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Japan Times
Features / JAPAN FASHION WEEK FALL/WINTER 06-07
Mar 26, 2006

Thoughts and images from fashionistas

With JFW distinctly short on overseas visitors, five foreign fashionistas who were there offer their thoughts and images of the flagging event:
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Mar 26, 2006

One nation's icon carries a torch of conscience for all

On March 6, the Polish film and theater director Andrzej Wajda celebrated his 80th birthday. In fact, all of Poland celebrated it with him. I was in the country that week, and I have never before seen such total media interest in a cultural figure. Wajda is certainly Poland's "living national treasure."...
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Mar 24, 2006

JOC blames self-indulgent athletes for poor Turin results

The Japanese Olympic Committee, reflecting on the nation's disappointing results in Turin, criticized some of the athletes Thursday for what it said was their self-indulgent attitudes.
EDITORIALS
Mar 24, 2006

Glory days for Japanese baseball

I n recent years, circumstances surrounding Japanese baseball suggested that its popularity was in decline and that soccer was drawing away many fans. However, Team Japan's 10-6 victory over Cuba this week to win the inaugural 2006 World Baseball Classic (WBC) is certainly enough to lift the fortunes...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 23, 2006

A grand splash

Just before Japan's economy took a downturn, the Tokyu railroad conglomerate celebrated good times with the construction of the splendidly designed Bunkamura arts complex just behind its flagship department store in Tokyo's Shibuya district.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 22, 2006

Japanese baseball circles rejoice at WBC triumph

Japanese baseball circles on Tuesday celebrated the county's triumph at the World Baseball Classic with a victory over Cuba in the championship final.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 22, 2006

Japan faces difficulty in hosting later round games for 2009 event

SAN DIEGO -- Results aside, it could be tough for Japan to host later round games for the next World Baseball Classic in 2009.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 22, 2006

Japan rejoices at becoming WBC champion

Japanese baseball fans were jubilant Tuesday after Japan became the champion of the inaugural World Baseball Classic with a 10-6 victory over three-time Olympic champion Cuba in the final.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 22, 2006

Ichiro calls victory 'greatest moment'

SAN DIEGO -- For Team Japan to be No. 1, Ichiro Suzuki had to bat No. 3.
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Mar 17, 2006

Harada to retire at end of season

Veteran ski jumper Masahiko Harada, a member of Japan's gold medal-winning team at the 1998 Nagano Olympic Games, will retire after the current season, the Ski Association of Japan said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2006

Oil firms adjust footing amid Iran's nuclear follies

As tension mounts worldwide over the standoff concerning Iran's nuclear ambitions, Japanese oil companies are starting to take precautions as uncertainties surrounding the situation may force them to stop importing oil from the Islamic state.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 17, 2006

Curtain rises on Tokyo International Anime Fair

From popular TV series and unreleased work to cutting-edge production technology, everything the domestic animation industry has to offer will be at the 5th Tokyo International Anime Fair 2006, from March 23 to 26 at the Tokyo Big Sight.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 17, 2006

Beat crusader

With March 21 being a national holiday, the "United" party at Womb with guest DJ James Lavelle the night before is perfectly timed, giving most clubbers enough time to sleep off the post-party blues.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 17, 2006

Who's got the craic ?

Irish Network Japan, the nonprofit organization that aims to "bring a little part of Ireland to Japan," celebrates the biggest event on the Irish calendar with its 15th annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Omotesando-dori, Route 246 and Meiji-dori in Tokyo. The parade takes place on March 19, two days...
CULTURE / Music
Mar 17, 2006

Reggae Japansplash

Until 2002, Reggae Japansplash was Japan's longest-running non-jazz summer music festival until it was moved up to the spring. The change made it easier to book a reasonably priced venue, but also eliminated one of the festival's most basic appeals: grooving to deep, sinuous riddims under a sweltering...
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Mar 16, 2006

Arakawa's strong will is key to her success on world stage

While Shizuka Arakawa dazzled Japan with her enchanting performance in capturing the gold medal in the Turin Games last month, she also illustrated what separates her from most of her sporting compatriots -- individuality and candor.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 16, 2006

Paying respect to a father, and a scholar

In 1962, in order reverse a general decline in kabuki in Osaka, Kataoka Nizaemon XIII mobilized his three sons and a number of friends to independently stage their own performance. Osaka's kabuki world, after thriving during the first few decades of the 20th century, had lost its financial backing in...
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2006

System targets bioterror, flu threats

A national center for infectious disease surveillance has begun building a system aimed at detecting early signs of bioterrorism and new types of influenza based on factors that include a slight increase in the number of emergency patients, center officials said Monday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 12, 2006

Lefebvre has Team China improving

A few paragraphs to start off this week's column about Jim Lefebvre, manager of the China National Team which competed last weekend against Japan, Korea and Taiwan in the Asia Round of the World Baseball Classic at Tokyo Dome.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2006

Cops walk to work for a sense of disaster

Tokyo police simulated what it would be like to work during a disaster Saturday by sending its 20,000 policemen to work on foot.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

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