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Japan Times
Features
Oct 10, 2004

A Blade of Light

This was an overexposed day, a negative with excessive contrast. The sun seemed to shine only on Grace's little patch of land, concentrating its white power on the single eucalyptus tree opposite the window and the dry ground around it.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 10, 2004

Bush, Kerry agree on the biggest threat

HONOLULU -- President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry evidently surprised -- and puzzled -- their audiences during their debate in the election campaign when they both pointed to nuclear proliferation as the greatest threat to the national security of the United States.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 10, 2004

Sharapova bags Japan Open

Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova wasted no time in defending her Japan Open title at the Ariake Colesseum on Saturday, blitzing Mashona Washington of the United States 6-0, 6-1 in 51 minutes.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Oct 10, 2004

Free the mind from the grip of thought

OPENING THE HAND OF THOUGHT: Foundations of Zen Buddhist Practice, by Kosho Uchiyama, translated and edited by Tom Wright, Jisho Warner and Shohaku Okumura. Boston: Wisdom Publications, 2003. 204 pp., with drawings, $16.95 (paper). "Ordinarily, we think we are alive because our brains are in control....
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 10, 2004

Choosing how to intervene

From Iraq to Darfur, the topic of international intervention to protect people from the brutality of their own governments remains a deeply divisive one for the international community. Western countries are likely to be the subjects not objects of intervention, and their worldview is colored by this...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Oct 10, 2004

"Black Jack" comes back to Nihon TV and more

In addition to being Japan's manga/anime god, Osamu Tezuka was a licensed physician, an abandoned calling that he channeled into one of his later comic series, "Black Jack," about a hard-boiled, unlicensed doctor who possessed amazing surgical skills.
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CULTURE / Music
Oct 10, 2004

"A Guitar Supreme"

John Coltrane influenced not only generations of saxophone players, but guitarists and other musicians as well. "A Guitar Supreme" brings together eight excellent guitarists, including Mike Stern, Greg Howe, Larry Coryell and Robben Ford, to honor his legacy with intense fusion takes on Coltrane's challenging...
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2004

Ichiro refuses national award for second time

Baseball superstar Ichiro Suzuki has done it again.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2004

Extraordinary Diet session likely to be fiery affair

A war of words between the ruling and opposition camps over political funding is expected when the extraordinary Diet session kicks off Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2004

North defector's testimony canceled

A Diet panel dropped its plan Friday to hear unsworn testimony from high-ranking North Korean defector Hwang Jang Yop on issues related to North Korea, particularly its abductions of Japanese, panel members said.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2004

Prosecutors search UFJ for evidence of probe evasion

Prosecutors on Friday searched UFJ Bank's Tokyo headquarters and the homes of some of its former executives in connection with the bank's alleged obstruction of inspections by the Financial Services Agency last fall.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 9, 2004

East-West game set for Nov. 3

Players selected from all 12 teams, including the Orix BlueWave and Kintetsu Buffaloes who will merge in the off-season, take part in the East-West exhibition game at Tokyo Dome on Nov. 3, Nippon Professional Baseball said Friday.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2004

Cops target black-market sale of bank accounts

The police, justice and financial services authorities have decided to do something about the black-market sale of bank accounts established for fraud crimes, according to National Police Agency officials.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2004

Koizumi to host Roh at 'onsen' resort

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun will hold a summit Dec. 17 to Dec. 18 in the "onsen" hot spring resort of Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, Foreign Ministry sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2004

LDP's Sakai faces four-year term

Prosecutors on Friday demanded that former lawmaker Takanori Sakai of the Liberal Democratic Party -- accused of not reporting 168 million yen in political donations and defrauding the state of 24 million yen -- be sentenced to four years in prison.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2004

Typhoon Ma-on to bring huge storm to Kinki, Kanto

Typhoon Ma-on on Friday was moving northward off Minamidaito Island in Okinawa as it gathered strength for what is expected to be the most powerful storm to hit the Kanto region in a decade, the Meteorological Agency said.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2004

Obituary: Takahiro Sonoda

Takahiro Sonoda, one of Japan's leading pianists, died of a ruptured aorta at his home in Tokyo on Thursday. He was 76.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 9, 2004

Japan starts well in wrestling World Cup

Japan kicked off its campaign for its first title in two years with a strong start after wins over Canada, the United States and India on the opening day of the women's wrestling World Cup on Friday.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 9, 2004

Semifinals postponed

The J. League on Friday postponed the semifinals of the J. League Nabisco Cup due to inclement weather caused by a typhoon expected for Saturday.
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2004

Matsuya to serve Chinese beef 'gyudon'

Matsuya Foods Co. said it will resume serving "gyudon" beef-on-rice bowls Wednesday with meat from China.
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2004

Worker confidence down in September

Business confidence among workers with jobs sensitive to economic trends worsened in September for the second month, sending a closely watched index below the key threshold for the first time in eight months, the government said Friday.
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2004

Household spending inches upward

Household spending remained virtually unchanged in August from a year earlier, with families spending an average 302,657 yen, up 0.6 percent.
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COMMUNITY
Oct 9, 2004

Sisterly reporting from Catholic feminist view

It comes as quite a surprise when Joan Chittister opens her hotel room door. All photos seen to date suggest a rather fearsome individual. Here instead is a smiling roly-poly figure in a casual two-piece summer suit. All she needs is a large white apron and she could be a merry farmer's wife instead...
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2004

Osaka parties as beer event commences

OSAKA -- The most popular autumn party in Osaka -- the annual International Beer Summit -- began Friday at the Umeda Sky Building.
EDITORIALS
Oct 9, 2004

Give us a real surprise

Japan's main banks appear to be getting a grip on disposing of nonperforming loans, which was the big issue 3 1/2 years ago when Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi took power. Corporate earnings have improved a lot, and the economy is seeing its most robust growth since the collapse of the bubble. At one...
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2004

New Nintendo console analysts' choice

The PlayStation Portable is the talk of the town, after basking in the limelight at a recent game show.
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.
Onosato's yokozuna promotion causes rare quirk in new sumo rankings
Newly promoted yokozuna Onosato holds a copy of the latest banzuke ranking in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, on Monday.
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. 
Over 900 earthquakes strike Tokara islands in space of two weeks
A screenshot shows many quakes occurring in the Tokara islands over the past 30 days, in this image taken from the U.S. Geological Survey website.
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."
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.
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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.
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