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JAPAN
Apr 20, 2010

Ash-stranded Europeans low on cash, nerves

NARITA, Chiba Pref. — Europeans stranded at Narita International Airport expressed fatigue and frustration Monday after spending four days riding out the travel chaos caused by Iceland's volcanic ash.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 18, 2010

Tracing food origins; Korean drama 'Iris'; CM of the week: Reve21

Many travel shows are about food. The new TV Tokyo series, "Gakuryu Shiraberu Toraberu" (Reverse Current Investigation Travel; Mon., 8 p.m.) takes the idea one step further.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Apr 16, 2010

Life of classical musician Chopin celebrated by exhibit, concerts

The Min-On Music Museum in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederic Chopin with an exhibit dedicated to the musician.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 16, 2010

Sam's the man in this 'Moon'

HOLLYWOOD — "Boy, you're bringing back an experience where I got fed up and pretty tired of myself!" exclaims Sam Rockwell on the topic of the sci-fi cult film "Moon," which he dominates more than any other single actor has done in a movie for years.
BUSINESS
Apr 16, 2010

BOJ ups regional evaluation

The Bank of Japan raised its economic assessment in seven of the country's nine regions as the export-led recovery begins to gain momentum even as deflation persists.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 16, 2010

'Moon'/'An Education'

If hell is other people, as existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre famously put it, then Sam Bell has the best job in the world: He leads a solitary existence on a lunar base, where he's the only human employee in charge of a mostly robotic-controlled installation that mines fusion energy from beneath...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Apr 16, 2010

Yasai Kaiseki Nagamine: Vegetables given pride of place in upmarket kaiseki cuisine

Down in Ginza, we got another glimpse of the future. This version, though, is hushed and sophisticated, with waitresses in kimono. It feels very traditional — in all but one respect. Instead of tuna and eel on your sushi, you get mushrooms and vegetables. Welcome to Nagamine, Tokyo's first vegetable...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 16, 2010

Building a new history in Tokyo

The first thing that occurs to you as you survey the dark wooden floorboards, high skirting boards, deep-colored walls, fireplaces and — until July 25 — the selection of Eduoard Manet paintings at the Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum in Marunouchi, Tokyo, is that on entering this grand redbrick building...
JAPAN / POSTAL REFORM ROLLBACK
Apr 15, 2010

Postal privatization retreat assailed by finance sector

The decision by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his Cabinet to roll back postal privatization has infuriated private financial institutions that assume there won't be a level playing field if the government keeps its stake in Japan Post's savings and insurance units.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 15, 2010

Why do English teachers have to be native speakers?

In Japan, non-native English-language instructors from South Asian countries are challenging cultural stereotypes and putting a new face on the industry. And it hasn't been any easy task.
LIFE / Digital
Apr 14, 2010

Tech pushes Japan's music scene; industry won't budge

The music business reinvents itself every 20 years or so — basically every time a new format comes down the pike. But the industry has never faced the kind of fundamental challenge presented by the digital file-sharing revolution.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Apr 13, 2010

Lawson 100 and the evolution of the convenience store

As a rule you don't go to a convenience store for value. The new exception to the rule is Lawson Store 100.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 13, 2010

Screeners set to take on costly public-funded entities

With a sagging approval rating, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his Democratic Party of Japan may be hoping for a turnaround with the second round of screening of costly government-backed entities that starts April 23.
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2010

Sompo Japan to focus on emerging Asian markets

Sompo Japan Insurance Co., part of the nation's third-largest casualty insurer, will focus its investments on emerging Asian markets this fiscal year, reducing holdings of Japanese stocks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 9, 2010

Kings of comedy yuck it up on April Fools

While satire isn't a staple among Japanese humorists, two kings of comedy are leading the way.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 9, 2010

'Alice in Wonderland'

One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small, but the ones that Tim Burton gives you don't do anything at all. Go see "Alice."
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2010

Green focus key: Hitachi president

Money-losing Hitachi will focus on environment-related businesses, including hybrid railways and batteries for green cars, in its latest effort to return to profitability, its new president said Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Apr 6, 2010

What do you think about businesses that prohibit the entry of foreign — or Japanese — customers?

CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Apr 5, 2010

Japan by the numbers (04.05.10)

Japan shares its thoughts on attractive women, virtual hanami and Hatoyama's inability to solve the Futenma issue.
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.

Podcast

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

Longform

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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