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BUSINESS
Apr 5, 2010

Sharp boasts 3-D mobile tech

Sharp's latest 3-D displays deliver bright, clear imagery without the cumbersome glasses usually required for such technology. Now the bad news: They only work on a 7.5-cm screen held 30 cm from the viewer's face.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Apr 4, 2010

70 times safer than the roads themselves

NEW YORK — The Toyota saga, though quiet for the moment, will continue. "Lawyers Vie for Lead Roles in Toyota Lawsuits," said a headline in The Wall Street Journal (March 15). The company's "legal bill for unintended-acceleration cases will be in the billions," predicted Jeremy Anwyl of Edmunds.com,...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 4, 2010

Newspapers, broadcasters not facing facts: Web is here to stay

Nihon Keizai, Japan's main financial newspaper, launched its new Web version on March 23. As with the print version, there will be two editions, morning and evening. There will also be Web-exclusive features like videos. Subscribers who opt for the Web version only pay ¥4,000 a month, while those who...
JAPAN / ARRIVAL OF E-READERS
Apr 3, 2010

Apple turns the medium into the message

Amid the media hype over the iPad's potential to transform Japan's conservative publishing industry, experts say the tablet computer's potential is even broader: The gadget might change the way people view videos, play video games and music, or even how they get an education.
BASKETBALL
Apr 3, 2010

Hannaryz fire Benoit

The Kyoto Hannaryz, a first-year bj-league expansion team, have fired head coach David Benoit, the team announced on Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2010

Showrooms get i-MiEV, first cheap electric car

Japan's first mass-market electric car arrived in showrooms Thursday as the futuristic technology becomes more affordable amid a burgeoning price war.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2010

Japan is more than Toyota

NEW YORK — The tragic flaws discovered in Toyota cars have crowded out other news about Japan and the U.S.-Japan relationship during this 50th anniversary year of the formal U.S.-Japan security alliance.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Mar 28, 2010

Words of wisdom from beyond the grave of Japan's secret pacts

A drama currently being played out on the stage of national politics in Japan may well mark a turning point in the country's postwar history.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 27, 2010

Embracing the bicultural identity

Leslie Lorimer defied definition in Japan from the time she was a young child, when her blond hair, blue eyes and fluent Japanese proved a startling mix.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 26, 2010

Other routes taken

Pavement was not totally idle during the '00s. Matador rereleased the band's five albums, each in double-CD formats with dozens of previously unreleased tracks. However, each member was also involved in more personal endeavors, some more musical than others.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 26, 2010

Theater group does drama for scientists

Kicking off the 2010-11 season at the Komaba Agora Theater in Tokyo's central Meguro Ward, a student troupe from the University of Hull in northeast England will present "Kagaku Suru Kokoro," an early masterpiece by leading Japanese contemporary playwright Oriza Hirata, in its English-language translation,...
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Mar 25, 2010

Japan by the numbers (03.25.2010)

Japan sounds off on overtime, online gaming and which part of a woman is the sexiest.
Reader Mail
Mar 25, 2010

No chance of engaging generals

Regarding the March 13 AP article "U.S. suggests new engagement with Myanmar is failing": Engagement never had the slightest chance of success, as it was nothing more than wishful thinking based on the mistaken belief that if U.S. President Barack Obama opened his mouth and waved his index finger, everything...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Mar 25, 2010

Stationery players to watch

A handkerchief not to be sniffed at
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2010

Political meddling hurts corporate value

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The U.S. Supreme Court recently struck down limits on the freedom of companies to spend money on political elections. Large, publicly traded companies in other countries also often have a loose rein on their use of corporate resources to influence political outcomes, fueling fears...

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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’