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Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
May 14, 2010

Here comes 'Othello': 'the best play ever'

"The tragedy 'Othello' was written by Shakespeare at the height of his powers [around 1602], its poetry is finer than 'Hamlet,' its psychology deeper than 'Macbeth,' its love story more compelling than 'Romeo and Juliet,' its heartbreaking tragedy more moving than 'King Lear.' 'Othello' might be the...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
May 14, 2010

'Fear Experiment: Science in "Haunted House" '

National Museum of Emerging Science
JAPAN
May 13, 2010

Pot a long way from legalization

In early April, an Okinawa man in his late 20s visited activist Yusuke Sawada's office in western Tokyo. He had just finished serving his latest prison term, one of many that have kept him behind bars for most of the past decade, depriving him of the formative years of his life.
COMMENTARY / World
May 13, 2010

A turning point in Thailand

BANGKOK — Massive occupations of two areas of central Bangkok the past two months show that the rise of Thailand's "red shirt" protesters is one of the most significant developments in Asia in 25 years, as it signals a new type of conflict involving entrenched elites and millions of workers who have...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
May 10, 2010

Apartment shares in Japan draw a share of the herd

Rents aren't getting any lower, but if you're willing to share, you might end up with a pretty cool place to live.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
May 9, 2010

On the road to paradise: a cycling pilgrimage to 88 Shikoku temples

The girl at the cash register of the convenience store gives me a free bottle of iced tea and wishes me "Good luck!" As I remount my bike, I pop a sushi roll she also gave me into my mouth and set off, blissfully relaxed under blue skies, heading for the next temple.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 9, 2010

TV Tokyo's soft approach toughens consumer savvy

Each of Japan's key commercial TV stations has distinctive traits, though in terms of programming these distinctions are probably insignificant to the average viewer, especially when you often have the boy band Arashi appearing on two or three different stations in the same evening.
EDITORIALS
May 8, 2010

Value of scholastic tests

In April 2007, the Abe administration revived annual nationwide scholastic tests for primary and middle school students after a lapse of 43 years. Thinking that the "education with latitude" policy had led to lowering of students' scholastic ability, it hoped to use the tests as a tool for raising scholastic...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 7, 2010

'Shodo Girls — Watashitachi no Koshien (Calligraphy Girls — Our Koshien)'

Some actors can transcend whatever crappy movie they happen to be in. Christopher Walken, for example, was notorious for appearing in straight-to-video sludge but also for making his scenes watchable in that weird, cool Walken way. He created a world oblivious to the depressing reality around him.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 7, 2010

Crime scene investigation: Edo

The original U.S. TV series "CSI (Crime Scene Investigation)," set in Las Vegas, has been so successful that it has almost grown into a franchise, with "CSI: Miami," "CSI: NY," and "CSI: Triology." After visiting the "Ryoma Den" exhibition at the Edo-Tokyo Museum, which looks at the life of the 19th-century...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 5, 2010

Local governments try to make it a little easier for you to pay them

Sign up to have your local government tax paid by bank withdrawal and qualify to win seaweed or rice!
JAPAN
May 5, 2010

Secondhand market grows

When Chie Matsumoto buys anything — from a DVD player to golf goods to a telephone — she now chooses secondhand goods because brand-new items aren't necessarily what she needs.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
May 5, 2010

Hill likely to be a key player in Spurs-Suns series

NEW YORK — The Spurs have ended the Suns' season like clockwork . . . four times in their last five playoff appearances.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 4, 2010

Nara marks its long history, but not without a few snags

Over the past few months, you may have noticed a cartoon character — a boy Buddha wearing deer antlers — appear on signs in stores, arcades and train stations. This is not a new attraction at Disneyland or an advertisement for some other theme park but Sento-kun, the official mascot of the Nara Heijo-kyo...
EDITORIALS
May 4, 2010

Hopes for NPT review meeting

The 2010 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference, which lasts about four weeks from May 3 at the United Nations headquarters in New York, offers a chance for the world to move forward toward nuclear disarmament and to strengthen efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, although optimism...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
May 4, 2010

Recent run of success gives BayStars glimmer of hope

While it's too early to proclaim the winds of change have swept over the suddenly surging Yokohama BayStars, for the first time in a long while, there's something in the air.
EDITORIALS
May 2, 2010

Hasty abolition of statute

The Diet on April 27 revised the Criminal Law and the Criminal Procedure Law to abolish the statute of limitations for crimes whose maximum penalty is capital punishment, such as murder and robbery murder, and to double the period of the statute to 30 years, 20 years or 10 years, respectively, for crimes...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
May 2, 2010

Schedule packed for Golden Week; interleague next

Ah, Golden Week, when the weather is warm and windy, the koi nobori carp streamers are flying and Japan's ballparks are full with spectators from Showa Day on Thursday through Children's Day on May 5. I have said it before; if every week was Golden Week, Japanese pro baseball would never have an attendance...
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2010

Life or death for Suu Kyi's party?

The incumbent regime in Myanmar is asking all interest groups, until Thursday, to form political parties and register within 60 days. All unregistered parties will cease to exist under the new election laws. The National League for Democracy (NLD) party has openly boycotted the election laws, and has...
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
May 2, 2010

Sweet and sour amid the late snow of spring

Two days ago I was in the woods, generally looking around and gathering a few butterburs — the first of the spring sansai (wild mountain vegetables), which I love to serve as tempura.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
May 2, 2010

'Zen-Nihon Kaso Taisho,' the trouble with herbivores; CM of the week: Sumisho Fruits

Several weeks ago, NHK profiled Yusei Uesugi, a matte painter who works for George Lucas's Industrial Light and Magic. Uesugi is a major talent in Hollywood special effects, and he got his start as a contestant on "Zen-Nihon Kaso Taisho" ("All-Japan Disguise Awards"), which takes place two or three times...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 2, 2010

He's unusual, so why not just kill him

In a review of the book "Shikei de Ii desu" ("The Death Sentence Is OK With Me") that appears in the Feb. 26 issue of Kinyobi, critic Tatsunori Yagashiwa asks if a society that "disregards illness" can properly judge criminal suspects.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
May 1, 2010

Cat's guide to attaining enlightenment

After so many years in Japan, I have come to realize that it is not so hard to achieve enlightenment. As long as you're a cat.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
May 1, 2010

By the pricking of my thumbs, something yummy this way comes

Every time I return to the States I cannot help but feel a bit . . . evil.
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
Real estate worth ¥25 trillion puts Japan companies in spotlight
Elliott Investment Management's stake in Tokyo Gas is centered around getting the utility to sell off its real estate holdings, including Shinjuku Park Tower, which houses the Park Hyatt Hotel Tokyo.
Two dead after fire at Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi’s apartment
A fire broke out on the sixth floor of an apartment building where Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi resides on Wednesday in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Tokyo’s take on that viral chocolate from Dubai
Cafe N°_5's take on the Dubai chocolate craze that has been circulating on social media over the past few months is a mix of bitter and sweet.
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.

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