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COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Mar 26, 2013

Consensus: Corporal punishment in sports misguided, demoralizing, backward

The following are some readers' responses to the March 12 Foreign Element column by Richard Parker headlined "Right or wrong, corporal punishment can produce winners." See many more in the comment section below the original article.
EDITORIALS
Mar 26, 2013

Preparing for major disasters

As megaquake could strike at any time, the government should immediately begin to implement measures to minimize damage and casualties.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 25, 2013

Obama's Middle East trip leaves behind hope, skepticism

Rescuing the decades-old idea that Israelis and Palestinians can live together in neighboring states emerges as the broad goal of U.S. President Barack Obama's Mideast trip.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2013

U.S. gun deaths — and tougher laws — shaped by race

Gun deaths are shaped by race in the United States: Whites are far more likely to shoot themselves, and blacks are far more likely to be shot by someone else.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2013

Cyprus mess portends unsafe world for deposits

The controversy over a Cyprus bailout plan the past week raises fears that future financial crises in Europe will trigger bank runs by worried depositors.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Mar 24, 2013

World faces rhino horn dilemma

Wildlife parts are valuable. A general rule of thumb is that the bigger the beast, the bigger the price. You don't get much bigger than a white rhino (3,000 kg). It is the largest grazing (i.e., purely grass-eating) animal that has ever lived. Its horn is worth, gram for gram, more than gold.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 24, 2013

Abortion controlled by the state

TV personalities, or tarento in the vernacular parlance, wage a never-ending battle against encroaching irrelevance. They impose on our consciousness, and one of the easiest ways to do that without offering a compelling skills set is to exploit personal circumstances that are none of our business. Last...
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 24, 2013

Mandatory retirement takes a leap forward

The angels that guard you / When you drive / Usually retire / At sixty-five
Japan Times
Events / Events In Tokyo
Mar 22, 2013

G-tokyo art fair makes a change

This year, four-year-old art fair G-tokyo boasts that it will turn over a new leaf with some radical changes.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2013

No. 1 fuel pool power to be restored: Tepco

Critical cooling systems for four pools containing thousands of nuclear fuel assemblies at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant shut down due to a loss of power overnight Monday, highlighting the vulnerability of the ad hoc equipment set up after the meltdowns two years ago.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Mar 20, 2013

Kim serves notice she is still force to be reckoned with

It is as if time has stood still.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2013

Bangkok governor re-elected despite his failings

Incumbent Bangkok Gov. Sukhumbhand Paribatra, of the national opposition Democrat Party, is re-elected despite his failings the past four years.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 17, 2013

Speeding up long, slow games should be a priority

The March 7 decision by Japanese baseball's executive committee to drop the 3½-hour time limit on extra-inning games came as welcome news. We have observed the second anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011, the subsequent tsunami and nuclear power plant problems that led to...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2013

World records no joke to frustrated Pakistanis

One young contender created the world's largest sequin mosaic using 325,000 of the sparkly discs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2013

Prefectures dally over nuclear evacuation plans

If a disaster were to occur at one of Japan's 50 nuclear reactors, the most critically needed personnel in the minutes and hours immediately afterward might be bus drivers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2013

New connection expedites Saitama-Yokohama route

Tokyo's bustling Shibuya Station is going through yet another change: Starting Saturday, the Tokyu Toyoko Line and the Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line will be directly connected, enabling passengers to travel between Saitama and Yokohama without changing trains.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 14, 2013

Miyabi Matsuoka takes an enlightened approach to teaching the harp

To Miyabi Matsuoka, the harp is a mirror that reveals who you really are. She says she can tell the personality of a harp player by the way he or she manipulates the instrument, which affects the sound they create.
WORLD
Mar 14, 2013

Al-Qaida-Iran bond beginning to fracture

With the expulsion of a senior al-Qaida official, Iran appears to be signaling a crackdown on the terrorist group that has long sought refuge within its borders, even as Tehran allows al-Qaida operatives safe transit to Afghanistan, U.S. officials say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 13, 2013

Photo report: FOODEX Japan 2013

A veritable feast for the eyes and, of course, the stomach was served at this year's Foodex.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2013

Survivors recall two years of struggle

The Emperor, Empress and millions across the country observe a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. — the exact time when calamity struck Japan on March 11, 2011.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 12, 2013

Right or wrong, corporal punishment can produce winners

It was shaping up to be just another day at practice. The high school's head basketball coach, who was young and still trying to establish himself, was picking on the captain of the once-famous girls' team, jumping on her every mistake and yelling at the top of his voice to make his point.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Mar 12, 2013

Plenty to enjoy as fashion week approaches

The Italian denim magnate Diesel and EDUN, the niche eco-friendly brand developed by musician Bono and his wife, have something in common — a love of Africa and its artistic scene. It makes sense then that last year they announced DIESEL+EDUN, a denim collection, "Born in Africa and worn by a new generation...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 10, 2013

Filmmaker captures the 3/11 stress of Tohoku's deaf

Nobuko Kikuchi, a 72-year-old resident of Iwanuma, Miyagi Prefecture, couldn't hear the emergency sirens that followed the 9.0-magnitude earthquake that struck on March 11, 2011.
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.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
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.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.

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