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BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jan 10, 2010

Evessa star says merger best bet for hoops in Japan

Osaka Evessa power forward Lynn Washington brings a strong presence to the basketball court, using his full array of skills to consistently earn praise as one of the elite players in Japan.
EDITORIALS
Jan 9, 2010

The problems of Yemen

There are two important lessons to be learned from the bungled attempt on Christmas Day to cause an explosion on a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit: (1) the need to remain vigilant against the threat posed by terrorists, and (2) recognition of the importance of Yemen, a state that...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jan 9, 2010

You know you've been in Japan way too long when . . .

We've all heard the "You know you've been in Japan too long when . . ." jokes followed by a list of tired expressions, such as "when you start bowing while you're on the phone." Ha-ha-ha. It was probably funny the first 100 times you heard it but can't someone come up with something new?!
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jan 9, 2010

A cookie a day for your fluency

Foreign visitors adapting to life in modern Japan have scores of advantages that travelers of the past could never have envisioned, even in their wildest dreams. Like e-mail, Skype, YouTube and the general all-encompassing mesh of the Internet.
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2010

Pentagon prods Japan on Futenma deadline

WASHINGTON (Kyodo) The U.S. does not accept the May deadline Japan has set for deciding on the relocation of a U.S. military base in Okinawa and called on Tokyo to promptly resolve the issue, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Jan 8, 2010

Support for rural regions

In 1970 the government introduced a law obliging the central and local governments to take necessary measures to tackle problems faced by depopulated areas. It has since been extended three times, or once every 10 years. Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama told a meeting of the national association of town...
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Jan 8, 2010

Coach says Phoenix players focus on team

With 20 games in the books and 17 victories to date, the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix are on pace to have the finest season in bj-league history. The Ryukyu Golden Kings went 41-11 in the 2008-09 season en route to the team's first championship.
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Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jan 8, 2010

Japan's festivals all at once

While winter is an off-season for traditional Japanese festivals, Tokyo Dome will be alive with matsuri madness from Jan. 8-11.
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CULTURE / Music
Jan 8, 2010

Ghent's Das Pop goes overground

His upbringing pretty much ensured that the thought of being in a band was the farthest thing from Bent Van Looy's young mind.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 8, 2010

Matsubara-an makes soba a fresh tradition

From the very first sip of aromatic otoso sake and steaming-hot ozoni soup, we always love the time-honored ritual and ceremony of New Year's in Japan. But even more than that, we like it when the hallowed traditions are brought up to date and placed in a contemporary context. That's the way they do...
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2010

Grandmasters and the future of global growth

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — As the global economy limps out of the last decade and enters a new one in 2010, what will be the next big driver of global growth? Here's betting that the "teens" is a decade in which artificial intelligence hits escape velocity, and starts to have an economic impact on par with...
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BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2010

Investors get intimate with love hotels

Stocks, bonds and real estate are among the assets found in diversified investment portfolios.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2010

Writer: Juvenile killer not a 'devil'

It all began with a letter from a condemned killer.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Jan 6, 2010

Hatsu 2010 — time to rise and shine for Koto, Kise and Go

With holiday decorations now back in the box and vacations ending for most people, the 700 men active in sumo are once again warming up the muscles, stretching the limbs and preparing for combat.
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2010

Budget to be government's top priority

Passing the fiscal 2010 budget and averting a double-dip recession will be the government's top priority heading into the new year, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Monday.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Jan 5, 2010

Make a difference: push for reform of Japan's family law

Regarding "The fatally flawed math of risking it all in Japan" (Zeit Gist, Nov. 3):

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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