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BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2002

Moody's Japan to get new director

Moody's Japan K.K., the Japanese branch of U.S. credit-rating agency Moody's Investors Service Inc., said Tuesday that Naoki Yamauchi will become its new representative director. Yamauchi, 41, will take up the post when Thomas Keller, 42, the current representative director, relocates to Moody's Asia-Pacific...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Apr 10, 2002

Gallery grazing perfect for a spring day

After visiting the Ginza galleries Saturday afternoon, I found myself unable to decide which of a number of good shows to feature in my column this week. So, instead of zooming in on a particular exhibition, allow me to present an overview.
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2002

High-tech titans open solution center

OSAKA -- IBM Japan Ltd. said it opened an "IT Solution Center" in Osaka on Tuesday by teaming up with five other high-tech firms, including Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Oracle Corp. Japan and Microsoft Co., the Japan arm of Microsoft Corp.
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Apr 10, 2002

Steve Coleman: 'Resistance Is Futile'

As the leader of M-Base, a movement of young jazz players in New York City, Steve Coleman has framed all of his releases, since his first in 1985, in intriguing, if spaced-out, concepts. But he never quite painted in all the details.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Apr 10, 2002

Total eclipse of the art

In a residential area close to the bright lights and buzz of Shibuya, a fascinating theatrical experiment is taking place at the Agora Theater in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2002

Transsexual to lecture at medical university

A transsexual activist will serve as a part-time lecturer at the medical school of Mie University, a public school, in November to educate students on sexual identity disorder.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2002

Bills covering emergencies presented

The government has moved forward on draft versions of bills to govern Japan's response to a foreign military attack, with Cabinet endorsement eyed for April 16, according to government sources.
EDITORIALS
Apr 9, 2002

The OIC's blind eye to terror

Defining terrorism should be easy. Innocent people should not be made targets for political purposes. Otherwise, none of us are safe. Yet some individuals -- and sadly, some governments -- continue to accept that "one person's terrorist is another's freedom fighter." That makes them complicit in the...
COMMENTARY
Apr 9, 2002

A conservative contradiction

LONDON -- The mission of the Conservative Party is to help the most vulnerable in society. To do this, it will not cut income tax but will make improving Britain's public services its main job.
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2002

International steel alliance forged

NKK Corp. and Kawasaki Steel Corp. said Monday they have agreed to form a comprehensive business alliance with Germany's ThyssenKrupp Steel AG, focusing on steel products for automobiles.
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2002

JSDA to release info on short selling on Jasdaq

The Japan Securities Dealers Association will begin releasing data on stock short selling on the Jasdaq over-the-counter market in a bid to improve its transparency.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2002

Investors eye redress over dud securities

OSAKA -- Some 6,000 investors, most of them elderly, are seeking compensation for purchases of worthless securities.
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2002

Mitsui creates unit for alternative investments

Mitsui & Co. has established a brokerage subsidiary to cater to institutional investors seeking to invest in alternative financial instruments in addition to stocks and bonds, the major trading house said Monday.
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2002

Mitsubishi Tokyo Group projects 145 billion yen loss

Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, the nation's third-largest banking group, is projecting a 145 billion yen consolidated net loss for the 2001 business year, hit by larger-than-expected credit costs and share price falls.
SOCCER / J. League / SPORTS SCOPE
Apr 9, 2002

J. League to help newcomers and retirees

The J. League this season has launched two new projects. The first is to help players look for a job when they retire from the game. The second is the J. League Academy -- a developing program for players aged five to 21.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2002

Fujian man held over factory raid

A 28-year-old man from the Chinese coastal province of Fujian was served a fresh arrest warrant Monday over the theft of 14 million yen from a packaging factory in Tokyo and an attack on the factory manager, police said.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 9, 2002

South Korean stuns world No. 1

South Korean Lee Hyun Il, last year's runnerup in the men's singles competition, rallied from behind Sunday to defeat world No. 1 Xia Xuanze of China in the final of the Yonex Open badminton championships.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Apr 9, 2002

Biblical reserve echoes Noah's 'two by two'

A visit to Israel is probably not high on your list of tourism priorities at the moment, but should the situation calm down and the killings and fighting stop, here's one to consider: The Biblical Wildlife Reserve of Hai-Bar Yotvata.
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2002

Japan poised to air steel curb gripes

Japan will hold bilateral talks with the European Union on Wednesday in Geneva over temporary steel import curbs recently invoked by the EU, Katsusada Hirose, vice minister for trade, said Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 9, 2002

BlueWave, Koo sink Lions

Orix hurler Koo Dae Sung carried a one-hit shutout into the ninth inning as the BlueWave shut out the Seibu Lions 2-0 at the Seibu Dome on Monday.
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2002

Machinery orders grow 10.8%

Core private-sector machinery orders grew a seasonally adjusted 10.8 percent in February, marking the first month-on-month rise in three months, the Cabinet Office said Monday.
BUSINESS / TAKING STOCK
Apr 9, 2002

Stocks look good but watch the foreigners

Tokyo stocks have been on the rise since bottoming out on Feb. 6.

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