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CULTURE / Music
Jun 21, 2007

Soundtrack of the summer: Audion

The latest in a long line of influential techno producers to emerge from Detroit, Matthew Dear has wasted little time becoming one of the club world's hottest commodities. In the past few years, he's scored widespread acclaim for records released both under his own name and the aliases Audion, False...
CULTURE / Art
Jun 21, 2007

"Corpi Altri"

Various locations in Tokyo June 23-28
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 21, 2007

Soundtrack of the summer: Puffy

No festival this summer will attract more punters through its turnstiles than Rock In Japan. And no band is likely to get the crowds more animated over this all-Japanese music fest's three days than female duo Puffy. Now in their 30s, Ami Onuki and Yumi Yoshimura have been plying their punkish, made-for-karaoke...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 21, 2007

Soundtrack of the summer: Bi Kidude

The rich cultural history of Africa's spice islands comes to life in the gravelly, deep-throated singing of Bi Kidude. Now in her 90s (her exact age is unknown), Kidude is considered the embodiment of Zanzibari Tarab singing, a genre drawing on African, Middle Eastern and Indian sources with distinct...
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2007

Yokogawa Electric receives system order from Chevron

Major electrical machinery maker Yokogawa Electric Corp. said Wednesday it has received an order from U.S. energy company Chevron Corp. for an oil refinery management system, estimated at more than 100 billion yen.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 21, 2007

Soundtrack of the summer: Koko Taylor

When the "Queen of the Blues," Koko Taylor, takes the stage at the Japan Blues & Soul Carnival, you're going to get an education. Her latest disc, "Old School," released here June 2 by P-Vine, brims with life lessons learned over a 50-year career that's taken her from a sharecropper's farm in Tennessee...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 21, 2007

Soundtrack of the summer: Andrey Boreyko

With tickets for Italian maestro Riccardo Muti's concerts sold out, Russian conductor Andrey Boreyko's concert with Russian pianist and former International Tchaikovsky Competition gold medalist Boris Berezovsky is a good and by-no-means lesser alternative. In fact, it probably has the more interesting...
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jun 21, 2007

Yano, Rawl pursue new path to sporting success

The first real innovator in human history invented the wheel, ushering in an era of lighter workloads and easier trips. Others have made notable contributions: Thomas Edison perfected the light bulb; Johannes Gutenberg gave us the printing press; and Wilbur and Orville Wright demonstrated that airplanes...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 21, 2007

"Kuninusubito"

Setagaya Public Theater June 22-July 14
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 21, 2007

Soundtrack of the summer: Yosuke Yamashita

Known for almost 40 years for his bass-less, eponymous trio and half that time for his New York Trio, pianist Yosuke Yamashita offers listeners a change by bringing his New Quartet to Noto. Yamashita, 67, will play with bassist Akira Yanagihara, alto saxophonist Yuya Yoneda and drummer Takumi Ogasawara,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 21, 2007

Soundtrack of the summer: Mio Matsuda

Key players marking Earth Celebration's 20th anniversary this year know what to expect — all except for singer Mio Matsuda. Matsuda is making her debut at the annual celebration of rhythm staged by Kodo, Japan's best-known taiko drummers. The widely traveled Akita Prefecture native specializes in the...
MORE SPORTS
Jun 20, 2007

Togura makes strong impression on national team

KAWASAKI— Eight years ago, the first American football World Cup kicked off, and Kazuya Togura did not know about the sport.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jun 20, 2007

Bryant not a good fit for rising Bulls

NEW YORK — For those still engrossed in the Spurs-Cavaliers series, Kobe Bryant met Friday in Barcelona, Spain, with Lakers owner Jerry Buss and demanded to be traded. More or less — depending on which interview of the glut he did with U.S. journalists we accept as true — Kobe's request reinforces...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 20, 2007

Valentine calls on Japan baseball leaders to embrace change

Monday night it was reported that Chiba Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine was interested in purchasing a team in the Shikoku Island League (SIL), an independent minor league organization.
Reader Mail
Jun 20, 2007

Lee's Yasukuni visit disappointing

Regarding the June 8 article "Lee courts discord with Yasukuni visit": Lee Teng-hui was regarded as a democracy advocate during his years as Taiwan's president. The Taiwanese fully appreciate his contributions to Taiwan's society and economy. But his June 7 visit to Yasukuni Shrine (to offer a prayer...
Reader Mail
Jun 20, 2007

Time to prevail on Pyongyang

Regarding the June 5 article "North Korea family was desperate to escape": I was so touched by the plight of the four refugees and the worsening social and economic situation in North Korea. This family made a very dangerous move and could have perished at sea. I believe that many have tried to take...
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2007

Troubled Nova staff slams work conditions

Nova Corp. teachers and other employees in Tokyo criticized the company Tuesday, saying the troubled chain of foreign-language schools must improve its business not just so it becomes more honest with customers but also for the sake of its workers.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2007

N. Korea talks could restart next month: Hill

are very aware of the fact that this is a step-by-step process, with many steps to come," Hill said. Pyongyang agreed to abandon its nuclear program in exchange for access to frozen funds at a Macau bank. The funds were frozen after the U.S. blacklisted the bank for allegedly assisting North Korea in...
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2007

Cabinet confirms few women in leadership roles

Japan's glass ceiling remains low for women, with relatively few in leadership roles such as management or politics compared with other advanced countries, according to a government report Tuesday.

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