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BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2011

K-pop stars luring Japan to buy Korean products

Yuko Ishii, a 53-year-old factory worker in central Japan, used to feel reluctant about buying products made in South Korea. That changed after she became a fan of pop stars such as boy band TVXQ.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 26, 2011

TV: Analog out, digital in, with rivals Net, satellite, cable

Sunday marked a nationwide transition to digital terrestrial television broadcasting, bringing to an end over five decades of analog transmissions in Japan.
EDITORIALS
Jul 26, 2011

Ensure food safety

On July 8, radioactive cesium in excess of the provisional government limit was detected in beef from a cow shipped from Minami Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, to a Tokyo slaughterhouse. Later beef from 10 other cows from the city was found to have been contaminated with such cesium.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jul 26, 2011

Fun and function for office and home

The hair dryer stylist Since its launch, the Plus Minus Zero brand, well-known for its series of minimalist electric fans, has been expanding its lineup, adding new items in new product categories. The Hair Dryer is an extra notch on its belt for its bathroom offerings.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 25, 2011

Popular Fighters star Inaba ignites PL in All-Star finale

Atsunori Inaba may have crashed Yoshinori Sato's homecoming party, but at least he did it in style.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 25, 2011

Confidence, hard work help Balentien reach goal

Wladimir Balentien was smiling for what seemed like the entire three-game All-Star Series. And who could blame him?
Reader Mail
Jul 24, 2011

Sweet car-less option in Tokyo

Regarding the July 19 Views From the Street (Kamakura, Kanagawa) question, "Is it better to own a car or not in Japan?": For all of those people living in the bigger cities like Tokyo, it's nice to have the option of owning a car or not. Here in the countryside, if we don't have a car, we can't even...
Reader Mail
Jul 24, 2011

Enabling women doctors to work

Regarding the July 3 editorial, "Boost women's role in society": Because of a serious shortage of doctors, Japan faces many problems including the runaround that patients get. It's time to improve the working environment for female doctors.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 24, 2011

Dramatization of Mukoda's 'Kurumi no Heya'; value-savvy celebrity special; CM of the week: Fanta

The late writer Kuniko Mukoda was famous for her teleplays, which portrayed Japanese family life in a more realistic light than almost anyone else's TV scripts. This week, NHK starts a six-part dramatization of one of her novels, meaning a story that she didn't write directly for the small screen.
EDITORIALS
Jul 24, 2011

A bad summer for beer halls

Summer in Japan has traditionally meant fireworks and beer halls, but this year the post-March 11 earthquake mood seems to be continuing, casting a shadow over these hot-weather staples.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jul 24, 2011

Swallows flying high with Ogawa at helm

Here we are at the All-Star break in Japan's patchwork baseball season, and enough cannot be said about the job done by Junji Ogawa, manager of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. In his first full season at the helm, Ogawa has had his team in first place since April, and it has been mentioned the teams at the...
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Jul 24, 2011

What chance a 'free market' would cure all the world's ills?

An old friend is a successful investment banker who makes more money in a year than I will make in my lifetime. Like many people, though, he would like to make even more.
EDITORIALS
Jul 23, 2011

News of the World scandal

The revelations of misdeeds committed by the British tabloid News of the World are horrific but should not be surprising. There have been suspicions about the paper's behavior for years but a perverse fascination with its reporting — like the inability to not watch a car wreck — and a casual refusal...
COMMENTARY
Jul 23, 2011

Why Mumbai was attacked

It is not a mere coincidence that Mumbai's commercial hub has repeatedly been struck by terrorists since 1993. Mumbai has become the favored target because the terrorist aim is to undermine India's booming economy and its status as a rising power by rattling foreign investors and driving away tourists....
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2011

Toyota targets over 16,000 U.S. plug-in Prius sales

Toyota Motor Corp. said it expects U.S. sales of at least 16,000 plug-in Prius hatchbacks in 2012 after the model debuts early in the year.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2011

Rights activist calls for pressure on Ethiopia

Yosef Mulugeta, an Ethiopian lawyer and former secretary general of the Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHCRO), is asking for the support of the international community in his struggle to bring about peaceful change in Ethiopia.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jul 22, 2011

Gospel event to sing prayer for Tohoku

The bombastic and expressive vocals of gospel music are far removed from traditional Japanese culture, which may be why the genre is so popular here.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2011

Ichihashi gets life for Hawker rape, murder

Tatsuya Ichihashi was sentenced to life Thursday at the Chiba District Court for the rape and murder of Lindsay Ann Hawker, whose body was found abandoned in a soil-filled bathtub at his apartment in March 2007.
EDITORIALS
Jul 22, 2011

A killing in Kandahar

The murder of Ahmed Wali Karzai, the so-called "King of Kandahar," creates a power vacuum in a key political stronghold in Afghanistan. Karzai was the half-brother of President Hamid Karzai, and a pillar of the president's authority. His death creates uncertainty for the Kabul government as it contemplates...
COMMENTARY
Jul 22, 2011

China takes credit for human rights progress

Two years ago, China issued a human rights action plan for 2009 and 2010. Last week, it announced that all targets have been met.
Saitama sinkhole search for missing driver shifts to sewer pipe
The sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, on Feb. 3
Trump aware and supportive of AUKUS pact, U.S. defense secretary says
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks as he welcomes Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles to the Pentagon for talks in Washington on Friday.
Ishiba says Trump didn't push defense spending hike or discuss tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Donald Trump hold a joint news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Saturday.
How giving chocolates on Valentine’s Day is evolving in Japan
Giving out courtesy chocolates to coworkers on Valentine's Day is becoming obsolete.
Domino's pizza to close 172 outlets in Japan
Domino's Pizza will close 172 unprofitable outlets out of about 1,000 stores in Japan.
Ishiba builds inroads with Trump, but challenges still loom
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to the White House in Washington on Friday.
How giving chocolates on Valentine’s Day is evolving in Japan
Giving out courtesy chocolates to coworkers on Valentine's Day is becoming obsolete.
‘The Hot Spot’: Close encounters of the mundane kind
The new Nippon TV series “The Hot Spot” follows an alien superhero navigating rural Japanese life but focuses more on dialogue than splashy, action-packed plot points.
Yuki Harada's contemplative artworks ponder vanishing
“Light Court” (2024) is based on the “Lightcourt” space at the Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, designed by metabolist architect Kisho Kurokawa (1934-2007).
A 'joyful' Japan? Ishiba's choice of slogan sparks the opposite feelings
Ishiba eats a mikan tangerine at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Jan. 22.

Podcast

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

Longform

Eme-Ima Kitchen is one of over 10,000 kodomo shokudō in Japan. A term first used in 2012 to describe makeshift eateries offering free or cheap meals to disadvantaged kids, it now refers to a diverse range of individuals, groups and organizations working to provide not only food but a sense of belonging to both children and adults.
Japan’s ‘children’s cafeterias’ are booming — but is that a good thing?
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