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EDITORIALS
Apr 11, 2008

What lies behind murderous intent?

It is always difficult to determine why anyone would develop an urge to kill. However, the behavior and the background of the suspects in two murders in late March indicates that along with other cautionary measures, better social and familial help might have prevented the tragedies.
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2008

Police arrest U.S. sailor in cabby slaying

A U.S. Navy seaman was handed over to the Kanagawa Prefectural Police and subsequently arrested Thursday in connection with the robbery-murder of a taxi driver last month in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 28, 2008

Mayakovsky play sets future in our hands

The great Russian playwright and futurist poet Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893-1930) wrote the 60-role play "Mystery Bouffe" 90 years ago.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 28, 2008

The revolutionary tale of Mikami's enka blues

Kan Mikami once beat the crap out of David Bowie.
Japan Times
LIFE
Mar 23, 2008

What the world has to say . . .

"In Japan's short history of contact with Western fashion, we have lacked a 'bourgeois vs. high society' tension to portray in this showmanship world of fashion. Instead, most of the grandeur has come from the street." — Naoko Hasegawa, VP of Chang Co., Ltd. Apparel Company
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 21, 2008

Then there were ghosts

Uraga Station, on the Keikyu Line, deposits passengers at the end of a narrow valley. The road ahead bifurcates.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Mar 21, 2008

Anime universe shifts to Tokyo

Tokyo International Anime Fair 2008, one of the world's largest animation conventions, will be held at Tokyo Big Sight from March 27 to 30.
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Mar 16, 2008

Seeing is disbelieving

One, two, skip. Three, four, jump. Five, six, do a back flip. Seven, eight, now break dance.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 7, 2008

Spain Iberico Bar Mon-Naka: Iberico comes to Monzen-Nakacho

It took a puzzlingly long time for Japan to catch on to the pleasures of the taperia. It should be a perfect fit since, after all, the exquisite Iberian custom of slowly whiling away the evening with tapas and drinks, one dish and one glass at a time, is so close in spirit to the izakaya tradition.
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2008

U.S. anticrime steps little comfort in Okinawa

OSAKA — With an unprecedented curfew on U.S. military personnel in Okinawa tentatively due to expire Monday, central government and prefectural officials are rushing to assure those living near U.S. bases that anticrime measures are being taken in the wake of the alleged Feb. 10 rape of a 14-year-old...
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 26, 2008

Building a stronger alliance

Japanese and U.S. military professionals are building upon their partnership to collaboratively respond to unpredictable security challenges that can lead to instability in Asia and the world. U.S. forces remain deeply committed to the Japan-U.S. Security Alliance and being sincere, credible partners...
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Feb 23, 2008

All three times a charm for couple

TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Pref. — Gary and Aki Neuwirth say they have married three times. The first time was when they registered with the city office in Nerima, Tokyo, for a marriage certificate last May. Then they held a Japanese-style ceremony at a Shinto shrine in Nerima in July, as Aki's mother wished,...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Feb 22, 2008

Italian dining in Kasumigaseki, Hina Matsuri at the Keio Plaza

Ristorante di Hokkaido Mia Angela in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki offers sophisticated yet unpretentious Italian dining, using the freshest ingredients direct from Hokkaido. With a 60-seat casual main dining area, private rooms and a chic party space, partitions can create private space for two to 50 people....
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2008

Japanese slurping up U.S. chef's ramen

Tucked away in a quiet shopping district in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, an American is fulfilling an unlikely ambition.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 24, 2008

From ordinary to spectacular

Go Aoki is one of Japan's most in-demand playwrights and directors. The small venues where his Gring theater company typically stages his works attract drama-world insiders — as a result, besides taking Gring on the road in early 2008, Aoki has already been enlisted for three high-profile collaborations....

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan