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JAPAN
Aug 17, 2002

Hospital chief, specialist to resign over coverup of deadly malpractice

The head of Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital and its leading heart specialist will resign over a malpractice case in which a 12-year-old girl died after undergoing heart surgery last year, it was announced Friday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 17, 2002

Indonesia's new order?

Indonesia has just concluded its annual legislative session by adopting reforms that could transform the nation's politics. During its two-week session, the People's Consultative Assembly agreed to ease the military out of politics and to let voters directly elect the president. These are potentially...
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2002

Professors to visit Afghanistan

A group of professors from five Japanese women's universities will visit Afghanistan for 10 days beginning Aug. 24 to prepare a training program for female Afghan teachers that will be held in Japan next year, Ochanomizu University said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2002

Seal checks into Hotel Tamagawa

A young bearded seal has been hanging out in the Tama River bordering Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture since last week, drawing daily crowds of onlookers during the Bon holiday week.
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2002

Nasdaq pulls out of Japan operation

Nasdaq Stock Market Inc. and the Osaka Securities Exchange said Friday they have agreed to terminate their business cooperation agreement involving Nasdaq Japan Inc., effective Oct. 15.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Aug 17, 2002

Personal grooming goes grossly public

Of all the changes we have seen in Japan over the past 10 years, one really stands out: personal grooming. It used to be that people did their personal grooming privately, behind closed doors. But nowadays, the Japanese people have gone public. Sometimes there are so many women on the train applying...
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2002

Shipbuilding industry to get ministerial assistance

The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry will map out by the end of this fiscal year a set of plans to enhance the international competitiveness of Japan's shipbuilding industry, ministry officials said Friday.
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2002

Local governments face increased airport cost burden

The transport ministry plans to ask local governments to shoulder more of the costs of building and expanding airports, according to an interim policy report presented to an advisory panel Friday.
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2002

Insurers boost marketing of policies for entertainment events

Insurance firms are stepping up efforts to sell policies covering damage caused by accidents at fireworks displays and other entertainment events organized by municipalities or communities.
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2002

Tokyo OKs sulfur-light diesel sales

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Friday it will allow gas stations in the metropolis to sell diesel fuel with a lower sulfur density, which would make it easier for car owners to install equipment that would reduce particulate emissions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MUSEUM MUSINGS
Aug 17, 2002

8,000 relics of Tibetan Buddhism might not all appeal to faint-hearted

The area around Tokyo's Meguro Fudoson Temple has traditionally been a site for the city's faithful.
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2002

Key economy gauge bumped up to 80%

The government has revised upward the June reading for the key gauge of the current state of Japan's economy from 77.8 percent to 80 percent, the Cabinet Office said Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Aug 17, 2002

Peter Grilli

Former longtime Tokyo residents Marcel and Elise Grilli left abiding imprints here. Over many years, Marcel wrote a column on music for The Japan Times. Elise, art critic for the newspaper, produced books of outstanding merit on the Japanese art scene. They came to Tokyo in the late 1940s with their...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Aug 17, 2002

Tuning in to Bruno Groening's 'healing stream'

It is a small gathering in central Yokohama one Sunday morning in early August. Around 20 people are sitting in an unusually relaxed position, listening to quiet meditative music.
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2002

Uncertainty overshadows Earth summit

The largest United Nations gathering in history is to start in Johannesburg in nine days' time, with nations reflecting on the progress -- or the lack of it -- toward achieving a more sustainable world over the past decade and wrangling over how to do a better job in the future.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 17, 2002

Don't wait for the meltdown

Brazil is hurtling toward an economic crisis that has little to do with whether a leftist gets elected president in October or the size of its standby credit announced Aug. 7 with the International Monetary Fund.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Aug 17, 2002

Juno's 10-year odyssey; Arcadia pulls off a gem; Hotaka: the next way-out party

Perhaps some day in the distant future, at some far away campus, students of turn-of-the-century electronic music will listen as their professor waxes on about the effect that the seminal British trance entity Juno Reactor had on the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INDUSTRY TRENDS
Aug 17, 2002

Photo processors bet livelihoods on digital age

For photo shops, the increasing use of digital cameras among consumers means fewer people dropping off rolls of film to be developed and printed.
EDITORIALS
Aug 16, 2002

Aug. 15: day to renew peace efforts

The 57th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II passed quietly, in part because Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi skipped a visit to Yasukuni Shrine this month. His trip to the shrine last August stirred up controversy both here and abroad, particularly in China and South Korea. To avoid a similar...
OLYMPICS
Aug 16, 2002

Taekwondo row keeps athletes home

on Monday officially decided it will not send any athletes in taekwondo to this fall's Asian Games because of unresolved internal disputes within the Japan Taekwondo Federation (JTF). JOC officials made their decision because the two sides of the JTF were unable to resolve their differences despite a...
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Aug 16, 2002

Japanese rugby gears up for professionalism

Summer used to be a time for rugby players to either relax or pursue other sporting interests. Between the end of season tour (which generally involved a lot of drinking with a little rugby thrown in) and the start of preseason training in late August there was plenty of opportunity to pursue other interests....
SOCCER / World cup
Aug 16, 2002

Asia eyes seeding system for 2006 World Cup

The major soccer powers in Asia may get a bye in the first round of the Asian qualifying stages for the 2006 World Cup as the Asian Football Confederation is considering introducing a seeding system for its qualifiers, Japan Football Association vice president Junji Ogura said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2002

Nippon Ham chairman to resign from industry post

Yoshinori Okoso, chairman of Nippon Meat Packers Inc., is expected to resign as head of the Japan Ham & Sausage Processors Cooperative Association in the wake of a farm ministry request that the body take action over a beef-labeling scandal involving a Nippon Meat Packers subsidiary, industry sources...
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 16, 2002

Abe lifts Giants in grand fashion

Shinnosuke Abe hit a "sayonara" solo homer in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Yomiuri Giants defeated the Yakult Swallows 3-2 on Thursday.
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.

Podcast

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
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