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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 9, 2013
Nakaima defies Nago base plan advocates
By Eric Johnston
Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima resisted pressure Tuesday by Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera to allow the Futenma base relocation to move forward.
JAPAN / BULLETIN BOARD
Oct 9, 2013
Special concert to remember deceased loved ones
A requiem concert will be held Nov. 4 in Tokorozawa Shimin Bunka Center Muse in Saitama Prefecture to offer audience members a special opportunity to remember their loved ones who have died — with the names of the deceased printed in the program.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2013
Metro government to extend hours of arts, sports facilities
By Masaaki Kameda
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will move up or extend business hours at its arts and sports facilities this fall and winter to accommodate more diverse lifestyles.

WORLD

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WORLD
Oct 9, 2013
U.S. plans to scale back military aid to Egypt
The Obama administration will announce curbs on a significant part of nonessential military aid to Egypt within a few days, U.S. officials said Tuesday, marking a shift in American relations with one of its key Arab allies.
WORLD
Oct 9, 2013
Hagel taps new Guantanamo envoy
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel named a veteran Capitol Hill lawyer Tuesday to rejuvenate the Pentagon's flagging efforts to close the military prison at Guantanamo Bay.

BUSINESS

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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 9, 2013
Honda Fit designed as 'Prius-killer' in challenge to Toyota
By Yuki Hagiwara and Ma Jie
Honda Motor Co. wants to remind the world that hybrid means more than the Prius.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 9, 2013
Nissan-only N.Y. taxi fleet plan struck down
New York's plan for a new fleet of cabs from Nissan Motor Co. has been blocked by a judge who ruled that the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission overstepped its authority by requiring medallion owners to buy a specific vehicle.

Opinion

EDITORIALS
Oct 9, 2013
Penalizing hate speech
In the first ruling of its kind, the Kyoto District Court orders an anti-Korean group to pay ¥12 million to a pro-Pyongyang school as compensation for the group's anti-Korean protests.
EDITORIALS
Oct 9, 2013
Risky economic situation ahead
With the sales tax set to rise from 5 percent to 8 percent in April, it is all the more important that businesses strive to improve employment prospects and to raise workers' wages.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2013
Angela Merkel's pyrrhic victory
By George Soros
Converting all outstanding European government bonds — with the exception of Greece's — into Eurobonds would be by far the best remedy for resolving the euro crisis.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2013
Tea party embraces a proven loser
By Simon Johnson
Tea party-affiliated Republicans in the U.S. House are gearing up again, this time on a grander scale, to threaten action that will end up helping the other side.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2013
Nuclear arms also serve as instruments of peace
By Robert Spalding
The sensible path to peace starts with the realization that peace can be secured only through strength. Nuclear weapons represent that strength.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2013
Asia faces a crisis of leadership as growth fades
By William Pesek
It has taken five years, but the fallout from what Asians call the 'Lehman shock' is finally hitting gross domestic product and living standards.

Sports

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 9, 2013
Kokubo introduced as new manager of Samurai Japan
By Jason Coskrey
The Japanese baseball national team has a new outlook and a new man in charge.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 9, 2013
Nishikori beats Melzer at Shanghai Rolex Masters
By Jack Gallagher
Kei Nishikori moved into the third round of the Shanghai Rolex Masters with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 victory over Austria's Jurgen Melzer on Wednesday night.

CULTURE

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CULTURE / Art
Oct 9, 2013
A Michelangelo appetizer
By C.B. Liddell
This has been quite a year for fans of Renaissance art in Japan, with all three of its giants — Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and now Michelangelo — featuring in exhibitions. While the da Vinci show was weak in content and the Raphael quite well stocked, the latest show "Michelangelo Buonarroti" seems...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 9, 2013
Explore the many ways to read cinema
By Matthew Larking
Marcel Broodthaers' films mostly deal with relations between images and words, which is unsurprising given that he was a poet first who turned to film because he came to understand the medium as an extension of language. In their combination, he sought harmony between poetry, visual art and cinema. It...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 9, 2013
Complex issues knitted into the fabric of art
By David Labi
It's difficult to say something new about the Holocaust in face of an immense body of work produced over seven decades. Consequently more outlandish forms of expression are often required to inspire a fresh reaction.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 9, 2013
'150 Years of Modern Japanese Music'
By Jordan Sievers
After the Meiji Restoration of 1868, as Japan continued to open its ports to trade, the government also introduced Western music to education curriculums as part of its attempt to construct a more modern, globalized nation.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 9, 2013
'Gustave Caillebotte: Impressionist in Modern Paris'
By Jordan Sievers
Despite his relatively short artistic career of two decades, the 19th-century painter Gustave Caillebotte became famous as a popular French Impressionist, alongside the likes of Claude Monet and Auguste Renoir.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 9, 2013
'Documents from Medieval Japan: Functions and Styles'
By Jordan Sievers
This show of important early written documents helps shed light onto the life, politics and culture of medieval Japan. Beyond the messages of the words they convey, the materials used to create these documents, as well as the style of calligraphy, often reveal techniques that are unique to the era and...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 9, 2013
'Captivating Qing-dynasty Ceramics'
By Jordan Sievers
Chinese ceramics made during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) are considered some of the finest in the world. Their delicate aesthetics and attention to elaborate detail, made such works particularly popular with the European nobility of that time. As their popularity and value increased overseas, more works...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 9, 2013
BBQ Chickens keep new album 'Broken Bubbles' short and sweet
By Shawn Despres
When making music, Tokyo punk/metal hybrid act BBQ Chickens like to keep things short. The quartet have yet to craft a song that lasts two minutes. A handful of their cuts don't even break the 10-second mark.
CULTURE / Music / JAZZ NOTES
Oct 9, 2013
Hakuei Kim heads to the border for Yokohama Jazz Promenade
By Sean Smith
When you think about a so-called jazz capital of Japan, there are a couple of contenders. Kobe makes a claim to history, the first Japanese jazz band Laughing Stars started up there around 90 years ago. Tokyo has the overseas stars, being the actual capital gets you that kind of clout. Yokohama also...
Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
For Uniqlo’s founder, conquering America is personal
A Uniqlo store in New York. In recent years, Uniqlo’s affordable, well-made basic clothes have struck a chord, especially with younger American shoppers, fueling a rapid business expansion.
Japan's fractured politics could ensnarl Takaichi's economic plans
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party, attends a news conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Oct. 4.
Sho-time as dazzling Ohtani powers Dodgers into World Series with historic performance
Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run against the Milwaukee Brewers in the fourth inning of Game 4 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on Friday.
LDP and Nippon Ishin no Kai to form coalition government, report says
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Nippon Ishin no Kai have agreed to form a coalition, paving the way for the country's first female prime minister, Kyodo reports.
What does Jimbocho think of its unexpected ‘cool’ status?
Tokyo's Jimbocho neighborhood is a haven for book lovers, its rows of secondhand bookstores spilling over with printed materials.
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
New film explores how Japan and the U.S. found common ground through baseball
Masanori Murakami became the first MLB player from Japan when he made his debut with the Giants on Sept 1, 1964.
As they wrestle for power, Japan’s political parties must remember their base
Rengo's head Tomoko Yoshino speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 8.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

Podcast

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

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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