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BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 1, 2000

BayStars open 2000 with a bang

YOKOHAMA -- The Yokohama BayStars began the post-Kazuhiro Sasaki era with a bang on Friday night, opening the 2000 season with a 7-6 victory over the Hanshin Tigers in 11 innings before a capacity crowd of 30,000 at Yokohama Stadium.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2000

Kim Dae Jung faces a crucial election

If South Korean parliamentary elections were to be held tomorrow instead of April 13, the party of President Kim Dae Jung would suffer a rude defeat, according to opinion polls.
CULTURE / Music / HOGAKU TODAY
Apr 1, 2000

Music for both young and old

Tokyo boasts several quality professional and amateur Western-style orchestras, as my colleague Robert Ryker keeps reminding us. The elite music schools of the nation's capital turn out highly competent piano, string and woodwind players who are active around the world. American pop songs are heard and...
CULTURE / Art
Apr 1, 2000

Nagoya-Boston Museum of Fine Arts

A portion of the 13th-century picture scroll depicting the Battle of Heiji will return to Japan for the first time in 17 years, to be shown at the Nagoya-Boston Museum of Fine Arts, April 11-May 7.
CULTURE / Stage
Apr 1, 2000

Something Royal this way comes

"Stars, hide your fires. Let not light see my black and deep desires." True to the play's dark imagery, the Royal Shakespeare Company's new production of "Macbeth" is steeped in visions of the night.
LIFE / Travel
Apr 1, 2000

English guide to Japan travel launched on Web

The Japan National Tourist Organization this week launched a powerful tool for English-speaking foreign visitors to Japan.
CULTURE / Music
Apr 1, 2000

Speed quits after 44 months on top

The teenage Okinawan pop group Speed dissolved Friday after three years and eight months in show business.
ENVIRONMENT
Apr 1, 2000

Magnolias thrive with sakura where once warriors bled

In late March when most deciduous trees are still bare, the buds of kobushi (Northern Japanese magnolia) shed their gray fur coats and burst into bloom. Each pure white flower has six petals faintly tinted pink peeping deep inside, sending forth a delicate fragrance. Farmers in northern Japan used its...
EDITORIALS
Mar 31, 2000

A good first choice from Mr. Chen

In a surprise move, Taiwan's president-elect, Mr. Chen Shui-bian, picked the current defense minister, Mr. Tang Fei, to serve as his prime minister. It is a good move: It ensures continuity in government, provides the new Cabinet with much-needed experience and will help reassure Chinese on both sides...
EDITORIALS
Mar 31, 2000

Familiar faces in a new Cabinet

In France, Prime Minister Lionel Jospin resorted to a compromise strategy in a Cabinet reshuffle announced earlier this week. Rattled by a series of missteps, Mr. Jospin needs to rebuild public confidence. To do so, he appointed two prominent rivals from his Socialist Party to key positions. It is a...
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 31, 2000

Cubs' catcher no ordinary Joe

Life has come full circle for Chicago Cubs catcher Joe Girardi and he seems pretty happy about it. The owner of three World Series rings -- earned during his last four seasons as a member of the New York Yankees -- Girardi is a profile in success.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 31, 2000

Feud between managers the talk of Tokyo

The cool relationship between New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine and Chicago Cubs skipper Don Baylor was the main topic of discussion Thursday as the two teams prepared for Game Two of their season-opening series in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2000

Factional fighting set to split Liberal Party

The Liberal Party, the smallest member of the ruling coalition, appears to be splitting up.
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2000

2,582 guaranteed-loan recipients fail

The number of companies that went bankrupt despite taking advantage of a special public loan guarantee system for small and midsize firms introduced in October 1998 reached 2,582 at the end of February, according to data made available Thursday by Teikoku Databank.
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2000

Daiei negotiating sale of hotels to Goldman Sachs

The struggling supermarket chain Daiei Inc. is in the final stage of talks aimed at reaching an agreement on the sale of almost all of its group's Japanese hotels to the Goldman Sachs Group of the United States, industry sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2000

Cyprus suggests Japan mediate

Vice Foreign Minister of Cyprus Andreas Pirishis said Thursday that although bilateral ties are progressing at "a very satisfactory pace," greater involvement by Japan in ongoing negotiations over territorial rights in the Mediterranean nation could make those relations even more fruitful.
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2000

Sony ties up with Sakura on Net bank

Sony Corp. announced Thursday that it has formally decided to set up an Internet-only bank in cooperation with Sakura Bank and J.P. Morgan of the U.S.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 31, 2000

Agbayani's slam earns Mets split

The New York Mets finally broke their goose egg at the Big Egg.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2000

'Sleepy hollow' to gauge mood of Malaysian voters

SINGAPORE -- The stakes are high for Malaysia's leading party and its archrival when they meet Saturday in a crucial by-election whose outcome will be decided by the Chinese minority holding the balance of power.
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2000

Foley 'disappointed' at failure of NTT talks

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Foley on Thursday expressed disappointment at Japan's refusal to accept a U.S. compromise to resolve the two nations' differences over the size of planned cuts in interconnection fees charged by Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp., Japanese officials said.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2000

Local governments shy to follow in capital's tracks

Despite widespread public support for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's plan to levy a new tax on major banks, other local governments have been slow to follow suit -- because they realize the capital's situation is unique.
COMMENTARY
Mar 31, 2000

Obuchi heading for trouble

The sun may be setting on the administration of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi. Recent polls indicate that the Obuchi Cabinet's approval ratings have fallen sharply while its disapproval ratings have risen. The phenomenon is generally blamed on the continuing recession, a growing public-debt burden stemming...
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2000

Heart transplant boy is stable

OSAKA -- A heart transplant recipient, one of a series of patients who received organ transplants on Wednesday and Thursday, showed signs of recovery after undergoing an emergency operation following the transplant, doctors said.
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2000

Hitachi, CSC to join in digital plan

Hitachi Ltd. and Computer Sciences Corp., a major U.S. system consulting firm, are discussing cooperating in the development of key component systems for Japan's "digital government" plan, industry sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2000

Yen could test 115 to the dollar in summer

Judging from widening gaps in interest rates between Japan and other countries, the yen could possibly head to around 115 to the dollar this summer.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2000

ODA guidelines set for Thailand, Bangladesh

The Foreign Ministry has issued policy guidelines for extending official development assistance to Bangladesh and Thailand, the first among nine initial country-by-country plans it has been preparing since November 1998.
COMMUNITY
Mar 31, 2000

Party offers gays more than just fun

Dancers in flamboyant costumes and heavy makeup performed for around 400 students at a small night club in Tokyo on Wednesday night as part of an event to raise money for HIV education and provide a supportive social network for young gays.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
China says Philippine ship ‘deliberately rammed’ coast guard vessel in South China Sea
A China Coast Guard ship navigates near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea in August.
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
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.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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