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COMMENTARY
Jun 24, 2002

Lawyers see gold in tooth-filling lawsuits

WASHINGTON -- The American judicial system abounds with scare stories and strike suits. Leave it to the trial lawyers to blame almost every human ailment on someone with a deep pocket. The latest cause celebre is tooth fillings.
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2002

Indonesia just the tip of copyright-piracy iceberg

JAKARTA -- Piracy of intellectual property rights can be found all over Southeast Asia. A short visit to the street markets of Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Manila or Singapore will convince anyone that counterfeits, fakes and so-called look-alike products are big business.
BUSINESS / ANOTHER LOOK
Jun 24, 2002

The three secrets of securing success in corporate marriage

A week rarely seems to pass without the announcement of new corporate alliances involving leading players in major industries. However, as we all know, many of these relationships are destined not to live up to the expectations of those concerned. In fact, some experts claim that 70 percent of acquisitions...
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 24, 2002

Tigers in free fall after 4-3 loss to Swallows

Roberto Petagine belted two home runs as the Yakult Swallows defeated the struggling Hanshin Tigers 4-3 Sunday afternoon at Koshien Stadium.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2002

Breeze of de-escalation blows in Kashmir

MADRAS, India -- Maybe the world is breathing easier now. There will probably not be a nuclear conflict between the two long warring Asian rivals, India and Pakistan. There are distinct signs of de-escalation between their armies, which have stood in a defiant eye-to-eye confrontation for several months....
EDITORIALS
Jun 23, 2002

What's 'Onion' in Chinese

You have to feel a little sorry for those fellows over at the Beijing Evening News. Here they are a global laughingstock, and they still don't get why. But was it altogether their fault? Those of us who have tried and failed to comprehend humor, let alone satire, in a foreign language are privately thinking,...
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 23, 2002

Mansiz hits golden goal as Turks reach last four

OSAKA -- Turkey reached the semifinals of the World Cup with a golden goal in the third-minute of extra time on a great piece of finishing from second-half substitute Iihan Mansiz that gave his side a 1-0 victory over Senegal at Nagai Stadium on Saturday.
COMMENTARY
Jun 23, 2002

Support for reshuffle builds

The regular Diet session has been extended for 42 days through July 31. On Wednesday, when the extension was approved, the Lower House voted unanimously to accept a request from the Tokyo District Court to issue an arrest warrant for legislator Muneo Suzuki. And later the same day, public prosecutors...
COMMENTARY
Jun 23, 2002

Pakistan's nuclear safety faces scrutiny

ISLAMABAD -- The arrest of the alleged "dirty bomber" in the United States last month once again is a reminder of the dangers posed by unchecked dissemination of nuclear knowledge, especially when it is dropped into the hands of militant individuals. That Jose Padilla, alias Abdullah al-Muhajir, would...
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2002

Nagano volcano rumbling with greater intensity

The Meteorological Agency on Saturday issued an advisory regarding Mount Asama, following a rapid increase in seismic activity in the early morning. Smoke was seen billowing to a height of about 800 meters as of 6 a.m.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2002

Road traffic to peak in 2030: transport ministry

Traffic on the nation's roads will fall due to lower economic growth and automobile ownership after peaking in fiscal 2030, according to a new projection unveiled Saturday by the transport ministry.
COMMENTARY
Jun 23, 2002

Time for redesigning tacky U.S. images

WASHINGTON -- This will, for obvious reasons, be the biggest Fourth of July ever. People who tally such things predict record numbers of flag displays, cookouts and youthful fingers blown off by cherry bombs. Expressions of gung-ho patriotic sentimentality are selling briskly, from Royal Doulton firefighter...
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 23, 2002

Swallows climb into 2nd place

Alex Ramirez homered twice and drove in four runs Saturday and Shugo Fujii pitched seven strong innings as the Yakult Swallows beat the Hanshin Tigers 9-5 at Koshien Stadium to claim sole possession of second place in the Central League standings.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 23, 2002

The unbearable enlightenment of being

Bells. Lights. The sound of -- an earthquake? Galloping horses? No -- I'm oriented now. It's monks running through the corridors.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jun 23, 2002

Bursting illusions and facing a sometimes ugly reality

Ever since Takuya Kimura got married and became a father, his popularity among women has cooled. Fellow SMAP member Masahiro Nakai has apparently taken up the slack, though Nakai's female fans don't seem to want to sleep with him the way they wanted to with Kimutaku. The reason for Nakai's popularity...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 23, 2002

All and nothing

"Just so, Subhuti, I obtained not the least thing from unexcelled, complete awakening, and for this very reason it is called 'unexcelled, complete awakening.' "
COMMUNITY
Jun 23, 2002

Relieving yourself of worldly cares

Freudians would consider French culture to be "oral" due to its emphasis on food and wine, while Swiss culture appears "anal" because of its obsession with time, cleanliness, money and order. So, what do Freudians make of Japan, whose culture has elevated both its oral and anal aspects to the level of...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / PLAY BUTTON
Jun 23, 2002

Ancient didgeridoo adopted by the digital generation

In 1992, Aphex Twin released "Didgeridoo." It was a strange name for an electronica-driven track designed, according to its creator, to be too frenetic for dancing.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 23, 2002

Arts of the essential

It is one of those wonderful historical coincidences that Zen Buddhism arrived in Japan at a time when political, economic and social forces converged in such a way as to foster outstanding achievements in the arts.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jun 23, 2002

Chew-well cuisine is the stuff of saucy dreams

Let's call him "Taro."
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 23, 2002

Make more babies: by any means necessary

About five years ago, a mother in Kansas City started wondering about the paternity of her twins. Becky Peck had recently divorced, and she became more sensitive to what she perceived as the physical and behavioral differences between herself and her two children, Lindsay and Jeremy. Her ex-husband was...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 23, 2002

The nature of the Zen mind

Zen gardens, those wonderful treasures of Japan, can be enjoyed in several ways: as pure abstract works of art; as representations of Zen principles; or as tools to transport one's mind from the cares of everyday life to a higher state of consciousness.
JAPAN / WEEKEND WISDOM
Jun 23, 2002

Scale model maker strives to keep high-tech rivals at bay

SHIZUOKA — Shunsaku Tamiya's great passion is trying to coax today's high-tech savvy kids into embracing the low-tech world of scale models.

Longform

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