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SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 28, 2011

Vegalta, HollyHock please fans with successful returns

Vegalta Sendai's late win over Kawasaki Frontale gave the J. League a memorable story line on its return to action on Saturday, but the mere fact that soccer was back on the menu was the real victory.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 23, 2011

Experience has taught Nakamura how to persevere

If the J. League is looking for inspiration as it prepares to restart the season on Saturday, Shunsuke Nakamura knows more than a thing or two about triumph over adversity.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 16, 2011

Stojkovic admits he has room to grow as manager

The European media may be keen to anoint Dragan Stojkovic as Arsene Wenger's successor at Arsenal, but the Nagoya Grampus manager's thoughts currently extend no further than the April 23 return of the J. League.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 15, 2011

'Dancing Chaplin'

Comic W.C. Fields once said of Charlie Chaplin: "He's the best ballet dancer that ever lived, and if I get a good chance I'll kill him with my bare hands." Fields, who started his career as a vaudeville juggler, knew something about movement. He was also, perhaps only half-jokingly, envious of Chaplin's...
Reader Mail
Apr 7, 2011

Global tide of support for victims

Nothing like the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake has ever been experienced before. It's something that was presumed to happen only once every thousand years. What I saw on television went beyond my imagination.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 3, 2011

Renewed national pride will shape Japan's future

Spring dawns on a shattered Japan. "Not since World War II" is a recurring phrase, and no wonder. Mass destruction accompanied by radiation — what other analogy is big enough?
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Apr 3, 2011

Every day ought to be Earth Day

I usually avoid large gatherings of people, even though it has become my job to give lectures and to attend seminars and meetings and such. However, you would never see me anywhere near a rock concert or a rugby, soccer or baseball match.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2011

Coming together for the survivors

One recent afternoon in a small community room in an apartment building in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, people streamed in carrying big boxes and bags full of food, beverages and clothing.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2011

World pitches in to offer support

Messages of support and donations have been flooding in from all over the world to give the grieving people of Japan hope and courage and remind them they are not alone.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Mar 27, 2011

'What are the odds?' variety; 'Stand by Me' adaptation; CM of the week: Uniqlo

The purpose behind the occasional variety special "Kekkyoku! Kakuritsu Nano da" ("At last! What's the Probability"; TV Tokyo, Tues., 7 p.m.) is to figure out the probability of certain occurrences that will supposedly interest viewers but which sound more like they concern people in show biz. Past specials...
Rugby
Mar 24, 2011

Foreign rugby players stay to help

After the ravaging earthquake and tsunami, and with the ongoing radiation issues at the Fukushima nuclear plant, there seems to be no end to the exodus of top import athletes in baseball, soccer and basketball.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 23, 2011

Knightley learns about life from Ishiguro adaptation

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Keira Knightley, at age 26, has proven herself much more than just a pretty face. Born March 26, 1985, she requested a showbiz agent at age 3 — not all that surprising, considering that her father, Will Knightley, is an actor and her mother is the acclaimed playwright Sharman...
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 23, 2011

J. League to resume season on April 23

The J. League will resume action on April 23 with as many afternoon kickoffs as possible for the rest of the season, the league announced Tuesday.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Mar 20, 2011

Earthquake news dominates the channels; CM of the week: Advertising Council Japan

Japan's commercial television broadcasters and NHK have slowly been returning to regular programming during the last week, but schedules are still dominated by in-depth and up-to-the-minute reports on matters related to the earthquake and tsunami relief effort, as well as to the situation at the Fukushima...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Mar 13, 2011

Must young Japanese live the nightmare of old people's dreams?

Not long ago, I came to loathe a particular word. The word — which I used to believe in and cherish — is now, perhaps, the most misused of all those in the Japanese language. It is yume (dream).
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Feb 19, 2011

Monk brings global view to Buddhism

At some point or another, a child nibbles at the world of questions: "Why are we here, where did we come from, how did the world start?"
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2011

Coca-Cola's 3-D TV ad blitz to air in, um, 2-D

Although Coca-Cola (Japan) Co. shot its new TV advertising segments with 3-D technology, it will be airing them in regular 2-D as most homes don't have TVs advanced enough to view them.

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