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COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 31, 2010

Seikatsu hogo : help for those in dire straits

Reader KS is having a hard time and doesn't know where to turn.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / Japan Pulse
Aug 28, 2010

Crash leggings are no accident

Trendy Japanese girls rip it up and tear it up to show more than a bit of leg.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 26, 2010

Chono making most of starting chance with Giants

Yomiuri Giants rookie Hisayoshi Chono stays low-key no matter how he performs and whether he is in the starting lineup or not. All he cares about is how the team does.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 25, 2010

Late heroics carry Giants

Chunichi Dragons manager Hiromitsu Ochiai didn't watch Michihiro Ogasawara's last at-bat from the dugout. He didn't need to either. The cheers of the Yomiuri faithful told him all he needed to know.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Aug 24, 2010

Wartime labor redress efforts at key juncture

Sixty-five years since the end of World War II, and one year since the Democratic Party of Japan came to power, redress campaigns for forced labor in wartime Japan are bearing promising fruit and entering a decisive phase.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 15, 2010

Potent sluggers set tone for triumphant Giants against BayStars

A replay review was needed to confirm Hayato Sakamoto had actually led off the first inning with a home run.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Aug 6, 2010

Big (only) in Japan? Rooftop beer gardens

Imported from Europe in 1953, beer gardens are a summer tradition in Japan. Recently, they've had to cater to a new demographic to stay afloat.
BUSINESS
Jul 30, 2010

Softbank, Zynga of U.S. planning mobile 'social game' service

Softbank Corp. announced Thursday it will jointly create a new company with U.S.-based Zynga Game Network Inc. and provide "social game" services on the firm's mobile devices later this year.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Jul 24, 2010

Tigers slugger Brazell praises team's fans

FUKUOKA — Craig Brazell didn't care that he was almost left off the All-Star roster.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jul 22, 2010

3D bunnies kick butt on Youtube

Fans of 3D CG are being treated to a free 20-minute episode of military action drama “Cat Shit One” before it hits Japan’s cinemas. The episode, which details the exploits of a pair of commando bunnies who attempt to spring hostages from a Middle Eastern jail, can be viewed on YouTube until Sept....
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 21, 2010

Giants edge Swallows in 10

Marc Kroon felt like he owed everyone something after blowing a save in his last outing.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 12, 2010

Healthy Tamura makes steady start for Hawks

The story of Hitoshi Tamura's career thus far has been a tale littered with injuries and bad luck.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Jul 7, 2010

Joshikai jamboree: Girls check in for a night out

Ladies' night lasts all night long with special hotel packages for women only.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 4, 2010

Timely hits carry Tigers

When you're hot, you're hot. Pretty much sums up Craig Brazell's week.

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past