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EDITORIALS
May 24, 2011

Difficulty awaits in reconstruction

The Reconstruction Design Council, an advisory body for Prime Minister Naoto Kan, is entrusted with the task of drawing a grand vision for the reconstruction of northeastern Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Prime Minister...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 24, 2011

Yamasaki plays hero for Buffs again

Koji Yamasaki got a hero interview out of his game-winning hit against the Yomiuri Giants in the first game of their interleague series.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
May 24, 2011

Lotte's Kim suffering from power outage

The curious case of Kim Tae Kyun's power outage began on Sept. 18, 2010. That night in Sendai, the Chiba Lotte Marines slugger homered off Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles ace Hisashi Iwakuma in the sixth inning of a 4-3 Lotte loss.
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
May 23, 2011

Long hot summer on track

Fears of unbearable heat this summer for train commuters in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area are mounting for two reasons: (1) Electric power shortages triggered by the accidents at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station may force East Japan Railway Co. (JR East), the major operator of commuter trains,...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 23, 2011

Sledge: PL franchises expect to top CL rivals

Since the interleague format was introduced in Japan in 2005, the Pacific League has gotten the better of the Central League.
EDITORIALS
May 23, 2011

Wage cuts for reconstruction

The wage levels of national public servants have been determined based on recommendations by the National Personnel Authority every year since 1948. The system makes up for the restrictions imposed on government workers' basic labor rights, including the right to strike.
Reader Mail
May 22, 2011

Village mayor with foresight

Regarding the May 18 AP article "How one village defied the tsunami": How is it that the tiny fishing village of Fudai in Iwate Prefecture could anticipate the threat of a major earthquake/tsunami? How did this tiny fishing village have the resolve and foresight to build a sea wall and floodgates at...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
May 22, 2011

Recalling fond memories of Killebrew

It is always sad to hear about the death of a ballplayer who, as a youth, you admired.
EDITORIALS
May 21, 2011

Reforming social welfare system

The health and welfare ministry on May 12 announced a social welfare reform proposal aimed at making the nation's social welfare system sustainable in the face of Japan's graying population and low economic growth.
COMMUNITY
May 21, 2011

Youth ideas sought for post-earthquake reconstruction efforts

The Japanese branch of a U.S.-based nonprofit organization Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, which supports "social entrepreneurs" worldwide, is looking for youths with positive ideas to help Japan recover from the devastation of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 21, 2011

BayStars slugger Murata delivers winning blast in seventh

Shuichi Murata had played six straight games without hitting a home run. Even worse, his Yokohama BayStars had gone six games without a win.
COMMENTARY
May 20, 2011

Folly of official obfuscation

Politicians, bureaucrats and businessmen never seem to have learned that they will not be trusted if they repeatedly lie.
CULTURE / Art
May 20, 2011

"Michael Lin Mingling"

Born in Japan and now based in Shanghai and Paris, Michael Lin is a globally known artist whose work is strongly inspired by textiles. His installations are often large-scale, involving painting architectural spaces with brightly colored motifs similar to those of fabrics.
Reader Mail
May 19, 2011

Avoid headlines that state obvious

Could The Japan Times please avoid writing stupid, obvious editorials and headlines like the one May 16, "Volunteer force declines." Of course, the post-Golden Week volunteer force declined in the Tohoku-Pacific disaster area after spiking during Golden Week. Everyone knew this would be a one-week period...
BUSINESS
May 19, 2011

Fewer Tokyo condos put on market

The number of condominiums offered for sale in Tokyo and surrounding areas fell more than expected in April after the Tohoku quake raised concerns among developers that demand may slow.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 18, 2011

Marines rally but fall short

In a scene straight out of last year's Japan Series, the Chiba Lotte Marines were mounting a late-inning rally against the Chunichi Dragons.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 18, 2011

More nuclear reactor shutdowns lie ahead

Electricity supply from nuclear plants, already down by almost 20 percent following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, will drop further during peak summer demand as operators shut reactors for maintenance.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
May 17, 2011

Dutch architect making a difference

Right after the earthquake hit northeast Japan on March 11, the small Pacific coastal town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, was almost wiped out by the massive tsunami. Hundreds of its residents were killed, while many of the survivors lost family members, their houses and jobs.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
May 17, 2011

Tokyo: What lessons can Japan learn from the disasters of March 11?

Darren ScaifeTeacher/musician, 39 (British)Japan could use this (Fukushima No. 1 nuclear) incident as an impetus for advancing research into and development of safer and greener energy sources.
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
May 16, 2011

The new enervated Tepco

With the onset of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant crisis following the March 11 Tohoku-Pacific earthquake, radioactive substances continue to seep into the sea, air and soil. Residents within a designated proximity of the plant will likely have to live away from their homes a long time. The prospect...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 16, 2011

Nakata finally paying off for Fighters brass

The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters got next to nothing out of Sho Nakata for the better part of two seasons after selecting the heralded high school power hitter in the 2007 draft.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Trump announces Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel ‘partnership’ deal
U.S. President Donald Trump points as he boards Air Force One en route to New Jersey, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Friday.
Travelers avoid trips to Japan over viral comic book’s quake prediction
Visitors walk along Nakamise-dori as they visit Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district in March.
Tokyo's Yamanote Line resumes suspended train operations
All services on East Japan Railway's Yamanote Line in Tokyo were suspended for early Friday morning due to wire trouble.
Onosato set for yokozuna promotion after clinching Emperor’s Cup
Onosato after defeating Kotozakura at Ryokugikan in Tokyo on Friday. The win gave him a 13-0 record and clinched the Emperor's Cup, assuring him of promotion to yokozuna next week.
AI fiction is already here. Are humans ready?
After last year’s controversy over using AI to write about 5% of her novel, Rie Qudan was asked by an advertising magazine to write a short story where she uses AI for 95% of it. The resulting short story, “Kage no ame” (“Rain Shadow”), was published March 25.  
Six short films that capture our world in mere minutes
“Marion” provides a glimpse into the lives of bull dodgers, who perform a nonlethal version of bullfighting.
As Taiwan looks to boost ‘unofficial ties,’ Paraguay’s leader offers facilitator role
Paraguayan President Santiago Pena speaks during an interview with The Japan Times in Tokyo on Thursday.
GCAP next-gen fighter joint venture likely to be running by this summer
A concept model of the Global Combat Air Program's fighter jet is displayed during the DSEI Japan defense exhibition in the city of Chiba on Wednesday.
NTT develops world's first 'flying lightning rod' using drones
NTT's drone — aimed at triggering, then redirecting lightning — is described as a "flying lightning rod."

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb
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