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COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Oct 4, 2009

Japan's gender equality may be 'insufficent,' but it's surely coming

As the vast majority of societies worldwide are male dominated, one of the most contentious issues they face as they evolve centers on the status of women.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Oct 4, 2009

Japan's gender equality may be 'insufficent,' but it's surely coming

As the vast majority of societies worldwide are male dominated, one of the most contentious issues they face as they evolve centers on the status of women.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Oct 3, 2009

Japanese gamers buy up Google's City Streets

So fitting that the Internet titan Google is turning the world into a game a Monopoly. Wanna buy Omotesando? Sure, but can you pay the property tax?
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2009

DPJ power rift nonsense: Hirano

Speculation that the Democratic Party of Japan is being criticized for obscuring the roles of the Cabinet and influential DPJ Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa is groundless, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi Hirano said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 3, 2009

Savoie's lawyer says he deserves leniency

Christopher Savoie, a 38-year-old American arrested in Fukuoka earlier this week for allegedly abducting his two children from his Japanese ex-wife, took them because she did not have legal custody, his lawyer told The Japan Times on Friday.
EDITORIALS
Oct 3, 2009

Mandate for Chancellor Merkel

In Germany's Sept. 27 national elections voters solidly backed Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has demonstrated leadership in coping with the economic crisis and diplomatic challenges. By winning 33.8 percent of the vote, her Christian Democrats (CDU) and its sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU),...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2009

Toyoda issues 'regrets' over fatal Lexus crash

Toyota's president said it was "extremely regrettable" an American family died in a crash in which a floor mat in one of the automaker's vehicles is suspected as the cause.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 2, 2009

Bike-share project kicks off

Japan's first community bicycle program kicked off on an experimental basis in Tokyo's Marunouchi business district Thursday with 50 bikes at five locations.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 2, 2009

Metric

Sure it is always an honor to be nominated, but at this point Metric have got to be jonesing for a win. One of Canada's top alt-rock acts, the quartet's fourth full-length, "Fantasies," was shortlisted for this year's Polaris Music Prize (Canada's version of the U.K.'s Mercury Prize), but the band left...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Oct 2, 2009

Natural nourishment for body and spirit in Nishi-Ogikubo

Nishi-Ogikubo — or Nishiogi, as the locals like to call it — is a quiet, low-rise neighborhood, a backwater that most people overlook in their hurry to get to bustling Kichijoji. Therein lies its primary appeal.
CULTURE / Film
Oct 2, 2009

'Akumu no Elevator'

Movies are confidence tricks played on willing victims. The bullets are blanks and the sex is faked, but we usually want to believe, as long as the lights are down, that it's all real. Creating that belief — or rather, that suspension of disbelief — has long been Hollywood's goal.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Oct 2, 2009

Hobitto-mura: Natural nourishment for body and spirit in Nishi-Ogikubo

Nishi-Ogikubo — or Nishiogi, as the locals like to call it — is a quiet, low-rise neighborhood, a backwater that most people overlook in their hurry to get to bustling Kichijoji. Therein lies its primary appeal.
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2009

Toyota told to preserve crash data

Toyota Motor Corp., its units, lawyers and any other employees have been ordered by a U.S. judge to preserve all documents about the "crashworthiness" of its vehicles after the carmaker was accused of destroying lawsuit evidence.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Oct 1, 2009

Pedal power in Marunouchi

Unsupervised bicycle rental around the Marunouchi district in Chiyoda-ku gets a push-start.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2009

Honda unveils two new hybrid, EV concept cars

Honda Motor Co. on Wednesday unveiled two new hybrid concept cars and an all-electric concept model to be shown later this month at the Tokyo Motor Show at Makuhari Messe exhibition hall in Chiba Prefecture.
Reader Mail
Oct 1, 2009

Personal criticism goes too far

I may agree or disagree with Brahma Chellaney's Sept. 19 article, "Colombo risks squandering Sri Lanka's hard-won peace." He is a well-known Indian intellectual to whom even the government turns for professional advice.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 30, 2009

What's in the cards for the future of sumo?

Relying on the tried-and-test cute formula, the beleaguered sumo association rolls out 'sekitori-kun,' a series of chicken little mascots.
EDITORIALS
Sep 30, 2009

LDP stakes future on new leader

The Liberal Democratic Party has elected former Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki as its new president.
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2009

Global slump hits Tokyo Motor Show

The shock waves from the global economic crisis have reached this year's Tokyo Motor Show.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 30, 2009

Tokyo Game Show fails to impress

The theme for the 2009 Tokyo Game Show is "Game, it's so energetic!" Ironic, as the energy for this year's show was less palpable than for previous ones.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2009

'10 budget scrapped; Cabinet starts over

Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's government decided Tuesday to scrap the framework set up by the previous administration for the 2010 budget.
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2009

Action in currency market possible: Fujii

Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii said Tuesday the government may act to stabilize the foreign exchange market should currency movements become irregular.

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes