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CULTURE / Art
Mar 8, 2012

"Muneyoshi Yanagi & Old Tamba Pottery"

Muneyoshi Yanagi (1889-1961) dedicated himself to promoting Japanese folk crafts as an art form and making the public aware of the beauty of well-crafted everyday objects. He was the founder of the mingei (folk craft) movement and took the lead in promoting Tamba pottery, which he once described as...
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Mar 6, 2012

Immigration 'informers' call on foreigners in Suginami Ward

C.W., who lives in Tokyo's Suginami Ward, recently received a notice about the upcoming resident law changes and was informed that an "officer" would visit him and other foreign residents in the area. He is concerned about the intent of these changes and wondering why "officers" are only visiting the...
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Mar 6, 2012

A few of readers' favorite things; heated discussion on the burning issue of warmth

A selection of readers' responses to Debito Arudou's Feb. 7 Just Be Cause column, "These are a few of my favorite things about Japan":
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Mar 4, 2012

Too much snow for a snowman

The winter of 1946-47 saw record snowfalls in Britain. As a 7-year-old boy in hilly Wales, it was sheer joy — and never mind the transport shutdown and electricity crisis as power stations ran out of coal.
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2012

Operation Tomodachi a huge success, but was it a one-off?

Operation Tomodachi, launched by the United States in response to last March's quake and tsunami, was an unprecedented effort by Washington and especially the U.S. military to provide relief to disaster victims.
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2012

Aussie coal firm prices aid utilities

Xstrata PLC, the mining firm that sets prices for Australia's thermal coal exports, is poised to keep contracts within $4 of last year's all-time high as it negotiates with Japanese utilities recovering from the March 11 disasters.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2012

Hungary needs voice of Radio Free Europe

In recent weeks, the Hungarian government led by Prime Minister Viktor Orban has frequently attacked Western media outlets but none more than CNN for its reports on the sorry state of Hungarian democracy. Hungarians can still watch CNN, but since January, the network is no longer part of the package...
EDITORIALS
Mar 2, 2012

Better stalking measures needed

Two murders in Nagasaki Prefecture in December 2011 show that the police are ineffective in preventing stalking-related crime. Police nationwide need to improve their methods for deterring stalkers, including how and when to share information with different police units. They should not forget that a...
CULTURE / Art
Mar 1, 2012

"Hubert Robert — Les jardins du Temps"

Hubert Robert was a French 18th-century painter and garden designer, known for his romantic depictions of old and decaying landscapes that were fashionable in his time. His talent for portraying dilapidated subjects and conceptualizing similar gardens that involved man-made waterfalls and grottoes, earned...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 1, 2012

"Hubert Robert — Les jardins du Temps"

Hubert Robert was a French 18th-century painter and garden designer, known for his romantic depictions of old and decaying landscapes that were fashionable in his time. His talent for portraying dilapidated subjects and conceptualizing similar gardens that involved man-made waterfalls and grottoes, earned...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 1, 2012

Toquiwa gets a great gift from The Wedding Present

There's no doubt that the best way for an independent band to tour in another country is by opening for one that people have actually heard of. So when spunky all-girl Tokyo four-piece Toquiwa befriended 1990s indie-rock heroes The Wedding Present, its members jumped at the chance to support the British...
CULTURE / Art
Mar 1, 2012

"Magnitude Zero: March 11 Seen Through the Eyes of Comic Artists From all Over the World"

After the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11 last year, French comic artist Jean-David Morvan started "Tsunami," a project that brought together illustrations from artists all over the world to raise money for charity. Thousands of illustrations were collected, of which 250 were selected for the...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 1, 2012

"Magnitude Zero: March 11 Seen Through the Eyes of Comic Artists From all Over the World"

After the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11 last year, French comic artist Jean-David Morvan started "Tsunami," a project that brought together illustrations from artists all over the world to raise money for charity. Thousands of illustrations were collected, of which 250 were selected for the...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 1, 2012

"Pierres Vives: une exposition de Ferrante Ferranti"

Old architecture and building ruins often evoke nostalgic feelings for times gone by, something that Paris-based photographer Ferrante Ferranti aims to embody in his images.
CULTURE / Art
Mar 1, 2012

"Pierres Vives: une exposition de Ferrante Ferranti"

Old architecture and building ruins often evoke nostalgic feelings for times gone by, something that Paris-based photographer Ferrante Ferranti aims to embody in his images.
CULTURE / Art
Mar 1, 2012

"Taira no Kiyomori"

This exhibition celebrates the 50th year since the start of NHK's "Taiga Dorama," a popular historical drama series. This year's program centers on Taira no Kiyomori, the first samurai warrior to become Daisho Daijin — head of the era's Daisho Kan (Department of State) — and gain governmental power...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 1, 2012

"Taira no Kiyomori"

This exhibition celebrates the 50th year since the start of NHK's "Taiga Dorama," a popular historical drama series. This year's program centers on Taira no Kiyomori, the first samurai warrior to become Daisho Daijin — head of the era's Daisho Kan (Department of State) — and gain governmental power...
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LABOR PAINS
Feb 28, 2012

Oversleeping radio anchor set tough precedent for firing staff

A radio news anchor oversleeps a live broadcast twice, forcing the radio station to cancel the broadcast. Should he be fired?
COMMENTARY
Feb 27, 2012

Tradeoff in nuclear power

Trade and industry minister Yukio Edano was quoted by a major vernacular paper earlier this year as saying that the government is contemplating changing the policy of promoting nuclear power generation as a national project in which operations are entrusted to private sector electric power companies....
EDITORIALS
Feb 27, 2012

Thinking over force realignment

Following a revision by Japan and the United States in early February of a 2006 agreement on the realignment of U.S. military forces in Japan, various issues have cropped up that the Diet must scrutinize. But discussions there have not progressed since the government avoids giving specific answers.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2012

Overseas experts urge Japan to create 'safety culture' in nuke power industry

Visiting overseas nuclear experts on Saturday urged Japan to create a culture of safety among its power companies and energy industry regulators, calling this the best way to avoid another nuclear disaster.

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