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CULTURE / Art
May 7, 2010

The accessories that fanned the flames of screen painting

Given the relative dearth of fan-painting exhibitions, it seems a relatively minor art commensurate with its small-scale format. In reality, it was the most abundantly produced kind of painting in Japan for many centuries, giving birth, or at least standing as precursor, to the large-scale golden screen...
EDITORIALS
May 6, 2010

The long downhill road

The severe business environment for department stores has kept this segment of the retail industry on a downward sales path for two decades.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
May 5, 2010

Big (only) in Japan? Tape as proof of purchase

While Japan loves packaging, it makes an exception with proof-of-purchase tape.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
May 5, 2010

Sony ups sound for 3-D TV sets; iPad gets a challenger

Change of view: The 3-D steamroller is far from flattening the opposition, but it is picking up pace. Sony is giving it a nudge by paying some attention to the sound that goes with it. It has just unleashed a pair of 3.1 channel sound bars, the HT-CT350 and HT-CT150 3.1. The big innovation is HDMI 1.4....
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL: KEYES' POINT
May 5, 2010

Rusuban: The family oni is left holding the fort

"Daddy, when I grow up I wanna be a kyabajō (キャバ嬢, nightclub hostess)!"
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 4, 2010

What's your opinion of the conversation school industry in Japan?

COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
May 4, 2010

Last gasps of Japan's dying demagogues

Tally ho! The hunt is on for "fake Japanese" in Japanese politics.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
May 2, 2010

Schedule packed for Golden Week; interleague next

Ah, Golden Week, when the weather is warm and windy, the koi nobori carp streamers are flying and Japan's ballparks are full with spectators from Showa Day on Thursday through Children's Day on May 5. I have said it before; if every week was Golden Week, Japanese pro baseball would never have an attendance...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
May 2, 2010

'Zen-Nihon Kaso Taisho,' the trouble with herbivores; CM of the week: Sumisho Fruits

Several weeks ago, NHK profiled Yusei Uesugi, a matte painter who works for George Lucas's Industrial Light and Magic. Uesugi is a major talent in Hollywood special effects, and he got his start as a contestant on "Zen-Nihon Kaso Taisho" ("All-Japan Disguise Awards"), which takes place two or three times...
JAPAN
May 1, 2010

Government, industry join to promote luxury travel

From a helicopter ride to see the crater of Mount Fuji to an exclusive entrance to a renowned historic temple, luxury travelers demand rare experiences.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 1, 2010

BayStars exhibit gumption in comeback triumph over Swallows

The 2010 Yokohama BayStars are out to show the NPB they can't be knocked around anymore.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / Japan Pulse
Apr 30, 2010

Small is beautiful, for a change

Traditionally, Japanese bra-makers have done their best to boost small chests, but Wacoal recently scored a hit with their minimizing brassieres.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / INSIDE ART
Apr 30, 2010

Japan's modern art gets an online boost

T he Bank of Japan has come under a lot of fire of late, but there's at least one thing it can be proud of: the work of former employee Rasa Tsuda.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 30, 2010

Only got 4Minutes to take the world

T he five young members of 4Minute sit dressed in tight, black leather outfits at a luxury hotel in Ebisu, Tokyo. It's one day before their Japanese debut, but they show no signs of nerves.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Apr 29, 2010

Everything is not as it seems

Nendo gains weight in Milan
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
Apr 28, 2010

Mao's magnetism resonates on a global scale

Ever think you had a fairly good idea of the popularity of a public figure only to be completely blown away when you truly found out?
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Apr 25, 2010

Results of carnal prohibition are no surprise

When the Vatican "scandal" erupted, I happened to be reading Kumagusu Minakata's writings on homosexuality — to be exact, his writings as selected, with comments, by Taruho Inagaki. I was doing so because Inagaki (1900-1977) won Japan's literary "grand prize" for his book, "The Aesthetic of the Love...
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LIFE
Apr 25, 2010

Native Works puts city on fashion radar

Kenichi Kishimoto, 33, and Noriko Yasuda, 34, are a fashion-design duo who run an atelier-cum-shop named Native Works that's right beside the world-renowned Todaiji Temple.
CULTURE / Books
Apr 25, 2010

Whaling whoppers debunked

Ever wonder why landlocked nations such as Mali, Mongolia and Laos with no tradition of whaling are members of the International Whaling Commission (IWC)? According to Jun Morikawa, the Japanese government sponsors the membership of third-world countries in the IWC to boost support for Japan's pro-whaling...
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LIFE
Apr 25, 2010

Tabi-maker steps out in style

Ryo Yonehara is the 30-year-old president of Tabi-ji, a Nara-based company making and selling tabi (traditional Japanese split-toe footwear).
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2010

Apple captured 72% of Japan smart phone market in '09

Apple Inc. shipped 1.69 million iPhones in Japan in the fiscal year ended March 31, capturing the top share of the country's smart phone market, according to MM Research Institute Ltd.

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years