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BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Nov 14, 2007

Referees making most of chance to call bj-league games

Twenty guys comprise the most important team in the bj-league, but you'll only see three of them on the same court at the same time.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 11, 2007

Cambodia's jungle treasure still stuns the senses

These days any number of people will delight in ruefully declaring how such and such a place has been ruined — overrun by tourists and commercialism — and, as if to rub salt into the wound, they'll tell you that if you'd only visited it when they first did, you too could have savored Paradise.
COMMENTARY
Nov 5, 2007

Health obstacles to African development

NEW YORK — According to the U.S. Census Bureau, by 2010 sub-Saharan Africa will have suffered 71 million deaths from AIDS. By comparison, the bubonic plague of the Middle Ages killed some 30 million people. These are staggering figures, particularly if one considers that deaths from AIDS are only one...
EDITORIALS
Nov 5, 2007

A trustworthy pension system

A final report by the internal affairs ministry panel investigating pension record-keeping problems shows how sloppy the Social Insurance Agency's operation has been. The government must strive to win back people's trust in the nation's pension system. Time is pressing because the SIA will be abolished...
Reader Mail
Nov 4, 2007

Tough spot for some teachers

I have to be honest and say I'm tired of hearing about the poor students at Nova. I am an ex-Nova teacher who quit fairly recently. I am fortunate enough to have found another job before the downfall of Nova, but I am still waiting for more than six-weeks' wages. I have friends and former coworkers...
EDITORIALS
Nov 4, 2007

Nova burns out

The tragedy of the English-teaching company Nova is a gripping and revealing one. That students should have their fees returned and teachers and staff be given their salaries should go without saying. That the company had serious management and leadership problems should be equally obvious. Still, the...
BUSINESS
Nov 3, 2007

Gaba takes on students in lurch; EF woos staff

Gaba Corp., a Tokyo-based English-language school chain, said Friday it has begun accepting Nova lesson tickets from students left in the lurch by the sudden closure of their schools.
COMMENTARY
Nov 1, 2007

CCP changes but elitism remains intact

HONG KONG — Oh, what a difference a few decades make! Back in the days of Chairman Mao Zedong and his little red book, China was proud to proclaim the Communist Party as the party of workers, peasants and soldiers.
BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2007

Nikko Cordial doubles profit via Seibu selloff

Nikko Cordial Corp., the Japanese securities unit of Citigroup Inc., said Monday second-quarter profit more than doubled on trading gains and the sale of a stake in Seibu Holdings Inc. railway, hotel and resort chain.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2007

France suits up as European full-timer

PARIS — When Nicolas Sarkozy became president of France, he declared that his country was back in mainstream Europe. Since then, Sarkozy has thrown himself into the European political fray.
Japan Times
LIFE
Oct 28, 2007

Masters of all they survey

"How do you get to the Seibu department store?"
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2007

Employees' quest to recover wages, get jobs begins

, Nova said that unpaid salaries would be paid and that students would receive refunds by the end of the month. Now, they file for bankruptcy protection. We can't trust what Nova officials say," said Katsuji Yamahara, a union representative. Toshiaki Higashibata, a lawyer representing Nova, told a separate...
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2007

Teachers angry and insecure over future

Thrown suddenly out of work, language teachers with Nova Corp. in Tokyo were quick to react to their employer's move Friday to file for court protection from creditors.
EDITORIALS
Oct 25, 2007

Mr. Sarkozy's first real test

A fter a whirlwind start, French President Nicolas Sarkozy is facing his first real head winds. Having taken the initiative since moving into the Elysee Palace in May, Mr. Sarkozy is being buffeted by public worker strikes and a high-profile divorce. Neither should be fatal to his presidency, but both...
Reader Mail
Oct 25, 2007

Not just a group of friends

The anonymous writer of the Oct. 14 letter "Language schools need regulation" presents a distorted assessment of the role of unions organizing at Nova. For instance, the writer mistakenly states that "no one has talked to Nova management." The General Union has negotiated with Nova for over 15 years....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2007

Toyota loses sales race to GM in third quarter

Toyota said Monday it sold 2.34 million vehicles globally in the July-September quarter, fewer than General Motors' tally, as its U.S. rival regained the lead in the race to be the world's top automaker.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 23, 2007

Which minority groups face the worst discrimination in Japan?

Stephanie CittarelliTeacher, 22 (Australian)Chinese and Koreans are worst off. I've heard Japanese people say bad things about them in conversation. However, they also say they love Chinese and Korean food.
EDITORIALS
Oct 21, 2007

Elderly changing society

Once upon a time in Japan, youth culture was in the vanguard. Young people started new trends in eating, fashion, slang and leisure that shifted viewpoints and attitudes all through the culture.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 18, 2007

Putting students' works on the block

The evening was a festive red that illuminated the enthusiastic bidding by the 300-plus attendees at Japan's first ever university-run contemporary art auction. At the Kyoto University of Art and Design (KUAD) last Saturday, 18 students and three teachers, dressed in student-designed fire-red outfits,...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Oct 16, 2007

The faces behind the numbers: A day feeding Tokyo's hungry

Last in a two-part series O n a typical Saturday evening, I stroll around the bustling streets of Shibuya with my friends, dressed up, heels clicking, ready to hit a couple of trendy shops. The chilly breeze puffs up the hairs on my arms and I shudder — winter is approaching. We chat about school,...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Oct 14, 2007

Illustrating Japan's top cover star

For more than 30 years, Masamichi Oikawa has drawn the cover art for Pia magazine, reports staff writer Edan Corkill
Japan Times
BUSINESS / EAST ASIA SYMPOSIUM
Oct 13, 2007

Political will must drive East Asian community

Despite already close economic ties, a strong political will is crucial for East Asian nations to create a regional community, according to a consensus at a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 12, 2007

Dedicated followers of suburbia

Think of New York and rock musicians and you might well think of Lou Reed, whose identification with his home town is so secure that he remains the only rock star with the guts to actually title an album "New York." Even Billy Joel restricted himself to "52nd Street."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 11, 2007

The scary sexy girls of painter Junko Mizuno

With an international audience hungry for Junko Mizuno's graceful images of hellish honeys, it's no wonder that the young artist is looking to the West.
JAPAN
Oct 10, 2007

Nova raises ¥70 million issuing share warrants

submits a petition Tuesday to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry calling for government action to improve the firm's operations. KYODO PHOTO

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan