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CULTURE / Art
Mar 22, 2012

Photographing history: pioneers of technique

A good retrospective presents an artist's full career, challenges our preconceptions and encourages us to rethink his or her work and contributions. Two new exhibitions at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography do just that, shedding new light on two very different photographers: Felice Beato...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 22, 2012

Photographing history: pioneers of technique

A good retrospective presents an artist's full career, challenges our preconceptions and encourages us to rethink his or her work and contributions. Two new exhibitions at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography do just that, shedding new light on two very different photographers: Felice Beato...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 22, 2012

Join TPP but also expand in Asia: economist

Japan should adopt a two-pronged trade strategy — participate in the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade agreement and further deepen economic ties with the rest of Asia — to achieve economic growth, according to the top economist at the Asian Development Bank Institute.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 22, 2012

"Tomohiro Muda: OKUGAKE"

The term "okugake" refers to the Buddhist ascetic practice of walking along the pilgrimage course called Omine Okugakemichi, an 80-km route from Yoshino/Omine to Kumano Sanzan in Nara Prefecture. Passing along the Kii Mountains, the route, traditionally traveled by Buddhist monks, drew worldwide attention...
CULTURE / Art
Mar 22, 2012

"Tomohiro Muda: OKUGAKE"

The term "okugake" refers to the Buddhist ascetic practice of walking along the pilgrimage course called Omine Okugakemichi, an 80-km route from Yoshino/Omine to Kumano Sanzan in Nara Prefecture. Passing along the Kii Mountains, the route, traditionally traveled by Buddhist monks, drew worldwide attention...
EDITORIALS
Mar 21, 2012

Painting a target on Mr. Kony

Mr. Joseph Kony is a nasty piece of work. The warlord is the founder of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), an insurgent group that has been battling the government in Uganda for over two decades. Founded in 1987, the group was formed as a rebel group that fought for power and spoils against southern Ugandans...
COMMENTARY
Mar 19, 2012

Chief executive falls on Hong Kong's reputation

Chief Executive Donald Tsang, chastened by the disclosure that he had accepted favors from Hong Kong and mainland tycoons, was on the verge of tears when he appeared March 1 before the Legislative Council and pleaded: "No matter whether you still trust me or not, don't lose faith in Hong Kong's institutions."...
EDITORIALS
Mar 19, 2012

Preparing for the next big one

A year after the 3/11 earthquake and tsunami devastated the Pacific coastal areas of the Tohoku region, the government and people need to realize that 3/11 will not be the last large-scale natural disaster to hit Japan. The nation needs to prepare for powerful quakes and tsunami that have been forecast...
Reader Mail
Mar 18, 2012

Don't give in to sentimentality

Regarding Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's March 14 article, "Renew commitment to building a new Japan": It is commendable that the prime minister has promised to offer "timely and accurate information (about the Fukushima crisis) to the international community". His predecessor, Naoto Kan failed, miserably...
EDITORIALS
Mar 18, 2012

Time for antinuclear protests

While Japan mourned on the first anniversary of the Tohoku disaster last Sunday, many people all over Japan also turned their sorrow into protest. At least 20,000 antinuclear protesters took to the parks and streets of the country to show their resolve against nuclear power. As the government mulls restarting...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 17, 2012

Expat writer explores the fantastical

The first short story Thersa Matsuura ever wrote in Japan, "Sand Walls, Paper Doors," introduces the fantastical nonhuman characters of Japanese folklore, from the pillow-swapping trickster to the ghostly children who frolic through human dreams.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 16, 2012

Okinawa prepares to revel in the sound of music during showcase

After being forced to cancel last year, The Okinawa International Asia Music Festival Musix is back for a second round. The festival first appeared in March 2010 with a program of well over 100 bands from Japan and overseas. Not keeping with a specific theme, the festival offers pop, jazz, rock and traditional...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 16, 2012

A modern take on American theater classic

SIS Company's new production of "The Glass Menagerie" by the U.S. playwright Tennessee Williams (1911-83) looks like a marriage made in theatrical heaven between one of Williams' masterpieces and an impressive cast.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Mar 15, 2012

Natural Lawson takes it to the next level

Targeting health-conscious female shoppers Natural Lawson teams up with kurrku and pump up the healthy, hip organic goodness.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / IN THE RECORD
Mar 15, 2012

David Dicembre

David Dicembre has been in Tokyo for the past nine years, and has been spinning records for just as long. He's the manager of the Japanese version of online music magazine Resident Advisor and on top of that he organizes a regular chill-out party called Sound Garden. This is what's in his record bag:...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 15, 2012

New House's YouTube marathons help deliver a debut

Yuta Mitsuhashi says he spends a lot of time falling into "YouTube holes": Watch a clip, click on a related link, repeat until the majority of your night has been spent staring at a computer screen. He isn't scrolling through LOLcat videos though, he dives into things like Thai pop music, Middle Eastern...
EDITORIALS
Mar 15, 2012

Disposing of disaster debris

One year since the 3/11 disasters, the devastated areas face many difficult problems. One big problem is how to dispose of the large amounts of debris that the massive earthquake and tsunami left.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 15, 2012

Let the theater help you become as free as a bird

One day, William Tuckett's big sister decided that she wanted to take ballet classes. Soon after, Tuckett's mother realized that if both her children went to the class, she could have two hours free to herself. He may have had no choice attending classes at age 6, but the now world-renowned dancer and...
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2012

Okuda named new Sharp president

Sharp Corp. on Wednesday named Takashi Okuda as its new president after forecasting a record annual loss amid slumping prices for its Aquos televisions, an economic slowdown and a tax charge.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2012

Renew commitment to building a new Japan

March 11 is etched in Japan's collective consciousness. Sunday, on the first anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, which triggered the starkest crisis our country has faced in a generation, we commemorated all of those who suffered. Our thoughts went out to all of the victims of the tragedy...
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Mar 14, 2012

Love deserves consideration for MVP

When Kevin Love was in high-school, numerous people devalued his accomplishments, probably because he complied with gravity and didn't quite qualify as a gymnast or a contortionist.
U.S. Osprey accidentally drops cargo into sea in Okinawa
A V-22 Osprey
Large fire breaks out near Osaka's Tsutenkaku Tower
Smoke rises from a fire at a commercial building near Tsutenkaku Tower, in Osaka, on Tuesday.
Nissan to end production of compact van as Honda rescue looms
A trailer transports Nissan’s NV200 Venette minivans in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Kanagawa high school student arrested for credit card data theft
A 17-year-old student from Kanagawa Prefecture has been arrested for allegedly creating a program that purported to verify the validity of credit cards and using it to illegally obtain their details.
SoftBank to help fund and lead Trump-backed Stargate AI project, a $500 billion venture
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on Stargate, as Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman look on in the Roosevelt room at the White House.
Terunofuji’s career was unique — and great
Yokozuna Terunofuji enters the ring at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo earlier this month during what would be his final tournament.
Japan-made games part of a rising tide of indie greatness
One of the brighest spots of Japan's indie gaming landscape in 2024 was Sonokuni, and with more incubators and other avenues of support springing up, there may be more games like it in the future.
Fuji TV scandal sparks probes on exploitation within TV industry
Fuji Media Holdings' headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. The company will hold an extraordinary board meeting on Thursday over the firestorm sparked by TV host Masahiro Nakai's alleged sexual misconduct.
Iconic Japanese outfielder Ichiro Suzuki elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Ichiro Suzuki finished his career with 3,089 MLB hits and is one of 33 players in the 3,000-hit club.
For kids, Japanese food ‘is a doorway to exploration’
"A Very Asian Guide to Japanese Food" is the first edition of the Asia-centric series to focus on rice balls, fermented soybeans and other Japanese staples.

Podcast

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

Longform

Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go
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