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Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Nov 5, 2011

Hokkaido roots spur woman to bring folk tales to masses

For Deborah Davidson, Hokkaido is not only home, it is a door to other worlds. As a child, she played with Ainu children and watched them care for the frolicking cubs of the "iomante" (bear ceremony). As a translator, she now focuses on bringing Ainu folk tales to an English-speaking audience.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 4, 2011

Music fest spotlights new acts

The winding streets of Tokyo will be alive with music as artists flock to the capital for Japan Music Week starting Nov. 4.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 4, 2011

Jazz at Riva degli Etruschi; marriage fair at Hyatt Regency; pets welcome at Hilton Osaka

The Italian restaurant Riva degli Etruschi in the Omotesando area of Tokyo is launching a monthly live jazz event from this month.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Nov 1, 2011

Ganbatte and gaman stifle debate, hinder recovery

Nuclear debate discouraged Re: "Japan needs less ganbatte, more genuine action" by Debito Arudou (Just Be Cause, Oct. 4):
Japan Times
LIFE
Oct 30, 2011

Menswear designers play it by the book

Followers of men's fashion were close to getting exactly what they wanted at this month's inaugural Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo, with many designers — while mindful of the uncertainly in the air — pitching their collections directly at their existing fan base and seemingly keen to return to...
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 30, 2011

Less acclaim, more fun for Japan's Ig Nobel Prize winners

Since Hideki Yukawa in 1949, a total of 16 Japanese nationals have been named recipients of Nobel Prizes. In 2010, when the most recent Japanese winners were announced to receive prizes for chemistry, NHK interrupted its scheduled programming with a nyuusu sokuho (breaking news) announcement.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 28, 2011

Tohoku students and TEDx share local and global innovations on rebuilding northeastern Japan

TEDxTohoku is asking the "3.11 generation," those whose lives were changed in great or small ways by the disaster, their thoughts and aspirations for northeastern Japan's recovery from the Great East Japan earthquake.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 25, 2011

Get your virtual freak on this Halloween

Thanks to augmented reality voodoo, you can skip that messy fake blood and itchy costume.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Oct 14, 2011

Where have all the gyaru gone?

When model Nozomi Sasaki stepped out onto the catwalk at last month's Tokyo Girls Collection (TGC) fashion event, a wave of sighs rippled through the 30,000 mostly young girls in attendance. Sasaki is one of the most popular models in Japan right now, and her presence was essential at this year's fest,...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 14, 2011

Escape game comes straight off the screen and into reality

Imagine yourself trapped up in a room trying to find a way out. It's a situation that surely would thrill you when you watch it on the big screen, but what if you could have the experience in real life?
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 12, 2011

China and America at odds over the South China Sea

China and the United States are at strategic odds in the South China Sea. The U.S. is striving to maintain — and if necessary — demonstrate its dominance while China is expanding its might and reach. Respective nuclear warfare strategies may even play a role with China basing and operating its nuclear...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 7, 2011

Double beats as Japan rings with jazz tunes

This weekend, musicians from home and abroad will take the stage at The Yokohama Jazz Promenade, aiming to solidify the Kanagawa port's reputation as the city of jazz in Japan.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 7, 2011

Bonsai showcase a must for green thumbs

The Angyo Autumn Grand Bonsai Exhibition & Greenery Festival is reaching out to non-Japanese speakers for its 72nd event.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 6, 2011

Seiji

Dance-music maker Paul Dolby, aka Seiji, has played with many electronic genres since he began DJing in the 1990s. The Seiji coming to Japan this weekend releases club-centric tracks for free on his website while also putting his personal spin on artists such as Erykah Badu and Gorillaz.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 6, 2011

The patron saint of Japanese indie?

Steven Tanaka has a secret. The vibrant live-house scenes of Tokyo's Koenji and Shimokitazawa neighborhoods hold a special place in his heart, and since last year he has been spending vast sums to take some of that energy to Canada — just don't tell his parents.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Oct 5, 2011

Why do Japanese developers keep us waiting?

The problem with Japanese video games is that they take too damn long to make.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 2, 2011

Bikes keep the wheels of progress rolling

With the onslaught of super typhoon No. 15 on Sept. 21-22, for the second time in a little over six months Tokyo's public transport network was snarled by a natural disaster. Several hundreds of thousands of hapless commuters found themselves stranded for hours as kitaku nanmin ("refugees" unable to...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / CLOSE-UP
Oct 2, 2011

Satoshi Kamata: Rebel spirit writ large

Monday, Sept. 19, was Respect for the Aged Day in Japan. But on that sweltering national holiday, it wasn't the heat that that drew tens of thousands of people to Meiji Park in central Tokyo, but their concerns for all the nation's citizens, and others, who may face a threat from nuclear power.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 30, 2011

Win free tickets for karate tourney

Readers of The Japan Times have the opportunity to win 10 pairs of free tickets for the 10th Shinkyokushinkai World Karate Championship to be held at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on Oct. 22-23.
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2011

New Softbank lineup stresses need for speed

The new product lineup unveiled Thursday by Softbank Corp. reflected the intensifying competition among carriers to provide the fastest ready phones and network services.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 9, 2011

Fukuoka fast becoming Asia film hub

During a speech to mark his receipt of The Japan Foundation Award for Arts and Culture late last year, there was one point that the widely respected film critic Tadao Sato was especially keen to convey to his Tokyo audience.
LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Sep 7, 2011

With the rise of smartphones, Nintendo faces a grim future

There was a time when Nintendo could do no wrong, when everything the Kyoto-based game maker touched turned to gold. That time is over — and has been for some time. However, that doesn't mean you should count them out.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Aug 30, 2011

Ikumen: raising new father figures in Japan

Maybe papa was rolling stone once upon a time, but these days he's expected to share the burden of raising the kids.
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.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Kotozakura unburdened by weight of history after claiming first title
Kotozakura speaks during a news conference in Fukuoka on Monday
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.
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.
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.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
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.

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