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Mar 27, 2013
Ex-judo gold medalist Yamashita selected to spearhead efforts to end abuse
Former Olympic gold medalist Yasuhiro Yamashita will assume the responsibility for eradicating abuse within the All Japan Judo Federation, the body decided Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Mar 26, 2013
J-blip: Take splat — teenage girls delight in cream puff war
Girls get up in each other faces .. with some choux cream.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 26, 2013
Lessons from the cyber-attacks on South Korea
Japan seems ill-prepared for massive, simultaneous and physical disruption to critical infrastructures like last week's cyber-attacks on South Korea.
EDITORIALS
Mar 26, 2013
Preparing for major disasters
As megaquake could strike at any time, the government should immediately begin to implement measures to minimize damage and casualties.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2013
Japan Times, New York Times announce publishing agreement
Subscribers to two-section product, coming out Oct. 16, will also enjoy benefits in the digital domain.
COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Mar 25, 2013
Risks of using 'my number'
Japan's information technology industry could be the biggest beneficiary of the government plan to introduce a personal ID number system for citizens.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Mar 24, 2013
TPP Balance
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2013
Asia and a post-U.S. Mideast
Dependence on imported oil motivated the U.S. military presence in the Mideast after 1945. With energy self-sufficiency in sight, will the U.S. pull back
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2013
Sake makers to get prominent boost from JTA
The Japan Tourism Agency wants to promote sake breweries to foreign tourists to tap the drink's growing popularity abroad and bolster regional economies, the agency said Thursday.
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Mar 21, 2013
Koe moe apps find their voice on smartphones
Hey girlfriend. Read me a bedtime story.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2013
Grand Central launches Japan Week
In a push to promote Japanese tourism and culture, the bustling Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan began hosting Japan Week on Tuesday, with food, drinks and nine kinds of "ekiben," or boxed lunches sold at train stations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2013
Japan Steel mulls overseas ventures
Japan Steel Works Ltd., a nuclear parts supplier for customers from Areva SA to Hitachi Ltd., is considering tieups in Southeast Asia and India after the Fukushima disaster squeezed demand at home and in the U.S.
EDITORIALS
Mar 20, 2013
BOJ must proceed with caution
The Bank of Japan has agreed to adopt a 2 percent inflation target, but the BOJ is asking for trouble if it makes such a price rise its ultimate goal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 17, 2013
China's foreign policy shift?
China is expected to appoint two men to its top foreign policy positions who have devoted their careers to Beijing's relations with the United States and Japan, reflecting in part the rising tensions with both countries, according to former diplomats and foreign policy experts.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Mar 17, 2013
Abe BOJ heel
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 17, 2013
Toddler-toting invaders no match for this castle's defenses
Most visitors are awed by Kumamoto Castle's imposing walls; myself, I am more preoccupied with the stairs. According to the map board just inside the Hazekata Gate, there are many of them, tracing a convoluted path up to the raven-black donjon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 16, 2013
Japan victorious against San Francisco Giants in tuneup game
Masahiro Tanaka threw two innings of one-run ball Thursday for two-time defending champion Japan against the San Francisco Giants in what appeared to be potential dress rehearsal for the World Baseball Classic final next Tuesday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Mar 15, 2013
Second-round resurgence makes Samurai Japan a legitimate title contender
Two-time defending champion Japan has shown signs of improvement after a shaky start in the World Baseball Classic. Or as infielder Atsunori Inaba put it: 'We've become a better team as the tournament has progressed.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 15, 2013
Honda, Nagatomo won't play against Jordan: Hara
Japan will be without the driving force of CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda and Inter Milan defender Yuto Nagatomo for the crucial upcoming World Cup qualifier away to Jordan, Japan Football Association technical director Hiromi Hara said Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2013
China using Senkakus dispute to test Japan, U.S.
Beijing faces an awkward propaganda problem in the South China Sea, as its sovereignty claims are not against an original imperial or colonial power.

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