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JAPAN
Feb 26, 2003

48.8% of homes have Net-capable devices: ministry

2002 saw 48.8 percent of the nation's households sporting Internet-capable electronics equipment, according to the Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Ministry.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Feb 26, 2003

Sonny Landgreth: "The Road We're On"

Sonny Landreth's new release, "The Road We're On," marks a new peak for slide-guitar playing. Though blues guitarists often slip a bottleneck, roll a cut-metal tube or scrape a knife blade along the strings, only a few players become full-time slide masters.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2003

Kawaguchi backs new Iraq proposal

Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi expressed support Tuesday for a resolution submitted to the U.N. Security Council by the United States and Britain that seeks the green light for military strikes against Iraq, stressing the need for the international community to apply diplomatic pressure on Baghdad....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Feb 26, 2003

The Go-Betweens: "Bright Yellow Bright Orange"

At a time and in a place where the jangly iconoclasm of The Smiths held sway, the off-center pop songs of the Go-Betweens should have been chart contenders, but the group's popularity never grew beyond a cult. Some attribute the cool response to the fact that they were strangers in a strange land; Aussies...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Feb 26, 2003

No sex please, we're pacifist

Sex and war. These two universals are, like their cousins death and taxes, woven into the very fabric of human history. And next week both the battle to procreate and the desire to dominate will be on the receiving end of ridicule as groups around the world -- and at least two in Tokyo -- give readings...
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2003

Japan plays down North Korean missile provocation

The government tried Tuesday to play down the impact of North Korea firing a surface-to-ship missile into the Sea of Japan, saying launches of short-range missiles do not violate the Pyongyang Declaration.
EDITORIALS
Feb 26, 2003

Challenges for Mr. Roh Moo Hyun

South Korea continues its impressive transition to genuine democracy this week with the inauguration of Mr. Roh Moo Hyun as the country's 16th president. Mr. Roh could be a pivotal figure in South Korean history, perhaps even more significant than the man who preceded him, Mr. Kim Dae Jung. If the new...
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2003

Intellectual property panel planned

A task force led by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will be set up on March 1 to formulate a strategy on patents and other intellectual property with a view to giving the Japanese economy a helping hand.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Feb 26, 2003

Marc Ribot, Bill Frisell and Tim Sparks:"Masada Guitars"

'Masada Guitars" finds three very unusual and accomplished guitarists -- Marc Ribot, Bill Frisell and Tim Sparks -- interpreting the simple, elegant tunes from John Zorn's Masada songbook. Zorn began composing this material in 1993 and, by the time he finished, he'd written 208 of his most lyrical songs....
MORE SPORTS
Feb 26, 2003

Shibui to miss Nagoya Marathon

Yoko Shibui, who injured her left knee while training in the southwestern Chinese city of Kunming, will miss the upcoming Nagoya Marathon, sponsors said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Feb 26, 2003

Theatrical history in the making

This production is the stuff of theater history: Don't miss it. That, essentially, is all that needs to be said about the miraculous new staging of "Pericles" by Yukio Ninagawa.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Feb 26, 2003

Bright Eyes: "Lifted or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground"

Connor Oberst has hidden under the moniker Bright Eyes for more than five years now, but he began recording in 1994 at the ripe old age of 14. From the start, his salted-wound confessionals and distraught delivery left precious little middle ground between fans and detractors. Some made him out as the...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Feb 26, 2003

Back to life, back to reality

LONDON -- More so than in any previous era, the development of modern art has been characterized by a healthy international cross-pollination of styles and movements. I have on many occasions remarked, sometimes disparagingly, on the strong influences Japanese artists have absorbed from their Western...
SUMO
Feb 25, 2003

Foreigners occupy top two sumo spots

OSAKA -- Asashoryu, who was promoted to sumo's highest rank after capturing two consecutive Emperor's Cups, occupies the west side yokozuna slot as the Japan Sumo Association (JSA) released its rankings for the upcoming Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2003

U.S. kin of veterans eye war items' return

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has received an increasing number of inquiries from the families of U.S. World War II veterans concerning the personal belongings of Japanese soldiers taken from battlefields, officials said Monday.
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2003

Takenaka seeks smooth lending to smaller firms

Financial Services Minister Heizo Takenaka asked private-sector and government-affiliated lenders Monday to lend money to small and midsize firms to meet growing demand for funds as the yearend book-closing approaches.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2003

Japan set to back new resolution to deal with Iraq

Japan will probably back a new resolution on Iraq that the United States and Britain are planning to submit to the U.N. Security Council, a senior Foreign Ministry official said Monday.
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2003

Trade surplus falls 43% on higher oil imports

Japan's trade surplus in January dropped 42.8 percent from a year earlier, the first decline in 11 months, as an increase in oil imports exceeded export growth, the Finance Ministry said Monday in a preliminary report.
COMMUNITY / LIFELINES
Feb 25, 2003

Shipping news, foreign movies and medical bills

Shipping On the subject of shipping goods from the U.S.A. to Japan as unaccompanied baggage, reader Carol says that if you fly on United Airlines, they can provide you with the unaccompanied baggage forms.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2003

'Shogi' icon claims landmark victory

Yoshiharu Habu, one of Japan's top-ranked exponents of the ancient chesslike game of "shogi," has captured his 800th win, becoming the youngest ever person to reach this milestone.
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.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
JAL reprimand over drunken pilots adds to airline’s woes
Japan Airlines President Mitsuko Tottori (right) bows in apology Wednesday in Tokyo over the company's pilots causing flight delays due to drinking alcohol.
‘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.
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.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

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

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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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