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JAPAN
Jul 30, 2008

Ex-captive: Bogota prevailing over FARC

The recent bloodless rescue of 15 hostages in Colombia, including a former presidential candidate who had been held for more than six years, was seen internationally as a signal that the Bogota government was finally prevailing over the nation's leftist guerrillas.
EDITORIALS
Jul 30, 2008

A 'go-ahead' for Mr. Singh

The government of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh won a parliamentary vote of confidence last week. What looks like another skirmish in India's fractious domestic politics is anything but: The victory has profound implications for the global nuclear order and shifts the terms of engagement between...
EDITORIALS
Jul 29, 2008

More good lawyers needed

The Japan Federation of Bar Associations (Nichibenren) has made an emergency proposal to slow down the government's plan to increase the number of successful applicants in the annual national bar exam to 3,000 by around 2010. Nichibenren said that since the current system of nurturing legal professionals...
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2008

Welfare spending pushes up budget cap

Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga said Monday the government has set a limit of around ¥47.8 trillion for general expenditures in the fiscal 2009 budget.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Jul 28, 2008

The U.S. Supreme Court's risible reasoning

Laws are subject to interpretations, courts are official interpreters, and the Supreme Court has the last word. That is a fact of life, though it is also a fact of life that you sometimes wonder if there is anything "supreme" about the Supreme Court. Yes, you know that individual justices come with individual...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 27, 2008

Cancerlike corruption thrives in heads of bureaucrats

The ongoing investigation into charges of bribery and employment-rigging in the Oita prefectural school system has occasioned more than the usual amount of harsh commentary you hear when public servants do bad things. That's probably because in this case it is believed that the minds of innocent youths...
Reader Mail
Jul 27, 2008

Japanese beauty on world's stage

Regarding the July 16 article "Miss Universe lesson: Japanese women find beauty inside and out": As the world becomes globalized, the concept of beauty is also globalizing. In 2003 Miyako Miyazaki won fifth place in the Miss Universe competition. In 2006 Kurara Chibana was first runnerup, and following...
SOCCER
Jul 26, 2008

MLS stars take down West Ham

TORONTO (AP) Just making it to the Major League Soccer All-Star game was a "nightmare" for Dwayne DeRosario. Once he arrived, it turned into a night he'll never forget.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2008

High court zero-tolerance signal for stock scams said no surprise

Friday's high court ruling to uphold Livedoor Co. founder Takafumi Horie's prison term is significant because the judiciary has restated its zero tolerance of activities that undermine fair stock market trading, experts said.
EDITORIALS
Jul 26, 2008

Another victory for justice

Mr. Radovan Karadzic, one of the world's most-wanted war criminals, has been arrested. After a 13-year manhunt, Mr. Karadzic was found, living openly in Belgrade. The arrest is one more indication that there is no refuge for those who commit atrocities and crimes against humanity. It also validates Europe's...
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BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2008

Mazda resurgent as Ford finds need for small autos

Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally's crisis is Mazda Motor Corp. CEO Hisakazu Imaki's opportunity.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jul 25, 2008

Photographer finds affection in the Arctic

Love's warmth can be found in the coldest of places — and among the wildest of creatures.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 25, 2008

'Kimi no Tomodachi'

Kids often make friends easily — and lose them quickly. The boy who was your best buddy yesterday has today found a new friend, a new crowd, a new world that doesn't include you. He has moved on — and you're just part of the receding scenery.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 25, 2008

'Summer Palace'

Director Lou Ye's third film, "Summer Palace," breaks not one but two serious taboos in Chinese cinema. Not only does he include passionate sex scenes and nudity — a first in mainland Chinese cinema — he also dares to set his story of star-crossed lovers amid the democracy protests of 1989, which...
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Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jul 25, 2008

Bungaku-za to stage 'Tom's Midnight Garden'

School holidays are here, and as part of the International Family Festival that it has staged annually since 1993, the Nissay Theatre in Hibiya, Tokyo, this year includes in its program a rare production of "Tom's Midnight Garden" by the long-established Bungaku-za theater company.
OLYMPICS
Jul 24, 2008

Yoshida, Hoketsu provide compelling story lines

In less than two weeks, the bright lights in Beijing will shine on thousands of athletes.

Longform

Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear