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JAPAN / Media
Mar 31, 2013

Men with 'yellow fever' get a taste of their own medicine

There's no need for serious digging; just scrape the surface of history and there are plenty of examples of Caucasian men who showed the symptoms of a phenomenon known as 'yellow fever.'
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Mar 31, 2013

Cummings, father share hoop bond

Terry Cummings' success as an NBA player inspired his son, T.J., who now plays for the Sendai 89ers, to follow in his footsteps.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 30, 2013

Nippon Ishin unveils new platform at convention

Nippon Ishin no Kai introduces candidates for the Upper House election and a new platform that calls for revising the 'Occupation Constitution' at its first-ever convention.
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 29, 2013

Revamped Kabukiza theater aims to charm a new audience

The Kabukiza is back — with big ambitions and aspirations to make the nation's classical theatrical entertainment more attractive to a 21st-century audience.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 28, 2013

Citing side effects, group criticizes Diet OK for HPV vaccine for girls

A bill to approve vaccines to help prevent cervical cancer in girls is expected to clear the Diet this week but reports of serious side effects have prompted mothers to form a nationwide victims' support group.
LIFE / Digital
Mar 27, 2013

Facebook, Google spreading 'their' Net

On March 18, amid great hoopla, the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering was awarded to Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Robert Kahn, Vinton Cerf, Louis Pouzin and Marc Andreessen.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2013

Chinese sentenced for military data theft

Measured in millimeters, the tiny device was designed to allow drones, missiles and rockets to hit targets without satellite guidance. An advanced version was being developed secretly for the U.S. military by a small company and L-3 Communications, a major defense contractor.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2013

Saitama urges Seibu to keep Chichibu Line open

Saitama Gov. Kiyoshi Ueda and other local leaders are making their case to Seibu Holdings Inc. to keep the Seibu Chichibu Line open as rumors swirl that the firm's biggest shareholder is demanding that the unprofitable railway section be abandoned.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 26, 2013

If corporal punishment works, where are all the champions?

In the final scenes of Aaron Sorkin's powerfully written film "A Few Good Men," one of the U.S. Marines on trial for the murder of a fellow serviceman is bewildered as to why he has not been cleared of all charges after his commanding officer admits ordering the attack. "We did nothing wrong," cries...
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Mar 26, 2013

Consensus: Corporal punishment in sports misguided, demoralizing, backward

The following are some readers' responses to the March 12 Foreign Element column by Richard Parker headlined "Right or wrong, corporal punishment can produce winners." See many more in the comment section below the original article.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 25, 2013

Yoisho! A word to move mountains (and smaller things)

The man from next door says it. My mother-in-law says it. The guy in the grocery store says it. The nurse on TV says it. Seems like everyone says Yoisho! (よいしょ!) It's one of those expressions that appear to be a common part of everyday Japanese life but are not usually taught in Japanese language...
WORLD
Mar 24, 2013

Obama to name five national monuments

President Barack Obama on Monday will announce five new national monuments that will be added to the U.S. list of protected land.
Reader Mail
Mar 24, 2013

University rankings too sweet

The March 14 front-page article "Universities to boost classes in English" states: "According to Times Higher Education's World University Rankings, only two Japanese colleges make the top 100 — the University of Tokyo (No. 27) and Kyoto University (No. 54)."
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Mar 24, 2013

Gruesome death stalks the front lines of conservation

It is one of the most poignant photos I've taken during this CITES. We are in Khao Yai (literally, "Big Mountain"), Thailand's first and grandest national park. Peaks and plunges. Huge trees. Waterfalls. And there are elephants and even a few tigers out there. Also rangers and poachers and a largely...
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Mar 24, 2013

Trafficking wildlife pays as well as drugs or guns

Wildlife trafficking is a murky, lucrative, violent trade; ongoing, increasingly organized and sophisticated, but one that still remains largely unnoticed. And it is out of control.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA / CHUBU CONNECTION
Mar 23, 2013

Myanmar beautician has Tsu-do list

Aspiring Myanmar beautician Yin Myat Noe Aung came to Japan with the hope of opening her own salon back home one day.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 23, 2013

The digital pioneer who became a Web rebel

Jaron Lanier is that rarest of rare birds — an uber-geek who is highly critical of the world created by the technology he helped to create. Now 52, he first came to prominence in the 1980s as a pioneer in the field of "virtual reality" — the development of computer-generated environments in which...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 22, 2013

Trial translation faults irk lay judges

The conviction in Tokyo of a U.S. minor for the slaying of an Irish woman once again highlights Japan's lack of a national accreditation system for court interpreters, after the lay judges complained about misinterpretations.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Mar 21, 2013

Auto sales driven by gas mileage

Japanese carmakers compete over fuel efficiency.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 21, 2013

Somali pirates' trials highlight role of interpreters

In the quiet courtroom, the Somali defendant sat unhandcuffed and with an earphone in place, flanked by guards.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 21, 2013

Japan's influence on Grimes grows deeper

Grimes has never been shy to acknowledge the influence of Japan on her work. The Canadian electronic pop artist, born Claire Boucher, credits a wide and various list of Japanese inspirations, including Yayoi Kusama, Geinoh Yamashirogumi, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, "Akira," "The Legend of Zelda" video-game series,...
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2013

The disenchantment of Iraq

Iraq is better off without Saddam Hussein, but if economic resconstruction and the establishment of democracy are considered, the Iraq war failed.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 19, 2013

Ginza stage set for Kabukiza's fifth coming

The venerable Kabukiza Theater in Tokyo's Ginza district reopens April 2 after three years of renovations and the addition of a 29-floor attached office tower.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 16, 2013

How can the royal family champion women and endorse Saudi Arabia?

In its latest human rights report, not a great read, the United Kingdom's House of Commons foreign affairs committee wondered if the government attitude to "countries of concern" isn't a wee bit too "low key." Britain's relations with Saudi Arabia, for instance, would benefit from a "bolder" approach,...

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