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Japan Times

JAPAN

Jul 21, 2007

Japan pulls out stops to woo high-end U.S. tourists

Taking advantage of the popularity of luxury tour packages in the United States, Japan is aiming to promote the high-end tourism sector in a bid to boost not only the number of foreign visitors to Japan but that of higher-yielding tours as well.

Japan Times

JAPAN

Jul 12, 2007

U.S. 'kombucha': smelly and no kelp

Ask most Japanese what "kombucha" is, and they say it is a mild, brownish kelp-based tea.

JAPAN

Jul 7, 2007

China pollution ills tied to lack of political reform

China needs political reform if it is to effectively curb its greenhouse gas emissions and maintain economic growth, an influential Japanese economist said. Economic policy analyst Naoki Tanaka stressed that political reform in China would shape future relations with Japan and is vital to overcoming the many environmental challenges inherent to growth.

Japan Times

JAPAN

Jun 29, 2007

U.S. filmmaker shows a Japan that has forgotten its A-bomb survivors

Japan "clearly wants to move forward without looking back" once all the atomic bomb survivors are gone, the director of a new documentary film on the hibakusha said.

Japan Times

JAPAN

Jun 13, 2007

Students' haiku spotlighted at the United Nations

More than 70 haiku in both English and Japanese written by students of all ages are on display at the United Nations, marking a first for an annual haiku contest sponsored by a group of English and Japanese teachers for the last nine years.

JAPAN

May 15, 2007

Japan's 'edge' threatened by drop in students abroad: expert

Since the number of Japanese students studying in the United States peaked 10 years ago at more than 47,000, slow growth has given way to decline and there is concern that the growing number of other Asian students overseas could hurt Japan's future. "In macro terms, there is no question that Japan's competitive advantage and edge is being eroded" by this trend, said David H. Satterwhite, executive director of the Fulbright Commission Japan.

Japan Times

JAPAN

May 3, 2007

Japanese-American entrepreneur honored for community involvement

New York-based entrepreneur Julie Azuma was recently honored by the Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans with the first annual Lotus Award for her long-term involvement in Asian-American community affairs, coinciding with the start of Asian Pacific Heritage during May in the United States.

JAPAN

Feb 10, 2007

N.Y. Japan Society fetes centennial

As New York's Japan Society approaches its 100th anniversary in May, its chairman, James McDonald, remarked on the institution's growing impact on business, culture and U.S.-Japan relations since the group's founding by influential Americans in 1907. McDonald, the group's chairman since 2005, called the simple fact of the society's 100-year existence remarkable in light of the war once fought between the two nations.

Japan Times

BUSINESS

Dec 28, 2006

'Good people' key in Merrill Lynch turnaround

NEW YORK (Kyodo) One of the major lessons Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co. learned after the drastic restructuring of its retail brokerage business was that "people were key" in returning the firm to profitability, said President Izumi Kobayashi.

Japan Times

JAPAN

Aug 23, 2006

'Always' looks at simpler time, plays on universal nostalgia

At its North American premiere, director Takashi Yamazaki's acclaimed film "Always -- Sunset on Third Street" ("Always -- Sanchome no Yuhi") was met with enthusiastic applause from the New York audience.

Japan Times

JAPAN

Jul 22, 2006

J-pop's Puffy AmiYumi still rock in U.S. decade on

Puffy AmiYumi still hold center stage when it comes to the J-pop craze in the U.S.

Japan Times

JAPAN

Jul 13, 2006

U.S. warming to shamisen brothers

Wrapped in green and white kimono, the Yoshida Brothers looked completely at ease playing shamisen at the B.B. King Blues Club and Grill in New York last month.

Japan Times

JAPAN

Jul 6, 2006

Documentary on Koshien tourney debuts in U.S.

On this Independence Day, the most American of holidays, a film about what is arguably the most American of sports -- baseball -- had its broadcast premiere in the United States.

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.

[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Historically, kabuki was considered the entertainment of the merchant and peasant classes, a far cry from how it is regarded today.

For Japan's oldest kabuki theater, the show must go on

By Lance Henderstein

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