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Reader Mail
Sep 21, 2008

Food basics confound government

I found myself getting irate well before I even finished reading the Sept. 17 article "Mikasa Foods sold tainted rice as edible to 370 firms." Incredibly, no one seems to have pointed out that if the government of Japan sells something to a FOOD company, then the government is pretty much accepting the...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Sep 21, 2008

The making of 'the world's most beautiful woman,' amatuer a capella, and house remodeling

Japanese contestants have figured prominently in recent international beauty pagents, in particular the Miss Universe contest, which endeavors to find the most gorgeous woman in the world. The runnerup in 2006 was Kurara Chibana, and last year the winner was Riyo Mori.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2008

Koike's campaign stands for change, not just top job

Even as a long shot candidate for prime minister, Yuriko Koike is making waves in Japan, where women in high places remain rare.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / WEEK 3
Sep 21, 2008

Civility penalizes Japan's refs

My first reaction on hearing that a Japanese alliance of sports associations would hold a study weekend on international refereeing was that it was "too little — too late."
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Sep 21, 2008

Simplicity restored by poetic license

SONG AND STORIES OF THE "KOJIKI" as retold by Yoko Danno, illustrated by Horaku Nakamura. Tokyo/Ontario: Ahadada Books, 2008, 162 pp. $14.95 (paper)
EDITORIALS
Sep 21, 2008

The struggling majority

When the white gloves and over-amplified speeches come out for the general-election campaigns this fall, one widely shared anxiety should not be ignored — the worsening financial condition of households. Over 57 percent of households, the highest ever, reported struggling with finances, according to...
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2008

Foreign correspondents probe LDP five on sensitive issues

The five candidates running for president of the Liberal Democratic Party were grilled Friday by foreign correspondents in Tokyo over issues ranging from Yasukuni Shrine to the possibility of having a female vice president.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 20, 2008

Ashley proves business success irrelevant in soccer

LONDON — In the 1956 autobiography of former Newcastle striker Len Shackleton, one chapter was entitled "The Average Director's Knowledge Of Football."
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2008

DPJ, Kokumin Shinto ditch merger for now

Kokumin Shinto (People's New Party) said Friday it agreed with the Democratic Party of Japan to shelve a plan to merge the two parties before the Lower House election.
BASKETBALL
Sep 20, 2008

Optimistic JBL awaits start of new season

Despite all the fuss over this country's governing body in the past year and a half, the Japan Basketball League believes it sees a bright future entering the 2008-09 season, which tips off next Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2008

Geothermal power projects run aground

One of Japan's opportunities to tap cleaner, cheaper energy and reduce its dependence on imported oil has run into a problem: millions of naked bathers.
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Sep 19, 2008

Ozawa bets on a takeover

Ichiro Ozawa, leader of the No. 1 opposition Democratic Party of Japan, has long been known as a gambler, both at the casino and in the political arena. When he was his 40s, he often went to London to study British parliamentary politics, which he regarded as a model of political reform. While there,...
CULTURE / Film
Sep 19, 2008

'Iron Man'

Hollywood likes big, loud comic-book movies and the critics mostly don't, and that's just the way life is, like cats and dogs, or cows and McDonalds. But lately the studio execs who package these "branded media products" are getting downright devious. They've always wanted these movies to be all things...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 19, 2008

'Lou Reed's Berlin'

During my youth I decided that one day in decrepit middle age I would aim to become one of three people: Mother Teresa, Fyodor Dostoevski or Lou Reed. Then I grew up and got real — the first two were impossibly lofty, but Reed was a goal to strive for. With his public moods that fluctuated between...
CULTURE / Music
Sep 19, 2008

The Cool Kids "The Bake Sale"

The story goes that Chicagoans Mikey Rocks and Chuck Inglish got into hip-hop with the idea of producing simple jams to sell to MCs. But as often happens, the two couldn't help but add their own raps over the tracks they made, and then they posted some of them on the Internet. People liked what they...
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2008

DPJ OKs merger with minor party

The Democratic Party of Japan's leadership agreed Thursday to merge with Kokumin Shinto (People's New Party), DPJ leader Naoto Kan told reporters.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 19, 2008

Tokyo Comedy Store ups the laugh factor

Live comedy about the absurdities of living in Japan and off-the-wall improvisation are showcased every month by the English- language performance troupe Tokyo Comedy Store.
Reader Mail
Sep 18, 2008

Russian roulette with food supply

The tiny Sept. 13 Kyodo article "Inedible rice barred" -- about the tainted rice debacle -- includes the following gem: "Imported rice that fails to qualify as edible . . . is sold . . . for use in . . . animal feed." Where is the alarm in Japan? What kind of animals are eating it? Cows and pigs? The...
Reader Mail
Sep 18, 2008

Merits of archery-only hunting

I grew up on venison and have hunted deer all my adult life. I am 46. People are now discovering what hunters have known for ages: Eating wild game is healthy. While it may be difficult to promote hunting in Japan because of gun laws and fear of guns, I have never understood why Japan doesn't have an...
CULTURE / Art
Sep 18, 2008

Artistic director Tsutomu Mizusawa delves into his 'Time Crevasse'

For the last two years, Yokohama native Tsutomu Mizusawa has been juggling two jobs — chief curator of the Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura and Hayama, and artistic director of Japan's biggest exhibition of contemporary art, the Yokohama Triennale. The Japan Times caught up with him on the first day...
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2008

Lehman-linked losses could hit ¥245 billion

Japan's banks and insurers, including Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., announced a combined ¥245 billion of potential losses tied to the collapse of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Crashed U.S. Army Black Hawk unit was responsible for doomsday readiness
A U.S. Coast Guard vessel attempts to retrieve the remains of a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter on Friday after it crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport earlier in the week.
Why it's taking so long to reach the driver trapped in a Saitama sinkhole
Construction workers near a sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, on Monday
Record-breaking snowfall hits Hokkaido as cold front sweeps Japan
Snow-covered streets in Obihiro, Hokkaido, on Tuesday
Job-hopping Japanese workers push salaries higher
Japanese workers are increasingly job-hopping from one full-time position to another.
Tokyo police arrest brothel operator catering to foreign tourists
English-language signs and other materials seized from men’s aesthetic salon Sparaku by the Metropolitan Police Department on Tuesday in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward
Fuji Media’s crisis entices investors betting on changes
While Fuji Media Holdings is known for its iconic sphere-and-lattice headquarters in the Odaiba district near Tokyo Bay, it also owns office buildings, condominiums, hotels, nursing homes, logistic facilities, resorts and even two aquariums.
Job-hopping Japanese workers push salaries higher
Japanese workers are increasingly job-hopping from one full-time position to another.
At the new Ginza Sony Park, listening is an art form
In addition to the commercial benefits from Ginza Sony Park's music-centered exhibition — such as promoting Sony's artists and products — there is a real effort to put music in focus.
Home away from home: My first time at a Tet festival in Japan
Billed as a “cultural bridge that connects Japan and Vietnam,” Tet Viet Saitama drew tens of thousands of attendees from across the Kanto region.
First official survey set to change backcountry Hokkaido skiing
The first official government survey of Hokkaido backcountry skiing could spell changes for trails in the northern prefecture.

Podcast

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

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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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