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JAPAN
Jan 16, 2002

NGOs protest resumption of work on Isahaya project

Three nongovernmental organizations on Tuesday lodged a protest with the farm ministry over a controversial land reclamation project in Isahaya Bay, Nagasaki Prefecture.
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2002

Red Army passport forger gets suspended term

The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday sentenced a member of the Japanese Red Army to a suspended 30-month prison term for forging passport documents in 1974 to help a colleague flee the country.
SUMO
Jan 16, 2002

Musashimaru handed second defeat, drops out of New Year tournament

Yokozuna Musashimaru dropped out of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday, the Japanese Sumo Association announced.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 16, 2002

Cambodian aid raises concern

Through its involvement in Cambodia since the U.N. peacekeeping process began in 1991, Japan has played a positive role in attempting to bring peace and development to Cambodia. Japan's generous aid program has brought some significant benefits to Cambodians over the past 10 years. These include a glistening...
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2002

UFJ Bank makes shaky debut

UFJ Holdings Inc. decided Tuesday to dip into its reserves to the tune of 1 trillion yen to make dividend payments, indicating that the group's new bank, which officially began operations the same day, is already desperately low on capital.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / J-POPSICLE
Jan 16, 2002

If at first you don't succeed

Teen idol Ami Suzuki is apparently on the verge of making a comeback after disappearing from the J-pop radar more than a year ago.
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2002

Mobile phone shipments down again

Domestic shipments of mobile phones and personal handy-phone handsets dropped 24.2 percent in November from a year ago to 3,229,000 units, marking a sixth consecutive month of decline, an industry group said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 16, 2002

All-out attack

Visionaries, alleged pornographers, artists of enduring repute -- Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele both died in 1918. With them ended the first flowering of the Vienna Secession, an artistic movement that declared war on the Establishment in the cause of liberty and modernity. "Der Zeit ihre Kunst (Art...
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2002

Core machinery orders up 14.9%

Core private-sector machinery orders, rose a seasonally adjusted 14.9 percent in November to 908.8 billion yen in reaction to falls in September and October, the Cabinet Office said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Jan 16, 2002

John Medeski with Robert Randolph: 'The Word'

Until a year ago, Robert Randolph's only regular gig was playing sacred steel on Sundays for the parishioners at his New Jersey church.
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2002

Dentsu obtaining rights to air Disney films

Dentsu Inc. said Tuesday it and Tohokushinsha Film Corp. have signed an agreement with Walt Disney Co. to purchase exclusive rights to broadcast Disney films in Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / CERAMIC SCENE
Jan 16, 2002

Eternal vessels and dreams of clay

Machiko Ogawa's creations are like ancient memories wrought from clay and buried centuries ago, waiting to be discovered today. Like scenes long lost in the maze of the mind, the ceramic artist's work reappears as if emerging from a dream -- a dream formed of clay.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 16, 2002

Getting to work with words

Installations by Suzumi Noda that integrate everyday words into the fabric of everyday items are on show till Feb. 12 at Tepco Art Gallery in Ginza.
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2002

Launch of H-IIA faces likely delay

The National Space Development Agency of Japan said Tuesday the launch of an H-IIA rocket originally scheduled for Jan. 31 will probably be delayed until early February.
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2002

Mayor arrested over works bid

Yoshishiro Kimura, the mayor of Ishioka, Ibaraki Prefecture, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of obstructing a public works tender by receiving money in connection with a bid won by Hitachi Ltd.
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Jan 16, 2002

Akira Sakata: 'Fisherman.com'

From the anachronistic contrast inherent in the name to the elaborately designed gatefold cover, it is clear on first glance that Akira Sakata's latest release, "Fisherman.com," offers something out of the ordinary. A quick perusal of the credits confirms the suspicion. The legendary Bill Laswell --...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 16, 2002

Kabukiza year off at a gallop

The Kabukiza Theater in Tokyo is embarking on the year of the horse with excellent selections of jidaimono (historical plays) and sewamono (realistic plays).
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2002

Japanese to lead Bolshoi Symphony

Tomomi Nishimoto has been appointed the first Japanese chief conductor of the state-run Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra in Russia, her office in Tokyo said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 16, 2002

A humorous view of history from the other side of the lens

At last, I got to see a play by Koki Mitani, whose comedy dramas are just about the most difficult to get tickets for nowadays. This is not only because of the critical ovations that greet his productions, but also because of the star status of Mitani himself.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 16, 2002

Getting to where the action is in Chekhov theater workshop

Los Angeles-based international director and acting teacher Louis Fantasia will be returning to Tokyo next month to continue his series of training workshops with an intensive 10-day session on acting.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Jan 16, 2002

The Charlatans

I magine if Oasis singer Liam Gallagher suddenly dropped his cod-punk-rock snarl and started singing like a young Michael Jackson. He'd be laughed off the charts and forced to take an early retirement. No matter how good the songs.
EDITORIALS
Jan 16, 2002

A 'Koizumi doctrine' for Asia

In his policy speech Monday in Singapore, the last stop on his five-nation tour of Southeast Asia, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi set the tone for Japan's diplomacy toward the evolving region. Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, he stated, should strengthen ties by "acting together...
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Jan 15, 2002

Base camp bidding battle oversteps mark

After the World Cup final draw was made last month, the mood in Japan for the quadrennial soccer tournament is gradually being accelerating around the country. But one thing has gone too far -- the bidding battle over World Cup base camps.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 15, 2002

Effects of Sept. 11 on marketing policy

WASHINGTON -- The terror of Sept. 11 is a key fissure in American lives. At Georgetown's McDonough School of Business, we investigated the repercussions of the terror on international marketing policy and corporate practices. We found a new era of common sense characterized by five key dimensions.
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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