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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2008

Deterrence fails in a prison with no key

PRINCETON, New Jersey — Every day in the Gaza Strip, strategic deterrence — the inhibition of attack by fear of punishment from superior military power — is being put to the test. The escalating spiral of violence by Israel and Gazan militants indicates not only that deterrence is failing, but...
CULTURE / Art
Mar 20, 2008

"Blood"

Dairakudakan Kochuten, Tokyo's Kichijoji
ENVIRONMENT
Mar 20, 2008

Are Japan's leaders merely readers on climate change?

Japanese people often wrongly pronounce "l" as "r," or "r" as "l." So, "leader" can be pronounced as "reader."
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2008

Ricoh projects higher profit, sales

Ricoh Co., the nation's second-biggest office equipment maker, said Tuesday it expects operating profit and sales to rise in the next three years.
BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2008

Takefuji slashes profit forecast 69%

Takefuji Corp., the nation's third-largest consumer lender by market value, said Monday it has cut its full-year profit forecast 69 percent, citing subprime-related losses.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2008

Sapporo restarts talks with Steel in latest takeover twist

Sapporo Breweries, the nation's third-largest beer maker, said Friday that it will restart talks with Steel Partners over the U.S. hedge fund's latest proposal to boost its stake in Sapporo.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 15, 2008

Clinic on the bluff reaches out

Someone who knows Hans Pauli well describes him as the archetypal Dutchman who is forever running around sticking his finger in dikes to prevent catastrophe.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2008

Smoking ban winning over Tokyo taxi drivers

In the roughly two months since most Tokyo taxis adopted a no-smoking policy, there has been little trouble among passengers, while an increasing number of drivers are thinking of quitting the habit themselves, a recent survey found.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 14, 2008

Lions from the West, dragons from the East

K een to push forward their plan to legalize casinos in Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party is now busy winning over skeptics with predictions of tourism and tax revenue bonanzas. Perhaps a ticket to "Dralion," Cirque du Soleil's current performance in Tokyo, might help win over dissenters.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 14, 2008

'Yurei vs. Uchujin'

Even film directors need a break from the routine, don't they? Especially Takashi Shimizu, who has spent much of this decade making seven installments of his hit "Grudge (Ju-on)" J-Horror franchise, including two films for Hollywood, about vengeful ghosts who move from victim to victim like viruses....
BUSINESS
Mar 13, 2008

Lone Star drops planned ¥170 billion Japan hotel sale

Lone Star Funds, a Dallas-based buyout firm, canceled plans to sell more than 50 Japanese hotels because it couldn't get its asking price of as much as ¥170 billion, two sources familiar with the proposals said.
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2008

NTT-TransTeleCom fiber-optic cable almost set to go

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., Japan's largest phone company, and TransTeleCom ZAO of Russia will start operating a fiber-optic link between the two countries from as early as next month, an NTT official said Tuesday. The cable's cost is put at "dozens of millions of dollars," and will be operational...
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2008

Market woes ruin EAccess bond sale

EAccess Ltd., the first new entrant to Japan's mobile-phone market in 13 years, said Monday it canceled a planned bond sale because of unfavorable market conditions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2008

Foreign workers rally in Shibuya for equal rights

Foreign workers staged a rally in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on Sunday as part of their annual spring labor offensive, calling for proper and equal treatment on par with Japanese working conditions.
LIFE / COSPLAY CULTURE
Mar 9, 2008

All aboard for 'world of manga'

With everyone pulling roller suitcases, it seemed appropriate that we were heading for the Harumi Passenger Terminal built on land reclaimed from Tokyo Bay in the city's central Chuo Ward.
Reader Mail
Mar 9, 2008

Alleviating the day-care crisis

Further to my March 2 letter, "Neighborhood day-care shortage" (about the day-care facility debacle in Tokyo's Koto Ward): I would like to put forward a proposal to alleviate the crisis. During the promotional stage of the Park City development, Mitsui Fudosan erected a temporary building to display...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 8, 2008

'Midori by Moonlight' sure to raise smile

Wendy Tokunaga is a role model for writers struggling to get into print. Her debut novel, "Midori by Moonlight," is the fifth she has written, having survived "hundreds and hundreds" of rejections from agents over a 12-year period.
Japan Times
Reference / Special Presentations / WITNESS TO WAR
Mar 7, 2008

Survivor still haunted by night's fiery terror

Sixteenth in a series
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2008

New cab stand boasts capital service

Had a bad taxi experience? Then try a new cab stand that opened Thursday at JR Shinbashi Station's east exit.

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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
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