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Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Jan 17, 2010

Tokyo prof strives to rescue an Aboriginal language from oblivion

"Every language is a cultural asset of humanity," is how Tasaku Tsunoda expressed his motivation for costarting a project in 2002 to teach the extinct Warrongo language to the Aboriginal people of the Warrongo tribe of northeastern Australia.
EDITORIALS
Jan 15, 2010

Allaying alliance anxiety

In a meeting in Honolulu on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reaffirmed that Japan and the United States will begin consultations to further deepen their alliance, as this year marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the current joint security treaty....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jan 14, 2010

Smokers escape the gas chamber

Smokers in Japan are losing ground, but Japan Tobacco is doing what it can to find safe havens for puffers.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 14, 2010

Davis sorely missed as Apache go down in rout

Real fans care about winning. If they didn't, they wouldn't be classified as real fans.
COMMENTARY
Jan 13, 2010

Asia's changing dynamics

With Asia in transition and the specter of a power imbalance looming large, it has become imperative to invest in institutionalized cooperation to reinforce the region's strategic stability. After all, not only is Asia becoming the pivot of global geopolitical change, but Asian challenges are also playing...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Jan 12, 2010

Italian culture rep probes parallels

Umberto Donati, the 65-year-old director of the Italian Institute of Culture, is a force of nature when it comes to seizing every opportunity to introduce his country's paintings, books, art exhibitions and language courses to Japanese.
BASKETBALL
Jan 10, 2010

Osaka maintains poise in crunch time against Ryukyu

Whenever the Ryukyu Golden Kings and Osaka Evessa square off, a playoff-like intensity exists between the bj-league rivals.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jan 10, 2010

Evessa star says merger best bet for hoops in Japan

Osaka Evessa power forward Lynn Washington brings a strong presence to the basketball court, using his full array of skills to consistently earn praise as one of the elite players in Japan.
BASKETBALL
Jan 9, 2010

Takahashi sparks 89ers past Oita

Kenichi Takahashi scored a team-best 24 points and handed out six assists in the Sendai 89ers' 81-68 home victory over the Oita HeatDevils on Friday in the bj-league.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 8, 2010

' Bandage'

Shunji Iwai was once Japan's hottest young director following the smash success of "Love Letter," a 1995 film about a woman who writes a letter to her dead lover — and gets a reply.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2010

Okinawans frustrated by Futenma standoff

GINOWAN, Okinawa Pref. — When the U.S. took over the airfield here in the closing days of World War II, it was surrounded by sugar cane fields and the smoldering battlegrounds of Okinawa. It is now the focus of a deepening dispute that is testing Japan's security alliance with the United States and...
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Jan 7, 2010

Nagoya flexing muscles with ambitious big-name signings

There is still plenty of time for the J. League winter transfer market to kick into full swing, but that hasn't stopped Nagoya Grampus from setting their stall out early.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2010

Writer: Juvenile killer not a 'devil'

It all began with a letter from a condemned killer.
EDITORIALS
Jan 6, 2010

New challenges for Mr. Matsui

World Series MVP Hideki Matsui's move from the New York Yankees to the Los Angeles Angels sheds light on the harsh realities Major League Baseball players face as they pursue their career. Competition is tough and team front offices coolly calculate what kinds of players they need and how much money...
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2010

Budget to be government's top priority

Passing the fiscal 2010 budget and averting a double-dip recession will be the government's top priority heading into the new year, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Monday.
EDITORIALS
Jan 5, 2010

Pipeline politics in Central Asia

The opening early last month of a new Central Asia-China gas pipeline is the latest demonstration of Beijing's growing influence over the natural resources of the region. China's voracious appetite for energy resources has led to intriguing developments in its relationship with Russia and its Central...
MORE SPORTS
Jan 3, 2010

Desperate F1 happy Schumacher's back

PARIS — That Michael Schumacher's comeback is generating such excitement shows how desperate Formula One is for a bit of good news.
JAPAN / LOOMING CHALLENGES
Jan 1, 2010

Diplomatic retooling needed in face of China

First in a series
SOCCER / World cup
Jan 1, 2010

Okada stands firm on goal of reaching World Cup semis in S. Africa

For all the charges leveled at Takeshi Okada, no one could ever accuse him of lacking confidence.
Millions told to evacuate as heavy rain sparks flooding and landslides in Kyushu
Heavy rain falls in the city of Kumamoto on Monday morning.
Osaka Expo ticket sales exceed break-even point
Visitors to the Osaka Expo line up for pavilions on Friday.
Chinese vessels collide while pursuing Philippine boat in South China Sea
This handout video grab released and taken on August 11, 2025 by the Philippine Coast Guard shows an incident between a Chinese Navy vessel (left) and a Chinese Coast Guard ship as seen from a Philippine fisheries boat near Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea.
Britain’s Prince of Wales aircraft carrier makes Japan debut
HMS Prince of Wales arrives into the Port of Darwin, Australia, in July during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.
Japan's Nikkei 225 hits record high on tariff and rate optimism
Stocks in Tokyo rallied on Tuesday despite months of uncertainty and general economic concerns.
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.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.

Podcast

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

Longform

Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person
By Naoko Abe

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