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Reader Mail
Oct 23, 2013

Creating a future with foreigners

Regarding the Oct. 21 editorial "Firms hiring more foreign students": It really is auspicious that Japanese companies are hiring more foreign students, particularly from Asian countries including our neighboring countries South Korea and China.
BASEBALL / MLB / MAN ABOUT SPORTS
Oct 23, 2013

No secret to consistency of Cardinals

Time was when nearly every baseball team, from Little League to the majors, endeavored to play the game "The Dodger Way" or "Cardinal Style."
LIFE
Oct 22, 2013

Mike Mills looks at depression in Japan

Among all the many trips American film director Mike Mills has made to Japan since he first started coming here in the mid 1990s, one incident in particular has remained with him.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 22, 2013

Brain drain taking toll on India, China

Disillusionment with India's seemingly ineradicable corruption and inefficiency has resulted in a brain drain abroad. A similar quest for more congenial climes affects China's privileged classes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 21, 2013

Thatcher-esque disparities a reality under Abe

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe evokes the late Margaret Thatcher as he repeats 'there is no alternative' to his platform of economic change. One of the byproducts: prospects for a Thatcher-type division of wealth.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 20, 2013

Taichō, daijōbu na-no?

Today, we will introduce the proper use of u3060u3044u3058u3087u3046u3076, which is frequently heard in daily conversation. u3060u3044u3058u3087u3046u3076 means 'all right' or 'no problem,' and is used to express one's physical and mental condition. u3060u3044u3058u3087 u3046u3076 can be used to express the condition of things such as machines, buildings or the weather.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 20, 2013

Ahead of World Cup, inequities ignite ire in Brazil

The night of June 30 was one of intense drama in Rio de Janeiro. Inside the newly refurbished Maracana stadium, still slick with plaster dust, a gladiatorial atmosphere turned to celebration as Neymar scored Brazil's second goal in a 3-0 victory over Spain in the Confederations Cup final, on the cusp...
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2013

'People are basically good,' says philanthropist

Born: Pierre Omidyar was born in 1967 in Paris to Iranian immigrants. He moved to Washington at the age of 6 and graduated from Tufts University with a bachelor's degree in computer science in 1988.
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2013

Abe 'arrows' to fall short: professor

A Stanford University professor has criticized Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's economic strategy, saying it will be impossible for the government to speedily execute all of the items in his "Abenomics" policy package.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Oct 20, 2013

"SPEC" backstory special; Tohoku medical care update; CM of the week: TopValu

The hero of "SPEC" (TBS, Wed., 9 p.m.) is Toma (Erika Toda), who works for Section 5 of the Metropolitan Police Department's Public Security Division. Her exploits in the crime-fighting organization were the subject of a 2010 series, but this week's two-hour special explains how she became a member,...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 19, 2013

Enough already: Can Japan settle for less?

The pua-ju016b philosophy in short: Poverty as Japan understands it is not real poverty and does not rule out happiness. In fact, it may even be conducive to it.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 19, 2013

On the beat with a cultural detective

The recent success of Barry Lancet, first time author and resident of Japan for over 25 years, reads like a bar-stool fantasy for any wanna-be writer, and Lancet's definitely enjoying the dream-like reality. With the TV rights optioned by Hollywood, positive reviews surging in across the globe, six countries...
EDITORIALS
Oct 18, 2013

Lax fire regulations cost lives

The Oct. 11 fire that killed 10 people at a Fukuoka orthopedic clinic is a warning to the central and local governments of the consequences of letting fire-prevention equipment go unchecked.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 17, 2013

TIFF's programming director explains the festival's direction

Since 2007, when he took over as programming director of the Tokyo International Film Festival's Competition section, Yoshihiko "Yoshi" Yatabe has been a point person in TIFF's drive to elevate its status in the region and the world. A former film distributor, publicist and producer, Yatabe joined the...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 17, 2013

'Does Your Soul Have a Cold?'

Getting the Japanese to talk about their emotions is said to be like pulling teeth, but getting depressed Japanese to bare their souls is like unlocking the mysteries of quantum physics. And yet in the documentary "Does Your Soul Have a Cold?," "Thumbsucker" director Mike Mills does just that. A cinematic...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 16, 2013

'Edward II': The back story

Atheist, blasphemer, sodomite, spy, counterfeiter, lover of boys and tobacco — playwright and poet Christopher Marlowe has never been easily accepted into the comfortable canon of English literature.
EDITORIALS
Oct 16, 2013

Raising fees for nursing care services

The government plans to raise the out-of-pocket share paid by 'high-income' earners for services received under the elderly nursing care insurance system from 10 to 20 percent.
LIFE / Digital
Oct 15, 2013

The back door to your PCs, smartphones that can't close

At a remarkable conference held at the Aspen Institute in 2011, Gen. Michael Hayden, a former head of both the National Security Agency and the Central Intelligence Agency, said something very interesting. In a discussion of how to secure the "critical infrastructure" of the United States, he described...
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2013

Nobel Prize shows wisdom, madness of crowds

Financial markets provide a useful reminder of just how humble economists should be about their understanding of the world.
LIFE / Digital
Oct 15, 2013

As viewing habits change, Facebook, Twitter eye up a big slice of TV's future

Talk to your neighbors about their television viewing habits and you will probably find that, although the range of programmes watched is pretty narrow, the methods for receiving them vary wildly from house to house. Some people get their favorite shows via gaming consoles, some by downloading them on...
Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said it would take a century for the bank to sell all its ETFs at the pace proposed.
Nippon Ishin urges cap on foreign residents in Japan
While not specifying what percentage of foreign residents should make up the total population, “we conveyed the message that the ratio should be kept as low as possible and that the current rapid pace of increase must be properly curbed,” said Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Fumitake Fujita.
Anime’s ‘Demon Slayer’ hit is a watershed for Japan
Channing Tatum, one of the English-language voice actors, and others attend the premiere of “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle” at the TCL Chinese 6 Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 9. Japanese anime has surged from niche fandom to global box-office powerhouse with the latest “Demon Slayer” installment.
Japan may see its first female PM despite limited progress on gender gap
Hard-line conservative lawmaker Sanae Takaichi has consistently been a public favorite in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership election scheduled for Oct. 4.
Osaka Expo visitors top 20 million as crowds surge
Visitors at the Osaka Expo on Thursday.
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.
How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout success at Tokyo worlds
Yuki Joseph Nakajima after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday.
Robot tour guides in Tokyo offer way for those with disabilities to work
Tours are being offered in Tokyo using a shoulder-mounted robot equipped with a camera, speaker and microphone. The robot twitches its wing-like arms, which it can fold together as if in prayer when visiting a temple.
World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics
Organizers of the World Athletics Championships said over 500,000 tickets had been sold and that they are expecting to end the event in front of large crowds this weekend.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.

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