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Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009

LIFE IN JAPAN

American bar, ski lodge owner puts the emphasis on fun

By DANIEL ROBSON

"The first question people ask when you say you're in the bar business in Japan is whether you have to pay money to the yakuza," says Matt Naiman, owner of several bars around Japan and a ski resort. ...

Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009

JAPAN LITE

A guide for femurs visiting Japan

By AMY CHAVEZ

Finally, what you've all been waiting for: a guide for femurs visiting Japan. ...

Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009

LIFE IN JAPAN

Homeless man from Osaka finds his place on pitch

By TETSUO SHINTOMI

A 52-year-old homeless man who spent nine years on Osaka's streets after being fired from his job was in Italy in September as captain of Japan's soccer delegation to the Homeless World Cup. ...

Features

features

Nov. 15, 2009

COUNTERPOINT

Children pay the price when parents put their own feelings first

By ROGER PULVERS

Nov. 15, 2009

WEEK 3

Opening a 'window' to Japan

By TOMOKO OTAKE

Nov. 15, 2009

WEEK 3

Will Segway sci-fi ever be everyday fact?

By EDAN CORKILL

Nov. 15, 2009

JAPAN TIMES GONE BY

Babe Ruth in Japan, protestors storm Diet, Morinaga candy poisoned

By EDAN CORKILL

Nov. 15, 2009

WEEK 3

Panda-poop prof scoops Ig Nobel honor

By ERIKO ARITA

Nov. 12, 2009

WORDS TO LIVE BY

Ryokan owners Yoneko and Isao Sawa

By JUDIT KAWAGUCHI

Nov. 12, 2009

STYLE WISE

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

By MISHA JANETTE and DAVID STUCHBURY

Community

community

Nov. 17, 2009

THE ZEIT GIST

Changes must go beyond Hague abduction treaty

By COLIN P. A. JONES

Nov. 17, 2009

WHO'S WHO

Showbiz means to an end, not goal

By MINORU MATSUTANI

Nov. 17, 2009

VIEWS FROM THE STREET

What are your thoughts on the arrest of Tatsuya Ichihashi?

By JULIAN PETERS

Nov. 17, 2009

HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO

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

By BRIAN A. VICTORIA

Nov. 17, 2009

LIFE IN JAPAN

Policy hurts Japanese nationals too

By JEREMY D. MORLEY

Nov. 14, 2009

WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST

List twist: unheralded Japanese foods

By THOMAS DILLON

Nov. 14, 2009

JAPAN LITE

Nature is indeed a creepy thing

By AMY CHAVEZ

Nov. 14, 2009

LIFE IN JAPAN

Finding wisdom in fire and earth

By KRIS KOSAKA

Travel and Food

travel and food

Nov. 20, 2009

HOTELS & RESTAURANTS

Christmas cooking in English

Nov. 20, 2009

TOKYO FOOD FILE

A favorite chef's inspired return

By ROBBIE SWINNERTON

Nov. 15, 2009

TRAVEL

Shades of Greece on the Inland Sea

By MANDY BARTOK

Nov. 13, 2009

BY THE GLASS

An early start for Japanese wines

By FELICITY HUGHES

Nov. 13, 2009

HOTELS & RESTAURANTS

Start your day the traditional way

Environment and Education

environment and education

Nov. 19, 2009

SO, WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?

Keikaisen (guard ships)

By ALICE GORDENKER

Nov. 18, 2009

BILINGUAL

Let's kensaku — searching the Web in Japanese

By MARK SCHREIBER

Nov. 15, 2009

WILD WATCH

Notable memories and ones forgotten

By MARK BRAZIL

Media and Technology

media and technology

Nov. 18, 2009

TECHNOLOGY

Nature's fears extend to online behavior

By BRUCE SCHNEIER

Nov. 18, 2009

TCHNOLOGY

Egypt takes '.masr' domain

By TAREK EL-TABLAWY

Nov. 15, 2009

MEDIA MIX

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

By PHILIP BRASOR


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