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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 23, 2007

Damo Suzuki networks with younger generation

'My home is everywhere. I am a nomad of the 21st century; my address is my e-mail address," writes Damo Suzuki in English via, naturally enough, e-mail.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 7, 2007

Bringing out the gongs in the world of media

* Media persons of the year: Children
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Jan 3, 2007

Kobe's getting cooked like stew by all foes

NEW YORK -- No matter whom Kobe Bryant guards this season the opposing coach goes right at him.
Japan Times
LIFE
Dec 10, 2006

Politics at the grass roots

Judging by the society pages of certain publications in Japan, politicians at both the local and national levels seem to spend a lot of their time being photographed with ambassadors, captains of industry, assorted aristocrats, passing film stars and all manner of other folk.
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2006

Group asks YouTube to make copyright detector

A Japanese entertainment group has asked the popular video-sharing site YouTube Inc. to come up with a system that will prevent users from uploading videos that would infringe on copyrights, a group spokesman said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Dec 6, 2006

Guns, geese and bears by the pair

We leaned back in our seats and gazed at the ruins of the goose. Our hut on Devon Island was festooned with decorations we'd made from toilet paper, and the five of us -- the Arctic Institute of North America's wintering party in Canada's far north, straddling the Arctic Circle above Baffin Island --...
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2006

Softbank to add clarity to 'zero yen' promo ads

Softbank Mobile Corp. said Wednesday it plans to change the content of its advertisements, possibly by this weekend, in response to an investigation by the Fair Trade Commission into whether the firm's "zero-yen" campaign was misleading.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2006

Mobile carriers jostle as number portability starts

The much-awaited number portability started Tuesday, with mobile carriers offering new gadgets and services to woo customers.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2006

Koizumi moves out, signs off

Outgoing Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi moved out of the Prime Minister's Official Residence Thursday evening as he gets ready to hand the reins of government to new ruling party leader Shinzo Abe next Tuesday.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2006

Majority in survey favor English for elementary kids

Opinions are divided over whether English language lessons should be mandatory at elementary schools, according to a recent survey by the education ministry.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Aug 20, 2006

Posting, free agents and the always-busy rumor mill

Japan's sports papers are saying the ownership of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows is indicating the team is leaning toward posting two star players for major league availability following the 2006 season. Third baseman Akinori Iwamura and lefty reliever Hirotoshi Ishii are the guys who may be put up for auction...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2006

Mutton caramel, fish ice cream as regional fare goes over top

Trying popular and quirky local fare is often part of the summer vacation experience, and not all items are necessarily guaranteed to be tasty.
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2006

Japan Post drafts 10-year plan

Japan Post Corp. submitted to the government on Monday outlines of its 10-year postal privatization road map that includes plans for its savings bank to provide loans to individuals and for its life insurance firm to offer health and casualty insurance policies.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2006

Japan Post parcel trucks also to face no-parking zone law

The National Police Agency plans to prohibit Japan Post vehicles from parking on the street when they pick up and deliver packages, just like parcel delivery trucks are restricted now, NPA officials said Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jul 11, 2006

A way forward?

Last month, Diet member and Senior Vice Minister of Justice Taro Kono publicized a new action plan for immigration.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jul 4, 2006

Yoga, gold and pet adoption

Maternity yoga Chris is pregnant and living in the Osaka area, and wants to know if there is anywhere she can practice yoga in her condition.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2006

Ah, no kids afoot: Empty trains, work till you die

There has been a great deal of hand-wringing in the media and government about Japan's population implosion. A breakdown in the pension system, soaring health-care costs, slower economic growth and a looming labor shortage are just a few of the dark clouds on the horizon.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jun 20, 2006

Family of POW makes appeal to Aso 'honor'

Japan's foreign minister, Taro Aso, will this week receive an appeal to his "honor and decency" in the repayment of a small family debt more than 60 years old.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
May 13, 2006

The Japan Lite reader shrine

Dear Amy: Every time I read you I get more sentimental for the land of my birth. I was born in Yokohama Japan, of British parents in 1920, and was evacuated just prior to Pearl Harbor, 1941. Thank you so much for all the pleasure you have given me over the years I have been reading you. I [went] back...
JAPAN
May 11, 2006

Posts service remittance fraud soars

Incidents of remittance fraud committed through postal services, including registered mail, rose by 2 1/2 times last year to 482, up from 189 incidents in 2004, according to the National Police Agency.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
May 7, 2006

Giants pitcher Powell: 'Best month I ever had'

Congratulations to Yomiuri Giants pitcher Jeremy Powell on being named Central League Pitcher of the Month for April. Powell won all four of his starts on successive Tuesdays, April 4, 11, 18 and 25, finishing the month with a league-leading 1.03 ERA, two shutouts and three complete games.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 30, 2006

Recalling lady umpire Perry Barber and Cooperstown cookies

Reader Dennis McCormick from Hyogo Prefecture recently wrote to ask, "Do you remember about 15 years ago an American woman umpire came to Japan and worked a few Japanese games in the Kansai area? I don't recall her name, but I was surprised when I found out she was not a regular umpire in one of the...
BUSINESS
Apr 15, 2006

SMBC to use electronic signatures

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. said Thursday it will introduce an electronic signature system on May 22 that will be used on all of the 3 million e-mail messages it sends each month in a bid to protect customers from cyberfraud.
EDITORIALS
Apr 9, 2006

Mr. Ozawa takes the DPJ's helm

The Democratic Party of Japan -- which has plunged into a crisis following the resignation of its young leader Seiji Maehara over a bogus e-mail fiasco -- chose Mr. Ichiro Ozawa, a heavyweight veteran politician, as its new leader. As leader of the No. 1 opposition party, the tasks facing Mr. Ozawa are...
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2006

Ozawa, Kan look set to seek DPJ helm

, former Democratic Party of Japan vice president, has reportedly decided to seek his party's presidency, while two-time President Naoto Kan indicated he was almost ready to throw his hat into the ring.
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2006

Ozawa eager to fight for top DPJ post

Ichiro Ozawa, former vice president of the Democratic Party of Japan, says he is eager to run in the party's presidential election this Friday.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Mar 28, 2006

Cheese, eBye and reiki

Say cheese AP asks: "Where can I get a wide range of foreign cheeses in Japan? They are so expensive in supermarkets, and often not in good shape."
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Man arrested in Kobe stabbing had been staying at hotel near victim’s home
Masashi Tanimoto arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman in Kobe, is sent to prosecutors on Sunday.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.

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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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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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