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CULTURE / Art
Jun 5, 2008

Torifune celebrate the birth of butoh's founder

Last month in his ongoing series Japanese Cinema Eclectics, author Donald Ritchie screened "Horrors of Malformed Men" (Toei, 1969). An "unsung classic" of Japanese film, "Horrors" features the only cinematic performance of Tatsumi Hijikata, the founder of the butoh dance movement. Hijikata, who would...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 1, 2008

Marines maul BayStars

CHIBA — Rain forced Saturday's game between the Chiba Lotte Marines and Yokohama BayStars to begin a little behind schedule.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 31, 2008

Sweeney stepping up his game for Fighters

If there's a job to be done, chances are Brian Sweeney is your man.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 27, 2008

Giants hold off Fighters on evening of milestones

Alex Ramirez broke a record, Marc Kroon reached a milestone and Takuya Kimura took care of the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 24, 2008

Iwakuma flying high for Eagles

Hisashi Iwakuma seems to have finally arrived for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
May 23, 2008

Departure of Collins latest sign Buffaloes are in disarray

Something stinks in Kansai.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 22, 2008

Timely hitting helps Swallows tame Lions

TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — Against the Pacific League leader's gorgeous offensive lineup, a group whose big bats usually score a lot of runs, there was no way the Tokyo Yakult Swallows could've countered with the same force.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 18, 2008

Takahashi gives Carp big boost

With the Hiroshima Carp reeling from back-to-back losses, Ken Takahashi picked a great time to remind everyone why he's one of the top pitchers in the Central League.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 14, 2008

Marines give Valentine plenty to celebrate on his 58th birthday

So what do you get the manager that has everything on his birthday?
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 10, 2008

Kamei, Sakamoto capitalize when given chance to shine with Giants

While the Yomiuri Giants' All-Stars have gotten off to a slow start this season, two unheralded players have stolen the spotlight.
Reader Mail
May 1, 2008

Admiration for Japanese academia

I am not surprise by the April 15 article reporting that the University of Tokyo ranked 12th among about 3,800 academic and research institute worldwide, with Kyoto University, Osaka University and Tohoku University also ranking high ("Tokyo U. 12th in research papers").
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 25, 2008

Kaikoo Meets Revolution

Some of Japan's more potent strains of hip-hop, dub, rock and taiko (Japanese drum) punk will be on show in Yokohama this weekend for the two-day Kaikoo Meets Revolution festival. The event is the brainchild of DJ Baku, scenester and turntablist extraordinaire, whose Kaikoo parties (the word translates...

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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