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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 18, 2009

Awamori : Keeping up high spirits with Okinawa's signature drink

Awamori, the signature spirit of Okinawa, is often lumped together with shochu, the clear liquor produced in the rest of Japan. However, its production is significantly different and its history — like that of the islands themselves — is quite distinct.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 18, 2009

Beer enthusiasts gear up for massive cheers in Yokohama

Beer aficionados will be able to taste more than 120 different craft beers at the annual Great Japan Beer Festival 2009 in Yokohama.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 18, 2009

Pianist Lang to give free show

Chinese pianist Lang Lang will give a special performance at an event by UNICEF in Tokyo's Odaiba district on Sept. 21.
BUSINESS
Sep 18, 2009

Nippon Life to inject more capital into Prudential

Nippon Life Insurance Co. said Thursday it has agreed to invest $500 million into Prudential Financial Inc., the second time it has put capital into the second-largest U.S. life insurer.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 18, 2009

Nomiya shelves Barbie image

Elegance is not just having your clothes and personal grooming just so," says Maki Nomiya. "It's also doing even mundane things, like eating, with grace."
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 18, 2009

Awamori: Keeping up high spirits with Okinawa's signature drink

Awamori, the signature spirit of Okinawa, is often lumped together with shochu, the clear liquor produced in the rest of Japan. However, its production is significantly different and its history — like that of the islands themselves — is quite distinct.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 18, 2009

'Kamui Gaiden '

Producers, both here and abroad, have been busy scouting film properties among the anime and manga of the 1960s and 1970s, from kiddie cartoon fluff such as "Yattaman" to the apocalyptic thriller "MW," created by manga maestro Osamu Tezuka.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Sep 17, 2009

Tokyo Meatrea: a cut above your usual food court

Herbivores be damned. Namco announces plans for new 'food theme park' dedicated to meat. Yes, meat.
Reader Mail
Sep 17, 2009

Accept your not being accepted

Regarding Debito Arudou's Sept. article, "Meet Mr. James, gaijin clown": So, we are again faced with the fact that the Japanese are rather clueless about foreigners. My consistent reaction to Arudou and others on these pages is, indeed, to get over it. You do not have a right to be treated exactly as...
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2009

Okada to prioritize ties with Asian neighbors

To envision how Katsuya Okada will approach his new job as foreign minister, one need look no further than his grilling of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi during budget deliberations at the Diet on June 2, 2005.
Japan Times
Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Sep 17, 2009

Statue outside Shinjuku Sumitomo Building

Dear Alice,On the premises of the Shinjuku Sumitomo Building in Tokyo there is a statue of St. Francis of Assisi. It's quite big — larger than lifesize. I've known about it for years, since the building was first constructed, but no one has ever been able to tell me what the heck a prominent saint...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2009

Hatoyama ushers in new era in politics

Japan saw the dawning of a new political era Wednesday as Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama became prime minister, ending five decades of almost unbroken rule by the conservative Liberal Democratic Party.
Reader Mail
Sep 17, 2009

Abuse of North Korean good will

In his Sept. 13 letter ("Where is North Korea's good will?"), Geoff Dean writes that Gregory Clark owes us more conclusive evidence of rightwing interference and of North Korean good will. Dean also writes that, as prime minister, Junichiro Koizumi made some progress toward better relations with North...
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2009

NEC, Renesas to merge, form No. 3 chip maker

NEC Electronics Corp. and Renesas Technology Corp. are poised to merge by April after their parent companies agreed to inject ¥200 billion into what may become the world's third-largest chip maker.
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2009

Nissan 2009 China sales to exceed forecast as stimulus spurs demand

Nissan Motor Co. said sales in China this year will beat its previous forecast as government stimulus measures spur demand.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 16, 2009

How to write a speech for a wedding in Japan

If you are nonnative and have decided to marry a Japanese, congratulations are in order. But prepare for a world of worry if you plan to have the kekkonshiki (結婚式, wedding) in Japan.
TENNIS
Sep 16, 2009

Ex-tennis star Kramer dead at 88

LOS ANGELES (AP) Jack Kramer, a tennis champion in the 1940s and '50s and a promoter of the sport for more than 60 years, has died at his home in Los Angeles. He was 88.
COMMENTARY
Sep 16, 2009

Back to Earth with the DPJ

The wave of hysteria that greeted the victory of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) in parliamentary elections last month has receded. The win doesn't signal the end of the U.S.-Japan alliance, nor does it necessarily imply a rough patch for bilateral ties. In fact, domestic rather than foreign policies...
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2009

Wal-Mart's sensible turnabout on health care

LOS ANGELES, LOS ANGELES TIMES — Is Wal-Mart turning blue — blue enough to pull President Barack Obama's health care chestnuts out of the fire?
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2009

Drama won't cure the doldrums

GUATEMALA CITY — Japanese voters have rejected the one-party state under the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which has supplied most of Japan's government leaders since the party's founding in 1955. (Only in 1993 had an opposition coalition ousted the LDP, for a short time, by holding onto a majority...
EDITORIALS
Sep 15, 2009

Rousing children's curiosity

There is concern that Japanese children generally are not as interested in science as they used to be. Although the government has adopted countermeasures, it seems that they are not producing the desired effect.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 15, 2009

Community groups provide lifelines in many ways

If you spot a festival or sporting event taking place in your neighborhood, chances are it was organized by the local neighborhood association.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Sep 15, 2009

For TV anchor, learning the lingo is key

Gene Otani, a Japanese national who attended an international school in Kobe throughout his youth, had to take Japanese lessons as a salaried worker when he realized he needed more skill in reading and writing.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Osaka police crack down on crime ring over underage prostitution
Osaka Prefectural Police headquarters
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.
Rare vintage shots and first-time shows at TOP’s 30th anniversary
The museum's curators selected a wide array of works from the archives for the milestone exhibitions. Among other photos, Nobuyoshi Araki's work from the series "Winter Journey" (1990) was included in the "Continuity and Change" exhibition that concluded in June.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.

Podcast

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

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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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