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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 28, 2010

Something new brewing for sake

When Kenji Ichishima, the sixth-generation head of Ichishima Shuzo in Niigata Prefecture, took over his family's sake brewery eight years ago at the age of 34, he immediately started making changes. First, he drastically reduced the number of products. Next, he revamped the brand to project a more artisanal...
BUSINESS
May 27, 2010

Greenpeace hits Toshiba, Nintendo

Nintendo Co. and giant Toshiba Corp. ranked among the least environmentally friendly consumer electronics firms, while Nokia and Sony Ericsson led the way in providing green products, according to a report released Wednesday by Greenpeace Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WORDS TO LIVE BY
May 27, 2010

Geisha Chikako Pari

Chikako Pari, whose stage name is Ichizuru, is the last geisha, also known as geiko, of a small town in Kyoto Prefecture. Her unusual last name, Pari — written in kanji — refers to the city of Paris and her French ancestry, although the details of her French great-grandfather's life were never revealed...
MULTIMEDIA
May 27, 2010

Sanyo to build solar plant in Italy

Sanyo Electric Co. received an order to build a solar power plant in Apulia, southern Italy, from a group led by Deutsche Bank AG.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2010

Thailand is on the brink

HONG KONG — Graphic pictures from Bangkok last week told the grim story of bloodshed, death and destruction, of democracy challenged and mortally wounded. But they cannot convey the smell of burning, the terror of chaos in the center of a supposedly civilized modern capital city, or the human, moral...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 26, 2010

Honda to up China output 28% by 2012

Honda Motor Co. will raise production capacity in China by 28 percent to 830,000 vehicles a year by the second half of 2012 and introduce two new models, Chief Executive Officer Takanobu Ito said Tuesday in Guangzhou.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
May 25, 2010

Clothing retailers want you to stay cool, stay fresh

Cool biz: a great opportunity for retailers to push clothing lines with coolness built in.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 25, 2010

National health insurance a basic universal safety net

All Japanese citizens are required by law to be covered by public health insurance.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
May 25, 2010

Toyama named first coach of Shining Suns

The Miyazaki Shining Suns, one of three bj-league expansion teams for the 2010-11 season, have hired the youngest head coach in league history, it was announced on Monday.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 25, 2010

Nova visas; seeking U.S. citizenship

Reader SB was working for Nova and his visa runs out next fall.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
May 25, 2010

Expat dancer Hibari Misora-inspired

Chris Chavez maintains an upbeat outlook about life in Japan but leaves the rosy-tinted view for idealists or those newly arrived. This Mexican-American's snapping brown eyes differentiate clearly the good, bad and indifferent of living as a foreign woman in Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 25, 2010

What are your thoughts on the U.K.'s new coalition government?

Gareth Pughe, 56EditorIt is either doomed to failure and there will be another election within the year, or it will break the mold for British politics, and that would be a good thing.
BUSINESS
May 22, 2010

Mitsubishi Estate plans U.S. property fund, takeovers

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Japan's biggest property developer by market value, said it will set up a real estate fund in the U.S. this year and seek takeovers overseas to counter declining demand at home.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
May 21, 2010

'Obsession' eyes values through the lens of dance

Saburo Teshigawara's first-ever duet dance program, titled "Obsession" — with his regular ensemble partner Rihoko Sato — is now being staged at Theatre Cocoon in Shibuya after an ecstatically received May 2009 premiere at the Art Rock Festival in St. Brieuc in Brittany, France.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
May 21, 2010

Time for league to adopt real playoff system

Nobody wants their business referred to as a "Mickey Mouse operation," unless, of course, they happen to work for the Walt Disney Company.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 21, 2010

Enjoy the company of Ryoichi Yamazaki's reluctant 'hoodies'

The typical white cube gallery is not unlike a sumo ring. Both are bare, sanctified spaces, where we can stare intently at the participants' strenous efforts to impress. While the dohyo is purified by salt, the antiseptic agents in the case of the white cube gallery are white paint, light and an attitude...
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
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.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
JAL to punish president and 36 others over pilot drinking scandal
Japan Airlines Managing Executive Officer Yukio Nakagawa (center) and others apologize after one of the airline's pilots was found to have been drinking alcohol, during a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 4.
After seven decades, is it finally time for the LDP to split up?
Signage atop the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo. Japan’s ruling party faces a tough decision over its future as it searches for a new leader to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, reverse its waning popularity and reassure investors
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.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japanese athletes inspired by raucous home fans at World Athletics Championships
Fans cheer on the home favorites during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sunday.

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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