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BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2006

Oji requests talks with Mitsubishi president

Oji Paper Co. President Kazuhisa Shinoda is requesting direct talks with Mitsubishi Corp. President Yorihiko Kojima in hopes he can persuade the trading house to sell him its shares in Hokuetsu Paper Mills Ltd., sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 25, 2006

Solid world of dancing

Jean-Laurent Sasportes, a dancer who has worked with one of the great figures of modern dance, choreographer Pina Bausch, will tour Japan in collaboration with double bassist and composer Tetsu Saitoh from Sept. 2-24.
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2006

TBS envisages holding company

Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc. plans to set up a holding company in fall next year, after the broadcasting law is revised in the first half of 2007, according to sources.
COMMENTARY
Aug 25, 2006

Softening northern borders

MARIEHAMN, Finland -- It was cruel irony that the Aug. 16 killing of a Japanese fisherman by Russian security forces in the Northern Territories took place just as a group of Japanese and Russian scholars and former government officials were meeting with a group of Alanders to discuss possible creative...
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2006

Ministry to keep track of who runs the railways

The transport ministry plans to conduct hearings with major shareholders and holding companies of railways whenever deemed necessary to strengthen its monitoring of train safety, ministry officials said Thursday.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 25, 2006

Motor City soul

In the mid-1980s, when Detroit was a city in decline, Derrick May, Juan Atkins and Kevin Saunderson (collectively known as the Belleville Three) kicked off a musical revolution. By working the futuristic electro sound of European acts like Kraftwerk and New Order into a funky, dance floor-friendly musical...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / JAZZNICITY
Aug 25, 2006

Hot slabs of jazz

While summer rock festivals are as numerous as fireworks, outdoor jazz concerts have recently become as rare as a non-humid day. Just five years ago, Japan had so many jazz festivals all over the country that musicians had trouble making the tightly scheduled gigs. Then, sadly, economics caught up, distance...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Aug 25, 2006

Psychedelic radar 08.25

Sirius: Aug. 26-27
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2006

Database of 2,000 clinics that help smokers quit goes online

An online database of about 2,000 medical institutions that accept health insurance for a course of nonsmoking treatment has been made available by the Japanese Society for Tobacco Control, the group's officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2006

Pyongyang bureau for Kyodo News

Kyodo News, Japan's major news agency, said Thursday it will open a bureau in Pyongyang on Sept. 1, the first Japanese news organization to establish a bureau in North Korea.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2006

State glory: gulag of the Russian mind

NEW YORK -- It is now 15 years since the failed coup of August 1991 against Mikhail Gorbachev. At the time, Gorbachev's policies of perestroika and glasnost were seen by Soviet hardliners as a sellout of communist Russia to the capitalist West. But it is now clear that the KGB and the military who launched...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 25, 2006

Ainu culture in Hokkaido's Akan National Park

When Japan's Meiji Era (1868-1912) government concluded that the country had a manifest destiny to commence full-scale colonization of the hitherto barely developed northern island of Hokkaido, it set about the task assiduously.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 25, 2006

Euripides transported

As one of the three great tragedians of ancient Greece, along with Sophocles and Aischylos, Euripides is well-known to modern theatergoers through masterworks such as "Electra." From Aug. 26-Sept. 10, Theatre Project Tokyo will present one of Euripides' later -- and lesser-known -- works, "Bakxai," at...
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 25, 2006

Marinos' Okada calls it quits

Former Japan coach Takeshi Okada has resigned as Yokohama F. Marinos manager following a poor run of results by the J. League first-division side, soccer sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 25, 2006

Graham Coxon

In mid-1990s Britain, Graham Coxon was the guitar hero of a generation. His band, Blur, were the epitome of Britpop, and his guitar style, fusing jagged, violent post-punk and melodic, melancholic '60s guitar pop -- along with frontman Damon Albarn's ear for a melody -- kept them ahead of their competitors....
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 25, 2006

Best in animation at Hiroshima fest

The 11th International Animation Festival runs through Aug. 28 at Aster Plaza in Hiroshima. The biannual festival began in 1985 and regularly features the best in animation from around the world. Several films will be screened in English or with English subtitles, including the Swedish cut-up animation...
EDITORIALS
Aug 25, 2006

Cuba contemplates life after Fidel

Even though Cuban President Fidel Castro appears to be recovering from intestinal surgery, his illness has forced the Cuban people to face the fact of his mortality. While the strongman's younger brother, Defense Minister Raul Castro, has assumed power in his absence, there is little likelihood of a...
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2006

U.S. offers Japan 80 more Patriot missiles

The United States has offered to provide Japan with up to 80 more Patriot interceptor missiles, sources said.
CULTURE / Music
Aug 25, 2006

Raising the Fawn "The Maginot Line"

Originally a bedroom project for guitarist John Crossingham in the late 1990s, Canada's Raising The Fawn morphed into a full band to match his growing ambitions. Associations with Toronto's Broken Social Scene have brought the trio increased exposure, but their lack of a distinctive pop edge has seen...
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2006

July shipments of electronics rise

Consumer electronics shipments rose 0.2 percent in July from the prior year to 213.2 billion yen as continued strength in flat-panel televisions offset an overall decline in the visual equipment segment, an industry body said Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
Aug 25, 2006

Gattaca, a utopia of good selections

Baar Gattaca is reasonably easy to find -- thanks to the blaring red banners of the bar next door. But, just to avoid confusion, the entrance is immediately to the right of this garish splash of red -- straight down the stairs to the basement. There, you will see the bar's name on the door and the tag...
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2006

Nippon Steel, Mittal plan U.S. sheet plant

Nippon Steel Corp. plans to build a new automotive sheet metal plant in the United States with Mittal Steel Co. in a move to expand ties with the world's largest steelmaker, officials at Japan's top steelmaker said Thursday.
BASKETBALL
Aug 24, 2006

Nocioni nets 24 as Argentina rolls on

SENDAI -- Andres Nocioni scored a game-high 23 points as Argentina clinched first place in Group A at the FIBA World Championship with a 98-64 victory over Nigeria on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL
Aug 24, 2006

Tall Blacks nail Japan

HIROSHIMA -- Live by the 3-pointer and die by the 3-pointer.
BASKETBALL
Aug 24, 2006

Spain gets by plucky Angola

HIROSHIMA -- Team Spain arrived in Japan as one of the elite basketball squads in the world. Nothing's changed. Except for this: The Spaniards' margin for error against Angola on Wednesday was as narrow as a pair of chopsticks. That's what happens when your opponent takes 16 more shots and grabs 10 more...
BASKETBALL
Aug 24, 2006

Cota's struggle is Panama's at worlds

HIROSHIMA -- By his own estimation, Eduardo "Ed" Cota has hit rock bottom as a basketball player.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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

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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
By Alex K.T. Martin

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