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Reader Mail
Feb 6, 2011

Close encounter with the fearful

Amen to Ivor Paul's letter "Living with the fear of being shot." Filmmaker Michael Moore said it all in "Bowling for Columbine" (2002), but few Americans seem to have heeded the very clear message against gun mayhem.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 6, 2011

Steelers trainer Iso believes family atmosphere big part of team's success

Ariko Iso, the Pittsburgh Steelers' Japanese athletic trainer, wasn't quite sure what sort of differences she notices when comparing the last two Super Bowls she experienced while with the team.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 4, 2011

Tadasu Takamine shocks us, yet again

In their endless efforts to make us see things in new ways and generally mess with our minds, contemporary conceptual artists such as Tadasu Takamine may often do more to distort their own view of the world than change the way the wider public sees it. This would explain why, in 2004, Takamine attempted...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Feb 4, 2011

Old faces appear in new places as camp opens

Hichori Morimoto has dressed as an alien, a muay thai fighter and a popular cartoon character over the past few years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2011

Kan defends being S&P-blindsided

Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Friday defended his remarks on the downgrade of Japan's sovereign credit rating by Standard & Poor's, saying he had yet to be informed of the news when he said he was "not familiar with the matter."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2011

Two abductees 'alive' in '06

KAGOSHIMA (Kyodo) Two Japanese abducted by North Korea were reported alive there as of 2006, despite Pyongyang's claim they died decades earlier, a relative of one of them claimed Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 21, 2011

Thirst growing overseas for nihonshu

Last year more nihonshu than ever was shipped overseas. From Seoul to San Francisco, tipplers are saying kampai to sake.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 21, 2011

New National Theatre, Tokyo, hopes 'Yuzuru' will help Japanese opera soar

Imitation may be a form of flattery, but it is also an important first step for creative genesis. The 1952 premiere of "Yuzuru" by Ikuma Dan — half imitation of Western operatic traditions and half Japanese creative innovation — marked a milestone in the development of opera in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2011

Deflation becoming notorious export

Deflation is so entrenched that companies are exporting it.
COMMENTARY
Jan 16, 2011

Political biases trash lauded Ph.D. research

SEATTLE — Deepak Tripathi's most recent book, "Breeding Ground: Afghanistan and the Origins of Islamist Terrorism" (Potomac Books) raises several issues, both within and outside of its content. It is based on research for a doctoral dissertation that did not qualify.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 15, 2011

Israel's nuclear option in Iran

LOS ANGELES — Revelations in former U.S. President George W. Bush's recently published memoirs show that he declined an Israeli request to destroy Syria's secret nuclear reactor in the spring of 2007. While the revelation may appear merely to be a historical footnote, more profoundly it raises new...
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2011

Young men, couples shunning sex

Young Japanese men are growing indifferent or even averse to sex, while married couples are starting to have it even less, a recent government survey says.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 11, 2011

Dominant SeaHorses win fourth-straight title

Though they had to fight through a tough challenge from their opponents in the championship clincher, the three-time reigning champions maintained their mastery of the annual New Year's tournament.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2011

The Kremlin plays with fire

MOSCOW — In Russia, 2010 ended with an unprecedented upsurge of ultranationalist violence. Images of rioting, fascist-minded thugs have dominated TV broadcasts.
COMMENTARY
Jan 6, 2011

Crisis shows African Union's limits

LONDON — "It's not a bluff," said an adviser to Alassane Ouattara, the real winner in November's presidential election in Ivory Coast, who is now besieged in a hotel in Abidjan, the capital, under United Nations protection. "The (African Union) soldiers are coming much faster than anyone thinks." But...
JAPAN / AT JAPAN'S EXPENSE
Jan 4, 2011

Emerging carmakers put mainstays in panic

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COMMUNITY
Jan 4, 2011

Arudou's Alien Almanac: 2000-2010

No. 5: The Otaru onsen case ('99-2005)
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 3, 2011

Post-Cold War era taps Turkey as the new indispensable nation

ANKARA — Turkey made its imprint as one of the most influential countries not only on 2010, but on the first decade of the third millennium.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2010

Digital signs provide flashy new trend in advertising

Moving through a bustling JR East station, one can't help but notice the ubiquitous digital information swirling about.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2010

DPJ's diplomatic weakness all too evident

2010 was a tough year in foreign relations for Prime Minister Naoto Kan and the Democratic Party of Japan as they scrambled to deal with one problem after another, including territorial disputes with China and Russia.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
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.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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