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Japan Times
COMMUNITY
May 18, 2003

Dusty wellspring of a 'cultural gem'

Chen Village's simple appearance belies something profound. This dusty hamlet of fewer than 3,000 people has had an impact on Chinese culture far out of proportion to its size, since this is where Taijiquan was born.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
May 18, 2003

Heavens above: a job from hell

Most reporters would have jumped at the assignment, with gusto.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
May 18, 2003

Living the papermaker's art

Tsutomu Kono's life is all wrapped up with washi, the handmade Japanese paper made of pure, natural fiber.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / J-POPSICLE
May 18, 2003

Kei Ogura has still got a lot to celebrate

Once known as the "singing bank manager," these days Kei Ogura could be called the "singing recovering cancer patient."
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
May 18, 2003

Palms Lounge -- they're coming to getcha

Sometimes life's a beach. And sometimes it's a lounge. Such is life for Seiji Endo, the twentysomething surfer who runs Palms Lounge.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
May 18, 2003

'Out' of the ordinary

OUT, by Natsuo Kirino. Kodansha International, 2003, 359 pp., 2,500 yen (cloth). Mystery novels and short stories, both original works and translated works, have a huge following in Japan. The flow of translations, however, is not entirely one way, but overwhelmingly favors English to Japanese. A scholar...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
May 18, 2003

There's a green revolution on high

Rice will be harvested in Tokyo's Roppongi entertainment district this fall.
SUMO
May 18, 2003

Asashoryu still alone at top

Yokozuna Asashoryu completely dominated journeyman Tamanoshima to maintain his sole lead with an unblemished record at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
May 18, 2003

Bees in the honey pot

In the nation's political epicenter -- Nagatacho, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward -- cynics might be excused from regarding its most productive workers to be its honey bees.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
May 18, 2003

From romance to murder

Already an established writer of romantic novels, Natsuo Kirino (nom de plume of Mariko Hashioka, born in 1951), burst onto the mystery scene with "Kao ni Furikakaru Ame" ("The face on which rain falls"). The novel took the prestigious Japanese crime fiction award, the Edogawa Rampo Prize, in 1993.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 18, 2003

Tama-chan's secret link to white-robed cultists

You have to hand it to Tama-chan. The superstar bearded seal has caused some lively public discussion about important social issues. Because of Tama-chan, people have started talking about the disgusting state of the country's rivers, the cavalierly cruel treatment of animals, the impact that rubber-stamped...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
May 18, 2003

Battleground Japan: crows, N. Korea and corporate rents

TV Tokyo's weekly financial documentary series, "The Dawn of Gaia," moves from Sunday to Tuesday this week with a special program about "The 2003 Problem" (May 20, 10 p.m.).
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
May 18, 2003

Top-floor Tokyo

It was 10:30 on a cloudy weekday morning in May, and 40-year-old Masakazu Meguro and his coworkers who make up Calcio Atleta las Manos were happily spending the morning of their precious day off to playing "futsal."
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
May 18, 2003

The fall and rise of rhinoceros

First of two parts Some years ago, the English adventurer Benedict Allen made the first solo crossing of the notoriously inhospitable but hauntingly beautiful Sand Dune Sea and the Kunene wilderness area of Namibia, in southwest Africa.
COMMENTARY
May 17, 2003

Let Asia resolve the North Korean crisis

WASHINGTON -- The Iraq war is over, but the Korean Peninsula is growing hotter. Obvious disagreement over policy toward the North has clouded South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun's visit to the United States, while Washington's recent nuclear talks with North Korea ended in acrimony. U.S. President George...
BUSINESS
May 17, 2003

Japan, Mexico to speed up FTA talks

Japan and Mexico have agreed to speed up negotiations on a bilateral free-trade agreement to meet their target of concluding the treaty by this fall, Japanese officials said Friday.
SUMO
May 17, 2003

Asashoryu stays perfect at Summer Basho

Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu was in total control Friday as he demolished Takamisakari to boost his record to a perfect 6-0 and keep sole possession of the lead at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament.
EDITORIALS
May 17, 2003

Probing Pana Wave's nature

In the past few weeks, a mysterious caravan of white vehicles carrying white-robed people has been traveling around the country, causing disputes with residents along the way. The group calls itself Pana Wave Laboratory, a doomsday cult that evokes memories of crimes committed by members of the Aum Shinrikyo...
BUSINESS
May 17, 2003

Takenaka backs plan to cut insurers' guaranteed yields

Financial Services Minister Heizo Takenaka expressed support Friday for a government plan to submit a bill to the current Diet session that would allow life insurers to cut yields contractually guaranteed to policyholders.
COMMENTARY
May 17, 2003

Long march back to China

LOS ANGELES -- History is full of irony for former empires. Historians of East Asia have maintained for some time that it was the Japanese war of aggression in China in the 1930s and 1940s that eventually drove the Chinese people into the arms of the Chinese Communist Party. After that, the equally forceful...
BUSINESS
May 17, 2003

Kenwood effects dramatic comeback

Kenwood Corp. said Friday that it chalked up its first return to profitability in four years and a record group net profit.
BUSINESS
May 17, 2003

JAL expects revenue to fall by 162 billion yen

Japan Airlines System Corp. revealed Friday that it could lose revenue of 162 billion yen during the current fiscal year due to a drastic fall in passengers on international flights.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 17, 2003

Lawmakers question validity of GDP data

Heavyweights in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Friday accused the government of misleading the public by giving primary importance to real-term figures in its release of gross domestic product data.
BUSINESS
May 17, 2003

Kawasaki Heavy chief gets new role

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. will have managing director Takashi Sugo concurrently serve as chairman of scandal-hit affiliate Nippi Corp., Kawasaki Heavy sources said Friday.
BUSINESS
May 17, 2003

Takeda Chemical reports record earnings

Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd., the nation's top drugmaker, on Friday reported record earnings and revenue for fiscal 2002, despite a cut in prescription drug prices.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 17, 2003

Giants power their way past Tigers

Lefty Gary Rath combined with Junichi Kawahara on a seven-hit shutout and Yomiuri did all its scoring on home runs as the Giants blanked the Hanshin Tigers 4-0 at Koshien Stadium on Friday for their first win against the Central League leaders this year in seven matchups.
BUSINESS
May 17, 2003

Corporate responsibility in spotlight

If you make up the rules, you've got an excellent chance of winning the game.
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2003

Blasts send message to Riyadh

BEIRUT -- Such a spectacular al-Qaeda-style exploit might have come as no great surprise to moderate Saudi Islamists familiar with the thinking of the extremists in their midst. The Iraq war brought anti-American sentiments in the kingdom to new heights and increased the determination of militants to...
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
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.
‘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.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
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.

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