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Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 24, 2006

Sounds of the British underground

Nov. 30 sees the second British Underground club night, a monthly Tokyo event that aims to introduce new British music to a Japanese audience. With upfront tracks supplied directly by labels in the U.K. and then spun by British and Japanese DJs, organizers are claiming that the event "offers a diverse...
COMMENTARY
Nov 24, 2006

Breaking the trade impasse

LONDON -- Gordon Brown, the British chancellor of the exchequer and likely successor to Prime Minister Tony Blair, has declared publicly his strong support for a successful conclusion to the Doha round of world trade negotiations. He has called for new mechanisms to break the global logjam on trade and...
CULTURE / Music
Nov 24, 2006

Shack ". . . the Corner of Miles and Gil"

Michael Head, leader of Liverpool's early 1980s alt-pop hopefuls The Pale Fountains, formed Shack with his brother John in the late '80s. After a run of bad luck with a studio fire in 1991 and a record co. bankruptcy, they almost called it quits. Shack's music lacked the Fountains' frantic tunefulness,...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 24, 2006

Celtic thunder in step with modern

Trinity Irish Dance Company's monthlong tour of Japan draws to a close on Nov. 28, 29 and 30 in Tokyo before a final date in Hamamatsu City on Dec. 1.
CULTURE / Music
Nov 24, 2006

Neil Cowley Trio "Displaced"

The debut recording by pianist Neil Cowley, "Displaced" is one of the best British jazz releases in some time. The trio has a big, meaty sound and melodic energy, yet their complexities stand out as strongly as their freewheeling, almost rocklike sense of fun.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 24, 2006

Back to basics

After a summer of mixed fortunes in which the Mariinsky (formerly Kirov) Ballet faced criticism in some quarters for its ill-prepared performances, the "world's greatest ballet company" should be on safer ground this month and next when it performs classics from the ballet repertoire on a Japan tour...
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2006

What monetary policy does China need?

PRAGUE -- China's remarkable growth has been financed recently by a rapid expansion of money and bank credit that is producing an increasingly unsustainable investment boom. This renews concern that the country may not be able to avert a replay of the painful boom-and-bust cycle it endured in the mid-1990s....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 23, 2006

Japan Folk Crafts Museum celebrates 70th anniversary

On first encountering Korean folk paintings, the avid collector Soetsu Yanagi (1889-1961) was so intrigued that he wrote, "The beauty of this Korean painting is beyond compare."
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2006

Global mission for the EU

PRAGUE -- Europe is in search of its identity. I believe it is easy to find: The European Union embodies the principle of open society, which could serve as a force for a global open society. Let me explain what I mean.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 23, 2006

Intimate photography: Tokyo, nostalgia and sex

Usually reviews of Nobuyoshi Araki's work start by pointing out the contradictions "monster," "genius," "pornographer," "artist," etc. The greatest negative routinely cited is his attitude toward women, photographed smeared with paint or bound in bondage ropes, images that reflect attitudes rooted in...
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2006

Big banks see high profits in first half

Most major banks posted big profits in the April-September first half as brighter business activities led to a reduction in bad loans, allowing them to shift money from loan-loss reserves to the profit section.
EDITORIALS
Nov 23, 2006

More of the same from APEC

The annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum was held last weekend in Hanoi. The Vietnamese hosts were no doubt pleased with the results. The conclave showcased the country's economic development and provided an exclamation point for Vietnam's accession to the World Trade...

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