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CULTURE / Music
Dec 29, 2000

Hipster Arthur H sings in his own lingua franca

The late '50s and early '60s was an interesting time for American musical tastes. Listeners who considered themselves hip embraced a wide variety of styles, from the calypso of Harry Belafonte to the bossa nova of Antonio Carlos Jobim and even the chanson of Jacques Brel. If they listened to American...
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2000

Tax revenues to exceed projection

Japan's tax receipts in fiscal 2000 are likely to exceed the government's projection for the second straight year and may top 50 trillion yen for the first time in three years, due to increased corporate tax revenues, Finance Ministry data released Thursday showed.
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2000

Full-scale Vietnam talks near

After nearly two years of preparatory talks, Japan and Vietnam are expected to launch full-scale negotiations early next year on an investment protection pact to encourage Japanese companies to invest in the potentially lucrative, communist-ruled Southeast Asian market.
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2000

Mori to call for stability in Johannesburg speech

Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori will announce Japan's policy regarding Africa during a speech he is scheduled to give in South Africa in January, according to government officials.
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2000

Female lawmakers eye domestic violence bill

A bill currently being compiled by female lawmakers would allow district courts across Japan to issue orders banning perpetrators of domestic violence from approaching their spouses, and sentence violators to up to a year in prison.
EDITORIALS
Dec 28, 2000

Protect the rights of children

Japanese children are in the news these days with a frequency that would have astonished earlier generations. Hardly a day goes by without reports of some new disturbing incident, ranging from heinous crimes committed by minors to instances of serious child abuse or neglect. When the news is not about...
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2000

TSE feared falling to new postbubble low

Tokyo share prices may remain in a correction phase through much of the coming months. With investor sentiment at its lowest level in years, the market is unlikely to shake off its bearish sentiment anytime soon.
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2000

Three years sought for health official in HIV contamination case

Prosecutors on Wednesday demanded that a former health official be given a three-year prison term for failing to stop the use of HIV-tainted blood products in the mid-1980s.
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2000

Acting couple Ishizaka, Asaoka split over mom

Actors Koji Ishizaka and Ruriko Asaoka separated in an amicable divorce Wednesday after a nearly 30-year marriage due to Ishizaka's desire to care for his aging mother, the couple said.
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2000

Japan will bid to host ITER fusion facility

An Atomic Energy Commission panel said Japan will apply to host an experimental nuclear fusion plant being developed jointly with Western European countries and Russia, according to government officials.
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2000

BOJ cuts print run on 2000 yen notes

The Bank of Japan said Wednesday it will reduce its print run for the new 2000 yen bank notes for the current fiscal year, which ends March 31, from the initially planned 1 billion to 770 million because of their low circulation.
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2000

NPA eyes harsher traffic penalties

The National Police Agency on Wednesday announced a drafted amendment to current traffic laws that would increase prison terms and fines for some violations.
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2000

Nintendo denies it is in talks to buy Sega

Video game giants Nintendo Co. and Sega Corp. on Wednesday denied a New York Times report that Nintendo is negotiating to buy Sega.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 28, 2000

Buffs give Nakamura hefty raise

The Kintetsu Buffaloes signed infielder Norihiro Nakamura to a one-year contract carrying a 300 million yen annual salary and a performance-hinged bonus of up to 50 million yen Wednesday, making him the highest-paid player in the Pacific League.
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2000

Kumagai debt waiver OK'd

After months of negotiations, the 15 creditor banks of ailing general contractor Kumagai Gumi Co. have basically agreed to a debt-waiver package that would relieve the firm of a loan burden totaling 450 billion yen, sources close to the talks said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2000

Tax office hits Seiko Epson for concealing 4.2 billion yen

Electronics maker Seiko Epson Corp. failed to declare 4.2 billion yen in income over five business years through March 1999, including 400 million yen in concealed revenues, sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2000

Online brokerage sure of success despite late entry

Tokyo-Mitsubishi TD Waterhouse Securities Co. was late to establish its online discount brokerage operations in Japan. When the joint venture between Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and discount brokerage TD Waterhouse Group of the United States began accepting accounts in July, several major players had already...
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2000

Industrial output declines 0.8%; ministry unfazed

Industrial output in November declined 0.8 percent from the previous month, reversing an uptrend logged in October, according to a preliminary report released Wednesday by the Ministry of International Trade and Industry.
MULTIMEDIA / SPORTS SCOPE
Dec 28, 2000

Japan Sports Awards 2000

Driver of The Year: Daisuke Matsuzaka.
COMMUNITY
Dec 28, 2000

Rescue center flies in the face of despair

Passersby are sure to do a double take when they see the wooden building on the corner of the busy intersection in Kawasaki, 15 minutes walk from Musashi Nakahara Station.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Junglia, Japan’s newest theme park, opens in northern Okinawa
In Junglia’s Dinosaur Safari attraction during a media preview on Thursday, a casual drive through a habitat for the prehistoric creatures goes haywire when several Tyrannosaurus rexes break out of containment.
Big unanswered questions follow Japan's big, beautiful deal with the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday in Washington, the day after he agreed to an 11th-hour trade deal with Japan.
Extreme heat grips Japan, even Hokkaido
The city of Obihiro in Hokkaido amid scorching heat on Thursday
‘Demon Slayer’ movie slashes its own box office records
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” is the first installment in a trilogy that's set to wrap the anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoke's manga about sword-wielding heroes fighting man-eating demons.
Behind the scenes: Inside Fuji Rock’s strategy for staying on top
In recent years, Fuji Rock has had fewer blockbuster performers and showcased more top-selling Japanese acts and international musicians' first-time performances in Japan.
Hall of Fame always held deeper meaning for Ichiro
Ichiro presents then-Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson with the bat he used to break the single-season hits record in 2004.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.
JT picks: What not to miss at Fuji Rock 2025
Fuji Rock Festival turns the green slopes of Niigata Prefecture’s Naeba Ski Resort into a summer escape that offers soundtracks for every mood.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.

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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