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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Nov 13, 2002

Pavement: "Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe and Redux"

Pavement fans should prepare to be very happy. Ten years after their lo-fi opus, "Slanted and Enchanted," blew our minds, the folks at Matador Records have released "Slanted and Enchanted: Luxe and Redux," a double CD containing the original album along with 34 (count 'em, THIR-TY-FOUR) additional tracks....
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2002

Cost-cutting efforts drive Marubeni out of the red

Major trading house Marubeni Corp. said Tuesday it returned to the black on a consolidated basis for the six months through September, posting a group net profit of 17.8 billion yen thanks to a reduction in sales and administrative expenses and the removal of loss-making subsidiaries from its books....
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2002

Diet panel to summon bank chiefs

A key Diet panel will summon the presidents of the nation's four major banking groups and the chiefs of banking industry bodies to testify on the bank shakeup plan devised by Financial Services Minister Heizo Takenaka, lawmakers said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2002

U.S. official backs transfer of FTC

A senior official of the U.S. Justice Department voiced support Tuesday for Japan's plan to transfer the Fair Trade Commission from the public management ministry to the Cabinet Office.
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2002

Online auction bill nears fruition

The House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday aimed at forcing operators of Internet auction sites to notify authorities of their dealings.
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2002

Firms link in communication venture

Procket Networks Inc., a U.S. company specializing in the development of high-speed information communication systems, announced Tuesday that it has established a joint venture in Tokyo with three Japanese network companies.
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2002

Industrial revival plan anticipated by yearend

The government said Tuesday it will formulate before the end of the year a basic policy on turning the stagnant industrial sector around.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 13, 2002

The garden of Escher delights

"Mathematicians," wrote M.C. Escher in a 1958 essay, "have opened the gate leading to an extensive domain, but they have not entered this domain themselves. By their very nature they are more interested in the way in which the gate is opened than in the garden lying behind it."
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2002

Japan puts progress before talks

Japan said Tuesday it is not ready to respond to North Korea's proposal to hold the next round of normalization talks later this month, citing slow progress on the issue of abducted Japanese.
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Nov 13, 2002

The Archie Shepp Quartet

Archie Shepp was handed the free-jazz mantle directly from John Coltrane. After contributing tenor sax to Coltrane's quintessential "Ascension" recording in 1965, Shepp went on to record his own series of visceral works in a similar revolutionary style. With a group of like-minded players, Shepp continued...
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2002

Mainframe computer shipments fall

Domestic shipments of mainframe computers totaled 190.7 billion yen in value in the first half to Sept. 30, down 20 percent from a year earlier, the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association said Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2002

Taiwan's Lee applies for Japan entry visa

Former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui applied for an entry visa Monday in order to make a speech at Keio University in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2002

Soka teen's kin to take case to top court

The family of a 15-year-old girl slain in 1985 in Soka, Saitama Prefecture, will appeal a ruling that cleared three men alleged to have killed the girl and rejected the family's civil damages suit against the trio, their lawyers said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2002

Suzuki enters plea of not guilty in court

House of Representatives member Muneo Suzuki pleaded not guilty Monday to bribery, perjury and falsifying political funds reports.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2002

Mizuho opens combined branch

The Mizuho Financial Group said Monday it opened a joint branch office in Tokyo's Ota Ward, with Mizuho Bank, Mizuho Investors Securities Co. and Mizuho Asset Trust & Banking Co. offering their services within the same building.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2002

Nippon Flour pays for date blunder

Nippon Flour Mills Co. said Monday it will recall 270,000 frozen-food packages bearing expiration dates that are a year earlier than the actual dates.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2002

Hitachi, IBM in PC recycle venture

Hitachi Ltd. and IBM Japan Ltd. said Monday they will jointly launch a recycling business for personal computers used by companies.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2002

Government contemplates support for spouses of ethnic North Koreans

The government may consider offering livelihood support to Japanese who went to Pyongyang as spouses of North Koreans decades ago and who have since returned to Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Monday.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2002

Wholesale prices fall for 25th month

Domestic wholesale prices in October fell 0.5 percent from a year earlier for the 25th consecutive month of decline, the Bank of Japan said Monday.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2002

Economy grew average 0.5% in July-September: think tanks

The economy is projected to have grown by an average of 0.5 percent in the July-September quarter compared with the previous quarter, according to eight major private-sector think tanks.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2002

Bank lending declined 5.2% in October: BOJ

Lending by banks logged a year-on-year decline of 5.2 percent in October, marking the 58th straight month of decline, the Bank of Japan said Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 12, 2002

Young 'weed' Uehara has grown into ace

The Yomiuri Giants pitcher who once compared himself to a "weed" took his game to another high.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2002

Boatmen boast of Biwa's bounty

OMIHACHIMAN, Shiga Pref. -- Among the many tours available for enjoying the beauty of Lake Biwa is a ride aboard a small wooden boat rowed by a skilled sculler who also serves as a guide.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 12, 2002

Japan draws first blood

The fans may have come out to see major-league stars like Ichiro Suzuki, Barry Bonds and Jason Giambi, but it was a local boy who stole the show.
EDITORIALS
Nov 12, 2002

ASEAN's last chance

Officially, economic matters topped the agenda at the annual meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, held earlier this month in Phnom Penh. In fact, the real issue was the organization's long-term survival. The summit produced the usual pledges of action on key issues, but the world is...
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2002

Japan's education style touted for terrorism fight

Japan's education system and its aid for education elsewhere in Asia could help in the international fight against terrorism, according to a senior fellow at Stanford University's Institute for International Studies.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
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. 
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.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha 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.
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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
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