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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 19, 2011

Take swimming lessons at a hotel

The Rihga Royal Hotel Tokyo is offering a Swimming Stay accommodation plan from Aug. 29 to Sept. 4, and from Sept. 29 to Oct. 1, to help those who have an aversion to swimming.
COMMENTARY
Jul 7, 2011

Lebanon: another frame-up

Here we go again. The Special Tribunal for Lebanon, a United Nations-backed body investigating the killing of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri in 2005, has accused four people of his murder. They all belong to Hezbollah, the militant Lebanese Shiite movement that Israel and the United States define...
EDITORIALS
Jun 27, 2011

Go-ahead for reconstruction

The Upper House on June 20 enacted a basic law for reconstruction of Tohoku-Pacific coastal areas devastated by the March 11 quake and tsunami. Besides the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito and other opposition parties supported the bill, while the Japan Communist...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 10, 2011

Anniversary specials at Royal Park

On June 1, the Royal Park Hotel in the Nihonbashi area of Tokyo marked its 22nd anniversary. Among the many celebratory offerings is a special kaiseki course at its Japanese restaurant, Genjikoh, through June 30.
Features
May 22, 2011

Collector's 'labor of love' is a wonder to behold

From the outside it's just another concrete building rising up nine or 10 stories on a downtown Tokyo street. Inside, it's no more impressive — until Shinichiro Tatsumi opens the well-secured door to his own, private Bob Dylan heaven.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
May 13, 2011

Relaxing spa break in Yokohama

The InterContinental Yokohama Grand has arranged tie-ups with neighboring spa facility Yokohama Minatomirai Manyo Club to offer special accommodation and spa plans through May 31.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Apr 1, 2011

Dining with a twist of cherry

Marking the arrival of the sakura season, the Tokyo Prince Hotel is holding a Cherry Blossom Festival through April 17.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2011

Bond bill failure fiscal coup de grace

If the Democratic Party of Japan-led government fails to gain passage of a special bill to issue deficit-covering Japanese government bonds, suspicions that the country is unable to ward off a looming fiscal crisis will only deepen, two economists interviewed by The Japan Times warn.
EDITORIALS
Jan 3, 2011

Problematic prosecution report

The Supreme Public Prosecutors Office on Dec. 24 made public a report of an internal probe of how the Osaka District Public Prosecutors Office's special investigation squad handled the case in which a former welfare ministry bureau chief allegedly fabricated an official document to help an organization...
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2010

Prosecutor ignored evidence: report

An Osaka prosecutor who tampered with evidence to try to convict a former senior welfare ministry official failed to consider the weight of the evidence that favored the accused, the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office admitted in a report Friday.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 24, 2010

New Year's Eve celebrations

On Dec. 31, the Park Hyatt Tokyo is offering a night of elegance at its New York Grill & Bar on the 52nd floor, allowing you to bring the year to a close with breathtaking views of the Tokyo skyline.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Dec 17, 2010

Casa Vinitalia: High-end Italian for the spontaneous gourmet

Snaring a reservation at a top-end Tokyo restaurant is hard enough at the best of times. Now, with the yearend celebrations in full flow, it's nigh on impossible. But even if you haven't booked that special dinner yet, there could still be a glimmer of hope. You can always try your luck at Casa Vinitalia...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Dec 7, 2010

Italian baker gives new life to old Tochigi warehouse

Paolo Aggio, 48, born and raised in Venice, Italy, bakes traditional Italian country-style bread in a stone warehouse in the middle of the serene and quiet town of Mashiko, Tochigi Prefecture, a town famous for its pottery.
EDITORIALS
Dec 6, 2010

Trusting the pension system

The government is now paying for 50 percent of basic pension benefits, but on Nov. 29 the Finance Ministry proposed reducing the government portion to 36.5 percent — the level that stood until two years ago — in fiscal 2011 because of a revenue shortage in the general account budget. It proposes...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 12, 2010

Some konbeni snacks with your favorite anime?

Anime/manga bundled with popular convenience store fare? Can you say 'no-brainer'?
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 5, 2010

Count Basie Orchestra at the Okura

The Hotel Okura Tokyo will hold its fourth annual Hotel Okura Live Index event on Dec. 24.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 8, 2010

Bourbon Steak creations visit Tokyo

The ekki Bar & Grill at the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi will invite executive chef David Varley from Bourbon Steak of the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington for a culinary event from Oct. 15 to 27.
EDITORIALS
Oct 5, 2010

Clarifying the betrayal of trust

The public prosecutors offices for the Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka districts have special investigation squads — elite teams that specialize in the investigation of corruption involving politicians and bureaucrats and large-scale crimes involving enterprises. Unlike other prosecutors, they make arrests...
Japan Times
Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Jul 15, 2010

Ladies' plans

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Japan Times
LIFE
May 30, 2010

How can it get too late to learn?

Professor Ryusuke Yoneyama was in the middle of explaining to the members of his music-production class why Baroque-era violin bows, which resembled loosely strung archery bows, produced a weaker sound than their contemporary counterparts when he paused to ask a question.
EDITORIALS
Apr 26, 2010

Tax breaks for donations to NPOs

Since the nonprofit organization law went into effect 1998, certified nonprofit organizations (NPOs) have been active in various areas, including welfare, art, culture and education, which the government sector does not and cannot cover. But many of them are financially weak.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 18, 2010

Tracing food origins; Korean drama 'Iris'; CM of the week: Reve21

Many travel shows are about food. The new TV Tokyo series, "Gakuryu Shiraberu Toraberu" (Reverse Current Investigation Travel; Mon., 8 p.m.) takes the idea one step further.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Apr 9, 2010

Taste the many flavors of wasabi

Until the end of May, the Japanese restaurant Shunbou in the Grand Hyatt Tokyo will feature wasabi, a ubiquitous condiment in Japanese cuisine.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 26, 2010

Hanami plan for overseas guests

The Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka is offering a special accommodation package, Hanami Stay, to attract visitors, especially those from overseas, who want to enjoy the Japanese spring tradition of hanami, or cherry blossom viewing.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2010

TV rivals boldly bet on 3-D

Television viewers will be carried into a new dimension this year when they shed their old sets and go 3-D.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WORDS TO LIVE BY
Feb 11, 2010

Rights activist Chiyoko Tanaka

Chiyoko Tanaka, 81, is a volunteer lobbyist for the rights of disabled people in Japan. For the past 49 years, together with her daughter, Mariko, she has been working tirelessly to ensure that all people — regardless of the nature of their disabilities — have equal rights in education, housing,...
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2010

Valentine's chocolate defies recession

As many businesses continue to shake their heads over how tough it is to make sales in these financially difficult times, "cheaper is better" is the strategy of the day, with shops slicing prices for everything from "gyudon" (beef on rice) to jeans.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Feb 5, 2010

World Chocolate Master's sweets

Grand Hyatt Tokyo's pastry sous-chef, Shigeo Hirai, was crowned World Chocolate Master 2009 at the biennial competition in October in Paris, recognized as the world's most important competition for chocolatiers and pastry chefs.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 17, 2010

SMAP put on the spot

The most recent edition of NHK's New Year's eve song contest, "Kohaku Uta Gassen," received more attention than usual owing to a number of production coups.

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