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Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jan 20, 2012

Toys and cartoons to be discovered and sold at upcoming hobby fair

With so many toys and knick-knacks on hand, Jisedai Warudo Hobi Fair '12 (translated as The Next Generation Hobby Fair '12) is going to seem like a second Christmas. Or at least your kids might think so.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jan 20, 2012

Get ready for a sweet race

Calorie watchers and fitness freaks should no longer feel guilty for nibbling at sweets — that is, if they join the upcoming Sweets Marathon.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2012

Tokyo foreigners get disaster drill

A total of 150 non-Japanese took part Friday in an annual emergency drill for foreign residents in Tokyo looking to learn or reaffirm how to deal with a disaster like the one that hit March 11.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 12, 2012

Reform while liquidity buys time: Shirakawa

Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa said there are limits to what monetary policy can achieve and governments must implement "necessary" reforms to aid the global economy.
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jan 9, 2012

China's Un-relenting watch

The entire world was shocked by the news of the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, who was as vicious a dictator as Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin or Mao Zedong.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2012

Nuke regulators get teeth via bills

The government wants to legally compel nuclear plant operators to take every measure possible to prevent a crisis like the one that occurred at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 power plant and follow the latest safety steps when reactor standards are changed, Environment Minister Goshi Hosono...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 1, 2012

For how much longer will Japan's fate remain in the hands of amateurs?

As we enter into a new year in which last year's greatest event is still, dreadfully, uppermost in the mind of everyone in Japan, let's pause to think hard about the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, the tsunami it triggered, and the release into the environment of radioactive substances from...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jan 1, 2012

Enjoy a hot night out at Nozawa Onsen

In the north of Nagano Prefecture, mid-January is the dead of winter. White mountains rise up into cloud. Fields are blanketed in snow, woods are bare and villages are hushed by cold. All along the roadsides, snowbanks rise as high as car windows, their sides revealing layered strata of snowfall after...
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LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Dec 28, 2011

Looking forward to the next year in tech

If you can manage to look past the bummer of Mayan doomsday prophecies, 2012 looks pretty promising from a tech geek's point of view.
Japan Times
LIFE
Dec 25, 2011

The holy trinity of religions

Michael Hoffman's latest book is "Little Pieces: This Side of Japan" (VBW, 2010)."In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth." — Genesis 1:1
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 22, 2011

Natural disasters rock year in music

The year 2011 in Japan was undoubtedly defined by the triple disasters of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the subsequent nuclear crisis. The impact of those catastrophes was also felt across the entire entertainment world. The industry pretty much put itself on hold for the remainder of March...
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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 20, 2011

Festive lights prevail, with restraint

Every winter places set themselves aglow with illuminations as part of the festive mood for Christmas and New Year's.
Japan Times
Rugby
Dec 18, 2011

Hong Kong wins big in Airlines Cup final

Playing off the South American continent for the first time, Brazil ended its participation in the Emirates Airlines Cup of Nations with a 37-3 loss Friday to champion Hong Kong.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 16, 2011

Snowman fest gives families a cool time

Snow in Osaka is rare this time of year, but the organizers of the Umeda Snowman Festival aren't going to let that stop them from trying to create a winter wonderland.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 15, 2011

'POCORART'

3331 Arts Chiyoda Closes Dec. 25
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
Dec 14, 2011

Mao was blessed with a mother who gave it her all

The past few days have been very difficult. I'm fairly confident a lot of other folks share my sentiments.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2011

TSE, OSE woo foreign investors

Japan's top two stock exchanges are starting campaigns to lure overseas investors after agreeing last month to merge amid falling trading volumes.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Dec 10, 2011

Shiga studies impact on Lake Biwa from possible Fukui nuke accident

The Shiga Prefectural Government plans to develop a computer system able to simulate the amount and dispersal of radioactive materials that would contaminate Lake Biwa in the event of an accident at one of the nuclear power plants in neighboring Fukui Prefecture.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 25, 2011

Saitama B-class meals vie for public honor

If you missed the B1 Gold Grand Prix of so-called B-class cuisines in Hyogo this month, The 9th Saitama B-class Local Gourmet King Championship should satisfy your appetite.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 18, 2011

"The Ossu! Shugeibu and Hideki Toyoshima Jiga Daizessan: My Artwork Amazes Me"

The Ossu! Shugeibu arts club was founded by artist Shoichi Ishizawa to promote the belief that creativity should be spontaneous and not governed by rules. The seven members of The Ossu! Shugeibu, who are handicrafts people with no training, are showing their work in an event space designed by Hideki...
COMMENTARY
Nov 16, 2011

Methane time bomb is ticking

Scientific research shows that the need for resolute action to curb global warming from fossil fuel burning is become increasingly urgent. Yet policymakers in Japan and many other countries find it more difficult to take the necessary measures because they are costly and unpopular with many voters.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 11, 2011

Japan's antiques in one place

Antique lovers won't need to travel all over Japan to find their treasures this weekend, because more than 250 dealers from Hokkaido to Kyushu are set to gather at the Yokohama Kotto World antique fair.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 10, 2011

Sun shines on Kenji Yanobe's children

In 1971, when artist Kenji Yanobe was a child, he often played in the abandoned site of Expo '70, not far from his family home in Osaka. A year before, under the theme of "Progress and Harmony for Mankind," Japan's World Exposition had showcased a vision of the future that included an array of advanced...
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COMMUNITY
Nov 8, 2011

More diversity in workforce touted as recipe for success

To achieve success both domestically and internationally, Japanese companies need to develop a strategic mind-set that allows employees from various backgrounds — regardless of gender, nationality or age — to build their skills and confidence and apply them to their jobs, according to speakers at...

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