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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Oct 12, 2008

Lamborghini's Gallardo: Italian flair meets German engineering

You could say that I am extremely sensitive to certain types of sound, especially those that fill you with awe and cause goose bumps. Every time I hear tenor sensation Luciano Pavarotti sing the last climactic note in "Nessun Dorma" from Puccini's opera "Turandot," the hairs on the back of my neck stand...
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 12, 2008

The Tale of Genji: Words of wonder

Western readers were first exposed to the wonders of "The Tale of Genji" when Kencho Suematsu, a graduate of Cambridge University in England, published his translation of the first 17 of its 54 chapters in London in 1882, according to the renowned scholar of Japanese literature Donald Keene.
CULTURE / Books
Oct 12, 2008

In territory and war, it's hard to apologize

TROUBLED APOLOGIES AMONG JAPAN, KOREA AND THE UNITED STATES by Alexis Dudden. New York: Columbia University Press, 2008, 167 pp., $40 (cloth) Alexis Dudden engagingly explores how the nexus of politics, war memory and apology shapes contemporary trilateral relations between Korea, Japan and the United...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Oct 12, 2008

Murasaki Shikibu glimpsed behind the screens of time

"Genius" is one of those overused words, but few would argue that it is rightly applied to Murasaki Shikibu, whose book "The Tale of Genji" is not only the world's first novel, but is a work that has delighted and perhaps even guided countless millions of people in the 1,000 years since she wrote it....
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 11, 2008

Nakajima follows father's path, chooses own route to success

In his first campaign as a full-time pilot in the highest level of motor sports, Kazuki Nakajima is, if not rapidly but gradually, seizing a position and recognition by driving steadily and patiently.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Oct 11, 2008

Needled by the sound of noodles

Following are a few sounds people find aggravating and my personal takes on each:
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Oct 11, 2008

Newton fired up to play in Okinawa

His bj-league resume is as impressive as anyone's in the circuit's brief history. Three championship seasons are his crowning achievement — so far.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 10, 2008

A sensitive grape for a superb wine

A delicate, thin skin, in constant need of attention, sensitive to extremes of climate: The Pinot Noir is the pampered princess of grape varieties.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 10, 2008

'Shiawase no Kaori'

Here's an obvious but often neglected rule: Never see foodie movies — films that revolve around the preparation and consumption of scrumptious-looking food — on an empty stomach. Watching Gabriel Axel's Oscar-winning Danish movie "Babette's Feast" (1987) — the "Citizen Kane" of foodie movies —...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2008

Juvenile court opens up for a day

Minors are usually tried in family courts behind closed doors, but in an effort to give the public a better understanding of how these cases are handled, the Tokyo Family Court this week showcased a mock juvenile trial.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 10, 2008

Westin Tokyo celebrates new look

The Westin Hotel Tokyo in Ebisu Garden Place has completed renovations of its 22nd floor restaurants: Victor's, Compass Rose and Yebisu.
COMMENTARY
Oct 10, 2008

Distressed Chinese dairy companies get help

HONG KONG — At a time when the United States — and now Europe — is acting to rescue financial institutions such as Bear Stearns, Merrill Lynch and AIG, it is interesting to note that Chinese authorities are offering a hand to distressed companies caught in the contaminated milk scandal.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 10, 2008

'The Punk Rock Movie'/'Rockers'

Back in the spring of 1977, Don Letts was the DJ at the Roxy, the legendary punk club located in London's Covent Garden. The Roxy was the one club where punk rock hadn't been banned, but the club's life span was a mere 100 days, as it faced a maelstrom of violence, noise complaints and police raids....
EDITORIALS
Oct 9, 2008

NPT at a crossroads

The U.S. Congress has approved a nuclear deal between the United States and India that will allow the U.S. to export nuclear fuel, reactors and technologies for peaceful energy use to India. The agreement, which went into effect Wednesday when signed by President George W. Bush, is virtual recognition...
Reader Mail
Oct 9, 2008

Socialized capitalism failing

The underpinning reality is that it isn't capitalism that has failed, but socialism. The reason we had the problem with American mortgage finance giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae is the implicit U.S. government guarantee that it was guaranteeing their debt. If not for that, the two never would have...
Reader Mail
Oct 9, 2008

Fortunes may hinge on one vote

I agree with Canadian lawyer Craig Martin's argument in his Oct. 5 article, "The fatal flaw in trying to impose a new interpretation on Article 9," that "reinterpreting" constitutional provisions to suit the political desires of the moment is unacceptable. But then he states: "Consider the issue of guns....
Reader Mail
Oct 9, 2008

Kids don't feel right in park

I was not amused at all by Brian Clacey's Oct. 2 letter, "Who's distressing the kids?" (which was a response to my Sept. 25 letter, "Dangers lurk at local park"). Although Clacey claims to have a long association with Japan, I have to wonder if he ever raised young children here.
Reader Mail
Oct 9, 2008

Bad day for deregulation pitch

Regarding the Oct. 5 article "City of London chief urges Japan deregulate": It seems strange that Lord Mayor of London David Lewis was in Japan attempting to sell the benefits of deregulation when all of the world is now becoming aware of the dangers and costs of creating a "laissez-faire" economy.
Reader Mail
Oct 9, 2008

Opinions need to be challenged

Regarding Roger Pulvers' Oct. 5 article, "So you think U.S. democracy's dying? Well, you're probably right": I really enjoy reading articles by Pulvers on Japanese language and culture, but his most recent Counterpoint article appears to be one more example of a tired trend of ranting like a leftist...
Reader Mail
Oct 9, 2008

Storied history of Hinomaru

Regarding the Oct. 1 article "(Shoichi) Nakagawa shakes up press with move to plant Hinomaru in (Finance Ministry's) briefing room": It should be noted that the Japanese flag's design dates back to at least Ashikaga Shigeuji (1434-1497), who used the sun's disk in his banner, but I'm sure the motive...
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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