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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.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2006

HIV cases spike to three-month record

At least 248 people in Japan were newly infected with the HIV virus that causes AIDS in the three months from April to June, the largest number of new infections since a tracking system was introduced in 1994, according to the government's AIDS Surveillance Committee.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2006

Shredder safety probed after mishaps

The government urged paper shredder manufacturers Wednesday to work out measures to prevent accidents following two cases earlier this year in which two 2-year-old children lost fingers in the machines.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2006

Developmental-disabled kids get help

disorder, beginning next March, ministry sources said Wednesday. The ministry intends to request 1.2 billion yen under the fiscal 2007 state budget for measures to support children with developmental disabilities. The budget is 4.4 times the spending for the current fiscal year, the sources said.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2006

Wrong man held for 10 months in hit-and-run

The Tokyo District Court acquitted a man Wednesday after he had been wrongly detained for 10 months until June in connection with a hit-and-run incident in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward in June 2005 that was later laid to a man who testified against him.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2006

Motorcyclists to get some help from government on parking

Hideo Sakata remembers the time of "lawlessness" when it was easy to find a place in Tokyo's Roppongi district to park his motorcycle.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2006

State: Let courts award redress in criminal trials

The Justice Ministry hopes to introduce a bill that would allow courts to award compensation to victims or surviving relatives after convictions are handed down in criminal trials, ministry sources said Wednesday.
COMMENTARY
Aug 24, 2006

New lessons in the Mideast

LONDON -- It was not meant to be like this. The plan, and the promise by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, was that the operation would be over swiftly, the Hezbollah forces with their missiles would be surrounded, rooted out and crushed, the kidnapped Israeli soldiers would be returned, and southern...
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2006

Defendant hangs self in shared cell

A 48-year-old man being held during his trial for insurance fraud hanged himself in his four-inmate police cell in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward earlier this month, police revealed Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2006

Focus on preventive diplomacy, not war

PRAGUE -- Finally, the U.N. Security Council has unanimously agreed a resolution to end the crisis in Lebanon. Now, the first priority must be a full and immediate ceasefire to end the suffering of unarmed civilians and make way for peace. The international community must be guided in their actions by...
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2006

Ota to be next New Komeito leader

New Komeito acting Secretary General Akihiro Ota is set to replace Takenori Kanzaki as party head, New Komeito members said Wednesday.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
At first summit with Trump, Takaichi pledges 'new golden age' for alliance
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi raises her fist as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech in front of U.S. Navy personnel on board the U.S. Navy's USS George Washington aircraft carrier at the American naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Tuesday.
Abe shooting suspect Yamagami pleads guilty to murder
Members of the media gather outside the Nara District Court in the city of Nara on Tuesday hours before the start of the trial of Tetsuya Yamagami, the man accused of fatally shooting former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in July 2022.
Takaichi buys time and builds trust with ‘near-perfect’ Trump summit
U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier during a visit to the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Tuesday.
JPYC, world’s first yen stablecoin, is issued
Noritaka Okabe, head of Japanese startup JPYC, at a news conference for the first yen stablecoin in Tokyo on Monday
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Oasis returns to Tokyo: Rain, rapture and rock
Fans wait to get into the Oasis show at Tokyo Dome on Saturday. While lining up in the rain, some broke into impromptu versions of the British rock group's hits.
Kyushu banzuke sets the stage to cement 2025’s sumo narratives
Onosato ahead of his bout against Aonishiki at The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 18
Tokyo Film Festival opens with global stars and a spotlight on Asian storytelling
Director Junji Sakamoto (left) walked the Tokyo International Film Festival red carpet with Sayuri Yoshinaga (center) and Non (right), who both play mountaineer Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Mount Everest, in the biopic "Climbing for Life."
Spanish artist and Japanese writer duos diversify the manga talent pool in Japan
"Menheim” is a dark fantasy manga with a story that centers on a girl’s quest to find a cure for her ill brother.

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Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
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