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ENVIRONMENT
Oct 29, 2008

Nara's cute, destructive deer

Nara's Kasugayama Forest Reserve doesn't look like a landscape in crisis.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Oct 25, 2008

The melting pot of 2008

Today's fun fact is that 2008 marks the 100th year since the coining of the term "melting pot" to describe the multiethnic stew that then comprised the American populace. "Then" refers to the years when immigrants flooded over the ocean in a great global warming of the pursuit of opportunity.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Oct 21, 2008

Dining on the Web

Every day at around 4 p.m., as the air cools down, the sky takes on a purple hue and schoolchildren make their way home, hordes of people across Japan — predominantly female, predominantly in their 30s — start furiously typing on their PCs. They all have one burning question on their minds: "What...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 16, 2008

'Kunst Oktoberfest'

Central Tokyo
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ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Oct 15, 2008

Let them eat whales!

Whales once fueled the industrialized world. First there was wood, then coal fired its steam engines alongside seal oil and whale oil that powered and lit the age of "dark satanic mills."
COMMENTARY
Oct 12, 2008

More here than meets the Dow

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Should we even be listening to religious leaders when they opine on the financial crisis? Ted Sorensen, in his marvelous new book "Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History," is absolutely right to assert that in the United States, at least, "the wall between church and state...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Oct 11, 2008

English for one's health

A friend recently asked me to teach some English classes for her while she took a semester off to have a baby. Of course, I was happy to help out.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
Oct 8, 2008

Murakami case shows JSF short on skater support

"Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.''
LIFE / Lifestyle / ON THE BOOK TRAIL
Oct 7, 2008

'Nurk', 'A Beginning, A Muddle, and An End'

"Nurk," Ursula Vernon, Harcourt; 2008; 131 pp. What makes "Nurk" such a readable little tale? There's nothing tingly and new about an adventure story in which the hero is a reluctant adventurer. A quiet homebody finds himself thrown into a situation where he must display his inner courage (if he has...
MORE SPORTS
Oct 5, 2008

Rangers name Drury captain

NEW YORK — Chris Drury became the New York Rangers' captain Friday, one night before the club opened the regular season in the Czech Republic.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 3, 2008

Classical maverick tackles pop music

"In about 20 years, we will rarely hear Brahms in the concert hall; we will mostly hear contemporary music." A bold prediction, particularly as dwindling audiences for classical music have most orchestras keeping to the tried and true, with only the occasional token nod to the obscure or challenging,...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Sep 27, 2008

Blessings — from the hollow of my head

I suppose the luck of the Irish was with me.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Sep 13, 2008

Anjinsai: Briton is Japanese tradition

On Aug. 10, on the eastern shore of Izu Peninsula, the usually laid-back city of Ito was showing signs of hustle and bustle. Near the beach, street stalls served traditional snacks and drinks while other vendors delighted children with goldfish, candy and brightly colored masks. Further into town, locals...
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LIFE / Travel / FREEWHEELIN' ACROSS JAPAN
Sep 12, 2008

He rides and he rides (and survives)

It's so hot, I've stripped down to my Y-fronts and with sweat dripping into my eyes and obscuring my vision I cycle east from my hotel near Sawara Station in Katori, Chiba Prefecture, along a path that runs beside the vast Tone River to my destination: Katori Shrine. It was built in 1700, is dedicated...
COMMENTARY
Sep 11, 2008

Cameron eyes policy shift

David Cameron, the leader of Britain's Conservative opposition, is highly likely to be Britain's next prime minister when the general election comes in 12 to 18 months time. He is in effect the prime minister-in-waiting. His views about the international scene are therefore very important not just to...
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Sep 10, 2008

Sumo struggles as Aki Basho approaches

In the days leading up to the Aki Basho, sumo is on the ropes.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2008

Fukuda comes out of hiding at last, speaks to reporters

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who refused to speak to reporters since suddenly announcing his resignation Sept. 1, finally came out of hiding Monday evening, claiming he has not been avoiding the media.
COMMENTARY
Sep 6, 2008

It's deja vu, all over again

Here we go again. Less than a year after Shinzo Abe stunned supporters with a sudden resignation from office, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has decided to do the same. Fukuda blamed a divided Diet, plummeting approval ratings, and a desire to avoid a political vacuum for his decision to step down....
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CULTURE / Film
Sep 5, 2008

Taking Hitler by the horns

As the son of a Jewish mother who escaped the Holocaust by moving to Switzerland ("at the very last moment!"), Dani Levy has had a lifelong fascination with the Third Reich.
CULTURE / Music
Sep 5, 2008

SpecialThanks "Seven Colors"

Everyone knows that Japan's single greatest skill is spawning female- fronted punk bands that sound like they've swallowed a bucketload of Green Day and Blink 182 CDs and belched them back out again. Hailing from Aichi Prefecture, SpecialThanks are one such band, and the problem is that they are impossible...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 4, 2008

Katsura Funakoshi's sphinxes of suggestivity

The figure is nothing if not startling: Truncated just above the knees and suspended on four, bark-covered sticks sprouting from the body, sculptor Katsura Funakoshi's "The Sphinx Floats in Forest" is a muscular hermaphrodite with full, female breasts and male genitalia, an elongated neck and leather-strap...
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CULTURE / Music
Sep 4, 2008

Devo uphold their duty now for the future

As I sit down opposite the gray-haired man in a black shirt and glasses, someone comes to clear the clutter off the table — a stick-thin, retro-futuristic guitar that has been rigged for its strings to explode at the climax of a solo. His flame-haired partner takes a seat; he's wearing a full suit...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 24, 2008

'Nation of copycats' maligns Japan's fine science and technology

One of the most commonly discussed issues of national character in Japan revolves around the question of personal creativity. Put simply, it is this: Are the Japanese lacking in the DNA of originality?
COMMENTARY
Aug 19, 2008

Watch the post-Game meddling

LONDON — The Chinese government fought hard for the right to host this year's Olympic Games. It remains to be seen whether the huge costs involved in holding them will have brought commensurate benefits to China.
OLYMPICS / ODDS AND EVENS
Aug 18, 2008

Phelps' achievement leaves nothing to the imagination

BEIJING — There was little time to ponder the significance of Michael Phelps' record-tying seventh gold medal in a single Olympiad on Saturday. There were other stories to write before heading out to National Stadium to see the evening's track and field competition. And, oh yeah, lunch was on the agenda,...
EDITORIALS
Aug 14, 2008

A trial in the war on terror

Mr. Salim Hamdan has been found guilty of aiding terrorism. His trial verdict at Guantanamo Bay is, for some, vindication of the Bush administration's efforts to render justice on terrorist suspects. For others, it is a cruel attempt to extract some measure of retribution against individuals who are...
SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS
Aug 14, 2008

'Underdog' Gay ready to face his date with destiny

BEIJING — I spent an hour listening to one of the three fastest men living on the planet speak in slow, articulate sentences earlier this week.
SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS
Aug 13, 2008

Kitajima's swimming feats inspire a nation

BEIJING — With his head tilted back and his mouth wide open in a victorious roar, Kosuke Kitajima's fist-pump celebration after winning the 100-meter breaststroke final on Monday morning produced Japan's iconic image of the 2008 Summer Games so far.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Aug 12, 2008

Custody battles: an unfair fight

"Sport at its best obliterates divisions between peoples, such as ostentatious flag-waving and exaggerated national sentiment." New York Times senior writer Howard W. French — who has covered China for the past five years, was Tokyo bureau chief from 1999 to 2003, and has lived overseas for all but...
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Tens of millions of yen found at home of Aum Shinrikyo founder's wife
The house of the wife of the late Chizuo Matsumoto, the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult's founder, in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, in July
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.
Tokyo stocks hit by a perfect storm of tariffs, politics and budget worries
Tokyo stocks are underperforming shares in other large markets globally.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Tokyobike founder believes in taking in sights of dynamic cities slowly
Ichiro Kanai, founder and president of Tokyobike, is developing a niche but a new customer base who want to cycle as part of a lifestyle.

Podcast

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

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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