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COMMENTARY
Dec 25, 2010

Revitalizing national politics

The Democratic Party of Japan realized a dramatic change of government with its great win in the Lower House election in August 2009. The DPJ victory came when policy evolution in the later years of the coalition administration by the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito stagnated, prompting mass media...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Dec 21, 2010

Dreams for life, not just for Christmas

The noise echoing down the dimly lit street in suburban Tokyo suggested it was no ordinary Sunday for the kids at St. Francis Children's Home. The usually subdued atmosphere in the alleyways around Kugahara Station in Ota Ward was punctured by shouts and laughter as the children worked themselves up...
Events
Dec 19, 2010

KANSAI: Who & What

Kyocera lighting up Kyoto headquarters
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Dec 19, 2010

The explosion of life: demise

Second of two parts
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 17, 2010

Keio Plaza reunion package

In celebration of its 40th anniversary, the Keio Plaza Hotel Tokyo is enhancing its service for reunion parties.
JAPAN / LIVING IN LUXURY
Dec 17, 2010

Park preserves home of old zaibatsu family

In the nearly 80-hectare Koganei Park in the western Tokyo suburb of Koganei stands a house that once belonged to the 11th head of the famed Mitsui zaibatsu.
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JAPAN
Dec 15, 2010

Kan takes in Iwojima graves hunt

Making only the second trip ever by a serving prime minister to the site of the Battle of Iwojima, Naoto Kan paid his respects Tuesday to the more than 21,000 Japanese soldiers killed in one of World War II's bloodiest battlegrounds — and one that after 65 years is still giving up its dead.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Dec 14, 2010

Doing Japan in a van: highs, lows, dos, don'ts

Oh, the pros and woes of responding to your queries. Great advice, personal experience — even the odd wakeup call. Here are some responses to our Nov. 16 column on "How to do Japan — in a VW camper van":
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 12, 2010

Kabuki's golden boy knocked off his pedestal — for now

TBS's Dec. 4 edition of "Newscaster" aired a long report on the run-in that kabuki star Ichikawa Ebizo had with a man at a Tokyo bar in the wee hours of Nov. 25, a dustup that resulted in Ebizo's hospitalization with a fractured cheekbone and broken teeth. Elaborating on the principle of "it takes one...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 10, 2010

Life-size whale pics will leave viewers in awe

Your average digital camera takes photos at a resolution of 10 million to 15 million pixels. That's more than enough to take a detailed image of, say, Tokyo Tower. Now imagine a camera with almost five times that resolution — capturing a massive 50 million pixels in a single photo — and imagine taking...
CULTURE / Film
Dec 10, 2010

'Film Socialisme'

Jean-Luc Godard once said in an interview in the magazine Cahiers du Cinema during the 1980s that 1960's "A Bout de Souffle (Breathless)" was his least favorite of his own films. The interviewer responded that he understood, and that the problem with Godard's first, most watched and most commercially...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 10, 2010

Spa gets into festive mood at aquarium

Spa resort The Luigans is organizing a Christmas show at an adjacent aquarium on Dec. 18, featuring live performances by a painter and various musicians.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2010

'Tree of Hope' lit up for refugees

The Christmas "Tree of Hope" was set aglow in Tokyo's Marunouchi district Tuesday by Princess Kiko and a group of schoolchildren to show support for refugee kids worldwide suffering in conflicts and hardship.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2010

Dead American's kin seek justice

Family and friends of Hoon "Scott" Kang say the 19-year-old's death in Tokyo in August left too many questions unanswered and are seeking ways to shed more light on the case.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 7, 2010

Hakone Ekiden gave relay races new fascination

As the new year approaches, many people are looking forward to gathering with their families to eat special New Year's dishes. Some also will be tuning in to watch the Hakone Ekiden, the two-day long-distance collegiate relay race held from Jan. 2.
EDITORIALS
Dec 7, 2010

Improving inquest panel system

A long with the introduction of the lay judge system, another great change was made to Japan's judiciary system in May 2009. A law revision that took effect then has empowered prosecution inquest committees to override prosecutors' decisions not to file an indictment in a criminal case, if their voting...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Dec 5, 2010

Rape: A crime for which hush-up society ought to stand trial, too

Mika Kobayashi is a brave woman.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Dec 4, 2010

Secret life of ikebana

Several days ago, I started finding yellow stains on my clothes. I'd be stain-free when I woke up in the morning, but by the end of the day, I'd look down and see a yellow stain somewhere on my shirt. Sometimes it was just a faint suggestion, other times it was a big stripe of yellow. They started appearing...
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2010

Officials fear WikiLeaks' potential to harm U.S. ties

What's next? What disasters await in the pipeline?
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Dec 3, 2010

Junkadelic makes its (exclamation) mark

One of our favorite funky eateries has just sprouted a new offshoot, and it's every bit as laid-back delicious. Junkadelic, the self-styled "comfortable Mexican" hangout in Naka-Meguro, already has a branch in Akasaka. This new one, which opened in nether Shibuya in late October, is smaller, more intimate...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Dec 3, 2010

Junkadelic Jalopy! makes its (exclamation) mark

One of our favorite funky eateries has just sprouted a new offshoot, and it's every bit as laid-back delicious. Junkadelic, the self-styled "comfortable Mexican" hangout in Naka-Meguro, already has a branch in Akasaka. This new one, which opened in nether Shibuya in late October, is smaller, more intimate...
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 30, 2010

Nakaima victory helps Kan, U.S.

NAHA, Okinawa Pref. — The re-election of Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima on Sunday is a much-needed victory for Prime Minister Naoto Kan's government, which clearly wanted him to win, and the United States, who saw his opponent as a threat to the entire U.S. military presence in the prefecture.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Nov 30, 2010

Ditch Futenma to resurrect Japan-U.S. ties

Dear Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima,
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 30, 2010

Bothered by night flight racket from Futenma air base

Reader M.A. lives next to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa and is bothered by the noise from the airport.
EDITORIALS
Nov 30, 2010

No respite on Futenma issue

In Sunday's Okinawa gubernatorial election, incumbent Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima defeated the former mayor of Ginowan — site of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma — Mr. Yoichi Iha. Mr. Nakaima has called for relocating the Futenma base outside Okinawa Prefecture but leaves room for negotiations...

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A man offers prayers at Hebikubo Shrine in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. The shrine is one of several across the country dedicated to the snake.
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