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Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012

COUNTERPOINT

Facts, facts and more facts: 'Education' in Japan now only befits the past

By ROGER PULVERS

Last week in Counterpoint I wrote about the three deep gaps crisscrossing this country, turning it into a kakusa shakai ...

Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012

CLOSE-UP: Mickey Curtis

Mickey Curtis: from rocker to 'Robo-G'

By MARK SCHILLING

The pioneers of the rock 'n' roll era on both sides of the Atlantic have now largely faded from the ...

Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012

SUNDAY TIMEOUT

Cultural treasures for all to see

By JEFF KINGSTON

There are outstanding tourist attractions throughout Tamil Nadu, and visitors to the gorgeous coastline can boost the local economy and ...

Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012

SUNDAY TIMEOUT

Tsunami lessons for Tohoku from Tamil Nadu

By JEFF KINGSTON

On Dec. 26, 2004, a massive tsunami blasted across the Indian Ocean, cutting a swath of destruction through communities in ...

Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012

SUNDAY TIMEOUT

Fukushima casts a shadow over India's industrial boom

By JEFF KINGSTON

The ongoing nuclear disaster in Fukushima has quashed once ambitious plans for the construction of new reactors in Japan. The ...

Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012

COUNTERPOINT

In disparity-ridden Japan, don't mind the gaps — just get out of them

By ROGER PULVERS

This is a nation of gaps. ...

Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012

COUNTERPOINT

Self-effacement is a fine thing, but does Japanese culture take it too far?

By ROGER PULVERS

What is it that has aided the people of Tohoku in coping with the tragedy inflicted on that region of ...

Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012

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 ...

Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012

COUNTERPOINT

Recall, for inspiration, that young people made the last 'Japanese Spring'

By ROGER PULVERS

How can Japan extricate itself from the morass it sank into two decades ago when its asset-inflated bubble burst? This ...

Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012

WEEK 3

Danger! Nuclear waste! Keep out — forever!

By EDAN CORKILL

The earliest known cave paintings date from about 30,000 years ago, and the earliest bone tools found so far predate ...

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Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012

WEEK 3

Graffiti brightens Tohoku housing units

By ERIKO ARITA

Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012

WEEK 3

Kabuki workout helps students to stand out in a crowd

By TOMOKO OTAKE

Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012

SUNDAY TIMEOUT

Fukushima lays bare Japanese media's ties to top

By DAVID MCNEILL

Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012

SUNDAY TIMEOUT

Stop the presses and hold the front page

By DAVID MCNEILL

Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012

COUNTERPOINT

Akira 'Harry' Mimura: A life uniquely focused on both sides of the Pacific

By ROGER PULVERS

LIFESTYLE

Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012

HOME TRUTHS

High-rise condominium living that's been brought back down to earth

By PHILIP BRASOR and MASAKO TSUBUKU

In the months right after last year's March 11 earthquake, sales of condominiums in Tokyo dropped 30 percent compared to ...

Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012

ON DESIGN

Ideas of note

By JEAN SNOW

We revisit Postalco for yet another piece of stationery we've fallen in love with. This time it's the brand's new ...

Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012

LIFE & STYLE

Tsutaya's newest media center suits silver market to a T

By DANIELLE DEMETRIOU

To many Japanese, the name "Tsutaya" will bring to mind one very clear image: neon lights, blue-and-yellow signage, bestselling J-pop ...

Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012

STYLE WISE

A backward glance to see the future

By MISHA JANETTE and SAMUEL THOMAS

Even if the March 11 earthquake had not occurred, the Japanese fashion industry went through quite a few changes last ...

Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012

HOME TRUTHS

The rise and fall of property taxes

By PHILIP BRASOR and MASAKO TSUBUKU

There are many incentives for buying a home. One of them is to simply get out of paying rent — ...

Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011

LIFE & STYLE

Time to change the way we live

By MATTHEW HOLMES

Reeling off our names and nationalities between East Halls 1 and 2 of convention center Tokyo Big Sight, our group ...

Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011

ON DESIGN

Let's not forget the little things

By JEAN SNOW

Nendo's design-conscious goods for Elecom were featured earlier this year, and it's keeping up the good work with its latest ...

Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011

WORDS TO LIVE BY

Eyewear designer Alain Mikli

By JUDIT KAWAGUCHI

Alain Mikli, 56, is not just the most famous eyewear designer in the world — he invented the job description. ...

Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2011

STYLE WISE

Stepping in the right fashion-forward directions

By MISHA JANETTE and SAMUEL THOMAS

Kenzo is one of Japan's most long-standing fashion houses, so it is understandable that it has undergone quite a few ...

Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011

HOME TRUTHS

If you can't afford the land, why not just buy the house?

By PHILIP BRASOR and MASAKO TSUBUKU

The real estate agent picked us up in a company car at Takayanagi Station in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, about an ...

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Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011

LIFE & STYLE

Make it home for the holidays ... or at least as close as possible

By SANDRA BARRON

Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011

LIFE & STYLE

What do you do when the kids think Colonel Sanders is Santa?

By LOUISE GEORGE KITTAKA

Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011

LIFE & STYLE

Rock star starts a new 'circle of life' with Yoyogi Village

By ROBERT MICHAEL POOLE

Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011

ON DESIGN

Small surprises and understated brilliance

By JEAN SNOW

Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011

STYLE WISE

Birthdays, debuts and memorials, all in the name of fashion

By MISHA JANETTE

Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2011

LIFE & STYLE

Designs that come out of the blue

By STEPHEN MANSFIELD


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