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JAPAN
Apr 24, 2013

Record 168 lawmakers visit Yasukuni

A record 168 Diet members visit Tokyo's war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, following visits by three Cabinet ministers and offerings by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday.
SPORTS / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Apr 24, 2013

Remembering Jackie and lessons learned

One cool thing about being an old coot like MAS is that when Hollywood cranks out a historic docudrama, you often remember experiencing the event portrayed first-hand.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2013

Cote d'Ivoire envoy seeks cocoa boost

Cote d'Ivoire's ambassador to Japan, Jerome Kloh Weya, says his mission is to enhance economic ties between his country and Tokyo — equal to the level of amicable diplomatic relations that the two countries have shared over the past 53 years.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2013

Boston's terrible theater of terrorism

The attack on the Boston Marathon is a reminder of the adage that terror is theater — as is the response to terror. It matters who gives the better performance.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2013

Boston's terror and the children of the fault lines

Civilizational battles were once waged by warriors who donned garments of different lands. Today it is boys with baseball caps who carry death in their backpacks.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Apr 24, 2013

Yoshimoto seeks laughs and profit beyond Japan

Osaka-based Yoshimoto Kogyo, the giant talent agency that celebrated its 100th anniversary last year, has made an enduring business out of that fleeting phenomenon: laughter.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 23, 2013

Renter guarantor system a headache for foreigners

Things were going well for Patrick after a year in Japan. He had found a job he liked, met a girl he planned to marry and was ready to move out of the small room his older brother, a longtime resident, was letting him use.
BASKETBALL
Apr 22, 2013

Sea Horses force decisive Game 5 in JBL Finals

Aisin center J.R. Sakuragi scored 13 of his 25 points in the final quarter to lead the Sea Horses to a 74-65 victory over the Toshiba Brave Thunders in Game 4 of the JBL Finals at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 on Sunday afternoon.
BASKETBALL
Apr 22, 2013

Golden Kings warm up for championship tilt with easy win over Cinq Reves

The Ryukyu Golden Kings are gearing up for a run at another title. The Tokyo Cinq Reves are closing out their inaugural season.
WORLD
Apr 22, 2013

How the Boston bombing investigation unfolded

Within hours of the Boston Marathon bombing, investigators were already overwhelmed. Bloody clothing, bags, shoes and other evidence from victims and witnesses was piling up. Videos and still images, thousands of them, were pouring in by email and Twitter.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2013

Boston attack exposes limitations of post-9/11 security buildup

The Sept. 11, 2001, attacks led to a massive buildup of security to make the country safe. Subsequent plots, including attempts to conceal bombs in shoes and underwear, prompted hasty additions to that edifice, as officials sought to fill in cracks that terrorists might exploit.
WORLD
Apr 22, 2013

Boston grilling renews rights debate

The White House's decision to interrogate the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing without first warning him of his rights has sparked criticism from both sides of the political spectrum about the best way to prosecute terrorism cases.
WORLD
Apr 22, 2013

Brothers' bond may have played key role in plot

By all accounts, the paths traveled by the Tsarnaev brothers in their new American lives had begun to diverge. Tamerlan, 26, the elder brother, turned more deeply to his Muslim faith as once-promising boxing prospects faded. Dzhokhar, seven years his junior, won a college scholarship, gained U.S. citizenship...
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2013

Why making Europe 'German' won't fix crisis

It's now common to hear analysts say Europe must become 'German' to exit from its crisis, adopting Teutonic approaches to policy. This is a wrongheaded idea.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2013

A thousand days to keep Millennium promise

This month the world reached a benchmark in history's largest anti-poverty push — 1,000 days before the target to achieve the Millennium Development Goals.
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 21, 2013

Ardija establish J.League record for consecutive unbeaten games

Omiya Ardija set a new J.League record for consecutive unbeaten games in the sweetest way possible on Saturday, beating fierce local rivals Urawa Reds 1-0 to extend their streak to 18.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 21, 2013

Get set for boating in Naha and Itoman

May and June are the months in which to visit Okinawa if your aim is to witness the spectacle of fiercely contested races between crews paddling dragon boats or the Ryukyu Islands' small traditional fishing boats called sabani.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Apr 21, 2013

Yokohama's Big Three key to club's second-season success

Veteran forward Taketo Aoki, a player in the bj-league since the beginning in 2005, called his boss, Yokohama B-Corsairs head coach Reggie Geary, "a great coach" during a post-practice conversation on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Apr 21, 2013

Nature art: It's in the 'I' of the beholder

When a thing of beauty is perceived, the observer experiences some kind of a reaction; but what defines “beauty”? Is it art?
EDITORIALS
Apr 21, 2013

Monitoring workers by smartphone

Employers' ability to monitor employees' actions and whereabouts via smartphones fitted with GPS apps is not a positive step in Japanese workplaces.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 21, 2013

Lakestars clobber Northern Happinets in Nixon's return

Sidelined for seven games with foot and ankle ailments, forward Ray Nixon returned to the Shiga Lakestars lineup on Saturday and helped the Western Conference club defeat the visiting Akita Northern Happinets 84-67 in their bj-league series opener.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 21, 2013

Marines rally past Eagles

The Chiba Lotte Marines' pitchers were off to a good start, but the team's offense was having a little trouble getting things going against the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 21, 2013

Slow pace of NPB games an ongoing problem

In response to my column of March 17, a couple of readers have come in with suggestions on how to pick up the notoriously slow pace of Japanese baseball games. From the Bay Area, fan Mike Colegate sent the following e-mail.

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A mushroom cloud from the atomic bombing on Hiroshima taken from a U.S. military aircraft on Aug. 6, 1945. Copying the photo without permission is prohibited.
80 years on, a Japanese American hibakusha recalls the day the bomb dropped