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LIFE
Oct 29, 2001

Revolution and evolution mark motorcycle lineup at Tokyo Motor Show

Tired of being jammed into a packed train every morning? Sick of being stuck in the city every weekend? Bummed out because high parking fees rule out owning a car? If you answered yes to these questions, you might want to consider buying a motorcycle. They're affordable, running costs are reasonable...
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2001

Effect of mad cow scare shows in latest consumer price index

The key gauge of Tokyo consumer prices shed 0.1 percent in October from the month before, including a drop in beef prices stemming from the nation's first case of mad cow disease, the government said Friday.
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2001

Beef eateries feel mad cow cold shoulder

Amid mounting public fears over mad cow disease, otherwise popular "yakiniku" barbecued-beef restaurants are being dealt a serious blow.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2001

Japan must leave backward ways behind

Japan must drastically revise its attitudes toward women and foreigners to stake a place in the global information technology revolution and survive and prosper as a nation in general, according to experts at a Tokyo conference last week.
CULTURE / Film
Oct 24, 2001

TIFF take 14

Japan has one of the largest film markets in the world. Accordingly, every year the Tokyo International Film Festival serves up world cinema on a grand scale, screening more than 140 films over the course of a week.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Oct 21, 2001

Autumn's harvest among the bamboo

Autumn is here, the season of antipasti misti and fruitful mellowness. It's also the time of year, of course, for bountiful supplies of mushrooms and other miscellaneous fungi known collectively as kinoko -- like the excellent assortment we enjoyed the other day at Aburiya, an atmospheric dining bar...
JAPAN
Oct 11, 2001

Web gossip sparks corporate anger

Two major life insurers were battered by a swirl of rumors in September as several message boards on a popular Web site began predicting their demise.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2001

U.S. forces head for war zone

A large portion of the U.S. military forces stationed in Japan has been dispatched as part of the U.S.-led military strikes Monday against terrorist targets in Afghanistan.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 8, 2001

Hewitt takes AIG Japan Open

Another tournament, another title for Lleyton Hewitt. The top-seeded Australian beat Michel Kratochvil of Switzerland 6-4, 6-2 to win the AIG Japan Open at Tokyo's Ariake Colosseum on Sunday.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2001

S&P expects little change for Asia-Pacific ratings

Standard & Poor's Corp. said Wednesday it does not expect to make substantial changes to its ratings on bonds issued by 16 Asia-Pacific nations following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States.
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 19, 2001

Coincident indicators get downward revision

The government said Tuesday it has revised downward its key gauge of the state of the economy for July, with the index of coincident indicators falling to 10 percent from a preliminary 12.5 percent.
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2001

Arthur Miller among winners of Praemium Imperiale award

Arthur Miller, the American playwright best known for "Death of a Salesman," and Lee U Fan, a South Korean painter living in Japan, have been awarded the 13th Praemium Imperiale, along with three other foreign artists, the Japan Art Association announced Friday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Sep 12, 2001

Imports Ramirez, Valdes respond to 'help wanted' calls from Japan

Foreign ballplayers in Japan don't much like it, but they are often referred to as "suketto" in Japanese. The term means helper and it more than implies the hired hands from North America are not necessarily being counted on to lead their team but rather to temporarily "help" the fan-favorite local stars...
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2001

Consultations on domestic violence soar

More than 9,000 women visited prefectural counseling centers across Japan to seek advice on domestic violence in fiscal 2000, surpassing the number that sought counseling on divorce, according to a government survey released this week.
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2001

Staffing imbalance reaches 15-month high, poll shows

Companies with excess labor outnumbered those with shortages in August by the widest margin since May 2000, according to a government survey.
CULTURE / Film
Sep 5, 2001

Truly, madly, but not too deeply

Zeitaku na Hone Rating: * * * 1/2 Director: Isao Yukisada Running time: 107 minutes Language: Japanese Now showing
CULTURE / Art
Sep 5, 2001

Connoisseur's selection from the vaults

Times have certainly changed. Corporate art acquisition, once fueled by bubble-era prosperity, is now low down the list of boardroom priorities.
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.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2001

Evacuated Miyake islanders get to grips with urban jungle

Motome Miyazawa's voice booms across rows of taro plants at a farm in Hachioji, western Tokyo.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2001

Budget requests set to hit 85.7 trillion yen

Fiscal 2002 budget requests from government ministries and agencies will total 85.7 trillion yen, up 3.7 percent from the initial budget for the current fiscal year, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2001

Use of counterfeit passports to enter Japan on the rise

The number of arrests for entering Japan on fake passports rose sharply in the first half of the year, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2001

Coast guard report now easier to read

The Japan Coast Guard released its annual white paper Tuesday featuring a more detailed and easy-to-read format, coast guard officials said.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Aug 27, 2001

U.S. wants justice for all -- except itself

NEW YORK -- On Aug. 2, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia convicted Bosnian Serb Gen. Radislav Krstic of genocide. But even before the verdict, the Bush administration had made clear its opposition to the effort to create an International Criminal Court, which would broaden...

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