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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 24, 2009

'Bolt'

Brave, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed Bolt is the canine equivalent of Truman Burbank (Jim Carrey) of "The Truman Show" fame — he lives his whole life in a TV show but doesn't know it. And because he's a dog, the Kafka-esque/metaphysical angst that assailed Truman (once he discovered that his life is...
Reader Mail
Jul 23, 2009

Human trafficking into America

Regarding the July 18 article "Human-trafficking not addressed: U.N. envoy": Although this story focused on Japan alone, I thought you may be interested in knowing that between 14,500 and 17,500 people are trafficked into the United States each year as well. They come from places all over the world like...
Reader Mail
Jul 23, 2009

Cynical stupidity on mountain tour

Regarding the July 18 article "10 climbers perish in Hokkaido": These were not "climbers," but weekend hikers usually found exploring gentle trails on minor peaks. Whoever organized the two casual tours into the Taisetsu mountain range sent these poor people to their deaths.
EDITORIALS
Jul 23, 2009

Lower-price trend strengthens

Retailers are lowering prices to attract customers, a trend noticeably strong at food and clothing stores as well as restaurant and fast-food chains.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 23, 2009

Fashion Rio and the casual lifestyle

A teensy-weensy, zebra-striped, strapless bikini was just one of the many sexy little numbers worn by Brazilian beauties as they energetically bounced — one step short of a samba — down the catwalks of Fashion Rio in Rio de Janeiro last month.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2009

Lifer freed by a single smuggled hair strand

In the end, Toshikazu Sugaya may owe his freedom to a single strand of hair. As he languished in prison on a life sentence for a murder he did not commit, his lawyer told him there was only one way out: disprove the false DNA evidence that had put him inside.
EDITORIALS
Jul 22, 2009

Meaningful returns from space

Forty years have passed since Mr. Neil Armstrong, commander of the United States' Apollo 11 space mission, and astronaut Mr. Buzz Aldrin landed on the Moon on July 20, 1969 (U.S. Eastern Standard Time). They spent 2 1/2 hours outside the landing module Eagle.
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2009

Aso forced to act by mutinous ranks in LDP

Prime Minister Taro Aso had no choice but to dissolve the Lower House to contain anti-Aso members of his own party, even though public support for him and the Liberal Democratic Party are at a critically low level, experts said.
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2009

Vietnam bans Taisei, Kajima for 12 months

Vietnam has banned Taisei Corp. and Kajima Corp. from working on construction projects in the Southeast Asian nation following their involvement in a collapsed bridge, a transport ministry official said.
EDITORIALS
Jul 20, 2009

Gubernatorial influence

In the past, an important job of prefectural governors was lodging petitions with the central government to get funds and projects for their prefectures. But the nation's 47 governors seem to have become aware of the political potential they can exert if they act in concert. People like Gov. Toru Hashimoto...
Reader Mail
Jul 19, 2009

Hospitals must be compensated

Unfortunately, the letters of David Bennet and Lee Hull (July 16) miss the point of my July 9 letter, "Added burden on hospitals." As mentioned, hospital care is provided to illegal immigrants and those approved with no right to stay, so from that standpoint, Japan indeed is quite humanitarian. But Japan...
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Jul 19, 2009

A different kind of hardball

It's as English as dancing round a Maypole on the village green. But, wedged between a rugby pitch and fields full of practicing Little Leaguers, the University of Tokyo Cricket Club and their counterparts across town from Chuo are doing their best to put this most civilized of pastimes on Japan's sporting...
LIFE / WEEK 3
Jul 19, 2009

Bowling 'em over

The game of lawn bowls may appear straightforward — players in whites repeatedly roll 1.5-kg rounded plastic "bowls" over finely cut grass — but Japan's male and female singles champions are taking decidedly different approaches to the World Singles Champion of Champions, set to begin in Ayr, Scotland,...
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Jul 19, 2009

Bowling 'em over

The game of lawn bowls may appear straightforward — players in whites repeatedly roll 1.5-kg rounded plastic "bowls" over finely cut grass — but Japan's male and female singles champions are taking decidedly different approaches to the World Singles Champion of Champions, set to begin in Ayr, Scotland,...
EDITORIALS
Jul 18, 2009

Come clean on secret agreement

In 1967, then Prime Minister Eisaku Sato declared Japan's three-point nonnuclear principle of not "producing," not "possessing" and not allowing the "bringing in" of nuclear weapons. The third point has been interpreted to mean that Japan will not allow either the stationing or transiting of nuclear...
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2009

Cookpad recipe Web site sizzles in TSE debut

Cookpad Inc., Japan's largest recipe Web site, surged on its first day of trading Friday as investors snapped up shares of a company that is capitalizing on a shift in consumption habits amid the recession.
COMMENTARY
Jul 17, 2009

Scrutinizing fitness to lead

LONDON — How much importance should we give to the right to privacy? Should politicians and personalities in the public eye be expected to forgo this right because the public need to know the facts about them in order to judge their fitness for office?
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jul 17, 2009

Miele Guide charity month

The Miele Guide, an annual restaurant profile and ranking survey for Asia, will launch a monthlong charity initiative in cooperation with more than 50 restaurants in the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2009

Tokyo's top toy expo shows what's cooking

The International Tokyo Toy Show kicked off Thursday at Tokyo Big Sight, highlighting the latest trends in Japan's toy industry, including the growing popularity of cooking toys and products for the future, particularly environmentally friendly gadgets.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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