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For Minoru Matsutani's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
JAPAN / CITIZEN JUSTICE
May 15, 2009
Media fret risk of biasing lay judges
Fourth in a series
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
May 12, 2009
Charity concert raises money for orphans
Students at Tokyo International School, from preschool through the eighth grade, showed off their talent at the TIS Charity Concert on April 24 to raise money for orphans and foster children in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 9, 2009
Speculators turn to shaky Iraqi currency
For Daisuke Taniguchi, the Iraqi dinar is like a lottery ticket. At least that's the way he advertises his sales of the currency.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
May 2, 2009
Sushi bar spurs good find of a lifetime for Tokyo couple
Kyle Sexton's life in Japan began in a New York sushi restaurant decades ago. It was there the Pennsylvania native developed a sudden obsession with the faraway land. On impulse, he made his way here in 1984 with no job and only $300 in his pocket.
JAPAN / Q&A
May 2, 2009
Tips to prepare for influenza outbreak
Concern about the new flu, called a type H1N1, is spreading in Japan as global alert levels have been raised regarding a possible pandemic.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2009
Mexico flights to Narita face flu scrutiny
The government issued orders Monday for doctors and nurses to board aircraft from Mexico at Narita airport starting Wednesday to check passengers and crew for infection of a deadly new virus that combines swine, avian and human influenza.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2009
SMAP star's public nudity spurs arrest
What's wrong with a little public nudity?
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2009
Woman rescued from train tracks
A woman who fell off a platform at JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo was pulled from the Yamanote Line tracks by two bystanders Tuesday afternoon, said one of the rescuers, Canadian Robert Wright.
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Apr 21, 2009
Embassy officials brush up, show off Japanese skills
Once a year, embassy officials in Japan are given a chance to showcase their Japanese ability at the Japanese Speech Contest for Foreign Embassy Officials. This year's contest was held on April 11 in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward and, as always, the speeches were open to the public.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 20, 2009
Tokyo left IOC team with favorable image
Members of the International Olympic Committee evaluation team said Sunday they were generally impressed with Tokyo, one of the four candidate sites for the 2016 Games, as they wrapped up their four-day inspection of planned facilities.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2009
DPJ slams strict bills on foreign residents
A Democratic Party of Japan legal affairs panel has drafted proposals to soften the rules and punishments stipulated in government-sponsored bills to tighten immigration regulations on foreign residents, DPJ lawmaker Ritsuo Hosokawa said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2009
Earth Day Tokyo '09 aims to spread green message
Earth Day Tokyo 2009, a two-day festival aimed at raising environmental awareness, will kick off at Yoyogi Park in Shibuya Ward and other venues Saturday.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2009
Grimmer pension forecast released
The government will probably renege on its pledge to keep pension benefits in fiscal 2038 at a minimum of 50 percent of a worker's average income, a paper released Tuesday by the welfare ministry says.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2009
Cheap jeans fitting well in recession
Nobody can ever have too many pairs of jeans, and thus the philosophy of GOV Retailing is to make them available on the cheap — a notion that is paying off for the new g.u. chain.
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2009
Hashimoto fan donates ¥100 million
Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto's popularity has earned his prefecture a donation of ¥100 million from a woman in her 80s, an official said Friday.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2009
Comedian Minowa's TB prompts hundreds of inquiries
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has received nearly 800 phone inquiries following the revelation Monday that Haruka Minowa, of the popular female comic duo Harisenbon, has contracted tuberculosis.
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2009
Politician Fujikawa leads in beauty poll
Yuri Fujikawa, a city assembly member in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, who has attracted media attention in Japan for her beauty, has gone global. On the Web site of Spanish newspaper 20 Minutos, she was rated the most beautiful female politician in a poll as of Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2009
Golden Week travel on rebound as fuel fees fall
Overseas travel during Golden Week is expected to increase as low fuel surcharges attract consumers even amid the recession.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Apr 2, 2009
¥1 deals redrawing netbook PC market
Personal computers for as little as ¥1 are currently on sale, attracting flocks of customers and sending shock waves through Japanese PC makers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2009
Comic's marathon attack a flag for obese runners
As a veteran of two complete marathons in Australia, comedian Kunihiro Matsumura must have thought he would have no problem running the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday.
Three men rearrested over brokering of overseas prostitution
A woman speaks of her experience of being sent to Macau by an overseas prostitution broker during an interview in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on April 8.
Money stolen via online transfers up fivefold in Tokyo
Special fraud cases in Tokyo in which stolen money was sent via online banking services grew some fivefold from the previous year in 2023.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
In first month of operations, ride-hailing services used more than taxis in Tokyo
As of last Sunday, ride-hailing services, which use personal vehicles to offer paid rides, had been used a total of 12,628 times in five areas.
Tech giants start to treat Southeast Asia like the next big thing
Attendees arrive for Microsoft's event on AI technologies in Jakarta on April 30.
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.
Japan's logistics firms seek partnerships to cope with driver shortage
Japan Post CEO Tetsuya Senda (right) and his Seino Transportation counterpart Satoshi Takahashi announce their companies' agreement on joint long-haul truck operations, in Tokyo on Thursday.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.

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