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CULTURE / Music
Feb 5, 2010

Supercell's synthetic pop wins real fans

"Most people become a musician intentionally and set out to find success," says Ryo, the multi-instrumental talent behind art-pop outfit Supercell. "But me, I just uploaded a song to (video-sharing Web site) Nico Nico Douga without any big intentions. People on that site go by their user name, not their...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 5, 2010

Art, games at 61st Sapporo Snow Festival

If only refueling missions in the Indian Ocean were as simple as building snow sculptures.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 5, 2010

Akademie für Alte Musik

Every year thousands of people visit Hokkaido's largest city in the dead of winter for the Sapporo Snow Festival. Running from Feb. 5-11, the 61st edition offers good times even at night, when the snow and ice sculptures are lit up. Yet those lucky enough to be in Sapporo on Feb. 10 might do well to...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 5, 2010

Spring blooms early in art world

Seasons play an important role in Japanese culture, which has long celebrated the appreciation of ephemeral beauty as a reflection of life itself. One of the most important seasons in Japan is New Year's, a time for families to gather and celebrate with several days of elaborate feasts. Traditionally,...
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2010

Despite detractors and small size, theme park has plenty to offer

HONG KONG — Ask the average Hong Kong resident whether you should go to Disneyland and the typical response goes something like this: "Disneyland? It's too small, and Tokyo Disneyland is much better! You should go to Ocean Park in Hong Kong instead!"
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2010

Sharp records ¥9.1 billion profit

Sharp Corp. said Wednesday it booked its second straight profitable quarter in October-December, its cost-cutting efforts bringing it back from large losses even as sales of flat-screen TVs and other products stayed flat.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 3, 2010

Win tickets for 'Coach'

With the countdown to the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics continuing, The Japan Times is getting in the spirit by offering several readers the chance to win a pair of tickets to the new Japanese skating movie "Coach," which opens at Shinjuku K's Cinema and other venues throughout the country on Saturday....
EDITORIALS
Feb 2, 2010

Sri Lanka's chance to start again

Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa, president of Sri Lanka, has been re-elected. Mr. Rajapaksa's victory was expected following the government's victory last year over the Tamil Tigers, ending a 26-year insurgency. Peace on the island opens the door to long-delayed economic development, a key to enduring stability....
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Feb 2, 2010

Japan remains magnet for Kobe-born Swiss hotelier

Martin Fluck has lived a cosmopolitan life childhood and his professional career has taken him to several different countries.
BUSINESS / THE VIEW FROM EUROPE
Feb 1, 2010

A German lesson for Japan's climate chiefs

The Copenhagen Climate Summit in December 2009 produced few tangible results and was widely regarded a failure. No consensus was reached on multilateral agreements, returning unilateral and national initiatives to the spotlight once again.
COMMENTARY
Jan 31, 2010

Stronger alliance is on the way

The relationship of trust between Japan and the United States is in its worst state ever. After U.S. President Barack Obama refused to see Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama in Copenhagen and listen to his excuse over his mishandling of bilateral ties, the latter talked with U.S. Secretary of State...
EDITORIALS
Jan 31, 2010

To protect and enhance life

Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, whose administration is 4 1/2 months old, opened his policy speech for the coming year with words that bore his colors: "I want to protect people's lives. This is my wish. . . . I want to protect the lives of those who are born, of those who grow and mature."
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Jan 31, 2010

Rags and riches by the Myoshoji

Few writers have been able to evoke the bare beams of poverty or the lambent lives of those who endure it with more dignity than Fumiko Hayashi (1903-1951).
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 31, 2010

Groping pregnant women shouldn't be what's it about

On Jan. 14, 36-year-old comedian Sayaka Aoki made her last TV appearance before taking some time off to have a baby. The appearance was on Fuji TV's noontime variety show "Waratte Ii to mo" ("It's OK to laugh"), where she was a semiregular. The show's host, Tamori, placed his hands on Aoki's belly as...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 31, 2010

Checkmates and imbalances are derailing Obama's bid for change

When historians look back on the Obama administration, they may deem the senatorial election in Massachusetts on Jan. 19, 2010, to have been the pivotal event determining its destiny.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2010

Hatoyama sets agenda in Diet

Drawing on Gandhi quotes for inspiration, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama called on his colleagues Friday to make 2010 "a new start for Japan" in his first administrative policy speech at the ordinary Diet session.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2010

Okada offers 'proactive leadership' plug

Japan needs to take "proactive leadership" on global issues like nuclear nonproliferation and climate change and play a larger role in United Nations peacekeeping missions, Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada said Friday.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 29, 2010

Golden Kings confident despite losing Newton

The Ryukyu Golden Kings' championship aspirations took a major hit last weekend when Jeff Newton sustained a dislocated left shoulder in Saturday's game against the Kyoto Hannaryz.

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