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BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2002

Abolishing deposit cover will be safe: Yanagisawa

The government will ensure that the abolishment in April of its blanket protection of deposits in the event of bank failures will not cause a financial crisis, Financial Services Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 9, 2002

Tokyo Kandenchi putting a little spark back into the Bard

For my first theater outing of 2002, I went to see "A Midsummer-Night's Dream" by Tokyo Kandenchi (Tokyo Dry Battery). In this -- their 25th anniversary performance, but their first-ever brush with the Bard of Avon -- the company made no pretense of striving to scale great literary heights, but instead...
MORE SPORTS
Jan 9, 2002

Harada to be named captain of Olympic team

Olympic ski jumping gold medalist Masahiko Harada will later this week be named captain of the Japan team for the 2002 Winter Olympics at a Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) directors meeting, sources said Monday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 9, 2002

Back from the brink

The German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) said that people not drawing on 3,000 years of tradition are living on the edge of extinction. How, then, did Japanese craftsmen recover from the trauma of World War II, when their proud traditions, seemingly tainted by recent history, were thrown...
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2002

Sanyo ties up with China's Haier

OSAKA -- Sanyo Electric Co. said Tuesday it has signed a wide-ranging business tieup with Haier Group Co., China's largest home appliance manufacturer.
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2002

Aso calls for time frame for consumption tax hike

The Liberal Democratic Party's top policymaker on Tuesday called for setting mid- to long-term time frames for raising the consumption tax beyond the current 5 percent.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 9, 2002

Yakult to accept bid for Ishii

The Yakult Swallows will accept the highest bid from a major league club for the right to negotiate with southpaw Kazuhisa Ishii, who is trying his hand in the majors, Yakult President Yoshikazu Tagiku said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 9, 2002

Assisting artists to enrich the spirit

Despite the relentless advance of the global economy, the cliche of the starving artist or student has not completely lost its currency. Younger artists seeking to establish themselves, or scholars wishing to devote more time to their studies, are generally in for a belt-tightening experience.
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2002

Daiei to sell transport unit to U.S. investment firm

Troubled supermarket chain operator Daiei Inc. said Tuesday it will sell its secure-transportation subsidiary to the Carlyle Group, a major U.S. private equity investment company, for roughly 3.5 billion yen in February to reduce group interest-bearing debts.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Jan 9, 2002

Le Tigre: 'Feminist Sweepstakes'

Mixing music and politics can yield uncertain results. In the hands of some artists, this volatile concoction can move the masses (John Lennon, Public Enemy, U2), while in the hands of others, it can come off as merely preachy and annoying (Consolidated, Disposable Heroes of HipHoprisy, U2). On "Feminist...
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2002

Heavy snow to hit Sea of Japan coast

Heavy snow is expected to blanket parts of the nation today, particularly areas of the Sea of Japan coast from northern to western Japan, the Meteorological Agency said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Jan 9, 2002

metalwood: 'the recline'

Every self-respecting Canadian jazz enthusiast should have metalwood's latest on their shelf. How many jazz bands can Canada claim, after all? Clearly, not enough. But all that joking about the frozen northern land should melt under the heat of "the recline," on which metalwood takes a sophisticated...
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 9, 2002

Cerezo honored

Kashima Antlers coach Toninho Cerezo has been named as the Asian Football Confederation's Manager of the Month for December after leading his side to a second successive J. League title.
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2002

Moody's assigns Baa2 rating to NYK

Moody's Investors Service Inc. said Tuesday it has assigned a Baa2 issuer rating with a stable outlook to Nippon Yusen K.K.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Jan 9, 2002

Alec Empire

Alec Empire is a terrorist, let there be no question about that. Slide one of his records onto your grandmother's gramophone while she's making a cup of tea and then, on lowering the needle, watch her writhe in agony until she can take no more and commits seppuku with a knitting needle. Then again kids,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Jan 9, 2002

Basement Jaxx

What most people respond to when they first hear Basement Jaxx aren't so much the recognizable references -- the Prince and P-Funk nods, the Latin rhythms, the beats-per-minute rules of late-'80s house music -- but the even more basic stuff, like song structure. Even if you're a champion of electronica...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / J-POPSICLE
Jan 9, 2002

Two looks back and three worth looking forward to

Akemashite, etc. . . . Before I do anything else, I'd like to thank NHK for providing me with my yearly dose of enka on the 2001 edition of "Kohaku Utagassen (Red and White Song Contest)."
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2002

Foreigners stay net sellers

Foreign investors were net sellers of Japanese stocks for the second consecutive week during the third week of December.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Jan 9, 2002

The next best thing

Happy New Year to one and all. I'm just back in Tokyo after spending the holidays in Bangkok, where, you might be interested to know, Project 304, About Art Space and the city's four or five other contemporary-art players got together to celebrate the finale of a successful video and film program that...
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2002

Ministry to help protein researchers succeed in global race for patents

The science ministry will form a team of experts in April to help research bodies obtain international patents and beat the competition in protein research linked to new drugs, ministry officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2002

North Korean ship searched after refusing to be boarded

Coast guard personnel and police inspected an uncooperative North Korean freighter Monday in Chiba Prefecture but found nothing unusual and believe a tip about suspicious men in wet suits that led to the search was a hoax, a senior Japan Coast Guard official said.
Events
Jan 8, 2002

Kansai / Who & What

Talk-no-kai holding two discussion sessions Talk-no-kai, a Nara-based citizens' group, is going to hold two English discussion sessions in Nara on Saturday.
Events
Jan 8, 2002

Therapist uses dance to access link between body and mind

KYOTO -- With opera music playing in the background, around 30 middle-aged and elderly women perform a series of stretches led by instructor Mariko Takayasu.
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2002

Fund drive seeks to restore graves in Uzbekistan

A group of 40 lawmakers and business executives has launched a fundraising drive aimed at restoring Japanese graves in Uzbekistan and erecting a monument in honor of those who died as forced laborers on foreign soil.
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. 
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.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
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."
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.
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.

Podcast

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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