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CULTURE / Music
Feb 17, 2006

Various Artists "Congotronics 2"

One of last year's great discoveries was the "Congotronics" album by Konono No. 1, a Congolese group that's been around since the 1970s. Founded by electrician Mawangu Mingiedi, Konono No. 1 produces music with likembe thumb pianos amplified through microphones and amplifiers rebuilt from old junk, and...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 17, 2006

Balancing melody with noise

Its inevitable: No matter how unique a band may be, someone will find a way to compare them to other bands. For San Francisco four-piece Deerhoof, parallels continue to be drawn to Japanese artists: Cibo Matto, The Boredoms and Yoko Ono. Deerhoof's main vocalist, Satomi Matsuzaki, did grow up in Tokyo,...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / COUNTER CULTURE
Feb 17, 2006

Tokyo's major drag . . . redefined

Labeled the Champs Elysees of Tokyo, tree-lined "brand boulevard" Omotesando is one of Japan's most treasured strips. Acting as a conduit between the posh Aoyama district and youth mecca Harajuku, it houses a wealth of highly original retail experiences.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 16, 2006

Kitajima to skip short-course nationals

Athens Olympics breaststroke double gold medalist Kosuke Kitajima said Wednesday he will not compete in the upcoming short-course national championships because of a sore elbow.
SOCCER / World cup
Feb 16, 2006

Zico to switch shape for Finland friendly

Japan coach Zico said Wednesday he will scrap his 3-6-1 formation for this weekend's friendly at home to Finland after Japan were outclassed by the United States in Saturday's 3-2 defeat in San Francisco.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2006

Critics cry white elephant while backers hunker down and hope

KOBE -- It was the airport nobody except the Kobe Municipal Government and a few local business leaders originally wanted.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2006

Women left in China fail to win redress

The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday dismissed a damages lawsuit filed against the state by three Japanese women left behind in China during the final stages of World War II.
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2006

Okazaki misses out on medal in 500

Veteran speed skater Tomomi Okazaki was overtaken in the second run of the women's 500-meter event Tuesday, narrowly missing out on a podium finish at the Turin Olympics.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2006

Medical-fee changes target the elderly, infants

A government panel Wednesday announced new medical service fees aimed at encouraging home care over hospitalization of the elderly and giving priority to pediatric services.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2006

Ogasawara forest reserve to expand

The Forestry Agency said Wednesday the Ogasawara Islands' forest ecosystem reserve will be expanded, a move meant to have the island chain registered as a natural World Heritage site, officials said.
MORE SPORTS
Feb 16, 2006

Sato, Ide to drive for Super Aguri

New Japanese Formula One team Super Aguri on Wednesday announced it has signed former BAR Honda driver Takuma Sato and Yuji Ide for 2006.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2006

Human rights groups applaud U.N. discrimination report

OSAKA -- Human rights groups in Japan on Wednesday welcomed a recently released United Nations report detailing racial discrimination and xenophobia toward minorities, including Korean, Chinese and other foreign residents in this country, and called for legislation to remedy the problem.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2006

Teens admit taking, killing school rabbit

Three 18-year-old boys are in custody for kicking to death a rabbit they stole from a Tokyo elementary school last year, police said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2006

LDP gives ground on conspiracy bill

The ruling bloc has offered concessions to the opposition camp over a contentious bill to make conspiracy a crime, proposing to apply the charge only to underworld groups.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 16, 2006

From shame to governance

SINGAPORE -- Asia has been hit by three recent scandals involving a renown scientist, an upstart IT entrepreneur and a national charity in South Korea, Japan and Singapore, respectively -- Asia's three most developed economies. What lessons can one draw from them? What repercussions will they have on...
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2006

Fraud pair probed in Luzon slaying

Tokyo police have arrested seven men in connection with labor insurance fraud, including two who accompanied a Tokyo real-estate executive to the Philippines, where he was shot to death on Luzon last summer.
EDITORIALS
Feb 16, 2006

Help for loan victims

The Supreme Court has made a ruling helpful to those who have borrowed money from consumer and "shoko" (industry and commerce) loan firms -- which lend operating funds to small companies -- as well as from illegal loan sharks. The ruling will affect the practice of having borrowers pay interest rates...
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2006

Auto unions, except at MMC, seek wage hikes

Labor unions at automakers submitted their annual wage hike demands Wednesday, requesting pay-scale increases at Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. for the first time in four years.
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2006

JR East makes Seino new president

East Japan Railway Co. said Wednesday it will promote Executive Vice President Satoshi Seino, 58, to president to succeed Mutsutake Otsuka, 63, who will become chairman.
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2006

Answers to the questions swirling around Livedoor

Prosecutors on Monday charged Livedoor Co., its former president, Takafumi Horie, and three other Livedoor executives, along with subsidiary Livedoor Marketing Co., with violating the securities law.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2006

Kobe airport seeking business travelers

With the opening of the new Kobe airport Thursday, air carriers are set to wage a battle against railways, especially for business travelers, between Tokyo and Kobe.
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’

Longform

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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