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CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Sep 26, 2001

Macy Gray: 'The Id'

Webster's defines the id as "the part of the psyche that is the source of instinctual impulses and demands for satisfaction." For Macy Gray, it is simply "what you do before you think. The real you . . . unedited."
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2001

Daimaru to close Australian stores

Department store chain Daimaru Inc. said Tuesday it will close and liquidate its two stores in Australia.
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2001

BOJ watching over economy in wake of terrorist attacks

The Bank of Japan is on its guard against further economic turbulence in the wake of the recent terrorist attacks in the United States, BOJ Gov. Masaru Hayami said Tuesday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Sep 26, 2001

Third time a charm for Carp's Diaz

Part-time foreign players in Japan and those who post sub-par batting statistics usually do not get a second-year contract, let alone a third, to continue playing here. Hiroshima Carp utility infielder Eddy Diaz hit a mediocre .263 with eight home runs and 53 runs batted in, playing 110 games during...
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2001

Terror attacks may lead Moody's to cut insurers' ratings

Moody's Investors Service Inc. said Tuesday it may reduce the ratings of many insurance and reinsurance firms due to losses incurred by their policyholders as a result of the recent terrorist attacks in the United States.
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Sep 25, 2001

Antlers veteran Soma back on his old stomping ground

And now he's back.
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2001

Oil distributors move to increase domestic stocks

The nation's oil distributors are now working to increase domestic oil stocks in light of global uncertainty following the recent terrorist attacks in the United States, industry sources said Monday.
LIFE / Travel
Sep 25, 2001

No, really, it's completely unspoiled!

Paradise in the South Pacific? Isn't that only ad copy for getaway resorts that put little beach umbrellas in the cocktails and charge prices the locals could only afford after a winning lottery ticket?
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 25, 2001

World Cup stadium to open in October

A brand-new Saitama Stadium 2002, one of the 10 World Cup venues in Japan, will be open to the general public on Oct. 6-8.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2001

Law planned to aid Afghan refugees

The three-party ruling coalition plans to consider legislation to support refugees fleeing Afghanistan in the event of retaliatory strikes by the United States or multinational forces for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, officials said. Secretaries general of the Liberal Democratic...
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2001

Bonuses log first rise in three years

The average summer bonus paid out to employees at the nation's top 276 companies rose 2.86 percent in 2000 from the previous year to 783,113 yen, according to a recent survey compiled by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry.
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2001

State mulls issue of reform-linked bonds

The government is considering issuing bonds that would be repaid solely with money raised from structural reforms, government sources said Monday.
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2001

37% of temporary workers desire regular employment: survey

Thirty-seven percent of temporary workers in Japan want to become permanent employees mainly because their current wages are low, according to a survey released recently by a temporary workers' association.
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Sep 25, 2001

To know them is to love them

High summer. Sarasota, western Florida, and the bridges linking the Keys (off-shore islands) hum with traffic. Boutiques throng with tourists, construction cranes loom high, the beaches are peppered with sunbathers courting melanoma and the surface of the Gulf of Mexico is torn by Jet-skis.
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2001

Financial impact of terrorist attacks to be limited, expert says

The long-term effects of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S. on the global economy and financial markets will be limited, despite the negative sentiment prevailing at many bourses, according to a former Tokyo branch manager for J.P. Morgan.
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2001

APEC panel set to call for further liberalization

An advisory panel to Asian and Pacific leaders is set to urge further trade liberalization and the launch of a new round of trade talks under the World Trade Organization in November, according to a draft of the panel's annual report.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2001

New cases of TB declined in 2000 to about 39,000

About 39,000 new cases of tuberculosis were reported last year in Japan, down some 4,400 from the previous year, the first decline in four years, the health ministry has reported.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2001

Counterterrorism envoy post in works

The government plans to create an ambassador post in charge of counterterrorism, apparently in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, government sources said.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2001

MSDF fleet awaits mission

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BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 25, 2001

Rhodes rips 55th homer to tie Oh's Japan record

Tuffy Rhodes hit his 55th homer of the season to tie a 37-year-old record and Norihiro Nakamura capped a dramatic rally with a two-run shot Monday as the Kintetsu Buffaloes rallied to beat the Seibu Lions 7-6 to close in on the Pacific League title.
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2001

Panel to draw up biotechnology control system by March

An advisory panel to the minister of economy, trade and industry will meet early next month to discuss establishing a system to control biotechnology, the ministry said.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 24, 2001

Buffs edge closer to pennant

Jeremy Powell pitched out of a fifth inning jam and held Nippon Ham scoreless over eight frames Sunday as the Kintetsu Buffaloes took a big step toward winning the Pacific League pennant with a 1-0 triumph over the Fighters at the Osaka Dome.
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.
Japan issues first-ever alert over risk of Nankai Trough megaquake
Naoshi Hirata, chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday evening.
Magnitude 5.3 quake strikes Kanto region
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck the Kanto region on Friday evening.
Tsunami advisory lifted after strong quake jolts Kyushu
A tsunami advisory, shown in yellow, was issued following an earthquake in Kyushu on Tuesday afternoon.
Nankai Trough megaquake concerns become 'real' among locals
Workers remove debris from a damaged house in the city of Miyazaki on Thursday following a major earthquake.
No sumo tickets? No problem. Here are some other ways to take in the sport.
Wrestlers battle during the national women's championships in Osaka in 2018. Amateur sumo is a great way to experience the sport for tourists who are unable to get tickets to professional tournaments.
The definitive guide to Utagawa Hiroshige's masterwork is a feast for the eyes
Utagawa Hiroshige produced several highly successful series of landscape prints over the course of his career, including “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo” — the largest collection of his career.
From the Bronx to Paris: Breaking set for its Olympic close-up
Shigekix, whose real name is Shigeyuki Nakarai, in action during the world championships in Leuven, Belgium, in September
Kishida looks to constitutional reform to win over LDP conservatives
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a meeting of a Liberal Democratic Party panel on constitutional reform in Tokyo on Wednesday.
In sleepy Chichibu, Japan's whisky landscape is quietly shifting
Founded in the early 2000s, Ichiro's Malt has since become a third pole in Japan's whisky world dominated by beverage giants.

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 through 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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