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Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2013

Hyogo lawmakers bent on U.S. diplomacy boost

Liberal Democratic Party members of the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly began periodic meetings this month with representatives of the U.S. Consulate in Osaka-Kobe to enhance diplomacy with the U.S. through better communication, an assembly member said.
EDITORIALS
Nov 25, 2013

Problematic education proposal

A proposal for a new system of university entrance exams is very vague and likely to cause confusion for high schools and universities.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Nov 25, 2013

Competition: How would you get the most out of the ¥500 coin?

Come up with weird and wonderful ways to use the ¥500 coin for a chance to win meaty treats worth ¥5,000 or a tasty Jamaican Christmas Cake.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Nov 25, 2013

National Stadium plan hit as too grandiose

The new National Stadium planned for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has come under the spotlight due to its huge size and massive costs, and for a design critics say doesn't fit in with its surroundings.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2013

Space industry faces choice for next direction

The air is so clear the mountains in the distance look almost fake, as if added digitally. The desert floor is runway-flat, with a few Joshua trees popping up randomly, like lost cowboys. The dominant feature is the sky, preposterously vast, beckoning test pilots, rocketeers and would-be space travelers....
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 24, 2013

Nihon University beats Hosei for Kanto supremacy

Nihon University freshman quarterback Ryohei Takahashi connected with slot back Yoshimasa Iwamatsu on a 66-yard touchdown strike, and the defense shut down Hosei University as the Phoenix defeated the Tomahawks 13-6 in the Azuma Bowl on Sunday to clinch their first Kanto Collegiate League title in two...
BASKETBALL
Nov 23, 2013

Ryukyu rolls on all cylinders against Hamamatsu

The Ryukyu Golden Kings boosted their championship hopes by signing Draelon Burns earlier this month, and the DePaul University product has made a seamless transition to the Western Conference powerhouse.
EDITORIALS
Nov 23, 2013

A helping hand for Philippines

The Philippines was one of the most important contributors to the relief effort after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, and now Japan has the chance to return the favor.
Reader Mail
Nov 23, 2013

Memory of JFK's death still painful

Regarding Mark Schreiber's Nov. 17 article: I was 18, two years older than Schreiber, when I heard the news. The memory is painful beyond all politics. This is one of Schreiber's best articles — and the competition is stiff.
Reader Mail
Nov 23, 2013

What would the United States do?

Regarding the Nov. 17 article "Nationalism, Tibetans and Uighurs in Today's China": I wonder how the United States would look upon the American Indians if they tried to gain independence from the U.S. by reclaiming lands that were stolen by them.
Reader Mail
Nov 23, 2013

Do China's needs justify its actions?

We all know Tibetans are not Chinese. They have their own written script, language and culture. What we all have to ask ourselves is: Does China's want for land and resources warrant its land grab of Tibet enough to destroy a people and their language?
Reader Mail
Nov 23, 2013

Japan's emissions policy is no joke

Regarding the Nov. 17 article "New emissions goal derided as 'bad joke' at U.N. climate summit": One could also look at the "world reaction" as disingenuous. The glass is half full, not half empty, compared to the efforts of certain other OECD countries.
Reader Mail
Nov 23, 2013

Tepco's actions are not honorable

The fact that the totally immoral, corrupt, monstrosity called Tepco is not recompensing the people of Fukushima does not surprise me. In a time when the samurai culture was still strong in Japan, the leaders of Tepco would have been pushed to commit hara kiri. In those former, glorious days, people...
Reader Mail
Nov 23, 2013

Nuclear evacuees deserve better

Regarding the Nov. 17 article "Fukushima evacuees' housing units crumbling": It is not acceptable that these people should be in shabby temporary housing so long after the start of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 21, 2013

Who says you're lonely just because you're alone?

When "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" was published in 1999, some schools in the United States banned it from their libraries and reading lists for its depictions of graphic sexual scenes, drugs, homosexuality and teen pregnancy — the usual suspects. Of course, this only increased its street cred....
Reader Mail
Nov 20, 2013

Blame bullying, not parents

Regarding the Nov. 18 article, "Identity issues can complicate a child's path to becoming bilingual": The problem is not Leo's parents failure to affirm his Japanese identity; the problem is a school environment that bullies children for their difference, making them ashamed of their diversity. Blaming...
Reader Mail
Nov 20, 2013

The nuclear establishment's spin

Regarding the Nov. 18 article, "Cracks in Tepco's 3/11 Narrative": Jake Adelstein broke the story with David McNeill in their July 2, 2011, Atlantic Wire story "Meltdown: What Really Happened at Fukushima?" Other scientists confirmed it as well.
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2013

Top court balks at voiding 2012 poll

The Supreme Court declares that the 2012 Lower House general election was “in a state of unconstitutionality” due to the large disparity in vote value among constituencies, but declines to nullify its outcome.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Nov 20, 2013

Outlook varies for new coaches in both conferences

The league's annual coaching carousel produces success stories and disappointments for numerous franchises. And some teams are currently stuck in the middle, with chances to rise to the top or sink to the bottom.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Nov 16, 2013

Nationalism, Tibetans and Uighurs in today's China

Nationalism arouses solidarity and generates identity politics that threaten ethnic and religious minorities. Defining the "we" also defines the "they" — and the latter is inexorably marginalized.
Reader Mail
Nov 16, 2013

It's no country for doing battle with windmills

Regarding the Nov. 10 editorial, "Winds of energy independence": Wind power is expensive and will take decades longer to pay off than new Shinkansen rail lines. Energy independence? More like debt dependence. Japan has long passed the 200-percent-debt-to- GDP point. How much more can the state spend...
Reader Mail
Nov 16, 2013

Can't bank on dams in a quake

Regarding the Nov. 10 editorial, "Winds of energy independence": In fact there was a failure of a dam on March 11, 2011. The Fujinuma Dam in Sukagawa City, Fukushima Prefecture, collapsed in the quake, leading to flooding and eight deaths.
Reader Mail
Nov 16, 2013

Anime lacking U.S. adult appeal

Regarding Roland Kelts' Nov. 12 feature, "Has anime lost its cachet in America?": The main problems with anime in the United States are that Japan's way of handling anime licenses prevents a lot of mainstream exposure, bad stereotypes from the early '00s are still in the minds of people, and there isn't...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / HIT AND RUN
Nov 16, 2013

New rules needed for posting system

Masahiro Tanaka will probably end up in the majors next year, thanks in no small part to the terms NPB players seem to be willing to accept in regards to the posting system.
WORLD
Nov 14, 2013

Latest allegation: Toronto mayor had prostitutes in his office

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who admits smoking crack cocaine, faced new allegations in police documents released Tuesday that he brought prostitutes to his office, guzzled vodka in his car and made a racial slur to a taxi driver.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 14, 2013

Artist Yoshioka channels natural inspirations for 'Crystallize' exhibition

Is art that echoes nature “eco” art? This is one of the many questions that the work of designer/artist Tokujin Yoshioka explores.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Nov 13, 2013

The irritating gaijin: testing police patience from Belfast to Oimachi

In Oimachi, there was clear 3G connectivity. For anyone questioned by the RUC in Northern Ireland in the 1980s, broadband penetration probably meant something quite different.
LIFE / Travel / TRAVEL INSIDER
Nov 12, 2013

United's electronics friendly cabins; BA holiday offer; Cathay gift voucher

Electronics friendly cabins
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

Podcast

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

Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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