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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 9, 2012

New breed of 'criminal elements' emerging from the shadows

Don't look now, but some new bad guys have come to town. Referred to as han-gure, they've actually been around for a while already, flying under the radar of the mainstream media.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2012

Kada hit for playing two roles

As Nippon Mirai no To (Tomorrow Party of Japan) leader Yukiko Kada tours Japan drumming up support for her new group's candidates in the Dec. 16 election, she is facing a growing backlash in Shiga Prefecture, where she's the governor.
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2012

Sony to boost capital ratio to 40%

Sony Corp., whose credit was downgraded to junk by Fitch Ratings last month, plans to boost its capital ratio to at least 40 percent by reviving its business and converting bonds to equity.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Dec 5, 2012

Pocket Geiger counter is a breath of fresh air

It's so small that it could easily be mistaken for a small pack of mints. In fact, if you actually have a packet of Frisk on you hang on to it, it'll come in handy.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / OUR MAN IN TOKYO
Dec 4, 2012

Envoy puts focus on people-to-people ties

To serve as the United States ambassador to Japan is obviously not an easy task — not by any stretch of the imagination. That's the position John Roos was assigned in August 2009 even though he didn't have previous diplomatic experience or hold a political office.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 4, 2012

Mismatch: Universities on rise but students in decline

Education minister Makiko Tanaka drew immediate flak in early November when she outright refused her advisory panel's recommendation to approve three new universities.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 3, 2012

Aimless Romney tends wounds in seclusion

The man who planned to be president wakes up each morning now without a plan.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 2, 2012

Koreeda's daring TV drama stands alone

Once upon a time television was considered much less prestigious than the movies, and then cable and other forms of pay TV showed up. Producers no longer had to think mainly about sponsors and family sensitivities because they could target programs at specific demographics. Delivery delineated content,...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 30, 2012

For teachers, the business of education has become even more of a business

Private high schools are relying more and more on part-time teachers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2012

EU challenges require fundamental solutions with fiscal, energy unity

The ultimate solution to the debt crisis in the European Union will not only need a banking union but also have to involve some element of a fiscal union and a major shift of power from the national level to the European level. On the other hand, the EU budget to finance the union's key common needs...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 30, 2012

Bardem brings the sky down on James Bond

"I am so bad that I'm taking the heat off of James Bond," laughs Javier Bardem, whose MI6 operative-turned-cyberterrorist in the film "Skyfall" is winning plaudits as the best 007 villain in a decade.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2012

Ishihara left behind a mixed legacy

Tokyo is about to get its first new governor in almost 14 years, and whoever wins the Dec. 16 election will have to fill the shoes of Shintaro Ishihara, who leaves behind a legacy both positive and negative.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Nov 27, 2012

Expert laments Japan's limits on craft beer culture

Ry Beville's love of craft beer has developed into an occupation in which he publishes Japan's only bilingual craft beer magazine.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Nov 27, 2012

Give bright young mothers a chance to contribute to society, flourish

Re: "Labor law protects expectant and new mothers — to a point" by Hifumi Okunuki (Labor Pains, Oct. 16):
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 27, 2012

Fukuoka: What should be the next prime minister's top three priorities?

Ian Ruxton, 56
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 26, 2012

Notable negatives, funny titles and other linguistic oddities

When I was a wee lad of 4 or 5, I would sneak up on a chair and explore my grandfather's desk, atop of which was situated a curious object: a paperweight featuring the famous three wise monkeys of Nikko. At its base was inscribed the warning: Don't monkey with anything on this desk.
Reader Mail
Nov 25, 2012

Secrecy feeds nuclear skepticism

E. Watters' Nov. 11 letter, "Scientific fact vs. unfounded fear," downplays the dangers of the Fukushima nuclear accident. While I agree that inaccurate reporting should not be the basis of decision making, interpretation of data is crucial for understanding truth.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 25, 2012

Attitude change needed to shake up the workforce

Several weeks ago the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, hung around briefly after the IMF finished up its annual meeting — which happened to be in Tokyo this year — and appeared on a special hourlong edition of NHK's in-depth news show "Closeup Gendai." The topic was working...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Nov 24, 2012

Yaeyama stray cats steal the show on the beaches of Taketomi

After eight days on Miyakojima in which again our departure was delayed by bad weather, we finally set sail for Ishigaki Island, part of the Yaeyama Island chain and the end of our sailing trip through Japan.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 24, 2012

America through the eyes of Benjamin Franklin

When he was a young man, Benjamin Franklin wired together a set of batteries he had just invented and used them to shock turkeys slated for a Thanksgiving feast. Thus he added yet another invention to his list: the fried turkey. "The birds killed in this manner eat uncommonly tender," he wrote.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 24, 2012

Ultimate taboo for military spouses: infidelity

Military spouses talk about almost everything. In running groups, prayer groups, writing groups, many spouses say they lean on one another heavily while their partners are overseas on yet another deployment in this decade of war.

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