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CULTURE / Music / MY PLAYLIST
Jan 25, 2008

MY PLAYLIST: British Sea Power

"Originally we wanted to record it as a psychedelic jam session, but in the end we just couldn't help writing tunes," says British Sea Power vocalist Yan (born Scott Wilkinson) of the making of their third (and arguably best) album, "Do You Like Rock Music?"
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 23, 2008

Red Sox, Athletics anxious to start season in Japan

The World Baseball Classic champions are in Japan and now the World Series winners are coming, too.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2008

Newly democratic Bhutan in a tight spot

MADRAS, India — Bhutan is now a democracy. Its transition from a monarchy to a democracy has been smooth. The tiny country, where Buddhism is the state religion, has been applauded by the world for changing with the times, and not waiting to be pushed like Pakistan, which has stubbornly refused to...
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MULTIMEDIA
Jan 22, 2008

Making day care fit real needs

Second of two parts
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 22, 2008

Where corporate care gets it right

In a spacious sunlit room, an infant is dawdled by his smiling nurse. Two toddlers fidgeting quietly in their sleep are patted by their doting teacher. Shelves are lined with infant formula, puzzles and a picture library that includes "The Hungry Caterpillar."
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 22, 2008

Japan's hot springs part of social, geologic, historic fabric

Japan is dotted with mineral-rich natural "onsen" hot springs, both indoors and outside, many offering a warming dip amid a frozen setting.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 21, 2008

Insurrections push Philippines to the brink

MANILA —The current president of the Philippines, Gloria Arroyo, whose election in 2004 was deeply flawed, but probably not fraudulent, is currently beset by a sea of troubles that threaten to overwhelm her regime.
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LIFE / WEEK 3
Jan 20, 2008

Hitting hairdressing's highs the flat-top way

Wielding a hair dryer in one hand, a comb in the other, and with another comb held between his teeth, hairdresser Hideki Sato, 34, tackles the jet-black locks of a male model.
BASKETBALL
Jan 19, 2008

Golden Kings sign forward Gibson

The Ryukyu Golden Kings, who have started their inaugural season with four wins in 18 games, have signed journeyman forward Herb Gibson, the team announced on Thursday. Gibson, a former University of Michigan player, is eligible to make his debut against the Sendai 89ers on Saturday in Tohoku. Gibson,...
BUSINESS
Jan 19, 2008

Consumer confidence at four-year low

Consumer confidence dropped to its lowest level in four years as falling wages and rising gasoline and food prices squeeze households.
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CULTURE / Music
Jan 18, 2008

Spoon tune in to Radio Ga Ga

Spoon always seemed to be on the verge of greatness. Each successive album from the indie-rock quartet since they formed in Austin, Texas, in 1994 has sold more than the one before. Critics, too, have been supportive — even in the '90s when they were the tiniest of blips on the radar.
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BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2008

Takenaka calls for structural reforms to boost Nikkei

Japan will keep failing to attract investors to its stock market unless Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda carries out extensive structural reforms, said Heizo Takenaka, a former Cabinet minister and the key financial reform architect under Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.
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JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Jan 12, 2008

Language partners turn life partners

Information-technology engineer Rodion Moiseev was alone when he traveled from Moscow to England at the age of 14 to attend high school, and he believes those early experiences in a new land made him open to foreign cultures. It may well be one of the reasons for his interest in Japanese culture, particularly...
BUSINESS
Jan 12, 2008

¥360 billion national tax levy hike sought

The national tax levy will rise by ¥360 billion on an annual basis should the government's tax proposal for the next fiscal year take effect, a Finance Ministry estimate showed Friday.
EDITORIALS
Jan 8, 2008

A stronger recycling system

The trade and environment ministries plan to submit a bill to the Diet this year to revise the Home Appliance Recycling Law. Violations of the law by retailers and the illegal dumping of used appliances by resellers of secondhand articles make the revision necessary. It is hoped the revision will make...
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2008

Reviving Georgia's Western dream

PRAGUE — Georgia's recent instability has dealt a blow to its international reputation as a new democracy, and poses a challenge to the European Union as well.
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2008

A delicious mix of technology and sweets

Futuristic technology has come to sweets.
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JAPAN / THIS FOREIGN LAND
Jan 4, 2008

The doctor will see the moneyed and insured, but less fortunate also ail

Third in a series
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jan 4, 2008

Top tango couples dance into a city near you

The world's top tango dancers will put on a spectacular show throughout Japan in Tango Dance Premium from Jan. 20-Mar. 31. With no fewer than 55 performances at 45 venues, the five winning couples of the annual Tango Dance World Championship will indulge audiences across the country with a rare opportunity...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 4, 2008

Sake Bistro W: New Year's cheers

A toast is called for, to greet this brave new murine Year of the Rat as it scuttles out of the wainscoting and into the dining room. Nihonshu, Trappist ales, Prosecco, whatever — we're not fussy, as long as the setting is right and there is quality food to go with the liquid refreshments. Here are...
COMMENTARY
Jan 3, 2008

The military is the problem

NEW DELHI — After having fretted over a rising prodemocracy tide, Pakistan's ruling military can expect to be the main gainer from former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's killing at the very public park where the 1951 assassination of the country's first prime minister, Liaquat Ali Khan, helped smother...
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CULTURE
Jan 3, 2008

Hot tickets: Performing arts

Tokubetsu Buyo Koen

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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