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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Jan 30, 2014

Apologetic Balentien faces long road back

Wladimir Balentien has apologized twice now — once in the United States and, on Wednesday, back on Japanese soil — with much of his time spent atoning to the Tokyo Yakult Swallows fans and the organization.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 29, 2014

Twice as nice: 'The Full Monty' and Peeping Tom

"I love the original 'Full Monty' movie, and I think Robert Carlyle is brilliant as the central character — a loser who overcomes the odds against him. In fact it's his portrayal that inspired me to tackle the role as my live-acting debut — though now I regret agreeing to it because on stage there's...
Reader Mail
Jan 29, 2014

Duty-bound in a futile battle

Regarding the Jan. 18 article "Ambassador frets over Virginia's incursion into Sea of Japan naming row": Life is too precious to point out one's "duty" every time a politically controversial Kyodo article comes out. But the Japanese ambassador's fretting over the contents of Virginia's textbooks is an...
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 27, 2014

A death in detention in Tokyo and a bitter belated farewell

What was the back story to this Ghanaian's death from pneumonia? A pre-existing condition? Or something the immigration authorities wanted hidden? Without an autopsy, there would be no answers to these gnawing questions. We already knew all we would ever know.
Reader Mail
Jan 22, 2014

Avoiding the nuclear debate

Regarding the Jan. 17 Kyodo article "Fukushima No. 1 engineer's warning to Taiwan: Nuclear power unstable": So now we know that the government — the Liberal Democratic Party, that is — was not only clearly informed of the likelihood of a nuclear disaster but has been deliberately covering up this...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2014

Kadena moms demand truth

Six months ago, dangerous levels of dioxin were discovered near two U.S. Department of Defense schools on Okinawa Island — but only now are many service members based there learning the full extent of the contamination.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 19, 2014

Nago mayor wins re-election in blow to Abe, U.S.

Nago voters return Mayor Susumu Inamine for a second term, dealing a setback to Tokyo's plans to build a long-sought air base for the United States.
Reader Mail
Jan 18, 2014

Japanese seek Asian friendship

Regarding the Jan. 12 Kyodo article "Abe Yasukuni trip aim not lost on U.S. leaders": It is extremely regrettable that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a surprise visit to the war-related Yasukuni (Dec. 26). He said it was not his intention to hurt the feelings of Chinese and Koreans, but the visit did...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2014

Takenaka touts Nikkei surge

Stocks could surpass a level not seen since 2007 if the Abe administration pushes through in its drive to loosen business regulations, said Heizo Takenaka, a member of a government council on special economic zones.
Reader Mail
Jan 8, 2014

Rub out anti-tattoo policy

Regarding the Dec. 31 Kyodo article "Tokyo bathhouses look to tap foreigners but ensure they behave": If Japanese onsen owners wish for more foreigners to visit and enjoy their facilities, they may need to revisit their "no tattoos" policy.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 8, 2014

Masuzoe to run for Tokyo governor

Former health minister Yoichi Mau00adsuu00adzoe indicates he will run for Tokyo governor next month.
LIFE / Style & Design / Japan Pulse
Jan 8, 2014

Feelin' lucky? The highs and lows of 'fukubukuro'

Some people got lucky 'fukubukuro' this New Year's and some got. . . well, something! We take a look at Twitter users' 'lucky bag' adventures.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2014

Common-law pairs OK'd for in vitro births

The Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology will officially approve in vitro fertilization for people in common-law marriages, relaxing a voluntary curb.

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past