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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 21, 2008

Take a Yokohama dinner cruise

The Yokohama Sakuragicho Washington Hotel is offering an accommodation package featuring a dinner cruise on Yokohama Bay.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 20, 2008

Japanning for southern barbarians

During the 16th-century age of exploration, Portuguese traders landed in Japan looking for exotic goods to sell in markets back in Europe and their newly founded colonies. Lacquerware was high on their list, not only for its decorative beauty but also for its more prosaic quality of being the only waterproof...
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 14, 2008

A palace fit for a culinary king

You can sample the culinary delights of French chef Patrick Henriroux at the Crown Restaurant of the Palace Hotel in Tokyo on Nov. 21 and 22.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 14, 2008

From Mitsukuni to natto

Mito, the historic seat of ancient Hitachi Province — present-day Ibaraki Prefecture — has all the right prerequisites for a nonstrenuous daylong excursion from Tokyo: convenient access, plenty of attractive sites, exotic foods and hospitable people.
EDITORIALS
Nov 12, 2008

Keeping sex offenders close

In late September, South Korea joined a group of nations where the movements of released sex-crime offenders are electronically monitored. Such offenders have to wear electronic anklets and additional communication devices all the time. Fifty-three convicted offenders have become the first group to wear...
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Nov 12, 2008

Science's own alternative history

I'm a sucker for stories that imagine alternate histories. Philip K. Dick wrote a classic, 1962's "The Man in the High Castle," that supposed Japan and Germany won World War II, and annexed the United States between them. Another came to mind last week; "The Difference Engine" (1990) by William Gibson...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Oct 28, 2008

WWII forced labor issue dogs Aso, Japanese firms

After evading the issue for more than two years, Taro Aso conceded to foreign reporters on the eve of becoming prime minister that Allied POWs worked at his family's coal mine in Kyushu during World War II.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 26, 2008

Taking a look at the one-game advantage in the Climax Series

Until 2004, the term "postseason play" in Japanese baseball simply meant the Japan Series.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 23, 2008

Tomoko Yoneda's photographs imply more than show

The classified ad in the Dec. 6, 1933, edition of The Japan Advertiser is as unremarkable as it is straightforward: Wanted to Buy Ukiyo-e prints by old masters. Also English books on same subject. Urgently needed.
EDITORIALS
Oct 19, 2008

Something wrong with the MSDF

A series of notorious events raise questions about the credibility of the Maritime Self-Defense Force. The latest is the death of a petty officer 3rd class following a martial-art-style "training fight" at the MSDF's First Service School in Etajima, Hiroshima Prefecture. The training fight very likely...
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 17, 2008

Plugging U.S. equity leaks

MUNICH — With pain and misgiving, the U.S. Congress has bailed out Wall Street to prevent a meltdown of America's financial system. But the $700 billion to be used may flow into a leaky bucket, and so may the billions provided by governments throughout the world.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 17, 2008

Tech like an Egyptian

Egypt may be known for its history, but this week in Tokyo some of its most advanced cultural technology will be on display. The Egyptian Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage is touring Japan with CULTURAMA, a semi- circular set of screens displaying the interiors of ancient tombs,...
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 17, 2008

ANA's worldwide favorites

The ANA InterContinental Tokyo hotel in Akasaka is holding a dinner buffet featuring food from around the world at its second- floor Cascade Cafe through Nov. 30.
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2008

Yamato Life customers to get help

Yamato Life Insurance Co.'s decision to file for bankruptcy protection sent shock waves throughout the industry Friday as it became the first major victim in Japan of the global financial crisis.
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.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 10, 2008

El Colegio del Cuerpo to show their moves

The Colombian contemporary dance group El Colegio del Cuerpo will show off its prizewinning style in the troupe's first-ever Japan performances on Oct. 29 and 30 in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 7, 2008

Survival now arcades' most pressing game

Once viewed as dens of delinquency, game center arcades are diversifying their entertainment fare, and in the process, attracting not only youths but families, high school girls, couples and video game fans.
COMMENTARY
Oct 3, 2008

Adjusting to a power shift

LONDON — Just as one picture can tell more than a thousand words, so also one event can tell more, and provide a bigger shock, than a thousand written messages.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 3, 2008

Nice to nestle at Japan's hometown

One could be fooled into thinking Onomichi was an island, where the ocean air whisps about the often deserted streets and the locals thrive from eclectic arts and hospitality industries. That would all be true, except the island part.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Oct 3, 2008

Special California dinner

Special California dinner Hiro Sone, an award-wining Japanese chef based in California, will be preparing a special dinner Oct. 9 and 10 at his California restaurant, Silverado, in Ginza, Tokyo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 2, 2008

The gritty truths behind the image

A rising full moon against a twilight sky and a shimmer of pink on the surface of the sea. So far, so postcard. But this is no regular Japanese beauty spot. Just visible in the distance is a clutch of white chimneys jutting into the sky, offering a sinister clue to the location of the seemingly serene...
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JAPAN
Oct 1, 2008

New tourism agency to act as policy 'control tower'

The Japan Tourism Agency will be established Wednesday with the aim of attracting more foreign tourists to the country.

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