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Is it merely coincidence that you can reassemble the continents into a single supercontinent that would encase a much smaller Earth like the shell of an egg? According to Growing Earth Theory it is not.

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DPJ to admit existence of secret nuke pact

The Foreign Ministry decides to admit the existence of a secret Japan-U.S. pact under which Tokyo allows stopovers of U.S. military vessels or aircraft carrying nuclear weapons.

Early-bird Uniqlo sale celebrates founding

The Uniqlo chain holds an early-morning sale at about 400 stores to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of its operator, with more than 2,000 people lining up before dawn outside its flagship store in Tokyo's Ginza district.

No quick Futenma decision: Hatoyama

Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama says he is not ready to reach a conclusion by the end of the year on the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Wisdom of Entrepreneurs

Learn about innovative strategies and successful business philosophies from Japanese executives in our new series, Wisdom of Entrepreneurs

Japanese Language School Directory

Check and compare what each school has to offer before you choose: directory of major Japanese schools in Tokyo, their features and class schedules.

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通訳・翻訳業界の総合ガイドブック2010年度版が誕生！一部コンテンツをウェブで公開中。

ジャパンタイムズの転職サイト

外資・グローバル企業の求人が満載。英語を活かして転職するならジャパンタイムズジョブ！

National Day Index

Celebrating the nations of the world

人材派遣特集

外資系企業で通訳者として働く派遣スタッフのインタビューを掲載！正社員よりも派遣社員として働くメリットとは？

International Reports

WER: Australia

Strengthening ties with the Japanese

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Ready to expand your horizons and study in Japan?

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Real Estate Guide

Find apartment and homes that best suit your lifestyle, income and time frame in Japan.

The Japan Times Online Updates

Japan Times kicks off 54th charity drive: The Japan Times has begun its 54th yearend charity drive to raise money for The Japan Times Readers' Fund, which helps needy people in Asia. The campaign runs through Dec. 31. Click for more details.
Season's greetings: Make your season's greeting extra special by having it published in The Japan Times newspaper and online. Click for more details.
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Hotline to Nagatacho: Need to vent at the government? We'd like to read what you have to say. Click for more information about Hotline to Nagatacho.

J. League title race heats up; Edmilson propels Reds past Jubilo

By ANDREW McKIRDY

Kashima Antlers and Gamba Osaka ramped up the pressure on Kawasaki Frontale in the J. League title race with wins on Saturday.

FIGURE SKATING

Takahashi second in short program at Skate Canada

BASKETBALL

Smith provides jolt for soaring Hawks

Time for a chat? At 10 p.m. (JST) tomorrow, November 24, you can talk with Mark Buckton about sumo. Click for more info.

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LIFE IN JAPAN

Our growing Earth?

By JEFF OGRISSEG

The world is awash with wild theories, conjecture and speculation about everything you could imagine — and then some. ...

LIFE IN JAPAN

Dogmas may blinker mainstream scientific thinking

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LIFE IN JAPAN

Top artist draws growing global conclusions

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'2012' star tells of being John Cusack

By GEORGE HADLEY-GARCIA

The year 2012, according to the ancient Mayas, is the year Earth destructs and a new cycle of life begins. (The Aztec and other pre-Columbian American calendars also held a cyclical view of the universe, sort of ...

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Tsumuji Kaze Shokudo no Yoru

Hokkaido food for thought has a surrealistic side dish

Take a quaint European-looking restaurant in a quiet Hokkaido town in the dead of winter. Add quirky regulars who are treated to nightly disquisitions, philosophical and otherwise, by the avuncular owner of a local hat shop. Toss in scrumptious- looking ...

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J. League title race heats up; Edmilson propels Reds past Jubilo

Takahashi second in short program at Skate Canada

Smith provides jolt for soaring Hawks

Our growing Earth?

Dogmas may blinker mainstream scientific thinking

Top artist draws growing global conclusions

'2012' star tells of being John Cusack

Hokkaido food for thought has a surrealistic side dish

Five cheating men and a dead girl in the attic

Back to sleep folks — it's only the end of the world, yet again

A favorite chef's inspired return

An early start for Japanese wines

A masterclass at the counter

Dancing in the Tokushima streets

Shades of Greece on the Inland Sea

Freedoms on the outer limit

Early modern home exhibited

Asian Performing Arts Festival has works from seven nations

Focus on arty Asian marvels at Tokyo's FILMeX festival

Christmas cooking in English

Zero Gravity

Noodles

H1N1 vaccine safe: survey

Cases of elderly abuse by kin up 12%: survey

Woman treated for premature menopause gives birth

KANSAI: Who & What

Ozawa looming as 'shadow shogun'

Heian tomb yields tweezers

Reports on the upcoming COP15 in Copenhagen

Reports and practical info about the H1N1 influenza virus

Pay-per-view service via Wii starts

Economy back in state of deflation

DBJ, other creditors let JAL off hook

Saving millions of children

'Happiest' revolution of 1989 was in Prague

Twilight of France's Republican aristocracy

American bar, ski lodge owner puts the emphasis on fun

Homeless man from Osaka finds his place on pitch

A guide for femurs visiting Japan

Policy hurts Japanese nationals too

U.S. nuclear arms in Japan: a firsthand account

Discount Comme de Garcons, thermo threads, extreme styles and bohemian flair

Ryokan owners Yoneko and Isao Sawa

In Tokyo, nothing is too good for your pet

Imperial treasures shown in full glory

What lies behind the eccentric?

Rediscovering Rebecca Horn

Tibet to Tokyo: alan takes flight

Musette delivers taste of France

Superchunk

Haimidori "Umuhito Umareruhito

Limited Express (has gone?): "LTD"

Keikaisen (guard ships)

Let's kensaku — searching the Web in Japanese

How to save the planet, Edo Japan style

Pants-droppingly good rants

Crime worlds collide in Kowloon

Beyond Copenhagen there's more than just cutting CO2

Notable memories and ones forgotten

Nature's fears extend to online behavior

Egypt takes '.masr' domain

Ricoh snaps up a small first; Sharp's new mobile needs more memory

Trend for PCs is slimmer, no optical drives

Exploring cancer research, the classic 'Sakura' and filial piety

Obsessed with 'ugly' women

Father-and-son drama, hommage to Date Masumune and a mysterious TV mystery

Movie JAL doesn't want you to see snubbed by media

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