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Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Oct 30, 2012

Tokyo Designers Week: Say hello to the best again

Something old, something new Halloween is here, which means Tokyo Designers Week is, too. The latter is, of course, what we're particularly interested in, and since you are reading this on the day it kicks off, we forego our regular product-recommendation format and instead offer some guidance on what...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 30, 2012

Fighters' Takeda doesn't back down from pressure

On Sunday night, Masaru Takeda was the last man standing for the Fighters in their 1-0 loss to the Yomiuri Giants.
BUSINESS
Oct 30, 2012

Firm's new HR placement goals focus on internationally minded recruits

Major human resources placement company Robert Walters Japan is strengthening its support for Japanese companies that want to hire people suited to international business, its president said in a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
Oct 29, 2012

Today's J-blip: Coca-Cola Bottleware

Old Coke bottles find cool new life in Japan.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Oct 28, 2012

Murata enjoying first playoff appearance

Perhaps Shuichi Murata is the one who's psyched up the most on the 21-time NPB champion Yomiuri Giants in the Japan Series.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 28, 2012

Japan Series helps put Canada on baseball map

Baseball is hardly the first thing that springs to mind when Canadian sports are discussed. Hockey is king in Canada, and slap shots and glove saves stoke the nation's fire more than home runs or diving catches ever could.
CULTURE / Books
Oct 28, 2012

Shaken, stirred puzzle that fits

SUBDUCTION, by Todd Shimoda, illustrated by L.J.C. Shimoda. Chin Music Press, 2012, 279 pp., $25 (hardcover) How to adequately describe "Subduction," the new work by husband and wife team Todd and L.J.C. Shimoda? A psychological thriller framed by gorgeous artwork? A beautifully bound collection of abstract,...
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
Oct 27, 2012

Sweep at Skate America illustrates Japan's strength early in season

The senior Grand Prix season began with a bang for Japan as Takahiko Kozuka, Yuzuru Hanyu and Tatsuki Machida swept the medals at Skate America last Saturday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 27, 2012

Fighters, Giants ready for championship showdown

For the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and Yomiuri Giants, it was business as usual on the eve of the 2012 Japan Series.
Events / KANSAI: WHO & WHAT
Oct 27, 2012

Big international festival in Kyoto on Nov. 3

The Kyoto City International Foundation is hosting Open Day 2012 on Nov. 3.
BUSINESS
Oct 27, 2012

Nomura loses M&A adviser crown as leaks, finance limits deter clients

Nomura Holdings Inc. is losing its four-year grip as lead adviser on takeovers after losing out on the biggest deal in 2012, raising questions about its ability to arrange financing for clients and the pace of its rebound from the insider trading scandal.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Oct 26, 2012

Japan to celebrate Halloween with parades

Expect a ghoulish time in Tokyo's Omotesando when the area holds its "Hello Halloween Pumpkin Parade" (www.harajuku-halloween.com) on Oct. 28, in which some 1,300 costumed revelers are expected to march. The parade starts at 1 p.m. on Omotesando street (near the station) and finishes at 2:15 p.m.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 26, 2012

Quick start gives perennial struggler Oita hope for successful year

The Oita HeatDevils entered the 2012-13 having played 328 regular-season games over the past seven seasons. The HeatDevils lost 200 of those games — a nice round number — and won on 128 occasions.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 26, 2012

Giants, Fighters inch closer to Japan Series clash

The dust has settled on the 2012 season and only the Yomiuri Giants and Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters are still standing.
EDITORIALS
Oct 26, 2012

Nation honors an athlete

The government will bestow the People's Honor Award on Ms. Saori Yoshida — a wrestler who has won three Olympic gold medals and 10 world championships — "for bringing hope and courage to society." As Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura said in announcing the government's decision to give her the...
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Oct 26, 2012

Sumo World Championships a shadow of former self

Thousands of kids in Japan attend amateur sumo clubs every weekend. Many adults join them as part of fitness regimes.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 25, 2012

What is art in the face of disaster?

Broadly speaking, two types of art have emerged in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake and the ensuing tsunami and nuclear crisis. On the one hand there is art that has been made for the crisis — that is to say, for the benefit of those who were or are suffering from its manifold effects. On...
BASKETBALL
Oct 24, 2012

TV outlets drop bj-league

In a crushing double blow to the bj-league's credibility, BS Fuji and Gaora gave up or reduced planned televised coverage of regular-season games after the 2011-12 season. The matter was essentially handled as a secret by the league office, which made no formal announcement about the issue.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Oct 24, 2012

Giants rose to the occasion

For three consecutive nights, the Yomiuri Giants lived life on the edge.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
Japan doubles down on stimulus to counter effects of Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks about U.S. tariffs in Tokyo last week.
Tokyo court fines Amazon Japan ¥35 million over counterfeit products
Takahiro Fujii (center), the president of Try and E, and his lawyers speak during a news conference on Friday in Tokyo after a ruling was handed down in a case against Amazon Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
How to bring up bad news in Japanese
As in other cultures, when someone shares bad news in Japanese it’s best to respond with supportive words.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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