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JAPAN
Jun 5, 2009

Did media go too far on swine flu?

The swine flu scare seems to be over, at least in Japan and at least for now.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 5, 2009

Big Beach Festival

We've come a long way since every record Fatboy Slim touched would turn to platinum. Despite experiencing less chart success, though, the star — also known as Norman Cook — can still fill the biggest venues anywhere in the world. On June 6, he will headline Big Beach Festival at Hakkeijima Sea Paradise...
COMMENTARY
Jun 5, 2009

Suspect in stabbing death a national hero

HONG KONG — A public outcry in China over the case of a woman arrested for stabbing to death a local official who assaulted her after she refused to provide sexual services reflects the widespread distrust of officials and sympathy for the underdog — even someone who may face murder charges.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 5, 2009

'Ultra Miracle Love Story'

Johnny Depp seems to be a role model for Japanese actors with leading man looks, but who almost never plays straight leading man roles. That is, roles in which they romance and win the leading lady — comic fight-and-make-up scenes optional. If Depp's career is any indication, this is a brilliant strategy,...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jun 5, 2009

Famed Bolshoi returns to Japan

The Bolshoi Opera will come back to Japan in June for the first time in 14 years.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jun 5, 2009

Basque in great flavors at Txoko

It's no secret: Spain has some of the best food in Europe. But Tokyo is only starting to realize there's much more to it than just paella and sangria. That's why we were so pleased to hear about Txoko, the city's first restaurant specializing in the outstanding cuisine of the Basque Country.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2009

Toyota to lease lithium-ion plug-in hybrids

Toyota said Wednesday it will start leasing plug-in hybrid cars that are even more efficient than its popular Prius by the end of the year in the United States, Japan and Europe.
COMMENTARY
Jun 4, 2009

The path with North Korea

What is North Korea up to? Is it trying to undermine the six-party talks in order to force Washington to deal with Pyongyang directly, as some experts claim? Or, as others maintain with equal certainty, is it sending a signal that it is not interested in talks at all, given current domestic political...
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2009

Debt-to-GDP ratio should be cut: panel

The government should reduce its public debt to gross domestic product ratio "in a stable manner" and start eliminating its budget deficits to sustain fiscal health, a Finance Ministry panel said Wednesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jun 3, 2009

LeBron needs help for Cavs to make title run

NEW YORK — So, it's Disneyland vs. Disney World, on Disney-owned ABC, no less, starting June 4 at the Staples Center with Phil Jackson going after his 10th title.
EDITORIALS
Jun 3, 2009

Now what's good for GM?

General Motors Corp. symbolized U.S. prosperity in the postwar period. Its weight in the U.S. economy was summed up by the phase "What's good for General Motors is good for America" — attributed to a 1953 statement by GM's Chairman and CEO Charles Wilson.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2009

Letter to Obama likens North's gulags to Nazis

U.S. President Barack Obama, who will pay his respects Friday at the infamous Buchenwald Nazi concentration camp in Germany, has been sent an open letter from a Japanese citizens' group calling for the international community to denounce North Korea's notorious gulag system and not just focus on Pyongyang's...
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL: KEYES' POINT
Jun 3, 2009

Back to basics: The choice of seihin or kinben

"You're up very late," says Reiko.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Jun 3, 2009

Creative Commons fights for new copyright

On April 17, the district court of Stockholm issued its verdict in the copyright infringement case of the torrent tracking Web site The Pirate Bay, whose managers and another associate were accused of facilitating the illegal downloading of music, movie and video-game files. The four defendants were...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2009

Hitachi still beset by inventory

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co. needs three more months to shed excess inventory after demand fell more than anticipated.
COMMUNITY / Issues / JUST BE CAUSE
Jun 2, 2009

The issue that dares not speak its name

A few columns ago ("Toadies, Vultures, and Zombie Debates," March 3), I discussed how foreign apologists resuscitate dead-end discussions on racial discrimination. Promoting cultural relativity for their own ends, they peddle bigoted and obsolescent ideologies now impossible to justify in their societies...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 2, 2009

Ex-NBA player Benoit named head coach of expansion Hannaryz

The Kyoto Hannaryz have turned to David Benoit to lead the team from Day One.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jun 2, 2009

Something to sing about?

Last year, I attended my daughter's elementary school graduation and the opening ceremony of her new middle school. Sitting through the rituals gave rise to a number of musings.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2009

Foreign residents call for local voting rights

Hundreds of foreign permanent residents, mostly Koreans who came to Japan before or during World War II and their descendants, urged the government Sunday to give them the right to vote in local elections so their voices can be heard.
EDITORIALS
Jun 1, 2009

Effective control of child porn

There seems little chance that a law that protects children under 18 years old against sexual exploitation will be revised during the current Diet session. Both the ruling and opposition camps should strive to reach a compromise to improve the control of child pornography, since both camps have agreed...
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

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

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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