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EDITORIALS
Dec 28, 2010

Protecting children from abuse

A panel of the Legislative Council of the Justice Ministry has proposed revising the Civil Law so that parental prerogatives can be suspended for up to two years if doing so is desirable to protect children from neglect or abuse by their parents. The government hopes to submit a revision bill to the...
COMMUNITY / Voices / HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO
Dec 28, 2010

Time for a change that Kan should believe in

Dear Prime Minister Naoto Kan:
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Dec 28, 2010

Mind the gap, get over it: Japan hands

Things have changed for the better for foreigners since the old days in Japan.
JAPAN / Media
Dec 26, 2010

Somehow we survived a very explosive 2010

In April, much of the world ground to a halt.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 26, 2010

Eye to eye with the unwanted

NEW YORK — Baruch Spinoza, the 17th-century Dutch philosopher, Benjamin Disraeli, the 19th-century British prime minister, and Nicolas Sarkozy, the 21st-century French president, have one thing in common: All were sons of immigrants.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 25, 2010

Tevez meets his match in Man City's owners

LONDON — And the prize for the climbdown of 2010 goes to . . . Carlos Tevez, who has been left eating so much humble pie he will need to diet.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 24, 2010

Holiday wish list varies with winter break near

Santa Claus didn't personally ask each of the bj-league's 16 teams for a Christmas wish list.
CULTURE / Music
Dec 24, 2010

Japan makes Beethoven's Ninth No. 1 for the holidays

It's Sunday afternoon at Tokyo Geijutsu Gekijo, where the Japan Philharmonic is performing Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, one of dozens of performances of the piece that take place throughout Japan during the month of December. The house is virtually sold out, and the audience appears to be mostly...
CULTURE / Music
Dec 24, 2010

Kamattechan release major-label debut alongside darker indie LP

Shinsei Kamattechan frontman Noko is missing. His three bandmates, chatting with The Japan Times in an eerily silent karaoke booth in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, reckon he's ignoring his phone deliberately because he doesn't like interviews unless they're one on one. You might say he's somewhat volatile....
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 24, 2010

Why not spend New Year's Eve totally soba?

The yearend period, called shiwasu, is a really hectic time in Japan. Think of it as spring cleaning, Thanksgiving and the usual end-of-year activities all rolled into one.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 24, 2010

Meet some famous Japanese ghosts of publishing

We live in interesting times. Because of the Internet, old familiar media formats are breaking down or going through changes. More and more printed word publications are going out of business or finding new life online. The old LP/album format is essentially an anachronism in an iPod-centered universe....
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Dec 23, 2010

Sugawara overcomes adversity

Quarterback Shun Sugawara is one tiny cookie. But he has a big heart, which helped him guide the Obic Seagulls to their first X League championship in five years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2010

U.S. may up child custody pressure

NEW YORK — Japan and India are among America's key allies. Yet to scores of embittered parents across the U.S., they are outlaw states when it comes to the wrenching phenomenon of "international child abduction."
COMMENTARY
Dec 23, 2010

A peek at the dark side of Chinese diplomacy

HONG KONG — For some people, the very name Guantanamo has come to stand for something repulsive about America — in particular the difference between what it preaches about human rights and what it practices.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Dec 22, 2010

Expansion should bring more NBA veterans to play in Japan

NBA Players Association executive director Billy Hunter has been quoted as saying he's "99 percent sure" a lockout will take place after the collective bargain agreement expires on June 30.
COMMENTARY
Dec 21, 2010

Wave-spectrum yard sale shadows Singh

CHENNAI, India — India may well be a case of two vastly different stories. One is a grand tale of its phenomenal success, while the other shocks and scandalizes you.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Dec 21, 2010

Curtain beginning to fall on careers of some of Japan's top closers

Is Takuya Asao the next great Japanese closer? He might have to be, because as age creeps up on some of the league's top firemen, the next generation will soon have to step up and prove its worth.
Japan Times
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Dec 20, 2010

'Lost Boy' Lomong reflects

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — No one should be surprised that a movie is being made about Lopez Lomong's life. There is edge-of-your-seat drama, the horror of evil, the goodness of humanity. It is a lesson in how perseverance and a positive attitude, no matter what, can be rewarded with joy.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Dec 19, 2010

Hopson hopes Sendai a stop on way to NBA

The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players in the bj-league. Mac Hopson of the Sendai 89ers is the subject of this week's profile.
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2010

Defense focus shifts from Russia to China

The administration endorsed a new defense guideline Friday that focuses on China's growing military activities instead of former Cold War foe Russia and paints North Korea as a regional security threat.
CULTURE / Music
Dec 17, 2010

J-pop singer Akanishi sets his sights on America

One of Japanese pop's more restless stars has found a home. Jin Akanishi, who for nine years had an on-and-off relationship with J-pop group Kat-tun, has signed a contract for global representation as a solo artist with Warner Music Group.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years