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Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 22, 2006

Mix of local, international ensures club's longevity

With the global club scene experiencing mixed fortunes, as can be seen in Tokyo with smallish crowds at many clubs and dance festivals rumored to be struggling to attract big-name artists from overseas, one event space continues to draw people several years after first opening its doors. Air, in Daikanyama,...
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2006

Tougher financial sanctions on North being sought

have testified that billions of yen in cash have been sent to North Korea in this manner. One Japanese man living in Osaka, who worked for two decades at a North Korean-funded trading company in Japan, said Tuesday's ban will have only a short-term effect.
CULTURE / Music
Sep 22, 2006

Anouar Brahem "Le Voyage de Sahar"

Tunisian-born Anouar Brahem is an unparalleled master of the oud, a lutelike Arabian instrument with 12 strings. On this, his seventh -- and best -- release, he appears brimming with influences from Ancient Persia to New York and beyond. Accompanied only by piano and accordion, his oud darts and flows...
CULTURE / Music
Sep 22, 2006

Ni-hao! "New-hao!"

Originally comprising two bassists and a drummer, all-female Kyoto three-piece Ni-hao! have traded their basses for a keyboard and sampler, giving their expansive noise-pop a greater electronic edge on their second album proper. Take "Ni-Hao! Makes New Sound," which has the three female members doing...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 22, 2006

Love triangles in Italian greats

From Sept. 23 through Dec. 3, Kiev Opera will perform the Italian operas "Aida" and "Turandot" throughout Japan. With over 130 years of celebrated performances to its name, Kiev Opera is known not only for its interpretation of Russian opera, but also for its dynamic execution of Italian classics.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 22, 2006

Following the father

You've probably heard of the father of Afrobeat bandmaster and award-winning musician Femi Kuti. And if by chance you haven't, you're missing out on one of Africa's greatest musical legends.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2006

Surplus saw 95.5% jump in August

The trade surplus ballooned 95.5 percent to 200.5 billion yen in August from the previous year, logging its first increase in three months due mainly to brisk auto exports to the United States, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2006

S&P places Hitachi on watch list

Standard & Poor's said Thursday it has placed Hitachi Ltd. on its watch list for a possible downgrading of its long- and short-term credit ratings after the company reduced its earnings forecast for fiscal 2006 through March.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 22, 2006

Unfinished symphony finally gets first closure

Anton Bruckner's (1824-96) final symphony will be performed in full for the first time ever by the Tokyo New City Orchestra, conducted by Akira Naito at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Space in Ikebukuro on Sept. 28.
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2006

Thai coup puts FTA, investment in doubt

Tuesday's bloodless coup in Thailand has left a free-trade agreement negotiated between Tokyo and Bangkok up in the air, a senior Japanese official said Thursday as businesses waited for the dust to settle.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2006

Mindan selects Chong as new chief

, Chong Jin, 69, a consultant to the union's Nagano prefectural headquarters, was chosen to be the new leader at its meeting in Tokyo.
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JAPAN
Sep 22, 2006

Tokyo teachers win anthem fight

The Tokyo District Court on Thursday ordered the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to pay 12.03 million yen, or 30,000 yen each, in compensation to 401 teachers who objected to a city directive obliging them to stand and sing the national anthem at school ceremonies.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
Sep 22, 2006

Sounds and surrounds of high rank

Cyril Roy is a natural-born barman. Like any professional, he makes it look easy. When he arrived in Japan six years ago, Tokyo's pub culture was bloated with English- and Irish-styled establishments serving classic and micro-brewed quaffs on tap. But Roy landed squarely on his feet, within a month,...
SUMO / Basho reports
Sep 21, 2006

Asashoryu, Ama keeping pace as basho rolls on

Grand champion Asashoryu defeated Miyabiyama at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday to stay tied for the lead with surprising rank-and-filer Ama.
SUMO
Sep 21, 2006

Baruto pulls out of tournament

Estonian top-ranked maegashira Baruto pulled out of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday after injuring his left knee in a bout the previous day.
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 21, 2006

Osim gets taste of victory after Abe fires late winner

CHIBA --Home, sweet home. Finally.
BASKETBALL
Sep 21, 2006

Apache's Bryant all smiles ahead of new bj-league season

Joe "Jellybean" Bryant walked into Ariake Colosseum Sunday with the same excitement as a kid entering a candy store.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2006

Government 'concerned' by Thai coup

Japan on Wednesday called the coup d'etat in Thailand "regrettable" and expressed strong hope that a democratic political system will be quickly restored to the country.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2006

Public gives mixed reactions to Abe's win

Koizumi or (Democratic Party of Japan President) Ichiro Ozawa. I don't understand why the media consider him hawkish," Umeda said. Eini Okubo, 72, also backed Abe, saying the new leader has "more common sense then Koizumi" and that he will be able to build a strong country that is not influenced by other...
EDITORIALS
Sep 21, 2006

Mr. Abe's worrisome plan for Japan

Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe has been selected as leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, roundly defeating his two rivals, Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki and Foreign Minister Taro Aso. Within a week the Diet will elect him as the nation's next prime minister.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2006

Abe wants NSC-style body, extra advisers to boost agility of Cabinet

Having been forced to deal with a string of disputes ranging from North Korea's missile tests to territorial disputes and rows over history, Shinzo Abe, newly elected head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is stressing the need for a government that can make decisions quickly and decisively.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2006

Miyauchi now says Horie unaware of scams

A major witness in the trial of Internet maverick Takafumi Horie contradicted his earlier statements Wednesday and testified that he believes the entrepreneur didn't know about the dubious dealings he is charged with.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2006

LDP election broke with norm

to a certain degree," he said. "Without Koizumi's guidance, Abe would never have become party president." Abe won 464 votes, or 66 percent of the total, although he had reportedly been shooting for more than 70 percent. Aso came in second with 136 and Tanigaki got 102.

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