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Oct 29, 2001

Agnes Digital gallops to Emperor's Cup win

Fall top-level racing produced its second major upset in a week as champion miler Agnes Digital outran a highly touted super trio led by T.M. Opera O to win the 2,000-meter Emperor's Cup on Sunday on the rain-soaked turf at Tokyo Racecourse.
LIFE
Oct 29, 2001

Revolution and evolution mark motorcycle lineup at Tokyo Motor Show

Tired of being jammed into a packed train every morning? Sick of being stuck in the city every weekend? Bummed out because high parking fees rule out owning a car? If you answered yes to these questions, you might want to consider buying a motorcycle. They're affordable, running costs are reasonable...
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2001

Government to halt mail monopoly in 2003

The Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Ministry will begin opening its mail service monopoly to private businesses in fiscal 2003, when a new public entity will take charge of the state-run postal service, ministry officials said Sunday.
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2001

Bond cap expendable: finance minister

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa suggested Sunday that a second supplementary budget could be drawn up for the current fiscal year that would break the government's 30 trillion yen cap on government bonds.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2001

SDP picks new secretary general

The Social Democratic Party endorsed the appointment of Mizuho Fukushima, a lawyer-turned House of Councilors lawmaker, as secretary general Sunday, concluding its two-day convention in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2001

LDP wins by-elections, takes majority in Lower House

Two Liberal Democratic Party candidates won by-elections in Miyagi and Shiga prefectures Sunday, securing the LDP a simple majority in the Lower House.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2001

Jar sheds light on ancient mystery

OSAKA -- Shards of a large jar dating from around the mid-fifth century have been found at Japan's largest mounded tomb in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, which the Imperial Household Agency designates as the mausoleum of Emperor Nintoku, Kyodo News reported Saturday.
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2001

Matsushita plans merit-based pensions

OSAKA -- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. is seeking to change its near-uniform retirement allowance system and generous high-yield company pension program, Matsushita sources said Saturday.
COMMUNITY
Oct 28, 2001

Kyushu's hoard of the purest gold

Down, down, down; bouncing down rock tunnels blasted through the innards of a mountain in the south of Kyushu. Steeply down, left and right and left again until, 225 meters below the mine's entrance, the heat builds up, the sulfur smell gets stronger and the certainty mounts that, alone, the chances...
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 28, 2001

Ichiro declines government award

Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki has declined to accept the national government's People's Honor Award to recognize his sporting achievements, according to a government source.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2001

Illicit 100 million yen unearthed from Foreign Ministry

Foreign Ministry personnel pooled more than 100 million yen in illicit funds in the past five years by manipulating ministry accounts such as overcharged hotel bills, ministry sources said Saturday.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 28, 2001

Enomoto is hero as Marinos win Cup

Yokohama goalkeeper Tatsuya Enomoto made three saves in a penalty shootout, helping the F. Marinos clinch the J. League Nabisco Cup after beating Jubilo Iwata 3-1 on penalties on Saturday at Tokyo's National Stadium. The game had ended 0-0 after extra time.
COMMUNITY
Oct 28, 2001

Kazuo Ishiguro: In praise of nostalgia as idealism

Kazuo Ishiguro was born in Nagasaki in 1954, and at age 5 he moved with his parents to London, where he has lived ever since. In 1986, his second novel, "An Artist of the Floating World," was nominated for Britain's leading award for fiction, the Booker Prize. Three years later, his next and arguably...
COMMUNITY
Oct 28, 2001

Plunder in a land of plenty

KYZYK-SUU, Kyrgyzstan -- When Canadian mining giant Cameco Corp. opened the Kumtor gold mine in the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan in 1996, logistics were considered to be the greatest obstacle.
CULTURE / Music / PLAY BUTTON
Oct 28, 2001

A rough guide to the indies

Japan's indie music scene is a fractured miasma of competing and collaborating subgenres. The sheer number of bands is, as anyone who has looked at Pia's live house listings recently, overwhelming. Like a fan searching for a hidden venue in the twisted back streets of Shimokitazawa or Koenji, you can...
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
Oct 28, 2001

The golden girls of Shinjuku

Last week I introduced Tre Tre -- a funky little hole-in-the-wall near the entrance to Golden Gai. Gaku, the master, has not only helped many new-generation barkeeps leverage their way into the area, he also knows all the coolest spots to drink. So, this week and next, we will stay in Golden Gai and...
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Oct 28, 2001

Provocative as she wants to be

SHANGHAI BABY, by Wei Hui, translated by Bruce Humes. Simon and Schuster, 2001, 259 pp., $10 (paper) Sometimes context is everything. A sexually frank novel that reeks of thinly disguised autobiography told in a confessional style would hardly cause a ripple in the West these days. In China, however,...
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE WAY OF WASHOKU
Oct 28, 2001

We're talking real tofu

It is said that one of the key differences between the East and the West is the way things are perceived and subsequently named. Without denying the importance of appearances in the West, in Japan, the way that something looks is often more important than what it actually comprises — and this is often...
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 28, 2001

MVPs have foreign flavor

Kintetsu Buffaloes outfielder Tuffy Rhodes and Yakult Swallows first baseman Roberto Petagine were named Most Valuable Players of the Pacific and Central Leagues, respectively, for the 2001 season on Saturday.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Oct 28, 2001

Engagement or isolation?

KOREAN SECURITY DYNAMICS IN TRANSITION, edited by Park Kyung-Ae and Kim Dalchoon. New York, Hampshire: Palgrave, 2001, 209 pp., $45.00 (cloth) The euphoria that followed the historic inter-Korean summit in June 2000 has worn off. North Korea's peek-a-boo diplomacy -- now you see us, now you don't --...
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2001

'Linguistic chameleon' novelist finds a voice in Japanese

Novelist David Zoppetti describes himself as a linguistic chameleon when he changes personality according to the language he speaks.
Millions told to evacuate as heavy rain sparks flooding and landslides in Kyushu
Heavy rain falls in the city of Kumamoto on Monday morning.
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
Chinese vessels collide while pursuing Philippine boat in South China Sea
This handout video grab released and taken on August 11, 2025 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows an incident between a Chinese Navy vessel (left) and a Chinese Coast Guard ship as seen from a Philippine fisheries boat near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea.
Weather agency warns of landslides and flooding in Kyushu as heavy rain continues
An embankment on the Amikake River that collapsed due to heavy rain in Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Friday. Downpours continued in the Kyushu region over the weekend.
Tokyo’s WWII museums hold diverse views on war and peace
A carrier-based Type 52 Zero fighter marks the entrance foyer of Yasukuni Shrine's Yushukan, a museum that tells a more nuanced story of Japan's experience in World War II than the controversies around the shrine might suggest.
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.

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