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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 9, 2009

Enter a fantasy world of Zen-like bedroom gymnastics

A few weeks ago, BBC News ran a report on how love hotels were one of the few business sectors in Japan doing well in the current recession. The report stressed the unique trappings of these hotels and actually raised more questions than it answered about their socioeconomic significance.
Reader Mail
Aug 9, 2009

Never shorted on medical care

Regarding Jenny Uechi's July 28 Zeit Gist article, "New law: no dues, no visa": It seems more than a little unethical that some employers have skipped getting insurance for their workers, considering how expensive medical care can be. My husband and I have been here two years, and as soon as we were...
Reader Mail
Aug 9, 2009

Competing costs of two U.S. wars

Robert J. Samuelson writes about "the long-standing liberal grail of universal insurance" in his July 30 article, "Obama's misleading medicine," as if such insurance is a pie-in-the-sky pursuit. Other countries have had the grail for years while the United States continues to haggle over the feasibility...
Japan Times
LIFE
Aug 9, 2009

Under a cloud: Lessons and legacies of the atomic bombings

Global fashion icon Issey Miyake recently made headlines by divulging in a New York Times article he penned on July 13 that he is a hibakusha, a survivor of the atomic bombings of Japan.
Reader Mail
Aug 9, 2009

Quit patronizing the lay judges

Regarding the Aug. 4 article "Language in court to be simple" (about the start of the first trial in Japan under the new lay judge system): I heard similar statements on television several times on Monday, the day of the first trial — "We'll be careful so that the 'people' can understand what we are...
Reader Mail
Aug 9, 2009

Security options worth pursuing

In his Aug. 3 article, "Angst over opposition rule," Robert Dujarric presents four choices for Japan with regard to its defense security: (1) pursuing unarmed pacifism, (2) switching sides from being a U.S. ally to a Chinese junior partner, (3) tripling or quadrupling its defense budget by ridding itself...
JAPAN / ELECTION 2009
Aug 8, 2009

DPJ shows stress fractures under pressure of leadership

Third in a series
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 7, 2009

Crowe gunslings his way into Japan

"People think of Westerns as being quintessentially American," says New Zealand-born actor Russell Crowe. "But they're quintessentially frontier stories. They're integral to anywhere with a frontier. Like Australia. I think the Westerns I've done could just as easily have happened in Australia."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 7, 2009

'Transporter 3'

Luc Besson has taken it upon himself to build a little empire smack in the heart of the French film industry. It's a close approximation to a French Hollywood, specifically an action-genre Hollywood — and its getting bigger everyday. For mindless, gratuitous violence, nonsensical plots and endless...
Reader Mail
Aug 6, 2009

Hounding smokers into the alleys

Regarding the July 26 article "Smoker-only cafes stoke ire of health advocates": I don't understand why there is so much objection to a perfectly reasonable accommodation. Being mean to smokers will not cause us to quit. We will quit, or not, for our own reasons. Missionary zeal and a desire to punish...
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 6, 2009

Purpose of remembering

ARCATA, Calif. — The time again has come to remember the use of atomic power on Japanese civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Each year at this time, newspapers, books and a variety of media services spend time remembering the events of Aug. 6 and 9, 1945. But why do we remember these...
Reader Mail
Aug 6, 2009

Flash card learning has its limits

As an educator working hard to overcome the misplaced faith in rote memorization that has long hampered Japan's ability to effectively learn English, I was extremely disappointed to read Koichi Ko's July 29 article, " Web-based flash cards will dazzle language learners."
Reader Mail
Aug 2, 2009

Lower-caste benefits squeezed

Regarding Gautaman Bhaskaran's July 7 article, "Battles with racism in India's own backyard": I understand that the Dalits in India have suffered a lot through no fault of their own. Even after the many years since India got its independence and despite the efforts afoot to improve the lot of Dalits...
Reader Mail
Aug 2, 2009

Ridiculous environmental symbol

The July 25 article "Gundam statue draws attention to environment" is ridiculous. Why would anyone wanting to raise awareness of the environment choose a mammoth fighting robot as a symbol?! Regardless of the animation's plot, wouldn't it be far better to venerate a simple tree, or how about a whale? ...
Reader Mail
Aug 2, 2009

Don't undervalue the elderly

Regarding the July 26 article "Aso draws flak for saying working is seniors' only talent": Aside from revealing, again, his penchant for putting his foot in his mouth, then later claiming he had been "misunderstood," Prime Minister Taro Aso's remarks reveal an appalling lack of knowledge.
Reader Mail
Aug 2, 2009

Uighur activist's power to inflame

Regarding the July 30 article "Uighur activist calls on Japan to probe riot": I think Westerners who are not aware of the history of China will not be aware that supporting Rebiya Kadeer (who heads the Uighur rights movement) is like supporting Osama bin Laden, and that awarding her recognition is like...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 2, 2009

Comparing and contrasting to plumb the heights of Japanese humor

Of all the absurd things that foreigners have said about the Japanese, the assertion that they are lacking in a sense of humor takes the cake.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 2, 2009

Comparing and contrasting to plumb the heights of Japanese humor

Of all the absurd things that foreigners have said about the Japanese, the assertion that they are lacking in a sense of humor takes the cake.
Reader Mail
Jul 30, 2009

Glib reference to 'Eastern spirit'

I am not sure what point Hideo Kaito is trying to make in his July 19 letter, "The real battle of civilizations," but his true motivation — by no means unfamiliar in Japan — seems to be the frantic search for something, anything, to feel superior about. Ah, yes, that triumph of the Eastern spirit...
Reader Mail
Jul 30, 2009

Good, bad, ugly of Japan's war

Regarding Edan Corkill's July 26 article, "China vets shock activist with 'horrible things they did' ": Born in 1950 in Osaka, I did not get any education in high school or at university about what happened exactly during World War II. I have read a lot since my graduation, but I would like to learn...
Reader Mail
Jul 30, 2009

Advice about the Google accord

Regarding the July 22 article Google Books leaves Japan in legal limbo": I'm glad that Japanese authors and publishers are benefiting from the delay in the Google settlement. I was one of seven authors and their representatives who challenged the May 5 deadline. Google wanted to grant only a one-month...
Reader Mail
Jul 30, 2009

Historic nonproliferation blunder

Harsh V. Pant's July 25 article, "Obama jeopardizing nuclear deal with India," is another example of the utter hypocrisy of the proponents of Indian exceptionalism in nuclear matters.
Reader Mail
Jul 30, 2009

Words can't make up for tragedy

Regarding the July 20 article "Agent sorry for mountain deaths": The only proper way this tour company could acknowledge its gross failure in the eight deaths of senior citizen hikers who entrusted their lives to it would be to shut down its mountain activities for good. "Wet-cold" is one of the first...
JAPAN / PARTY POWERS
Jul 29, 2009

Shii says JCP will play loyal opposition role

Japanese Communist Party President Kazuo Shii said Tuesday that if the Democratic Party of Japan takes control of the Lower House his party intends to be a "constructive opposition party" that will cooperate when policies overlap but will remain a vocal critic on points of disagreement.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Jul 28, 2009

My nursery nightmares: responses

Following are some readers' views on Jenny Holt's June 23 Zeit Gist article "My nursery nightmares":
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jul 27, 2009

Mettle of 'thoroughbreds'

What does Prime Minister Taro Aso have in common with his immediate predecessors — Junichiro Koizumi, Shinzo Abe and Yasuo Fukuda? Each is either a son or a grandson of a well-known politician of the past.
COMMENTARY
Jul 27, 2009

Threats against Iran feed off modern myths

NEW YORK — Several myths regarding Iran stand in the way of the United States and other nations reaching a peaceful relationship with that country. Much of the concern that Iran may attack Israel, if Iran successfully develops nuclear weapons, rests on the statement by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad...
Reader Mail
Jul 26, 2009

Words of wisdom for the long haul

I was pleased to see Mariko Kato's interview with Thomas Dillon in the July 14 Who's Who article, "Wit, humor help longtime columnist come to grips with life in Japan." Having always enjoyed Dillon's gentle style of wit in his regular column, it was interesting to read more about him.
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Ishiba vows Japan will stand its ground, demanding U.S. lift auto tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a Lower House committee meeting on Friday.
U.S. and China agree to lower tariffs in 90-day cooling-off period
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attend a news conference after trade talks with China, in Geneva on Monday.
'Treasure hunt': Tourists boost sales at Japan's Don Quijote stores
The entrance to discount retailer Don Quijote's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district, known as Don Don Donki outside the country
High school student arrested over deaths of his grandparents
A high school student was arrested Saturday on suspicion of killing his grandparents at their home in Tahara, Aichi Prefecture.
Japan set for bigger role in Philippines after SDF’s debut in key drills
Philippine Army Brig. Gen. Michael Logico, who was involved in managing the latest iteration of the Balikatan U.S.-Philippine drills, told The Japan Times that he expects military ties with Japan to surge even further once Tokyo ratifies a key visiting-forces agreement with Manila.
In China’s ‘Michelin Guide,’ Tokyo leads overseas listings with 30 entries
China's Black Pearl Restaurant Guide held its award ceremony overseas for the first time, picking the dining capital of Singapore to promote its brand to an international audience.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.
Escalation fears rise in Japan following Chinese moves near Senkakus
A Japan Coast Guard vessel sails in front of the Uotsuri islet, one of the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands. Concerns are growing in Tokyo after a Chinese government helicopter violated Japan's airspace around the uninhabited islets.

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