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JAPAN
Feb 18, 2010

Futenma unwelcome: Nago mayor

Nago Mayor Susumu Inamine met Wednesday with the foreign and defense ministers in Tokyo for the first time since his election last month and reiterated his position that his Okinawa city would not accept a relocated U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2010

Teacher gives dropouts free helping hand

Shotaro Namekata is one of many who believe education holds the key to stepping up the social ladder and obtaining a better job. But in reality, children from lower income households end up in low-paying jobs themselves because of their limited schooling.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2010

Train buffs may be prosecuted for trespassing

OSAKA — West Japan Railway Co. is considering filing a complaint with police over train buffs who disrupted operations and delayed 13,000 passengers by trespassing on tracks to take photos of a rarely run train Sunday morning in Kashiwara, Osaka Prefecture.
EDITORIALS
Feb 17, 2010

Space program: Hopes and fears

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying Japanese Astronaut Soichi Noguchi was launched Dec. 21. He is now in the International Space Station some 400 km above Earth working in Japan's space lab "Kibo" (Hope), which is attached to the ISS. He will stay in space for five months, the longest stretch yet for...
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Feb 15, 2010

Getting paid for doing the right thing

Spurred by the death of a child-abuse victim, police have begun offering incentives for anonymous tip-offs.
Japan Times
LIFE
Feb 14, 2010

Tiger of the snows

White flakes slip delicately down. Dusting the glow of graceful moss-clad forest relics rotting back into the ground, they illuminate the few giants still standing — majestic Japanese yew and lofty Korean pine. The ancient trees are silent; the only sound is from the hustle of our camouflaged legs...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 14, 2010

Foreign trainees easily exploited as bosses take advantage of system

Several weeks ago, TV Asahi's nightly news show "Hodo Station" ran a special report on the uncertain future of Japanese agriculture.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Feb 13, 2010

Computer whiz turns 'strangeness' into asset

From his early days in Japan as a destitute student sleeping in train station stairwells to living in a 3-mat room that cost him ¥10,000 a month, Richard Northcott went on to head a mobile software company that now enjoys sales of $2 million a year.
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2010

Mariana chiefs happy to reap all of Futenma

HAGATNA, Guam (Kyodo) The Northern Mariana Islands, the U.S. commonwealth including Tinian, is willing to host the whole U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma now in Okinawa, local leaders said Wednesday, citing the economic benefits.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2010

Nara fears 1,300th anniversary flop

NARA — The ancient capital of Nara is celebrating the 1,300th anniversary of its founding throughout 2010 with hundreds of events that officials hope will bring in nearly 13 million visitors and raise the city's profile domestically and internationally as a historical and cultural tourism center.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2010

Startup firms, innovation key to ties: Roos

KYOTO — Innovation and entrepreneurship will not only revitalize Japan's economy but also help strengthen and build upon Japan-U.S. relations that have become strained by security issues, U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos told senior Kansai business leaders Friday afternoon.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Feb 6, 2010

The ABCs of living in Japan

"A is for apple." Every Japanese person learns this when they learn the E nglish alphabet. But couldn't it be, just for once, "A is for antelope?" Or how about "A is for anarchy," "adult" or "aspirin?" Wouldn't that be more helpful? We could also use our own alphabet to teach Japanese culture and language...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 5, 2010

Shrine offers up rare porridge

If you are in the Kyoto or Kansai area and missed the chance to have nanakusagayu (seven-herb porridge) on the seventh day of the new year, Jonangu Shrine should be your main destination on Japan's National Foundation holiday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 5, 2010

'Surveillance'/'Paranormal Activity'

You've got to hand it to Jennifer Chambers Lynch: The daughter of cinematic visionary David Lynch is nothing if not persistent.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Feb 5, 2010

Kamikozawa-tei: Shabu-shabu in modernist mode

There's no finer way to eat on a chilly winter evening than sitting around a bubbling nabe hot pot. No matter what the ingredients — meat, fish, tofu or vegetables — just cooking and eating from the same communal casserole is nourishment for both body and soul.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2010

Futenma can wait till May: U.S. defense envoy

A U.S. defense official said Monday in Tokyo that the United States will wait until May for Japan to review the relocation plan for U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma and is willing to renegotiate the issue if necessary.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Feb 2, 2010

Japan remains magnet for Kobe-born Swiss hotelier

Martin Fluck has lived a cosmopolitan life childhood and his professional career has taken him to several different countries.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jan 31, 2010

Notes on the end of the department store (as we know it)

Seibu department store has called it quits in Yurakucho. Should we be surprised?
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Jan 31, 2010

Rags and riches by the Myoshoji

Few writers have been able to evoke the bare beams of poverty or the lambent lives of those who endure it with more dignity than Fumiko Hayashi (1903-1951).
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Elon Musk says he has created a new U.S. political party
Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 30.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

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