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CULTURE / Art
Oct 24, 2001

The sublime city and state of mind

Art history, like the military kind, is written by the victors. Thus Florentine Giorgio Vasari's encyclopedic "Lives of the Artists," published in 1550, is a propagandist's account of his home city's starring role in the artistic and intellectual phenomenon we now call the Renaissance.
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Oct 24, 2001

The Pattern: 'Immediately'

Phew, what a relief. Radiohead have left the country, so we can now stop sucking our thumbs and feeling sorry for ourselves and instead lighten up and have fun again. So it's off to the record shop and, what's this here sharing a listening post with The Strokes? Something called The Pattern? Anything...
CULTURE / Art
Oct 24, 2001

Sophisticated tastes and surprising connections

Most of the action in the art world takes place out of the public eye in small, discreet galleries like the one run and owned by Noriko Togo, catering to the sophisticated tastes of a well-heeled clientele. Togo shows me around her gallery's latest exhibition, "Beyond the Visible World," which brings...
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2001

Bras go wireless amid tighter security

Ltd. has announced it will market a metal-free brassiere in December because tiny metallic bra fasteners have been setting off metal detectors amid tightened security measures at airports worldwide. The Japanese unit of Germany's Triumph group -- the world's largest lingerie maker -- will sell 500 of...
CULTURE / Music / J-POPSICLE
Oct 24, 2001

Three out of 50 ain't bad

Ska-core, that curious musical hybrid, seems to have finally come into its own in Japan. On the Oricon Top 50 album chart for the week ending Oct. 22, there were three Japanese ska-core albums.
CULTURE / Film
Oct 24, 2001

All alone, on the edge of infinity

Turn Rating: * * * Director: Hideyuki Hirayama Running time: 111 minutes Language: Japanese Shwoing at Warner Mycal Cinemas, Itabashi (03) 3937-1551
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2001

Students in North America prefer Sony

Sony Corp. is the employer of choice for Japanese students preparing to graduate from North American colleges and universities, according to a recent survey conducted by a U.S. human resources firm.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2001

Stock-option holders fail to report 51.78 billion yen in income

Holders of stock options failed to report 51.78 billion yen in income earned by exercising those options over a two-year period through June, according to figures released Tuesday by the National Tax Administration.
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Oct 24, 2001

Clinic: 'Internal Wrangler'

W hen the Liverpool quartet Clinic opened for Radiohead last month, their raucous art-punk came through with startling clarity. I say "startling" not so much because Yokohama Arena is famous for its poor acoustics, but because the sound on the band's debut album, "Internal Wrangler," often wavers between...
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2001

NGOs in Pakistan brave hostile reactions

Nongovernmental organizations are facing difficulties with their refugee relief efforts in Pakistan due to hostile reactions following the U.S.-led attacks on targets in Afghanistan.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2001

Asia Press freelancers find niche in Afghan war

The ongoing military operation in Afghanistan following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States has widened opportunities for freelance journalists in Asia.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2001

NPA chief urges terror prevention

Setsuo Tanaka, director general of the National Police Agency, on Monday instructed senior police nationwide tasked with counterterrorism to concentrate their efforts to prevent terrorist incidents.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2001

Government set to forecast negative growth

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Monday the government will revise downward its real economic growth target of 1.7 percent for the current fiscal year and announce a new figure Friday, ruling bloc legislators said.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2001

Coalition eyes peacekeeping role for SDF

The governing coalition will start discussing lifting a self-imposed freeze on Self-Defense Forces participation in U.N.-led peacekeeping forces after an antiterrorism bill is enacted, possibly Friday, coalition officials said Monday.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2001

New council aims to help terror-hit Okinawa tourism

The Okinawa Prefectural Government and the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry agreed Monday to set up a council to promote tourism to Okinawa, where the industry has been suffering since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2001

GM sales in Asia rise 20% on year

General Motors Corp.'s car sales in the Asia-Pacific region rose 20 percent during the first nine months of this year over last year, and the company is continuing to increase its presence in the region, GM Chairman John. F. Smith Jr. said Monday.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2001

Business confab starts under shroud of terror

OSAKA -- The Global Business Opportunities Convention 2001 began its three-day session Monday in Osaka, with terrorism concerns in the United States causing 25 foreign companies to cancel, organizers said.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2001

Iceland vows whaling cooperation

Japan and Iceland on Monday agreed to continue cooperating in the fishery trade and supporting each other's stance in whaling activities.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2001

'Jusen' chief gets three-year prison term

The Tokyo District Court on Monday sentenced the former president of a now-defunct "jusen" housing loan lender to three years and two months in prison for aggravated breach of trust.
BUSINESS / TAKING STOCK
Oct 23, 2001

Terror pessimism subsiding?

Tokyo stock prices have firmed back to levels before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2001

Coalition agrees to cut pay of all Diet members

Government and ruling coalition officials on Monday agreed to cut the salaries of all Diet members by 10 percent in light of the nation's severe financial situation.
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2001

Auctioneer to buy Dreamland site

Daiei Inc. will sell the 130,000-sq.-meter plot on which Yokohama Dreamland sits to used-car auctioneer USS Co. for roughly 9 billion yen after the amusement park closes in February, company officials said Monday.
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Oct 23, 2001

Supporters and club clash over fans' role

How far should soccer fans go in supporting their club? Yokohama FC is currently having a little trouble off the pitch with some of their fans.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2001

Accountants held in UBC scam

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office arrested two accountants and an accounting official Monday in connection with an embezzlement case involving UBC Corp.
40 years after Plaza Accord, Japan still at mercy of forex swings
The Plaza Hotel in New York, where finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of Five countries met and struck the Plaza Accord on Sept. 22, 1985.
As Japan keeps buying gas, Aboriginal Australians pay the price
Paulina “Jedda” Puruntatameri with Antonia Burke and Tiwi fisher Clinton offshore of Melville Island, one of the Tiwi Islands, in Australia's Northern Territory. Together with other Tiwi, Jedda has been campaigning for years to stop Australian company Santos and its backers, including Japanese investors, from drilling for natural gas at the Barossa gas field.
Abuse of 'zombie cigarettes' among Okinawa youths raises alarm
A street in Naha in August. In entertainment districts in southern Okinawa, a drug known as "laughing gas vape" is being abused at nightclubs and bar. Now, some establishments have put up warning notices.
Boom in business class travel from Japan fuels airlines profits
A business class suite of an Airbus SE A350-1000 aircraft operated by Japan Airlines is seen during a media preview at the company's hangar at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in January last year.
The Japanese face and body patches that have had the world wondering
Japan's Mebuki Suzuki in action with Uganda's Oscar Chelimo in the men's 10,000 meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 14
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.
YouTuber Gigguk shifts from talking anime to making anime
The process of making “Baan” was personal and enlightening for Maneetapho, who spent years talking about anime on his YouTube channel and podcast before making the jump to becoming an anime creator himself.
How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout success at Tokyo worlds
Yuki Joseph Nakajima after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday.
Robot tour guides in Tokyo offer way for those with disabilities to work
Tours are being offered in Tokyo using a shoulder-mounted robot equipped with a camera, speaker and microphone. The robot twitches its wing-like arms, which it can fold together as if in prayer when visiting a temple.
World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics
Organizers of the World Athletics Championships said over 500,000 tickets had been sold and that they are expecting to end the event in front of large crowds this weekend.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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"Shake hands with Lima-chan," a statue that shares the name of the Peruvian capital looks in the direction of Peru, where a sister statue, "Sakura-chan," is located. Erected in Yokohama's Rinko Park in 1999, it commemorates Peruvian-Japanese friendship.
The journey of Peru’s Nikkei: Finding identity in Japan
By Christoph Sponsel

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