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BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 4, 2013

Marubeni taps geothermal power as nuclear alternative

Marubeni Corp. is working on how to jump-start the geothermal industry and tap the heat that powers volcanoes as an alternative to nuclear reactors.
Reader Mail
Apr 4, 2013

Readers earn the better scores

The March 31 Japan Times editorial, "Testing English versus teaching it," has it right: Money should be invested in teaching English, not testing it.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 3, 2013

Lewis relishing challenge after joining Carp

Fred Lewis' first season with the Hiroshima Carp will be mostly spent getting used to Japanese, ouendans and games that can end in ties. Luckily, the 32-year old is already used to playing baseball at a high level, and for now that's enough.
WORLD / Society
Apr 3, 2013

Women's rights see patchy progress across Arab world in wake of revolutions

Libya: A guarantee of equality has been removed from the new constitution written after the revolution in 2011. There has been a rise in sexual assaults on the streets. Amnesty International claims discrimination against women "remains in law and practice."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 3, 2013

As U.S. wallows in debt, bright ideas to save country billions go to waste

After President Barack Obama set up a national online suggestion box in 2009 asking federal workers for new ways to cut the budget, 86,000 ideas came in. Some, inevitably, were a little odd.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society / FOCUS
Apr 3, 2013

Egypt's fundamentalist rulers crush lives, hopes of women

The ambush came from the left, from a side street which led up the hill to Mokattam Mosque. A rush of hundreds of men running down on the march of antigovernment protesters, bringing a sudden clatter of rocks landing all around, the crack of shots fired and the whizz of tear gas canisters. Sticks, stones...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Apr 3, 2013

Belly-dancing, the perfect way to tone that post-baby body

One is an activity that conjures up images of exotic beauties, swishing silks, aromatic teas and balmy starlit skies. The other involves nursery rhymes, nappy changes and nocturnal awakenings of the most unglamorous variety.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Apr 2, 2013

Tweak the immigration debate and demand an upgrade to denizen class

Crucial to any public discussion is defining the terms of debate. However, often those terms must be redefined later because they don't reflect reality.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 2, 2013

A tale of two knives, a Kiwi legend, a gang and a girl

The story reads like a New Zealand news editor's wish list: Celebrity, dangerous weapons, bizarre behavior, death threats, Brazilian street gangs and a mysterious love interest.
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Apr 2, 2013

Wooden simplicity and pop-color spring fun

Paying tribute to traditional Japanese crafts with a touch of pop sensibility, Jin Kuramoto has produced a really attractive Japanese tea set.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2013

When freedom to make laws is license to restrict freedom

Since the presumably rigged elections of December 2011, Russia's Parliament/president machine has been stamping human-rights-restricting and authorities-power-enhancing laws one after another.
EDITORIALS
Apr 2, 2013

Negotiating free trade accords

Japan must prepare thoroughly for upcoming negotiations on free trade pacts with Europe, the United States, South Korea and China.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 1, 2013

Historian seeks to have Jefferson speak for himself

Thomas Jefferson died 186 years ago. But J. Jefferson Looney still wants the nation's third president to speak for himself.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2013

Working around others who work works better

Yahoo!'s new CEO recently created a fuss when she no longer let employees work from home. Is her edict a step backward or a boon for creativity?
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2013

A dying veteran's assessment of the Iraq War

A letter from a dying U.S. Army veteran to former President George W. Bush delivers a damning assessment of the consequences of the Iraq War.
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 31, 2013

Ardija hand Antlers first loss of J. League campaign

Omiya Ardija come from behind to end Kashima Antlers' unbeaten start to the J. League season with a 3-1 win on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 31, 2013

U.S. takes lead on missile defense

The United States has quietly taken on the huge task of trying to organize regional ballistic missile defense networks, not only among NATO countries, but also in East Asia and the Middle East.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Mar 31, 2013

Fashion Week Tokyo: Crazy good times make the womenswear cut

If there is one brand that the world needs to stop, drop and roll its collective mouse over online to check out every season, it's Anrealage.
Reader Mail
Mar 31, 2013

What are Americans' excuses?

Regarding The Washington Post article by Max Fisher, published March 25 in The Japan Times under the headline "Did success have a prayer in Iraq?": Lessons will go unheeded by the "38 percent of Americans" who continue to think the Iraq war was "worth it."
Reader Mail
Mar 31, 2013

Berezovsky's plans were foiled

Regarding the March 27 Observer feature titled "Berezovsky: a tale of betrayal by pal Putin": The Boris Yeltsin era was the worst for Russia since World War II. The country was in chaos, run by a band of mobsters headed by Boris Berezovsky, who spoiled and ripped out what was left of the collapsed Soviet...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Mar 31, 2013

Suites, treats and backstreets of the Imperial Hotel

The Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, or 'Teikoku Hotel,' has occupied the same privileged location, across from Hibiya Park and minutes from the Imperial Palace, for over a century.

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