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PHOTO NEWS

Uniqlo's bet on tennis ace Nishikori pays off

Kei Nishikori's historic run at the Australian Open generated a torrent of publicity for his sponsor, Fast Retailing Co., but Sony Corp. and Adidas AG both missed out after declining to renew endorsement deals with Japan's top tennis player.

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Summer power curbs said unlikely

Curbs on power use may not be necessary next summer even if all 54 of Japan's commercial nuclear reactors are suspended by then, trade minister Yukio Edano says.

Nuclear foes defy order to remove tents from the grounds of METI

By MINORU MATSUTANI

Antinuclear activists camping out at the industry ministry ignore an order to take down their tents, and hundreds of people turn out at the ministry to show their support for the protesters.

Bill eyed to block foreign control of water sources

The ruling Democratic Party of Japan and the main opposition force, the Liberal Democratic Party, make adjustments prior to the submission to the current Diet session of legislation aimed at preventing foreign ownership of the nation's water resources.

TOKYO (4 p.m.)

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Partly sunny

Humidity: 38%

Winds: N at 18 kph

Pressure: 1018 hpa

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Special Supplements

Global Career Viewpoint

Study in Japan, Work around the World

The Professionals

What drives a person to become a true professional in his or her field? We find out in this new series.

Japanese Language Schools where students gather from all over the world

ジャパンタイムズが勧める安心して学べる日本語学校特集

No.1 Travel

The latest deals on international airfares

The University Times

いま求められるのはグローバル人材。「これからの世界と仕事」を考える、きっかけフリーペーパー。

Wisdom of Entrepreneurs

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

通訳・翻訳キャリアガイド・オンライン

通訳・翻訳業界の総合ガイドブック2012年度版が誕生！一部コンテンツをウェブで公開中。

Celebrating the world

Learn about foreign countries with our National Day specials and see which world leaders have visited Japan.

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！

International Reports

Ready to expand your horizons and study in Japan?

Here's your resource for locating the educational institutions and curriculum best suited to you and your goals.

The Japan Times Online Updates

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Fielder ecstatic about chance to follow father with Tigers

Prince Fielder says it's a dream to play in Detroit, where his dad was a longtime star for the Tigers.

FIGURE SKATING

Plushenko second after short program at European C'ships

TENNIS

Azarenka fired up before final

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SUNDAY TIMEOUT

What to call baby?

By TOMOKO OTAKE

While clearing closets at my parents' house in Nara in December following my mother's death the month before, I came across a large square card in a pile of old documents. A snapshot of a baby looking at a birthday ...

WEEK 3

Danger! Nuclear waste! Keep out — forever!

By EDAN CORKILL

WEEK 3

Graffiti brightens Tohoku housing units

By ERIKO ARITA

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Singer says her second album, 'Ceremonials,' is about the need for absolution

Florence exorcises her lungs

By SHAUN CURRAN

Sat in a respectably upmarket restaurant and bar hidden away in the South London suburb of Camberwell, Florence Welch appears somewhat beleaguered. ...

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'J. Edgar'

FBI icon's sexuality as intriguing as his policies?

By GIOVANNI FAZIO

Now here's a counterintuitive marketing strategy: Put heartthrob Leonardo DiCaprio on your poster, shot in unflattering white light, looking old, jowly and snarling. Presumably the promoters of "J. Edgar," director Clint Eastwood's biopic of long-time FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, ...

'Arakawa Anda za Burijji (Arakawa Under the Bridge)'

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Special Supplements

International Reports

The Japan Times Online Updates

Fielder ecstatic about chance to follow father with Tigers

Plushenko second after short program at European C'ships

Azarenka fired up before final

What to call baby?

Danger! Nuclear waste! Keep out — forever!

Graffiti brightens Tohoku housing units

Florence exorcises her lungs

FBI icon's sexuality as intriguing as his policies?

'Arakawa' adaptation washes up on love's muddy banks

Growing old gracefully is not as easy as it sounds

Banishing demons one bean at a time

Decoding Kyoto-Italian cuisine in Yoyogi Village

Restaurant full? Head to code kurkku's bar instead

Turning to Okinawa and its rituals in search of a happier new year

Call of the powder: sublime snow in Japan

Nosing around Nada, the nation's sake-brewing mecca

It takes more than two to tango

Hayashi drums up a birthday performance

New National Theatre, Tokyo, opens season with Puccini classic

Conrad Tokyo offers beauty plan

Zero Gravity

Noodles

Kamei, Hiranuma, Ishihara to launch party in March

Noda vows 'major reforms' in message to Davos forum

NRC briefed NISA on contingencies; Tepco in dark

GID patient's bid to be deemed legal dad nixed

Cabinet OKs child allowance bill; fight looms to gain passage by March

Fukui's 'Nuclear Alley' conflicted over restarting reactors

Veteran of two wars — in two different armies

Panel looking at food heritage plan

Hokkaido racehorse breeders bet on China

Glitches to cost DoCoMo execs

Some at BOJ worried about recovery delay

Cabinet OKs 2012 tax reform

Huge Yamanashi solar farm online

Olympus earnings expected Feb. 13

America's China syndrome

Can Romney the turnaround artist do it again?

Balancing security and science

Power users on the hook

Conciliating the Armenians

Criticism without originality

Lesson of Great Recession is too hard to accept

Kyoto-based Italian physicist blazes trail for foreign academics

Watching Nishikori Down Under

A serious case of the sniffles

Troupe takes Japanese folk tales abroad

Japanese must tap their 'inner Israeli': readers' responses

Tepco pole position may scupper land buy

Kamakura / Fujisawa: What do you think of the recent police crackdown on bicyclists who break the rules?

A backward glance to see the future

The rise and fall of property taxes

Let's not forget the little things

Witnessing China's new cultural revolution

Japan's role in the 19th-century modernization of Chinese art

Left alone with Henri Le Sidaner

Seiho launches Day Tripper label with 'Mercury'

Shibuya style with an Akihabara twist?

Ethnic Minority "Startin' "

The Creams "Panache"

Best of 2011: Shinpei Ruike 4 Piece Band "Sector b"

It's Murphy's Law if you don't get the joke in Japanese

Platform doors

Fresh light on history books

'Art Seto' bringing islands back to life

Grace shines through Nagai's tales of horror

Changing self and systems for a leaner and greener Japan

Sealing a connection with nature

Sony and Fujitsu take Japan into the battle for global smartphone dominance

'Stealth marketing' by companies is polluting online forums

Cyborg teddy bears, telephonic androids, USB missiles set to stun

A look back at the best games of 2011

Japan needs a little Cuban-style happiness

Women's investigative instincts — "Kaseifu," "Strawberry Night"; CM of the week: Ellair

Can showbiz really sever yakuza ties?

'Made in Japan' label under assault