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Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 30, 2010

Ainu tell their story with their own film

Many people believe the Ainu live only in Hokkaido, but that's not true.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Dec 29, 2010

Fan friendly sumo — a step in the right direction for the NSK

As 2010 draws to a close, the world of sumo is changing, little by little. Step by step.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Dec 29, 2010

Time for Jordan to man up on Bobcats' plight

NEW YORK — A failure to approach, much less reach expectations, however impractical they may be, is bound to get authority figures fired sooner than later, which is precisely why Larry Brown again is on relocation and Kurt Rambis has a job for life.
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2010

Prosecutors get case of deportee's death

Chiba police have turned over to prosecutors their case against 10 immigration officers suspected of being involved in the death of a Ghanaian deportee they had restrained and physically placed aboard a jetliner last March at Narita International Airport.
BASKETBALL
Dec 26, 2010

Top Rera Kamuy exec steps down

The JBL's Rera Kamuy Hokkaido have made another change at the top.
CULTURE / Film
Dec 24, 2010

'Tron: Legacy'/'Mikokai Eigasai'

"Tron: Legacy" is one of those movies that makes you stop and seriously wonder whether there isn't some kind of Stupid Test you have to pass in order to be allowed to work at a studio these days.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2010

Probing the Berlusconi paradox

ROME — One storm has passed in Italy. Another, perhaps bigger storm, has yet to begin.
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Dec 19, 2010

At the pinnacle of pole

There was a palpable buzz in the air at Tokyo Dome City on Dec. 9 as some 2,000 people — many dressed in their finery as if for the opera — awaited the first competitor's appearance at the 2010 International Pole Championship.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Dec 18, 2010

A giant salamander sermon

Japan has the world's longest life span. Even their animals live to be elderly. Japan' oldest giant salamander, who lived in Okayama, passed away in August this year — at 100 years old.
BUSINESS
Dec 18, 2010

Mixi feels Facebook lacks local appeal

Mixi Inc., owner of Japan's largest social networking service, expects to fend off Facebook Inc. because its website is better suited to domestic users and personal data are more secure, President Kenji Kasahara said recently.
CULTURE / Music
Dec 17, 2010

J-pop singer Akanishi sets his sights on America

One of Japanese pop's more restless stars has found a home. Jin Akanishi, who for nine years had an on-and-off relationship with J-pop group Kat-tun, has signed a contract for global representation as a solo artist with Warner Music Group.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 17, 2010

Countdown Japan 10/11

The eighth annual Countdown Japan festival will close out 2010 with performances by nearly 160 of the nation's top acts. While the event took place in both Chiba and Osaka from 2006-2008, like last year, the current edition of Countdown Japan will only be happening at Chiba's cavernous Makuhari Messe...
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2010

'Made in the world' notion no answer to U.S. prayers

HONG KONG — Pascal Lamy, director general of the World Trade Organization, recently made an interesting and thoughtful plea for a new approach to trade, with the idea that "Made in the world" could often be a more accurate description than one that put a purely national label on a product.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2010

Kan takes in Iwojima graves hunt

Making only the second trip ever by a serving prime minister to the site of the Battle of Iwojima, Naoto Kan paid his respects Tuesday to the more than 21,000 Japanese soldiers killed in one of World War II's bloodiest battlegrounds — and one that after 65 years is still giving up its dead.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Dec 15, 2010

Very real possibility that Hornets could fold

NEW YORK — Based on the acquisition of the Montreal Expos by Major League Baseball, there are reasons to suppose the Hornets' state of affairs could have a happy ending . . . though not necessarily in New Orleans.
EDITORIALS
Dec 15, 2010

Governments shouldn't overreact

Controversy surrounding WikiLeaks focuses on three issues: the motives and behavior of Mr. Julian Assange, the man behind the website; the damage done to U.S. diplomatic interests and the embarrassment to foreign leaders; and the prospects for securing information in a wired world. A close examination...
LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Dec 15, 2010

Social gaming frenzy sees two Godzillas play rough

On Dec. 8, the Tokyo-based Internet company DeNA received an on-site investigation by the Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC) due to suspected unfair trade practices. DeNA had allegedly interfered with their third-party game providers' development of games for DeNA's competitor, Gree.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Dec 14, 2010

Saito poised to provide boost on, off field for Fighters

Has there ever been a meaningless pitch that could end up being so meaningful?
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Japanese star convicted of indecent assault in Hong Kong
J-pop idol Kenshin Kamimura leaves the West Kowloon Law Courts on bail in Hong Kong on Wednesday, after he was found guilty of indecent assault of a woman who worked as his interpreter at a restaurant in Mong Kok district in March this year.
Tens of thousands left stranded at Osaka Expo by train service interruption
Visitors rest inside the Osaka Expo venue early Thursday morning
Welcoming foreign residents benefits Japan, three quarters of economists say
The streets of Tokyo's Ginza district in April. The number of foreign residents in Japan hit a record high at 3.76 million as of the end of last year, comprising just over 3% of the population.
Hiker missing in Hokkaido after bear attack found dead
The Rausu mountain range at Hokkaido's Shiretoko National Park. A man in his 20s who went missing after being attacked by a bear while hiking on Mount Rausu has been found dead.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Will Ishiba's critics be able to garner enough support for a leadership race?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's political survival likely hinges on whether a leadership race will take place within the Liberal Democratic Party following its decision to have its election committee canvass the opinions of party members and prefectural chapters on the subject.
Hidden rosters and the legacy of Japan’s germ warfare
Katsutoshi Takegami, 77, in his storehouse attic where he discovered his father's Unit 1644 documents
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
By Tomoko Otake

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