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Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jul 15, 2008

Vivienne Westwood, Ebi-chan in Maquillage and more

The latest Vivienne Westwood exhibition rolls into Tokyo this week. After the acclaimed "Vivienne Westwood: 35 Years in Fashion" held at the Mori Arts Center in 2005, this show includes one of the largest fashion books ever published, and is sure to be an instant hit with Westwood's huge Japanese fan...
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 15, 2008

Famed electronics hub still sparks the curious, bizarre

Tokyo's Akihabara district draws throngs not only with its hundreds of electronics shops but also because it is the mecca for "otaku" computer geeks, and fans of "manga" and "anime" pop culture.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Jun 25, 2008

Japanese Facebook takes Model T approach

Late last month, as part of a rare work-vacation trip to Asia, Mark Zuckerberg made a quick stop in Tokyo to announce the launch of Facebook Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 24, 2008

Holding management to account

Because public companies are owned by their shareholders, any time they convene is when key corporate decisions are made.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 19, 2008

Zaha Hadid's Chanel UFO

'I was waiting for you so impatiently, torn between pleasure and pain," the voice hisses. It is a woman's voice, tinted with French, throaty and insistent. "Stay with me," it begs. "Don't wander off, I need you."
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2008

IPhone launch due by yearend as Softbank hooks up with Apple

Softbank Corp. said Wednesday it has reached a deal with Apple Inc. to launch iPhone sales in Japan by the end of the year, further boosting the prospects of the nation's scrappy No. 3 mobile phone company.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 1, 2008

Generic drugs? Brand-name drugs? Any old drugs will do

On April 1, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare notified local governments that from now on welfare recipients entitled to free medical care must only use generic pharmaceuticals rather than more expensive brand-name drugs. Almost immediately the plan was attacked in the media, which implied that...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
May 20, 2008

Tachikawa Three claim ruling marks 'crisis for Japan and its democracy'

Prisoners of conscience, communists, antiwar activists, martyrs for Japan's tottering pacifist Constitution: Toshiyuki Obora, Nobuhiro Onishi and Sachimi Takada have been called many things since February 2004, and worse besides.
Reader Mail
May 1, 2008

Why fix what's not broken?

Why fix what's not broken?
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2008

Toho sues Subway over unauthorized Godzilla ads

The Subway sandwich chain is being sued by Toho Co., the maker of Godzilla movies, for allegedly using the prehistoric monster without permission in TV commercials. Subway "not only intentionally created a character that closely resembles Godzilla in its physical appearance, but placed the character...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Apr 6, 2008

NPB trying to speed up play in effort to shorten games

Japanese baseball has been known for long, drawn-out games, and it is rare when you see a final score accomplished in less than three hours of play.
COMMENTARY
Mar 12, 2008

Still stalled in the Middle East

LONDON — "Twenty-four hours a day of rolling news to fill," lamented the senior producer of an all-news radio station recently, "and only two hours of actual news to fill it." But his problem is minor compared to that of people condemned to cover the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, where there is now...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / COSPLAY CULTURE
Mar 9, 2008

A global dress-up

"I get e-mails all the time from Brazil and the United States," said Tatsumi Inui, a staffer at Japan's largest kosupure ("cosplay" or "costume play") Web site, Cure.
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2008

JAL to raise ¥151 billion by selling preferred shares

Japan Airlines Corp. said Friday it plans to raise ¥151.5 billion in capital by selling preferred shares to 14 creditors and business partners to reinforce its financial strength and further improve profitability.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 10, 2008

Tickets for Red Sox-A's openers not expected to last long

The posters are up on the trains and ads in the Japanese sports papers are ballyhooing the sale of tickets to the Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics openers and the preceding exhibition games at Tokyo Dome March 22-26.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2008

Major paper publishers start joint news Web site

A new Web site will be launched Thursday by the nation's three major newspaper publishers — Nikkei Inc., The Asahi Shimbun Co. and The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings — that will allow viewers to compare the content of their news, the publishers said Wednesday.
LIFE / Language
Jan 22, 2008

Corny corkers add life to lingo, you elephant!

First of two parts
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2007

Osaka governor candidates slow to emerge

OSAKA — Position Wanted: Popular and well-known public figure with an interest in local politics. Must have the ability to skillfully negotiate with central government bureaucrats and have good relations with the local business community.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Nov 25, 2007

Salvation Skype's out for a state of despair

I must confess this Sunday. No, I am not about to blurt out my sins. I would rather keep those to myself, thank you. The confession today is out of total despair. Despair for this country we are living in: Japan.
CULTURE / Music
Nov 9, 2007

Land of Talk — "Applause, Cheer, Boo, Hiss"
Stars — "In Our Bedroom After the War"

The hype around Montreal's music scene may have faded, but the debut from Land of Talk, "Applause, Cheer, Boo, Hiss," shows that the city's well of talent is far from dry. Formed in 2005, the trio delivers 10 delectable tracks (originally issued in Canada as a seven-song EP in 2006 and now released in...
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 6, 2007

Big jobs, car clubs

Jobs on the Net David saw an ad on TV that he believes was for jobs in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Oct 30, 2007

Nova crash adds to 'eikaiwa' wage woes

It's said that the bigger they come, the harder they fall, and it's difficult to imagine a harder fall than Nova's.
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2007

Japanese businesses setting up virtual shop in Second Life

For a year, blue-chip corporations in the West have been setting up shop on Second Life, the online, 3-D alternate reality that is redefining Internet communication.
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2007

Fast posts 21% profit drop for year

Fast Retailing Co.'s profit declined for the business year that ended Aug. 31, due mainly to a warm winter and rising personnel, advertising and promotional costs, the company said Thursday.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
103-year-old remembers Soviet attack right after WWII
Shoichi Takahashi holds a photo of himself when he was younger, in Otaru, Hokkaido, on May 17.
Schools get students involved in revision of unreasonable ‘black rules’
At Yawata Junior High School in Nagoya, there are no more rules on clothing and hairstyles. Students are free to wear either the school's uniform or clothes of their own choosing.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Japanese man suspected of ordering double murder in Manila
Two suspects arrested over the killing of two Japanese last week are held in restraints in Manila on Tuesday.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" — all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.

Podcast

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

Longform

Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
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