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May 26, 2013

Sato aiming to return Japan spikers to glory

The Japan Volleyball Association appointed 58-year-old Gary Sato as the men's national team head coach in February. Sato is a fourth-generation Japanese-American and is the first foreign volleyball coach for Japan, men or women.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
May 26, 2013

Mr. Abe: Bag the nukes and heed the Keeling Curve

Dear Prime Minister Abe,
EDITORIALS
May 26, 2013

A Japanese-Bangladesh pact

Japanese retailers should join the safety-commitment pact that many of the world's largest retailers signed following the garment factory collapse in Bangladesh.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 24, 2013

Miyazaki's departure means 21 teams again next season

Another offseason of major change is already in full swing. As a wizened comic might blurt out, "There no end to the chaos."
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
May 22, 2013

Flawed strategy, mistakes jeopardizing Tokyo's bid to host 2020 Olympics

Have you ever given your best effort while striving to achieve something but felt like what you were doing was futile?
JAPAN
May 22, 2013

Women to get larger role in Cool Biz

Female office workers are being enlisted in the fight against global warming as the Environment Ministry prepares its Super Cool Biz campaign for a June 1 kickoff.
BUSINESS / Markets
May 21, 2013

'Abenomics' lifts biotech ventures

Japanese biotech ventures promising to make jet fuel from algae and to produce synthetic cartilage are soaring in Tokyo trading as cash pumped into the economy by the central bank cascades into speculative investments.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 21, 2013

Outsider art that comes from within

'Outsider art' is relatively new in Japan and, as a genre, works made by self-taught Japanese artists are still not very well known on the category-delineating, label-loving international art scene.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 20, 2013

Yokohama captures first-ever bj-league title

One team's quest for a first title has ended. The other team's fight will continue next season.
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2013

Wishing for China's trade, fearing its prowess

The Southeast Asian region has been caught in a dilemma — wanting to benefit from China's economic rise but fearing its intensifying military prowess.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 18, 2013

Game maker GungHo blows by rivals

GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.'s presence on the stock market has been growing rapidly on the growth of its monstrously popular smartphone game "Puzzle and Dragons."
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 18, 2013

Niigata, Yokohama evenly matched in Final Four clash

One victory separated the Eastern Conference regular-season champion Niigata Albirex BB and the second-place Yokohama B-Corsairs in the standings. That one game is indicative of the talent, roster depth, experience and quality coaching for both teams.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 17, 2013

Machinery orders jump 14.2%, sharpest since '05

Core private-sector machinery orders jumped a seasonally adjusted 14.2 percent in March, indicating the weaker yen and higher stocks are starting to prompt companies to boost investment, the government said Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 17, 2013

Veteran leadership makes Fukuoka favorite over Kyoto

The Rizing Fukuoka and Kyoto Hannaryz renew their rivalry on Saturday in the Western Conference final at Ariake Colosseum. Tipoff is set for 2:10 p.m.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
May 17, 2013

Katsuzen: Ginza offers tonkatsu that's a cutlet above

Tonkatsu is comfort food, gourmand grub — not a gourmet delicacy. So what are those hearty, unpretentious deep-fried breaded pork cutlets doing in an elegant little bar-style restaurant above one of Ginza's temples to high-end consumption?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 16, 2013

The comedy and drama of Takashi Fujii

At age 41, Takashi Fujii has quite the resume. In 2000 and 2001, he appeared on national broadcaster NHK's annual top-rated New Year's variety show, "Kohaku Utagassen" ("Red and White Song Battle"); he toured abroad as a pop singer in 2004, including shows in Los Angeles and Shanghai; and in 2009 he...
Reference / Q&A
May 15, 2013

Monju: Generating only misfortune

The troubled Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor made headlines again when the Nuclear Regulation Authority said it apparently plans to ensure the facility remains idled after announcing that the Japan Atomic Energy Agency failed to properly inspect some 10,000 components, including critical ones.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
May 13, 2013

As land lines go the way of the dodo, what is a subscription right worth?

Use your telephone land line subscription right or lose it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 13, 2013

Before the Cleveland nightmare, hints of darkness

Shorty needed a ride home. She got confused sometimes, the result of some undefined mental condition, and wasn't always sure where she'd wandered. Her family knew this about Michelle "Shorty" Knight, all 139 cm of her, and that's why they worried.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
May 12, 2013

Japan's Suzaku satellite shows how all bets are off around Cygnus X-1

This month, the Vermillion bird of the South — which is currently flying 550 km above Earth — meets an astronomical swan some 6,000 light-years away.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 12, 2013

Overlapping proposals for the future of capitalism

Neoliberalism has been found wanting — at least by the "99 percent" and a growing army of economists — so what is to take its place? Karl Marx says something other than capitalism. David Sainsbury, a former British Labour minister, and Geoff Mulgan, Tony Blair's director of policy, disagree. Each...
CULTURE / Books
May 12, 2013

The boys who built a bridge between Japan and Europe

One of the most sensational events of Japan's "Christian century" was the European trip of "the four boys," described some years ago by Michael Cooper in "The Japanese Mission to Europe" (2005). The sight of these gracious princelings in the Catholic courts of Italy, Spain and Portugal moved and astonished...
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 11, 2013

Abe to take on intel-gathering taboos

As tensions with China and North Korea mount, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prepares to assail postwar political taboos and bolster Japan's intelligence-gathering capabilities.
BUSINESS
May 11, 2013

Nishimuro tapped to take over Japan Post

The government has asked former Toshiba Corp. Chairman Taizo Nishimuro to take over as president and CEO of Japan Post Holdings Co., which controls the giant government-owned Japan Post conglomerate, government officials said Friday.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 11, 2013

Defending champion Ryukyu big favorite against Kyoto

The Ryukyu Golden Kings are one of three bj-league franchises with two or more championships. But the other two — the Osaka Evessa (three titles) and Hamamatsu Hiagshimikawa Phoenix (two) — are not playing in the conference semifinal round of the playoffs.
Japan Times
WORLD / EU SPECIAL 2013
May 9, 2013

Croatia set to become 28th EU member

Following the successful ratification of its European Union Accession Treaty by the national parliaments of the 27 Member States, the Republic of Croatia is set to join the EU as the 28th member on July 1 this year. This event will mark an end to the Croatian EU integration journey, which formally started...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
May 9, 2013

Scores vie for spots on Iranian ballot

Not just anyone is allowed to become president of Iran.

Longform

It's back to the classroom for some residents as municipal governments across the country conduct lessons to learn how to use new technologies.
Can aging Japan go digital without leaving anyone behind?