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LIFE / Digital
Oct 31, 2007

Whole worlds inside the screen

With a population of Net-cafe refugees in Japan reported in August to be 5,400, and the recent demise of a 28-year-old South Korean, identified as Lee, who reportedly died after playing an online computer game for 50 hours straight, many are wondering what online virtual worlds are all about.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Oct 31, 2007

Meditations on meditation and enhancing the mind

At Enkakuji Temple in Kamakura, at dawn on a March morning several years ago, I came as close as I ever have to satori, the Zen term for spiritual enlightenment. Don't get me wrong, I'm not claiming any sort of deep insight, just that there, in that corner of Kanagawa Prefecture, I came to understand...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
Oct 31, 2007

New gadget for beer promotion gives whiff of things to come

Nose for innovation: Sales campaigns have traditionally focused on just one of the five senses. Retailers love to deck out their products in eye candy — some of it even connected to the offerings on sale — to attract the attention of the shopping public. The sense of hearing also gets some attention,...
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2007

Kim blasts Seoul report on '73 kidnapping

South Korean President Kim Dae Jung, abducted by agents during his dissident days, on Tuesday criticized a Seoul report on his kidnapping, saying it failed to assign clear responsibility to then dictator Park Chung Hee.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Oct 31, 2007

Tokyo's botanical beauty

A FLOWER LOVER'S GUIDE TO TOKYO: 40 Walks for All Seasons, by Sumiko Enbutsu (Kodansha International, ¥2,200)
BUSINESS
Oct 31, 2007

Takeda shares slide most in 20 years on drug delay fears

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. shares on Tuesday fell their farthest in 20 years in Tokyo trading over concern one of its most promising experimental medicines will be delayed.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2007 NPB PLAYOFFS
Oct 30, 2007

Nakata's stellar Game 2 outing gives Dragons a big boost

NAGOYA — The Chunichi Dragons are three wins away from their first Japan Series title since 1954 and surprisingly it's their pitching staff, not their offense, that's leading the way.
Reader Mail
Oct 30, 2007

'Cute' cars a big turnoff

Regarding the Oct. 25 article, "Tokyo Motor Show offers peek at future": I am in the market for a new car. My 1985 Toyota has 290,000 kilometers on it and has been a wonderful car. Toyota has taken the market head on.
BASKETBALL
Oct 30, 2007

Neumann eager to build winning team in Fukuoka

Building a professional basketball team from scratch requires patience, energy and a never-wavering commitment to promoting the product in nearby communities.
Reader Mail
Oct 30, 2007

Courage of a war survivor

Regarding the Oct. 24 article "Vivisectionist recalls his day of reckoning": I can only congratulate Japanese war survivors (like former army surgeon Ken Yuasa) for coming forward to admit to, and repent of, how far they went in putting into practice what they believed to be their orders.
BASKETBALL
Oct 30, 2007

Mighty Osaka Evessa in the mood for a three-peat

The Osaka Evessa are a proud, confident basketball team. And they've clearly earned this distinction.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 30, 2007

Darvish receives prestigious accolade

NAGOYA — Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters pitcher Yu Darvish was outstanding this season. So it's no surprise that the accolades have started rolling in.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2007

Moriya lists Yamada freebies

Former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya testified in the Diet on Monday that politicians, including an ex-Defense Agency chief, were wined and dined by a former executive of defense equipment trader Yamada Corp.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2007 NPB PLAYOFFS
Oct 30, 2007

Fighters coach Shirai stays focused on next game, not Game 2 loss

SAPPORO — The series is only tied at 1-1. But the Fighters have seriously got to find a way to play their trademark brand of ball.
EDITORIALS
Oct 30, 2007

What was Damascus building?

Sept. 6, Israeli warplanes bombed a Syrian complex that may have been the site for a nuclear reactor. Both governments have been close-mouthed about the attack, Syria denies that the site was a nuclear complex — Israel refuses to say anything, and other governments that might know what was there have...
Reader Mail
Oct 30, 2007

Broadcast offerings disappoint

I choose not to pay. NHK's general standards of broadcasting are reminiscent of the BBC's about 30 years ago. While I'm obliged to pay for the service, sadly, NHK appears to be under no obligation to provide programs that I want to watch.
Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay ¥500 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay ¥500 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Beware of China’s strategic distortion of reality
China holds a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, in Beijing on Sept. 3. 
Yen rout brings talk of ¥160 to the dollar and possible intervention
The yen has been weak against the U.S. dollar in recent weeks, with some analysts expecting the retreat to continue.
China to reimpose ban on Japanese seafood imports amid row over Taiwan, reports say
A sign reading, "Suspend the sales of all fish products imported from Japan" is displayed in an area home to Japanese restaurants in Beijing in August 2023. China will reimpose a ban on imports of Japanese seafood, media reports in Tokyo said Wednesday, as a diplomatic spat between the two countries deepens.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japanese companies advised to change mindset about investment in Africa
Bernard Laurendeau, chief of Enkopa Lab Japan, in Tokyo last month
Munetaka Murakami headlines quartet looking to move to MLB via posting system
The Swallows' Munetaka Murakami has 246 career home runs in eight NPB seasons.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Why we can’t get enough of the sham of the rental family
“Rental Family,” directed and co-written by the single-named Hikari, follows out-of-work actor Phillip (Brendan Fraser), who is hired as the “token white guy” at a Tokyo agency called Rental Family.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
By Kathryn Wortley

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