- anime and Japanese indie music," was one blogger's take on FanimeCon 2006, the biggest anime convention in the San Francisco Bay Area.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2006

GSDF exit from Iraq not without its dangers

The Ground Self-Defense Force exit from south Iraq has just begun and the pullout is not without its dangers, which could range from insurgent attacks to oppressive heat, the unit commander said Wednesday from Samawah.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 22, 2006

Innovation, individuality in the mix

One place where language and cultural differences are barely an issue for Japanese artists is at the annual Barcelona electronica and multimedia event Sonar, which is part music industry showcase, part festival for ordinary music fans.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2006

Plethora of features leaves novice PC users flummoxed

Personal computer makers' call centers are buzzing these days.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2006

Diet committee files perjury complaint targeting Aneha

A House of Representatives committee filed a perjury complaint Wednesday with the Metropolitan Police Department against architect Hidetsugu Aneha on suspicion he gave false testimony to the panel in December about fabricating earthquake-resistance data.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Jun 22, 2006

Lighting up suburban Tokyo nights

What a concept: Imagine if you could see as clearly and in as much detail at midnight as you can at noon. The desire for night vision is an old one, but frankly the visions provided by new technologies have not impressed me -- the best I've experienced were a set of cumbersome electric goggles that yielded...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 22, 2006

Bringing "Lepage magic" to Tokyo

Last year, to mark the bicentennial of the birth of author Hans Christian Andersen (1805-75), Denmark held a yearlong celebration titled "Andersen Project 2005." Part of the project was a special commission to French-Canadian dramatist Robert Lepage to create a play commemorating the author's life and...
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2006

Fitch keeps Hankyu ratings intact

Fitch Ratings said Wednesday it has decided to keep the credit ratings of Hankyu Holdings Inc. unchanged because the burden stemming from the tender offer for Hanshin Electric Railway Co. shares has stayed within the anticipated level.
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2006

Ban on U.S. beef to end after meatpacker checks

Japan agreed Wednesday to lift its ban on U.S. beef imports after on-site inspections of U.S. meatpackers by Japanese experts starting early next week, Japanese officials said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 22, 2006

The D.I.Y. route to rock stardom

From the suburbs of Tokyo to downtown Toronto is hardly the most direct route to pop stardom -- or one assured of success. But it was the path that blues-rock outfit Stone Deaf chose earlier this month in what was a bold move for a group whose sole claim to fame is having been Marky Ramone's backing...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 22, 2006

Public uncertainty, wobbly provocations

'I feel I have lost the ability to have a definite opinion, in terms of people, and about myself," says the Japanese installation artist Tabaimo. It is a surprising admission from someone who first received international acclaim for what were seen as perceptive and cutting social commentaries on modern...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 21, 2006

Giants deactivate injured Abe

Yomiuri Giants catcher Shinnosuke Abe was removed from the active roster Monday after being diagnosed with a bruised right thumb, officials of the Central League club said. Abe underwent a medical examination the same day but there was no ligament damage found.
Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay ¥500 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay ¥500 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Japan plans higher visa fees for foreign residents
Along with planned higher fees for foreign residents to stay, Japan is looking to raise the ¥3,000 single-entry visa fee for inbound tourists to Western standards in the next fiscal year.
¥21.3 trillion stimulus package approved by Cabinet
The Cabinet is expected to submit an extra budget bill to finance the package to parliament, which is in session until Dec. 17.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japanese companies advised to change mindset about investment in Africa
Bernard Laurendeau, chief of Enkopa Lab Japan, in Tokyo last month
Munetaka Murakami headlines quartet looking to move to MLB via posting system
The Swallows' Munetaka Murakami has 246 career home runs in eight NPB seasons.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Why we can’t get enough of the sham of the rental family
“Rental Family,” directed and co-written by the single-named Hikari, follows out-of-work actor Phillip (Brendan Fraser), who is hired as the “token white guy” at a Tokyo agency called Rental Family.

Podcast

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

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Juzo Itami’s “Tampopo” was released Nov. 23, 1985, and though it wasn’t a hit at the time, it has gained a cult following in the years since.
Eat, slurp, love: 'Tampopo' turns 40
By Weiwen Lin

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