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BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 31, 2002

Tigers veteran Yagi slams BayStars

Tigers veteran Hiroshi Yagi nailed a pinch-hit, go-ahead grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning of Tuesday's game against the Yokohama BayStars to lift Hanshin to a 4-2 win at Koshien Stadium.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Jul 31, 2002

Eddie Palmieri: "La Perfect II"

Once upon a time, in a dance hall called the Palladium, in a city called New York, jazz bands vied with each other in all-night contests to see who could play the hottest, fastest and wildest dance music possible. Among those bands, Eddie Palmieri's La Perfecta was one of the most popular. But, with...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 31, 2002

Joan Miro: Reflections on the renewal of Spain

No artist's life and work -- not even Picasso's -- better represents the modern history of Spain than that of Joan Miro (1893-1983), whose early work from 1918 to 1945 is now on display at the Setagaya Art Museum.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 31, 2002

Modern Paintings of Mongolia: taking great steppes

Dividing his massive empire between his sons, Genghis Khan's grand legacy to the eldest was all the land from the Aral Sea westward "as far as the hooves of Mongol horses have reached."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Jul 31, 2002

Arto Lindsay

Arto Lindsay's age (49) and bespectacled appearance make him an unlikely sex god, but few musicians fuse carnality and spirituality with such seamless grace. "All my visions crowd down to one bead of sweat," he sings on his new album, "Invoke." Lindsay's voice is soft, knowing, sensuous; attributes that...
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2002

Push is on for food companies to label their products better

A government advisory council drafted proposals Tuesday urging the government to oblige food producers and packers to unify the terms they use for products' expiration dates, panel sources said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / J-POPSICLE
Jul 31, 2002

Rock 'n' roll is here to stay

The silly season -- when the midsummer heat engenders a sort of benign lunacy -- is well and truly upon us. And you can't get much sillier, in the nicest sense of the word, than The Yellow Dogs and The Bunnies, two resolutely retro bands who have recently issued albums whose primitive musicality is more...
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2002

Unemployment rate stayed at 5.4% in June

The nation's seasonally adjusted jobless rate stood at 5.4 percent in June, unchanged from the previous month, the Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Ministry said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Jul 31, 2002

Man vs. nature: the frontline

Blockbuster solo shows now running at the Bunkamura (Rene Magritte) and the Setagaya Art Museum (Joan Miro) are already ensuring this is one of Tokyo's best summers in years for aficionados of 20th-century art. Now, thanks to a bit of bold curating by Taro Amano, the Yokohama Museum of Art is host to...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 31, 2002

New and improved Pops!

How can anyone market one of the world's great orchestras in an era when orchestral music is growing ever less essential to the cultural fabric and the recording industry itself is ailing?
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2002

Attack-response law dead in the water?

When the government submitted a set of emergency-response bills to the Diet in April, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was breaking a decades-long taboo under the war-renouncing Constitution.
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2002

Electronics makers' quarterly results reflect cost-cutting, surge in demand

Japan's major electronics makers either narrowed their losses or posted profits in the April-June quarter, aided by recovering semiconductor sales and restructuring efforts, according to quarterly earnings results released Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2002

Osaka honors four World Cup players for Japan

OSAKA -- Osaka Gov. Fusae Ohta conferred certificates of achievement on four Japanese soccer players Tuesday for their role in this year's World Cup finals.
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Jul 31, 2002

Tabla Beat Science: "Live in San Francisco"

On Aug. 12, 2001, Tabla Beat Science, a multinational collective of forward-thinking musicians founded by the tabla player Zakir Hussein and the bass player and producer Bill Laswell, played a free show in the Stern Grove section of San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. For many of the 12,000 people who...
EDITORIALS
Jul 30, 2002

Negotiations and desperation

North Korea has expressed regret for last month's naval clash with South Korea that left five sailors dead. While that is the responsible thing to do, questions swirl around Pyongyang's motivation for this surprising development. The most likely explanation is that North Korea's economic situation is...
MORE SPORTS
Jul 30, 2002

Tiger to play in Miyazaki

Tiger Woods will take part in his first stroke-play tournament in Japan in four years when he competes in the Dunlop Phoenix at the Phoenix Country Club, Miyazaki Pref. from Nov. 21-24, organizers announced Monday in Tokyo.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 30, 2002

Of chicken legs and trash

CAMBRIDGE, England -- There has been much talk in China recently about hegemony. Some of it has been about denying that China has hegemonic interests in East Asia. But most of it has related to the United States. One wonders if everyone in China understands what is being complained about. I have this...
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 30, 2002

Gamba closes gap

Third-placed Gamba Osaka thrashed Vegalta Sendai 3-0 on Sunday to close the gap on the first-division leaders in the J. League first stage.
COMMENTARY
Jul 30, 2002

Asian multilateralism takes on new energy

HONOLULU -- Multilateral dialogue seems to be taking on new energy in Asia. Not since 1993 -- when foreign ministers attending the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference held a separate breakfast session to discuss security issues and decided to establish the ASEAN Regional Forum, or ARF, and the Asia Pacific...
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2002

680,000 beetles imported in 2001, trade monitor says

At least 680,000 beetles were imported into Japan last year, according to a study recently released by Traffic East Asia-Japan, a Tokyo-based group monitoring trade in wildlife.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2002

Tokyo-area highway toll hike to 800 yen in the pipeline

Metropolitan Expressway Public Corp. said Monday it may hike expressway tolls in the Tokyo area by about 100 yen to 800 yen as early as December.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2002

Opposition parties to bring no-confidence motion to vote

The four main opposition parties agreed Monday to jointly submit a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Cabinet.
SOCCER / J. League / ON THE BALL
Jul 30, 2002

Fans now flocking to J. League games

The J. League is savoring the World Cup carry over. Since league action was resumed (Division Two on July 10 and Division One on July 13) following the World Cup, the J. League has so far drawn high attendance figures to its games.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2002

Motorists rebel against exorbitant expressway fares

Hidenori Wago used to get angry when faced with the exorbitant fees exacted at the nation's expressway tollgates. Now, he has a solution: Drive through, don't pay.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2002

Mandatory community work gains favor

An advisory panel to education minister Atsuko Toyama recommended Monday that schoolchildren be required to take part in community activities, and that this be part of a student's evaluation, ministry officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2002

Japan, Uzbekistan to pursue aviation pact, antiterror steps

Japan and Uzbekistan agreed Monday to strengthen economic and political cooperation by launching negotiations over a bilateral aviation pact, taking measures against terrorism and working toward the reconstruction of Afghanistan.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 30, 2002

Kaneko powers Fighters

Makoto Kaneko, Hiroshi Narahara and Pacific League batting leader Michihiro Ogasawara each drove in two runs and the Nippon Ham Fighters came from behind to defeat the Pacific League-leading Seibu Lions 9-3 Monday.

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