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EDITORIALS
Dec 2, 2006

The call of Antarctica

On Nov. 8, 1956, the icebreaker Soya, a ship of 1937 vintage originally built in Nagasaki Prefecture as the Soviet cargo ship Volochaevets, left Tokyo Port carrying Japan's first scientific expedition to Antarctica. Last week, the 48th Antarctic expedition left Narita airport to catch up with the icebreaker...
EDITORIALS
Dec 1, 2006

Peace at the top of the world

Citizens of Nepal have been rejoicing since their political leaders agreed to a peace deal that ended 10 years of bitter and bloody civil war. The accord lays the foundation for a durable peace in Nepal, but much depends -- as always -- on its implementation. Two other factors will also have a profound...
COMMENTARY
Nov 30, 2006

The sleeping dog has woken in Canada

LONDON -- "Michael Ignatieff strode back into Canada bearing gilt-edged promises that he had kept a close watch on our political evolution during his decades on foreign soil and that he would be appropriately sensitive to our sociopolitical nuances. He then, by stating a position on Quebec as a nation,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 30, 2006

Japanese researchers found stunning, unrecorded ukiyo-e at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

When you hear the term ukiyo-e, do images such as Katsushika Hokusai's big wave or his red Mount Fuji immediately come to mind? If so, "The Allure of Edo" exhibition currently at the Edo-Tokyo Musem will completely change your perception of the art form, as there is much more to ukiyo-e than that.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 29, 2006

Red Sox tender 'fair' offer to Matsuzaka

The Red Sox have made an offer to pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka that Boston president Larry Lucchino describes as "fair" and "comprehensive."
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Nov 29, 2006

Utah's Williams wise beyond his years

NEW YORK -- What's not to like about Deron Williams' game that now has plenty of give to it thanks to the textbook orchestra leader being sufficiently schooled his rookie season by Jerry Sloan?
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Nov 28, 2006

For the sake of sumo, scrap the Fukuoka Basho

In the Fukuoka Basho's biggest surprise in years, the ozeki, despite their largely poor standards of late, didn't perform too badly. The aging trio of Kaio, Chiyotaikai and Tochiazuma were all well within range of Asashoryu as far in as the mid-way point.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 28, 2006

Will changes to the education law foster nationalism in classrooms?

Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / LIFE LAB
Nov 28, 2006

A feast for fish in search for beauty

Growing up in the countryside, a lot of my youth was spent swimming in lakes and rivers for as many summer days as the weather would provide. I had no fear of cannon-balling off high cliffs, I was never bothered by the scrapes of underwater rocks and boulders, and no matter how how fast the current,...
EDITORIALS
Nov 27, 2006

Economic boom casts a shadow

The current economic expansion has entered its 58th month without interruption to become the longest post-World War II boom, surpassing the 57-month-long Izanagi boom from November 1965 to July 1970. But it is a boom shadowed by weak consumption attributable to stagnation in personal income. It is an...
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 25, 2006

Battle of Premier League titans certain to be a belter

LONDON -- It is prestige as much as points at stake when Manchester United and Chelsea meet in the Premiership summit clash at Old Trafford on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 24, 2006

Strong field set for Japan Cup

They're being called the "countdown to revenge," these final days before Japan Cup 2006, the countdown to Sunday, when the heart and soul of a nation, no matter where its money has been placed, is going to be behind one horse when he makes his jump from the gate.
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.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
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.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
JAL reprimand over drunken pilots adds to airline’s woes
Japan Airlines President Mitsuko Tottori (right) bows in apology Wednesday in Tokyo over the company's pilots causing flight delays due to drinking alcohol.
‘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.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
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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