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Reader Mail
Oct 24, 2010

Opera singer Joan Sutherland dies

The Japan Times has printed nothing on the passing (Oct. 10) of Dame Joan Sutherland (83), one of the great opera sopranos of the 20th century and arguably Australia's greatest singer. I realize that not many readers are opera fans, but isn't it a newspaper's professional obligation to print news irrespective...
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 24, 2010

Can we fix Japan's moral morass?

As a gauge of where this country is heading and what kind of mood it's in, consider this fact: Last week, almost every mainstream weekly news magazine ran at least one story on old age and/or death.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2010

Sengoku's growing influence causes a stir

On the first day of the Lower House Budget Committee session last week, Nobuteru Ishihara, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, chose to deride the growing power of Yoshito Sengoku, chief Cabinet secretary of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 23, 2010

Hometown hero Asada endures shaky start to Grand Prix season

NAGOYA — World champion Mao Asada had a calamitous start to her Grand Prix season Friday night, finishing eighth in the short program at the NHK Trophy.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 22, 2010

Entrepreneurs' best friend growing long in the tooth

HONG KONG — Standard Chartered Bank has an advertisement currently running on television that is eye-catching and thought-provoking. Its central message is that "not everything that counts in life can be counted" and that the bank wants to be "here for people; here for progress; here for the long run;...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2010

Senkaku challenge surmountable: departing U.S. Forces commander

Lt. Gen. Edward Rice, before he steps down next week as the commander of U.S. Forces Japan, said Thursday it is natural for any country, including Japan and China, to face bilateral "challenges" and expressed optimism the two countries will be able to move forward in a positive direction.
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 22, 2010

Hatoyama set to lobby Hanoi on rare earths

Former Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama will lead a delegation to Vietnam to bargain for supplies of rare earth metals and lobby for nuclear and rail contracts, an official in his office said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2010

Okada urges less heat in Senkaku row

Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Katsuya Okada cautioned both Japan and China not to resort to extreme nationalism following the recent bilateral spat in connection with the Senkaku Islands.
LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Oct 20, 2010

Japanese cell-phone users don't just talk about weather — they vote on it

A surprising number of Japanese purchase their weather information from cell phones, services that don't just tell you if it's raining — they let you vote on it.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 19, 2010

No escaping annual sports days

Whether they like sports or not, it is compulsory for schoolchildren in Japan to participate in "undokai" (athletic gatherings or "sports days"), with the main one usually coinciding with the Sports Day national holiday.
BUSINESS
Oct 19, 2010

Domestic production situation tough but here to stay: Toyoda

NAGOYA (Kyodo) Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda denied Monday the automaker is stepping up efforts to transfer production bases overseas even though the surging yen has made auto production costly at home.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2010

Keep companies, citizens safe, Kan tells Beijing

The demonstrations against Japan staged over the weekend in China were very unfortunate and both sides must exercise calm, Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Monday as the protests dragged on for a third consecutive day.
COMMENTARY
Oct 18, 2010

Cirrus cloud-gazers may learn a thing or two about Earth's fate

SINGAPORE — What will happen if global production and consumption remain largely unconstrained by controls to minimize the impact on the Earth's complex climate system?
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 17, 2010

Tireless work ethic earned Nomo respect in majors

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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Oct 17, 2010

Korean peerage, national census, assasinaton of party leader and sanctions for South Africa

100 YEARS AGOWednesday, Oct. 12, 1910
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2010

Nago eyed for Pacific islands summit

The government wants Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, to host the 2012 summit of Pacific island countries, its top spokesman said Friday.
COMMENTARY
Oct 16, 2010

Beijing's reaction justifies Nobel Committee's choice

In China's upside-down world where black is white, the great honor of the Nobel Peace Prize being given to Liu Xiaobo, a writer, intellectual and human rights activist, has been denounced by the government as a "desecration" of the award because it was given to "a criminal who broke China's laws."
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 16, 2010

Giants-Tigers series looks like a tossup

OSAKA — The Yomiuri Giants and Hanshin Tigers have the fiercest rivalry in all of Japan. Their storied feud gets taken to a new level this year as they meet for the first time in the postseason.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 15, 2010

'Inshite Miru: 7-kakan no Desu Gemu (The Incite Mill -7 Day Death Game-)'

J-horror is over. The moment for the ghostly ladies with the long black hair has passed. But people still want to be scared at the movies — and among the Japanese films doing it most successfully now are the hybrids of the horror, mystery and thriller genres that treat murder as a game.
EDITORIALS
Oct 14, 2010

An award Beijing doesn't want

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2010 Peace Prize to Mr. Liu Xiaobo for his work promoting human rights in China. Not surprisingly the award comes over the objections of the Chinese government, which considers Mr. Liu a criminal. We applaud the decision and the outstanding work of Mr. Liu,...
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.

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