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JAPAN
Feb 14, 2013

Protecting rights as a means to enhance development

Japanese manufacturers are generally shying away from applying for patents in ASEAN countries for reasons such as the "immatureness" of the judicial system in intellectual property (IP) trials and the low level of technology assessment by local IP authorities, said a representative of the Japan Intellectual...
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CULTURE / Art
Feb 14, 2013

'The Beauty in Everyday Life: Musée Hamaguchi Yozo — Spring Exhibition'

Printmaker Yozo Hamaguchi (1909-2000) is best known for his ground-breaking work in colored mezzotints. His predominant use of soft but dark coloring, which gave the mezzotints a peaceful and serene quality, differentiated his work from other print artists, and led to the global recognition of his aesthetic...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 14, 2013

'JR: Could Art Change the World?'

A self-described "photograffeur," French artist JR's artwork is based on flyposting giant photographic images in public spaces to offer a form of social commentary. In "Portrait of a Generation" (2006), he brought attention to the community in Montfermeil, France, by flyposting portraits of teens and...
Reader Mail
Feb 14, 2013

Japan Inc. a dubious liberator

Jeff Kingston's Feb. 10 Timeout article "Gold Rush: Japan Inc. flocks to Myanmar" reads more like an advertisement written on behalf of the Foreign Ministry rather than a piece of critical-minded journalism from a renowned university professor.
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2013

U.S. agrees: Chinese frigates locked their weapons radar on MSDF units

Washington has sided with Tokyo in the war of words over allegations that Chinese frigates locked their weapons-guiding radar on Japanese targets near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.
EDITORIALS
Feb 11, 2013

An American risk to the world

The Obama administration is walking a financial tightrope as long as Democrats and Republicans fall short of overall agreement on U.S. fiscal reform.
EDITORIALS
Feb 11, 2013

Cues from Germany and France

The recently celebrated half-century-long Treaty of Friendship between Germany and France has a lesson for Japan concerning reconciliation in Asia.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2013

Hamas' deal-making credentials on the rise as skepticism of Islamist groups loses ground

Hamas, the militant movement that has ruled Gaza since 2007, has emerged from the recent fighting with Israel with its regional status enhanced.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2013

Consequences of teens' living for the camera

Growing up in front of a camera has planted the seeds of some seriously scary consequences for kids with regard to what they want most in life today.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Feb 11, 2013

Providing for old age somehow connects to V-day blues

I was talking to a joshikōsei (女子高生, high school girl) friend of mine (yes, I'm fully aware of this exalted position) and she told me that these days in sociology class, Japanese teens are taught that by the time they start paying taxes, the ratio of college grad workers to nenkinzoku (年金族,...
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2013

Interventions rarely toe line

Military interventions by powerful nations into lesser ones, such as now continues in Mali (and Afghanistan), and is being urged by many into the Syrian civil war, are inherently reckless since even the most powerful states can have the whole project blow up on them.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Feb 10, 2013

Fugu reveals its simple gender switch

It's the most celebrated and notorious fish in the world, certainly in culinary circles. Now the puffer fish — one of Japan's most enigmatic creatures — meets some of biology's deepest questions: Why did sex evolve? Why are there two sexes? Why is the male sex chromosome such a puny little thing?...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 10, 2013

Murakami ideal man for new U.N. goodwill ambassador role

Kudos to Masanori Murakami, the first Japanese player in the major leagues, on his recent appointment as a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. "Mashi" is highly qualified to take the leadership role in supporting charities and, having been acquainted with him for...
Reader Mail
Feb 10, 2013

The right reason to perform well

The Feb. 1 article "Two sides to corporal punishment practices in Japan" mentions the rising problem of abusive Japanese sports coaches. Recent incidents include the suicide of an Osaka high school basketball team captain after he had been physically punished by his coach, and the physical harassment...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Feb 10, 2013

Winging along to marvel at Izumi's wintering cranes

My eyes have been carefully trained on the barren fields outside Izumi Crane Park Museum for at least 20 minutes, but I've yet to spot any of the locality's most famous feathered friends.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 8, 2013

Firebrand Okubo targeting title at new home Frontale

Yoshito Okubo is looking forward to a new challenge after joining Kawasaki Frontale ahead of the new J. League season, but the fiery forward is not about to tone down his style just because of a change in surroundings.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Feb 8, 2013

Eradicating match-fixing no easy task

Just under three years ago I received a call from a contact who knew people in a side of life that is at best described as shady. "Fancy making a few quid?" he asked, and I knew his reply was not going to be legal.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 8, 2013

Japanese attorneys throw their nets farther out

Big city lawyers are moving to the sticks to drum up business.

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