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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 28, 2013

Dispute over Preah Vihear Temple is taken up, threatening to revive Thai nationalistic fervor

The Cambodia-Thailand dispute over the Preah Vihear Temple has been taken up by the International Court of Justice, threatening to reignite nationalistic tensions.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 28, 2013

Enka queen sings jazz; documentary on dementia; CM of the week: g.u.

Aki Yashiro is known as the Queen of Enka, or "Japanese ballads," according to the standard translation. However, Yashiro started out singing jazz in hostess clubs and didn't make her enka debut until 1971, when she was 21 years old. Last year she finally released an album of jazz standards.
Reader Mail
Apr 28, 2013

Funny piece about 'bosozoku'

The April 18 article "Documentary chronicles disappearing world of 'bosozoku (biker gangs)" was funny! Kazuhiro Hazuki, a former gang leader, is quoted as saying he couldn't stomach the violence of being a yakuza loan shark, so he became a kick boxer.
Reader Mail
Apr 28, 2013

Survival as a nation ruled by law

Regarding the April 18 article "Pulvers wins Noma translation prize": I can't thank former Japan Times columnist Roger Pulvers enough for his great contribution of introducing Japan's literary legacy to the world. That said, with all due respect, my thoughts are a little different from his March 31 article,...
Reader Mail
Apr 28, 2013

Save us from business strategies

Regarding the April 21 letter "A situation similar to Britain's": It's true that Japanese people like "reform." Since the end of the Cold War, many political leaders have tried to reform society. But it seems they've had no remarkable success so far.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2013

Germany, Europe's green paradise, considers pros and cons of fracking

Germany has one of the most robust green movements in the world, but economic pressures are tempting it to try something critics say will harm the Earth: shale gas drilling.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 27, 2013

Suarez case latest to show F.A.'s flaws

Whatever punishment had been handed down to Luis Suárez would have been criticized.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Apr 27, 2013

Carping on carp

Whenever you find someone tossing bits of bread into a pond, you have to assume this:
Events / KANSAI: WHO & WHAT
Apr 27, 2013

Telemann institute to hold 38 classical concerts

The Telemann Institute Japan, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, will host 38 concerts, most of them free of charge, from Saturday through June 17 in five cities in Hyogo, Kyoto, and Osaka prefectures.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 27, 2013

Can you really train your brain to be more intelligent?

My week has been pretty hectic so far. On Monday, I manned a busy beach bar and had to remember a range of ice-cream and pizza orders for a constant stream of customers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 27, 2013

Israeli court permits non-Orthodox prayer by women at Western Wall

In a landmark ruling on the struggle over prayer at Judaism's holiest shrine, an Israeli court ruled Thursday that women can pray at the Western Wall wearing prayer shawls, contrary to Orthodox practice enforced at the site.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 27, 2013

Gene-sequencing breakthrough may save koalas

Last year the koala, Australia's iconic marsupial, was officially listed as a threatened species in large parts of the country following two decades of devastating population losses.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 26, 2013

Two inmates hanged for yakuza slayings

Two inmates are executed for conspiring to gun down two rival yakuza at a restaurant in Chiba in 2005.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 26, 2013

Buoyant Abe's true colors emerging

Riding high in the polls, Prime Minister Abe begins to reveal his true colors as a right-leaning historical revisionist, four months into his administration.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Apr 26, 2013

Why are investors punishing Apple?

By almost any measure, Apple Inc. had an awfully good start to the year.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Apr 26, 2013

Katsuo, Japan's ubiquitous tuna

In the world of sushi and sashimi, maguro (tuna, especially bluefin tuna) currently reigns supreme. It's so popular that large specimens of the fish fetch ridiculous, headline-grabbing prices at the Tsukiji wholesale market in Tokyo, and the species is in danger of extinction due to overfishing.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 26, 2013

Gondry's bus proves a great vehicle for teen drama

Franu00e7ois Truffaut once said that the most important quality for a filmmaker is to retain his inner child. In that sense, Michel Gondry fits the bill almost to a fault.
EDITORIALS
Apr 26, 2013

Yasukuni visits undermine diplomacy

Recent visits to Yasukuni Shrine by three Abe Cabinet members suggest that they view personal ideological urges as important as Japan's diplomatic interests.
EDITORIALS
Apr 26, 2013

A call for Japanese fiscal discipline

If trust in Japan's fiscal discipline is lost, the monetary easing carried out by the Bank of Japan could wreak havoc on both the Japanese and world economies.
Japan Times
Events / Events In Tokyo
Apr 26, 2013

Tokyo's LGBT community celebrates love with a party

The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community is already prepping for this year's Tokyo Rainbow Pride (TRP).
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 25, 2013

In front and behind closed temple doors

While largely beneath the contemporary-art radar, painting for Japanese temples by the stars of the postwar art world is a relatively common activity, though largely restricted to nihonga.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 25, 2013

Weakening yen helps Toyota outsell GM for fifth quarter

Toyota Motor Corp. outsold all automakers for the fifth straight quarter as the yen's depreciation sharpens its edge over General Motors and Volkswagen.

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years