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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 14, 2008

'Yurei vs. Uchujin'

Even film directors need a break from the routine, don't they? Especially Takashi Shimizu, who has spent much of this decade making seven installments of his hit "Grudge (Ju-on)" J-Horror franchise, including two films for Hollywood, about vengeful ghosts who move from victim to victim like viruses....
BUSINESS
Mar 13, 2008

Lone Star drops planned ¥170 billion Japan hotel sale

Lone Star Funds, a Dallas-based buyout firm, canceled plans to sell more than 50 Japanese hotels because it couldn't get its asking price of as much as ¥170 billion, two sources familiar with the proposals said.
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2008

NTT-TransTeleCom fiber-optic cable almost set to go

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., Japan's largest phone company, and TransTeleCom ZAO of Russia will start operating a fiber-optic link between the two countries from as early as next month, an NTT official said Tuesday. The cable's cost is put at "dozens of millions of dollars," and will be operational...
BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2008

Market woes ruin EAccess bond sale

EAccess Ltd., the first new entrant to Japan's mobile-phone market in 13 years, said Monday it canceled a planned bond sale because of unfavorable market conditions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2008

Foreign workers rally in Shibuya for equal rights

Foreign workers staged a rally in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on Sunday as part of their annual spring labor offensive, calling for proper and equal treatment on par with Japanese working conditions.
LIFE / COSPLAY CULTURE
Mar 9, 2008

All aboard for 'world of manga'

With everyone pulling roller suitcases, it seemed appropriate that we were heading for the Harumi Passenger Terminal built on land reclaimed from Tokyo Bay in the city's central Chuo Ward.
Reader Mail
Mar 9, 2008

Alleviating the day-care crisis

Further to my March 2 letter, "Neighborhood day-care shortage" (about the day-care facility debacle in Tokyo's Koto Ward): I would like to put forward a proposal to alleviate the crisis. During the promotional stage of the Park City development, Mitsui Fudosan erected a temporary building to display...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 8, 2008

'Midori by Moonlight' sure to raise smile

Wendy Tokunaga is a role model for writers struggling to get into print. Her debut novel, "Midori by Moonlight," is the fifth she has written, having survived "hundreds and hundreds" of rejections from agents over a 12-year period.
Japan Times
Reference / Special Presentations / WITNESS TO WAR
Mar 7, 2008

Survivor still haunted by night's fiery terror

Sixteenth in a series
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2008

New cab stand boasts capital service

Had a bad taxi experience? Then try a new cab stand that opened Thursday at JR Shinbashi Station's east exit.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 7, 2008

'Gachi Boy'

Pro wrestling gets no respect, save from the fans who love watching it, and, as schoolboys, practice its moves. I was once one of those boys, trying out head butts (learned from Bobo Brazil) and karate chops (acquired from Rikidozan) on various victims, including my little brother.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 7, 2008

Ritz-Carlton's anniversary and Arrogant Bastard ale

Ritz-Carlton anniversary plan To mark its first anniversary March 30, the Ritz-Carlton Tokyo is offering a "First Anniversary" accommodation plan from March 7 through April 30.
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2008

Amgen buys Kyowa drug rights

Amgen Inc., the world's largest biotechnology company, will pay Japan's Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. as much as $520 million for the rights to a medicine that is being developed for inflammation and cancer, the two firms said Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 7, 2008

Lord of the ring Norihiro Koizumi

All of 27, Norihiro Koizumi began making films while in high school. On graduation from college in 2003, he joined the Robot production company in Tokyo and in 2006 directed his first theatrical feature, "Taiyo no Uta (Song of the Sun)" about a girl with a rare skin disease that makes exposure to the...
CULTURE / Art
Mar 6, 2008

"Tokyo Performing Arts Market 2008"

Yebisu Garden Place, The Garden Hall and other locations in Tokyo
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2008

Nomura's online trading system fails

Nomura Holdings Inc., Japan's biggest securities firm, said Wednesday a technical failure prevented individual customers from trading securities on its online trading system.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Mar 5, 2008

Marion bashers refuse to exit shadows

NEW YORK — Sorry, but no Shawn Marion column today, as advertised, on the grounds one and all insisted on anonymity with regards to his debatable trade for Shaquille O'Neal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2008

Robots in all walks of life? Matter of time

At the Meiji University lab in a Tokyo suburb, engineering students are wiring a rubbery robot face to simulate six basic expressions: anger, fear, sadness, happiness, surprise and disgust.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Mar 1, 2008

Champion starts racing season with Nissan

Benoit Treluyer was just age 4 when he obtained his first set of motorized wheels.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Japan dispatches five language education 'partners' to India
Five members of the Japan Foundation's Nihongo Partners program (front) gather at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Monday.
Struggling train firm in Chiba Prefecture turns to self-deprecating humor
"Laughter is important when you're in a difficult situation," said Katsunori Takemoto, president of Choshi Electric Railway, on Aug. 5 in Choshi, Chiba Prefecture.
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.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
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.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.

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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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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