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CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Oct 23, 2010
Japan by the numbers (10.23.10)
This week's numbers tell us that the details, whether they be a man's age or a software user agreement, don't really matter.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Oct 15, 2010
Japan by the numbers (10.15.10)
This week we look at the numbers behind pre-and postmarital sex, smartphones and, of course, fish sausages.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Sep 24, 2010
Japan by the numbers (09.24.10)
Raise your hand if you support the DPJ, prefer the convenience of Haneda, and don't mind sharing your problems online.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Sep 17, 2010
Japan by the numbers (09.17.10)
This week's numbers show that no matter how many people you've dated before marriage, home is certainly where the heart is.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Sep 10, 2010
Japan by the numbers (09.10.10)
This week's surveys show that while many people want privacy on the Web, they want the centenarians to be accounted for in the offline world.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Sep 2, 2010
Japan by the numbers (09.02.10)
Surveys uncover attractions to learning and being eco-friendly, as well as aversions to balding and becoming a housewife.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Aug 21, 2010
Japan by the numbers (08.21.10)
Surveys say keitai owners aren't as sharp as their smartphones, and the sun is to be feared.
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Aug 6, 2010
Japan by the numbers (8.5.10)
Big demand in Japan for white skin, hobbies, eye make-up and working mothers.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jul 30, 2010
Japan by the numbers (07.29.10)
Somen and gyuunyuu purin win the popular vote in Japan this summer. Thumbs down for bad breath and strong AC.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jul 16, 2010
Japan by the numbers (07.16.10)
They say low maintenance (eco-friendly bags, unstyled hair, alone time) is in. And let's not worry about English and summer flings for now.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jul 5, 2010
Japan by the numbers (07.05.10)
Surveys say ... mabo-dofu and Softbank are in; unshaven legs are out.
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Jun 15, 2010
Japan by the numbers (06.15.10)
Big in Japan: iPads, computer skills and whiskey. Not so big: brushing teeth at work, going to the theater for 3-D.
COMMENTARY
Jun 6, 2010
Another political circus act flops in Tokyo
LOS ANGELES — The prime minister of Japan has just resigned. Big deal.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jun 3, 2010
Japan by the numbers (06.04.10)
Let's get a rough head count: Japanese find it hard to give up smoking; love Mixi and sushi; and eat out more than once a week.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Apr 12, 2010
Japan by the numbers (04.12.10)
Japan says yes to pink shirts, but not so positive about smart phones and iPads.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Apr 5, 2010
Japan by the numbers (04.05.10)
Japan shares its thoughts on attractive women, virtual hanami and Hatoyama's inability to solve the Futenma issue.
Japan Times
LIFE
Mar 28, 2010
Tri-lingual system proposed for world communications
May 15, 1939
Japan Times
LIFE
Mar 28, 2010
Death of Yeats end of Irish literary revival, says Pound, Noh enthusiast
June 5, 1939
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Mar 28, 2010
Our man, Mr. Pound
On May 15, 1939, readers of The Japan Times were introduced to a new correspondent — although, in literary circles, at least, he needed no introduction. He was Ezra Pound, then a 53-year-old American Modernist poet who could boast accomplishments that included having launched the career of T.S. Eliot....
Japan Times
LIFE
Mar 28, 2010
Letter from Rapallo
Aug. 12, 1940
Human error caused JAL jet collision at Haneda Airport: safety board
The wreckage of a Japan Airlines plane after a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Jan. 5, three days after the crash.
Japan Airlines reports cyberattack on system, impacting flights
Japan Airlines jets at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in August. On Thursday, JAL announced its systems had been targeted in a cyberattack.
Government plans to sell more JGBs for first time in four years, draft shows
The latest sale plan of Japanese government bonds reflects the government's efforts to fill a huge hole left by the BOJ's diminishing presence in the JGB market.
Japan and China to continue delicate diplomatic dance in 2025
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shakes hands with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Nov. 15 during their meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima.
Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38
In this handout picture released by Kazakhstan's emergency situations ministry, emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on Dec. 25.
Step into ukiyo-e: A digital journey through Japan’s traditional art form
"Ukiyoe Immersive Art Exhibition" includes an installation of Katsushika Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa.”
High levels of PFAS found in water from 44 private suppliers across Japan
The Self-Defense Forces facilities are believed to have become sources of PFAS contamination because they used firefighting foam containing the toxic chemicals in the past.
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Trump's Pentagon policy pick pushed for Japan to spend 3% of GDP on defense
Elbridge Colby (center) speaks at the Threat and the Strategy panel during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, in September 2019.
A brief history of ‘osechi ryōri,' Japan's edible tradition for the new year
Japan's traditional New Year cuisine has a long history, though modern developments have led to slight changes in the way things work.

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

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Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
Is Japan ready for 60 million tourists?
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