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JAPAN
Mar 9, 2010
'Cove' Oscar is Taiji's chagrin
"The Cove," a film showing the yearly slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, took the Oscar for best feature documentary in the annual Academy Awards ceremony Sunday in Los Angeles.
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2010
Foreigners get nod to skip social insurance
The Immigration Bureau announced Wednesday new guidelines for foreign residents, stating that joining the social insurance system is not a requirement for renewing or changing one's visa status.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Mar 2, 2010
Openness is key, bookseller says
Alastair Lamond, a 47-year-old Briton, is like many English-speaking foreigners. He began working in Japan as a teacher of his native tongue.
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Feb 23, 2010
British-style pub quizzes tease the mind — and help charity
Combining booze and a quiz at a pub is a popular British pastime. That plus charity is Oxfam Japan IVG's monthly pub quiz.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2010
Learning Japanese via 'manga'
"Manga" comic books and "anime" films are building up interest around the world in learning Japanese.
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2010
Distributor hopes to screen 'The Cove' soon
A film distributor that acquired the rights to screen in Japan the documentary "The Cove," which shows the slaughter of dolphins near Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, hopes to bring the Oscar-nominated film to theaters soon.
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2010
Skyliner to get quicker but pricier Narita link
Keisei Electric Railway Co. will offer faster, more direct Skyliner rail service between Tokyo's Nippori Station, next to Ueno, and Narita International Airport in Chiba Prefecture beginning in July.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2010
Sumo failed to keep champ in check
Yokozuna Asashoryu, who announced his retirement Thursday, is one of the strongest sumo wrestlers of modern times.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2010
Quick rise, meteoric fall mark career of troubled yokozuna
In his 11-year career, sumo wrestler Asashoryu stomped out record-breaking wins to become the undisputed champion of the past decade. Yet his reign was littered with scandals that floored the traditional sport, where athletes are expected to act with decorum both in and out of the ring.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2010
New visa rule on insurance to be deleted
The Immigration Bureau is planning to change a new guideline for foreign residents to ease concerns that those without social insurance will be forced to choose between losing their visa and entering the insurance system, a bureau official said Monday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Feb 2, 2010
Japan remains magnet for Kobe-born Swiss hotelier
Martin Fluck has lived a cosmopolitan life childhood and his professional career has taken him to several different countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2010
Fujitsu weighs iPad name challenge
Apple Inc. has caused a stir with its iPad tablet-computer, which could change the face of the publishing industry and how information is gained from the Internet. But one thing may not be revolutionary: the product name.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2010
Akihabara gets bank of security cameras
A year and a half after a vicious attack left seven people dead in Tokyo's Akihabara district, a neighborhood association activated 16 outdoor surveillance cameras Tuesday in an effort to restore the neighborhood's reputation.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 26, 2010
No solution in sight for fight over whales
A Japanese whaling ship's Jan. 6 collision with antiwhaling group Sea Shepherd's high-speed boat made headlines in Japan, Australia and other countries, illustrating the keen global interest in the issue.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Jan 19, 2010
'Hybrids' thrive in Japan, Aussie says
Robert Gumley, general manager of Elanex Japan KK, a translation service, has learned that Japan is an easy country for foreigners to live in — if they choose to be bicultural.
JAPAN
Jan 13, 2010
Club hostesses unionize to fight gray-area abuses
Their sexy outfits and glossy makeup make it easy for "kyabajo" cabaret hostesses to entice flush male patrons into splurging fortunes on drinks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2010
Investors get intimate with love hotels
Stocks, bonds and real estate are among the assets found in diversified investment portfolios.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2010
Snack maker Lotte to open first Japan hotel
Snack maker Lotte Co. has announced it is opening a hotel in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on April 6, including rooms featuring its Koara no Maachi (Koala's March) cookie snack mascot.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Dec 29, 2009
From two worlds apart they found one
American Leza Lowitz was ready to leave Japan when she met her future husband, Shogo Oketani, at a Yokohama jazz club.
Japan Times
JAPAN / READERS' FUND
Dec 17, 2009
Readers' Fund recipient working to increase rice harvest in Laos
First in a series
South Korea's Yoon backs down after parliament rejects martial law
Soldiers try to enter the National Assembly building in Seoul, after South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law late Tuesday evening.
BOJ weighs case for first triple hike since Japan’s bubble burst
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda reiterated in an interview published Saturday that authorities will raise rates if the economy performs in line with projections.
Australian says romance scam tricked her into smuggling drugs into Japan
Donna Nelson says her life was turned upside down when she learned that the man she was falling for had tricked her into smuggling 2 kilograms of methamphetamine into Japan.
Jetstar Japan loses lawsuit over disciplinary action against cabin crew
Jetstar Japan has been ordered to pay back wages to two cabin crew members for the periods they were suspended.
Nomura CEO takes pay cut after former employee charged with attempted murder
Kentaro Okuda, CEO of Nomura Holdings, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
U.S. Space Force launches first unit in Japan
Activated on Wednesday, U.S. Space Forces Japan — a component similar to the one established at South Korea’s Osan Air Base in 2022 — will operate out of Yokota Air Base in the city of Fussa, western Tokyo, with a staff of about 10.
Can Japan's scientific community rebound from a Nobel nosedive?
The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo is a popular place to foster curiosity in the natural sciences.
Europe eyes 'boots on the ground' in Ukraine as possible peace deal option
A serviceman with the Ukrainian Army's 24th mechanized brigade fires a machine gun during an exercise, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in the country's Donetsk region on Friday.
Seven strangers and an algorithm: Can this new dinner app help you make friends?
Timeleft uses an algorithm to match its users with five or six strangers in an effort to prompt “human connection” over dinner at a restaurant. It determines the attendees with the help of a simple personality quiz available when you sign up for the service.
Don’t worry, you can still use your Japan health insurance card — for now
A My Number card reader at a pediatric clinic in Tokyo. While the government will stop issuing new health insurance cards on Monday, most people will remain unaffected by the move in the short term as existing health insurance cards can still be used for another year.

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