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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 1, 2007

What are your reactions to the verdict on rapist Joji Obara?

COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Apr 17, 2007

Roaches and rent

Death to 'gokiburi' JB put pen to paper to vent spleen on the perennial pests that roam -- or rather scuttle about -- these islands.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 29, 2007

Globalization made manifest at Midtown

Hooray. Another high-rise office tower. Another five-star hotel. Another premium shopping mall. Another Starbucks. And don't forget culture. With this new development, Tokyo will show the world the richness of Japan's civilization and society.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Mar 20, 2007

Where do you browse online?

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2007

Fujiya warns of 6.7 billion yen net loss from safety scandal

Scandal-tainted confectioner Fujiya Co. said Tuesday it expects to post a group net loss of 6.7 billion yen for the business year ending this month, reversing its initial forecast of an 800 million yen net profit, due to food safety problems that forced it to shut down production.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Mar 11, 2007

What will happen to all that Japanese boomers' cash?

Hurry! Don't miss out! Yamaha, the giant musical-instrument manufacturer, is offering three-month ukulele courses! Or, the more adventurous can avail themselves of the services of travel agents at JTB who are promoting a six-day tour -- or an eight-day rongubakeeshon (long vacation) tour of Hawaii, where...
EDITORIALS
Mar 8, 2007

Is the opposition ready for battle?

The Lower House passed an 82.91 trillion yen budget for fiscal 2007 in a plenary session over the weekend. The budget, the first compiled under the Abe administration, is now in the Upper House's Budget Committee. Fierce Diet battles are expected to ensue between the ruling and opposition forces since...
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2007

Fujiya plans to sell Osaka branch

Scandal-tainted confectioner Fujiya Co. said Monday it will sell its Osaka branch to Atrium Co., a real estate investment fund, in an apparent effort to offset losses from its production shutdown.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 4, 2007

Opposition hasn't got a clue in battle against LDP

Last year was a bad one for the Democratic Party of Japan. Its troubles started when DPJ lawmaker Hisayasu Nagata implied that the son of Tsutomu Ta-kebe, a big shot in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, was involved in a money-for-favors deal. Once it was revealed that Nagata's evidence was false,...
EDITORIALS
Mar 3, 2007

Risk of interconnectedness

Plummeting stock markets this week marked the first time that a plunge in the Shanghai market has triggered a chain reaction worldwide. It underscores the weight China carries in the world's economy and financial markets as well as the interconnectedness between the Chinese economy and the economies...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / SOUTH KOREAN JOURNALIST SYMPOSIUM
Feb 22, 2007

China's rise may force Tokyo, Seoul to reassess business tie-ups

See related stories: Japan, South Korea can pull Asia together Rules change, but Japan, S. Korea game the same
BASKETBALL
Feb 19, 2007

89ers ride free throws in rout

If he had occupied the tiny speck of real estate known as the free-throw line any longer, the authorities would've demanded that Mamadou Diouf start paying rent, and rightfully so.
CULTURE / Books
Feb 18, 2007

Poet takes on the triads

A Case of Two Cities: An Inspector Chen Novel by Qiu Xiaolong. New York: St. Martin's Minotaur, 2006, 320 pp., $24.95 (cloth) In U.S. paperback fiction, the arrival of an American detective, or spy, in East Asia unleashes a predictable train of events. He will inevitably lock horns with a rich and powerful...
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 6, 2007

Innocence is presumed but bail is not a given

There are some things money can't buy, but to get out of jail, bail can be an option for some.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Feb 6, 2007

French luxury lobby captain mulls Japan's brand fixation

Japan is famous for its fondness of luxury brands, particularly those from France. In fact, when the money spent shopping on vacation is included, Japanese consumers may buy as much as 45 percent of all luxury goods sold worldwide, analysts at the HSBC Group in Paris recently estimated.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Feb 5, 2007

BOJ should have yen for watching stock economy, not just go with the flow

In its Policy Board meeting from Jan. 17 to 18, the Bank of Japan kept the key short-term interest rate unchanged at 0.25 percent on the grounds that prices and consumer spending were still weak. The decision triggered a yen selloff in the currency markets, pushing the yen down to around 122 against...
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2007

China's growth outlook largely immune from outside turmoil

China is headed for continued growth of about 8 percent a year on average over the next 10 to 20 years -- backed by abundant domestic savings that support investments, and an almost unlimited supply of labor that will keep wage costs low, a Hong Kong-based scholar told a recent seminar in Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 23, 2007

Do you think Japan is a tolerant society?

Thomasina Larkin asks people whether they think Japan is a tolerant or intolerant society
Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle
The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jets. India and Pakistan aircraft engaged in a dogfight on Wednesday.
Trump says India and Pakistan have agreed to 'immediate ceasefire'
A man stands amid debris on the roof of a damaged house, following Pakistan's military operation against India, in Rehari, Jammu, on Saturday.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
Suspect in Tokyo Metro stabbing chose station to highlight ‘educational abuse’
Yoshitaka Toda is escorted out of a police station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Friday to be sent to prosecutors.
Japan stuck at starting line in tariff talks with U.S. as U.K. inks deals
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s top tariff negotiator, speaks to the press on Friday. Japan and the United States are still discussing what to negotiate.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.
Kazuki Nagasawa's sustainable designs are rooted in tradition
For centuries, artisans have unraveled strands of the fibrous bark of "shuro" trees to create a medley of everyday objects. Designer Kazuki Nagasawa is now transforming the traditional material into ethereal contemporary pieces.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 expands to become one of Asia's largest startup events
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 was bustling with participants of various nationalities Thursday, and multiple languages could be heard around the room as many engaged in conversations throughout the day.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
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