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JAPAN
Apr 13, 2012

Threat of monster tsunami poses ominous possibilities

The government's revised quake-tsunami estimates have sent shock waves across Japan and forced local municipalities to reassess their worst-case scenarios.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 13, 2012

'Texas Killing Fields'

Having an iconic Hollywood filmmaker for a dad isn't always a cool thing. The dad in question: Michael Mann, the guy who brought us such notable gangster tales as "Public Enemies," produced the gritty, testosterone-infused "Heat" and has more than a dozen blockbusters to his name. Granted, Michael Mann...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 13, 2012

Big in Taiwan: Island singer Atari makes his own Taipei exchange

Ever since his major debut in 2006, singer Kousuke Atari — known for his masterful fusion of shima-uta (folk songs native to Amami Oshima island in Kagoshima Prefecture) with J-pop — has done remarkably well outside Japan, particularly in mainland China and Taiwan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 10, 2012

Teachers with two left feet struggling with dance classes

A new education rule that kicked in this year has created a fresh challenge for gym teachers across the nation: how to teach hip-hop.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Apr 6, 2012

Festival takes train fans for ride

Just because the cherry blossoms have begun to bloom nationwide, it doesn't mean weekend activities will be restricted to the park — any time of year is a good time for trainspotting.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Apr 3, 2012

These are a few of my favorite things — about the Japanese

Debito Arudou's Feb. 7 Just Be Cause column describing the 10 things he likes about Japan both inspired and depressed me. As a frequent critic of the country's legal system (among other things), his piece made me stop and think of some of the things I like about Japan that are all too easy to take for...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2012

Startups test global waters in contest

In a test of Japanese startups' global competitiveness, a dozen firms took part Friday in a contest to pitch their ideas — in English — to Silicon Valley entrepreneurs.
COMMENTARY
Apr 2, 2012

Civilization will live or die by new technology

Reporter: "What do you think of Western civilization, Mr. Gandhi?" Mohandas Gandhi: "I think it would be a good idea."
Reader Mail
Apr 1, 2012

Best tribute to those who died

I have to disagree strongly with the finishing sentiment of the March 18 editorial "Time for antinuclear protests." I feel that The Japan Times' antinuclear activism has overridden its common sense. The best tribute to those who lost their lives and livelihoods in the March 11, 2011, disaster would be...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 1, 2012

Slideshow: Roppongi Art Night 2012

Roppongi Art Night, which was cancelled last year due to the March 11 disasters, was back with a bang this year, featuring large scale expressions of Yayoi Kusama's famous obsession with dots, Tohoku-related projects, and events through the night of March 24. For roughly 24 hours, art lovers congregated...
CULTURE / Art
Apr 1, 2012

Slideshow: Roppongi Art Night 2012

Roppongi Art Night, which was cancelled last year due to the March 11 disasters, was back with a bang this year, featuring large scale expressions of Yayoi Kusama's famous obsession with dots, Tohoku-related projects, and events through the night of March 24. For roughly 24 hours, art lovers congregated...
CULTURE / Books
Apr 1, 2012

Fiction that binds: Japan's hope after disaster

Kizuna: Fiction for Japan, edited by Brent Millis. CreateSpace, 2011, 228 pp., $15.99 (e-book) It's no coincidence that the Chinese character chosen to represent the most expressive sentiment of the year in Japan, one that signifies hope after disaster and misery, was kizuna, meaning a bond of fraternity....
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 1, 2012

Evessa's Washington exonerated by police in drug case

A few hours after his Friday release from Osaka Prefectural Police custody, Osaka Evessa power forward Lynn Washington admitted this 18-day ordeal was "a very humbling experience."
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2012

EU can live on without the euro

Great significance — probably too much — has been attached to a possible breakup of the eurozone. Many believe that such a breakup — if, say, Greece abandoned the euro and reintroduced the drachma — would constitute a political failure that would ultimately threaten Europe's stability. Speaking...
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 29, 2012

Serrao debacle leaves Gamba searching for stability

There was always a danger that Gamba Osaka would need time to adapt to life without former manager Akira Nishino, but no one expected things to turn out quite so badly.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2012 BASEBALL PREVIEW
Mar 26, 2012

Yankees fiasco hasn't altered Nakajima's outlook

A bemused smile played across Hiroyuki Nakajima's lips as he entered a suite in the upper reaches of Seibu Dome.
EDITORIALS
Mar 26, 2012

Promoting Tohoku tourism

"Destination Tohoku," the tourism campaign to help promote and revive tourism in the Tohoku region, started March 18. The Japan Tourism Agency and the local governments and tourism industry in the region hope that the campaign will bring tourists back to the region, which was devastated by the 3/11 earthquake...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Mar 25, 2012

Right and justice shine through the infernal prism of wartime Poland

One of my most treasured possessions is an old photograph. Taken in 1910, in Krakow, Poland, it shows five generations of my ancestors on my mother's side, beginning with my great-great-grandfather, Joseph Pinkus Krengel, who was born in 1818.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 25, 2012

Media's gender roles push LGBT groups into corners

Last week, NHK aired all 22 episodes of the second season of "Glee" over seven consecutive nights. "Glee" is an American TV series centered on a high school glee club whose members are considered outcasts because of their love of singing. One member is a gay youth named Kurt. In the first episode of...
COMMENTARY
Mar 23, 2012

Bowing out with a farewell of great expectation

What was most amazing to Westerners at least -and perhaps, especially, to the Chinese people — was that his comments were broadcast live on official China TV. After all, his official observations weren't exactly pretty. Here is the back-story.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 23, 2012

'My Week With Marilyn'

In his book "Retromania," music critic Simon Reynolds makes the case that pop music/rock has gone distressingly meta, feeding on its accumulated history at the expense of any further forward evolution musically. It's a bold argument — and well worth a read — but one could probably make the same case...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 23, 2012

Top chef visits Mandarin Oriental

From April 4 to 8, the Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo, in the Nihonbashi district of the capital will hold a special food fair that features dishes by two-Michelin-starred chef Richard Ekkebus.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 23, 2012

NPB, players embrace normalcy ahead of upcoming season

Fans in the stands supporting their favorite teams and players this spring signalled more than just the return of baseball. It was the beacon of a slight return to normalcy.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
Japan team finds ancient ocean full of squids
The ancient ocean was full of squids, whose population exceeded that of fish or ammonites, a Japanese research team mainly from Hokkaido University has found through a new method using technology.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
Japanese scientists discover clue to why women burn more fat than men
Scientists say a recently-published study could help explain why women are typically less prone to weight-related conditions and may lead to new therapies that target calorie-burning mechanisms.
Music idol and anime fandom merch is big business
Businesses who cater to fandoms gathered at Tokyo Lifestyle Week for the second annual Oshikatsu — Merch Collection Expo, a trade show devoted to fandom goods.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Podcast

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

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
By Megha Wadhwa

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