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BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jul 9, 2003

Did sports rags hire students to stuff ballot box for Godzilla?

A couple of selections from the mail bag this week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 9, 2003

Popular nightclub a microcosm of pain, potential of deflation-beset Japan

Tokyo nightclub owner Sakura Masui is nowhere close to the modern-day geisha girl she appears to be, shuffling demurely in a purple kimono as she pours drinks and chats in hushed tones.
COMMENTARY
Jul 9, 2003

Human rights under siege worldwide

LONDON -- Terrorism is a serious threat to our societies and way of life. We must give top priority to combating it, but if we ignore or undermine the protection of human rights in the process we shall endanger the principles of humanity for which we are purportedly fighting.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2003

Bounty of frozen fuel under seabed allures, eludes

Like an ice that burns, methane hydrate is cold, white and would light up like a gas stove if held to a flame. And so much of the frozen fuel naturally blankets the seabeds off Japan and elsewhere that scientists say it could power the world for centuries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2003

Rush on for graves at Aoyama Cemetery

Despite charges that can top 10 million yen per grave, thousands of inquiries have come in about 50 graves being put up for sale at Aoyama Cemetery in central Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2003

Tests find no link between arsenic, navy

The Environment Ministry said Monday that no evidence has been found to prove the link between contaminated water in a well in Kamisu, Ibaraki Prefecture, and chemical weapons buried in the area by the Imperial Japanese Navy after World War II.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FRONT-RUNNERS
Jul 8, 2003

Yamato continues to deliver new ideas

Yamato Transport Co.'s parcel delivery fleet with its black cat logo has made "takkyubin" a household word.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 8, 2003

Funeral rites, shipping pets and cheap ink

Funeral rites A reader in America has a friend who requested that his ashes be scattered over Mt Fuji.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 8, 2003

Matsui, Ichiro and Hasegawa named for All-Star game

NEW YORK -- New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui and Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki were picked for the American League team as organizers announced the final results of fan votes Sunday for the MLB All-Star game July 15 in Chicago.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 7, 2003

England A whips Japan 55-20

England A ensured it finished its five-game tour of North America and Japan unbeaten on Sunday as it beat Japan 55-20 at Tokyo's National Stadium.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2003

A productive EU presidency for Greece

"The Greek presidency succeeded because it had good cooperation with everyone," said Greek Prime Minister Costas Simitis, the outgoing president of the European Council, while addressing the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on July 1. All in Europe realize, he added,...
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2003

Politics of human migrations

One in five Canadian workers, one in four Australians or -- at the other extreme -- one in 500 Japanese workers is foreign-born today. The 1 million Indians in the United States comprise a meager 0.1 percent of India's population, but earn the equivalent of an astonishing 10 percent of India's national...
COMMUNITY
Jul 6, 2003

Hope for the future takes root in rice fields

ASUKA, Nara Pref. -- The mid-June drizzle had just let up when taiko drum beats marked the opening of the taue (rice-planting) festival.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jul 6, 2003

For the visiting guests of honor

Togo Heihachiro, fleet admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy, dealt a huge blow to the Russian armed forces when he sent the czar's Baltic Fleet to the bottom of the Tsushima Strait in May 1905. It was a stunning victory for Japan in the Russo-Japanese war: A bamboo land had vanquished a Western power....
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 6, 2003

The rich visit the poor to teach us a lesson

The fate of the Japanese economy may still be up in the air, but one thing is certain: We are living in an age of reduced expectations. Regardless of what happens to the GDP and unemployment rates, the public does not believe that things can only get better.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 6, 2003

The linden city turns over a new leaf

LEIPZIG, Germany -- German cities, even the larger ones, are associated with -- among other things German -- linden trees. In addition to the memory of Frankfurt's linden-lined streets, I remember a joyous summer evening in the city a few years ago when I had supper out in the courtyard of a local restaurant,...
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2003

Yield surge concerns Shiokawa

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa expressed caution Friday over a surge in the yield on the key government bond.
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2003

Digital camcorder standard near

Sony Corp., Canon Inc., Victor Co. of Japan Ltd. and Sharp Corp. have come up with a basic concept for a common standard for high-definition digital camcorders.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2003

Use of child-protection seats is declining, police study finds

The percentage of children who are properly seated in child-protection car seats has edged down for the first time since the seats became compulsory in 2000, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Jul 3, 2003

Large field mouse

* Japanese name: Aka nezumi * Scientific name: Apodemus speciosus (large field mouse) * Description: These mice are 9-14 cm long, with hazel-brown fur on top, and a white throat and belly. They have large black eyes, a well-developed sense of smell and sensitive whiskers. Females have eight nipples....
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Jul 3, 2003

What a week that was

It was a week filled with surprises and excitement.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / MATTER OF COURSE
Jul 3, 2003

Learning firsthand about rice cultivation

I have new respect for the rainy season. I used to hate tsuyu, these dreary weeks of drizzle. But now that I'm a farmer, I see the value of so much rain. I'm farming a bucket of rice on my balcony and can't keep up with the watering.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Jul 2, 2003

Pat Metheny: "One Quiet Night"

Pat Metheny is one of the most widely imitated guitarists in modern jazz. A prodigy on guitar, he played in jazz clubs before he could even drive to the gigs and became one of the youngest teachers ever at the famed Berklee College of Music in Boston. Because of that early fame, he has had the freedom...
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2003

TV = money for politicians

National lawmakers who regularly appear on television to give their opinions on various matters saw their miscellaneous income jump in 2002, according to income data released Monday by the Diet.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2003

Foreigners' war-redress battles rage on

For many elderly foreigners who were victims of Japanese prewar and wartime aggression and occupation, the fighting continues.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 1, 2003

Auto English, penguin suits and frugality

Driving in English Dear Lifelines: I would like information on driving schools in Tokyo that give instructions in English. -- Lalila
Man held after two injured in Tokyo Metro knife attack
Police outside Todaimae Station on the Namboku Line on Wednesday evening after a knife attack at the station 　
U.S. and Japan remain far apart on tariffs
Japan's Economic Revitalization Minister Ryosei Akazawa speaks to the press upon his arrival at Haneda Airport on April 18. He has said that all tariffs need to be reconsidered by the United States.
Japan's 'ice age' employment generation is at risk of poverty during retirement
Those who entered the job market from around 1993 to 2004, when long-term stagnation started, are likely to struggle even more to make ends meet after retirement.
India strikes Pakistan over Kashmir tourist killings
Indian paramilitary personnel stand guard along a road in Srinagar on Wednesday after New Delhi launched missile strikes on archrival Pakistan in a major escalation between the nuclear-armed neighbors.
Japan’s tycoon families seek buyouts to evade investor pressure
Akio Toyoda’s $42 billion plan to buy Toyota Industries is one of the examples in a recent wave of management buyout ambitions in Japan.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.
'Big picture thinker': Ispace CEO Hakamada on reaching the moon and dreaming of starships
Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of Ispace, says his primary interest in space development is not to abandon Earth, but to protect it.
The drive for luxury: Aston Martin Asia's president explains the desire for more
While for Aston Martin, it’s all about delivering luxury, their regional president for Asia Gregory Adams' start in the auto industry in Japan was far more humble.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Plug and Play wants to help Japanese startups go global
Phillip Vincent (right), Japan CEO of Plug and Play, and Ma Jingqian, head of ventures, at Plug and Play's Tokyo office, last month

Podcast

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

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
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