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EDITORIALS
Jul 16, 2003

For now, focus on legislative agenda

The political situation in Japan is heating up amid growing speculation that the Liberal Democratic Party's leadership contest in September will open the way for a general election. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who is also president of the LDP, is already openly challenging his rivals in the party,...
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 16, 2003

Matsui on a roll into All-Star game

TORONTO -- What a difference six weeks can make. On June 4, Hideki Matsui was scuffling along with a .250 batting average, a paltry three homers and 33 RBIs. Since that low point in the season, the New York Yankees rookie outfielder has hit at a torrid .387 clip, while adding six homers and 33 RBIs in...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2003

'Manifesto' replaces slogans in election wordplay

Now that there is a fall election in the air, once again politicians are couching their platforms with the buzzword "manifesto."
Japan Times
SUMO
Jul 16, 2003

Animosity toward Asashoryu intensifies

The Japan Sumo Association on Monday received a bomb threat and phone calls threatening an assault on Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu, association sources said.
COMMENTARY
Jul 16, 2003

Parties gear up for elections

The political situation in Japan is already heating up in anticipation of a period of turbulence in the fall. The current ordinary session of the Diet has been extended until July 26, and it seems certain that the bill concerning Japan's support for the reconstruction of Iraq, the focal point of the...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 16, 2003

Worldly delights

Summer might be the time for outdoor music festivals in scenic locales, but, then again, some of us prefer air-conditioning, a bar within easy reach and a taxi home. So, thank goodness there's a couple of festivals in Tokyo, too.
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2003

Honda leases out fuel-cell car to Iwatani

Honda Motor Co. leased out a fuel-cell vehicle Tuesday to Iwatani International Corp., company officials said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 16, 2003

Jazz swinging out in the open

Jazz fans have dozens of excellent festivals to choose from throughout Japan, with lineups covering a broad base from slick, traditional-minded swing to in-your-face free jazz. At most festivals, one would have to have to be either deaf or drunk to love everything on the schedule, but part of why festivals...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 16, 2003

It's an absurd, absurd world

Theatrical experiences don't get much more intimate than at the Umegaoka Box in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward. The room-size home of the Rinko Gun theater company is barely four meters from front to back (including the floor-level acting area) and 15 meters across, meaning there's no place for either the 40...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 16, 2003

From town to country, tie-dye to leather

Geography as destiny might explain the different characters of the summer's mega-festivals: Fuji Rock and Summer Sonic. The sylvan hills and babbling streams of Naeba have undoubtedly contributed to the slow insinuation of a hippie-dippie vibe at Fuji Rock, with its Field of Heaven -- at first a tie-dyed...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 16, 2003

Not fade away

If Jim Morrison were alive, he'd turn 60 in December. His band, The Doors, will be playing in August at Summer Sonic; or, actually, keyboardist Ray Manzarek (64) and guitarist Robbie Krieger (57) will. The other surviving member, drummer John Densmore, has sued the pair for using the name without his...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 16, 2003

In your nightmares . . .

"In Room 101 is the worst thing in the world," Winston Smith's torturer told the defiant hero of George Orwell's dystopian novel "1984." Now, rooms 1-4 of the Bridgestone Museum of Art's temporary exhibition galleries are hosting a whole array of the world's "worst things."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 16, 2003

Ennosuke soars with two-in-one tale

For his 33rd annual summer season at the Kabukiza Theater in Ginza, Ichikawa Ennosuke is this month presenting not one but two kabuki classics: "Yotsuya Kaidan (The Ghost Story at Yotsuya)" and "Chushingura (The 47 Loyal Retainers)." There's a catch, though -- he's fashioned them into a single, three-act...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2003

Trendy avatars give Net users new way to impress -- and spend

"Avatar" has become the latest buzz word in the Net world, with major providers and portals launching new Web sites in their search for fresh revenue sources.
CULTURE / Music
Jul 16, 2003

On the summertime stages

Reggae Japansplash '03
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 16, 2003

Hard beats from an open mind

An unspoken hero of dance music will unpack his box of tricks in Tokyo this week.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 16, 2003

Selling their souls

Are you ready for the devil's music? Well, at this summer's music festivals you haven't got a hope in hell of escaping from it. It's been called garage rock, but a better brand name might be beelzebub bop. It's the big new thing right now, but its roots go back to the likes of bluesman Robert Johnson...
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2003

Banks face FSA order to boost earnings

The Financial Services Agency is preparing to issue an administrative order to five major banking groups that have received public funds but booked net losses for fiscal 2002 to improve their earnings, FSA sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2003

Imported genetically modified fluorescent fish raising concern

About 100 killifish genetically modified to emit light from their bodies have been imported from Taiwan and sold in pet shops in Japan, according to an Environment Ministry official.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2003

Disabled people get right to cast votes via proxy

The House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill Tuesday to allow physically disabled people who cannot write without assistance to vote by letting a proxy fill in their ballots.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 16, 2003

Fuji's hipper hop

Despite its immense popularity in Japan, hip-hop has until recently suffered from poor representation at summer music events. The Fuji Rock Festival seems keen to make up for lost time this year, augmenting the usual legion of club-oriented DJs with a veritable roll call of some of today's most innovative...
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2003

DPJ hits besieged Takenaka with Diet censure motion

The Democratic Party of Japan submitted a censure motion Tuesday against Financial Services Minister Heizo Takenaka.
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2003

Fierce competition forces Mitsukoshi to close five stores

Department store operator Mitsukoshi Ltd. said Tuesday it will shut down five unprofitable smaller outlets due to intensifying competition.
Mount Fuji’s new measures bear fruit in tackling dangerous 'bullet climbing'
Climbers converge in front of Mount Fuji's 5th Station, which leads to the popular Yoshida trail, in Narusawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 11.
Seven & I buyout would be a watershed moment for Japan takeovers
Alimentation Couche-Tard’s proposed acquisition of Seven & I Holdings, if successful, would be an extremely rare case of a foreign company's buyout of a major Japanese firm.
Nearly 40% of employees knew of Hyogo governor’s alleged power harassment
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito holds a news conference on Aug. 7.
Nintendo to open museum showcasing video game history this fall
A wall mural depicting Nintendo's Super Mario characters in an underground walkway in Kyoto. The company will open the Nintendo Museum in October.
Is factional support still key for aspiring LDP presidential candidates?
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi holds a news conference Tuesday. The party has decided to hold its leadership election on Sept. 27.
Keiichi Tanaami, pioneering Pop Art visionary, dies at 88
Keiichi Tanaami
Is factional support still key for aspiring LDP presidential candidates?
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi holds a news conference Tuesday. The party has decided to hold its leadership election on Sept. 27.
Mount Fuji’s new measures bear fruit in tackling dangerous 'bullet climbing'
Climbers converge in front of Mount Fuji's 5th Station, which leads to the popular Yoshida trail, in Narusawa, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 11.
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.
LDP presidential hopefuls' first hurdle — securing 20 signatures
Digital minister Taro Kono at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo in September 2023

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