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SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Nov 29, 2008

Super Sunday provides full slate of excellent matches in U.K.

LONDON — The words many football-loving married men in Britain would love to hear from their wives today are: "I have some bad news for you. . . . an old school friend of mine is in town. . . . I said I would see her tomorrow to catch up on things. . . . I'd ask you to come along but we'll be talking...
Reader Mail
Nov 27, 2008

Where are the checkpoints?

Regarding the Nov. 21 editorial "Drunk driving deadly serious": I have not seen alcohol-control checkpoints on roads in months. I cannot but wonder if the police are really serious about doing anything about the drunk driving problem in Japan. Driving under the influence of alcohol, illegal parking,...
BASKETBALL
Nov 24, 2008

Newton's impressive play helps Golden Kings sweep Sendai

It's safe to assume that Jeff Newton will never forget Nov. 22, 2008. After all, it was the night he scored 40 points, grabbed 30 rebounds and played 48 exhausting minutes in the Ryukyu Golden Kings' 108-105 double-overtime win over the Sendai 89ers.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 23, 2008

Where are world's 'targeted' tourists visiting in Japan?

As part of the Visit Japan Campaign, the central government identified 12 "target" countries and regions on which to concentrate marketing activities. Have their efforts paid off? We asked industry insiders from each of the selected countries how Japan was perceived as a tourist destination.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 23, 2008

Tuffy Rhodes likely to play 13th season in Japan

Will Tuffy Rhodes play another season for the Orix Buffaloes in 2009?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2008

Muscle cars giving 'otaku' new platforms to flex their fetishes

Masaya Taniguchi has a "heartache" plastered across the hood of his flaming red Audi TT Roadster.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
Nov 19, 2008

Be a walking drive-in with mini projector

Marketing 101: Make use of a brand, even if it is not your own. Electronics pioneer Texas Instruments does so with its DLP Pico projector, the PK-101. Sold under the Optoma brand, the PK-101 is said to be the world's smallest and lightest projector. It goes on sale from Dec. 1 at the Apple Store in Japan...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / WEEK 3
Nov 16, 2008

Google reveals trends in Japan

The Japanese are more interested in iTunes than in ring-tones, ramen rather than sushi, the economy more than sex, and dogs win out over cats (but only just). That's what Google Trends, the keyword-tracking tool launched in Japan last month, would have us believe.
Reader Mail
Nov 16, 2008

Revise the driving speed limits

About eight years ago, while traveling in a convoy of vehicles that I must admit was exceeding the 50-kph posted speed limit, I was selected by the police for prosecution. I was the only foreigner in sight and highly visible driving a sports car with the top down. Since the cop seemed fair, I did not...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 16, 2008

The billionaire bad boys' club

Takafumi Horie, the former CEO of Internet company Livedoor whose trial for insider trading continues in the courts, recently made his first TV appearance in three years on TBS's new talk show "Terebitte Yatsu wa?" ("What the Hell is TV?").
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Nov 15, 2008

Akingbade key player for rebuilding Albirex

The Japan Times will be featuring periodic interviews with players in the bj-league — Japan's first professional basketball circuit — which began its fourth season in October. Dokun Akingbade of the Niigata Albirex BB is the subject of this week's profile.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2008

Nissan eyes South Korea imports

With sales in major markets worldwide shrinking because of the financial turmoil, Nissan Motor Co. aims to double its share of South Korea's auto-import market by adding Nissan-brand vehicles, the automaker said Tuesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
Nov 12, 2008

iPhone accessory gives you TV on the go

iPhone TV: Apple's amazing iPhone does just about everything, right? Nope. It's come up short in Japan for various reasons, including its lack of the TV function available on the newest generation of mobile phones.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / STYLEWISE,ON: FASHION
Nov 11, 2008

Fashion for the masses

Swedish "fast-fashion" chain H & M made a big splash when it opened in Ginza in September and the line just to get into the store continues to be 30-minutes long. The company has added to its brood with a new youth-oriented store in Harajuku, kicking it off with a collaboration with Japanese label Comme...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Nov 9, 2008

Despite uncertain status, Powell, Guiel want to return to Japan

The most overrated story of this year in Japanese baseball might have been that tug of war back in the spring between the Orix Buffaloes and Fukuoka Softbank Hawks over the rights to American pitcher Jeremy Powell.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 8, 2008

Golden Kings develop strong chemistry early in season

Six games into their second season, the Ryukyu Golden Kings are one of the biggest success stories in the bj-league.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 7, 2008

Surviving in some style

I wanted a resort that had already been put through the wringer and survived. In this climate, you never know who's going to default on the hot-water bill or skimp on the fruit juices at the breakfast buffet.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2008

The key to Joseon times

Known as pungsu in Korean, feng shui was transmitted from China into Korean culture during the Unified Silla Dynasty (668-935). The system of aesthetics taught that proper placement of the home in relation to natural elements would facilitate a flow of positive energy through space and ensure well-being...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 5, 2008

Valentine: I won't support Giants

Chiba Lotte Marines manager Bobby Valentine isn't cheering for the Yomiuri Giants in the ongoing Japan Series.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
Nov 5, 2008

Bare-bones cube fancies itself as media center

Let's get small: Computer makers are pursuing a bloated form of minimalism. Stripped-down, shrunken machines such as the Asus Eee PC subnotebooks are the great new trend. Less is more and small is the new big.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2008

Giants sluggers bring crowd into the action

The ushers blow whistles to call the fans' attention when batters hit into the outfield stands during the batting practice. And with the powerful Giants, the whistles are particularly heard more often when Michihiro Ogasawara and Alex Ramirez take the cages.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Nov 1, 2008

The secret of living to 200

It takes a special kind of person to live on a small island of 688 people — a crazy person. And it takes a special island to put up with 688 crazy people.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 31, 2008

Three clubs unbeaten as Week 4 play begins

Parity can be a good thing in sports, keeping fans' attention throughout a long season. And already that is what we are seeing in the bj-league this season.
SOCCER
Oct 28, 2008

Palestinians host first soccer game

RAM, West Bank (AP) Palestinians may not have a state, but now they have a way to express their national pride — through soccer.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 26, 2008

Taking a look at the one-game advantage in the Climax Series

Until 2004, the term "postseason play" in Japanese baseball simply meant the Japan Series.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Oct 25, 2008

Hasegawa qualified to manage WBC team

There has been much discussion about who should be the manager for Japan's 2009 World Baseball Classic team. The now-retired Sadaharu Oh won't be the skipper and Senichi Hoshino has repeatedly stated he will refuse to accept the job if it is offered to him.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Police arrest man after body of ex-girlfriend found under his home
Hideyuki Shirai (center) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday
Dollar’s decline is fueling dislocations across Asian currencies
A worker counts U.S. dollar banknotes at a currency exchange office in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2022.
Tariff talks with U.S. seen influencing Japan's Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters about Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations at his official residence on Saturday.
‘Drop the price’: Behind the pushback on Nintendo’s Switch 2
Excitement for Nintendo's next console is high, but a vocal contingent of fans are voicing criticism over the company's pricing strategy.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Kotomi Li: 'I refuse to choose death'
Since 2017, Kotomi Li has won some of Japan’s top literary awards and built a formidable career in the face of persistent online harassment. “Authors are tenacious creatures to begin with,” she says.
Want to see the future at the Osaka Expo? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
Kawasaki can hold its head high after spirited Asian Champions League effort
Frontale players grimace during the final of the Asian Champions League on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kawasaki lost 2-0 against heavily favored Al-Ahli.

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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
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