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CULTURE / Film
Oct 10, 2001

There's more than one way to kill a vampire

Dracula 2000 Rating: * * Japanese title: Draculea Director: Patrick Lussier Running time: 99 minutes Language: English Showing at Marunouchi Piccadilly 2 and others
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2001

Tide may turn for older job-seekers as companies do away with age limits

Although age specifications have long been the bane of middle-aged and elderly job-seekers, the number of businesses moving away from this practice and hiring people on the basis of ability alone is slowly increasing.
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2001

Government to cover cost of mad cow incinerations

The government will cover the entire cost of incinerating the scrap meat and bones of cows under its comprehensive ban on meat-and-bone meal, the farm ministry said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2001

Tokyo-Seoul fisheries talks start today

Japan and South Korea will hold two days of fisheries talks beginning today in Tokyo to discuss fishing conditions in each other's exclusive economic zones next year, the Japanese Fisheries Agency said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2001

Drawn-out conflict worries Daiwa chief

Daiwa Securities Group President Yoshinari Hara has warned investors not to be optimistic about the U.S.-led military action against Afghanistan's ruling Taliban regime, noting prolonged conflict could seriously impact the world economy.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 10, 2001

Former Lion Del Toro killed in crash

Mexican pitcher Miguel Del Toro, who appeared in 14 games with the Seibu Lions this season, was killed in a car accident last Saturday in Mexico, the Pacific League club announced Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 10, 2001

Sato to compete in 2002 F1 season

Japan's newly crowned British Formula Three champion Takuma Sato will join the Formula One Grand Prix series next season, motor racing sources said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2001

Ministry's simulation paints a bleak future for new highways

Japan Highway Public Corp. will not be able to build new expressways if it tries to pay off its debt in 30 years without taxpayers' money, according to a simulation carried out Tuesday by the infrastructure ministry.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 10, 2001

That was the season that was

Yomiuri Giants slugger Hideki Matsui said prior to this season it was possible for him to win a Triple Crown this year, "But the most difficult for me would be to win the batting title." So what did he do? He won the batting title. Matsui led the CL with a .333 average and did not really come close to...
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2001

Sony to take 19% stake in Square

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. said Tuesday it will purchase an 18.6 percent stake in Square Co. for about 14.9 billion yen in a third-party share allotment by the game software maker.
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2001

Economic slump hits new level of severity

The overall state of the economy has reached a new level of severity due to decelerating business activities and increasing unemployment, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday in a report.
CULTURE / Film
Oct 10, 2001

Composer plays musical chairs

Quartet Rating: * * 1/2 Director: Joe Hisashi Running time: 113 minutes Language: Japanese Now showing
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2001

Daiei to sell men's suits for 9,000 yen

Supermarket chain operator Daiei Inc. said Tuesday it will start selling men's suits for 9,000 yen at 250 outlets.
CULTURE / Art
Oct 10, 2001

Such stuff as dreams are woven from

Just as poetry is more than a few well-chosen words, fabrics are more than a gathering of threads. People have always understood the spiritual importance of our "second skin," from the early Peruvians who wrapped their departed in priceless tapestries to the ancient Greeks who believed that the Three...
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2001

Ministry data show air quality deteriorating

Air quality deteriorated across the nation last year in terms of particulate matter, while nitrogen dioxide levels were largely unchanged from 1999, according to Environment Ministry data released Tuesday.
CULTURE / Film
Oct 10, 2001

On the gay and narrow

Get Real Rating: * * 1/2 Japanese title: Dokyusei Director: Simon Shore Running time: 110 minutes Language: English Showing at Cinema Qualite in Shinjuku
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2001

Lower House to spend weekend on antiterrorism bills

The Lower House will begin deliberations today on two landmark antiterrorism bills worked out by the government in the wake of last month's attacks in the United States.
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 10, 2001

You can wonder, but you can't hide

As directed by Barry Kyle and performed by the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre Company from London, this "King Lear" is no cobwebbed historical fable. In this, the company's second visit to Japan (the last time was in 1998 with "As you like It"), they bring not only a classic drama but also the democratic...
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2001

Four Afghan doctors to aid Japan's support of refugees

Four Afghan doctors in Japan will join operations to support the growing number of Afghan refugees fleeing to Pakistan in the wake of the U.S.-led military strikes against their country that began Sunday.
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2001

Wholesale prices continue to drop

Domestic wholesale prices dropped 1.1 percent last month from a year before for the 12th consecutive month of decline, the Bank of Japan said Tuesday.
CULTURE / Art / CERAMIC SCENE
Oct 10, 2001

The mystery and the mastery

Most styles of Japanese pottery are named after the city where they are made, such as Mashiko in Tochigi Prefecture, while others bear a family name, such as Raku. However, one style of pottery is named after a place that had nothing do to with its production.
JAPAN / VIEWS ON KABUL
Oct 10, 2001

Lining up with U.S. a bad move

Dispatching the Self-Defense Forces to provide emergency support to refugees will only heighten anti-Japanese sentiment in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a volunteer aid worker said.
CULTURE / Art
Oct 10, 2001

Something got lost along the way from Istanbul

When stood up beside the glamorous grand old lady of international art fairs, the Venice Biennale, Turkey's roughly concurrent Istanbul Biennale comes across as a country cousin -- a little ragged, to be sure, but not without its own particular charms. Now in its seventh incarnation, the Istanbul Biennale...
CULTURE / Art
Oct 10, 2001

A veritable mint of prints

Some 222 Japanese prints ranging in style from the traditional to the abstract will feature in the 46th College Women's Association of Japan Print Show at the Tokyo American Club in Azabudai, Minato Ward, from Oct. 19-21.
CULTURE / Music
Oct 10, 2001

I once was lost, but now I'm found

Radiohead's ascent to superstardom presents an interesting paradox. The English quintet's talent for creating infectiously melancholy pop was undermined by a clear ambivalence toward the value of such a talent. "This is our new song," singer-lyricist Thom Yorke sang in 1995, "Just like the last one/A...
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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