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Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2009
Savoie's lawyer says he deserves leniency
Christopher Savoie, a 38-year-old American arrested in Fukuoka earlier this week for allegedly abducting his two children from his Japanese ex-wife, took them because she did not have legal custody, his lawyer told The Japan Times on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Oct 3, 2009
Ain't no mountain in the Andes high enough
Hirohito Ota, 39, a freelance writer, is an adventurer by nature.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Oct 1, 2009
Chiba lays out new justice policies
Justice Minister Keiko Chiba says she will aim to submit a bill next year to the regular Diet session that would revise the Civil Code to enable married couples to have different surnames.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Sep 29, 2009
The man who delivered pizza to Japan
Earnest Higa's life is all about being bicultural in Japan and the United States. He has used this aspect of his character in his career, spending the past 24 years making sure U.S.-based Domino Pizza fits in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2009
'Cove' debut draws mixed reactions
"The Cove," a film about dolphin slaughters in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, drew a mixed response from an audience of 150 that included foreign journalists in Tokyo on Friday evening, the first time the award-winning movie has been screened in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Q&A
Sep 23, 2009
Details on how Japan's dolphin catches work
Dolphin slaughters in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, have drawn strong protests from animal rights groups, their supporters and foreign media over what they call the brutality of the traditional hunt.
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2009
Festival to screen Taiji dolphin-slaughter film
Bowing to international pressure, the Tokyo International Film Festival announced Wednesday it will screen the controversial award-winning American documentary about the annual dolphin hunt in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, at the nine-day event in October.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2009
Grand Hyatt, Mori team up on copter shuttle
Grand Hyatt Tokyo, in the city's glitzy Roppongi Hills district, and Mori Building Co.'s helicopter service arm announced Wednesday the start of a helicopter shuttle that will fly guests to and from Narita airport in 30 minutes starting Oct. 1.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Sep 15, 2009
For TV anchor, learning the lingo is key
Gene Otani, a Japanese national who attended an international school in Kobe throughout his youth, had to take Japanese lessons as a salaried worker when he realized he needed more skill in reading and writing.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2009
11-year-old gets away with voting
A tall 11-year-old girl voted Sunday in the Lower House election and her ballots were counted as valid, an Osaka Election Management Committee official said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2009
Tourist's 10-day detention rapped
It all started when an American tourist asked a police officer for directions to the Kinokuniya bookstore in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2009
Taiji told to stop dolphin carnage or sister ties end
The town of Broome on the coast of Western Australia has put its sister city, Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on notice: Stop the yearly dolphin slaughter or the relationship is off.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 25, 2009
Pop 'idol' phenomenon fades into dispersion
The arrest of singer-actress Noriko Sakai, 38, this month in connection with illegal drugs shattered the image of a star who in the 1980s parlayed being cute and innocent into idol status.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2009
Third World potential seen in jute bag biz
Eriko Yamaguchi, founder of Motherhouse Co., which has manufactured and imported bags and other goods made of jute in Bangladesh since 2006, is determined to help developing countries out of poverty.
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Aug 11, 2009
Aloha Yokohama marks Hawaii's 50th
Every July, Yokohama hosts Aloha Yokohama, featuring authentic Hawaiian music, hula dances, food and cultural events.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Aug 8, 2009
Harley guide makes good on flight attendant's plight
David Macklin, a dual citizen of Australia and Britain, said meeting his future wife, Yoriko Suzuki, in Cairns, Australia, in May 1999 was a matter of fate.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2009
Shakeup in tenant terms
A shock wave hit the real estate industry when the Kyoto District Court ruled July 23 that an apartment tenant did not have to pay a fee to renew his lease, a fee landlords levy on average every two to three years.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2009
Three killers are sent to the gallows
Three convicted murderers were hanged Tuesday, the Justice Ministry said, bringing the number of executions this year to seven and maintaining the fast pace that saw 15 people sent to the gallows in 2008.
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Jul 28, 2009
English speakers gather for human rights
Amnesty International Tokyo English Network offers English speakers, both native and otherwise, an opportunity to participate in the activities of the worldwide human rights organization Amnesty International while in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2009
Gundam statue draws attention to environment
An 18-meter statue of Gundam, the venerated fighting robot in the popular "Mobile Suit Gundam" animation series, has been visited by 803,000 in the first 13 days it has stood in Shiokaze Park in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward, the event's organizer said Friday.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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