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JAPAN
Oct 17, 2008

Japan's political snags seen thwarting Asia role

Japan has a key role to play in East Asia's peace and prosperity but must first demonstrate a greater sense of political stability, analysts from global think tanks said Thursday at a symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 17, 2008

ANA's worldwide favorites

The ANA InterContinental Tokyo hotel in Akasaka is holding a dinner buffet featuring food from around the world at its second- floor Cascade Cafe through Nov. 30.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 17, 2008

Grand Tea Ceremony to attract thousands

If there was a Guinness World Record for the largest Japanese tea ceremony, then this would surely be in the running. On the weekend of Oct. 25 and 26, the Tokyo Grand Tea Ceremony will be held at several tea houses within the picturesque Hamarikyu Gardens, in Tokyo's Chuo Ward. The event is expected...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 17, 2008

'The Piano Tuner of Earthquakes'

The films of the Brothers Quay often seem less like movies in the conventional sense and more like half-remembered nightmares from the depths of the subconscious. Their films are quintessentially "not for everybody," in the same way that absinthe, fetish, and tantra aren't: You have to accept going "out...
SOCCER / World cup
Oct 16, 2008

Japan held by Uzbekistan

SAITAMA — Japan complicated its bid for a place at the 2010 World Cup with a 1-1 draw against Group A struggler Uzbekistan on Wednesday night.
Reader Mail
Oct 16, 2008

The challenge of compassion

I want to congratulate The Japan Times for the good points and observations made in the Oct. 12 editorial "Refugees in Japan." I live in Canada and have been involved with social and religious organizations on behalf of migrants and refugees for a number of years. I believe that, when it comes to humanitarian...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2008

Toyota touts 'ultracompact' iQ

Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled Wednesday its new "ultracompact" iQ, aiming to stimulate demand for fuel-efficient "premium" cars in the sluggish domestic auto market.
Reader Mail
Oct 16, 2008

Motorcycling madness in Vietnam

Regarding the Oct. 8 article "Motorcycle makers battle it out in Vietnam": Indeed, the whole of Vietnam is now a traffic jam of honking cacophony. The makers have totally clogged the streets of Hanoi and Saigon, jam-packed the sidewalks and poisoned the air with millions of their machines. Kids risk...
Reader Mail
Oct 16, 2008

International beginning for sumo

Three sumo wrestlers from Russia have been dismissed on allegations of marijuana use and are set to sue the Japan Sumo Association over their dismissal. I feel that JSA is making these Russian wrestlers suffer for the bad press it has received because of recent scandals, including violence against sumo...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 16, 2008

Mitsubishi touts young artists

Recent art-school graduate Yuzo Shimomura was looking as uncomfortable as the collar of his shirt, which had flared up above his jacket lapel. It was clear they both wanted to be somewhere else.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 15, 2008

LDP — a party defined by factions

Apart from one brief interval, the Liberal Democratic Party has been in power since it was formed in 1955, and every time it picks a new leader internal factions vie for power.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2008

Are Democrats better for the U.S. economy?

BALTIMORE — As each new day brings word of another Wall Street bailout even more colossal than the last, one question presents itself with ever-increasing force: Why does America's economy perform so badly under Republican presidents?
TENNIS
Oct 13, 2008

Top tennis players threaten boycott

MOSCOW, REUTERS — The top players could boycott next year's WTA Tour if their questions were left unanswered, world No. 3 Dinara Safina said Saturday.
Reader Mail
Oct 12, 2008

Train distance in question

Regarding the Oct. 9 article "Japan punctuality lets duo go the Guinness 24-hour train distance": I enjoyed reading this article very much as I have been a fan of Japanese railways for 20 years. But I doubt that Corey Pedersen and Mike Kim set a new world record. My own calculation is that the duo covered...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Oct 12, 2008

TV "champions" return, and Kamiji the clown takes on a drama

Yusuke Kamiji, the chief representative of the currently hot baka tarento (dumb TV personality) trend, lands his first starring role in a comedy series as one of the title characters of "Serebu to Binbo Taro" (The Celebrity and Poor Taro; Fuji, Tues., 9 p.m.).
CULTURE / Books
Oct 12, 2008

Sexy, dirty surrealism in the heart of Tokyo

LALA PIPO by Hideo Okuda, translated by Marc Adler, New York: Vertical, Inc., 2008, 288 pp., $14.95 (paper) Their recent list of contemporary Japanese fiction, nonfiction and graphic novels is making those Japanophiles at the New York publishing house Vertical Inc. Nihon otaku among Western publishing...
CULTURE / Books
Oct 12, 2008

In territory and war, it's hard to apologize

TROUBLED APOLOGIES AMONG JAPAN, KOREA AND THE UNITED STATES by Alexis Dudden. New York: Columbia University Press, 2008, 167 pp., $40 (cloth) Alexis Dudden engagingly explores how the nexus of politics, war memory and apology shapes contemporary trilateral relations between Korea, Japan and the United...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 11, 2008

Racist abuse continues to poison beautiful game

LONDON — Rio Ferdinand this week hit out at the inadequate punishment that one of world football's most respected authorities handed out for racist behavior.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Trump announces new tariff rate on Japan — and extension of deadline to Aug. 1
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a trade letter sent by the White House to Japan during a news conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.
A tiny mountain hamlet keeps traditional log rafting afloat
Once a way to transport lumber from the mountains to the coast, log rafting is now Kitayama's biggest attraction.
A furever friend: Tips for responsible dog ownership in Japan
Dog ownership may seem daunting in Japan, but with the right tools and logistical knowledge, you can ensure a healthy, happy life for your pet.

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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