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BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jul 3, 2002

Baseball steps back up to the plate

Let's begin the first baseball column following the World Cup with some words of congratulations and praise to everyone involved in that spectacular event. It was an exciting tournament that mesmerized most of Japan and South Korea, especially during the first half of June prior to the elimination of...
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2002

Uniqlo sales dropped 33% in June

Fast Retailing Co., the casual-clothing retailer known for its Uniqlo brand, said Tuesday sales in June dropped 33 percent from a year earlier on a same-store basis.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Jul 3, 2002

A photographer records the naked truth

On April 25, 1990, San Francisco photographer Jock Sturges' life changed forever. On that day, police raided his studio and office. They confiscated cameras, film, prints, computers and records -- on the suspicion that Sturges was involved in the production and distribution of child pornography.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 3, 2002

A play that's as Japanese as . . . cherry pie

Following "The Seagull," "The Sneeze," "Three Sisters" and "Uncle Vanya," "The Cherry Orchard" is the final play in a series titled "Chekhov: The Work of the Soul" staged by the New National Theatre, Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2002

Diet likely to pass postal bills into law

The government and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party basically agreed Tuesday to revise a package of postal-services deregulation bills, making it likely that the legislation will pass the Diet before the current session ends July 31.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 3, 2002

Mastering the fine art of science

"Japanese Botanical Art and Illustrations from Siebold's Collection," on show at the Iwate Museum of Art till July 28 (then traveling to Chiba and Tokyo), is the kind of exhibition one expects from a public museum trying to attract and please a wide audience. The creators of this show, it's tempting...
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2002

Shavers demanded for detainees

OSAKA -- A citizens' group demanded Tuesday that immigration authorities provide detainees at the regional detention facility here with individual electric shavers, instead of forcing them to share a single shaver.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / J-POPSICLE
Jul 3, 2002

Make way for the gloom

Mr. Hyde is waiting to be interviewed in the chicly decrepit confines of Casa del Japon, a Western-style house in Azabu that was the residence of China's ambassador to Japan before World War II and is now a bar and restaurant.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 3, 2002

This year's model

Having evolved over the past 25 years from an angry young man to a well-fed totem of artistic integrity, Elvis Costello would seem to have little left to prove. He started wandering outside the perimeters of rock in the early '80s, and several years ago hinted that he was through with rock. Then, in...
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2002

Recent interventions show concern: Shiokawa

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said Tuesday last week's intervention in the currency markets, which the Bank of Japan conducted through its accounts at the European Central Bank and the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of New York, showed the economies' shared concerns about the weakening of the dollar....
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2002

Lawyers defend poisoning suspect's silence

Legal experts and journalists in Japan sometimes forget that defendants in criminal cases are guaranteed the right to remain silent.
COMMENTARY
Jul 3, 2002

South Korea and Japan emerge victorious in World Cup

Listening to the South Korea fans cheering "Dae-han-min-guk" (Republic of Korea) after their World Cup match against Germany on June 25 and watching fireworks light up the Seoul skyline, it was hard to realize that the South Korean team had lost its semifinal match.
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2002

Lufthansa to nourish JAL-ANA ties

The Lufthansa group will maintain and strengthen its partnerships with both Japan Airlines Co. and All Nippon Airways Co., the chief of the German airline said Tuesday in Tokyo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Jul 3, 2002

Dave Douglas: 'The Infinite'

Dave Douglas hardly needed to write "An Infinite Thank You to Miles Davis" in the liner notes of his latest CD, "The Infinite." The influence of Davis is present throughout this recording. But it's good. Very good. Douglas, who has released a series of tributes to jazz giants such as Mary Lou Williams,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Jul 3, 2002

Bill Frisell: 'The Willies'

Bill Frisell, who is ostensibly a jazz guitarist, has been poking around with other forms of traditional American music for long enough now that "The Willies," a collection mainly of bluegrass tunes, comes as no surprise. But as with anything Frisell lays his hands to, this album is not without its quirks....
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Jul 3, 2002

Cee-lo: 'Cee-lo and His Perfect Imperfections'

Neo-soul began in the late '90s when vocalists who grew up listening to Curtis Mayfield, Prince and De La Soul made their own records, and in doing so, finally made the urban music charts interesting again. Now progressive-rap aficionado Cee-lo has decided to throw his hat into the ring. It was his group,...
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2002

Nippon Columbia plans share issue to up capital

Nippon Columbia Co. said Tuesday it will issue 17,606,000 new shares in and outside Japan through Lehman Brothers Japan Inc. and Lehman Brothers International (Europe) to boost its capital base.
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Jul 3, 2002

The Cato Salsa Experience: 'A Good Tip for a Good Time'

Trash is the new grunge, and every four-piece band worth its automatic garage door opener is being pursued by record labels who only two years ago were asking Moby if he knew any other bald vegans who could write long essays on religious pluralism. Norway weighs in with the Cato Salsa Experience, a group...
EDITORIALS
Jul 3, 2002

High goals for G8 summit

With the world still living in the shadow of the Sept. 11, this year's Group of Eight summit meeting had its work cut out: reinforcing the ongoing campaign against terrorism. On this score, G8 leaders achieved a measure of success during two days of talks last week in the Canadian Rockies resort of Kananaskis,...
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Jul 2, 2002

Success in first round weakened Japan's motivation

The World Cup ended Sunday night with Brazil claiming its fifth World Cup title following a monthlong soccer festival which has seen quite a few surprises, including first-round exits by France and Argentina and cohost South Korea's fine run into the semifinals.
EDITORIALS
Jul 2, 2002

Cup filled to the brim

It is a truth not quite universally acknowledged that interest in the World Cup diminishes sharply once one's country's team has been eliminated, unless one is actually hosting the affair. There were thus, by Sunday night, probably just four countries in the world still tuned in to the 2002 proceedings:...
COMMENTARY
Jul 2, 2002

Pork-barreling still rampant

Lower House member Muneo Suzuki was recently arrested by the Tokyo District Prosecutor's Office on charges of accepting a bribe in an influence-peddling scandal. Following the arrest, the Lower House approved a nonbinding motion demanding Suzuki resign as a lawmaker. This was the second such motion approved,...
SOCCER / World cup
Jul 2, 2002

Sky the limit for Ronaldinho

YOKOHAMA -- His haircut may be a bit outdated, but make no mistake about it, Ronaldinho's game is about as vogue as they come.
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2002

Merger forms nonlife insurer Sompo Japan

Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co. and Nissan Fire & Marine Insurance Co. merged Monday to form Japan's second-largest nonlife insurer, Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2002

Stocks hold steady as ground firms below

Tokyo stocks are expected to show wild fluctuations for now, reflecting jitters in the U.S. stock market and currency trading.

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