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COMMENTARY
Jan 30, 2005

A mountain of good will without strings

HONOLULU -- Now that a month has passed since the tragic earthquake and tsunami that wrecked widespread devastation across South and Southeast Asia, it is time to separate fact from fiction regarding the timeliness, level and intention of U.S. relief efforts.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2005

Neglect led to higher Indian casualty toll

MADRAS, India -- In India, very few people had heard the word tsunami, let alone understood what these waves could do. Until Sunday, Dec. 26, hardly anybody had the vaguest inclination of the destructive ability of the sea.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Jan 30, 2005

Kabuki illustrated with the vibrancy of sheer enthusiasm

HEROES OF THE KABUKI STAGE, by Arendie & Henk Herwig. Amsterdam: KIT Publishers/Hotei Publishing, 2004, 360 pp., 280 full-color illustrations, $125 (cloth). This large (245 x 297 mm), beautifully produced book calls itself "an introduction to the world of kabuki with retellings of famous plays, illustrated...
MORE SPORTS
Jan 29, 2005

Dechy withdraws

Natalie Dechy of France, the singles semifinalist at the ongoing Australian Open, is among the five players who have decided to withdraw from the upcoming Toray Pan Pacific Open women's tennis tournament due to injuries, organizers said Friday.
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2005

Roppongi: from ashes to 'High Touch Town'

The Roppongi district of Tokyo has been through a turbulent time in the 60 years since it was destroyed by firebombing during World War II.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 28, 2005

Takayasu, Matsuda, Ito all win

Fresh from setting a new Japanese record in Berlin last weekend, Ryo Takayasu claimed victory in the men's 50-meter butterfly final on the opening day of a short course World Cup meet in Moscow on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2005

Tokyo's volunteer-guided tours invite tourists to meet the locals

and Noboru Suzuki.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INDUSTRY TRENDS
Jan 28, 2005

Epson's bold gamble leaves door ajar for Canon

Pole position in Japan's home printer market changed hands in 2004 for the first time in eight years, with the two principal rivals in the sector pursuing starkly contrasting product strategies.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Jan 28, 2005

2004: Year of the bounce; Serious Sirius

Calamitous. The world was a bouncin' in 2004.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 27, 2005

Koji Nakata cleared by club to join Marseille

Japan international midfielder Koji Nakata said Wednesday he will transfer to French club Marseille after a breakthrough in talks the same day with Kashima Antlers president Hiroshi Ushijima.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 27, 2005

Three-day sumo tourney set for Las Vegas

The Japan Sumo Association will stage a three-day tournament in Las Vegas in October to help celebrate the city's 100th anniversary.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2005

Promotion just for Japanese: supreme court

principle of national sovereignty and in view of the fact that the people should in the end be responsible for how the central and local governments govern, (the Constitution) should be viewed as presuming that Japanese nationals in principle will assume local civil service positions" that require the...
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2005

China now Japan's top trade partner

trade," said Yukari Sato, chief economist at Credit Suisse First Boston Securities (Japan) Ltd. Economists and government officials predict that Japan's trade with China will grow further, given lower tariffs and an improving investment climate spurred by China's entry into the World Trade Organization...
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2005

Finance Ministry maintains gradual recovery assessment

The Finance Ministry on Wednesday left its overall assessment of the economy unchanged for the November-January period for the fourth straight quarter, saying the economy was making a gradual recovery despite the appearance of weak movements.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2005

Latest sanction threat against North Korea likely an empty promise

Japan on Wednesday again threatened to impose economic sanctions on North Korea after the reclusive state formally dismissed Tokyo's protest against its probe into the fate of 10 missing Japanese.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2005

Visa issuance for all chinese may become permanent

Transport minister Kazuo Kitagawa said Tuesday he wants to make permanent a plan under which group tourists from all over China will get Visas for the six-month Aichi World Exposition.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2005

Hike in Tokyo-Seoul exchanges eyed

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi expressed hope Tuesday that exchanges of people between Japan and South Korea will top 5 million this year, the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jan 26, 2005

Baseball luminaries give Eagles GM Kuehnert big send off

More than 200 people attended the "Marty Kuehnert-Shi Iwai GM Shunin to Saranaru Nippon Yakyu Kai no Hatten o Negau Kai" (Party to Congratulate Mr. Marty Kuehnert on His Appointment as General Manager and Praying for the Success of Japanese Baseball) at a Tokyo hotel on Friday, Jan. 21, in honor of the...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 26, 2005

Know your Shins!

Ask the band directly, what are The Shins about, and the four friends' free-for-all flow of deadpan wit, wild metaphor and the occasional outburst of song (evidence of not just a clever group of people but a happy one) stops cold.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 26, 2005

Gosling plays it straight

He's not "Ryan-san" but "Gos-sama" to his Japanese fans, and the tall, lanky 25-year-old from Canada is fast on his way to becoming the next Hollywood sensation ("the next River Phoenix!" gush the Japanese movie magazines). However, in person, Ryan Gosling is an unassuming, laid-back kind of guy who...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 26, 2005

Sub Pop's second coming

In the late '80s and early '90s, Seattle and its music scene became the center of the pop culture universe. Sub Pop, the small label founded by sometime journalist Bruce Pavitt and nurtured with his partner Jonathan Poneman was its primary documenter.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 25, 2005

Sano rewrites 200 IM record

Hidemasa Sano set a Japanese record in winning the men's 200-meter individual medley on the final day of a World Cup meet in Berlin on Sunday.
SOCCER / World cup
Jan 25, 2005

Koji Nakata's move to Marseille hits snag

Koji Nakata's hopes of a move to French club Marseille have been put on hold after talks between the Japan international midfielder and his J. League team Kashima Antlers proved inconclusive.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jan 25, 2005

Japan's enemy within

Riding home from school on the crowded Tokyo underground recently one day, 12-year-old Kim says she felt something hit the back of her head. When she checked what it was, her hand came away covered in saliva spat by a middle-aged male passenger. As he was getting off, the man said: "Get back to your...
COMMENTARY
Jan 25, 2005

Short shrift to a leader ousted by outlaws

HONG KONG -- The death of former Chinese Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang is a reminder of the tragedy that befell 15 years ago when the People's Liberation Army was called upon to shoot down unarmed demonstrators in Beijing, students as well as civilians. But it is also a reminder that China even today...
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Elon Musk says he has created a new U.S. political party
Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 30.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

Podcast

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

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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