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BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 23, 2002

Rhodes opts for shorter, incentive-laden deal

OSAKA -- Last season's home run king Tuffy Rhodes turned down a two-year offer from the Kintetsu Buffaloes and instead signed a one-year contract worth an estimated $2.2 million for the upcoming season, officials of the Pacific League club said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 23, 2002

He's got the white stuff

A DVD exhibition by Japanese video artist Atsushi Ogata is running till Feb. 7 at Ishizaka Art in Tokyo's Toranomon.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2002

Revisions weighed for laws dealing with attacks, POWs

The government unveiled on Tuesday a blueprint for proposed legislation for dealing with attacks on Japan, including a law to penalize inhumane handling of prisoners of war and injured people, lawmakers of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 23, 2002

Royal treatment for a princely collection

The queen of the Princes Czartoryski Museum in Krakow is undoubtedly the "Lady With an Ermine," one of the few surviving portraits by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519).
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Jan 23, 2002

Jurassic 5

As a workplace, the underground has its advantages, the main one being that no one is looking over your shoulder. Jurassic 5 are the acknowledged leaders of the West Coast underground hip-hop movement, even though they aspire to be popular entertainers, a vocation that normally demands the cold, harsh...
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2002

Rivers, lakes slightly cleaner in 2000

Water quality in the nation's rivers and lakes improved slightly in 2000 compared with a year earlier, with almost 80 percent of sites meeting environmental standards, the Environment Ministry announced Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 23, 2002

Love always, Janet

The Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan seemed to be an odd choice for Janet Jackson's press conference, not that her being in town for the Japan leg of the "All for You" world tour didn't count as news -- the banquet room was packed with reporters and TV crews. But Jackson isn't the kind of news personality...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Jan 23, 2002

The Prodigy

The Prodigy might not be ancient history, but five years in pop music can feel like an eternity, and that's how long we've been waiting for them to release some new material.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2002

Southeast Asian goods find favor in Tokyo shops

Asian handicrafts are seeing a boom in Japan, particularly among young women.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Jan 23, 2002

3-D fantasies with a 1-D feel

The biggest event on the capital's contemporary art circuit this week was undoubtedly the opening of Mariko Mori's "Pure Land" at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo. The fact that more than a few people were calling this exhibition a "retrospective" hints at how artspeak is changing, as the oldest...
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2002

NGO says conference built walls around itself

A major international donor meeting on reconstructing Afghanistan, which wrapped up in Tokyo on Tuesday, should have been more transparent and accessible to nongovernmental organizations and the news media, the leader of a Japanese NGO said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Jan 23, 2002

Brian Wilson's 'Pet Sounds Tour'

For most people, whose impression of The Beach Boys probably begins and ends with pop ditties like "Help Me Rhonda" or "Surfer Girl," it might be difficult to fathom that the band's 1966 album, "Pet Sounds," is ranked right up there with "Sgt. Pepper."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Jan 23, 2002

Money Mark

Since breaking out on his own in 1995, Money Mark, the "fourth Beastie Boy," has evolved his organ/keyboard-based grooves from short, funky thumbnail-sketches and lo-fi pop to loose, jazzy soul-jams.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2002

O'Neill underlines Japan's fundamentals

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa voiced resolve Tuesday to resort to all means necessary to combat the nation's economic woes and enable Japan to contribute to global growth again.
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2002

Drug approved for kidney ailment

OSAKA -- Tanabe Seiyaku Co. said Tuesday its hypertension treatment drug Tanatril has been approved for treatment of diabetic nephropathy, a kidney abnormality.
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2002

Toto, Matsushita detail China deal

Toto Ltd. and Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. said Tuesday they will mutually supply housing materials parts in China as part of their tieup in the housing materials business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / THE WRITERS' SPIN
Jan 23, 2002

Consultant wary of 'U.S.-style' info, mutual funds

Hajime Yamazaki must be an enemy of mutual fund companies.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / J-POPSICLE
Jan 23, 2002

Forgiven but not forgotten

A standard and horribly cliched J-pop ritual is the public confession of guilt by performers who have done various naughty things -- much like politicians who temporarily drop out of sight after being found on the take or caught rigging elections. The most recent example is SMAP member Goro Inagaki,...
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2002

Legionnaires' disease death linked to Tokyo public bath

A 77-year-old man has died of pneumonia caused by legionella bacteria at a public bath in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, the health ministry said.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 23, 2002

Knee forces Nanami to withdraw

Japan and Jubilo Iwata midfielder Hiroshi Nanami has pulled out of the ongoing Japan national team training camp in order to focus on the rehabilitation of his knee, the Japan Football Association announced Tuesday.
Events
Jan 22, 2002

Exhibit of dwarf 'ume' gives preview of spring

NAGAHAMA, Shiga Pref. -- An annual exhibit of dwarf "ume" (plum) trees at Keiunkan Hall here is giving visitors a glimpse of early spring. Of 300 bonsai trees prepared for the event, about 100 will be shown till March 10.
Events
Jan 22, 2002

Speedskater suit to let racers go with the airflow

OSAKA -- During the four years since the 1998 Winter Olympic Games in Nagano, athletes have tried hard to improve for next month's games in Salt Lake City.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2002

Japan should salvage the mystery vessel

Many Japanese might have rejoiced while watching television footage showing the recent sinking of an unidentified ship following an exchange of gunfire with Japanese Coast Guard cutters, but I was dismayed by Japan's fragile national defense system that was exposed by the incident in the East China Sea....
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2002

Foreigners play host at new home stays

A citizens' group working to promote mutual understanding between Japanese and foreigners living in Japan announced Monday that it will hold a one-day home stay program in which participants spend a night at the homes of non-Japanese residents in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
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. 
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.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha 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.

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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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