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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 16, 2007

'A positive impostor'

Israeli filmmaker Radu Mihaileanu has only three feature films to his name, but is known for a solid international reputation, the kind of director whose works are eagerly awaited for in film festivals from Toronto to Berlin. Even so, he was surprised by the interest and enthusiasm over his latest, "Va,...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 16, 2007

Concert calls upon you and your cellphone

Tony Prabowo has become Indonesia's foremost contemporary composer with his fusion of Indonesian and Western-style music. The music of Prabowo will be performed at a series of concerts, titled "Absolute-MIX Presents Electro-Acoustic Music," in Tokyo on March 27-28.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 16, 2007

'Argentine Baba'

Movies about quirky, dysfunctional families are a thriving subgenre in Hollywood, "Little Miss Sunshine" being the most successful recent example. The Japanese make these films as well, but they tend to be more surreal -- or rather manga-esque, as seen in Katsuhito Ishii's "Cha no Aji (Taste of Tea),"...
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2007

Toyota frets U.S. political backlash: Okuda

The former head of Toyota acknowledged Wednesday the successful carmaker was worried about a possible political backlash in the United States to his company's booming success there in stark contrast to struggling U.S. rivals.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 16, 2007

'Va, vis et deviens'

On the surface, "Va, vis et deviens" is a political story, drawing from a little-known chunk of history called "Operation Moses." In 1984, 80,000 Ethiopian Jews (known as "Falasha") were airlifted from their native land to Israel in an effort to save them from drought and famine. That incident is a starting...
CULTURE / Music
Mar 16, 2007

Mark Murphy "Love Is What Stays"

"Love is What Stays" shows again why Mark Murphy is a singer's singer, the kind of person whose live shows draw audiences filled with singers (pros and wannabes) as well as fans. Murphy's singing has always had an urgent honesty to it, as if every note might be his last. At the same time, though, his...
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 16, 2007

Restaurant Khyber: Subtle spices from the tandoor grill

The tandoor oven has come a long way from its humble roots in northern India and what is now Pakistan. Basic but so effective, its design has remained unchanged for thousands of years: a simple terra-cotta cylinder, maybe a meter high and 25 cm across, surrounded by thick insulation to keep the heat...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 16, 2007

Travel fair targets expats, makes booking vacations easy

Thinking of booking a holiday? Before laying down your deposit, head to Japan's only English-language travel exhibition, Kudos Travel Fair, which takes place on March 24 at The Garden Hall, Yebisu Garden Place, Tokyo, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
EDITORIALS
Mar 15, 2007

Off the TSE hook

The Tokyo Stock Exchange has decided not to delist Nikko Cordial Corp., the nation's third-largest brokerage, from the Tokyo bourse despite its false reporting of earnings. The TSE's explanation -- that the brokerage's misconduct was "not black enough" -- makes the public wonder whether the exchange...
BASKETBALL
Mar 15, 2007

Sunflowers earn W-League title

The JOMO Sunflowers captured the W-League Finals title with a 59-57 win over the Fujitsu Red Wave on Wednesday night at Funabashi Arena in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2007

Statute used to overturn slave labor redress

responsibilities of the government and major companies," said Yuzuru Tamura, a law professor at Matsuyama University and an expert on the forced labor issue. "I believe the court forgot that it is the final fort to protect the victims' rights." According to a Foreign Ministry report, about 39,000 Chinese...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2007

Empress is palace's latest stress victim

It's not easy being a woman in the Imperial family.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2007

Foreign labor need exposes dearth of rights

OSAKA -- As the debate intensifies over allowing more foreign workers into Japan to make up for the coming labor shortage, human rights groups have recently stepped up efforts to push for a law against discrimination.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2007

Gov. Sonomanma: What sex slaves?

Miyazaki Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru, a comedian-turned-rookie-politician, waded into a political minefield Wednesday, claiming it was hard to confirm as historical fact that the wartime Japanese military coerced women across Asia into frontline brothels.
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2007

Citigroup bid firm at 1,700 yen as Nikko tender offer starts

U.S. financial services giant Citigroup Inc. said Wednesday it will launch a public tender offer for Nikko Cordial Corp. from Thursday through Apr. 26 for 1,700 yen per share -- a price Citigroup said it would not increase.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2007

Minister's reticence may backfire

It's turning into a hard week at the Diet for farm minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka, whose political funds report revealed suspiciously high utility expenditures at his rent-free government office.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2007

EU defies pessimists' dire predictions

PRAGUE -- As the European Union prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome later this month, the EU is widely perceived to be on its knees. European integration, is felt to have, somehow met its Waterloo in 2005, when Dutch and French referendums unexpectedly torpedoed the draft...
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2007

Michelin plans Tokyo eatery guide, vows ratings won't be French-based

The Michelin Guide, the French bible of gastronomy, extended its global reach Wednesday by announcing its first guide to Tokyo's restaurants amid local skepticism that the French would be the best arbiter of Japan's culinary traditions.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
New satellite images suggest 'mass graves' in Sudan's El-Fasher
A general view of a berm construction in Kinin Village near El-Fasher.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.
SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal.
These are the hottest lower-division rikishi to watch right now
Fukazaki (right) grapples with Enho at the IG Arena in Nagoya on July 13.
Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo

Podcast

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

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
By Alex K.T. Martin

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