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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2008

Temple hands remains of Korean war dead to kin

More than 60 years after the war, 50 South Koreans can finally take the remains of their loved ones home.
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2008

Aeon blocks CFS takeover bid by Ain

Aeon Corp., the nation's largest supermarket chain, succeeded in blocking Ain Pharmaciez Inc.'s ¥11.1 billion takeover of drugstore chain CFS Corp., only the nation's second agreed deal to be scuttled by investors.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jan 22, 2008

Making day care fit real needs

Second of two parts
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA / ON: DESIGN
Jan 22, 2008

Naoto Fukusawa, the peg pencil, Gallery Le Bain and more

Naoto Fukusawa: Beech Boy
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 22, 2008

Japan's hot springs part of social, geologic, historic fabric

Japan is dotted with mineral-rich natural "onsen" hot springs, both indoors and outside, many offering a warming dip amid a frozen setting.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 20, 2008

People keep their eyes on the TV screen — well, at least one eye

When home-appliance manufacturer Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. announced earlier this month that it was renaming itself Panasonic Corp., the company said it was doing so in order to unify its various brand names, which, in addition to Panasonic, included Matsushita and National. This strategy would...
BASEBALL
Jan 20, 2008

Whiting pays tribute to Boyer, Halberstam

In an exclusive piece, best-selling author Robert Whiting reminisces about two men, Clete Boyer and David Halberstam, both of whom died in 2007, who had a profound impact on his distinguished career.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 19, 2008

Mizumoto moves on

Gamba Osaka has acquired Japan national team prospect Hiroki Mizumoto from JEF United Chiba, both clubs announced Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2008

Interacting with locals called key role in eco-tourism

Eco-tourism can play a significant role in energizing communities, according to panelists at a recent symposium held in Tokyo by the National Ecotourism Center, which was created in August.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 18, 2008

Gan-Ban Night feat. Justice and DJ Busy P

Depending on what music mag you're reading, they're either the godfathers of new rave or the saviors of dance music. Period. But then it's not just London's snotty music press who've embraced Gaspard Auge and Xavier de Rosnay.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 18, 2008

'Hito no Sex o Warau na'

The romantic combination of an older woman and a younger man is common now in Hollywood films, which have come a long way since the day when a young (actually 30-year-old) Dustin Hoffman threw over a middle-age (actually 36-year-old) Anne Bancroft in "The Graduate." As film critic Roger Ebert astutely...
EDITORIALS
Jan 17, 2008

Japan's Olympic prospects

The 2008 Summer Olympics are fast approaching. China will host the Games in Beijing from Aug. 8. The rising economic power will do its utmost to mobilize human and other resources to bolster its global image and prestige. In the games themselves, China will strive to grab the most gold medals. In the...
BASKETBALL
Jan 15, 2008

Kashiwagi emerging as one of Japan's top rising superstars

Not long after the hard-fought battle wrapped up, Shinsuke Kashiwagi choked back with tears on the floor in front of the jam-packed 2,700 spectators.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 15, 2008

Japan, Brazil mark a century of settlement, family ties

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the beginning of a Japanese migration to Brazil. In 1908, hundreds of farmers moved to the South American country, dreaming of making their fortunes there before returning to their hometowns.
BUSINESS / THE VIEW FROM EUROPE
Jan 14, 2008

Business scandals teach lesson few in Japan learn

Without a doubt, 2007 will go down as an "annus horribilis" for many industries in Japan, particularly the food industry. The list of scandals and crises last year was long indeed, and began right in January with the discovery that crowd-pleasing confectioner Fujiya had been mislabeling products for...
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 13, 2008

Yamaguchi honored as top NCAA player

Tokyo native and Florida State University junior Mami Yamaguchi capped one of the great seasons in college soccer history on Saturday by being named the 2007 female recipient of the MAC Hermann Trophy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2008

Billing Catch-22 traps patients

On Oct. 6, 2005, when Nobuhito Kiyosato went to the Kanagawa Cancer Center, where he had been treated for kidney cancer since 2001, he was told there would be a major change in his treatment.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2008

Gravatt brings tried and true jazz sound to Tokyo

At age 21, Eric Kamau Gravatt was McCoy Tyner's drummer, one of the most coveted jobs a jazz musician could hope to get. After 20 years of working as a prison guard, he is back behind the kit — again as the pianist's drummer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2008

Day-care centers for sick kids few, strapped

It's a dilemma many working parents face when their children fall ill.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 9, 2008

India's 'Bollywood' power

PRAGUE — The world has heard much about India's extraordinary transformation in recent years, and even of its claims to a share of "world leadership." Some of that is hyperbole, but in one respect, India's strength may be understated.
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.
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

Podcast

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

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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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