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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2007

Japan finally warms to vulture culture

Time was when Japan Inc. shunned the heady world of corporate raiders as a vulture club anathema to the country's consensus culture.
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2007

Wii, DS boost Nintendo earnings 77%

Booming sales of the popular Wii and DS game machines lifted Nintendo Co.'s earnings 77 percent for its 2006 business year, showing the Japanese maker is holding its own against bigger rivals Sony and Microsoft.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 27, 2007

Nigel Kennedy

One of the biggest-selling classical musicians of all time, Nigel Kennedy will treat local audiences to his other great passion, jazz, when he performs at Blue Note Tokyo May 2-6. It is the violinist's third appearance in Japan but first at a jazz venue.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2007

Hoya to keep up Pentax TOB talks through May

Leading optical glass maker Hoya Corp. said Monday its board of directors will continue negotiating its takeover bid with Pentax Corp. through the end of May to give the camera maker, which scrapped an earlier stock-swap merger plan, more time to respond.
EDITORIALS
Apr 23, 2007

Progress in abduction probes

The National Police Agency, investigating the 1973 disappearances of a mother and her two children, has concluded that the two children were abducted by North Korean agents. The NPA will obtain a warrant for the arrest of a woman suspected of having masterminded the abduction and put her on an international...
BUSINESS / THE VIEW FROM EUROPE
Apr 23, 2007

Japan and Germany: partners in labor pain

Although the word "arbeit," meaning work, is commonly used in Germany and Japan, which adopted the word, recent debates on labor in these countries show that their attitudes toward work are markedly different.
BASKETBALL
Apr 22, 2007

Five Arrows down Albirex in semifinal

The regular season was no fluke.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 22, 2007

Dragons' Woods has real shot at 50 home runs this season

Tyrone Woods says he has always been a slow starter.
Reader Mail
Apr 22, 2007

Hardly a utopia for criminals

In his April 11 letter, "Reduction in crime is relative," James Holland misunderstands the purpose of my original letter ("Migrants are to be welcomed," April 1). It was not only to dispute claims of rampant crime in Britain and the alleged culpability of "unassimilated" foreigners, but also to challenge...
Japan Times
LIFE
Apr 22, 2007

Japanese warm to real curries and more

It's happening all over the country: Gourmands are ripping apart freshly baked naan bread and using it to mop up fiery-colored curries containing wicked concoctions of true Indian spices. Yes, authentic Indian food is now widely available all over Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE
Apr 22, 2007

Mutual benefits as East meets East

Prior to the 1990s, most people in Japan probably knew little more about India than it was the home of curry, snake-charmers and the Taj Mahal.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 21, 2007

Osieck's Reds face Asian allies Frontale in league

After finishing champions and runners-up in the J. League last season, Urawa Reds and Kawasaki Frontale have a newly forged domestic rivalry -- which means Saturday afternoon's clash at Saitama Stadium will be a keenly contested one.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 20, 2007

Bryant analyzes bj-league's 'final four'

Tokyo Apache coach Joe Bryant knows the ins and outs of each of the bj-league's seven other teams.
BASKETBALL
Apr 20, 2007

Eyes on the prize: Davis wants bj-league title for Albirex

For the Niigata Albirex BB, there's been one unifying goal this season: to return to the bj-league championship game.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 20, 2007

'Tsukue no Nakami'

Kids often think their teachers live in a box outside classroom hours -- they are shocked when they see Miss Krabappel buying groceries or walking her dog. Guess what kids -- teachers also often have no clue what you do outside school, unless they are informed by parents, social workers or the police....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2007

'Profile ads' riding back of SNS boom

If in recent days you happened to visit the Mobile Game Town community, a social networking site for cell phone users, you may well have bumped into a character named Fanta.
EDITORIALS
Apr 18, 2007

Medical care for the terminal stage

The health ministry has formulated a guideline on terminal care stipulating that respect for patients' wishes is "the most important principle" when carrying out medical treatment for those in the terminal stage. The guideline, aimed at preventing single-handed decisions by doctors, is the first government...
Japan Times
Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Apr 17, 2007

Automated External Defibrillator

Dear Alice,
EDITORIALS
Apr 15, 2007

To encourage kidney donations

Four medical science societies that studied diseased kidney transplants performed by Dr. Makoto Mannami of Uwajima Tokushukai Hospital in Ehime Prefecture have issued a report stating that, at present, such transplants have "no medical validity." Citing lack of informed consent and deliberation by an...
CULTURE / Books
Apr 15, 2007

Cop walks a tightrope in N. Korea

THE CORPSE IN THE KORYO by James Church. New York: Thomas Dunne Books, 2006, 280 pp., $23.95, (cloth) A lot of people get killed in "The Corpse in the Koryo," and nobody seems to miss them.
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Apr 15, 2007

Train fan's dream buy is derailed online

Internet-auction sites allow people to sell and buy, at the click of a mouse or with a push on a cellphone button, almost anything from brand bags to resort condominiums to moldy Imperial Japanese Army uniforms. And, according to a 2005 report by Nomura Research Institute, in Japan it's a market that...
‘Demon Slayer’ movie slashes its own box office records
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” is the first installment in a trilogy that's set to wrap the anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoke's manga about sword-wielding heroes fighting man-eating demons.
Kyoto University researchers find mechanism behind malignant pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer, the third-leading cause of cancer death in Japan, has the lowest five-year survival rate of any cancer at just 8.5%.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Ishiba rules out joint document on U.S. tariffs as deal's details trickle out
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech at an event in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Friday afternoon.
Japan's average life expectancy in 2024 almost unchanged from 2023, data shows
The average life expectancy of Japanese citizens in 2024 is 81.09 years for men and 87.13 years for women, according to the health ministry.
Behind the scenes: Inside Fuji Rock’s strategy for staying on top
In recent years, Fuji Rock has had fewer blockbuster performers and showcased more top-selling Japanese acts and international musicians' first-time performances in Japan.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Hall of Fame always held deeper meaning for Ichiro
Ichiro presents then-Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson with the bat he used to break the single-season hits record in 2004.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.
JT picks: What not to miss at Fuji Rock 2025
Fuji Rock Festival turns the green slopes of Niigata Prefecture’s Naeba Ski Resort into a summer escape that offers soundtracks for every mood.

Podcast

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

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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
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