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Reader Mail
Mar 25, 2012

High road to a proper lunch

Regarding the March 20 Kyodo article "Cafeterias at government offices serve up buffet of corporate culture": When the Tokyo Metropolitan Government moved to Shinjuku from Marunouchi in 1991, a lot of public servants became "lunchtime refugees", meaning that there were not enough places in the Shinjuku...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Mar 24, 2012

Some breaking mews on cat cafes

With animal employment rates on the rise, Japanese officials are now stepping in to regulate animal cafes. Citing new Animal Protection Laws, authorities are especially cracking down on 24-hour cat cafes. Makes you wonder: Where's a nocturnal cat to go for a cuppa?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 23, 2012

'Bokutachi Kyuko: A Ressha de Iko (Take the "A" Train)'

Yoshimitsu Morita, who died last December at 61, would seem to be a classic example of a brilliant young independent filmmaker who ends up as a mainstream journeyman, a career path all too common in Japanese films.
CULTURE / Art
Mar 22, 2012

"Centenary of Venanzo Crocetti's Birth"

Italian sculptor Venanzo Crocetti (1913-2003) is best known for his figures cast in bronze, and in particular for his bronze relief "The Door of Sacraments" at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 22, 2012

"Centenary of Venanzo Crocetti's Birth"

Italian sculptor Venanzo Crocetti (1913-2003) is best known for his figures cast in bronze, and in particular for his bronze relief "The Door of Sacraments" at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 22, 2012

"Tomohiro Muda: OKUGAKE"

The term "okugake" refers to the Buddhist ascetic practice of walking along the pilgrimage course called Omine Okugakemichi, an 80-km route from Yoshino/Omine to Kumano Sanzan in Nara Prefecture. Passing along the Kii Mountains, the route, traditionally traveled by Buddhist monks, drew worldwide attention...
CULTURE / Art
Mar 22, 2012

"Tomohiro Muda: OKUGAKE"

The term "okugake" refers to the Buddhist ascetic practice of walking along the pilgrimage course called Omine Okugakemichi, an 80-km route from Yoshino/Omine to Kumano Sanzan in Nara Prefecture. Passing along the Kii Mountains, the route, traditionally traveled by Buddhist monks, drew worldwide attention...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 22, 2012

"Chihiro Iwasaki: Messages for Children"

Picture-book illustrator Chihiro Iwasaki (1918-1974) is famous in Japan for her warm and gentle portraits of children. Her illustrations were popular in textbooks and magazines, and she often contributed to books for schools and to health-education publications for prospective mothers. She is also remembered...
CULTURE / Art
Mar 22, 2012

"Chihiro Iwasaki: Messages for Children"

Picture-book illustrator Chihiro Iwasaki (1918-1974) is famous in Japan for her warm and gentle portraits of children. Her illustrations were popular in textbooks and magazines, and she often contributed to books for schools and to health-education publications for prospective mothers. She is also remembered...
COMMENTARY
Mar 20, 2012

TV tactics win Putin new term

On March 10, thousands of Muscovites took to the streets for a fourth time in as many months to protest against fraudulent elections. Protesters held placards demanding "Russia without Putin." But this rally was smaller and quieter than previous anti-Putin protests.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 20, 2012

Fukushima not just about nuke crisis

The Tohoku region continues to struggle beyond the first anniversary of the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, particularly Fukushima Prefecture, whose recovery is being greatly hampered by the triple-meltdown crisis at a coastal nuclear plant.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 20, 2012

Why not slow down the pace and enjoy the countryside?

Last summer, a farmers market called Sukanagosso opened up in my village in western Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, and the timing could not have been better. A few months after the reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant, and with uncertainty and cesium still in the air, there was...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Mar 18, 2012

Tokyo Dome turns 25

Can you believe this will be the 25th season of play already at the Tokyo Dome?
LIFE / WEEK 3
Mar 18, 2012

Lucky Dragon's lethal catch

At just over 25 meters from stem to stern, and 140 tons, the wooden long-line tuna-fishing boat Daigo Fukuryu Maru (No. 5 Lucky Dragon) is hardly imposing.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Mar 18, 2012

There may be no time like the present — but the present's no time at all

"Japan is so small: What's the hurry?" This catchphrase, from a road-safety campaign in 1973, was created to help Japanese people slow down. In those days it was common to see drivers racing up to lights, people sprinting through a station to catch a train, or running and dodging down a sidewalk so as...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Mar 17, 2012

'Super priority' seats — what will they do ?

We are about to enter a new era: that of the super priority seat. The Yokohama municipal subway has just announced their ¥4 million mission to add these seats. What are "super priority seats?" No one has said. Perhaps they're for VIP elderly? The 100-and-over crowd? The only thing that has been revealed...
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2012

Futenma move will stick to script: U.S. forces chief

Lt. Gen. Burton Field, commander of U.S. forces in Japan, said Thursday the plan to relocate U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to Henoko remains valid.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 16, 2012

Michinoku: Tohoku restaurant serves up a northeastern menu

Zunda-mochi dumplings, hatto-jiru soup, hittsumi noodles: These are far from mainstream Japanese foods, and rarely found on restaurant menus. But they're essential landmarks on the culinary landscape of the Tohoku region. They are also core items on the menu at Michinoku, one of the very few eateries...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 15, 2012

"Kuroi Ken: World of the picture-book illustrator — encounters with fairytales"

Children's book illustrator Ken Kuroi is particularly well-known for his delicate, soft-toned images drawn in his preferred medium of colored pencils. He has contributed illustrations to many popular books, including "Gongitsune" ("Gong, the Little Fox") by Nankichi Miimi and "Neko no Jimusyo," ("The...
CULTURE / Art
Mar 15, 2012

"Kuroi Ken: World of the picture-book illustrator — encounters with fairytales"

Children's book illustrator Ken Kuroi is particularly well-known for his delicate, soft-toned images drawn in his preferred medium of colored pencils. He has contributed illustrations to many popular books, including "Gongitsune" ("Gong, the Little Fox") by Nankichi Miimi and "Neko no Jimusyo," ("The...
CULTURE / Art
Mar 15, 2012

"Eshi 100: Contemporary Japanese Illustration in Kyoto"

Eshi are illustrators who work within various fields of Japan's pop culture, such as manga, anime and games, all of which have become increasingly popular around the world.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 15, 2012

"Eshi 100: Contemporary Japanese Illustration in Kyoto"

Eshi are illustrators who work within various fields of Japan's pop culture, such as manga, anime and games, all of which have become increasingly popular around the world.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
New satellite images suggest 'mass graves' in Sudan's El-Fasher
A general view of a berm construction in Kinin Village near El-Fasher.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.
SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal.
These are the hottest lower-division rikishi to watch right now
Fukazaki (right) grapples with Enho at the IG Arena in Nagoya on July 13.
Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo

Podcast

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

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
By Alex K.T. Martin

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