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CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Jan 8, 2006

Resurrection of 47 masterless samurai

KUNIYOSHI: The Faithful Samurai, by David R. Weinberg, translations and essay by Alfred H. Marks, Foreword by B.W. Robinson. Amsterdam: Hotei Publishing, 2005, 192 pp., map, pictures, color plates. 39.50 euro (paper). This is the paperback edition (first published in 2000) of one of the most interesting...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 8, 2006

The ups and downs and ins and outs of Japan's media in 2005

* Media persons of the year: Takafumi Horie and Taizo Sugimura.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / CLOSE-UP
Jan 8, 2006

Shigeaki Hinohara: Doctor of reforms

Even at the age of 94, Shigeaki Hinohara's mind and memory are so clear as to put some of his medical students to shame. And even despite being Japan's best-known and most highly acclaimed physician -- and chairman of the board of trustees of prestigious St. Luke's International Hospital in Tokyo --...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 8, 2006

'Sayuri' by any other name is still a sexist whitewash

Stereotypes die hard, and none more so than outsiders' stereotypes of Japan. Time and again, they are not so much reinvented as recycled, using potent but often semi-mythical symbols from a potpourri of favorite bygone eras. In the end, they tell us more about the foreigners who have dredged them up...
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Jan 8, 2006

Unsparing view of Indonesia past

IN THE TIME OF MADNESS by Richard Lloyd Parry. London: Jonathan Cape, 2005, 315 pp., £12.99 (paper). This firsthand account of fin de siecle Indonesia, an era of widespread chaos and violence, takes us into the heart of darkness, searing our consciousness with images of deprivation, fear and mayhem...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jan 7, 2006

Portsmouth set to get influx of cash from Russian investor

LONDON -- Imagine you won the lottery and suddenly had wealth beyond your wildest dreams.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 7, 2006

Lions acquire ex-Yankees pitcher

The Seibu Lions on Friday announced the acquisition of left-handed pitcher Alex Graman, who had playing time with the New York Yankees over the past two years.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 7, 2006

Fukudome joins Japan WBC squad

The Japanese baseball commissioner's office said Friday it has approved Chunichi Dragons outfielder Kosuke Fukudome to join the nation's squad for the World Baseball Classic.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 7, 2006

Japan to meet Saudi Arabia

Japan Football Association technical director Kozo Tashima confirmed Friday that Japan will face Saudi Arabia in an away match on March 1 in the preliminary round of the 2007 Asian Cup tournament.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 7, 2006

Eagles to chat up ex-Met Ishii

The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles will hold talks Saturday with Kazuhisa Ishii, who was released by the New York Mets last month.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jan 7, 2006

Weiss never had a chance with Sonics

NEW YORK -- Fired SuperSonics coach Bob Weiss was hired for three reasons:
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2006

Cold snap to add 657 billion yen to GDP: think tank

The severe winter expected this year is expected to boost total spending on goods and services by 656.7 billion yen, adding 0.13 percentage point to real gross domestic product in fiscal 2005, a think tank said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Jan 7, 2006

Plug the fundraising loopholes

Political funds flowing into the coffers of political parties and political organizations nationwide in 2004 totaled 290.8 billion yen, down 9.8 percent from 2003. Of that amount, revenue collected by local party chapters and organizations came to 152.7 billion yen, a decrease of 16.3 percent from the...
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2006

Condo scandal shakes engineering industry

As people begin to feel that they can no longer trust their streets to be safe, they have discovered that even the roofs over their heads may also not be secure.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2006

Forewarned, ward starts Aneha probe

Tokyo's Ota Ward began an investigation Friday into the quake-resistance strength of a condominium complex that architect Hidetsugu Aneha said was the first project in which he doctored quake-proof data.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2006

JR group sees sixth straight rise in holiday traffic

The Japan Railway group said Friday 9.84 million passengers traveled on JR trains during the yearend holiday season, up 1.6 percent from a year earlier, the sixth straight yearly increase.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2006

Aso to join trilateral security dialogue during Australia visit

Foreign Minister Taro Aso will hold talks with his Australian counterpart, Alexander Downer, and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on security issues during his four-day visit to Sydney starting Tuesday, Foreign Ministry officials said Friday.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2006

Record blizzard to reach new depths

Heavy snow hit the Sea of Japan coast Friday and is expected to continue through Sunday, adding more misery to western and northern sections of the country already buried in record-deep snow, the Meteorological Agency said.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2006

Needle can make you 'drunk': study

Blood-alcohol tests can be inaccurate if the needle is sterilized with ethanol, a research group said Friday.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2006

Tokyo-Beijing fire rages on over diplomat's suicide in 2004

A spat between Japan and China over the 2004 suicide of a diplomat at the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai continued Thursday as Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe urged Beijing to give a "sincere response" over what has been reported as an attempt to extort intelligence.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2006

Japan, U.S. to hold military realignment talks next week

Japan and the United States plan to hold senior working-level talks next Wednesday and Thursday in Washington on the realignment of the U.S. military presence in Japan, Foreign Ministry officials said Friday.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2006

Japan, China set one-day talks to ease frictions

Japan announced Friday that it would hold one-day talks with China next week on bilateral ties and a dispute over gas deposits in the East China Sea in an apparent attempt to staunch a rapid deterioration in relations.
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2006

Yosano sees light at tunnel's end

Economic and fiscal policy minister Kaoru Yosano spoke confidently about the course of the economy Friday, saying it was about to emerge from "a dark tunnel" and show sustainable growth from now on.
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2006

Scandal-plagued NHK expects to rebound in fiscal 2007

Scandal-plagued NHK expects to rebound in fiscal 2007

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A store clerk tries to cool things down in front of their shop by spraying a hose.
Is extreme weather changing the way Japan shops?