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BASKETBALL
Dec 26, 2010

Top Rera Kamuy exec steps down

The JBL's Rera Kamuy Hokkaido have made another change at the top.
Japan Times
JAPAN / READERS' FUND
Dec 24, 2010

NPO builds schools for Cambodian children

Third in a series
CULTURE / Film
Dec 24, 2010

'Charlie St. Cloud (Kimi ga Kureta Mirai)'

Charlie St. Cloud is blessed: Not only does he have a fantastic name (just screaming for a Hollywood treatment, in fact), he's also young, incredibly cute, and has just got a ticket to Stanford via a boating scholarship. For all that, he's humble and sincere, hailing from a working-class background and...
MORE SPORTS
Dec 23, 2010

Sugawara overcomes adversity

Quarterback Shun Sugawara is one tiny cookie. But he has a big heart, which helped him guide the Obic Seagulls to their first X League championship in five years.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Dec 21, 2010

Dreams for life, not just for Christmas

The noise echoing down the dimly lit street in suburban Tokyo suggested it was no ordinary Sunday for the kids at St. Francis Children's Home. The usually subdued atmosphere in the alleyways around Kugahara Station in Ota Ward was punctured by shouts and laughter as the children worked themselves up...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / MIXED MATCHES
Dec 21, 2010

Javan culture brings couple together

Sumiyanto, 31, born and raised in the Klaten regency of central Java, and Ayako Nezu, 39, from Kawasaki, met in 2002 in the central part of the Indonesian island while they were studying at a national traditional arts college in Solo.
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Dec 19, 2010

The explosion of life: demise

Second of two parts
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 19, 2010

Pernicious 'rogue' offers of aid

HONG KONG — China found itself in the unwelcome WikiLeaks spotlight the week before last with sweeping claims against its "aggressive" policies in giving aid to Africa. Johnnie Carson, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for Africa, called China "a pernicious economic competitor with no morals" about...
CULTURE / Music
Dec 17, 2010

Japanese beatboxer Afra causes a scene

The United States can point to Rahzel, Scratch (both formerly of The Roots) and reggae-fusion artist Matisyahu as examples of human beatboxers who have experienced mainstream success. Britain has Killa Kella and Shlomo, the latter of whom, as well as having contributed to Bjork's 2004 album "Medulla,"...
CULTURE / Music
Dec 17, 2010

Shock-rock act Dir En Grey snub cartoons for cred

It's no secret that, in recent years, certain styles of Japanese music have benefited massively from a surge of interest in anime and manga in the West. J-pop acts such as Puffy and AKB48 and visual-kei artists including Miyavi and L'Arc-En-Ciel have enjoyed exposure where before there was none. That's...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Dec 14, 2010

For writer, languages are his 'darling'

Writer Tony Laszlo, 50, has a strong passion for languages. He speaks 10, including English, Japanese, Chinese, Greek, Turkish and French. As a writer, he uses both English, his mother tongue, and Japanese.
COMMENTARY
Dec 12, 2010

Preparing the ground for the Egyptian heir

LONDON — Egyptian elections are always highly predictable affairs, but the second round of this year's parliamentary elections on Dec. 5, was completely pointless. The first round on Nov. 28 showed that the regime was going to suppress even the marginal role permitted to prodemocracy parties in previous...
COMMENTARY
Dec 12, 2010

The dead weight on Taiwanese aspirations

HONG KONG — The ruling party of Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou — in an election carefully watched in Beijing — has managed to win three of five mayoral races in Taiwan, reversing a losing streak in legislative by-elections since Ma's presidential election triumph in 2008.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 10, 2010

Palmer making big contribution for Golden Kings

Veteran forward David Palmer has made a profound impact for the Ryukyu Golden Kings this season.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Dec 9, 2010

Caregiving not the unemployment panacea the government hoped for

Premiums for Long-term Care Insurance could be raised again in 2012. Question is, will this translate to higher salaries for low-paid caregivers.
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 9, 2010

Tokyo left to pick up pieces after nightmare year

What began as a year of optimism and promise could not have turned out any worse for FC Tokyo.
EDITORIALS
Dec 7, 2010

Improving inquest panel system

A long with the introduction of the lay judge system, another great change was made to Japan's judiciary system in May 2009. A law revision that took effect then has empowered prosecution inquest committees to override prosecutors' decisions not to file an indictment in a criminal case, if their voting...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2010

Uniqlo billionaire Yanai goes back to the basics

Tadashi Yanai, Japan's richest man, used advice from management guru Peter Drucker to build his Uniqlo clothing empire. To pull out of a slump that's hammered profits and shares, the billionaire is revisiting the lessons.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 5, 2010

A relaxed approach makes news understandable for young and old

Two weeks ago, NHK announced that its popular half-hour series, "Shukan Kodomo no News" ("Weekly News for Children"), will be ending on Dec. 19. According to an article in the Sankei Shimbun, an executive at the public broadcaster explained the cancellation by saying that the show, which was launched...
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Dec 5, 2010

Kawachi has backers, detractors

Knowing that the Japan Basketball Association (JBA) had no interest in establishing a legitimate professional league several years ago and that he would face fierce resistance from the sport's old boy network, Toshimitsu Kawachi took a courageous step and formed a rival circuit, which included a pair...

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight