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CULTURE / Stage
Oct 17, 2001

Revenge drama: keeping it in the family

During the 17th and 18th centuries, news of successful acts of revenge (katakiuchi) by samurai circulated fast among ordinary people in Japan. Many of these stories were highly dramatic and became sources of inspiration for kabuki and bunraku dramas.
CULTURE / Art
Oct 17, 2001

Beauty beheld in the past imperfect

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CULTURE / Stage
Oct 17, 2001

Rock to the Beat that goes on

Jack Kerouac died a drinker's death Oct. 21, 1969, many years after reaching fame with his novels "On the Road" and "Dharma Bums," which inspired generations to follow. To mark his death and to celebrate his life, The Doors in Tokyo's Shinjuku district is hosting Bohemian Cafe, a night of music, theater...
CULTURE / Art
Oct 17, 2001

Sweden's other ambassador

Ewa Kumlin pondered the question, "What is Swedish style?" Then she set her mind to answering it.
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Oct 17, 2001

Festival Conda Lota

The lineup for the upcoming Festival Konda Lota, Tokyo's annual celebration of global roots music, is smaller than usual but no less potent for that.
CULTURE / Art
Oct 17, 2001

Celebrating childhood's wonder

It is quite common to hear nowadays that kids are spoilt and overindulged. Things were certainly different in the past -- or were they?
CULTURE / Music
Oct 17, 2001

Return of the sound and the furry

Super Furry Animals have been the most consistently great guitar band of the last 10 years, and I've got a stack of hard evidence to prove it.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2001

Kids under 15 pushed as organ donors

An organ transplant promotion group Tuesday called on the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry to amend the organ transplant law to allow children younger than 15 to become organ donors, group officials said.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2001

Five-way mayoral campaign gets under way in Kobe

KOBE -- Campaigning for the Oct. 28 Kobe mayoral election officially began Sunday, with five candidates vying to replace Mayor Kazutoshi Sasayama.
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2001

Trade balance for August down 27%

The current account surplus fell 27.1 percent in August from a year earlier to 708.6 billion yen, the Finance Ministry said Monday in a preliminary report.
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2001

Lawson racks up record profits

Lawson Inc., the nation's second-largest convenience store operator, reported on Monday record consolidated pretax profits of 22.45 billion yen, up 3.3 percent from a year earlier, for the first half of its business year through Aug. 31.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2001

Afghanistan-bound mail suspended

Delivery of mail to Afghanistan from Japan has been suspended, according to the Postal Services Agency.
Events
Oct 16, 2001

New museum celebrates Osaka history

OSAKA -- Universal Studios Japan, which opened in Osaka in March, draws around 1 million visitors every month, many of them from outside the prefecture.
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2001

Future UFJ bosses pledge support for embattled Daiei

OSAKA -- The president-designate and chairman-designate of the envisioned UFJ Bank pledged Monday to maintain credit lines for financially beleaguered supermarket chain operator Daiei Inc.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 16, 2001

Antlers host Jakarta

The Kashima Antlers will host Indonesia's Persija Jakarta in a one-off first round of the Asian Club Championship on Oct. 24 at Kashima Stadium, the J. League club announced Saturday.
Events
Oct 16, 2001

Ecotourism campaign spotlights Shiga area

MAIHARA, Shiga Pref -- In an effort to draw more visitors to this area, the Shiga Prefectural Government is running a one-month ecotourism campaign.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 16, 2001

Gamba manager Hayano calls it quits

OSAKA -- Gamba Osaka manager Hiroshi Hayano resigned Sunday after a string of poor results in the second stage and was replaced by assistant coach Kazuhiko Takemoto, the J. League First Division club said.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2001

Rescue effort resumes for three climbers in Himalayas

Rescue efforts resumed Monday for two Japanese climbers and a Sherpa stranded near the peak of Manaslu, an 8,163-meter mountain in Nepal's Himalaya range, after their summit attempt was halted Friday by strong winds.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2001

Koizumi, DPJ fail to strike deal on SDF bill

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Monday failed to win the support of the Democratic Party of Japan over government-proposed legislation that would allow the SDF to provide logistic support for U.S. military operations in Afghanistan.
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2001

Obituary: Yoshizane Iwasa

Former Fuji Bank President Yoshizane Iwasa died of pneumonia at a Tokyo hospital Sunday, his family said Monday. He was 95.
BUSINESS / TAKING STOCK
Oct 16, 2001

U.S. on slide but not Japan?

Stock markets worldwide are likely to fall deeper into confusion as the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S. and U.S.-led military action against targets in Afghanistan increase economic uncertainties.
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2001

Corporate failures resumed rise in September

The number of corporate bankruptcies rose 4.4 percent in September from a year earlier to 1,568, up for the first time in three months, a credit research agency said Monday.

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