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JAPAN
Nov 9, 2010

Miniskirts hit Mount Fuji as 'yama girls' take on trekking

Forget the ice ax and ¥50,000 climbing boots. The "mode du jour" for today's mountain hikers is the miniskirt and leggings.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 9, 2010

Team unity carries Marines to title

NAGOYA — Norifumi Nishimura and the Chiba Lotte Marines have come full circle.
COMMUNITY
Nov 9, 2010

Building a 'Little Yangon' in Tokyo

With its proximity to the Waseda and Gakushuin universities and crisscross of train lines, Takadanobaba is known to most Tokyoites as either a college town or a commuting hub. It's a cheap place to go for a drink, a place to grab a quick bite on the way home from work, or perhaps to pick up some used...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Nov 7, 2010

The secret story of Minako Honda; Japan vs. the world; CM of the week: Asahi's Wonda

Singer Minako Honda, who died in 2005 at the age of 38, was not your average idol singer. As a girl she dreamed of becoming an enka (Japanese ballad) star, but her agency didn't have any connection to enka. Since she was cute they sold her as a pop singer, and for a while she was successful as a saucy...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 7, 2010

Marathon Game 6 ends in rare 2-2 tie

NAGOYA — The Chiba Lotte Marines and Chunichi Dragons played longer than any two teams in Japan Series history.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Nov 6, 2010

Zenit, CSKA advance from Europa groups

LONDON (AP) Zenit St. Petersburg and CSKA Moscow were among four teams to clinch their places in the knockout stages of the Europa League on Thursday, continuing Russia's strong recent showings in Europe's second-tier club competition.
SOCCER
Nov 6, 2010

Billionaire invests in amateur club

LONDON (AP) It's hardly on the same level as the takeovers of Liverpool or Manchester United.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 6, 2010

Rookies play major roles in Japan Series

CHIBA — Almost right away, Ikuhiro Kiyota and Yohei Oshima shook their heads when asked whether they would be playing on such a privileged stage like the Japan Series before their first pro season began this year.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 5, 2010

Blackwell making smooth transition to management

Ryan Blackwell has successfully guided the Osaka Evessa during his first month as the team's new head coach.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 5, 2010

Marines pummel Dragons, lead 3-2

CHIBA — The Chiba Lotte Marines already knew the Japan Series would have to be won in Nagoya. A big night at the plate just means they won't have as much work to do when they get there.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 5, 2010

Architect's floating future vision

The inexorable rise of Tokyo Sky Tree on the city's skyline has once again raised the question of what a future Tokyo might look like. The exhibition "Sousuke Fujimoto Architects: Future Visions — Forest, Cloud, Mountain" at the Watarium Museum attempts to get people thinking along these lines, while...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Nov 4, 2010

Imae, Kiyota make case for Japan Series MVP award consideration

CHIBA — Obviously, it's too early to talk about who will be the Japan Series MVP award.
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2010

Dieting moms' babies underweight

As soon as Keiko Ozaki found out she was pregnant with her second baby, she went on a diet.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Nov 3, 2010

Video games burst through borders with collaborations between companies

At a press conference last month, Fukuoka-based game studio Level-5 dropped an unexpected bombshell. Its upcoming "Professor Layton" puzzle game would have a very different feature from its previous games: the appearance of Capcom's lawyer sleuth, Phoenix Wright. Fans of the series were reeling.
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Nov 2, 2010

'Homogeneous,' 'unique' myths stunt discourse

Last month I attended an international lecture by one of Japanology's senior scholars. I'll call him Dr. Frink. Decorated by the Japanese government for his contributions to the field, he talked about Japan as a "unique" state that never really changes, even as it slips to third place behind China's...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Nov 1, 2010

Marines' Iguchi knows key to playoff success

NAGOYA — Having had the rare experience of collecting championship rings on both sides of the Pacific, Tadahito Iguchi knows what it takes to earn postseason victories.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 1, 2010

Dragons dominate in Game 2

NAGOYA — There will be no sweep in the 2010 Japan Series.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Nov 1, 2010

Annals of Cheap: Pan no mimi

When the recession gives you bread heels, make sweets, doughnuts and pizza crusts.
Japan Times
LIFE
Oct 31, 2010

JFW edges into Asia spotlight

Oct. 15 through 24 brought to Tokyo an autumnal shift in the weather — and the latest sartorial flurry known as Japan Fashion Week's spring/summer collections on show for the world to see.
BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2010

Sony back in black on PS3 lift

Sony Corp. returned to the black in the latest quarter and raised its earnings forecast thanks to brisk sales of its PlayStation 3 gaming consoles and personal computers.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2010

Japan's biodiversity pledge: $2 billion

NAGOYA — As Japan pledged $2 billion Wednesday to preserve biodiversity in the developing world, negotiators at COP10 reported progress toward concluding an international agreement on access to genetic resources and establishing biodiversity preservation targets over the next decade.

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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