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COMMENTARY
Apr 9, 2009

The lighter side of North Korea's launch

BEVERLY HILLS, California — Some things you just don't joke about. Certain developments in the course of human affairs are decidedly not funny. What's a perfect example, right off the top of my head? Oh, how about North Korea's missile launch over the weekend?
Japan Times
Reference / Special Presentations / WITNESS TO WAR
Apr 9, 2009

Imperial army war vet haunted by horrors in China

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Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / STYLE WISE
Apr 9, 2009

Kalivas goes 'Goemon,' Marjoli shines bright and Sistere makes Kyoto urban

Fantasy after fashion Tina Kalivas will get to see her creations on the big screen this May, as the Australian fashion designer produced the costumes for the new Japanese film "Goemon." The movie is based on the legend of a Robin Hood-like hero and was directed by Kazuaki Kiriya, who was responsible...
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2009

Japan's hedge funds sparkle with 'hidden jewels'

Hideki Wakabayashi sat through 500 meetings with company executives before settling on the stocks that produced a 13 percent advance last year for the long-short equity hedge fund he runs at Tokyo-based Finnowave Investments.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Apr 8, 2009

Iverson has worn out his welcome in Detroit

NEW YORK — Allen Iverson, who will miss the rest of the season with a "back injury" that sidelined him for 16 games, said he would rather retire at season's end than come off the bench for 17 minutes per game.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2009

Nakasone unbending on launch

Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone continued Tuesday to push for a forceful response to North Korea's launch of what it purports was a satellite, though the likelihood of a fresh U.N. resolution condemning the action is fading in the face of opposition from China and Russia.
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2009

Paying for stimulus tough: Yosano

Finding the ¥10 trillion or more to pay for the next economic stimulus package will be a "major task" because of the government's growing debt burden, Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2009

North's launch spurs Lower House censure

The House of Representatives adopted a resolution Tuesday to protest North Korea's rocket launch, but two of five opposition parties did not support the measure.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 7, 2009

Prosecutors boast clout, success

Prosecutors are legal professionals who work for the state and represent the public interest. They have the authority to investigate any crime and indict and try alleged offenders.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Apr 6, 2009

Demand-supply gap is driving Japan's precipitous slide

The Japanese economy is stuck in a tailspin. With industrial output sinking 10.2 percent in January and 9.4 percent in February, economic activity could drop to half in another six months.
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2009

U.S., Seoul to back Japan at UNSC

Japan, the United States and South Korea were to jointly press for a new resolution to be adopted against North Korea's rocket launch at a session of the U.N. Security Council on Sunday, Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone said.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 5, 2009

Dead ends, about turns abound in the politics of roads

About a year ago, the government was all in a lather about extending the gasoline tax. Local governments and the ruling coalition, not to mention interested bureaucracies, wanted to continue the tax because they said the revenues were necessary to build more roads. Opposition parties were against the...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Apr 4, 2009

Cherry blossoms are for lovers

Japan is on the highest level of alert now — Code Pink. I'm referring to the cherry blossom alert, of course as the blushing blossoms carpet Japan with pink all the way up the archipelago from Kyushu to Hokkaido. Full Pink Alert is when the cherry blossoms are mankai — in full bloom.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2009

Launch plan sets off surveillance frenzy

As tension mounts ahead of North Korea's plan to launch a rocket over this country, Japan, the United States and South Korea are deploying several high-tech surveillance ships to monitor what the three allies suspect will actually be a ballistic missile test.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2009

Pachinko bucks recession trend

In the smoky Maruhan gambling parlor near Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, Shunichiro Nagasawa feeds a ¥1,000 bill into a pachinko machine, helping Japan's biggest gaming industry beat the recession and Las Vegas.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2009

Axed Brazilians, Peruvians to be paid to leave Japan

The government began offering money Wednesday for unemployed foreigners of Japanese ancestry to go home, mostly to Brazil and Peru, to stave off what officials say poses a serious unemployment problem.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2009 CENTRAL LEAGUE PREVIEW
Apr 2, 2009

Giants aiming for third straight Central League title

The following is first of a two-part preview for the upcoming Nippon Professional Baseball season. Team-by-team previews of the six Central League clubs are listed in order of predicted finish.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 1, 2009

Ota regains focus to win

After earning a silver medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, foil fencer Yuki Ota said he struggled to elevate his motivation level.
EDITORIALS
Apr 1, 2009

Make pregnancy exams truly free

In addition to the controversial ¥2 trillion cash handout, the second supplementary budget for fiscal 2008 passed by the Diet includes a budgetary measure, in force for two years, designed to enable pregnant women to undergo 14 checkups before delivery free of charge. (Fourteen checkups are thought...
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2009

Economists applaud Aso's stimulus proposal

Economists on Tuesday welcomed Prime Minister Taro Aso's bid to pass an extra budget, and called on the government to act quickly to hammer out and implement additional stimulus measures.
BASKETBALL
Apr 1, 2009

Sendai stars honored

Sendai 89ers forwards Rodney Webb and Bobby St. Preux are the bj-league's co-MVPs for March, the league announced on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2009

Aso orders new stimulus, extra budget

Prime Minister Taro Aso ordered the government Tuesday to come up with a new set of economic measures, including the drafting of an extra budget, aimed at digging the economy out of recession.
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2009

Takeda to move R&D HQ to U.S.

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. said Tuesday it will move its research and development base from Osaka to the Chicago area as it seeks to release new products before the patent on its best-selling Actos diabetes drug expires.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Artist Chiharu Shiota weaves a hidden marvel on Teshima
“Memory of Lines” is Chiharu Shiota’s second art installation on Teshima as part of the Setouchi Triennale.
How the Japanese TV industry is changing
Fuji TV headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Fuji TV came under fire over the manner in which it handled a case of “sexual trouble” involving former boy band member Masahiro Nakai and a female announcer.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Why Ishiba refuses to quit even amid intense pressure for him to go
Supporters of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba take part in a rally across the street from the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.

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