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JAPAN
Aug 8, 2001

Cleaning up roadside litter cost state 328 million yen in '00

The government spent 328 million yen in fiscal 2000 to remove garbage that was either dumped deliberately or had fallen from moving vehicles from beside national highways, according to a Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry report.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2001

Girl gang held in attack on defector

Five teenage girls were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of assaulting another girl who tried to quit a motorcycle gang they had set up by soliciting members via the Internet.
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2001

Nissan Diesel to tutor China firm

Nissan Diesel Motor Co. said Tuesday it will provide China's largest diesel engine maker, Dongfeng Chaoyang Diesel Co., with its diesel engine manufacturing and assembling technology starting in September.
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2001

Deflation to stay for a few years

A team of private-sector economists and financial market participants agreed Tuesday that Japan will not be able to shake off deflation for a few more years, a government official said.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2001

Low rainfall points to water shortage

The Meteorological Agency on Tuesday warned of possible water shortages due to low precipitation levels in Tokyo and areas west of the capital.
CULTURE / Film
Aug 8, 2001

Are the fishing fools running out of line?

Tsuri Baka Nisshi 12 Rating: * * 1/2 Director: Katsuhide Motoki Running time: 111 minutes Language: JapaneseOpens Aug. 18 Some sequels make sense, but a "3" or "4" after the title of a Hollywood movie is generally a good reason to stay away unless you happen to be feeling charitable toward a studio...
MORE SPORTS
Aug 8, 2001

Westhead hired by JBL team

The Matsushita Electric Panasonic Super Kangaroos of the Japan Basketball League announced Tuesday they have hired Paul Westhead as their new head coach.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Aug 8, 2001

Is Tokyo ready to call for devalued yen?

The pros and cons of a weak yen continue to be debated.
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Aug 8, 2001

Sonicmania

The music world is going ape for apes. Nigo, of fashion label A Bathing Ape, has just issued the latest installment of his Ape Sounds hip-hop project; Cornelius (named after the leading simian of the original "Planet of the Apes") will release the highly anticipated follow up to his "Fantasma" album...
JAPAN / STAGING A COMEBACK
Aug 8, 2001

Nanotechnology is seen having a massive future

AKO, Hyogo Pref. -- In many ways a typical science lab, it is difficult for an outsider to see what goes on at Himeji Institute of Technology's Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology for Industry -- at least with the naked eye.
CULTURE / Art
Aug 8, 2001

Teddy bears dress for success

The great attraction of the Mona Lisa is the ambiguity of her expression. This allows the viewer to imagine, construct or project their own feelings onto the woman's face. This quality, which Da Vinci was only able to create by skillfully blurring the corners of the Mona Lisa's eyes and mouth, is perhaps...
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2001

Steering defect leads Isuzu to recall 118 trucks

Isuzu Motors Ltd. said Tuesday it will recall and repair at no charge Elf, Condor and Atlas trucks due to defects in the steering system.
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2001

YGK to launch originally designed sports car model

YGK Co. will launch an originally designed sports car in Japan and overseas in November 2002, the Yamagata-based company said Tuesday.
CULTURE / Art
Aug 8, 2001

Two takes on what's really happening

Shiseido Gallery in Tokyo's Ginza and Art Tower Mito in Mito, Ibaraki Prefecture, will simultaneously present exhibitions of contemporary art from East Asia by up-and-coming artists, starting Friday. Asian contemporary art has captivated many people over the past decade. Masaki Higuchi from Shiseido...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Aug 8, 2001

Mamady Keita and Sewa Kan

The rhythms Mamady Keita draws from the djembe can make one feel as though awakened from centuries of sleep or even perhaps strangely nostalgic. They are at once familiar and fresh, offering the forgotten comforts of a mother's heartbeat and stimulating senses unused in everyday modern life.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2001

Inoue is re-elected as president of Upper House

The House of Councilors re-elected Yutaka Inoue as its president and Shoji Motooka as vice president Tuesday during the first Diet session since last month's nationwide election.
EDITORIALS
Aug 8, 2001

Posturing from Moscow

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's high-profile visit to Moscow last weekend produced no big surprise. A joint declaration signed by Mr. Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin is largely a reiteration of the two nations' declared security concerns. The two leaders reaffirmed their position on the U.S....
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2001

Young people grow conservative about work: survey

Concerns about employment prospects amid a faltering economy are leading young workers to be more conservative in their job choices, as the preference for seniority-based work systems is on the rise, according to a survey released Tuesday by the Sanno Institute of Management.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2001

Orphan support group holds second global exchange

The Ashinaga Scholarship Society, a Tokyo-based group to support children orphaned by accidents or illness, held an international exchange meeting Tuesday for earthquake and AIDS orphans, including six from Uganda, organizers said.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2001

Masked man gets away with 20 million yen

OSAKA -- A masked man with a knife robbed a small post office Tuesday morning in Osaka's Joto Ward, making off with around 20 million yen in cash, police said.
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Aug 8, 2001

David Mead: 'Mine and Yours'

David Mead's songs are invariably described as "lush and sophisticated," adjectives that are normally a good indication something is boring. As a performer and songwriter, he's often compared to Paul Simon, probably because he's from New York and exercises a tendency toward complex phrasing. Further...
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2001

Peace treaty memorial stamp slated

The government said Tuesday it will issue an 80 yen commemorative stamp on Sept. 7 celebrating the 50th anniversary of Japan's signing of the San Francisco Peace Treaty.
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2001

3,000 at Matsushita units want early retirement

OSAKA -- More than 3,000 employees applied for early retirement programs offered by about 30 domestic subsidiaries of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., exceeding initial expectations, company officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2001

Celebrity politicians debut at extraordinary Diet session

Celebrity politicians, including TV personalities and a professional wrestler, attended a Diet session for the first time Tuesday since they were elected to the House of Councilors on July 29.
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2001

J-Phone to launch i-mode watcher

Japan Telecom Co. said Tuesday it will establish a new Web directory service Aug. 15 to allow J-Phone users to check sites prepared for NTT DoCoMo's i-mode service for a monthly charge of 100 yen.
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Aug 8, 2001

The Asakusa Samba Festival

The Asakusa Samba Festival (Aug. 25) is no doubt the best-known manifestation of Brazilian culture in Tokyo, but if you're looking for a more intimate glimpse of Brazilian dance, music and martial arts, then check out the Capoeira Zoador party this Sunday. Held at Sabbath Tokyo in Harajuku, this mini-carnival...
CULTURE / Art / CERAMIC SCENE
Aug 8, 2001

Treasures to be hoarded

Here's an odd request: have a look in my closet.
Foreign tourists with unpaid medical bills in Japan to be denied entry
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during ministerial meeting meeting on foreign residents in Japan on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Japan eyes tougher rules for foreign residents and tax hike for tourists
A tax-free shop in Kyoto in April 2024. Last week, members of a Liberal Democratic Party study group drafted a proposal seeking to scrap the country's tax-free shopping system altogether.
Accidents raise concern over how Japan vets foreign drivers
Keita Ueno (right), the owner of Kiki Driving School and an instructor who supports both foreign nationals and Japanese citizens returning from abroad in getting their foreign driver’s licenses converted, is worried about the current lax system for the process.
Japan won’t wait for G7 summit for possible U.S. trade deal
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top negotiator in tariff talks with the U.S. speaks to reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Friday.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
What can Kenji Yanobe’s cosmic cats teach us about humanity?
Kenji Yanobe’s spacesuited cats are the main characters of “Ship’s Cat Island,” the inaugural exhibition at Hyper Museum Hanno in Saitama Prefecture.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
New Naoshima museum bets on Asia, not the West
Detail of Takashi Murakami, “Rakuchu-Rakugai-zu Byobu: Iwasa Matabei RIP” (2023-25)
Japan’s prison reform focuses on rehabilitation
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday. Suzuki said preparations for the changes that will focus more on rehabilitation are being actively made at each correctional facility.
Accidents raise concern over how Japan vets foreign drivers
Keita Ueno (right), the owner of Kiki Driving School and an instructor who supports both foreign nationals and Japanese citizens returning from abroad in getting their foreign driver’s licenses converted, is worried about the current lax system for the process.

Podcast

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

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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