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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 27, 2012

Terrace dinner plan at Palace Hotel

The Palace Hotel Tokyo, situated near Tokyo Station and the Imperial Palace, is now offering a special summer accommodation plan called At the Terrace, through Sept. 9.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 15, 2012

"The Future of Earth! Urgent Coverage!"; Heroine teacher; CM of the week: Hotto Motto

Monday is a holiday, and Nippon TV will air a 90-minute special in the afternoon about sustainability called "Chikyu no Mirai! Kinkyu Shuzai!" ("The Future of Earth! Urgent Coverage!"; 2:55 p.m.), hosted by popular announcer Seiji Miyane.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jul 6, 2012

Rokurinsha: A ramen line-up worth dipping into

Even in the middle of the afternoon on a gray, rainy-season Monday, the queue in front of us is the best part of an hour deep and moving at snail's pace. Only to be expected at Tokyo Skytree, you might say. Except we're not lining up for the observation deck: We're there for the new branch of the legendary...
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 22, 2012

Bubby's new store in Tokyo Station

The American cafe and restaurant Bubby's is opening a new branch in the Yaesu underground shopping mall of Tokyo Station, known as Yaechika, on June 22.
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Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jun 15, 2012

Ballerina Ananiashvili set to play 'Swan Lake' role for last time in Japan

While she isn't ready to retire, prima ballerina Nina Ananiashvili's upcoming tour of Japan is set to be her last.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 8, 2012

Hyatt Regency Tokyo summer plan

The Hyatt Regency Tokyo in Shinjuku is offering a special Summer Stay accommodation plan, through Sept. 30.
COMMENTARY
May 28, 2012

China, too, faces challenge of an aging society

Parallel to its economic development, China is facing the challenge of a rapidly aging population. This is happening at a time when urbanization and industrialization is quickly increasing in the country. It is a trend that has weakened traditional family support networks, particularly for the elderly....
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Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
May 15, 2012

Kura

Dear Alice,
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CULTURE / Film
May 4, 2012

Sintok festival brings Singapore's growing movie scene to Tokyo

How long does it take to develop a unique national culture? Perhaps the answer can be found in Singapore. The "Lion City" has been independent for just half a century and maybe, judging from the splash the country has made at international film festivals in the last couple of years, its film directors...
COMMENTARY
Apr 30, 2012

Fact-checking Japan's critics

The better U.S. media now use fact-checkers and truth meters to debunk outrageous claims by politicians. Maybe Japan should do the same toward its critics.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Apr 27, 2012

Mother's Day lunch with carnations

With Mother's Day approaching, The Prince Park Tower Tokyo is offering a special lunch course for guests to show their mothers some appreciation at its Western cuisine restaurant, Brise Verte, located on the 33rd floor of the hotel, through May 13.
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JAPAN
Mar 27, 2012

Visa overstayers rally to maintain privileges after immigration revision

Foreigners overstaying their visas took to the streets of Tokyo on Monday, calling for the Justice Ministry to grant them special residency permits before the new immigration law takes effect July 9.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Mar 18, 2012

Goro plays up comic side; the journey of the cherry blossom tree; CM of the week: Kirin Hyoketsu

Goro Inagaki adds his peculiar comic touch to the role of a prosecutor's investigator, thus muscling in on fellow SMAP member Takuya Kimura's territory. Kimura's most famous character is the irreverent (at least in terms of sartorial choices) prosecutor in the "Hero" series. In the special two-hour drama...
JAPAN
Mar 9, 2012

Lower House OKs ¥90 trillion 2012 budget but deadline delays loom

The Lower House passed a ¥90.3 trillion budget for fiscal 2012 on Thursday, ensuring the legislation will be enacted, but the opposition camp could still prevent it from entering into force before the new fiscal year starts.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 8, 2012

Prizes for every picnic as spring campaigns blossom

Free beer and WHAT in a box? Japan's spring ad campaigns are in full swing.
COMMENTARY
Mar 3, 2012

How to push reform forward

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has stated he would stake his political life on realizing integrated reform of the tax and social security systems. Japan's financial structure is worse than those of other advanced countries and even that of Greece, which was responsible for the euro crisis. Therefore it...
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JAPAN
Jan 25, 2012

Noda team faces rocky Diet session

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda says his partially reshuffled Cabinet is the best lineup ever, but it will need to be to face the turbulence expected in the Diet session that started Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 17, 2012

Mariners, A's get set for season-opener in Japan

Ichiro Suzuki is coming home.
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LIFE / Travel
Jan 8, 2012

Nosing around Nada, the nation's sake-brewing mecca

Chewing and spitting out rice, unseemly as it sounds, is a key step in making kuchikami (literally, "mouth-chew") sake, an early form of the now world-famous drink. Fortunately, the brew has come a long way since then.
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CULTURE / Stage
Jan 6, 2012

'Spamalot' cast hopes 2012 is Year of the Python

"This is Spam," says Eric Idle to a room full of Japanese journalists, holding up a can of the precooked meat product that he and his fellow Monty Python cast members mocked to lasting effect in 1970 in their iconic BBC TV series.
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ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Jan 1, 2012

A breath of fire for nature this new Year of the Dragon

May I wish all our readers, in Japan and abroad, a very happy New Year. After 2011, I think we need one.
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2011

Immigration changes to come as new law takes effect in July

The revised immigration law will take effect next July 9 and the government will start accepting applications for new residence registration cards on Jan. 13, the Cabinet decided Tuesday, paving the way for increased government scrutiny through a centralized immigration control of foreign nationals....
EDITORIALS
Nov 21, 2011

No end to wasteful spending

The Board of Audit on Nov. 7 submitted to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda a report turning up ¥428.38 billion in 555 cases of wasteful use or improper spending of public money by government organizations and state-funded bodies in fiscal 2010.
EDITORIALS
Nov 15, 2011

Recognizing Japanese food culture

The word 'sushi' might just be the most traveled word in Japanese. All around the world, Japanese cuisine is appreciated, respected and most of all, enjoyed. Because of its uniqueness, a panel of experts under the agriculture ministry is calling for Japan's culinary culture to be included on UNESCO's...
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 11, 2011

Thanksgiving Day at Four Seasons

The Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi is celebrating Thanksgiving Day by offering special holiday menus at the hotel's international cuisine restaurant, ekki Bar & Grill, on Nov. 23 and 24.

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