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CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
May 4, 2008

1970's anime, female focused drom-com, court room drama

"Yatterman" is one of those 1970s anime series that's recently been revived for a generation that wasn't alive when it was first aired.
LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
Apr 30, 2008

Say it with a picture, then share it wirelessly

Durable digital Ricoh has a habit of coming up with its own smart ideas as to what a camera should offer. Its latest bit of creativity is the G600, which intends to make its name for being water- and dust-resistant, not to mention possessing exceptional toughness.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 29, 2008

Pension system obligations and benefits

As the social welfare system grows in complexity, non-Japanese in particular are likely feeling a sense of frustration at the lack of information available in their native language.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Apr 26, 2008

Overrated and underrated — again

Over the past couple of years I have twice offered lists of overrated and underrated aspects of Japanese life as seen from my bespectacled point of view. My glasses aren't exactly rose-colored, but neither do I have the evil-eye. These are just some friendly peeks and pokes at what I have come to like...
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Apr 25, 2008

'Drawing Book' series exhibit to delight kids

This is one of the best times of the year to be a child in Tokyo, especially as the fascinating world of popular American picture books is coming to Ebisu Garden Place from April 26 to May 6 with an event for children and parents titled "It's Easy! It's Fun! The World of Ed Emberley's Drawing."
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / LIQUID CULTURE
Apr 25, 2008

Judgment by mojito-ability

Two of Tokyo's one-time landmarks reopened last month: one literally rising from the rubble, the other sporting a little cosmetic trim.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Apr 25, 2008

Set the controls to quirk factor 10

After listening to Tokyo Pinsalocks' brilliant new minialbum "Planet Rita," it's frightening to think that the trio — bassist Hisayo, singer Naoko and drummer Reiko — almost sold their soul to the devil, and not the rock 'n' roll one at that, which would be cool. No, in a bid to get famous they almost...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
Apr 25, 2008

"Next"

Director: Lee Tamahori
COMMENTARY
Apr 24, 2008

Now it's food versus fuel

What is the next great global problem we have to fear? The answer is not climate change and global warming, but food shortage and starvation. Suddenly, and in ways largely unforeseen by experts, a serious shortage of food supplies, especially corn and rice, has crept up on the world. The result has been...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 22, 2008

Veteran Nomo designated for assignment by Royals

The Kansas City Royals designated veteran right-hander Hideo Nomo for assignment Sunday while recalling right-hander Luke Hochevar from Triple-A Omaha to be the day's starter against the Oakland Athletics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2008

Volunteer DIY group puts a touch of earth into prefabs

On a rainy day in late March, a group of people were making material to apply to the walls of a two-story concrete house going up in the city of Musashino in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2008

China's foreign minister wraps up 'diplomatic' visit to Osaka, Nara

Politics was off the menu as Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi wrapped up his visit to Japan over the weekend with dinner Saturday in Osaka and lunch Sunday in the ancient capital of Nara.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 20, 2008

Uehara turns up pressure on self with MLB talk

Yomiuri Giants ace Koji Uehara may be putting too much pressure on himself after announcing on April 7 he will definitely exercise his right to free agency at the end of the current season and look to play in the major leagues in 2009.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 20, 2008

Music talk show, lawyer melodrama, mystery thriller

It used to be that music shows were mostly music, but since the early 1990s they've generally been talking about music. "The M" (Nihon TV, Tuesday, 9 p.m.), a new show that premieres this week, attempts to give the music-talk format a few twists.
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2008

North to soon be off U.S. blacklist: China envoy

The United States will probably soon remove North Korea from its list of states sponsoring terrorism, visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Friday.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2008

Agricultural neglect leaves millions trapped in poverty

BANGKOK — In the last decade, developing economies in Asia and the Pacific doubled in size, growing over seven percent on average. This growth has garnered much attention and plaudits. Yet, 641 million of the world's poorest — nearly two-thirds of the global total — live in the Asia-Pacific region....
EDITORIALS
Apr 18, 2008

Unavoidable extension of sanctions

Japan has extended economic sanctions against North Korea for six months following their April 13 expiration, marking the third time that the sanctions have been renewed. The extension is unavoidable since there has been no progress in the issue of the abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea,...
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2008

To survive, companies need a conscience

It's time for Japanese companies to review their profit-driven culture and think about the meaning of being truly accepted by consumers and society, according to a public policy expert and former vice governor of Tokyo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 18, 2008

How Cheap Trick put the Budokan on the map

The first pop group to ever play Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo was The Beatles in 1966, a concert that caused quite a scandal because of the auditoriums' semisacred status as Japan's premier martial-arts venue. Rightwingers protested the show but in the end the prerogatives of capitalism prevailed.
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Apr 18, 2008

Kurosawa: Hand-rolled soba — the director's cut

The word tsu (connoisseur) is often bandied around when talking about Japanese cuisine. Originally denoting a general savoir-faire in worldly matters — most especially in the pleasure quarters — it is now widely used for those who know their food and drink.
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2008

LSE's AIM seeking 10 startup firms from Japan

The London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market, which targets startup firms, aims for as many as 10 Japanese companies to debut by the end of 2008, even as the global credit crisis limits listings worldwide.
COMMENTARY
Apr 16, 2008

What China and the world must do now

LOS ANGELES — Absolutely no one in the Western media is showing any sympathy at all for China in the current roiling mess over Tibet and the Olympic Games. But somebody has to do it, if only to try to achieve some balance and maturity of perspective. So we might as well make the effort here and now....
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Apr 16, 2008

Omissions and risky commissions

For several years now I have been at work on a new book — to be titled "Field Guide to the Birds of East Asia" — that is due to be published later this year. You may think it would be an easy matter to put together such a tome; after all, ornithologists and birdwatchers have been studying birds for...
Japan Times
Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Apr 15, 2008

Kyodo bochi

Dear Alice,

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan