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CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Jan 27, 2002

The British perspective on Japan

JAPAN EXPERIENCES -- FIFTY YEARS, ONE HUNDRED VIEWS: Post-War Japan Through British Eyes, compiled and edited by Hugh Cortazzi. Japan Library: Richmond, UK, 2001, 633 pp., $65 (cloth) This doorstopper of a tome is a weighty, often insightful and quirky view of post-World War II Japan through the eyes...
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2002

Tearful Tanaka holds firm in Afghan talks row

A public spat involving Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka, senior officials at her ministry and Liberal Democratic Party colleagues has shown no sign of abating, with the minister sticking to her position even as tears welled in her eyes.
CULTURE / Music
Jan 27, 2002

Merchant's rich harvest

When Natalie Merchant was a member of 10,000 Maniacs, the seminal '80s folk-rock group, her songs betrayed a liberal social consciousness. In contrast, her 1995 solo debut, "Tigerlily," was willfully insular: a song cycle of love-gone-bad and a glum, some might say pissed-off, cover portrait. Characterized...
COMMUNITY
Jan 27, 2002

We've lost that food-loving feeling

Feeling hungry? Luckily, those of us living in the here-and-now can eat almost anything we want, anytime we want -- and as much as we like.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2002

Teikyo admissions scam allegedly lasted for years

Top officials of Teikyo University have been conducting backdoor admissions to the institution's medical department for years, according to university sources.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Jan 27, 2002

Suffering for one's art

BUSHIDO: Legacies of the Japanese Tattoo, by Takahiro Kitamura and Katie M. Kitamura, with photos by Jai Tanju. Atglen, Pa., Schiffer Publishing, 2000. 160 pp., color and b/w plates, $29.95 (paper) In this interesting and beautifully illustrated account of the Japanese tattoo, the authors' intent is...
CULTURE / Music / PLAY BUTTON
Jan 27, 2002

Yuji Katsui: An anomaly on the dance floor

Whether jamming with techno-trance outfit Rovo in front of a seething dance floor, adding to the psychedelic vibe of prog-rockers Bondage Fruit or frolicking in the pop carnival of Demi Semi Quaver, Yuji Katsui is something of an anomaly. With all these groups, the 38-year-old plays neither a sampler...
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
Jan 27, 2002

Straight from the mothership

So, before I inundate you with a slew of new discoveries in the Shibuya-Ebisu-Daikanyama triangle, I must first pay homage to a funky little hole in the wall of seven years' standing -- Enjoy! House. It -- like 2626 (Flo Flo) -- sits within seconds of the Nishi-Ebisu fiveways. I can never make up my...
COMMUNITY
Jan 27, 2002

Slimming products make weighty claims

Some people -- generally women -- will do anything to lose weight. Slimming products range from the bizarre to the outright absurd -- from balloons that claim to raise your body temperature and burn calories when you inflate them, to rubber suction cups that promise to shrink that double chin or expunge...
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2002

Nissho Iwai to sell new head office

Trading company Nissho Iwai Corp. plans to sell its new head office building in Tokyo's Daiba district in order to raise cash to reduce its mounting debts, according to company sources.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 27, 2002

Hi-Vision advocates display a lack of foresight

Being someone who isn't intimidated by purchases of electronics, I recently entered the digital age with an alarming lack of serious forethought. I bought a digital BS tuner. At less than 50,000 yen, it's hardly a huge investment by itself, but since being hooked up to my TV, it's caused me to reflect...
COMMUNITY
Jan 27, 2002

100 years on: Japan's fateful 'surprise'

A hundred years ago this week, a small group of Japanese and British officials gathered at the Foreign Office in London, made a few speeches, signed some documents, drank Champagne and then dispersed into the cold and foggy streets of the capital of an empire "on which the sun never set."
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2002

Outsiders didn't dig the Argentine hole

WASHINGTON -- It is always politically incorrect to blame the victim. But Argentina is an exception. Argentines have no one to blame but themselves for their current economic mess. They have long lived beyond their means. And now the piper must be paid.
COMMUNITY
Jan 27, 2002

Crash diet with a soft landing

"That's impossible!" said my colleague. "Ten kilos in three months? That's . . ." "Don't say it!" I put my hands over my ears, but he continued anyway. "That's 100 grams a day."
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 27, 2002

The genuine Korea Town article

Times are changing in Korea Town. Those couple of kimchi-scented blocks just north of Kabukicho are still the best place in the city to find home-style cooking as spiced up as you'd get on the Korean Peninsula. But, slowly, the inexorable process of gentrification is under way.
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE WAY OF WASHOKU
Jan 27, 2002

Harnessing the preservative power of the sun

Culinary standards are often determined by prosperity. In Japan's past, food was not always as abundant as it is now. In lean harvest years, there was no rice to import from foreign nations and no cheap vegetable stocks to rely on when the local crop failed. Polished white rice was scarce among peasants...
COMMUNITY
Jan 27, 2002

Eating disorders claiming ever younger victims

Aya Omiya was only 12 years old when she was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. She was 17 when she died.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Jan 27, 2002

In search of a new life and identity Down Under

FAREWELL TO NIPPON: Japanese Lifestyle Migrants in Australia, by Machiko Sato. Japanese Society Series, Trans Pacific Press, 2001, 161 pp., $29 (paper) At the turn of the millennium, the number of Japanese permanent residents in Australia surpassed 30,000, the highest figure since emigration Down Under...
EDITORIALS
Jan 26, 2002

Taiwanese 'creativity'

A decision designed to end confusion at borders is the latest source of unease in relations between Taiwan and China. The Taiwan government decided recently to add the words "issued in Taiwan" to the passports it supplies its citizens. The move was criticized at home and abroad. If that energy could...
EDITORIALS
Jan 26, 2002

Three little words

The United States is holding prisoner some 500 men that it captured in Afghanistan. According to the U.S. government, those detainees are "unlawful combatants," not prisoners of war. The distinction is an important one: In addition to depriving the men of their rights, it mocks the principles that the...
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 26, 2002

Troussier happy with World Cup preparations

IBUSUKI, Kagoshima Pref. -- Japan coach Philippe Troussier said Thursday that he has been satisfied with his team's first training camp for the World Cup.
SUMO
Jan 26, 2002

Chiyotaikai takes over at top

Ozeki Chiyotaikai knocked a huge monkey off his back by mugging nemesis Musoyama on Friday to take sole possession of the lead at 12-1 in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2002

Bacteria strains becoming more resistant to antibiotics

OSAKA -- The ability of pneumococcus bacteria -- the cause of pneumonia, inflammation of the middle ear and meningitis -- to resist antibiotics has been steadily increasing, according to a joint study conducted by Kinki University and 12 other medical institutions in western Japan.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2002

90% of stations will be safer by March

Nine out of 10 major train stations in Japan have made, or are in the process of making, structural changes to platforms to help people who have fallen onto the tracks escape oncoming trains, the government said Friday.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2002

Government to buy old cattle to aid farmers

The government and the Liberal Democratic Party on Friday approved using public funds to buy old cattle that farmers cannot sell because of repercussions from the outbreak of mad cow disease, government sources said.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2002

Dugong habitat study gets funding

The government earmarked 152 million yen Friday to survey and protect dugongs off Okinawa and assess the effects of the planned construction of a civilian-military airport there.
Japan is living in the shadow of the megaquake
A man makes his way along an earthquake-damaged street in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in January. With last week's tremors in Kyushu and the nature of the Nankai Trough, some experts believe that the omens of a disaster can be seen.
Tropical Storm Maria set for rare Tohoku landfall from Pacific coast
Officials from the Meteorological Agency and the land ministry hold a news conference on Saturday and urge people in Tohoku to be on alert for Tropical Storm Maria, which is forecast to make landfall in the region on Monday.
Japan finishes third on medal table after strong showing at Paris Olympics
Yuka Kagami celebrates with her medal after winning the women's 76-kg freestyle wrestling event on the final day of the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
Japan's Haruka Kitaguchi secures javelin gold with opening throw
Haruka Kitaguchi competes in the final of the women's javelin on Saturday at the Paris Olympics.
Tohoku on alert as Tropical Storm Maria moves over region
High water levels in the Nagauchi River in the city of Kuji, Iwate Prefecture, on Monday　
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.
Elezo Esprit: A visceral celebration of Hokkaido’s wild game
Moved by an experience with a local hunter, Shota Sasaki has since focused on elevating the image of game meat in Japan.

Podcast

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

Longform

Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
By Thu-Huong Ha

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