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Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Oct 17, 2009

Couple settled down after roller coaster ride

For Susan Tanaka, her story with her husband is like a roller coaster, as the two spent eight years dating and breaking up.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 12, 2009

Running with the Red Bulls in Odaiba

At Japan's first Red Bull Box Cart Race, it was more about unfettered creativity than pure speed.
Japan Times
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Oct 11, 2009

Ishihara's bid for legacy was Olympian waste of taxpayer money

I hate to say I told you so . . . but I did.
SPORTS / BOOS AND BRAVOS
Oct 9, 2009

Kameda clan stoops to a new low

BOO — Good sportsmanship isn't something the Kameda family comprehends. Review the facts from October 2007 to see the stunts the Kameda brothers pulled in the ring.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Oct 9, 2009

Education chief takes liberal path

New education minister Tatsuo Kawabata says he will give more control of schools to local governments and increase practical learning, indicating a turn away from the conservative policies of previous administrations.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 9, 2009

It is in the East and Juliet is a ballet dancer named Shoko

Shoko Nakamura, the 29-year-old principal dancer of the Staatsballett Berlin, is back in Japan for a well-earned vacation and to make her debut in a classic role.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2009

Nissan prototype Land Glider has the lean down

Nissan Motor Co. was poised to unveil to the press on Thursday an electric concept car that leans into corners like a motorcycle.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2009

Lack of vision, flair sank bid: experts

As Tokyo lost the race to host the 2016 Olympic Games to Rio de Janeiro early Saturday, experts, while praising the bid's promises of secure funding and safety, criticized it as lacking vision and panache.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 4, 2009

Tracy working miracles for playoff-bound Rockies

"Mile High Miracle, Mile High Magic, Rocky Mountain High, whatever you want to call it, but baseball in Colorado is spectacular again this year." So says Ken Shimada, a Japanese fan living in Denver who dumped the team but is now back at Coors Field as an avid supporter.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 2, 2009

Japanese R&D brings 3D technology closer to home

We all love those retro 3D glasses, but now (or very soon) it is the time to fasten your seat belts for trip into the real deal.
OLYMPICS
Oct 2, 2009

Mills: IOC voters face difficult choice for 2016 Olympic bid

Running legend Billy Mills, a tireless ambassador for the Olympic movement and one of the world's greatest motivational speakers, took time out of his busy schedule to offer his thoughts on the 2016 Summer Olympics bid.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2009

Honda unveils two new hybrid, EV concept cars

Honda Motor Co. on Wednesday unveiled two new hybrid concept cars and an all-electric concept model to be shown later this month at the Tokyo Motor Show at Makuhari Messe exhibition hall in Chiba Prefecture.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 27, 2009

Shinjuku shows the way

Property ads in Hatsudai and Hatagaya, immediately west of central Tokyo's Shinjuku Station, often trumpet the fact that it's possible to "commute by bike" to the neighboring hub.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
Sep 23, 2009

Sony scores with basic Walkman

Sony goes back to its roots: After trying to copy Apple's touch screen, Sony has gone back to basics with the latest addition to the A-Series Walkman line, the NW-A840 series. The new Walkmans don't do touch or the Internet. Instead the emphasis is on playing music and videos. They do this with a beautiful,...
COMMUNITY
Sep 12, 2009

Living near the Diet as it awaits newcomers

It was about 10 a.m. on a recent morning when, riding my bicycle to work, I saw a man dressed as a horse and carrying a plastic bow and arrow gallop toward the Diet building. I stopped to watch. Tourists pointed and gawked. Two baton-wielding police ran over to rein the horse-man in.
SPORTS / BOOS AND BRAVOS
Sep 11, 2009

Matsui's August exploits prove he can still be a dependable hitter

BRAVO — Who says Godzilla has reached the point where he's no longer a valuable contributor on the baseball field?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2009

Suntory in talks to buy Orangina

Suntory Holdings Ltd. is in talks to buy European drink maker Orangina from Blackstone Group LP and Lion Capital Holdings Inc. as the nation's third-largest brewer expands outside its shrinking domestic market.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
Sep 9, 2009

Sharp puts faith in resurrection

Sharp faith: Belief in resurrection is not restricted to religion. Sharp has a real faith in the power of bringing gadget ideas back from the dead. Its new PC-Z1 looks like a reborn version of Sharp's Zaurus brand of PDAs. The PC-Z1, marketed under the NetWalker brand, is a clamshell device with a 5-inch...
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
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.”

Podcast

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

Longform

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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