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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / BY THE GLASS
Jul 8, 2011

Kusuda makes NZ wine his own way

Pinot Noir is one of the world's most challenging grapes: Sensitive to frost and rot, this thin-skinned varietal really tests the limits of a winemaker's skill. But tenacious winemaker Hiroyuki Kusuda wouldn't have it any other way. This Japanese national has fought against the odds to set up his own...
EDITORIALS
Jul 7, 2011

Minister chokes on hard tack

Reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto resigned Tuesday — his ninth day as minister in charge of rebuilding of the Tohoku region hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami and the nuclear crisis — over his remarks that offended many Tohoku people.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 7, 2011

The art of spying on bathing beauties

Women at times are like canvases. You see them on the trains, painting their faces, or else walking around wearing intriguing outfits, usually somewhat poker-faced. Consequently, the thought keeps occurring that perhaps they want to be looked at rather in the same way that a painting is looked at —...
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2011

Cutting power at night may be overdoing it

The hot, humid summer is here and people and industries face the huge challenge of curbing electricity consumption to avoid large-scale blackouts stemming from power plant shutdowns amid the radiation crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear complex.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Jul 6, 2011

Video games now have the same U.S. protection as books and films

Video games feature violence. Not all of them, of course, but violence is prevalent — just as it is in movies and on television. Now, thanks to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on June 27, violent video games are protected under the same freedom of speech that Hollywood enjoys.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2011

Komatsu's Japan sales up as China slips

Komatsu Ltd., the world's second-largest construction machinery maker, said Japan's bid to rebuild from its worst postwar disaster is spurring demand at home amid slumping sales in China, its biggest market.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 4, 2011

Today's youth have it hard, but is it worse than before?

Young people the world over are stuck with the world as it is, a world they had no hand in making. From the sidelines they blame their elders for this stupidity and that, and vow to do better when their turn comes, only to find, for the most part, that youthful risōshugi (理想主義, idealism) dies...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 3, 2011

Shades of 'The Prisoner'; Shin Takuma in 'Brave Yoshiko'; CM of the week: Secom

The shadow of the old British spy series "The Prisoner" hovers over the new late-night drama "Peace Vote" (TBS, Mon., 12:18 a.m.). Gaku Hamada stars as Hide, a young man with an inferiority complex brought on by his older brother's fame as the founder of a successful social network.
Reader Mail
Jul 3, 2011

Try telecommuting and flex-time

Regarding the June 28 article "Daylight saving: Is it finally time to convert?": While a conversion to daylight saving time would have some advantages, what is really needed is an aggressive push to promote telecommuting and flex-time in Tokyo, thus giving both employees and employers more options on...
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 3, 2011

Japan needs to do more than simply 'cope' with stress

What's ailing us? The list is long. In a nutshell: stress. Sixty percent of Japan's work force suffers from it, according to the business magazine Weekly Toyo Keizai.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2011

Rakuten chief defends exit from Keidanren

The Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) is too conservative and too reluctant to carry out drastic reforms that may threaten big-name firms but in the process boost the nation's international competitiveness, and that's why online retailer Rakuten Inc. plans to leave the group, according to company...
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2011

Nissan targets 8% share of global market in six years

Nissan Motor Co. CEO Carlos Ghosn said Monday the automaker aims to achieve a global market share of 8 percent by the business year ending in March 2017 by focusing on rapidly expanding emerging markets.
Reader Mail
Jun 26, 2011

Thrilled to have made the trip

When disaster struck Japan on March 11, the whole world gasped over media news of the horror. We prayed every day for your great country to be spared further pain. The loss was and is inestimable.
Reader Mail
Jun 26, 2011

All the news facts except 'who'

Regarding the June 22 Kyodo article, "Minami Sanriku (Miyagi Prefecture) must pay rent on temporary facility": Why didn't the reporter mention which construction company owns the buildings, and who is demanding rent?
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jun 26, 2011

Hearn the Westerm misfit finally found himself at home in Meiji Japan

What does it mean to be an expatriate, particularly when you feel more at home and assimilated in an adopted country than in your own?
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jun 24, 2011

Joyful Honda and the rise of the car-centric 'home center'

Are American-styled home centers Japan's retail model for the future?
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2011

Sharp vows to boost green sales

Sharp Corp. will bolster the sales of energy-saving home electronics products, including those using LEDs, because of electricity shortages this summer, President Mikio Katayama said Thursday at the company's shareholders' meeting.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jun 24, 2011

Noh theaters to present English performance

'Pagoda," a unique English-language noh play that premiered to packed houses in Europe in 2009 is touring Tokyo and Kyoto on June 28 and 30, respectively.
Reader Mail
Jun 23, 2011

Core problems with nuclear fuel

After reading Shinji Fukukawa's June 17 article, "Triple disaster proves need for an industrial revolution," I feel compelled to comment. There is no such thing as "safe" nuclear generation of power. Starting and containing nuclear fission reactions with concentrated fissile material is inherently dangerous....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 23, 2011

Changing the climate of architecture

Hokkaido-born architect Jun Igarashi seems to be a bit out of his comfort zone in the stultifying humidity of Tokyo. As he chats in the Toto Gallery, where he is holding his first solo exhibition, he explains that he's accustomed to the cooler and more temperate climate of his northern prefecture, which...
Lessons from India-Pakistan war: Were China's arms overrated?
A Chinese J-10B fighter jet is put on display at the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, China, in October 2016. The short May conflict between India and Pakistan became a live trial for Chinese arms, exposing vulnerabilities in its fighter aircraft and air defense systems.
Chinese parents are fueling Tokyo’s education race
More Chinese families are clustering in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, a district renowned for having the finest educational environment in Japan.
Halt of U.S. visa process puts Japanese students' futures in question
People hold up signs during a rally in support of international students at the Harvard University campus in Boston on Tuesday.
Japan Post launches 'digital address' system
Under the "digital address" system launched by Japan Post, users can input seven-digit combinations of numbers and letters on online shopping and other websites, and their addresses will automatically appear on the sites.
Trump's tariffs to remain in effect after appeals court grants stay
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tariffs at the White House in April.
Hegseth to face questions on U.S. commitment at top Asian defense conference
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers remarks at the National Memorial Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday.
Songs, stars and strategy: Japan debuts its newest awards ceremony
Rock band Mrs. Green Apple performed an emotional rendition of hit song “Darling” on the final night of the Music Awards Japan.
Eagle nest discovery sparks opposition to megasolar project
The white-tailed eagle's wintering grounds include Hokkaido, northern Honshu, the Russian coast, the southern Kamchatka Peninsula and the Kuril Islands.
Fighters already showing last season's playoff run was no fluke
Fighters starter Hiromi Ito pitches against the Hawks in Fukuoka on April 29.
A moving meditation: Finding serenity in tea ceremony across space and time
Drawn to tea ceremony while volunteering at a Japanese garden in Phoenix, Arizona, Michele Laudig (right) came to learn a “common language of movement and ritual” that brought her into new communities in New York City and Tokyo.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Construction equipment sits idle in a park near Shiba Toshogu shrine in Tokyo's Minato Ward. While Japan has a history of treating its trees with reverence, green coverage is said to be lacking in most of the major cities.
Do Japan's trees no longer occupy the sacred space they used to?
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