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JAPAN
Aug 7, 2002

Ministry's new climate atlas designed to cool cities

The Environment Ministry is creating its first climate atlas, a fledgling attempt to chart atmospheric trends to spur more environmentally friendly city planning.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2002

Defense Agency investigates data leak

The Defense Agency opened an investigation Tuesday into a suspected case of blackmail involving data allegedly leaked through a subcontractor hired to help develop a 1.1 billion yen computer network for the Self-Defense Forces.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2002

Hiroshima mayor calls on the U.S. to 'sever the chain of hatred'

HIROSHIMA -- On the 57th anniversary of the first atomic bombing, the view from this reborn city was of a world that since Sept. 11 has turned its back on the message of the bomb's survivors.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2002

48.1 trillion yen cap approved for fiscal '03 budget

The Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy approved Tuesday the guidelines for budgetary requests for fiscal 2003, capping outlays at 48.1 trillion yen.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2002

U.S. terror victim's kin joins Hiroshima remembrances

HIROSHIMA -- A New York retiree who lost her brother in the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center participated Tuesday in the 57th memorial service for the 1945 atomic bombing here, sharing wishes for a world without violence.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 7, 2002

Artists of the Sun King eclipsed

Even as art galleries and museums around the world contend with falling visitor numbers, stepping inside a Japanese museum can feel more like braving Mitsukoshi on the first day of the summer sales.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2002

Mitsui sees group profits fall 24.6%

Trading house Mitsui & Co. said Tuesday its group pretax profits for the April-June quarter fell 24.6 percent from a year earlier to 22.16 billion yen, while revenues slipped 7.9 percent to 2.92 trillion yen.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 7, 2002

Lions pounce on Buffs

Kazuhiro Wada homered twice with three RBIs Tuesday as the Seibu Lions edged the Kintetsu Buffaloes 4-3 at the Osaka Dome to regain a six-game lead in the Pacific League.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2002

Honda Fit remains Japan's favorite car for fourth month

Honda Motor Co.'s Fit compact remained the best selling car in Japan for the fourth consecutive month in July, with sales of 23,019, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said Tuesday.
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Aug 7, 2002

Kevin Mahogany: Pride and Joy

Kevin Mahogany's stunning new CD, "Pride and Joy," puts his rich baritone to work on a brand-new source of tunes -- Motown. Even though other jazz vocalists, such as Cassandra Wilson, have reworked everything from Son House to The Monkees into fresh jazz hybrids, why Motown -- with its incredibly well-crafted,...
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 7, 2002

Adult 'Fosse' is setting the stage alight

"Fosse" is here again, back in Japan after its first, hugely successful tour last year mobilized 100,000 fans of the late choreographer-director-actor-dancer Bob Fosse's astonishing oeuvre.
CULTURE / Stage
Aug 7, 2002

Stories with head-on impact

Compared to "Fosse," a quintessential big Broadway production, "CVR" is somewhere close to the other end of the dramatic spectrum. It's certainly a significant event in the contemporary drama scene.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2002

Highway firm's income from tolls shrank in '01

Japan Highway Public Corp. recorded an actual decline in expressway toll income for fiscal 2001, the first fall in four years, officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2002

Immobilizer credited for fall in auto thefts

Automobile thefts have decreased noticeably as more cars are equipped with systems to protect them from being stolen, according to the Marine and Fire Insurance Association of Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Aug 7, 2002

Sonic Youth: Murray Street

Jim O'Rourke is on a roll. First, post-rock's poster child released his best solo effort, "Insignificance," late last year, and now he's on two of the best albums of 2002. As well as having produced Wilco's breakthrough album, "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot," O'Rourke has become producer for -- and a member of...
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Aug 7, 2002

Scientist at Work

The music of trumpeter Frank London could be characterized as a product of "Radical Jewish Culture," a term coined by John Zorn that refers to post-Holocaust generations of Jews discovering on their own terms the meaning of their faith. London has spent the past couple of decades at the ancient intersections...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Aug 7, 2002

The Streets: Original Pirate Material

Following hard on the heels of drum 'n' bass, U.K. garage (or two-beat) was already the hippest thing in urban Britain by the time the rest of the world had even heard of it. Critics called it the purest form of dance music since '70s disco, while practitioners made much of its up-from-the-streets credibility,...
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2002

USJ's problems may stem from a cultural divide

OSAKA -- The Universal Studios Japan theme park is in the throes of a cultural divide over the handling of negative publicity generated by a recent slew of scandals, with some local media outlets accusing American officials of dodging the issue.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2002

Airlines, railway firms fight to increase business in west Japan

The nation's two major airlines and the Japan Railway group carriers are engaged in a cutthroat fare war in western Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Aug 7, 2002

Vincent Gallo: the one that got away

Twenty-odd years ago, I moonlighted as a cab driver in Toronto. I still remember how easy it was to glance in the rearview mirror and peg visitors from the American city of Buffalo, N.Y. They were generally polite and well-dressed, but in the affected manner of a child done up in his Sunday best, squirming...
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2002

New rules unveiled to revitalize trading on stock markets

Financial Services Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa on Tuesday unveiled a package of measures intended to ease regulations on stock transactions and lure more individual investors into the market.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2002

Koizumi pursues draft bill combining tax cuts, hikes

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Tuesday ordered his key policy-setting panel to draw up a draft bill featuring tax cuts worth more than 1 trillion yen and future tax hikes aimed at offsetting revenue shortfalls.
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2002

Battered Nikkei dips to 9,439

Tokyo stocks finished lower Tuesday for the fifth straight day amid concern over the U.S. economy, with the key Nikkei index temporarily falling below 9,500 for the first time since early February and close to an 18-year-low.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2002

Hygiene seen warding off meningitis

Cerebrospinal meningitis, an inflammation of the lining of the brain and spinal cord caused by the common summer cold virus, is spreading in Japan, especially among children, but it can be contained by simple hygienic measures, according to a national medical center.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2002

Young victims of terror, war meet in Tokyo

Eighty children from seven countries and territories, including some who lost parents in the Sept. 11 attacks in the United States and others who lost theirs amid the U.S.-led bombing against terrorist targets in Afghanistan, gathered Monday in Tokyo to share their experiences.
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.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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