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BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2007

HSBC to open branches in large cities as private assets swell

HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe's biggest bank by market value, said Thursday it plans to open branches in Tokyo, Osaka and other large cities in Japan to grab a greater share of private assets.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 7, 2007

Spokes for yourself

Into cycle racing? Not into doping scandals? Well maybe this is the international road race for you.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 7, 2007

Tokyo Jazz 2007

The Tokyo Jazz fest organized by NHK and Nikkei was a 2-day event when it started 5 years ago and, up until 2005, had Herbie Hancock as director. How things have changed.
BASKETBALL
Sep 6, 2007

Shaq wants divorce

MIAMI (AP) Shaquille O'Neal has filed to divorce his wife after nearly five years of marriage, his attorney said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 6, 2007

Work-life imbalance said birthrate's key foe

The key to turning around Japan's declining birthrate is to improve the work-life balance for both women and men, asserts Yoko Kamikawa, new state minister for population issues and gender equality.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2007

Anger brews over dubious social security system

confers with Social Insurance Agency consultant Kiyoshi Kawaguchi at an agency branch office last month. AP PHOTO
EDITORIALS
Sep 6, 2007

Definition of 'all' in nuclear talks

Emerging from a bilateral meeting in Geneva this week between the United States and North Korea, top U.S. negotiator Mr. Christopher Hill said that both parties agreed that North Korea "will provide a full declaration of all their nuclear programs and will disable their nuclear programs by the end of...
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2007

Chinese minister vows all exports will be risk-free

SYDNEY (Kyodo) Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai told trade minister Akira Amari on Wednesday that China will not allow even "one-thousandth of a risk" involving the safety of its exports, including food, a Japanese official said.
COMMENTARY
Sep 6, 2007

China's image sinking fast

HONG KONG — Public opinion surveys taken in the United States and other countries around the world show that China's image has been badly dented in the wake of widespread reports of unsafe food, toxic toothpaste, dangerous toys and poisonous drugs.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 6, 2007

Japanese tattoo art carves its mark in the mainstream

"It seems like every two or three days we are doing a koi (carp) half-sleeve or a dragon tattoo. People in the States are going nuts for Japanese. It's really blown up over the last two years," says American tattoo artist Lewis Hess of Atlas Tattoo in Portland, Oregon.
COMMENTARY
Sep 6, 2007

Help wanted from the richest

LONDON — "The have-yachts and the have-nots" is a phrase used in London to distinguish between the very rich and not so rich. It reflects the growing disparity between the mega-rich and the rest.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 6, 2007

"Makiko Kudo"

Tomio Koyama Gallery Closes in 17 days
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 6, 2007

The magic of noh by firelight

At this time of year — and also in April and May, when it is neither too hot nor too cold for performers or audiences — takigi (firelight) noh is performed throughout Japan. Preferred venues are outdoor noh stages in the precincts of shrines, but as these are rare, special ones are often built in...
EDITORIALS
Sep 6, 2007

Realignment for battle

Department store chains have entered a major realignment phase. The department stores realigned through the integration of their operations are expected to wage a fierce battle against their rivals to survive and grow in an industry whose total sales have been declining since the early 1990s. On Monday,...

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