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EDITORIALS
Jan 15, 2011

No 'Unity' in Beirut

Nearly six years after the horrific attack, reverberations from the 2005 assassination of Prime Minister Rakif al-Hariri continue to rock Lebanon. As an international tribunal prepared to hand down indictments against the perpetrators, Cabinet ministers from parties aligned with the suspects resigned,...
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jan 15, 2011

NBA prospect Tyler growing under Hill's tutelage

Potential is an intriguing word, a word that packs a punch, a word that grabs people's attention.
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2011

Kitazawa, Gates to speed talks on SM-3

Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa met with his U.S. counterpart, Robert Gates, Thursday in Tokyo, with the two agreeing to speed talks on the possibility of providing jointly developed sea-based missile-shield systems to other countries and the need to prevent North Korea from taking further provocative...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 14, 2011

'Soul Kitchen'

German-born Turkish filmmaker Fatih Akin has made a rapid climb up the ladder of cinema success: three major award wins in six short years including "Head On" (2004) and the dark, soulful "Edge of Heaven" (2007). Issues of immigration, ethnic diversity and the conflicts that rise from Eastern tradition...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 14, 2011

More than words: Triune Gods' rap speaks volumes

Five years ago, Masayuki Yoshimoto found himself rapping at a gig in a Vancouver basement. Few of the crowd had ever heard of MC Sibitt, as he likes to be known, and even fewer could understand anything he was saying, but they seemed to appreciate it all the same. Afterward, one question kept coming...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jan 14, 2011

Nara to set hill on fire for good harvest

Even though Nara's 1,300th birthday party is over, the action continues.
Reader Mail
Jan 13, 2011

Youths missing vision of future

As an English teacher here for the past 14 years, I was saddened and disturbed — but not surprised — at the contents of Mizuho Aoki's Jan. 6 article, "Japan far behind in global language of business."
EDITORIALS
Jan 13, 2011

Better voter value

The Tokyo High Court on Nov. 17 ruled that the July Upper House election was unconstitutional because the maximum vote-value disparity between electoral districts was as high as 5 to 1. Although the court stopped short of nullifying the election results, reform of the Upper House election system is inevitable....
Reader Mail
Jan 13, 2011

Aussie fisheries strictly managed

Regarding Hillel Wright's Jan. 9 Timeout article, "Are Japan's fish lovers eating tuna to extinction?": How utterly laughable it is for Hiroyuki Kuroda of Japan's Fisheries Research Agency to say that regulatory agencies believe that stock assessments of southern bluefin tuna (SBT), which are fished...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Jan 12, 2011

A tiny digital camera, video memos made easy and a cat-shaped hand warmer

A tiny camera for tiny photographers. From the folks over at Green House comes a fun new toy camera. With a classic design available in three colors (black, brown and white) the new GH-TCAM30C (right) is the latest of the company's diminutive Mini Digi cameras. This could be a perfect camera for kids,...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / MIXED MATCHES
Jan 11, 2011

Absence makes couple grow fonder

Long-distance relationships are no longer rare in today's global village. But how long can a couple last without actually seeing each other? Fukuoka residents Naoko Yufu, 28, and 26-year-old Xie Guosong from China have been apart for about four of the five years of their relationship.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 11, 2011

Smart grid pursuit slow off mark

The term "smart grid" is coming up a lot as the United States prepares to replace its aging electricity infrastructure. While President Barack Obama pledged $3.4 billion in 2009 to spur an early transition to the new distribution grid, Japan isn't expected to follow anytime soon.
BASKETBALL
Jan 10, 2011

Sunflowers claim WJBL three-peat

WJBL rookie sensation Ramu Tokashiki had a tremendous game on both offense and defense and point guard Asami Yoshida chipped in as the two-time defending champion JX Sunflowers edged the Fujitsu RedWave 73-68 in the final of the All-Japan Championship at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon....
Reader Mail
Jan 9, 2011

Celebrating a respectful sentiment

Regarding Usman Makhdoom's Dec. 30 letter, "Overbearing demand on Christmas" (which criticized Kevin Rafferty's Dec. 24 article, "A thought for the holy day"): Rafferty's article is not the "irrelevant, bitter rant" that Makhdoom says it is. The Japan Times should be commended for printing Rafferty's...

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji