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COMMENTARY
Dec 20, 2007

'Supping with the devil' to sign a deal

LONDON — Prime Minister Gordon Brown's decision to boycott the EU-African Summit held recently in Lisbon won general approval in Britain. He did not attend because Robert Mugabe, the president of Zimbabwe, was going to be at the meeting.
Reader Mail
Dec 20, 2007

Can't close door to immigration

In his Dec. 13 letter, "Pay the price of social harmony," Graham Blake's suggestion (that Japan hold off on fully opening its door to immigrants) is like building on sand. As a reader, I am cognizant of his right to an opinion, but I have to dispute it because of apparent gaps in information.
Reader Mail
Dec 16, 2007

Okinawans know their own history

During World War II, Okinawa was a battlefield. Scars of the war still remain there. The people of Okinawa were not to be captured, they were afraid of American soldiers, so many committed mass suicide. Now the topic is a textbook controversy.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 15, 2007

Capello brings impressive history of success to England

LONDON — After Sven Lite, England now has the real thing. Steve McClaren, the assistant and successor to Sven-Goran Eriksson, always looked out of his depth as England's head coach. But there can be no such accusations leveled at Fabio Capello.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 14, 2007

In praise of Chinese women

Though novelist/filmmaker Sijie Dai resides in France and shot his latest movie in Vietnam, he says he will continue to make movies in China because, "I can't think of doing otherwise. It is after all, my country despite our differences."
Reader Mail
Dec 13, 2007

Pay the price of social harmony

It seems a lot of readers are of the opinion that Japan needs an influx of immigrant workers or it will perish. I think "become extinct" is how one reader put it. I admit to not having the economic background to fully comprehend the declining population issue, but it would seem to me that countries like...
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Dec 12, 2007

Asashoryu Akinori — the people's champion?

The 2007 sumo season has drawn to a close, and no sumo fan in his or her right right mind would want to see a repeat of it.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Dec 12, 2007

Keeping control of your digital media

Media distribution methods are changing, and what it brings is not all bad for creators.
Reader Mail
Dec 9, 2007

Howard swept out on issues

Having endured years of Alan Goodall's tireless cheerleading for Australia's Howard government, I turned eagerly to his Dec. 3 article to see if there would be some hint of apology for getting the election so wrong. After all, before the election, Goodall was enthusing about Howard's tax-cut promises...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Dec 9, 2007

A moment of opportunity for Australia's new PM

The election of Kevin Rudd as prime minister of Australia last month gives that country an excellent opportunity to broaden the base, and redefine the tenor, of its ties with Japan.
CULTURE / Books
Dec 9, 2007

Nanjing held hostage to numbers

The Nanking Atrocity, 1937-38: Complicating the Picture, edited by Bob Tadashi Wakabayashi. New York: Bergahn Books, 2007, 433 pp., $34.95 (paper) This year marks the 70th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre, but it is not yet a time for quiet reflection about the horrors of the past. Instead, vitriolic...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 7, 2007

He's in the realm of the senses

Francois Ozon is a filmmaker renowned for adopting a different style with every film — he has made scathing, pseudo-pornographic short features ("Sitcom," "See the Sea"), a rich, velvety musical ("8 Femmes"), and a restrained but sensual tale of bereavement ("Under the Sand"). His latest, "Angel,"...
COMMENTARY
Nov 30, 2007

Blame for administrative incompetence

LONDON — In Japan the apparent loss of millions of payment records has jeopardized full pensions for many who must now "prove" what they have paid into the scheme. The debacle was a major factor in the Liberal Democratic Party losing its majority in the Upper House in the July 29 election.
COMMENTARY
Nov 29, 2007

Building better Japan-China relations

HONG KONG — The deterioration of China-Japan relations during the five years of Junichiro Koizumi's premiership has been reversed, but concrete progress needs to be made if the dramatic improvement in relations in the last 14 months is to be sustainable.
Reader Mail
Nov 29, 2007

America is not 'the world'

I wanted to comment on the peculiar use of the word "world" in The Japan Times and indeed the Japanese media generally. It is only the Japanese media and Japanese politicians who do this when referring to the opinion of the U.S. government. This apparently subconscious phenomenon seems unique to Japan,...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / JAPAN TIMES BLOGROLL
Nov 28, 2007

Observing Japan

Writing under the "nom de blog" Japan Observer, Chicago-born Tobias Harris dissects Japan's ever-eventful political scene on his Web site www.observingjapan.com. The 25-year-old Harris recently completed an internship year as a foreign-policy adviser to Democratic Party of Japan Diet member Keiichiro...
COMMENTARY
Nov 28, 2007

Labor wins by a Rudd-slide

WATERLOO, Ontario — Poor John Howard. Reckless on climate change, clueless in Iraq, fickle on civil liberties, mean to migrants and minorities, ruthless toward the workers — and now jobless. He also was set to lose the Parliament seat he has represented since 1974, the first sitting prime minister...
Reader Mail
Nov 27, 2007

Payback on language studies

Regarding the Nov. 22 article "Japanese workers at U.S. bases strike": As a former U.S. Air Force member assigned to Yokota Air Force Base, I found the housing and base operations restaurant staff very helpful in making the transition from the United States to Japan. I believe the special allowances...
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 27, 2007

Ghosts of possibilities haunt Annapolis

America's return to the Israeli-Palestinian diplomatic front is a welcome development — one surely that EU diplomacy has sought to bring about. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's efforts to push the peace process forward during her last years in office seem genuine. If they succeed, Rice and...
MORE SPORTS
Nov 25, 2007

Vermilion gallops to record win in Japan Cup Dirt

Race favorite Vermilion extended his winning streak to two with a record win in the Japan Cup Dirt Saturday at Tokyo Racecourse.
Reader Mail
Nov 25, 2007

Readers hung out to dry

The Nov. 20 opinion piece "Starting today, 'gaijin' formally known as prints" (on the Community page) and The Japan Times' handling of it are completely unacceptable. In its original published form, a final statement indicating the fictitious nature of the e-mails and quotes cited in the article...
EDITORIALS
Nov 24, 2007

North-South progress in Seoul

The governments of both North and South Korea are firmly focused on the latter's December presidential elections. With conservative opposition candidates leading in South Korean opinion polls, Mr. Roh Moo Hyun, the incumbent in Seoul, and Mr. Kim Jong Il, his counterpart in Pyongyang, are eager to alter...
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 23, 2007

It's Taiwan's referendum

For China, the launch of the Fukuda Cabinet in late September was good news, so it must expect many things from the new administration. What concerns me now in this respect is Taiwan's move to hold a national referendum on whether to seek U.N. membership in the name of "Taiwan."
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 17, 2007

England needs help from Israel to keep Euro hopes alive

LONDON — In August, England head coach Steve McClaren said the media should "judge me on results," so if the results are not good enough the man in charge will have his wish and be judged. The verdict will be guilty and the sentence loss of job.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2007

Fukuda carries political baggage to Washington

With Tuesday's passage of a new special antiterrorism bill by the Lower House, Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda can breathe a sigh of relief before he meets Friday with U.S. President George W. Bush in Washington in their first bilateral summit.
Reader Mail
Nov 13, 2007

America, not Iran, is the problem

I cannot understand the hue and cry against Iran. By logic and in principle, if Britain and France can keep nuclear weapons, why should not Iran? If possible, all nuclear weapons should be eliminated from the world, including America's.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 11, 2007

Kroon's agent pessimistic over BayStars contract negotiations

You read here a couple of days ago what the Yokohama BayStars have to say about contract negotiations with ace closer Marc Kroon. Now, here's a word from the other side: Kroon's agent, Tony Cabral, says it is not looking good for the fire-balling right-hander to remain with the Central League club.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 9, 2007

Defense an integral part of Maki's game, no matter the sport

Darin Satoshi Maki made his mark in Sunday's win over the Saitama Broncos on the defensive end.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
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.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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