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Reader Mail
Jul 22, 2012

Nuclear power justification fails

I was surprised to read Takashi Kitazume's July 17 article "Global demand for nuclear power remains." The view expressed by energy researcher Jane Nakano, quoted in the article, is simply appalling.
Reader Mail
Jul 22, 2012

Self-respect for mice and men

A 2011 article in Cabinet Magazine about the late research psychologist John B. Calhoun's pioneering work with rodents provides an interesting perspective on Japan's soshokukei or "herbivore" phenomenon. Since 2007, when the term was coined, many have wondered at Japan's growing numbers of unambitious,...
Reader Mail
Jul 22, 2012

Put a lid on 'malignant' shills

Regarding the July 16 Kyodo article "Public reactor hearing (Sendai) rocked by alleged government shill": A Japanese seminar or workshop usually has a question-and-answer time at the end for audience members. People are so shy that none wants to ask the first question. An awkward silence may ensue. To...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jul 22, 2012

Summer League needed to help players improve

Summer time shouldn't be a low-key offseason for the bj-league. Instead, there's plenty of work to do — together.
Reader Mail
Jul 22, 2012

Tokyo protest rallies admiration

Regarding the July 17 front-page article "Massive Tokyo rally decries atomic power": Those people at the rally were brave in demonstrating their democratic spirit. I firmly believe Japan will find an energy solution that's better than relying on atomic energy.
Reader Mail
Jul 22, 2012

Beware a September surprise

As the government of Japan continues to stumble over Nagata-cho politics, fumble away the Senkaku Islands and bumble the introduction of the MV-22 Osprey aircraft to Japan, it may soon find itself isolated from its people, the international community and its only alliance partner, the United States....
BASEBALL
Jul 21, 2012

JPBPA unanimously votes to boycott WBC

The Japan Professional Baseball Players Association decided against participating in the next edition of the World Baseball Classic during a meeting on Friday in Osaka.
COMMENTARY
Jul 20, 2012

Italy's curse of the undead: Berlusconi to 'bunga' again?

Abraham Lincoln was right: You can fool all the people some of the time, and you can fool some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. Unfortunately, his dictum is irrelevant to modern Italian politics.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 20, 2012

'Le Cose che Restano'

In this day and age, who has the time to sit through an Italian movie 6½ hours long?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 20, 2012

Just what's so brave about 'Brave'?

"Wall-E" was a brave endeavor. A kids' film where the main character can't speak: That must have been a hard sell, and a risk in itself. But it paid off, creating one of the most emotionally charged films of 2008. "Wall-E" taught a moral lesson about our consumerist behavior; a lesson that transcended...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 20, 2012

Longtime Sendai guard Takahashi moving to Iwate

As they prepare for their second season, the Iwate Big Bulls recognize the need to add experienced bj-league players.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jul 20, 2012

Party at night with the animals at Japan's zoos

As Tokyo's Ueno Park Zoo and the nation mourn the death of the first panda cub to be born in Japan in 24 years, we can show our support for the institution, and other zoos, by visiting other rare and unusual animals.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 20, 2012

Yoshitomo Nara puts the heart back in art

The induction of manga-style painting into Japan's contemporary art canon over the last 15 years can be put down to the work of not one but two artists. Sure, it was Takashi Murakami who laid the theoretical foundations, spelling out links with classical painting and ukiyo-e prints. But it was another...
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 19, 2012

Marx: the return of the giant

If an author's eternal youth consists of his capacity to keep stimulating new ideas, then it may be said that Karl Marx has without question remained young.
Reader Mail
Jul 19, 2012

'Burma' and 'Myanmar' are close

Cesar Chelala's July 16 article, "Why 'Burma' should remain the country's name," describes the controversy over the use of either "Burma" or "Myanmar" for Southeast Asia's second-largest country. It should be pointed out that the rationale given by the military government in 1989 for changing the country's...
Reader Mail
Jul 19, 2012

Experiences of those who stay

I love Amy Chavez's recent Japan Lite columns, and her July 14 article, "Why we came to Japan — a different realm," really tickled me. Chavez beautifully expresses thoughts I have always had (going on 40 years of still feeling the moonstones beneath my feet and often feeling surprised). Chavez's comments...
Reader Mail
Jul 19, 2012

High cost of a solar power plan

Does Michael Hoffman's July 15 Big in Japan article, "Aging village shows the way with switch to solar," really demonstrate the viability of solar power? Let's do the math:
Reader Mail
Jul 19, 2012

The threshold of responsibility

In his June 25 article, "Irony of being in the company of '12-year- olds," Hiroaki Sato uses dubious rationalizations for Japanese war crimes 70 years after the fact. Sato points out American Gen. Douglas MacArthur's view of Japan as a nation of 12-year-olds, when actually it was Emperor Hirohito who...
Reader Mail
Jul 19, 2012

BBC's Olympics commentary

A word of explanation is owed to foreign observers of the upcoming Olympics in London (July 27 to Aug. 12). During the last Commonwealth Games, some non-Britons were puzzled as to why the BBC often referred to medal winners as "proud Scots" or "proud Welsh" etc., while English winners were always "British."...
Reader Mail
Jul 19, 2012

Kudos to court for standing up

Regarding Joseph Jaworski's July 12 letter, "Nikon Corp. has rights, too": I fail to see how a corporation going back on its word and breaking its contracts amounts to "freedom of expression."
Reader Mail
Jul 19, 2012

Nice change from whingeing

This is an absolutely beautifully written piece (July 14) by Amy Chavez. Too often I read articles about people bashing the country they have adopted as their own. For what purpose? I ask myself. It is a refreshing change to read about someone who embraces Japan as a country for what it is and the people...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 19, 2012

√thumm "Mimoro"

Kansai-based trio √thumm's music doesn't just mix clashing styles together, but also touches on two cultural representations of Japan today. The group attracted attention around Kansai with two albums of maximalist techno-pop, futuristic numbers resembling the modern overload of Perfume, albeit without...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / IN THE RECORD
Jul 19, 2012

Hiroshi Watanabe

Tokyo-based DJ and producer Hiroshi Watanabe, who has also worked under the monikers Quadra, Tread and more recently Kaito, recently released the mix compilation "Contact To The Spirits 2." Watanabe is now on the final leg of a tour to promote it and stopped for a moment to tell The Japan Times about...
Reader Mail
Jul 19, 2012

The privilege to criticize Japan

I was amused to read Roger Pulvers' Counterpoint article July 8, "The sorry state of affairs in Japan is enough to turn WGs into FGs."
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 18, 2012

Turning swords into plowshares, and back again

How long does it take for enemies to become allies, and allies to become enemies?
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 17, 2012

Suteteko: Hanging out in underwear is a cool way to survive the summer heat

Picture this: A man comes home from work on a summer evening. The intense heat of the day has abated and he goes into another room to change out of his suit. He emerges wearing a simple ensemble of underwear consisting of an undershirt (sleeveless or not) and a pair of suteteko — which can best be...
EDITORIALS
Jul 17, 2012

Amping up renewable energy

A feed-in tariff system to accelerate investment in renewable energy sources started on July 1. It is hoped that it will lead to the establishment of renewable energy facilities across Japan, thus helping revitalize local economies and reduce Japan's dependence on nuclear power.
Japan Times
Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Jul 17, 2012

Chindonya

Dear Alice,
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jul 16, 2012

Rickshaws roll back into style

The trendiest way to get around town on two wheels without breaking a sweat? Hand-pulled rickshaw.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
Western businesses will not return to Russia
A McDonald's restaurant sits shuttered in Moscow in May 2022 as a result of Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
China is eroding Japan's LNG dominance. How does that affect Japanese buyers?
Tugboats assist a liquified natural gas tanker as it docks at a port in Yantai, China, in February. In 2021, China became the largest importer of LNG, and as of this year, China now has the most long-term LNG contracts.
Ukraine drone strikes hit nuclear bombers deep inside Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and head of the country's Security Service, Vasyl Maliuk, attend a meeting in Kyiv in this image released Sunday.
Lessons from India-Pakistan war: Were China's arms overrated?
A Chinese J-10B fighter jet is put on display at the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, China, in October 2016. The short May conflict between India and Pakistan became a live trial for Chinese arms, exposing vulnerabilities in its fighter aircraft and air defense systems.
Waves of umami: Awaji Island's culinary trove
Silversea Cruises' culinary program takes guests on a rich gourmet experience at wellness retreat Zenbo Seinei, where the local produce is presented in an eight-course meal.
Hegseth to prioritize China and more allied spending in Asia — but questions remain
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for a trilateral meeting between Japan, the U.S. and Australia at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on Saturday.
'Godzilla The Art Exhibition' reimagines film icon as monstrous muse for modern art
Artists offer their own interpretations of Japan's most famous monster at "Godzilla The Art Exhibition."
Atsuko Okatsuka brings big 'dad' energy to new special
Atsuko Okatsuka tries out some of the jokes from her new special, “Father,” at the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya in January.
China is eroding Japan's LNG dominance. How does that affect Japanese buyers?
Tugboats assist a liquified natural gas tanker as it docks at a port in Yantai, China, in February. In 2021, China became the largest importer of LNG, and as of this year, China now has the most long-term LNG contracts.

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After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
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