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Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 17, 2010

New exhibition anticipates a design museum for Japan

In March, with the opening of the Design Museum Holon, Israel added its name to a long list of countries that have at least one full-fledged museum dedicated to design. Japan, despite its reputation as a design powerhouse — hard-earned during the 20th century by innovative work such as Sony's Walkman,...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Sep 15, 2010

Facebook is sidelined in Japan as social network battle heats up

In July, the number of active users on social networking site Facebook worldwide surpassed 500 million. More than 60 percent of Internet users in the United States have signed up with the site, and its presence has reached into almost every country on Earth. You might think that Facebook is taking over...
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 15, 2010

196 more reasons to explore Heisig's imagination

Last spring, the bar was raised for kanji learners aiming to attain literacy in Japanese through mastery of the general-use (jōyō) kanji, when the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology announced the addition of 196 characters to the original list of 1,945 official jōyō kanji...
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2010

U.S. airlines squeezed as Haneda goes international

Haneda airport will open up to international flights next month as Japan works to maintain Tokyo's status as an Asian travel hub. But it comes with a big catch for U.S. airlines that have been squeezed into the least convenient time slots.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Sep 14, 2010

Web series taps comedy, drama of eikaiwa

Teaching English is hilarious! At least, it is now: A new Web TV show starting Thursday will attempt to show the lighter side of eikaiwa, as Japan newbie Tom Kellerman (Jonathan Sherr) finds his feet in the world of "English Teachers."
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Sep 11, 2010

Farmers see salvation in hunting

In many parts of the country, wild animals are being targeted for food as well as to protect farmers' crops.
Japan Times
JAPAN / LIVING IN LUXURY
Sep 10, 2010

Royal trappings grace Akasaka Guest House

People who visited the Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, may have stepped into the old two-story Guest House, which stands behind the 40-story main hotel.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 10, 2010

Fukuoka festival features top Asian films

Fukuoka turns the camera on Asia this month during the "Focus on Asia — Fukuoka International Film Festival 2010."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / ART BRIEF
Sep 10, 2010

'What's Going on in Your Head When You're Dancing'

Laforet Museum Harajuku
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 9, 2010

Japan's depilation revolution: Smooth skin is in for men

A variety of hair-removal products sprout up for men wanting smooth skin.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Sep 8, 2010

Shinkansen chopsticks add dash of otaku goodness to lunch

One of the more popular items to come out of Japan last year was Kotobukiya's "Star Wars" Light Saber Chopsticks, which made the rounds on popular tech blogs such as Gizmodo, Wired and TechCrunch's CrunchGear. And while they might not have "the force" (nor the brand power) of any "Star Wars" product,...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Sep 7, 2010

U.S. Navy 'Friendship Festival' draws line at the French

Could it be that the Friendship Day festivals held at the U.S. Navy Negishi Housing Base are not as friendly as the name suggests?
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2010

Enemies of mosque tread a dangerous road

WASHINGTON — Opposition to the plans to build a mosque near ground zero, the spot where the World Trade Center's twin towers fell on Sept. 11, 2001, comes in various shades. To their credit, many of the project's opponents have avoided the crass bigotry that is becoming a standard trait of rightwing...
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Sep 4, 2010

Long-distance bus carriers' rivalry heats up in Nagoya

Competition in the highway express bus industry is heating up as more and more people look for ways to cut domestic travel costs.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 3, 2010

Hill, Apache set to open training camp in Texas

Before a single shot is taken in the season's first game, every team knows the following:
EDITORIALS
Sep 2, 2010

JAL revival plan takes flight

Japan Airlines Corp. and its bankruptcy administrator, the state-backed Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corp. of Japan, submitted a rehabilitation plan to the Tokyo District Court on Tuesday. This marks the start of JAL's full-scale efforts to reconstruct itself.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 2, 2010

A shift in strategy needed to revive Japanese industry

Against the backdrop of intensifying Japan-U.S. trade frictions in the 1980s, it was considered for some time that Japan's economic power was a threat to the United States. This country's high rating has since declined, however, giving way to comments like "Japan has disappeared from the world's radar...
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 28, 2010

Aichi aims to earn a place in arts via Nagoya's Triennale festival

Nagoya hopes the Aichi Triennale art festival will bring together artists and citizens from around the world.
JAPAN / LIVING IN LUXURY
Aug 27, 2010

The East meets West at Furukawa Gardens

The well-preserved early 20th century Furukawa Gardens in Kita Ward, Tokyo, boasts a British-style house on a hilltop overlooking a harmonious marriage of Western and Japanese landscaping.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 27, 2010

Neon Gravity ready to jack the party at Fukuoka's Sunset Live

Summer's end may be near, but music festival season is far from finished. Featuring 70 acts, the 18th edition of Fukuoka's Sunset Live will take place Sept. 3-5. Situated along the shore of Keya Beach, the event's picturesque surroundings boast plenty of greenery, sand and surf for the anticipated crowd...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 27, 2010

Guitarist Watanabe reworks classic for Tokyo Jazz Festival

Some artists never want to experience their work once it's made. U.S. film director Woody Allen famously never watches his own films; perhaps it's because he does not dwell on the past that he has been able to make a new feature nearly every year since 1969 while maintaining a trademark style.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 27, 2010

Special Imperial knife ceremony

On Sept. 12, the Hyatt Regency Tokyo will hold a special dinner event featuring a rare Imperial Court tradition called hocho shiki (kitchen knife ceremony).
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 27, 2010

Immersed in epic visions of nature

It is as epic as it is arresting. With a gentle whirr, thousands of white feathers are blown into the air in a vast clear space where they proceed to toss and tumble like snowflakes.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 21, 2010

Nagoya mayor petitions to recall city assembly

Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura will begin collecting signatures Aug. 27 in a bold move to recall the municipal assembly.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 20, 2010

In search of society's true affluence

"When I was 40, my father died. When he died, he was working on a project for a children's campground on the island of Naoshima. When I returned from Tokyo to Okayama to lead the family company, I inherited the project. As I lived and worked with the locals, my thinking went through a 180-degree reversal....
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 18, 2010

Why not give the oyaji gyagu a rest when in Rome

Perhaps it was the jisaboke (時差ぼけ, jetlag) or a lasagna-induced food coma, but it took time for my mind to register the scene before my eyes — a cosplaying gladiator speaking Japanese in front of the Coliseum in Rome. The Italian sentry — garbed in a feathered helmet, crimson cape and body...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Aug 16, 2010

Asian community needs self-sufficiency to become a reality

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum's high-level meeting on growth strategy in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, wrapped up with a chairman's statement on actions to be taken by 2015. That strategy is to be formally adopted at the APEC summit in November, with revisions due by the end of the year.
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Aug 15, 2010

Japan annexes Korea, apology accepted after 600 years, Osamu Tezuka's first full-length animation

100 YEARS AGO
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.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
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.
'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.
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
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

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

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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