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CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Jul 17, 2002

Taking a balanced view of life and death

Kristian Haggblom has some quirky ideas. Like the notion that an estimated 29,000 Lego building blocks are currently floating on the oceans of the world. I don't know where the Australian artist dug up this weird statistic, but he mentioned it twice in the course of our conversation last week. Haggblom...
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2002

Man goes berserk over TV 'insult'

A knife-wielding man was arrested Tuesday 10 minutes after he allegedly threatened employees of Fuji Television Network Inc. at the broadcaster's headquarters in Minato Ward, Tokyo, according to police.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 17, 2002

The magic of Disney creates a jungle on ice

SAPPORO -- Disney may not be everybody's dreamland. For some, especially children, Disney's movies and theme parks are a fantasy world; for others, though, they seem more like slick merchandising opportunities.
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2002

Ministry wants city folk to be 'working tourists'

The agriculture ministry will seek to obtain funds in the fiscal 2003 budget to promote hands-on tourism activities at villages whose economies rely heavily on the farming, forestry or fishing industries, ministry officials said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2002

LDP figures seek to preserve full deposit refund guarantee

Two senior LDP politicians agreed Tuesday that the government's full-refund guarantee for demand deposits at failed banks should be extended beyond the scheduled expiration date of March 31, 2003 "for an unspecified span of time," an LDP legislator said.
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2002

Chinese bamboo encroaching on Japan's forests

Mount Udo, straddling the cities of Shimizu and Shizuoka in central Shizuoka Prefecture, is known for its beautiful views of Mount Fuji. But it is also being "polluted" by bamboo thickets.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 17, 2002

On with the shows

Fuji Rock Festival '02July 26-28, 11 a.m. Naeba Ski Resort, Niigata Prefecture 14,500 yen (one day), 29,000 yen (two days), 38,000 yen (three days) July 26: Prodigy, George Clinton & Parliament/Funkadelic, The Parkinsons, Television, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Audio Active, Patti Smith and more July...
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 17, 2002

Holt shuts out powerful Giants

Midseason acquisition Chris Holt scattered three hits over the distance and lifted the lowly Yokohama BayStars over the Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants 3-0 at the Tokyo Dome on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2002

Growers seek rice-stockpiling organization

The nation's biggest rice farmers' lobby plans to propose that a government-backed rice-stockpile entity be created to buy surplus rice using both government subsidies and annual contributions from all growers, according to officials of the group.
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2002

BOJ to keep pumping money into banks

The Bank of Japan on Tuesday kept its monetary policy unchanged, maintaining its decision to keep flooding the banking system with excess funds.
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2002

Toy maker Bandai takes full stake in Tsukuda Original

Bandai Co., Japan's largest general toy manufacturer, said Tuesday it has taken a full stake in toy maker Tsukuda Original Co.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / J-POPSICLE
Jul 17, 2002

Really looking forward to old age

Rock stars can do things us regular folks can't. They can get good tables at crowded restaurants without a reservation. They can have promiscuous sex and take all sorts of exotic drugs and then be knighted by the Queen. And if they're Eikichi Yazawa, they can travel forward in time to visit their future...
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2002

Nachi-Fujikoshi posts group loss

Major machinery maker Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. said Tuesday it posted a group net loss of 152 million yen in the fiscal first half, which ended May 31.
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2002

Asahi Diamond to set up two overseas units

Asahi Diamond Industrial Co., a maker of diamond-tipped tools, said Tuesday it will set up two subsidiaries this month, one in the United States and one in China.
EDITORIALS
Jul 16, 2002

Afghanistan relives its past

The murder of Mr. Abdul Qadir, the vice president of Afghanistan, has heightened fears that the country is sliding once again into chaos. No suspects have been caught in the brazen midday attack, but speculation about the cause runs from a tribal vendetta to an attempt to undermine the government. The...
COMMENTARY
Jul 16, 2002

Mark of Koizumi's mettle

At the end of the recent Group of Eight summit in Kananaskis, Canada, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi expressed confidence in successfully implementing his reform programs, including plans for highway administration and postal services. Koizumi said, "My G8 partners praised and encouraged me when I...
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 16, 2002

Suzuki feeling 'genki' over move to Belgium

Takayuki Suzuki is to join Belgian First Division champion Genk from J. League club Kashima Antlers after both sides reached a basic agreement on a contract for the Japan striker.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 16, 2002

Japan falls to undefeated Brazil

Sachiko Sugiyama led Japan with 15 points but Olympic bronze medal-winner Brazil maintained its undefeated run with a 26-24, 25-20, 27-25 triumph over the hosts in the final day of the women's volleyball World Grand Prix tournament in Tokyo on Sunday.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2002

New preventive tack may relegate drills, pliers to the trash can

Within a decade, the day may come when people will be spared the pain of having bad teeth extracted or cavities drilled. In fact, bad teeth may become a thing of the past.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 16, 2002

Ex-champ Kobayashi retires

super-flyweight champion Shoji "Celes" Kobayashi held a press conference on Monday officially announcing his retirement from boxing. Kobayashi, who is member of Tokyo's Kokusai boxing gym, expressed his appreciation for a successful 10-year career in professional boxing.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2002

Millions affected by mystery two-hour phone glitch in Osaka

OSAKA -- Phone services that had been disrupted for two hours in most of Osaka Prefecture were restored to normal a little past noon on Monday, said NTT West Corp., a regional unit of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.

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