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CULTURE / Film
May 23, 2001

Director shoots close to home

Director Toshiaki Toyoda recently took time to talk to me about his "Unchain," his new film about four young boxers in Osaka.
BUSINESS
May 23, 2001

Ailing Kansai airport retains top execs

Transport Minister Chikage Ogi on Tuesday reappointed Yasuo Shingu as chairman of Kansai International Airport Co. and Kiyoyasu Mikanagi as its president.
BUSINESS
May 23, 2001

Dreamcast nightmare expands net loss at Sega

Video game maker Sega Corp. said Tuesday it posted a group net loss of 51.73 billion yen in fiscal 2000, deteriorating from the previous year's loss of 42.88 billion yen.
BUSINESS
May 23, 2001

State to repeat review of lengthy projects

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said Tuesday the government will review long-term public works programs whose value are questionable due to lengthy completion times.
BUSINESS
May 23, 2001

Dentsu group net profit up 100%

Advertising agency Dentsu Inc. reported Tuesday a 99.8 percent rise in group net profit to a record 41.3 billion yen in fiscal 2000.
JAPAN
May 23, 2001

Obasanjo doesn't get Tanaka wordplay

Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka showcased her razor-sharp comic skills once again Monday when she referred to herself as an "obasan" or a middle-aged woman, in a meeting with visiting Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
May 23, 2001

Fans by the Bay want more offense

Among the fans of the Yokohama BayStars are many foreigners. They include American military personnel stationed at the Negishi Housing Area in Yokohama and Yokosuka Naval Base and civilians living in Kanagawa and surrounding prefectures. From what I am hearing, they are not happy with their team's style...
BUSINESS
May 23, 2001

Recommendations on new tax system due by yearend

A government tax panel plans to compile recommendations regarding taxation on securities transactions by the end of this year, with an eye to introducing a comprehensive tax system with a broader basis.
JAPAN
May 23, 2001

Koizumi to attend Okinawa service for war dead

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Tuesday he will attend a memorial service June 23 for those who died during the Battle of Okinawa, in the closing stages of World War II.
JAPAN
May 23, 2001

Loan firms linked to rise in personal bankruptcies

With colorful billboards at train stations, TV commercials showing Brazilian soccer legend Zico or a carefree, successful young woman, major consumer loan firms seem to have shed the shady images that previously haunted them.
JAPAN
May 23, 2001

Mental maladies at work on rise

The number of workers certified by the government as being eligible for compensation for mental disease increased to 36 in fiscal 2000 from the previous year's 14, according to a government survey made available Tuesday.
OLYMPICS
May 23, 2001

IOC to give award to Funaki

The International Olympic Committee will award Japanese ski jumper Kazuyoshi Funaki the Olympic Order for his outstanding performance at the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, the Japanese Olympic Committee said Monday.
BUSINESS
May 23, 2001

Kumagai Gumi gets 10 billion yen Indian subway project

Second-tier construction house Kumagai Gumi Co. said Tuesday it has received a 10 billion yen order to build a subway system in Delhi, India.
JAPAN
May 23, 2001

Mexican president plans June visit

Mexican President Vicente Fox will pay an official visit to Japan on June 5 and 6, the government said Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 23, 2001

Bridgestone president blames Ford for failing to explain tire problems

Bridgestone Corp. President Shigeo Watanabe on Tuesday said that the firm's move to end almost 100 years of supplying tires to Ford Motor Co. was a "wrenching decision."
CULTURE / Film
May 23, 2001

The fight of their lives

Unchain Rating: * * * * Director: Toshiaki Toyoda Running time: 98 minutes Language: JapaneseNow playing as the late show at Shinjuku Theatre Boxing movies have one advantage over action films with high body counts and world-shattering explosions: It's not written that the hero has to blast all the...
CULTURE / Music / J-POPSICLE
May 23, 2001

Have you never been soft rock?

All sorts of great music is coming out of Japan these days, as any true J-pop fan knows. And some of the most interesting stuff is the music that can be included under the rubric "soft rock."
BASEBALL / MLB
May 23, 2001

Swallows pound Giants

Atsunori Inaba and Alex Ramirez hit two-run homers and the Yakult Swallows pounded out 11 hits for an 8-4 triumph over the Central League-leading Yomiuri Giants at the Tokyo Dome on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2001

A new strategy for Asian energy

Interest in "Asian energy security" is growing, suggesting the possibility of a divergence from the quest for national control of resources that inspired energy security policies in the past. Will Asian energy security take hold as an organizing concept that addresses Asian energy needs and contributes...
BUSINESS
May 23, 2001

JR Tokai net profits jumped 40% in 2000

Central Japan Railway Co. (JR Tokai) said it registered 52.96 billion yen in consolidated net profits for fiscal 2000, up 40.6 percent from the previous year.
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
May 23, 2001

'Naturalizms': Sukpatch

The Beastie Boys are one busy crew. If fighting for a free Tibet, periodically reinvigorating hip-hop and dressing a good percentage of the B-boy hipsters wandering around Harajuku weren't enough, they continue to deliver the goods on their Grand Royal label. Luscious Jackson, Buffalo Daughter and Money...
CULTURE / Art
May 23, 2001

On the streets of Oguiss' town

When I first saw the oil paintings of Paris by the Japanese artist, Takanori Oguiss (1901-1986) I was strangely reminded of the neutron bomb, a weapon notorious for its ability to annihilate humans without damaging buildings.
Japan's jobs-to-applicant ratio falls to 1.22 in June
Japan's seasonally adjusted effective job-to-applicant ratio dipped to 1.22 in June, down 0.02 point from the previous month, according to the labor ministry.
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
A person records images of waves following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday.
Japanese students struggle with description-type tests
The average correct answer rate for description-type questions in the Japanese-language section of the fiscal 2025 national achievement test for third-year junior high school students was as low as 25.6%, according to the education ministry.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
From Osaka to the NHL: Jordan Spence hopes to inspire young Japanese hockey players
Ottawa Senators defenseman Jordan Spence helps lead the Dreamskate Japan hockey camp in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on July 5.
Coordination office marks first step in U.S. Forces Japan’s shift to ‘warfighting’ command
U.S., Japanese and Australian staff work in the JJOC Cooperation Team office at the U.S. Army’s Hardy Barracks in central Tokyo in this image posted to the Australian Embassy's X account on July 25.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Artist Chiharu Shiota weaves a hidden marvel on Teshima
“Memory of Lines” is Chiharu Shiota’s second art installation on Teshima as part of the Setouchi Triennale.

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