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Loyal supporters: Fans show support for new Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni's team on Saturday at Nissan Stadium. Japan defeated Paraguay 1-0 as Zaccheroni observed his new charges from the stands. while Hiromi Hara served as the acting coach. KYODO PHOTO

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Kan, Ozawa wage verbal war in Osaka

The battle to take over the Democratic Party of Japan gets personal as Prime Minister Naoto Kan and challenger Ichiro Ozawa slug it out in street speeches in Osaka.

Race on for Nago assembly hopefuls

Candidates for the Nago Assembly election begin campaigning in Okinawa as suspense builds over whether U.S. air base opponent Mayor Susumu Inamine can win a majority.

Japanese journalist released in Afghanistan

A Japanese journalist who disappeared in Afghanistan this spring has been safely released by his captors to the Japanese Embassy in Kabul.

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Dining on a theme
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Pitching for change

By TOMOKO OTAKE

Masumi Kuwata has spent most of his life in the spotlight of stardom and publicity. ...

LIFE IN JAPAN
Anyone for tennis?

By EDAN CORKILL

LIFE IN JAPAN
Uneasy neighbors across the sea

J-pop diva Superfly has the classics covered

By DANIEL ROBSON

"It's really fulfilling to tackle a truly classic song with a beautiful melody; just to merely touch a song like that feels wonderful," says Shiho Ochi, better known to her legion of fans as J-pop soul diva Superfly, as we ...

Night-Tokyo-Day (Map of the Sounds of Tokyo)
Two parallel Tokyos collide in a flash of dark and light

By KAORI SHOJI

Many Tokyoites believe there are two versions of the city: Version A is where the Japanese inhabit — defined by cramped spaces, excessively long working hours and totally functional toilets. Version B is the Tokyo known to non-Japanese, which by ...

Trouble in Hollywood (What Just Happened?)
Allegiance to the Hollywood code

By GIOVANNI FAZIO

Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro: Kaiki (Tales of Terror: The Bizarre)
J-horror double-bill parodies genre cliches but low on scares

By MARK SCHILLING

Movie listings of currently showing films in Japan
A secret garden of enchantment

By ROBBIE SWINNERTON

Even among the architectural mishmash of Tokyo's jumbled backstreets, Bissori stands out. The two-story facade is sheer, rough-plastered, almost windowless. Creepers and bamboo obscure the few small square portholes. It's intriguing, enigmatic. Inside, though, is even more remarkable. ...

Artisan ice cream on the Shonan coast

By ROBBIE SWINNERTON

Kanagawa taverns with brews of note

By ROBBIE SWINNERTON

Lofty tonic in the heat

By CHRIS BAMFORTH

So what do you do when it's summer in Japan and the heat and humidity have become just plain silly? ...

Garden dualities

By STEPHEN MANSFIELD

Way up North

By WINIFRED BIRD

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Double dose of dancing hits Saitama

By NOBUKO TANAKA

A double bill of cutting-edge dance awaits fans at the Saitama Arts Theater this weekend. ...

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Photos, films depict Tokyo in turbulent times

By TAI KAWABATA

TOKYO
Get a taste of a monk's life at Buddhist cafe

By TOMOKO OTAKE

Soup made in a teapot makes for autumn treat

The pick of this week's specials at Japan's hotels and restaurants.


Zero Gravity

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Noodles

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