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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2011

Hosni Mubarak's last laugh?

August 3, 2011, will be remembered as a historic day in Egypt. Former President Hosni Mubarak was put on public trial, together with his two sons and his ex-interior minister, General Habib el-Adly. The repercussions for Egypt, indeed for the entire Arab world, will be profound.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Aug 9, 2011

Upcoming legal reforms: a plus for children or plus ca change?

Those focused on the government's stumbling efforts to protect the children of Fukushima from radioactive contamination may find this hard to believe, but Japanese family law just got more child-friendly — maybe. If Japan finally signs the Hague Convention on child abduction, as it appears it will,...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / STYLE WISE
Aug 9, 2011

The evolution of menswear, Matobu, denim, Harajuku style and TGC

Going from red to blue If "Harajuku style" means gaggles of gothic-lolitas and 1970s-style punks to you, then it's time to catch up.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2011

China could fill Af-Pak vacuum left by U.S.

Relations between the United States and Pakistan have continued to fray since a U.S. Special Forces team killed Osama bin Laden in a comfortable villa near a major Pakistani military academy. But the tit-for-tat retaliations that have followed the raid reflect deeper sources of mistrust and mutual suspicion....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2011

Knowing your audience crucial to winning effective PR results overseas

When reaching out to overseas audiences, Japanese companies need to understand what their target audience wants to know instead of just releasing the bare facts, two public relations experts said in a recent series of seminars.
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2011

Trading in rice futures resumes at ominous time

When the Tokyo Grain Exchange, operator of the nation's largest agricultural bourse, bet its future on rice trading, it didn't expect radiation fallout would be part of investor decisions and volatility.
Reader Mail
Aug 7, 2011

Failure of idealized relationships

In my opinion, the July 31 editorial, "Rise in single-member households reflects concerns about income," has highlighted only one side of the problem. Today's society has seen a manifold increase in our expectations and ambitions.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2011

Fukushima nuke crisis invoked at Hiroshima event

Hiroshima marked the 66th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb Saturday morning in a ceremony that paid tribute to victims of the March 11 quake and tsunami and heard calls by Prime Minister Naoto Kan, Hiroshima politicians and local residents to consider moving away from nuclear power.
CULTURE / Books
Aug 7, 2011

Ultimate guide to boozing in Japan

DRINKING JAPAN: A Guide to Japan's Best Drinks and Drinking Establishments, by Chris Bunting, Tuttle Publishing, 2011, 272 pp., $24.95 (paper) I don't recall who wrote the line "If Venice is built on water, Tokyo is built on alcohol," but the author was spot on. Its not only the capital, but the entire...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Aug 7, 2011

NPB, MLB clubs make moves to prepare for stretch run

Now that the July 31 deadline has passed for Japanese teams to sign new foreign players this season, here is a review of players acquired since the beginning of the year by Central and Pacific League clubs in an effort to bolster their rosters for the run toward the Climax Series.
CULTURE / Books
Aug 7, 2011

Chilling Japanese tales just the thing for broiling August

KAIKI: Uncanny Tales from Japan, Volume 2: Country Delights. Kurodahan Press, 2010, 286 pp., $16 (paper) Kaiki, according to my Japanese-English dictionary, means "grotesque; bizarre; mysterious; strange." And since August is the traditional time in Japan for telling hair-raising tales, this anthology...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2011

Serbian student wins ad industry poster contest

A Serbian student won this year's international poster competition organized by the International Advertising Association and Japan's Dentsu Inc.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2011

Hiroshima's thoughts turn to Fukushima

On the eve of the annual ceremony to remember the dropping of the atomic bomb, the thoughts of many in Hiroshima were on those living near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Aug 6, 2011

A-bomb survivor looks back on a life lived in N. Ireland

It's a difficult time of year for survivors of the atomic bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki as the August anniversaries inevitably swing around.
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2011

Exporters say they need still more action to lower yen

Japanese exporters are calling for more action to weaken the near-record high yen even after government intervention prompted the currency's biggest drop since March.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Aug 5, 2011

Upmarket and themed karaoke spaces

Who says singing karaoke room has to be a low-rent affair?
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 5, 2011

Do we rate state-run companies as heirlooms or dear luxuries?

Conventional wisdom, except in China with its plethora of state-owned enterprises, has become that governments should get out of business. Business knows best how to run things efficiently and to make money, whereas governments tend to tie up enterprise in bureaucratic red tape, or so the thinking goes....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 5, 2011

"Kukai's World: The Arts Of Esoteric Buddhism"

The Japanese Buddhist monk Kukai, commonly known as Kobo Daishi, traveled across China in the early 800s as an envoy to study esoteric Buddhism. After bringing the fruits of his learnings back to Japan, he later helped found Shingon as one of the main forms of Buddhism in the country.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 5, 2011

Dance event to promote good health

This month, those who drop by the Caretta Shiodome shopping complex will be treated to a world of dance as the venue hosts the Shiohaku 2011 Caretta Odori-21.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 5, 2011

"Nihonga in Kyoto: Past, Present, and Future"

The Kyoto Japanese-Style Painters' Association was established in 1941, during World War II, by Seiho Takeuchi, Keigetsu Kikuchi, Kansetsu Hashimoto and a number of other well-known nihonga (Japanese-style painting) artists. The association has since grown to include around 500 artist members.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 5, 2011

'Days of Heaven' / 'Nashville'

It's somewhat depressing to think that the two best films on offer this summer, by far, were made over three decades ago. Robert Altman's epic "Nashville" came out in the torrid summer of 1975, while Terrence Malick's sophomore film, "Days of Heaven," was released in '78 after two years in the editing...
Japan ruling bloc loses majority in Upper House after election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves concurrently as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, leaves at the party's headquarters following announcement of Upper House election result projections in Tokyo early Monday.
‘Japanese First’ Sanseito emerges as powerful force after Upper House poll
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya in Tokyo on Sunday night
Foreign residents closely follow Japan's election and party pledges
A police officer walks past posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates, as well as one showing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, outside the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday. As Japan’s foreign population continues to rise, one of the talking points during Sunday’s election was how the country should deal with the increase of international residents.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Voters in Tokyo reflect shifting political views across Japan
Pedestrians walk in front of an election notice board displaying posters of candidates in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.
In microbes we trust: Embracing the nature of fermented food
You don't need an oven to make Kenji Morimoto's easy and delicious Miso Sticky Toffee Crepe Cake.
Touring the Silk Road — without leaving Tokyo
One of the entrances to Pao Compound, a nine-story Silk Road-inspired complex in Tokyo's Higashinakano neighborhood

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

Longform

In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
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