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CULTURE / Stage
Sep 26, 2001

Rising stars shine in kabuki's heirloom roles

During the month of September, the Kabukiza Theater and the nearby Shinbashi Enbujo Theater are presenting competing kabuki midori (selections). The Kabukiza's program features such veteran actors as Kichiemon Nakamura, Baigyoku Nakamura and Jakuemon Nakamura, as well as up-and-coming performers in their...
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2001

Debate, don't deploy SDF: ex-bureaucrats

Two former top bureaucrats want the government to tell the international community what Japan can do within the limits of its war-renouncing Constitution to help the expected U.S.-led military retaliation for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2001

Court rejects illegal alien's welfare suit

The Supreme Court upheld on Tuesday a lower court decision rejecting demands for social welfare by a Chinese man claiming that denying such aid to non-Japanese is discriminatory and violates the Constitution.
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Sep 26, 2001

Sigur Ros

Since the worldwide release of their second album, "Aguis Byrjun," last year, Iceland's Sigur Ros has been dogged by more pretentious journalism than any pop group in history. Melody Maker took the cake when it described the group's music as "the sound of God weeping tears of gold in heaven."
CULTURE / Art
Sep 26, 2001

A kiss in the darkroom

When I spoke with curator Michiko Kasahara about the Tokyo Museum of Photography's new exhibition, "A Kiss in the Dark," the first thing she wanted to explain was the show's intriguing title. Her catalog essay expands:
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2001

Health insurance costs face hike

Compiled from wire services The health ministry on Tuesday mapped out a medical reform plan that would increase the burden on employed workers and the elderly. The ministry submitted the plan to the tripartite ruling bloc Tuesday afternoon and hopes to implement it in October 2002. But the plan is expected...
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2001

Tokyo Motor Show to skip pomp

The upcoming Tokyo Motor Show will refrain from holding an opening ceremony or reception on Oct. 26 to express its sorrow for the victims of the recent terrorist attacks in the United States, its organizer said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2001

MSDF won't join Kitty Hawk: Nakatani

Defense Agency chief Gen Nakatani on Tuesday denied that Maritime Self-Defense Force vessels would join the USS Kitty Hawk battle group in the Indian Ocean for expected U.S.-led military retaliation against terrorist attacks in the United States.
CULTURE / Music / J-POPSICLE
Sep 26, 2001

Pop to the sixth power

Hermann H. & the Pacemakers are one of Japanese pop music's brightest new hopes. As with the superlative Cymbals spotlighted in last week's column, this six-piece band specializes in the musical genre known as "power pop." But in the case of Hermann (as the band is collectively known), the emphasis is...
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Sep 26, 2001

India Express

While it was Ravi Shankar who brought Indian music to the world, it's been left to others to help it sink roots. In Japan, that task has been taken up by Nagoya-based sitarist Amit Roy, who has been imparting the Hindustani tradition to his Japanese students for the past decade.
JAPAN
Sep 26, 2001

Ministry names new chief of Asian affairs

The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday named Hitoshi Tanaka, director general of the economic affairs bureau, as head of the bureau in charge of Asian and Oceanian affairs.
CULTURE / Art
Sep 26, 2001

Revisiting his ancestors' art

Taro Okamoto (1911-96) is perhaps Japan's most famous post-war artist. With his trademark artistic style, his eccentric, media-friendly personality and ready catchphrases, he presented the perfect picture of the inspired artist brimming with original ideas.
CULTURE / Music
Sep 26, 2001

Asian Youth Orchestra brings vigor and virtuosity

Asian Youth Orchestra Aug. 31, Sergiu Comissiona conducting the Asian Youth Orchestra in the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall -- "Russlan and Ludmilla" Overture (Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka, 1804-57); Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E Minor, Op. 64 (Felix Mendelssohn, 1809-47) featuring Leila Josefowicz;...
CULTURE / Art
Sep 26, 2001

Devilishly good young artists

German artists Susanne Ring and Oliver Grajewski are holding a joint exhibition of their works under the title "She-Devil -- Icke Ooch" ("She-Devil -- Whatever") at Gallery ef in Asakusa, Tokyo.
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Sep 26, 2001

John Linnel & John Flansburgh: 'Mink Car'

Since their early albums "Lincoln" and "Flood," John Linnell and John Flansburgh, the self-appointed supercilious music nerds of They Might Be Giants, have displayed a remarkable talent for straddling the fence between disdain for and celebration of the pop tune. Usually sweet and upbeat on the surface,...
CULTURE / Art
Sep 26, 2001

Portrait of an enigma

In the broad galaxy of modern French artists, we can easily spot Raoul Dufy's lightly glittering star. He was renowned as a painter of colorful scenes at St. Tropez on the Riviera. The one who designed fashion fabrics. The one who popularized modern art with glamorous subjects and a carefree brush.
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Sep 26, 2001

Macy Gray: 'The Id'

Webster's defines the id as "the part of the psyche that is the source of instinctual impulses and demands for satisfaction." For Macy Gray, it is simply "what you do before you think. The real you . . . unedited."
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2001

Daimaru to close Australian stores

Department store chain Daimaru Inc. said Tuesday it will close and liquidate its two stores in Australia.
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2001

BOJ watching over economy in wake of terrorist attacks

The Bank of Japan is on its guard against further economic turbulence in the wake of the recent terrorist attacks in the United States, BOJ Gov. Masaru Hayami said Tuesday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Sep 26, 2001

Third time a charm for Carp's Diaz

Part-time foreign players in Japan and those who post sub-par batting statistics usually do not get a second-year contract, let alone a third, to continue playing here. Hiroshima Carp utility infielder Eddy Diaz hit a mediocre .263 with eight home runs and 53 runs batted in, playing 110 games during...
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2001

Terror attacks may lead Moody's to cut insurers' ratings

Moody's Investors Service Inc. said Tuesday it may reduce the ratings of many insurance and reinsurance firms due to losses incurred by their policyholders as a result of the recent terrorist attacks in the United States.
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Sep 25, 2001

Antlers veteran Soma back on his old stomping ground

And now he's back.
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2001

Oil distributors move to increase domestic stocks

The nation's oil distributors are now working to increase domestic oil stocks in light of global uncertainty following the recent terrorist attacks in the United States, industry sources said Monday.
LIFE / Travel
Sep 25, 2001

No, really, it's completely unspoiled!

Paradise in the South Pacific? Isn't that only ad copy for getaway resorts that put little beach umbrellas in the cocktails and charge prices the locals could only afford after a winning lottery ticket?
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 25, 2001

World Cup stadium to open in October

A brand-new Saitama Stadium 2002, one of the 10 World Cup venues in Japan, will be open to the general public on Oct. 6-8.
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.
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.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Goldman sells Tokyo office area to JR East for over ¥50 billion
GranTokyo South Tower (center). East Japan Railway has bought the 14th to 18th floors of the office building at a price of more than ¥50 billion from Goldman Sachs Group.
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
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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