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Sep 3, 2001

World team tops locals in JOMO Cup soccer

The World Dreams team coasted to a 4-2 victory over the Japan Dreams in the annual JOMO Cup at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 3, 2001

Rhodes goes yard for No. 49 as Buffs grab PL lead

Tuffy Rhodes slammed his 49th homer of the season and Eiji Mizuguchi singled home the go-ahead run in the top of the seventh inning as the Kintetsu Buffaloes edged the Nippon Ham Fighters 10-9 at the Tokyo Dome on Sunday to climb into first place in the Pacific League standings, half a game ahead of...
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2001

Defense Agency outlines emergency plans with U.S.

The Defense Agency has outlined an action plan for cooperating with U.S. forces during foreign attacks on Japan or emergencies in areas surrounding it, agency sources said Sunday.
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2001

Markets suffer Koizumi's silence

A sense of frustration is beginning to set in. Every indication points to a marked deterioration in economic outlook in the months ahead.
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2001

Banks' works guarantees to rise

The infrastructure ministry plans to triple the amount of money banks must guarantee the government when funding major public works projects in a move that is likely to realign the construction industry, sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2001

Miyake evacuee students begin fall term with fewer pals

Seventy-eight junior high school students evacuated from Miyake Island last year due to volcanic eruptions marked the start of their second semester off the island Sunday at Akikawa High School in Akiruno, western Tokyo.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2001

44 die in fire, blast at Tokyo nightspot

A powerful fire and explosion ripped through a mah-jongg parlor and an adult entertainment club in the Kabukicho entertainment district of Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward early Saturday, killing at least 44 people and injuring three others, authorities said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Sep 2, 2001

The growth of green cuisine

A decade ago, it was difficult for vegetarians in Japan to eat out, but now there are far more restaurants to meet their needs -- and those of anyone else who enjoys tasty, low-fat and nutritious food.
COMMUNITY
Sep 2, 2001

What's off the menu?

Types of vegetarians and definitions, according to the British-based International Vegetarian Union:
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 2, 2001

Tuffy nails No. 48

Tuffy Rhodes slammed his Japanese league-leading 48th homer of the year to lead Kintetsu's 19-hit barrage as the Buffaloes maintained second place in the PL standings by trouncing the Nippon Ham Fighters 13-3 at the Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Sep 2, 2001

More than words can say

WORDS IN CONTENT: A Japanese Perspective on Language and Culture, by Takao Suzuki, translated by Akira Miura Our eyes, says Takao Suzuki, author of this sociolinguistic text, "do not see things objectively and impartially like cameras. Our perceptions are always subject to cultural selection." Indeed,...
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
Sep 2, 2001

The mellow punk

Tatsuya Ishii cuts a trim figure in his mid-30s. To look at him now, it is hard to believe that in his mid-teens he had a complex because of his weight. It was back then that he first heard of the Sex Pistols, after his classmate Soma played him the Sid Vicious version of "My Way."
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Sep 2, 2001

'P' words fly over boorish behavior

"Men," my wife announces, "are nothing but pigs."
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Sep 2, 2001

Let these be a lesson to you

Fuji TV, one of the main sponsors of the Year of Italy in Japan festival currently under way, will continue its promotion of all things Italian with a "docu-drama" that begins Monday night at 11 and runs for four consecutive nights at the same time. Each 40-minute episode of the "Itaria-tsu (Italy Expert)"...
COMMUNITY
Sep 2, 2001

Who needs meat?

In 1984, Carl Lewis won four gold medals at the Los Angeles Olympics. At the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo, he set a world record of 9.86 seconds for the 100 meters. By the time he retired in 1996, he had bagged nine Olympic gold medals and had written himself indelibly into the list of all-time...
CULTURE / Music
Sep 2, 2001

Foot-stompin', heart-stoppin' stuff

Carlinhos Brown is a phenomenon. Since the 1996 release of the highly acclaimed "Alfagamabetizado," he has been a prominent figure on the world music scene and compared to everyone from Prince, for his intriguing mix of musical styles, to Bob Marley, for his charismatic stage presence. At his show Aug....
LIFE / Food & Drink / NIHONSHU
Sep 2, 2001

Standing out in the crowd: the joys of tachinomiya

Tachinomiya hold a special position among drinking establishments. There is something about standing while drinking that puts a whole new spin on the sake experience. What such places lack in serenity they more than make up for in value and fun.
COMMUNITY
Sep 2, 2001

Temptations of the flesh

One man's meat is another man's poison, as they say, though I have never really had qualms about my own fondness for flesh in its many and varied forms.
CULTURE / Books
Sep 2, 2001

Looking ahead to a reunified Korea

KOREA'S FUTURE AND THE GREAT POWERS, edited by Nicholas Eberstadt and Richard J. Ellings. University of Washington Press, 2001, 361 pp., $22.95 (paperback). Think what you will about North Korea's Dear Leader, Kim Jong Il, but the man has a gift for theater. He captivated much of the planet when he...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 2, 2001

They say breaking up in public is hard to do

Pop culture has given us many marriage archetypes. At one extreme, there was "Thin Man" Nick Charles and his wife Nora, who epitomized a partnership based on privileged cynicism: witty, alcoholic, rich and inseparable. At the opposite end are "The Honeymooners," Ralph and Alice Kramden: the short-tempered,...
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE WAY OF WASHOKU
Sep 2, 2001

Kitchen tools that you can trust

In kitchens around the world, there are dozens of gadgets cluttering the walls and drawers, not to mention the precious counter space. Some people simply must have the latest lemon-juicer to add to their collection of 12, while others are on a never-ending quest for the perfect garlic press.

Longform

After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic