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BASKETBALL
Oct 15, 2010

Golden Kings should rule West

A pair of new expansion teams, the Miyazaki Shining Suns and the Shimane Susanoo Magic, join the bj-league's Western Conference this season.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 15, 2010

A modern twist for Japan's National Ballet

It doesn't seem quite right to mention hirsute, mustachioed actor Tom Selleck and baseball legend Bobby Valentine in the same breath as David Bintley, the new artistic director of The National Ballet of Japan. However, if you're unlucky enough to have seen Selleck's 1992 film "Mr. Baseball" or know of...
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2010

Japan will default on debt, fund exec says

Japan will be forced to default on its debt, Greece's economy is "done" and Iceland is worse off than Greece, said J. Kyle Bass, the head of Dallas-based Hayman Advisors LP who made $500 million in 2007 on the U.S. subprime collapse. Nations around the world will be unable to repay their debt, and financial...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 15, 2010

'The Vintner's Luck'/'Bitch Slap'

New Zealand director Niki Caro made a name for herself with 2002's "Whale Rider," a canny mix of Maori myths and naturalistic performances, driven by a gifted young actress, Keisha Castle-Hughes, who was only 12 years old at the time. After going Hollywood with the sexual-harassment lawsuit drama "North...
EDITORIALS
Oct 14, 2010

An award Beijing doesn't want

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2010 Peace Prize to Mr. Liu Xiaobo for his work promoting human rights in China. Not surprisingly the award comes over the objections of the Chinese government, which considers Mr. Liu a criminal. We applaud the decision and the outstanding work of Mr. Liu,...
EDITORIALS
Oct 11, 2010

Mr. Chavez meets opposition

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's Socialist Party won a majority of votes and seats in parliamentary elections held Sept. 26. But the margin of that victory was considerably smaller than those of the past, and his opponents are claiming that they are the big winners in the ballot.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 11, 2010

Satozaki times return to perfection

TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — Baseball is a sport of repetition. You can easily lose your knack for the game if you don't swing the bat or throw the ball for a while.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2010

Internet companies roll over, play dead in defense of liberty

PARIS — All over the world, Internet users entertain romantic delusions about cyberspace. To most of us Web surfers, the Internet provides a false sense of complete freedom, power and anonymity.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 11, 2010

Marines pull together for postseason push

TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — Japanese baseball historian and author Robert Whiting titled his most famous work "You Gotta Have Wa."
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Oct 11, 2010

Abdul-Rauf's passion for game keeps him young

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, the quintessential basketball lifer, is looking forward to the 2010-11 bj-league season with the same contagious enthusiasm that reminds one of a child waiting to visit Disney World for the first time.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Oct 8, 2010

Leggy K-pop girls stand tall on J-pop scene

Following in the footsteps of their male counterparts, female K-pop units are set to give J-popsters a run for their money.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2010

Seiko Noda's most coveted post: motherhood

At age 50, Seiko Noda's ardent wish to become a mother looks on track to come true.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 8, 2010

'Redline'

I was into car chase movies for about two minutes in the 1970s — "Bullit," "The French Connection," "Duel" — but they quickly became cliches, then jokes. "Smokey and the Bandit," "Cannonball Run" and — need I say more?
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 8, 2010

Brazil film fest to tour Japan

Brazil has been on a roll lately. The world's fifth largest country has been awarded the FIFA World Cup for 2014 and South America's first Olympics in 2016. Brazilians can't help but feel jubilant as the world's gaze turns south.
CULTURE / Film
Oct 8, 2010

Movie program offers some Japanese gems

For foreign residents, monolingual or no, Tokyo International Film Festival offers a good chance to see new Japanese films with subtitles, especially in three of the main sections: Competition, Special Screenings and Japanese Eyes.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2010

N.E. Asia needs a maritime code of conduct

KANEOHE, Hawaii — Japan and China have wisely stepped back from the political brink in the East China Sea. But if the past has anything to say about the future, there will be similar serious confrontations at sea disturbing not only relations between the disputants but the security regime in Asia....
EDITORIALS
Oct 6, 2010

Mr. Ozawa on the ropes

The Tokyo No. 5 Prosecution Inquest Committee, an independent judicial panel composed of 11 citizens, on Monday said former Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa should be indicted for having his Rikuzankai political funds management body make allegedly false reports in 2004 and 2005....
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 6, 2010

Murton breaks Ichiro's single-season hits mark

Hope Matt Murton has something big planned for an encore.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Oct 5, 2010

Road set up for Hawks to make run at title

There are no more excuses for the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks.
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Oct 5, 2010

Event raises ¥3.4 million for Pakistan flood victims

About 350 people gathered for a charity event last week in Tokyo to raise funds to support victims of Pakistan's devastating floods this summer.
MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
Oct 3, 2010

Shoji makes a splash in international debut

With world junior champion Kanako Murakami moving up to the senior ranks this season, there may have been some trepidation in Japanese skating circles about who would represent the next wave of young talent among the ladies.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 2, 2010

Takushi signs on with Albirex

Naoto Takushi, considered one of the top Japanese point guards since the bj-league was established, will play for his third team in as many seasons in 2010-11.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 2, 2010

Wenger needs to turn Wilshere loose against Chelsea

LONDON — Arsenal has the chance to prove it is ready to mount a serious Premier League title challenge when it takes on champion Chelsea on Sunday.

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?