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WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 17, 2013

A look at the heavenly bodies and the danger they may pose for our planet

Berlin AP
EDITORIALS
Feb 17, 2013

AKB48 and sexual politics

The tearful video from a 20-year-old female pop group member who 'broke the rules' was a disturbing reminder of Japan's troubling gender issues.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 16, 2013

Top seeds march into quarterfinals at Qatar Open

Viktoria Azarenka moves into the quarterfinals of the Qatar Total Open on Thursday night with an overpowering 6-0, 6-0 victory over unseeded American Christina McHale.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Feb 16, 2013

Environmental sea disaster threatens world's future

An environmental catastrophe with greater economic impact than the global financial crash is occurring on the high seas, according to former British foreign secretary David Miliband.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 15, 2013

'A Good Day to Die Hard'

I know what you're thinking. You're thinking that if you had to see yet another 20th-century action star, alive and well and kicking ass for the benefit of the over-40s crowd — and that star is Bruce Willis, whom you can remember as having a full head of hair (brunette) and a terrible taste in suits...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 14, 2013

'The Beauty in Everyday Life: Musée Hamaguchi Yozo — Spring Exhibition'

Printmaker Yozo Hamaguchi (1909-2000) is best known for his ground-breaking work in colored mezzotints. His predominant use of soft but dark coloring, which gave the mezzotints a peaceful and serene quality, differentiated his work from other print artists, and led to the global recognition of his aesthetic...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 13, 2013

Big Bulls bounce back, end Jets' nine-game win streak

All good things must come to an end.
MORE SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Feb 13, 2013

Baseball needs to rethink Hall of Fame voting

Mike Piazza, the former Los Angeles Dodger and New York Met great, hit more home runs (427) than any other catcher in MLB history.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 13, 2013

Reining in the evil that brushes up against us

Some environmentalists say that euthanasia may be the only way to prevent an uncontrolled killer-cat population from ravaging wildlife in North America.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2013

Biden rides wave of success as second term begins

So close to that presidential microphone . . . yet so far away. As President Barack Obama delivered his 2,000-word inaugural address outside the Capitol last month, his chief governing partner, Vice President Joe Biden, looked on from his chair just to the left, always the loyal and supportive cheerleader....
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2013

Measurement of hope competes with setbacks

Progress in getting aid to the world's poorest is now measured by one improved life at a time. That kind of news still lacks the visibility of a big setback.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Feb 11, 2013

Providing for old age somehow connects to V-day blues

I was talking to a joshikōsei (女子高生, high school girl) friend of mine (yes, I'm fully aware of this exalted position) and she told me that these days in sociology class, Japanese teens are taught that by the time they start paying taxes, the ratio of college grad workers to nenkinzoku (年金族,...
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 10, 2013

Lots of blame, but few solutions to terrorist attacks abroad

On Jan. 16, Islamic militants believed led by the elusive commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar struck a natural-gas processing plant in Ain Amenas, Algeria. In the rescue attempt by units of Algeria's army, as many as 81 people may have died, among which were 10 Japanese employees of JGC Corporation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Feb 10, 2013

Fugu reveals its simple gender switch

It's the most celebrated and notorious fish in the world, certainly in culinary circles. Now the puffer fish — one of Japan's most enigmatic creatures — meets some of biology's deepest questions: Why did sex evolve? Why are there two sexes? Why is the male sex chromosome such a puny little thing?...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Feb 10, 2013

Japan's animal spirits

BONES OF CONTENTION: Animals and Religion in Contemporary Japan, by Barbara R. Ambros. University of Hawaii Press, 2012, 255 pp., $29 (paperback)
JAPAN / Media
Feb 10, 2013

2,160 Hours of Yasushi Akimoto; AKB48 dramas; CM of the week: U-Can

Some fans can't get enough of AKB48, and NHK understands this, so on Monday it is broadcasting "Mitchaku: Akimoto Yasushi 2,160-jikan" ("Intense Coverage: 2,160 Hours of Yasushi Akimoto"; BS Premium, 9 p.m.), a two-hour special (presumably just the highlights then) in which NHK's cameras follow AKB producer-Svengali...
Reader Mail
Feb 10, 2013

Town spoiling for dressing-down

Regarding the Feb. 7 AFP article "Put pants on 'David' replica, locals urge": Who would have thought that there was such a level of modesty in a culture that created such graphic works of erotica as the Shunga illustrated texts for newlywed couples or the modern "adult" manga? What gives?
Reader Mail
Feb 10, 2013

A homemade recipe for cruelty?

Ian Martin's Feb. 1 article, "AKB48 member's 'penance' shows flaws in idol culture," calls attention to Minami Minegishi, a member of the Japanese girl pop band AKB48. She violated the Golden Rule for idols by going out on a date. The video of her making a tearful apology after she had shaved her head...
Events / KANSAI: WHO & WHAT
Feb 9, 2013

Big festival at Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto

Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto will hold its Hatsu Uma Festival on Saturday in which visitors pray for a healthy family life and good business. The ceremony will run for about an hour from 8 a.m., but visitors are welcome all day. Admission is free. The shrine is near Inari Station on the JR Nara Line....
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Feb 8, 2013

Life under the kotatsu — let the upper body fend for itself

I'll never forget my first winter in Japan when I heard that some Japanese people sleep under the kotatsu.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2013

Wiped out city waits for Tokyo to wake up

It has been almost two years since much of Tohoku's coastline was wiped out by tsunami on March 11. Gone are many of the destroyed buildings and vehicles that served as reminders of the horror and tragedy caused by the monster earthquake in the Pacific.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 8, 2013

'Kiiroi Zo'

Ryuichi Hiroki has become the go-to director for romantic dramas that quality-wise are a cut above the local formula weepers whose starred-crossed lovers are parted by a slow, beautiful death (though Hiroki's couples are hardly immune to life's vicissitudes). At the same time, his films in this genre...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 8, 2013

How to cope when home is where the radiation is?

When she hears the phrase "a sense of home," filmmaker Michale Boganim always endures a wave of sadness. "Home can mean a whole lot of things, but to me it has connotations of displacement and loss," she tells The Japan Times. "I come from a family that was always moving around, and even as we were moving,...
Reader Mail
Feb 7, 2013

Absurd treatment of an 'idol'

I am a foreign student studying at Meiji University and am deeply concerned after I saw the shaved head of AKB48 member Minami Minegishi. This is absolutely absurd; even in North Korea, people have freedom to date. But I kind of understand it.
Millions told to evacuate as heavy rain sparks flooding and landslides in Kyushu
Heavy rain falls in the city of Kumamoto on Monday morning.
Osaka Expo ticket sales exceed break-even point
Visitors to the Osaka Expo line up for pavilions on Friday.
Chinese vessels collide while pursuing Philippine boat in South China Sea
This handout video grab released and taken on August 11, 2025 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows an incident between a Chinese Navy vessel (left) and a Chinese Coast Guard ship as seen from a Philippine fisheries boat near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea.
Britain’s Prince of Wales aircraft carrier makes Japan debut
HMS Prince of Wales arrives into the Port of Darwin, Australia, in July during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.
Japan's Nikkei 225 hits record high on tariff and rate optimism
Stocks in Tokyo rallied on Tuesday despite months of uncertainty and general economic concerns.
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.

Podcast

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

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Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person
By Naoko Abe

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