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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 1, 2003

The fine arts of craftsmanship, then and now

Among the various styles of art born in the former capital of Kyoto is the highly cultured style known as Rimpa that flowered early in the 17th century. The pioneers of the style were Hon'ami Koetsu (1558-1637) and Tawaraya Sotatsu (?-1643?), and the art form didn't become known as Rimpa until it was...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 1, 2003

Nagoya's new pretender to EL theater throne

Black lipstick, grommet belts and thrash metal music are an integral part of Rising Sun Theatre's debut production, William Shakespeare's "Macbeth." So are noh masks, hakama (trousers) and a huge Shinto torii.
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2003

IRCJ to drop Mitsui Mining aid plan after smelling a rat

The state-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan said Tuesday it will scrap an already-endorsed scheme to bail out struggling natural resources firm Mitsui Mining Co. because the rescue plan needs revision.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2003

Firms searched over bid-rigging allegations

The Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday searched the offices of major general contractors Kajima Corp., Shimizu Corp., Taisei Corp., Obayashi Corp. and Penta-Ocean Construction Co. in connection with suspected bid-rigging for public works projects in the city of Niigata.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 1, 2003

Currency interventions prove to be both fruitless and costly

GUATEMALA CITY -- The weakening of the U.S. dollar accelerated after finance ministers from the Group of Seven issued a communique calling for market-oriented international exchange rates. Soon afterward, the Japanese yen set a two-year high against the American currency.
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2003

Business daily eyes rehabilitation

Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, a troubled business daily, said Tuesday it has agreed in principle to rehabilitate itself with financial assistance from Japanese investment fund MKS Partners Ltd.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2003

Prima Meat case handed to prosecutors

Police on Tuesday handed prosecutors their case against Prima Meat Packers Ltd. and three of its executives, who allegedly misrepresented a product's ingredients in violation of food safety laws.
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2003

Industrial output fell in August

Industrial production fell a seasonally adjusted 0.5 percent in August, marking a first monthly drop in two months, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2003

Tokaido bullet trains to stop at Shinagawa

Tokaido Shinkansen Line trains will make stops at JR Shinagawa Station beginning Wednesday, raising the hopes of Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) that it will have an edge over airlines in securing travelers between Tokyo and Osaka.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2003

450 sue over 'power-saving' scam

About 450 small-business operators across Japan filed a raft of lawsuits Tuesday against the failed Tokyo-based retailer Idic Co. and eight consumer credit companies, claiming they were cheated into buying an expensive electricity-saving device that made no dent in their power bills.
EDITORIALS
Sep 30, 2003

Japan's streets grow meaner

Japanese criminal organizations are increasingly penetrating a variety of economic fields and strengthening their links with foreign organized-crime groups, posing a threat to the nation's public order. The National Police Agency's 2003 white paper highlights "The Fight Against Organized Crime," focusing...
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2003

New Cabinet avoids tough issues on first outing

Making its debut Monday at a Diet debate, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's new Cabinet faced tough questions on postal privatization and Japan's future role in rebuilding Iraq.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 30, 2003

Ortiz muscles BlueWave past Marines

Jose Ortiz belted his 32nd and 33rd homers and Yoshitomo Tani had three RBIs to lift the Orix BlueWave over the Chiba Lotte Marines on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FRONT-RUNNERS
Sep 30, 2003

Drugmakers use jargon to market Chinese herbal remedies

Like the Japanese language, herbal medicines originating in China have been adapted into something peculiarly Japanese.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2003

Childhood experiences key to protecting nature

Childhood experiences of nature hold the key to raising the public's environmental awareness, according to a top official at a public institution for environmental education in Germany.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2003

Typhoon blasts isles south of Tokyo

Typhoon Koppu was moving north-northeastward off the coast of Honshu on Monday evening, gathering strength and generating strong winds on islands south of Tokyo, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2003

Japanese firm issues denial over Chinese hotel orgy

A Japanese construction firm on Monday denied involvement in "systematic prostitute-buying" during an orgy that allegedly took place earlier this month at a luxury Chinese hotel where the company's employees stayed during a company trip.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2003

Court upholds death sentence for Ikebukuro attack

The Tokyo High Court on Monday upheld a 27-year-old man's lower court-imposed death sentence for a random stabbing spree in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district that left two people dead and six wounded.
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2003

DBJ to give ailing airlines more cash

In light of revenue losses triggered by the SARS outbreak, the state-run Development Bank of Japan has loaned 70 billion yen to Japan Airlines System Corp. and is planning to lend about 15 billion yen to All Nippon Airways Co., government officials said Monday.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / A GAIJIN'S TALE
Sep 30, 2003

The classroom couple

My wife is Japanese, but I met her in San Francisco, where she had lived for 12 years. She had not naturalized, but did have a green card. Her high school friend came into town with her Dutch husband. They met in London.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 30, 2003

Nagashima names 22-man squad

National team manager Shigeo Nagashima on Monday announced his full squad, comprised of nine pitchers and 13 position players, for next month's Olympic Asian qualifying baseball tournament to be held at Sapporo Dome.
COMMENTARY
Sep 30, 2003

Cooperative Ukraine left out in the cold

WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration continues to press for assistance from other nations in Iraq, but without notable success. Both Germany and Russia now indicate a willingness to help, but not with troops. Said Russian President Vladimir Putin in advance of his summit with his American counterpart...
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2003

Toyota launches minivan in bid for new customers

Toyota Motor Corp., hoping to carve a bigger share out of the expanding minivan market, on Monday released the new Sienta minivan in Japan.
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2003

METI to punish exec players

The vice minister of economy, trade and industry said Monday that METI will punish two officials who allegedly obtained unlisted shares from a Hong Kong firm and earned dividends on them.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
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.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
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.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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