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BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 28, 2011

University entrance fee system profits from unstable job market

Students are being held hostage by the convoluted nyugakkin (entrance fee) system. Parents either pay up now, or the kid doesn't get in later.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2011

Beijing in Washington's footsteps

HONG KONG — The so-called financial leaders of the Group of 20 nations propped up this month's agreement in Paris against a fluffy set of economic indicators that may lead to their taking concerted action to head off a future potential global economic crisis. But it would be unwise to hold your breath...
EDITORIALS
Feb 27, 2011

Japan in Cambodia

As Japan seeks good relations with Southeast Asian countries, one positive development of late is its continued aid to Cambodia. A recent news report noted that Japan is the largest donor to the Cambodian court seeking to try members of the Khmer Rouge for crimes committed during its reign. Support for...
Japan Times
Features
Feb 27, 2011

Nationalism and its discontents

In this wide-ranging feature following a recent visit to Chengdu, China, Jeff Kingston examines Sino-Japanese relations and challenges facing the government in Beijing
CULTURE / Books
Feb 27, 2011

Murder and mystery behind the burqa

CITY OF VEILS, by Zoe Ferraris. Little, Brown and Company, 2010, 393 pp., $24.99 (hardcover) One device frequently used by writers of mystery fiction is the intrusion of some force to obstruct the investigator's job, which sometimes takes the form of a powerful adversary or a repressive political system....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Feb 27, 2011

The actor, the Prince and the fan mail

British actor Ben Barnes shot to fame in 2008 with his portrayal of the then-Prince Caspian in "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian," the second installment of the film adaption of author C.S. Lewis' classic seven-book series, "The Chronicles of Narnia."
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 27, 2011

Skipping the ads gets harder as shows become infomercials

In the late 1990s, I did piece work for a public relations company, translating achievement reports into English for its non-Japanese clients. The reports outlined how and where the company had secured mentions of its clients' products in various media, and included equivalent advertising value amounts...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 27, 2011

Hype may be biggest obstacle for Saito as rookie

The hype surrounding Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters rookie Yuki Saito has just been phenomenal.
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2011

Ozawa ally quits farm post, fanning fears of DPJ meltdown

A Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker close to Ichiro Ozawa tendered his resignation Thursday as parliamentary secretary of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, adding to Prime Minister Naoto Kan's woes.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 25, 2011

Jolie acts out a teenage crush in 'The Tourist'

"Of course I always wanted to work with Johnny Depp!" laughs Angelina Jolie. "What actress hasn't? I've thought he was the coolest thing for years. I practically grew up with him and had such a crush on him in 'Edward Scissorhands'!"
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 24, 2011

Tono set to recapture past glory on gridiron

A man once called a football "phenom" has risen once again.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2011

Government shutdown in June?

As battles rage in the Diet between the ruling and opposition camps over fiscal 2011 budget-related bills, one dreadful scenario has emerged: The debt-ridden government may run out of funds by around June.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2011

Ueno Zoo's hopes up for panda cub

Tokyo's Ueno Zoo, where a pair of giant pandas have arrived from China, is already hoping for a newborn by summer.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Feb 23, 2011

West's son provides insight into legend's life

One of the things I loved most about my father was him being unafraid to show me his faults once we became coworkers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 22, 2011

NPO tax status threatened by Diet split

With the opposition camp trying to veto all budget-related bills in the divided Diet, the fate of legislation proposed by the Democratic Party of Japan-led government to enhance the tax-exempt status of nonprofit organizations is hanging in the air.
Reader Mail
Feb 20, 2011

Whale hunt suspended at long last

Regarding the Feb. 17 article "Activists win; whale hunt halts in Antarctic": This is excellent news! Finally the Fisheries Agency is seeing sense by suspending the Antarctic Ocean hunt (because of obstruction by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society vessels), after hunters killed just 30 of the target...
CULTURE / Books
Feb 20, 2011

'Remote Control': Big Brother is watching you

If you want an all-action, well-written and intelligent novel to read in 2011, then look no further than this excellent conspiracy-theory thriller.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2011

Tabloids feast on Imperial family foibles

Emperor Akihito is a quiet, studious type. The paragon of respectability. But, oh, what a family!
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 18, 2011

G-tokyo art fair hopes for another triumph

Although Tokyo is a major world city, its contemporary art scene lacks the allure of its peers. Japanese interest in contemporary art is growing, though, as evidenced by the record 50,000 visitors at last year's Art Fair Tokyo. However, sales remained at the 2009 level, a fraction of what big art fairs...
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 18, 2011

Oil prices and social unrest

HONG KONG — The resignation of Hosni Mubarak after a 30-year reign as modern-day pharaoh of Egypt has demonstrated the nervous and potentially combustible connection between oil and politics in the Middle East. As soon as Mubarak quit after weeks of demonstrations, oil prices dropped, but quickly rose...
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2011

Chinese online video company Synacast mulls timing of IPO

Synacast Corp., the Chinese online video company that drew a $250 million investment this month from Softbank Corp., said it has held talks with banks about a possible initial public offering as revenue surges.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2011

Maehara steadfast on islands claim

The four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido are Japanese territory regardless of Russia's actions, Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara reiterated Wednesday, brushing off recent concerns Moscow is strengthening its control over the area.
COMMENTARY
Feb 17, 2011

Beijing's likely lesson? Ratchet up repression

HONG KONG — China, which has been obsessed with political stability ever since it called out its army to crush a massive albeit peaceful protest in Beijing 22 years ago, is likely to step up repressive tactics against its population in the wake of the toppling of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak after...
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Government and bad actors are at the root of the foreign national issue
A maiko walks down a street crowded with tourists in Kyoto. Challenges that come with a massive influx of overseas visitors and foreign nationals buying up real estate are just some of the immigration problems that have become hot-button political issues in Japan.
Japan lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Friday.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.

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