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Japan Times
JAPAN / GASTECH JAPAN 2017
Apr 4, 2017

Chiba Prefecture boasts green parks, long history

Inhabited by people since the pre-historic era, Makuhari is today a conference city that — thanks to its proximity to Tokyo — is highly regarded as a convenient site for holding various events and conferences. Makuhari lies in Chiba Prefecture, which has a land area of 5,156 sq. kilometers and a...
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Mar 10, 2017

Wenger's long run with Arsenal likely near the end

When you are a multimillionaire and you are two years past the retirement age with most of those who judge your work urging you to leave your job, why not call it a day?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2017

U.S. media has long wallowed in 'alternative facts'

The U.S. watchdogs of democracy have long been mostly lapdogs, gently licking the blood-soaked hands of those who fed them — America's political and corporate elites.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 20, 2016

J-horror master Yoshihiro Nakamura returns to form

Yoshihiro Nakamura entered the film world on a well-trodden path. After making 8 mm films while studying at Tokyo's Seijo University and winning a prize at the 1993 Pia Film Festival — a famous incubator for young Japanese filmmakers — he worked as an assistant director for Juzo Itami, Yoichi Sai...
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2016

Russia can use U.S. as an excuse for only so long

The Putin regime has helped create enmity with the West because it needs enemies for its legitimacy.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 23, 2015

Little hope on horizon for long-suffering Aston Villa

Such is the apathy among Aston Villa fans that even a planned protest against manager Paul Lambert and owner Randy Lerner failed to materialize.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 9, 2014

Yazidis aided by U.S. have long history of persecution in Iraq

The Iraqi mountain community that U.S. President Barack Obama is racing to defend numbers in the tens or hundreds of thousands, with roots in the 12th century and a history of persecution.
CULTURE / Stage
Apr 16, 2014

Could England's lead cultural agency offer a long-term template for Japan as a whole?

Arts Council England, generally referred to as the Arts Council, is a national agency which, in its own words, "champions, develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences that enrich people's lives."
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 22, 2013

Climate change as a form of terrorism

The typhoon in the Philippines is a useful reminder that we need to think more about what can be done, both on climate mitigation and on disaster preparation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 18, 2013

'Interruptions' gives form to invisible immigrants

As senators opened the immigration reform debate with a hearing Wednesday morning, spectral sentinels last seen in the Hollywood Hills and on Rodeo Drive began appearing on Capitol Hill.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 19, 2012

Plan A: Live long and inconspicuously

Among other things, being Japanese means embracing a distinct and particular weirdness. The Japanese are well aware of this fact, and generations of Nipponjin (日本人, Japanese) have pondered on how hen (変, strange) we are since the country opened its doors to outsiders some 150 years ago. Encountering...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 4, 2012

Chairlift taps childhood memories of Japan for inspiration

Next week will mark Brooklyn, New York-based synth-pop duo Chairlift's first gig in Japan, but it won't be the first time here for Caroline Polachek.
EDITORIALS
Jun 2, 2011

A long-awaited arrest

Gen. Ratko Mladic, the world's most wanted war crimes suspect, was arrested last week in Serbia. His detention, while delayed, is a victory for justice nonetheless. It is a powerful reminder to those who would contemplate similar crimes that they will know no rest; they will have to live their lives...
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2011

Long honeymoon over for Hashimoto

OSAKA — Three years into his first term, Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto continues to enjoy some of the highest ratings of any politician, with media polls showing 70 to 80 percent of the electorate approve of his job performance.
MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
Dec 24, 2009

Mao looks for 4th straight Japan title after long break

With the Vancouver Olympics only 50 days away, Mao Asada will take the ice on Saturday in Osaka looking for redemption at the Japan nationals, having not skated competitively for two months.
Japan Times
LIFE
Oct 11, 2009

The long road to identity

A striking fact regarding modern Japanese surnames is their sheer number. There's no precise count, but the consensus is that there are more than 100,000.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 20, 2009

Manga's reach is long

Manga is not just about manga. So says the Kyoto International Manga Museum, which — not surprisingly, I guess — thinks the genre's sphere of influence extends way beyond the printed page to encompass everything from music and cooking to calligraphy and theater. To prove their point, the museum is...
Reader Mail
May 22, 2008

Long life was never guaranteed

Discussion of God and the inequities of Christian life in the real world always presents well-meaning Christians with a powerful dilemma. Anyone looking for a perfect life as a Christian, God-fearing person has to face the unpleasant reality that life isn't often fair and rewarding according to good...
EDITORIALS
Dec 21, 2007

Tax reform minus the long view

The ruling coalition's tax reform proposals for fiscal 2008 are apparently aimed at getting votes in coming general elections. They fail to address long-term issues such as how to divide tax-revenue sources equitably between the central and local governments and how to overhaul the tax system to reconstruct...
SOCCER
Jul 16, 2007

Prickly Osim in rare form before match

HANOI — Ivica Osim's tit-for-tat battle with sections of the press at the Asian Cup finals reached surreal new heights Sunday ahead of defending champion Japan's final Group B match against cohost Vietnam.
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2006

Long-term fiscal health needs cuts, taxes: experts

Monday's decision by the government to cut spending and aim for a primary surplus by 2011 is a step in the right direction, but more drastic reforms are needed to whip the books back into shape, experts say.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2006

METI's long-term plan aims for 2.2% annual growth

The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Friday it has finalized a strategy document that it believes will help Japan achieve real economic growth of 2.2 percent on average between fiscal 2004 and 2015.
MORE SPORTS
May 15, 2006

Dance in the Mood back in form

It was a long time coming, but Dance in the Mood finally found her feet again, capturing the Mother's Day inaugural Victoria Mile at Tokyo Sunday by a length and a quarter over Air Messiah.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Sep 27, 2004

Debating the life of a long-deceased poet

NEW YORK -- Inuhiko Yomota, one of the most well-read and prolific writers I know, was in town, and when I said I am working on a new book on the poet Kenji Miyazawa (1896-1933), he told me that his friend, Masahiko Nishi, has written a book arguing that Miyazawa expressed strong anticolonialism through...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jan 31, 2004

Tiny hot carpets and long frozen delays

For those of you rolling your eyes at the prospect of reading my annual column whining about the lack of central heating in Japan, wait. This one, I promise, will be different. Because things are changing in Japan.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 19, 2002

Fighters, Diamondbacks form partnership

The Nippon Ham Fighters, who are scheduled to move to Sapporo for the 2004 season, will be getting a little help setting up shop up north the team announced Thursday in Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 17, 2001

A la cart

Masaru Tanaka's yatai has been open for business at the same roadside spot in central Tokyo almost every evening for the past 40 years or more.
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2001

Foreigners face long slog to Japanese citizenship

Seven years after he became the first foreign sumo wrestler to win the revered Emperor's Cup in 1972, Jesse "Takamiyama" Kuhaulua applied for Japanese citizenship.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
Trump unveils 10% global tariff, with Japan levy set at 24%
Trump tosses a MAGA hat to the crowd during an event in which he unveiled new tariffs in the White House on Wednesday.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
Japan’s leader didn’t read the job description
Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba is facing a political funding scandal that has damaged his reputation and sparked speculation that internal efforts to remove him are underway.
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.

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