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Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Oct 16, 2010

Nagoya's fish market buttoning up for COP10

The Nagoya Central Wholesale Market in Atsuta Ward is closing its doors to tourists while the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, better known as COP10, is held at the neighboring Nagoya Congress Center through Oct. 29.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2010

Secret to work-life balance vital for Japan

While the phrase "work-life balance" has gained some currency in Japan recently, there is still a long way to go before people here can find the right mix between careers and personal life, due in part to cultural stereotypes about gender roles, participants at an international symposium in Tokyo said...
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 15, 2010

Tohoku Derby highlights tipoff of sixth season

Finally, after weeks of anticipation, the bj-league's sixth season will tip off on Saturday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 15, 2010

Ling tosite sigure seek virgin fans on the road

Preparing to hit the road to showcase their fourth long-player, "still a Sigure virgin?," Ling tosite sigure have only one thing on their minds: arousing new fans.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 15, 2010

'The Vintner's Luck'/'Bitch Slap'

New Zealand director Niki Caro made a name for herself with 2002's "Whale Rider," a canny mix of Maori myths and naturalistic performances, driven by a gifted young actress, Keisha Castle-Hughes, who was only 12 years old at the time. After going Hollywood with the sexual-harassment lawsuit drama "North...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 15, 2010

Lite

The music industry is like high school in a way: You become cooler and life becomes more advantageous after you make some well-connected, older pals.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Oct 13, 2010

Today's menu: frisky fun rolled in novelty

What will it be today? Granny maids, female sushi chefs or imported Hooters?
LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Oct 13, 2010

Takara Tomy's Love Digi continues evolution of purikura

Most readers in Japan will be familiar with the local phenomenon of purikura. Translated as "print club," they are small, user-decorated photographs with sticker backings. These personalized stickers are quite popular among young girls in Japan, who will often plaster them all over notebooks and mobile...
COMMENTARY
Oct 11, 2010

Is Japan's disease curable?

Since the 1990s, often called Japan's "lost 10 years," many parts of Japanese society have been disintegrating. Japan's influence has been in decline in the international community and on the global economic scene.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Oct 10, 2010

Creative battle for boost in regional tourism heads to Japan's big screen

In recent years, many regional governments in Japan have set up "film commissions" to help production crews shoot motion pictures and TV dramas in their neighborhoods, in the hopes of attracting tourists and revitalizing local communities.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Oct 9, 2010

Nagoya TV Tower to survive on tourism

Iconic structures in Nagoya and Tokyo are going to terminate their roles as TV and radio towers when analog broadcasting comes to an end next July.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 9, 2010

Stage set for intriguing Lions-Marines showdown in Climax Series

For a team that looked like the best in the Pacific League for most of the season, uncertainty has set in for the Seibu Lions at the absolute worst time.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 8, 2010

Tokyo celebrates a wide world of cinema

Because it offers few world premieres of high-profile films, the Tokyo International Film Festival is not the world's most significant. European and American festivals get all the good premieres, and South Korea's Pusan International Film Festival, the region's best, has a wider selection of Asian premieres...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 8, 2010

Loud Park

Now in its fifth year, Loud Park has carved out a reputation as Summer Sonic's noisy younger sister. Arguably more "loud" than "park," the festival amasses the heavyweights of metal over two days at Saitama Super Arena. This year the event also boasts a one-day leg at Kobe World Kinen Hall, giving metalheads...
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2010

N.E. Asia needs a maritime code of conduct

KANEOHE, Hawaii — Japan and China have wisely stepped back from the political brink in the East China Sea. But if the past has anything to say about the future, there will be similar serious confrontations at sea disturbing not only relations between the disputants but the security regime in Asia....
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Oct 6, 2010

Samsung partners with DoCoMo on new Galaxy tablet and smart-phone devices

With the trend toward smart phones and tablet devices growing, NTT DoCoMo Inc. announced Tuesday the debut of Samsung's flagship hand-held devices: the Galaxy Tab and the Galaxy S smart phone.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 4, 2010

What's in a name when it comes to real estate?

Why oh why is Kichijoji such a popular place to buy a condominium?
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Oct 3, 2010

A place in the woods for the world to gather

Construction of the Afan Nature Centre here in our woods outside Kurohime in the Nagano Prefecture hills is complete and the keys have been handed over to us. The beautiful building is the result of a decade of wishing, three years of planning, and a year of onsite building.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Oct 3, 2010

Kusanagi's grass challenge; new faces, new lives; CM of the week: Suntory Torys Whisky

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, the SMAP member whose drunken, naked midnight lark in a Roppongi park several years ago gave him an extra layer of notoriety, seems more than willing to suffer for his art, whatever that is, on the three-hour TV Asahi special "Neo Variety Matsuri: Kusanagi Tsuyoshi no Tame ni Naru"...
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 3, 2010

Why not put a little fun into your funeral?

It's your funeral. What's your pleasure?
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 2, 2010

Takushi signs on with Albirex

Naoto Takushi, considered one of the top Japanese point guards since the bj-league was established, will play for his third team in as many seasons in 2010-11.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Oct 2, 2010

Aichi's Centrair Airport looking to cash in on budget airline boom

Budget airlines are finally coming to Japanese skies.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 1, 2010

Four-star dinner from three regions

The Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo's Michelin-rated one-star restaurant Signature will be offering a Michelin Star Trilogy dinner, combining the gastronomy of Tokyo with the French cities of Lyon and Nice from Oct. 6 to 10.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 1, 2010

Arabic calligraphy: Let ink make you think

Calligraphy has always been popular in Japan, but some people here are now attracted to an imported, yet equally profound, form of the traditional art: Arabic calligraphy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Sep 25, 2010

Public taking hands-on interest in archaeology

When it comes to promoting archaeological excavations, it isn't just the resulting artifacts that are being featured — institutions are increasingly highlighting the sites and the research process itself.
JAPAN / LIVING IN LUXURY
Sep 24, 2010

A taste of Spain in Shinjuku Ward

Just outside Wakamatsu-Kawada Station on the Oedo subway line in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo, stands an elegant building with cream-colored exterior walls and an entrance with a modern canopy decorated with a motif of grapes.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 24, 2010

Hill's Apache unveiled in victory over Saitama

HANNO, Saitama Pref. — Every season must begin with a game. But few games can create as much intrigue as the one that took place on Monday in this small city beautified by lush green mountains.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 24, 2010

Band A to headline Fukuoka club crawl

Fukuoka recently ranked 14th in U.K. magazine Monocle's annual "Most Livable Cities Index." Alt-rock duo Band A are unsurprised their city fared so well.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Osaka police crack down on crime ring over underage prostitution
Osaka Prefectural Police headquarters
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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