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BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2003

Candidates see 'recovery' in four different ways

Each of the candidates in the race for the LDP's presidency expressed sharply conflicting views Thursday on whether the economy is really recovering, as some indicators suggest.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2003

It's time for Japan to stake wind power claim: advocate

A favorable wind is blowing for renewable energy these days amid mounting environmental concerns and fears of over-reliance on exhaustible fuels.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2003

Official receives bomb threat

Police found a bomb early Wednesday at the Tokyo home of Deputy Foreign Minister Hitoshi Tanaka, the key official for negotiations and policymaking on North Korea, after being alerted by news organizations that received suspicious calls, police officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2003

Seniors enjoy thespian therapy

Kiyoko Goto, 86, dried her eyes several times as she watched the action unfold before her.
EDITORIALS
Sep 11, 2003

September 11, two years on

In many ways, the world is a very different place today than it was two years ago. The Taliban and Saddam Hussein are no longer in power. Fears of international terrorism are pervasive; the possibility of an attack is considerably more real. There is heightened awareness of the dangers posed by weapons...
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2003

Nissan Diesel plans 'green' truck

Nissan Diesel Motor Co. said Wednesday it will launch a 16-ton environmentally friendly truck in fall 2004.
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2003

April-June GDP up a real 1%

The economy grew a real 1 percent in the April-June quarter, the highest level of quarterly growth since the real 1.3 percent rise in the October-December quarter of 2000, the government said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2003

Clothing manufacturers create new fad: nutritional T-shirts

Japanese fabric and clothing makers are competing fiercely in a brand new field: T-shirts and other clothing containing popular dietary supplements.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Sep 11, 2003

Putting bacteria to work in the body

Margaret Atwood's latest novel, "Oryx and Crake," is set in a future where multinational power has created a dystopia of genetically engineered organisms living in a globally warmed world.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Sep 11, 2003

Let's roll -- at 800 kph

If there was ever a litmus test for hardcore gamers, "F-Zero GX" (F-Zero), a new antigravity racing game by Nintendo for the GameCube, is that test.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Sep 11, 2003

Dolphins: To kill them or let them be

Japanese, just like anybody else, love dolphins.
CULTURE / Books / THE BOOK REPORT
Sep 11, 2003

Naoki Prize winner asks Japan to put more faith in the young

For the past several years, the Japanese public has been wringing its hands over the new phenomenon of 13- and 14-year-old killers. However, an evocative portrayal of a group of ordinary, young boys, "4teen," by Ira Ishida, was selected as cowinner of this year's Naoki Prize, showering money and fame...
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 11, 2003

Challenge of building peace

"At the top of the pyramid which we call civilization there is still the terrible fact of war. We cannot call ourselves a fully civilized people as long as that possibility exists and is, indeed, taken for granted." These are the heartfelt words of John Kenneth Galbraith, a man who witnessed firsthand...
EDITORIALS
Sep 10, 2003

LDP race should enliven policy debate

Campaigning for the Liberal Democratic Party's Sept. 20 presidential election started on Monday with three men challenging Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. The winner will become the prime minister, since the LDP holds a majority in the Lower House. The next president, who has an extended term of three...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2003

Ancient Buddhist scripture fragments discovered in Bamiyan valley caves

Japanese experts have found a number of Buddhist scripture fragments dating from the seventh century in caves in Bamiyan, central Afghanistan, according to the National Research Institute for Cultural Properties.
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2003

Kamei lashes out at Aoki for supporting Koizumi

As the four candidates in the Sept. 20 Liberal Democratic Party presidential election delivered policy speeches Tuesday, Shizuka Kamei stepped up his criticism of Mikio Aoki.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2003

Mount Fuji ascent shows climber Japan's two faces

A man who refuses to see limits in life had one unexpectedly plunked down in front of him last week.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 10, 2003

Music of the spheres

Acid Mothers Temple and the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. is arguably one of the most influential Japanese bands in the world at this moment.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 10, 2003

Revenge to truly savor

Yukio Ninagawa's "Electra" has been long-awaited by many people for quite different reasons -- as was clear from the diversity of its opening-night audience last Saturday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Sep 10, 2003

Cursive

In the summer of 2002, Eastern Youth, the most conscientious punk band in Japan, released "Eight Teeth to Eat You," a split CD with the Omaha emo-core band Cursive. Then they announced they would bring the group to Japan for a short joint tour. Unfortunately, Cursive frontman Tim Kasher suffered a collapsed...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Sep 10, 2003

Scout Niblett

Scout Niblett deserves to be a star just on the strength of her name. Born Emma Niblett, she adopted "Scout" as a performing moniker because of an obsession with the leading character in the Southern saga "To Kill a Mockingbird."
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2003

Banks and FSA draw closer on loan estimates

The gap between major banks and the Financial Services Agency in their estimates of the banks' risky and bad loans has narrowed, FSA data showed Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2003

Foreign execs coached through local game

The American executive blurted out a series of questions he had been unable to ask for a year.
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2003

Fire forces Bridgestone to shift production

Bridgestone Corp. plans to shift tire production from its factory in Kuroiso, Tochigi Prefecture, to other facilities after a fire Monday caused the plant to grind to a halt.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 10, 2003

Winds of pragmatism blow in Beijing

LONDON -- Like many religions, communism does not admit that it -- or those that represent it at the head of governments -- can make mistakes. Historical inevitability means that the party must be correct. To acknowledge anything else would be to undermine the basic certainties upon which Marxism rests....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Sep 10, 2003

Asagiri Jam

I'm gonna tell you a secret. It involves time travel. It's like this: There's a portal. Like a wormhole. And it opens up in the foothills of Mount Fuji in September. You just got to know the right place and the right time. This year the portal opens at 10 a.m. on Sept. 27 at a place called Asagiri. You...
A beloved Tokyo penguin’s end presages Suica’s shift to payments giant
JR East is retiring the beloved Suica penguin as part of a rebrand to transform the contactless payment platform, used for both transit and retail, into a mobile fintech powerhouse.
Fears rise of rupture in Japan-China ties in wake of Taiwan remarks
Two Chinese tourists wearing kimonos take a selfie as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Ashfall warning issued in southern Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.
The challenges awaiting Japan’s new finance minister
Finance minister Satsuki Katayama answers questions from reporters in a group interview on Oct. 24.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.

Podcast

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

Longform

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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