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JAPAN
Sep 14, 2001

Koizumi, Arroyo condemn attack

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and visiting Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Thursday jointly condemned the recent terrorist attacks in the United States, pledging their utmost cooperation in helping the U.S. to fight terrorism.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2001

37 lawmakers, including members of Cabinet, tied to illegal donations

Thirty-seven lawmakers received illegal political donations last year before punishments for corporate donations to individual politicians were enacted in April 2000, according to a government report released Thursday.
COMMUNITY / THE PARENT TRIP
Sep 14, 2001

Disney domination

I should have known that Disney characters would one day take over my home.
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2001

Flight ban having impact on trade: Hiranuma

Trade minister Takeo Hiranuma on Thursday voiced concern over collateral effects this week's horrific terrorist attacks will have on the 24.7 billion yen in goods Japan and the U.S. trade each day.
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 14, 2001

JAWOC mulls second round of World Cup tickets

The Japanese World Cup Organizing Committee said Thursday it may start the second round of ticket sales for next year's World Cup for residents in Japan shortly before the Dec. 1 draw for the tournament.
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2001

Japan prompted to drop test-ban pact deadline

The government is expected to omit the 2003 deadline for ratifying the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty when it submits a new resolution to the U.N. General Assembly this year, well-placed sources said.
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2001

SDF reinforces security at bases

The Defense Agency has reinforced security at Self-Defense Forces facilities nationwide, especially those used jointly with U.S. forces, agency officials said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2001

Brewers' shipments up 3.7 percent

Combined shipments of beer and "happoshu," a low-malt liquor, rose 3.7 percent in August compared to a year earlier to 654,050 kiloliters, according to data released Wednesday by the nation's five major brewers.
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Sep 13, 2001

A long hike but worth it to see yew again

Now that the oppressive summer heat has finally abated, hiking is much more comfortable. Earlier this month I went to Daisen in Tottori Prefecture.
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2001

Government, LDP at odds over bailouts of ailing firms

The government and tripartite ruling coalition are involved in a tug of war over a proposal to create a commission to help troubled but viable companies rebuild, with coalition lawmakers criticizing the government's noncommittal stance.
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2001

Fear, shock push Nikkei below 10,000

Tokyo stocks fell sharply Wednesday, as shock and fear pushed the benchmark Nikkei average of 225 leading stocks below the psychologically sensitive 10,000 mark for the first time in 17 years, closing at 9,610.10.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Sep 13, 2001

Making war, not love

"Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind." So laments lovesick Helena in "A Midsummer-Night's Dream." Sorry to add to your woes, Helena, but not only is Cupid blind, he is more likely to glide on a trail of slime than fly on cherub wings. Cupid, it...
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Sep 13, 2001

How many Rhodes must a man walk down before he gets some attention in the dailies?

I had the pleasure last week of meeting Tokyo's most talkative taxi driver. He picked me up in Shibuya and dropped me off in Roppongi some 15 minutes later. In that time we talked baseball nonstop with the Giants-Carp game humming in the background.
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2001

Programs for mentally ill out of hospitals fall short

Staff writer A typical busy morning at this "bento" delivery shop in Tokyo's Taito Ward starts at 9 a.m., when around 15 workers come to prepare over 100 boxed lunches to be delivered to nearby office buildings.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 13, 2001

Buffaloes' players, brass take news of attack hard

OSAKA -- News of the terrorist attacks back in the United States shook the Kintetsu Buffaloes' American contingent to the core on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2001

Koizumi faces tough choice

Last week's worse-than-expected U.S. jobless figures stoked worries about the economic slowdown in the U.S., sending stock markets reeling around the world.
CULTURE / Film
Sep 12, 2001

Welcome to my worst nightmare

Kemonogare -- Orera no Saru to Rating: * * 1/2 Director: Hideaki Sunaga Running time: 107 minutes Language: Japanese Now showing
CULTURE / Film
Sep 12, 2001

The life and death of the party

Blow Rating: * * * 1/2 Director: Ted Demme Running time: 123 minutes Language: English Now showing
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2001

Typhoon Danas lashes Tokyo

Typhoon Danas hit land near Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture on Tuesday morning and went on to buffet Tokyo and its vicinity, police and the Meteorological Agency said.
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 12, 2001

Probe begins into suspected mad cow case

The national and Chiba prefectural governments on Tuesday began probing the use of animal-based feed at a farm in Shiroi where the nation's first suspected case of mad cow disease has been found, government officials said.
CULTURE / Art
Sep 12, 2001

Artist sees hospital life through a glass darkly

From Parisian alcoholic Maurice Utrillo to Japan's own polka-dot diva Yayoi Kusama, I would guess that the list of artists who have actually lived in mental institutions is just about as long as the list of painters (Picasso, Dubuffet) who regularly hung around them looking for inspiration, searching...
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2001

Takenaka, O'Neill to talk economy

The Cabinet Office said Tuesday that Heizo Takenaka, state minister in charge of economic and fiscal policy, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill will meet this evening at Takenaka's office.
CULTURE / Art
Sep 12, 2001

Picking out Triennale treasures from the trash

Just 100 years ago, Monet was watching light dance over water lilies and Matisse was scandalizing art critics with his wild use of color.

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