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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Aug 28, 2002

Amadou and Mariam: "Amadou and Mariam"

This album smokes. Amadou and Mariam play a rollicking, good-natured blend of bluesy R&B and Malian dance band music. Amadou sings and plays a seamless rhythm guitar and the occasional crackling lead, while Mariam sings in a voice of sweet fragility.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 28, 2002

A total feast for the eyes

This is total theater. Shinkyogeki, new-style Beijing Opera, is a combination of almost every performing art known to the East and the West. It should be a cross-cultural mess -- but it's not. At its best, as in the staging of "Yang-kui-fei and Abe-no-Nakamaro," which is now touring Japan, it's breathtaking....
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2002

Opera on exiled Christian daimyo aimed at boosting Philippine ties

An opera about the life of a daimyo who was exiled for his Christian faith will be staged next year to mark the 100th anniversary of Japanese migration to the Philippines, according to organizers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Aug 28, 2002

David Grisman Quintet: "Dawgnation"

Don't let the corny cover photos and the too-clever song titles playing on the word "dawg" throw you off. Virtuoso mandolin player David Grisman's latest, "Dawgnation," is made up of wonderful acoustic music that satisfies with a rambling, walking beat, freshness and honesty.
SUMO
Aug 27, 2002

Asashoryu officially listed as ozeki

Recently promoted ozeki Asashoryu was officially listed at his new position and Takamisakari broke into the upper ranks Monday when the Japan Sumo Association released its rankings for the upcoming Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 27, 2002

Lions' Nishiguchi just one out away

Fumiya Nishiguchi threw a no-hitter for 8 2/3 innings Monday, but had to settle for a two-hit shutout as the Pacific League-leading Seibu Lions kept rolling with a 6-0 triumph over the Lotte Marines.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2002

Eager parents boost demand for English picture books

Imports of English picture books for children have risen to meet demand among parents eager for their children to start learning English at an early age.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2002

Couple with disabled girl hope to forge support unit

The parents of a partially deaf girl in Yamagata hope to re-create in Japan the supportive atmosphere for parents of disabled children that they encountered while living in the United States.
EDITORIALS
Aug 27, 2002

Strict political ethics are overdue

The indictment last week of Lower House member Muneo Suzuki on fresh charges of bribery is a reminder that money politics is alive -- if not well -- and that genuine political reform remains a long way off. Public prosecutors are reportedly building new cases against him for possible campaign-fund abuse...
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2002

Nippon Food's sold-off beef to be checked

The farm ministry on Monday said that it would inspect all of the roughly 140 tons of beef that Nippon Food Inc. asked the government to purchase after a beef-mislabeling scandal came to light earlier this year.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2002

U.N. Population Fund to open office in Tokyo next week

said Monday it will open an office in Tokyo next week to engage in wider activities in Asia. The new office will be set up inside United Nations University in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward. It will be headed by Kiyoko Ikegami, who is working as a department director for the Japanese Organization for International...
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2002

Inamine asks Koizumi to review SOFA, reduce U.S. presence

Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine asked Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Monday to review the Japanese-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement and reduce the size of U.S. forces based in Okinawa.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2002

Osaka plans to boost worker morale with performance-based pay raises

OSAKA -- In an effort to boost morale among prefectural employees, the Osaka Prefectural Government plans to reinstate special pay raises to staffers for good performance, it was learned Monday.
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2002

North Korean trade official visits to explain market reforms

A North Korean vice minister of trade is in Japan on an 11-day unofficial visit to explain Pyongyang's new market-based reforms to Koreans living in the country, a Korean association said Monday.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2002

Psychiatry meet calls for better mental-health care

YOKOHAMA -- Psychiatrists from around the world on Monday adopted a declaration calling on represented countries to provide the best available treatment for those with mental illnesses.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2002

Koizumi to visit U.S. for Sept. 11 ceremony, meet Bush

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will visit the United States to observe the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Monday.
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Aug 27, 2002

Foreign referees should not be red-carded from Japan

With the completion of the J. League first stage on Aug. 17, two foreign referees returned home to Europe, having made an impact on Japanese soccer officials.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2002

Group calls for cancellation of ex-convict's deportation

A civic group submitted a petition Monday to the Justice Ministry, asking it to cancel the deportation of a Chinese ex-convict, the son of a war-displaced Japanese woman, so he can remain in Japan with his family.
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2002

GDP report expected to show 0.2% growth

Government reports this week are expected to show Japan's economy expanded slightly in second quarter and pulled out of recession, thanks to growing exports, according to a survey released Monday by Bloomberg News.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2002

Efforts afoot to protect whistle-blowers

OSAKA -- Recent years have seen more and more whistle-blowers come forward to expose corporate wrongdoing, often to their own personal career detriment.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Aug 27, 2002

A rainy spell, and a desert blooms

For much of the year, most of Namaqualand is hot, dry, dusty and all but dead.
COMMENTARY
Aug 27, 2002

Build alternative to Yasukuni

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to Yasukuni Shrine in April inflamed Beijing, casting a chill on Japan-China relations. The row forced Koizumi to cancel a visit to Beijing he had planned for this fall to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the normalization of Japan-China diplomatic relations....
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2002

Heavy industries make moves to accommodate natural gas

Japanese heavy industries are pushing ahead with technology aimed at lowering costs of natural gas and helping promote greater use of the environmentally friendly energy source.
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2002

Personal computer sales plunge 32.2%

Sales of personal computers in July fell 32.2 percent from a year earlier, the second-biggest decline on record, the Nippon Electronic Big-Stores Association said Monday.
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Aug 27, 2002

A rainy spell, and a desert blooms

For much of the year, most of Namaqualand is hot, dry, dusty and all but dead.
Japan eyes two types of 'hometown resident' registration
People buy groceries from a mobile supermarket in a rural area of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture. The government is considering a new "hometown resident" registration system to help strengthen regional revitalization measures.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
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.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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