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Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 26, 2006

Powerful Reds down Gamba

Urawa Reds proved too strong for Gamba Osaka in the Xerox Super Cup on Saturday, beating the defending J. League champion 3-1 in the traditional season curtain raiser.
EDITORIALS
Feb 26, 2006

Justice for a Holocaust doubter

Of all the people whose misfortunes made news this past week, few inspire less sympathy than David Irving. The British historian who has fashioned a career out of questioning the Nazis' slaughter of millions of European Jews was sentenced to three years in prison on Monday for violating Austria's ban...
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Feb 25, 2006

That's no kanji, that's just a hairball

So, how's your kanji study coming along? What? You've been slacking off? Well, me too. And I have a good reason: hairballs. Any Westerner who has studied Japanese kanji has had hairballs: those things that result when you start to write a kanji, usually one you've written a thousand times before, but...
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CULTURE / Art
Feb 23, 2006

'Drawing Restraint 9': Matthew Barney's latest film stands on ceremony

There is a scene near the end of Matthew Barney's new movie "Drawing Restraint 9" where your greatest fears about the film come true. And no, it isn't a typical moment of blood-saturated transformation as in his "Cremaster Series" -- it's actually before the knives come out.
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CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Feb 23, 2006

Kiyosumi galleries: Optimistic in Tokyo's east

Painting, photography and installations from emerging and experienced artists have made for a strong start to the Kiyosumi galleries' first spring season.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2006

Takebe may file slander suit over e-mail allegation

Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Tsutomu Takebe refused Monday to rule out the possibility of suing Hisayasu Nagata, a lawmaker from the Democratic Party of Japan, over his allegation that Takebe's second son had shady financial connections with jailed Livedoor Co. founder Takafumi Horie.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Feb 21, 2006

Taking the biz plunge

Japan has long been a point of interest for economists worldwide, picking itself up after World War II to create a gargantuan economy that, despite the post-Bubble crash, is still one of the largest in the world. But these stats do little to shed any light on what it's like doing business on the ground...
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Feb 21, 2006

Insurance snubs and damages

Insurance snub My husband recently passed away. I have a three-year visa and a valid driver's license, but when I went to renew my insurance, I was told by the insurance company that they could not insure me because I was a foreigner.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 21, 2006

Does Takafumi Horie deserve everything that he's getting?

Jon Bro Student, 23 It wasn't right. What Horie was supposed to show to investors, he lied about, and probably the same things have been going on in a lot of places. In America, he would probably be going to jail, but for Japan, I can't say.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Feb 21, 2006

Party round-up: Chloe, Maison Martin Margiela, Bernhard Willhelm, Alexander Lee-Chang . . .

It's been a busy month for the Tokyo style scene, with a flurry of high-profile store openings culminating in an unveiling of the monumental Omotesando Hills that coincided with extravagant 100th anniversary bashes for luxury pen brand Mont Blanc and jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels. All this meant a punishing...
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2006

Asian relations won't improve soon: Aso

Foreign Minister Taro Aso suggested Sunday that Japan's soured ties with China and South Korea may not improve for some time, saying neighboring countries should not be expected to be friendly all the time.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Feb 20, 2006

Japan's falling savings rate reflects a global competition for funds

The national savings rate dropped to as low as 2.8 percent in 2004, according to a report released by the Cabinet Office last month. This is incredibly low, given the figure had been above 10 percent until as recently as 1999.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Feb 19, 2006

Tale of love and hatred in NTV's 'Drama Complex,' TV Asahi's "Ai no Apron" and more

On Tuesday, NTV's weekly "Drama Complex" series will air a two-hour presentation of master mystery writer Seicho Matsumoto's "Yubi (Finger)" at 9 p.m., a tale of love and hatred played out among an insular group of women.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Feb 19, 2006

Winners are losers, too, in the lingering ledger of war

Ex-soldiers, dressed entirely in white hospital-like attire, some without an arm or a leg, stood or sat in the precincts of a shrine. Some played plaintive tunes on concertinas. Others had a little dog beside them to garner the sympathy of passersby. Often the dog wore a little beanie or sported cheap...
Japan Times
Features
Feb 19, 2006

Back in time with a legend reborn

Fifty years ago this week -- when Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama was reopening diplomatic relations with Moscow; bullet trains or expressways had yet to be built; and a bank staffer's monthly pay was about 25,000 yen -- Tokyo publisher Shinchosha launched the weekly Shukan Shincho, priced at 30 yen....
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Feb 19, 2006

Women writers opened window on Heian life

OBJECTS OF DISCOURSE: Memoirs of Women of Heian Japan, by John R. Wallace. Ann Arbor: Center for Japanese Studies, University of Michigan, 2005, 326 pp., with VII illustrations, $65 (cloth). The four major court memoirs written in the late 10th and early 11th century are the "Kagero nikki" (translated...
EDITORIALS
Feb 18, 2006

What right to torment?

Muslim furor in the Middle East and other parts of the world touched off by the appearance of cartoon depictions of the prophet Muhammad has led to diplomatic rows, embassy burnings and violent protests. It now begs serious thought about how the media should exercise the rights to freedom of the press...
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2006

Condemned serial killer's book out

Condemned serial murderer Tsutomu Miyazaki has authored a book that compiles his letters to a publisher, branding the Supreme Court "an idiot" for sentencing him to death for killing four girls, the publisher said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Feb 18, 2006

New Year's resolution: self-mutilation, a trance and some milk

How's your New Year's resolution progressing? What? You've already forgotten about it! What happened -- not enough determination? Well, I suggest you not tell the Hindu people in Malaysia about how you broke your New Year's resolution. Because unless your resolution involved sticking hooks into your...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2006

State eyes selling prime property

Surrounded by Izumi Garden Tower, the Saudi Arabian Embassy and luxury condominium complexes in Tokyo's Roppongi district, an ugly old apartment block stands.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Feb 17, 2006

Casa Vecchia: Good local fare with uncommon flair

A trattoria is by definition a neighborhood institution, usually a small, family-run affair with modest prices and few pretensions, serving down-home cooking for a local clientele. Casa Vecchia fits that description perfectly.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2006

Teens admit taking, killing school rabbit

Three 18-year-old boys are in custody for kicking to death a rabbit they stole from a Tokyo elementary school last year, police said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Feb 12, 2006

The case for a baby princess

No wonder the Crown Princess gets depressed. The spectacle of the chasm between the Imperial family and the 21st century has long been enough to depress anyone. But then, just when the princess must have thought the gap might be closing a bit, given the prime minister's efforts to win the right of succession...
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
False report on Yasukuni Shrine visit 'extremely regrettable,' top spokesperson says
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.

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