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Events
Oct 16, 2001

Forum eyes water management scenarios

KYOTO -- By 2025, it is predicted that nearly 5 billion people worldwide will face a severe shortage of water. A resource people take for granted may become as precious as diamonds or gold, according to a panel of experts who took part in a symposium last week in Kyoto.
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2001

Daihatsu to build SUVs in Venezuela

Toyota Motor Corp. subsidiary Daihatsu Motor Co. said Monday it will start manufacturing in mid-November the Terios 1.3-liter sport utility vehicle at its plant in Venezuela.
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Oct 16, 2001

Where turtles swim in the slow lane

It is one of the prettiest boat trips in Central America: up the mangrove canals north from the Costa Rican port town of Limon to Tortuguero National Park.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2001

New mad cow suspect tests negative

An animal that was believed to be Japan's second case of mad cow disease has tested negative after a more thorough inspection for the brain-wasting illness, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare reported late Friday.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2001

More than half of Japan's cities consider mergers

Slightly more than half of all municipalities in Japan are considering merging with another municipality to consolidate their administrative functions, a home affairs ministry report showed Saturday.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2001

Domestic violence law in effect, despite criticisms

A new law designed to combat domestic violence by allowing courts to impose restraining orders went into effect Saturday, despite a number of experts pointing to shortcomings in the legislation.
COMMUNITY
Oct 14, 2001

Dial yourself a new life

For those thinking about working outside major cities, prefectures offer information and guidance at their U- and I-turn centers in Tokyo. They offer information about employment opportunities, housing and other social welfare systems in the region, as well as details of special benefits offered to encourage...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 14, 2001

Green tourism: where town and country meet

Ajimu in Oita Prefecture isn't exactly a major tourist destination. Yes, it has luxuriant fields and picturesque farmhouses boasting unusual basque-relief paintings called kote-e, but most visitors spend a half-day at most in Ajimu, perusing its stone Buddhist carvings or the African Safari nature park,...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 14, 2001

Easing the way for U and I

For rural areas suffering from depopulation, it can only be good news if city-folk want to move to the country.
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2001

Singapore free trade pact set to be signed by yearend

Japan and Singapore effectively concluded negotiations on a comprehensive free trade arrangement Friday, opening the way for Japan to conclude its first FTA by the end of this year.
COMMUNITY
Oct 14, 2001

High-flying ad man comes down to earth in Shikoku

Eleven years ago, Toshihito Takahashi was a high-flying advertising copywriter with a leading Tokyo agency, one of the select few whose work regularly appeared on the nation's TV screens.
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2001

Koizumi faces rough ride on visit to South Korea

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will attempt to improve strained ties with South Korea when he arrives in Seoul on Monday, but the visit is likely to be more difficult than his trip to China last week because of anger among many Koreans and a fishing dispute that has again flared up.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 14, 2001

Swallows finish regular season with win

Alex Ramirez hammered a couple of homers, his 28th and 29th of the season, to highlight Yakult's 18-hit batting fiesta as the Swallows ended their regular season with a 10-8 win over the Hiroshima Carp at Jingu Stadium on Friday night.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 14, 2001

The truth about the 'enemies of the people'

For the past month there's been a lot of talk about how much our sense of the world has changed since the events of Sept. 11. Actually, it's mainly changed for Americans, but as someone once said: When America sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold.
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 14, 2001

Shaking a spear for the Bard

Mark Rylance, the 41-year-old artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London, has been in Tokyo with his company's triumphant production of "King Lear," which closes today at the Tokyo Globe.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 14, 2001

Jubilo defeat Antlers to move top of table

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JAPAN
Oct 14, 2001

Sommelier believes there's more to serving up a fine wine

Takashi Atsuta knows precisely what his customers need to round out a delicious meal. Good food and wine are essential, but the 63-year-old sommelier believes that good service -- with sincerity -- also makes a great difference. Being a sommelier is not just a matter of knowing about wines and selecting...
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 14, 2001

Japan Series tickets sell quick

OSAKA -- If you were hoping to get your hands on tickets for the Japan Series, you might be out of luck -- even if you are pals with the manager.
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE WAY OF WASHOKU
Oct 14, 2001

Fresh every day of the week

Last year, well-known New York chef Anthony Bourdain published "Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly," a scathing yet passionate book on the inner workings of a professional restaurant kitchen. In the tome he tells tales and anecdotes drawn from the personal lives and kitchen habits...
LIFE / Food & Drink / NIHONSHU
Oct 14, 2001

Nagano gives Niigata some stiff competition

Cold air blowing down from the Japan Alps. Clear water from rivers of melted snow. Fresh country air. Great rice. When it comes to the basic requirements for brewing good sake, Nagano Prefecture has them all covered.
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
Oct 14, 2001

P-chan gets started under the right track

Have you ever seen the Woody Allen movie "Radio Days"? In it, Woody grows up with his family, living snug-as-bugs in a tiny room underneath the Big Dipper on Coney Island. Every time a roller coaster careens overhead, the walls shake and objects pogo off the tables. Of course, nobody notices. It was...
CULTURE / Books
Oct 14, 2001

Kenzaburo Oe: Bridging the generation gap

In the wake of the terrorist attacks in America, large bookstores have put together special displays on Islam and terrorism, while the cult idolization of the prime minister continues with the publication of a coffee-table book of Koizumi photos (Jun-chan lounging in a robe!). However, as always in recent...
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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