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JAPAN
May 22, 2008

G8 'university summit' in works

Representatives from the world's 37 leading universities will meet in Sapporo from June 29 to July 1 to discuss ways of coping with environmental and other issues, organizers said Wednesday.
Reader Mail
May 22, 2008

The bond that all humans share

In response to the article "If there is a god, then why is there suffering?," I would say not only does God exist but also that he is all-good, all-powerful and all-knowing.
Reader Mail
May 22, 2008

Release imported-rice stockpile

Regarding the May 19 article "Fukuda sets $10 billion climate aid to Africa": Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's investment, coupled with sound oversight and accountability, should indeed provide a model for other Group of Eight nations to consider.
JAPAN
May 22, 2008

Tokyo Station face-lift adds old, new looks

JR Tokyo Station is in the midst of its first major reconstruction work since the end of the war as part of efforts to revitalize the heart of the capital.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 22, 2008

'Selling women's nakedness'

Asagi Ageha meets me on a back street in Kabukicho in dramatic fashion, sirens blaring from two arriving ambulances just as she steps out of the shadows.
EDITORIALS
May 22, 2008

A dispiriting Middle East tour

I t is often said that U.S. presidents go overseas when their domestic standing goes down. With U.S. President George W. Bush's approval ratings hitting record lows, it should come then as no surprise that he seems to be racking up the miles as his term in office winds down.
Reader Mail
May 22, 2008

Long life was never guaranteed

Discussion of God and the inequities of Christian life in the real world always presents well-meaning Christians with a powerful dilemma. Anyone looking for a perfect life as a Christian, God-fearing person has to face the unpleasant reality that life isn't often fair and rewarding according to good...
Reader Mail
May 22, 2008

Reincarnation may be the answer

Regarding Peter Singer's May 19 article, "If there is a god, then why is there suffering?": There aren't any easy answers to this age-old question. But outside the Christian faith, there are answers that are more acceptable to thinking minds than such dogmas as Original Sin and Eve's willful eating of...
COMMENTARY / World
May 21, 2008

Weak dollar affecting oil prices

PRAGUE — Around the world, there is anguished hand-wringing about the high price of oil. But if political leaders want lower oil prices, they should be promoting policies that strengthen the dollar.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 21, 2008

Barca president Laporta says it is time for Ronaldinho to hit the road

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta believes it's time for Ronaldinho to find a new club.
JAPAN
May 20, 2008

New Tsukiji site highly toxic: panel

The relocation site of the world-famous Tsukiji Fish Market has been contaminated with far more toxic chemical materials than previously thought and around 2 meters of surface soil will probably have to be replaced, an advisory panel to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Monday.
BUSINESS
May 20, 2008

Experts hit curbs on foreign investment

Japan needs to review foreign investment restrictions and reduce corporate tax rates to attract more foreign direct investment and takeovers, a government advisory panel proposed Monday.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 20, 2008

Ainu: indigenous in every way but not by official fiat

The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples last Sept. 13, with Japan among the 144 member states voting in favor.
SOCCER
May 19, 2008

Kanu scores Cup-winner

LONDON (AP) Nwankwo Kanu pounced on a goalkeeper's blunder to tap in the match-winner and Portsmouth beat Cardiff 1-0 on Saturday to win the F.A. Cup final for the first time since 1939.
Reader Mail
May 18, 2008

Consider election consequences

Last month I read about (U.S. Democratic presidential candidate) Hillary Clinton's win in the Pennsylvania primary. Every Japanese newspaper put Clinton's exciting big face in their articles. She looked so happy, pointing her finger at supporters. Looking at these photos, I thought that Americans seem...
Reader Mail
May 18, 2008

Horrific conditions at Odawara Zoo

I recently visited the Odawara Zoo near Tokyo and was horrified by the conditions in which the animals are kept. In particular, there is a beautiful elephant who lives on a concrete pad roughly the size of half a tennis court. My family and I think of this poor creature frequently and don't know who...
Reader Mail
May 18, 2008

Option for dealing with Myanmar

The May 13 editorial, "Yet more tragedy for Myanmar," ends with an impassioned and elegant call for the world to do something about the junta's oppression of Burma. But do what? Our options seem few and unpleasant, and the editorial didn't suggest any. What would you have us do?
Reader Mail
May 18, 2008

America likes to make examples

In his May 11 letter, "U.S. knew what it wanted in Iraq," Peter Morrissey claims that to this day the world still can't pin down exactly why the United States invaded Vietnam -- "except possibly to replenish the military industrial complex." I thought I might take a stab at it anyway.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
May 18, 2008

Period-piece thriller, historical marriage drama, family-business soap opera

"Nihonshi Suspense Gekijo" (Japanese History Suspense Theater; Nihon TV, Wed., 7:58 p.m.) offers something to both lovers of historical dramas and fans of those two-hour mysteries used to fill holes in network schedules. Basically, the producers take a real incident from Japanese history and turn it...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / WEEK 3
May 18, 2008

The beauty of the afterworld

At a funeral, if your loved one in the coffin appears as if they are simply sleeping peacefully, it may alleviate your grief.
Reader Mail
May 18, 2008

Homelessness in both countries

Regarding the May 13 article "Team Japan faces huge hurdles on road to Homeless World Cup": I applaud The Japan Times for covering the topic of homelessness. It is a serious issue affecting many people in Japan as well as the United States. It is tragic that there exists such biased attitudes toward...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
May 17, 2008

Buddha's birthday prompts call to temple

May 12 was Buddha's birthday. Don't tell me you forgot about it! You didn't even send a card? How about a gift? Well, don't feel too bad. I forgot about it too. But luckily, on the morning of the 12th, an announcement came over the loudspeaker saying "Attention Shiraishi Island residents, today is Buddha's...
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
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.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
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.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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