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COMMENTARY
Mar 31, 2010

Why China kills a chicken to scare monkeys

It may be that Zhu Rongji is the most important Chinese political figure since the death of Mao Zedong's relatively enlightened successor Deng Xiaoping, I don't know. As China's previous premier (number two of the whole place) he was certainly the key technical engineer of China's audacious and epochal...
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BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Mar 30, 2010

Food cooperatives offer peace of mind for a price

Food cooperatives offer guilt-free groceries delivered to your doorstep, but that peace of mind will cost you a pretty penny.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Mar 30, 2010

And then there were three (foreign ozeki, that is)

Depending on the exact timing decided upon by the Sumo Association, sometime this week, sekiwake Baruto of Onoe Beya will receive an official visit from members of the association to advise him of his promotion to the sport's second rank — that of ozeki.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Mar 30, 2010

Time ripe for Fighters, Eagles to make moves in bullpen

There are fewer things more frustrating to baseball managers, players and fans than watching a lead slip away in the ninth inning.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Mar 30, 2010

A little girl lost in Japan

Dear Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama,
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BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Mar 28, 2010

Oita's Sato was inspired by Jordan

The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players in the bj-league. The league's fifth season began in October. Kimitake Sato of the Oita HeatDevils is the subject of this week's profile.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Mar 28, 2010

Words of wisdom from beyond the grave of Japan's secret pacts

A drama currently being played out on the stage of national politics in Japan may well mark a turning point in the country's postwar history.
Japan Times
LIFE
Mar 28, 2010

Death of Yeats end of Irish literary revival, says Pound, Noh enthusiast

June 5, 1939
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 28, 2010

Japanese women can't get no satisfaction

Several weeks ago, star economist and self-help guru Kazuyo Katsuma was the special guest on the TBS variety show "Kinyobi no Sumatachi e." The program's title conflates "kinyobi no tsumatachi" (Friday Wives), which once referred to Friday night "trendy drama" series centered on well-to-do housewives,...
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JAPAN / History
Mar 28, 2010

Our man, Mr. Pound

On May 15, 1939, readers of The Japan Times were introduced to a new correspondent — although, in literary circles, at least, he needed no introduction. He was Ezra Pound, then a 53-year-old American Modernist poet who could boast accomplishments that included having launched the career of T.S. Eliot....
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Mar 28, 2010

Mrs. GeGeGe; Secrets of Nisshin, Morinaga and Kappa Sushi. CM of the week: Yakult's Mirumiru

NHK's daily, 15-minute asa-dora (morning drama) is always about a plucky female, and this season the plucky female turns out to be a real person. The protagonist of "GeGeGe no Nyobo" (GeGeGe's Wife; M-Sat., BS2 at 7:45 a.m. and NHK-G at 8 a.m.) is Fumie Mizuki, the wife of cartoonist Shigeru Mizuki,...
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2010

All interrogations must be taped: Sugaya

Toshikazu Sugaya, convicted of murder in 1993 and freed from prison last June, and others believed wrongfully convicted are calling for full videotaping of police interrogations to help prevent crime suspects from being forced to make false confessions.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2010

Nationality is no way to select IMF leader

BERKELEY, Calif. — The International Monetary Fund, many say, has had a good crisis. As recently as three years ago, many observers thought that the Fund had outlived its usefulness and should be closed down. Since then, it has intervened in Hungary, Latvia, Iceland and Ukraine, among other crisis-stricken...
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CULTURE / Film
Mar 26, 2010

'Konchu Tantei Yoshida Yoshimi (Insect Detective yoshimi yoshida)'

A lot of kids go through a bug phase, when dragonflies, fireflies and butterflies seem absolutely fascinating. But the Japanese carry bug love to heights unknown to the underage ant farmers of my native Ohio, a love that puzzled me when I first came here, since about the only bugs I normally encountered...
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Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 26, 2010

Art lovers to take Roppongi

Round two of what might be called the "Battle for Roppongi" takes place Saturday night.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 26, 2010

Soudant returns to Tokyo Symphony Orchestra

Drawing upon the energy and enthusiasm of British guest conductor Rumon Gamba, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra (TSO) thrilled the Suntory Hall audience during their last concert there: Before intermission, four beautifully harmonized French horns featured on Robert Schumann's Konzertstuck; after, the orchestra...
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2010

Record fiscal '10 budget enacted

The ruling bloc enacted the fiscal 2010 budget Wednesday, clearing the way to reflect the Democratic Party of Japan's campaign vows while cranking out an unprecedented ¥44.3 trillion in new bonds.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Mar 24, 2010

Big (only) in Japan? Beer salesgirls

The 'beer girls' (uriko) are a familiar sight to any baseball fan. Pulse asks are they big (only) in Japan?
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2010

Don't just wait for disaster

NEW YORK — No country can afford to ignore the lessons of the earthquakes in Chile and Haiti. We cannot stop such disasters from happening. But we can dramatically reduce their impact, if the right disaster risk reduction measures are taken in advance.
EDITORIALS
Mar 23, 2010

When airports eat each other

Japan has 98 airports. The transport ministry's recent survey of 72 of them indicates that the economic viability of many airports is low. Unless local governments and concerned businesses make serious efforts to attract more passengers, some airports may be forced to close.
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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 23, 2010

Greater peacekeeping role OK, not truce enforcement

Japan has often been criticized by the international community for resorting to "checkbook diplomacy" instead of committing uniformed personnel to danger zones as part of U.N. peacekeeping operations, but the ruling Democratic Party of Japan has signaled it wants that to change.
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2010

Immigration detainees end hunger strike

OSAKA — Human rights activists said Sunday that around 70 detainees at the West Japan Immigration Control Center stopped their 11-day hunger strike Friday evening after the center reportedly agreed to meet with both detainees and activists Tuesday.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Mar 21, 2010

Profile of Rakuten founder Hiroshi Mikitani; CM of the week: Nemurete'masu ka?

This week's edition of the business-related nonfiction series "Rubicon no Ketsudan" (The Rubicon Decision; TV Tokyo, Thurs., 10 p.m.) covers the rise and rise of Hiroshi Mikitani, the man behind the so-called Internet Mall, Rakuten Ichiba, and, according to Forbes magazine, the sixth richest man in Japan....
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BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Mar 21, 2010

Joho's passion gives Lakestars a real boost

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