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LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Apr 25, 2010

Horsing around in Shinjuku

At the tail end of this year's cherry-blossom season I set off for one of Tokyo's prime viewing spots, Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden. My idea is to walk the quiet backstreets circling the garden, then canter through the park itself, which features several late-blooming varieties of sakura cherry trees....
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 25, 2010

Marijuana addiction special; running commentaries of ordinary events; CM of the week: Hakugen

The discussion show "Heart wo Tsunago" (Linking Hearts; NHK-E, Mon., 8 p.m.) always focuses on a social issue involving young people. This week, the program broadcasts part one of a series on marijuana addiction.
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CULTURE / Film
Apr 23, 2010

'Bushido Sixteen'

Women warriors have been a feature of Japanese films for decades, from Meiko Kaji's revenge-bent heroine in "Shurayuki Hime" (Lady Snowblood, 1973) — a major inspiration for Quentin Tarantino's "Kill Bill" — to Haruka Ayase's sword-wielding shamisen player in "Ichi" (2008).
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BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Apr 20, 2010

Takada enjoying rookie season with Evessa

The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players in the bj-league. The league's fifth season began in October. Hirohisa Takada of the Osaka Evessa is the subject of this week's profile.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 20, 2010

NFL draft hopeful fails drug test

NEW YORK (AP) FoxSports.com is reporting Southern California tight end Anthony McCoy tested positive for marijuana at the scouting combine.
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Apr 20, 2010

School celebrates annual Cherry Blossom Fair

While the weather had yet to recover completely from the record-low temperatures of earlier this month, hundreds of visitors braved the cold to attend the Cherry Blossom Fair at the Tokyo International School in Mita, Minato Ward, on Saturday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 18, 2010

NPB boxscores now available in English

The question is often raised by fans in Japan and in other countries, relatives and friends of foreign players in Japan, major league team scouts and player agents: Where can I get box scores of Japanese professional baseball games in English?
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 17, 2010

Stakes high for Manchester derby

LONDON — When Manchester United beat Manchester City to the £30.75 million signing of Dimitar Berbatov from Tottenham two years ago, Reds fans were delighted they had pipped their wealthy rivals to the signature of such a talented striker.
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COMMUNITY
Apr 17, 2010

Fuji veteran brings kids English Adventure

If you hike in the Chichibu mountains this summer in Saitama Prefecture, you may stumble across an American-style summer camp with huge tents and 50 to 60 school kids exploring nature with walks and tree-climbing adventures and enjoying campfires and roasting marshmallows.
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CULTURE / Film
Apr 16, 2010

Sam's the man in this 'Moon'

HOLLYWOOD — "Boy, you're bringing back an experience where I got fed up and pretty tired of myself!" exclaims Sam Rockwell on the topic of the sci-fi cult film "Moon," which he dominates more than any other single actor has done in a movie for years.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 14, 2010

Win 'Princess Mao'

In recognition of Mao Asada's second world title, The Japan Times is offering several readers the chance to win a copy of the recently released Japanese book "Princess Mao" about the skating prodigy's life story.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 9, 2010

Kings of comedy yuck it up on April Fools

While satire isn't a staple among Japanese humorists, two kings of comedy are leading the way.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 9, 2010

Kings face uphill fight to retain title

The Ryukyu Golden Kings have faced plenty of adversity this season. Losing shooting guard Shigeyuki Kinjo and big man Jeff Newton, the league's regular-season and playoff MVP last season, for significant chunks of time, has tested the team's resilience and competitive spirit.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 9, 2010

Parker driving Fukuoka into prime playoff position

Rizing Fukuoka coach Tadaharu Ogawa likes to keep things simple. Sure, he reminds his players about basic strategies before, during and after games, but he understands the value of simplicity.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 9, 2010

Why do Jews succeed?

WASHINGTON — In recent decades, economists have been struggling to make use of the concept of human capital, often defined as the abilities, skills, knowledge and dispositions that make for economic success. Yet those who use the term often assume that to conceptualize a phenomenon is a first step...
COMMENTARY
Apr 5, 2010

No fast-track education in Japan

It's back to school in Japan, and back to the perennial questions:
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COMMUNITY
Apr 3, 2010

Patience a virtue in miso making

If miso is part of your daily routine, "you're having a decent life," says Tony Flenley, Japan's only British miso maker. Flenley, who runs a 105-year-old miso company in Osaka, believes the time taken to prepare and eat the soup shows the right priorities have triumphed over a fast food lifestyle.
EDITORIALS
Mar 31, 2010

Tough times for pro sports

While sporting events like the Olympic Games attract a tremendous amount of attention globally, domestic sporting contests are of at least equal importance to society. Unfortunately, Nippon Professional Baseball and J. League are both in the midst of financial woe. It would be a great shame if these...
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 31, 2010

Take your taimingu when translating loan words

The English translation of the manga "Death Note" by Tsugumi Ōba has sold millions of copies around the world — with barely a mention anywhere of the glaring translation error in the title and throughout the work: "Death Note" should in fact be "Death Notebook."
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Mar 30, 2010

A foreigner-friendly field of dreams?

In the 1989 Oscar-nominated fantasy-drama film "Field of Dreams," the main character, a farmer played by Kevin Costner, heard a voice that kept whispering the phrase "If you build it, he will come." The Voice urged Costner's character to take a leap of faith and build a baseball diamond in the middle...
BASKETBALL
Mar 29, 2010

Toothless Broncos fail to find home comfort

Few professional sports teams play two home games at two different sites on consecutive days. But that was the Saitama Broncos' predicament over the weekend.
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COMMUNITY
Mar 27, 2010

Embracing the bicultural identity

Leslie Lorimer defied definition in Japan from the time she was a young child, when her blond hair, blue eyes and fluent Japanese proved a startling mix.
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2010

Deflation hits 12th month

Consumer prices fell for a 12th month in February, adding pressure on the central bank to eradicate deflation that is hampering the economic recovery.
BASKETBALL
Mar 26, 2010

89ers outlast Apache to win thrilling game

March Madness is a staple of American popular culture, one of sports' true treasures.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 24, 2010

Get the sukūpu on crime terms in Japanese

Sometimes I'm asked how I came to be interested in crime in Japan. I guess it began in my early days here as a student and lowly paid salaryman in the late 1960s.

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan