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BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2001

Sega to take big hit on stock portfolio

Game software maker Sega Corp. said Tuesday it expects a bigger group net loss for the first half that ended Sept. 30 due to an appraisal loss of 23.8 billion yen on its securities holdings in the wake of falling share prices.
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2001

New panel to mull highway projects

Land, Infrastructure and Transport Minister Chikage Ogi said Tuesday that she will set up a private advisory panel to discuss controversial national expressway network projects, asking it to hammer out an interim report by the end of November.
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Oct 24, 2001

Bill Callahan: 'Rain on Lens'

Bill Callahan isn't known for his bright, cheery outlook on life. Nor is he known for making slick, glossy overtures with his musical vehicle, Smog. With "Rain on Lens," his latest release, Callahan remains true to form, delivering the stripped-down, somber rock that made him one of the founders of the...
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2001

Bill aims to punish nuclear terrorism

A bill to be submitted to the Diet later this month would make it a crime to use any type of nuclear fuel substance or nuclear waste in a way that endangers people, government sources said Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 24, 2001

Swallows swamp Buffaloes in Game 3

Two nights after bashing their way past the Yakult Swallows to even up the Japan Series at a game apiece, the Kintetsu Buffaloes practically sleepwalked through a 9-2 loss on Tuesday night in Game 3 at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium. Roberto Petagine drove in three runs with a pair of hits, Mitsuru Manaka cracked...
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 24, 2001

Matsuzaka picks up Sawamura Award

Seibu Lions star Daisuke Matsuzaka, who led the Pacific League with 15 wins and a personal-high 214 strikeouts this season, was named as the winner of the Sawamura Award as best starting pitcher in 2001 on Monday.
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Oct 24, 2001

Dr. John: 'Creole Moon'

Since the 1960s, Dr. John has been amazing live audiences with his own brand of New Orleans funk, blues, soul and "voodoo" music, but he's suffered a curious inability to get his music recorded right. Few of his records live up to the live experience, and even his live albums have been marred by mediocre...
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2001

Two sentenced for smuggling boats

The Tokyo District Court sentenced two men Tuesday to two-year prison terms suspended for three years and fines of 500,000 yen for smuggling secondhand fishing boats to North Korea in August last year.
CULTURE / Art
Oct 24, 2001

Life's odd journey and the wonder of Y

With the press conference and vernissage just hours away, workers were hurriedly making final adjustments to the Hara Museum's big new Tadanori Yokoo show when one of them turned to me and said, "You know, many curators were trying for this exhibition." At least that's what I thought she said. As Yokoo,...
CULTURE / Art
Oct 24, 2001

The sublime city and state of mind

Art history, like the military kind, is written by the victors. Thus Florentine Giorgio Vasari's encyclopedic "Lives of the Artists," published in 1550, is a propagandist's account of his home city's starring role in the artistic and intellectual phenomenon we now call the Renaissance.
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Oct 24, 2001

The Pattern: 'Immediately'

Phew, what a relief. Radiohead have left the country, so we can now stop sucking our thumbs and feeling sorry for ourselves and instead lighten up and have fun again. So it's off to the record shop and, what's this here sharing a listening post with The Strokes? Something called The Pattern? Anything...
CULTURE / Art
Oct 24, 2001

Sophisticated tastes and surprising connections

Most of the action in the art world takes place out of the public eye in small, discreet galleries like the one run and owned by Noriko Togo, catering to the sophisticated tastes of a well-heeled clientele. Togo shows me around her gallery's latest exhibition, "Beyond the Visible World," which brings...
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2001

Bras go wireless amid tighter security

Ltd. has announced it will market a metal-free brassiere in December because tiny metallic bra fasteners have been setting off metal detectors amid tightened security measures at airports worldwide. The Japanese unit of Germany's Triumph group -- the world's largest lingerie maker -- will sell 500 of...
CULTURE / Music / J-POPSICLE
Oct 24, 2001

Three out of 50 ain't bad

Ska-core, that curious musical hybrid, seems to have finally come into its own in Japan. On the Oricon Top 50 album chart for the week ending Oct. 22, there were three Japanese ska-core albums.
CULTURE / Film
Oct 24, 2001

All alone, on the edge of infinity

Turn Rating: * * * Director: Hideyuki Hirayama Running time: 111 minutes Language: Japanese Shwoing at Warner Mycal Cinemas, Itabashi (03) 3937-1551
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2001

Students in North America prefer Sony

Sony Corp. is the employer of choice for Japanese students preparing to graduate from North American colleges and universities, according to a recent survey conducted by a U.S. human resources firm.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2001

Stock-option holders fail to report 51.78 billion yen in income

Holders of stock options failed to report 51.78 billion yen in income earned by exercising those options over a two-year period through June, according to figures released Tuesday by the National Tax Administration.
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Oct 24, 2001

Clinic: 'Internal Wrangler'

W hen the Liverpool quartet Clinic opened for Radiohead last month, their raucous art-punk came through with startling clarity. I say "startling" not so much because Yokohama Arena is famous for its poor acoustics, but because the sound on the band's debut album, "Internal Wrangler," often wavers between...
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2001

NGOs in Pakistan brave hostile reactions

Nongovernmental organizations are facing difficulties with their refugee relief efforts in Pakistan due to hostile reactions following the U.S.-led attacks on targets in Afghanistan.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2001

Asia Press freelancers find niche in Afghan war

The ongoing military operation in Afghanistan following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States has widened opportunities for freelance journalists in Asia.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2001

NPA chief urges terror prevention

Setsuo Tanaka, director general of the National Police Agency, on Monday instructed senior police nationwide tasked with counterterrorism to concentrate their efforts to prevent terrorist incidents.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2001

Government set to forecast negative growth

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Monday the government will revise downward its real economic growth target of 1.7 percent for the current fiscal year and announce a new figure Friday, ruling bloc legislators said.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2001

Coalition eyes peacekeeping role for SDF

The governing coalition will start discussing lifting a self-imposed freeze on Self-Defense Forces participation in U.N.-led peacekeeping forces after an antiterrorism bill is enacted, possibly Friday, coalition officials said Monday.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2001

New council aims to help terror-hit Okinawa tourism

The Okinawa Prefectural Government and the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry agreed Monday to set up a council to promote tourism to Okinawa, where the industry has been suffering since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2001

GM sales in Asia rise 20% on year

General Motors Corp.'s car sales in the Asia-Pacific region rose 20 percent during the first nine months of this year over last year, and the company is continuing to increase its presence in the region, GM Chairman John. F. Smith Jr. said Monday.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2001

Business confab starts under shroud of terror

OSAKA -- The Global Business Opportunities Convention 2001 began its three-day session Monday in Osaka, with terrorism concerns in the United States causing 25 foreign companies to cancel, organizers said.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2001

Iceland vows whaling cooperation

Japan and Iceland on Monday agreed to continue cooperating in the fishery trade and supporting each other's stance in whaling activities.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2001

'Jusen' chief gets three-year prison term

The Tokyo District Court on Monday sentenced the former president of a now-defunct "jusen" housing loan lender to three years and two months in prison for aggravated breach of trust.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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