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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 14, 2012

Osaka: What are your plans for the Obon holidays?

Etsuko Nomura
OLYMPICS / LONDON POSTCARD
Aug 12, 2012

Wishing the show could continue on indefinitely

There's a different vibe in the air as I walked around Olympic Park on Friday.
JAPAN / Media
Aug 12, 2012

Fading shades of pink

At its peak of popularity roughly four decades ago, the form of soft-core pornography known as pinku eiga (pink films) utilized more than 1,000 theaters to screen short, low-budget, erotic films churned out mainly by independent studios.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Aug 11, 2012

Import club caters to need for home comfort

The blonde man in shorts and a baseball cap, sporting a lopsided grin and a dangling backpack and parking a rusty bicycle, looked less like a captain of industry than a superannuated college student. Yet American Chuck Grafft, 50, is founder and CEO of Foreign Buyers Club, one of the largest importers...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 5, 2012

Japanese rice from Down Under forges new hope from historical links

"I think I can create a farming environment that can give hope to Fukushima farmers."
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 5, 2012

Steamy, sleepless nights grind down the nation

Sleeping-goods manufacturer Nishikawa Sangyo Co. Ltd., founded in Omi Province (modern-day Shiga Prefecture) in 1566, got its start in business selling mosquito netting. The company's Tokyo retail outlet, on the opposite side of the Nihonbashi Bridge from the Mitsukoshi department store, has been in...
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LIFE / Travel
Aug 5, 2012

How not to climb Mount Fuji

If you're considering trekking Mount Fuji this year, look sharp — just four weeks remain of the official open season. But if you're making last-minute plans for an ascent of those conical 3,776 meters, think carefully about what you're taking on. Unless, that is, you've always pictured yourself summiting...
OLYMPICS / LONDON POSTCARD
Aug 3, 2012

Atmosphere was electric as Phelps swam to record

What was the atmosphere like at the Aquatics Centre on Tuesday evening?
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 3, 2012

Hawaiian food at JAL, Okura hotels

Through August, Okura Hotels and Resorts and its group company JAL Hotels Co. are collaborating to hold a summer Hawaiian gourmet fair, featuring special menus from member hotels Kahala Hotel and Resort in Honolulu and Makena Beach and Golf Resort in Maui.
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CULTURE / Film
Aug 3, 2012

'Nippon no Uso: Hodo Shashinka Fukushima Kikujiro 90-sai (Japan Lies)'

Caring too much can be an occupational hazard for journalists in disaster or war zones. The mantra of big media is objectivity, not advocacy. Also, the media spotlight keeps shifting, while victims are still suffering. You either move with it — or get left behind.
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CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Aug 2, 2012

Edo-era amazake is back to beat the summer heat

The Edo-era health tonic amazake is back to help Japan beat the summer heat.
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OLYMPICS / LONDON POSTCARD
Jul 31, 2012

Etiquette reigns at All England Club

British etiquette was on full display at the All England Club on Sunday afternoon.
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BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2012

Strife-idled plant hits Maruti's dominance

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. is weighing options for restoring production of its most popular models as recurring labor disputes at one of its plants threaten the company's lead in Asia's third-largest car market.
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LIFE / Travel
Jul 29, 2012

Vancouver fest offers a warm (but not humid!) welcome

Summers in Tokyo, indeed in most of Japan except for Hokkaido or Okinawa, are often unbearably hot and humid, with temperatures in the mid to high 30s and humidity reaching as high as 90 percent. This summer, in the wake of last year's Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdown, use of air conditioning will...
COMMENTARY
Jul 28, 2012

Myanmar's budding miracle

More than three months ago, on April 21, amid great fanfare, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda at a Japan-Mekong summit pledged $7.4 billion in development aid to five Southeast Asian nations in an effort to promote cooperation with countries in the Mekong region. The prime minister also said Japan...
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 27, 2012

Terrace dinner plan at Palace Hotel

The Palace Hotel Tokyo, situated near Tokyo Station and the Imperial Palace, is now offering a special summer accommodation plan called At the Terrace, through Sept. 9.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 24, 2012

Osaka: Which sports or athletes will you be following during the London 2012 Olympics?

Shoki Kanemoto
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COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Jul 17, 2012

Courts back workers' rock-solid right to strike

"Sensei, Japan is such a safe country because there are no strikes. Right?" A student at the university where I teach blindsided me with this remark the other day.
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LIFE / Travel
Jul 15, 2012

On the trail of treasures at Kyoto's Toji Temple

The man unfurled the scroll and hung it on the wall of the makeshift tent to reveal a majestic mountain soaring to the heights in bold black brush strokes. It was a scene showing nature in all its grandeur dwarfing a lone human figure halfway up the mountain.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jul 14, 2012

Why we came to Japan — a different realm

"Why did you come to Japan?" We've all been asked this question. I still can't give a good answer.
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BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jul 13, 2012

Japanese players, coaches gaining experience overseas

While the temperatures continue to climb, basketball competition, individual and group workouts are a major part of the daily grind for most bj-league players.
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BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Jul 13, 2012

The Korean beauty secrets are out

Japanese women, keen to emulate their favorite K-pop idols and K-TV actresses, make a beeline for 'Made in Korea' cosmetics.
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CULTURE / Music
Jul 12, 2012

Various Artists "Ripple"

It seems that every indie scenester in Japan wants a piece of Nagoya these days. Buzz is growing around the city's bands, and it's fast becoming an essential first stop away from home for Tokyo artists and DJ events. One of the reasons for this new love affair comes from the efforts of the label Knew...
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LIFE / Travel
Jul 8, 2012

Naoshima: art colony risen beautifully from ruination

Packing his trademark black Walther PPK 7.65 mm automatic, a small pistol with a mighty punch, agent 007 set foot on the island of Naoshima just one day after escaping the clutches of a powerful sociopath and his henchman.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jul 6, 2012

Today's J-blip: MUJI to GO game

MUJI to GO will take you on a social media adventure.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jul 6, 2012

Rokurinsha: A ramen line-up worth dipping into

Even in the middle of the afternoon on a gray, rainy-season Monday, the queue in front of us is the best part of an hour deep and moving at snail's pace. Only to be expected at Tokyo Skytree, you might say. Except we're not lining up for the observation deck: We're there for the new branch of the legendary...

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