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CULTURE / Music
Oct 21, 2005

Manu Katche "Neighbourhood" (ECM)

For the past two decades, in-demand session drummer Manu Katche has been too busy on recordings for the likes of Sting, Peter Gabriel, Tori Amos, Joni Mitchell, Tracy Chapman and Dire Straits to record his own material.Now, on his second release under his own name, he has produced a work with little...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2005

All regions except Hokkaido recovering: BOJ managers

All regions except for Hokkaido are showing clear signs that the economy is back on a recovery path, Bank of Japan branch managers said during their quarterly meeting at the central bank Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Oct 21, 2005

Psychedelic radar 10.21

Saturday, Oct. 22
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 21, 2005

Faith Evans

The bold title of Faith Evans' latest album, "The First Lady," may or may not reference the confidence the soul diva enjoys after having shed 13 kg, an accomplishment that places her in the telegenic league of Ashanti and Beyonce. Musically, however, her only rival is former mentor Mary J. Blige, who...
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2005

Blue Planet winners urge more CO2-cutting efforts

and Gordon Hisashi Sato, winners of the 2005 Blue Planet Prize, congratulate each other Wednesday at a news conference in Tokyo.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 21, 2005

The art of sencha

The Seventh Sencha (non-powdered green tea) Ceremony will be held Oct. 22 at the Mukojima Hyakkaen Botanical Garden in Sumida Ward, Tokyo.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2005

Waseda honors German statesman

Waseda University conferred an honorary doctorate on former German President Richard von Weizsaecker on Thursday, citing his contributions to world peace through his political career.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Oct 21, 2005

Houston bows out as Brown gets to work

NEW YORK -- The Knicks already have planned a gala ceremony to retire Allan Houston's number from their salary cap. Not that team president Isiah Thomas is glad or anything like that to see Houston hobble away.
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2005

Largest carbon-trading deal planned in China

Nippon Steel Corp. and Mitsubishi Corp. will undertake the world's biggest carbon trading transaction in collaboration with a major Chinese chemical firm beginning in 2007, the two Japanese firms said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 21, 2005

Shop-till-you-drop hints in fashionable districts of Harajuku and Omotesando

Harajuku has long been an area frequented by fashion-sensitive youngsters.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 21, 2005

The 39th Tokyo Motor Show is all revved up and ready to go

Trade days over, denizens of the auto industry turn their attention to entertaining and informing the general public at this year's Tokyo Motor Show glitz-fest at Chiba's Makuhari Messe from Saturday, Oct. 22 to Sunday, Nov. 6.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Oct 21, 2005

Les Vinum: Wine and BBQ in wafu style

Wine with Japanese cuisine? We've never been convinced. In theory, all that seafood should find the perfect match with a crisp Chablis, Condrieu or unoaked Chardonnay. But when sip comes to gulp, we'll always prefer a ginjo or yamahai sake to accompany our sashimi, sukiyaki or tempura.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2005

James Bond goes Japanese? Tokyo eyes MI6-style spy agency

The idea of a Japanese James Bond may sound hilarious, but serious discussions are under way in Japan on whether to create a secret intelligence service along the lines of Britain's MI6 to conduct overseas espionage.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 21, 2005

Nippon classics

As part of TIFF, Nippon Cinema Classics will screen a selection of Japanese movie classics Oct. 25-28 dealing with maternal themes and shown with English subtitles.
BASKETBALL
Oct 20, 2005

Kawachi shooting for stars with new pro hoop league

Toshimitsu Kawachi, the commissioner of Japan's first ever professional basketball league, is a true believer.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 20, 2005

Jojima, sixty-eight others eligible for free agency

Softbank Hawks catcher Kenji Jojima, widely believed to aspire to ply his trade in the major leagues, is among the 69 players eligible to become free agents this year, the baseball commissioner's office said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Oct 20, 2005

The squeeze on Syria

The suicide of Interior Minister Ghazi Kanaan is a sign of the steadily growing pressure on the Syrian government. Mr. Kanaan's death eliminates a central figure in the investigation into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, but it will not end the inquiry, nor is it likely...
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2005

GSDF to train at U.S. base in Okinawa

Japan and the United States have agreed in principle to relocate some training of a Ground Self-Defense Force unit to the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Hansen in Okinawa Prefecture in the hope of improving the interoperability of the two militaries and leading to a future reduction in U.S. bases, informed...
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2005

Japan, Canada reach pension deal

Japan and Canada have effectively agreed to end the double payment of pension premiums by their citizens, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2005

Quake hits Kanto, Tohoku regions

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.3 rocked the Kanto and Tohoku regions Wednesday evening, the Meteorological Agency said.
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2005

Car show highlights environmental technology

CHIBA -- The 39th Tokyo Motor Show opened to the media Wednesday at the Makuhari Messe convention center here, with futuristic concept cars and vehicles sporting the latest technologies -- particularly those that make them more environmentally friendly.
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2005

Lawmakers' pension appears doomed

Governing coalition officials agreed Wednesday to present a bill next year to abolish a pension plan for lawmakers, raising the likelihood the program is doomed given that the opposition Democratic Party of Japan is calling for its immediate elimination.
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2005

Visiting Yasukuni is constitutional right: Koizumi

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Wednesday rebuffed criticism of his recent Yasukuni Shrine trip, saying visiting the shrine is a right guaranteed by the Constitution.

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