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Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 4, 2013

Golden Kings hammer Hannaryz for straight day

Sure, there are others who can call Jim Boeheim a mentor or a source of inspiration.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jan 4, 2013

NHK spotlights gunslinging daughter of the north in yearlong Sunday drama

How to rebuild when you've lost everything? In the immediate aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011, as many thousands of people in northeastern Japan sought to answer that question for themselves, public broadcaster NHK began looking for a historical figure whose story might...
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 3, 2013

China signals tighter Internet control

Chinese citizens were last year treated to an unaccustomed number of hard-hitting exposes and investigations detailing the private lives and corrupt financial dealings of the most senior Communist Party officials and their family members.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 3, 2013

Syria conflict takes toll on the young

Go to any school set aside for Syrian refugee children and the classroom walls are decorated with colorful drawings that, on closer inspection, depict scenes of carnage.
Reader Mail
Jan 3, 2013

Jockeying for a job-hunting slot

As the Dec. 25 editorial "Tough times for graduation students" stated, the job-hunting season for university students started Dec. 1, and it has me wondering. Students are glued to computers and smartphones to make appointments at job fairs. Then they line up to enter these events as if they were concerts....
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jan 1, 2013

The year for non-Japanese in '12: a top 10

Back by popular demand, here is JBC's roundup of the top 10 human rights events that most affected non-Japanese (NJ) residents of Japan in 2012, in ascending order.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 31, 2012

Fed's policies more risky than 'cliff'

In the short term, Washington lawmakers are understandably preoccupied with trying to avoid the "fiscal cliff."
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Dec 29, 2012

Aso slams DPJ predecessors, talks of keeping BOJ close

The new government will continue working closely with the Bank of Japan, at least more frequently than the previous administration did, in order to fend off deflation, newly appointed Finance Minister Taro Aso said Friday.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Dec 27, 2012

'Abenomics' gets off to a flying start

The very idea of big-spender Shinzo Abe's reappointment as prime minister was enough to send the yen falling against the dollar and spurred the Nikkei above the 10,000 mark for the first time in months.
Reader Mail
Dec 27, 2012

Spare grads the lofty rhetoric

Regarding the Dec. 25 editorial "Tough times for graduating students": Although the hiring picture for American university graduates next June is slightly better than last year, it is hardly cause for exhaling. That's because of the heavy debt that large numbers of students carry. In the United States...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Dec 26, 2012

Cat girls and more: Japan's fashion trends of 2012

Cat ears and mushroom games: What the kids in Japan were into in 2012.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LIGHT GIST
Dec 25, 2012

The year in quotes: 25 windows on the way things were in 2012

It was a year dominated by Japan's spats with its most powerful neighbors, China and South Korea, over tiny specks in the sea, and by national soul-searching over nuclear power and the calamity that struck Japan in March 2011. It ended with the stunning political resurrection of the Liberal Democratic...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 23, 2012

Albirex climb into first place with win over Crane Thunders

Matt Garrison worked countless hours to hone his shooting skills throughout his career as a professional basketball player, and he expects the same of his Niigata Albirex BB players.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Dec 23, 2012

Journeying to the ends of the Earth ...

Travel is an addiction for which there seems no cure. Once under its sway, it is best just to ride out the alternating fevers and chills and see where they take you.
Reader Mail
Dec 23, 2012

View from the oppressor's side

Jennifer Rubin's Washington Post blog that was published in The Japan Times on Dec. 7, under the headline "Paucity of 'no' votes reflects a cowardly profile," reflects the grumbling of someone who sees the world through the gunport peepholes of a superpower's mighty fortress. Her complaint against the...
Reader Mail
Dec 23, 2012

The porous pipeline of science

In his Dec. 6 letter, "Details from scientific sources," E. Watters claims that I made "a few errors" in my rebuttal. I would argue that we have different opinions based on available data regarding the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster.
CULTURE / Music
Dec 20, 2012

Tokyo Girls' Style to perform first solo gig at legendary Budokan, but first — homework

The members of Tokyo Girls' Style have a lot to juggle in the next couple of months. This Saturday, the five-member pop group will perform a solo show at Japan's storied Budokan arena — a huge milestone for any musical outfit here. About a month later, their third album "Yakusoku" ("Promise") will...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2012

British austerity woes highlight risks for U.S.

ANALYSIS
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Dec 18, 2012

Eagles need new addition Jones' game to match considerable star power

The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles' official announcement of the signing of former MLB star Andruw Jones signals the start of a period that will be remembered either for its great success or abject failure.
BASKETBALL
Dec 17, 2012

Phoenix stretch win streak to seven; Susanoo Magic sweep Golden Kings

This season, the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix were expected to be one of the Western Conference's elite teams after four banner campaigns in the bj-league's Eastern Conference.
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Dec 16, 2012

Survivor pens 'too painful' 3/11 tale

'March 11, 2011 — We will never forget the day. The disaster ...
Reader Mail
Dec 16, 2012

Japan apocalypse in the making

For all the useless rhetoric about the so-called end of the Mayan calendar, which is simply a change from one era to another, it saddens me that so little attention is paid to the real hazards of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, including reactors 5 and 6. (Reactors 1 through 4 were shut down...
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Dec 16, 2012

Coal mine explosion, Nanking falls, economy grows 14 percent, whalers depart despite protests

A part of the Mount Yubari coal mine in Hokkaido exploded at 10 a.m. Monday, possibly trapping up to 238 workers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2012

Sharp unveils high-resolution '4K' TV

Struggling Sharp Corp. on Thursday unveiled a new line of 60-inch high-end TVs it plans to launch in February at an eye-popping price of ¥2.5 million each.
COMMENTARY
Dec 13, 2012

New gas resources raise regional energy stakes

North American natural gas companies, in the midst of tapping vast new reserves from underground shale rock, are looking to energy-hungry Asia as the main future market for the cleanest burning fossil fuel.
Reader Mail
Dec 13, 2012

Equal vs. special rights for gays

A more accurate headline for the Dec. 7 Kyodo article "LDP: Gays don't need special rights" would be "LDP: Gays don't need equal rights." Based on The Japan Times' headline, I expected to read about the Liberal Democratic Party advocating against bestowing some unique and "special" rights to gay people,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
Dec 12, 2012

Christmas gift ideas 2012

Presents for your friends or a little something for yourself? Japan Pulse and The JT have you covered.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Dec 8, 2012

Mapping Japan — what on earth could be cooler than that?

According to a recent article in The Japan Times, more and more women are taking to map-reading these days. One reason cited in the article is the influence of the new autumn TV drama called "Sosa Chizu no Onna" ("Woman of Investigative Maps"). The starring role is played by Miki Maya, herself a map...
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
Real estate worth ¥25 trillion puts Japan companies in spotlight
Elliott Investment Management's stake in Tokyo Gas is centered around getting the utility to sell off its real estate holdings, including Shinjuku Park Tower, which houses the Park Hyatt Hotel Tokyo.
Two dead after fire at Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi’s apartment
A fire broke out on the sixth floor of an apartment building where Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi resides on Wednesday in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Tokyo’s take on that viral chocolate from Dubai
Cafe N°_5's take on the Dubai chocolate craze that has been circulating on social media over the past few months is a mix of bitter and sweet.
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.

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