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JAPAN
Oct 5, 2010

Ozawa inquest panel rules for indictment

Former Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa should be indicted over falsified reports from his political fund management body, an independent judicial panel announced Monday.
TENNIS
Oct 5, 2010

Hungry Nadal looking for more glory at Japan Open

Rafael Nadal insists his appetite has not been sated by completing a career Grand Slam with victory at the U.S. Open last month, and intends to prove it at this week's Japan Open.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 5, 2010

Homeopathy: cure or placebo?

Homeopathy recently came under the spotlight after Science Council of Japan President Ichiro Kanazawa urged medical workers to refrain from using the more than 200-year-old form of alternative medicine, calling it "ignorance of science" and "absurd."
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2010

Latin America's commodity dependence

WASHINGTON — In 1672, Potosi, Bolivia, was one of the largest and richest cities in the world. Located at the base of Cerro Rico, Potosi was a hotbed of Spanish silver mining. Its operations were so prolific that "potosi" became synonymous for great riches.
MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
Oct 3, 2010

Shoji makes a splash in international debut

With world junior champion Kanako Murakami moving up to the senior ranks this season, there may have been some trepidation in Japanese skating circles about who would represent the next wave of young talent among the ladies.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 2, 2010

Takushi signs on with Albirex

Naoto Takushi, considered one of the top Japanese point guards since the bj-league was established, will play for his third team in as many seasons in 2010-11.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 2, 2010

Whiting to take stock of Nomo's lasting legacy in four-part series

Best-selling author Robert Whiting, who penned an exclusive four-part expose on Bobby Valentine's rise and fall with the Chiba Lotte Marines for The Japan Times this winter, returns with a four-part series on trailblazer Hideo Nomo's legacy on both sides of the Pacific Ocean 15 years after he left Japanese...
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 2, 2010

Recovery intact as deflation eases, joblessness falls

Deflation moderated and unemployment fell, indicating Japan's recovery remains intact as policymakers consider new stimulus measures to protect the economy from the strengthening yen.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 2, 2010

Living green, Venetia truly is at home in Kyoto

Venetia Stanley-Smith Kajiyama, or Venetia to her many fans, personifies natural, country living in her popular NHK program "Neko no Shippo, Kaeru no Te," but her first two months in Tokyo exemplified neon lights and city swing as a go-go dancer at a Shinjuku disco.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2010

Parties unite in demanding Senkaku video

The ruling and opposition parties agreed Thursday to ask the government to submit video footage documenting last month's collisions between a Chinese trawler and Japan Coast Guard cutters to the Diet.
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2010

Yen's impact may spur more BOJ support

Evidence in the Bank of Japan's "tankan" survey that companies are growing more pessimistic may prompt the central bank to expand support as soon as next week for businesses grappling with the yen's advance.
Reader Mail
Sep 30, 2010

Can Kan make a dignified landing?

Regarding the Sept. 27 article "Kan rejects Beijing's demand for apology": Prime Minister Naoto Kan must find himself between a rock and a hard place. His position was already tenuous enough before the fishing boat incident off the Senkaku Islands. Now he faces a demand from China for an apology —...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2010

Nintendo 3DS creates buzz at unveiling

Nintendo Co. on Wednesday officially unveiled its anticipated hand-held Nintendo 3DS, which allows users to play 3-D games and experience enhanced networking services.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2010

Kan hopes to meet with Wen in Europe

Reversing a decision to skip next week's Asia-Europe Meeting, Prime Minister Naoto Kan will make a three-day trip to Brussels starting Sunday, where Tokyo is exploring the possibility of organizing talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 28, 2010

Local politics cries out for partisan competition

OSAKA — With its constant factional infighting and Cabinet shuffles, Japanese national politics is a disheartening affair for the concerned voter. Last year's historic elections, however, demonstrated that voters can oust unpopular governments, and that party competition and accountability is emerging...

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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