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JAPAN
Feb 3, 2011

Publishers to Baidu: Delete our works

Tokyo-based Kodansha Ltd. said Wednesday it has warned Chinese search engine giant Baidu that unless it deletes from its library site manga and novels the firm publishes, it may resort to legal action.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Feb 2, 2011

The real story behind Kareem's trade to the Lakers

Begging Bob Seger's forgiveness for slanting unbeatable lyrics, but I wish I knew then what I'm only finding about now.
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2011

Import rise in Japanese cars looms

Imports of Japanese-brand cars into Japan are expected to grow beyond the figure for 2010, the highest in a decade, thanks largely to Nissan's shift of production of the popular March compact to Thailand.
COMMENTARY
Feb 1, 2011

A contrarian view of how 'austerity' bleeds Japan

With the Standard and Poor's downgrading of Japan's long-term credit rating from AA to AA minus, the focus even more is on how the economy can get out of its current deflationary quagmire.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Feb 1, 2011

Trendy Harajuku draws crowds

For several decades, the trendy Harajuku district in central Tokyo has been a magnet for young people seeking the latest fashion trends and also for those who want to express their own style.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2011

China's democratic steps

WASHINGTON — During the state visit to the United States of Chinese President Hu Jintao, President Barack Obama pressed Hu on human rights. He probably should have asked more about spreading democracy in China, because he might have been surprised by what he heard.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jan 30, 2011

Art at your fingertips

One Sunday morning in late November, a throng of people, mostly women in their 20s and 30s, made long lines to get into a convention hall at Tokyo Big Sight in Koto Ward. Many others were sitting on benches outside the hall, opening suitcases at their feet and examining tiny bottles, cotton swabs and...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jan 30, 2011

'Simple and severe' in World Nailist finals

Among the many exciting attractions of Tokyo Nail Expo, held on Nov. 28 and 29 last year, were more than 10 competitions in which nail-school students and professional manicurists showed off their skills.
CULTURE / Books
Jan 30, 2011

Poetry in motion

SKY=EMPTY, by Judy Halebsky. New Issues Poetry & Prose, 2010, 83 pp., $15 (paper) Ernest Fenollosa started it, then passed it on to Ezra Pound, who influenced Kenneth Rexroth, Allen Ginsberg, Philip Whalen, Robert Creeley, Gary Snyder, Jack Spicer, Cid Corman and Jackson Mac Low. Quite a list: encompassing...
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jan 29, 2011

Nagoya 'Tokyo Girls Collection' set to target cash-flush women

Young Japanese males may no longer be interested in buying new cars, brand-name clothes or other expensive items, but their female counterparts appear less reluctant to part with their money, and retailers are tuned in.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Jan 29, 2011

It's just me against the machine

I have news for those who fear the machines will one day rise against us.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jan 28, 2011

Art collective gets the help of Internet character for latest piece

In an attempt to promote young Japanese artists, Tokyo Wonder Site will hold an event titled "Team 16: Arakawa Tomonori presented by Chaos*Lounge" in Tokyo's youth mecca of Shibuya.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 28, 2011

Local, foreign songwriters camp it up

Early in the band's career, Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham is reputed to have locked Mick Jagger and Keith Richards in a room and told them not to come out until they'd written their first song.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 28, 2011

Greed is good again in 'Wall Street' sequel

BEVERLY HILLS, California — After having announced a week earlier that he had beaten cancer, Michael Douglas took the stage at the Golden Globes awards ceremony in Beverly Hills, California, on Jan. 16 and was greeted with a warm round of applause.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 28, 2011

'Byakuyako (Into the White Night)'

Mysteries are hot in the Japanese movie business now, but they have long been hard sells abroad. This may seem strange, since the mystery genre in Japan, from novels to films, has been heavily influenced by foreign models — starting with the genre's father, Edgar Allen Poe.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 28, 2011

There's always art behind design

For some, life-changing moments involve a traumatic experience or a piercing epiphany. For others, something as simple as a teapot can elicit transformation.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2011

Ichihashi recalls manhunt stress

Accused killer Tatsuya Ichihashi's book released Wednesday offers anecdotal accounts of his 31-month life on the run, from fears of being caught and listening to radio updates on the manhunt, to moments of awe over nature, to how he abstained from sex because of what he had done, and how it may feel...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / TECH_JAPAN
Jan 26, 2011

Sony's 3-D Bloggie and Casio's TRYX bring innovation and lower prices to pocket camcorders

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011 was held in Las Vegas earlier this month, and as always every major tech company in the world brought their latest and greatest products.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 24, 2011

Trash talk serves its purpose for Ryan

NEW YORK — Rex Ryan is a better talker than any of his peers — glib, self-assured and sly as a fox — and that's just his R-rated material. If games were decided in the interview room instead of on a field, you could hand the Super Bowl trophy to the Jets right now.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 23, 2011

Is 'Galapagos-thinking' Japan back at its evolutionary dead end?

There are expressions that buzz like busy little bees and ones that don't buzz anymore. One of the dead-bee buzzwords in Japan is shimaguni konjo, meaning "island mentality." As for a buzzword for 2011, you'd be hard put to find one more busily doing the rounds than garapagosu, which references the Galapagos...
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Jan 21, 2011

Biz-friendly Kaieda bullish on TPP

Joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement will not only benefit the economy, it will also show the world Japan is moving to embrace free trade, newly appointed trade minister Banri Kaieda said in a recent interview.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jan 21, 2011

National Film Center holds French film fest

For many, new year is a time for reflection. A chance to look at the past with fond, albeit critical hindsight. A film festival in Tokyo is doing just that by ringing in 2011 with a retrospective look at French cinema from the last two decades.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 19, 2011

Global economy: five steps forward in 2011

MILAN — The worst of the financial/economic crisis seems to be over. Asset markets performed reasonably well in 2010. Growth in the United States and parts of Europe returned. Private-sector deleveraging continued, but was counterbalanced by rising public-sector deficits and debt. And emerging-market...

Longform

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb