search

 
 
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 25, 2001

Hawks soar to top of PL

Daiei sluggers Hiroki Kokubo and Pedro Valdez slugged two homers each and combined for 10 RBIs as the defending Pacific League champions Daiei Hawks climbed into first place in the PL standings with a 13-1 triumph over the Nippon Ham Fighters at the Tokyo DOme on Tuesday.
CULTURE / Art
Apr 25, 2001

'Outsider art' gets showing inside gallery

"Man With Hair Mouth" by Mose Tolliver (top) and "Noah's Ark" by George Narvey Sometimes those who were previously indifferent to art all of a sudden discover amazing hidden talents. Such artistic revelations hit Bill Traylor when he was freed from slavery. For Inez Nathaniel Walker, prison was the...
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Apr 25, 2001

Baaba Maal

In 1989, Senegalese singer Baaba Maal released an album with blind guitarist Mansour Seck titled "Djam Leeli." A mix of two acoustic guitars, a dash of percussion and Maal's intense singing, it was simple but hypnotic and, for many, a revelation to hear the connection between West African guitar...
CULTURE / Art
Apr 25, 2001

Sogetsu-style ikebana display

From May 2 to 6, Omotesando-dori will become an exhibition site of Sogetsu-style flower arrangements by 350 artists.
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2001

Mori wins 3 million yen in magazine libel suit

Outgoing Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, whose tenure can be described as one long run-in with the media, won 3 million yen in damages Tuesday in a libel suit against a monthly magazine.
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Apr 25, 2001

Nick Cave

Nick Cave has never been one to just "get on with life," to wander through it blind, intent on getting to the end with the least trouble. He needs to know why we are here and what happens to us when we've gone. And, like the rest of us, he'll never know, at least not in this life.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Apr 25, 2001

Radiohead

Concert Preview by PHILIP BRASOR If you are conflicted about going to the trouble of obtaining tickets for Radiohead's autumn shows without first hearing their new album, "Amnesiac," which doesn't hit the stores until the end of May, you may be reassured to know that the material was recorded during...
EDITORIALS
Apr 24, 2001

Mr. Lee comes with baggage

Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui is now on a "private" visit to Japan with a visa the Japanese government issued after days of vacillation -- and with strings attached: Mr. Lee should stay in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, where he will get a medical checkup, and should not conduct any political...
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2001

Women fighting for space in a man's land

The recent debuts of women-only areas at a prominent hotel and department store, as well as on long-distance buses, railway cars and airplanes, have generally been received favorably.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2001

Reorganization of Kyoei Life now complete

The Tokyo District Court on Monday ended reorganization proceedings for failed mid-tier life insurer Kyoei Life Insurance Co., renamed Gibraltar Life Insurance Co. at the beginning of this month.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2001

Koizumi vows to destroy forces blocking reforms

Garnering a whopping 87 percent of the local vote in the LDP's presidential primaries, maverick reformer Junichiro Koizumi on Monday vowed to "destroy" forces standing against his reform agenda and launch a Cabinet free of the party's factional shackles.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2001

Tsushima coast guard on alert

TSUSHIMA, Nagasaki Pref. -- A small fishing boat from South Korea sat tied to a Japan Coast Guard patrol boat last week at Izuhara port in the Tsushima Islands.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2001

Nifco buys four firms off Acriplas Group of Spain

Major plastics parts maker Nifco Inc. said Monday it has bought four companies of the Acriplas Group, a plastic parts group in Spain.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2001

China halts visits over Lee's trip to Japan

China has decided to suspend visits to Japan by its senior officials for the time being to protest former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui's visit to Japan that began Sunday, a Beijing-based Japanese source familiar with bilateral relations said Monday.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2001

Japan in quandary over Iran rail project

After several years of warming and rapidly advancing relations, Japan and Iran may be at a crossroads once again.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2001

Tokyo pitches info booklets for foreigners

Tokyo is promoting 135 booklets to help the growing number of foreigners living in the metropolis with topics including AIDS prevention.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2001

Appliance output to be cut in wake of law

Major consumer electronics makers plan to cut production of four kinds of electric appliances in the April-June period to counter an expected fall in sales following the April 1 introduction of a new recycling law that temporarily pushed up demand.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2001

Consumer confidence falls for second quarter

Consumer confidence took a turn for the worse in March as consumers, including free-spending singles, showed increasing concern about their employment and income prospects over the next six months, two government surveys showed Monday.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2001

Necktie maker folds amid import glut

OSAKA -- Apparel wholesaler Asakurashoji Co. has applied for court protection from creditors under a fast-track corporate rehabilitation law, a private research institute said Monday.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2001

Markets strike positive note

Financial markets have reacted positively to surprise interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2001

Shigenobu pleads not guilty to terrorism

Japanese Red Army founder Fusako Shigenobu on Monday pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from the 1974 seizure of the French Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands, including charges of injuring local police officers.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2001

Moderate temblor shakes Tottori

A moderate quake of magnitude 3.9 shook Tottori Prefecture and its vicinity Monday afternoon, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2001

Latest threat to G-8: sea sickness

Italy is offering an unspecified number of passenger ships to accommodate world leaders during a forthcoming summit in the port city of Genoa -- as shelter from antiglobalization demonstrators.
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Apr 24, 2001

Crisis of confidence grips Marinos

The Yokohama F. Marinos, last year's first-stage champions in the J. League, are struggling -- and struggling badly.
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2001

Pianist to play concerts in Eritrea

Japanese jazz pianist Yasuhiro Kono set off Monday for Eritrea to give concerts using seven pianos he recently collected and donated to the war-stricken African country.
LIFE / Travel
Apr 24, 2001

Conserving world heritage in Dunhuang

DUNHUANG, China -- Approaching China across the Eurasian continent, one crosses the Tianshan mountains only to be confronted by the mighty Taklamakan Desert, with its sinister epigraph: "If you go in, you won't come out." At Kashgar, the Silk Road divides into two branches, skirting the northern and...

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji