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Reader Mail
Jul 19, 2009

The overall approach to tourism

Regarding the July 14 article "Aso's 'manga museum' plan cool with Aussies": After all the friction over whaling between Australia and Japan, it's good to read about something that generates positive feelings among comics fans in both countries. Japan needs to attract millions of tourists every year...
MORE SPORTS / ICE TIME
Jul 19, 2009

Soul on ice: Resilient Ando primed for second chance at Olympic glory

"Don't judge a person until you have walked in their shoes."
Reader Mail
Jul 19, 2009

Costly drag on higher education

Regarding the July 2 article "Single moms fight for kids' futures": This is an important issue and many congratulations for printing it. In my own experience as a professor at Nagasaki University, many students in the evening part-time courses have saved up for 15 to 20 years to finance their university...
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2009

Human-trafficking not addressed: U.N. envoy

Japan needs to make greater efforts to stop being a destination for human-trafficking and swiftly ratify the U.N. Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, which outlaws the practice as well as migrant-smuggling, visiting U.N. Special Rapporteur Joy Ngozi Ezeilo said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2009

Fad diets, poor economy send banana imports to record high

Banana imports are headed for a second straight record gain this year, fueled by fad diets and households looking for cheap food amid the recession.
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2009

Aso ducks ouster bid: dissolution Tuesday

After days of chaos within the Liberal Democratic Party, the movement to oust Prime Minister Taro Aso as party president effectively failed Friday, setting the stage for a Lower House dissolution Tuesday and a general election Aug. 30.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2009

Kunisawa is handed suspended sentence

A former president of Nishimatsu Construction Co. was handed a suspended 16-month prison sentence Friday for his part in making illegal donations to Diet members and bringing slush funds into Japan without reporting the money to customs.
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2009

Campbell: Pyongyang still welcome at talks

Although North Korea will face sanctions for its provocative acts, it is not too late for Pyongyang to return to the negotiating table, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2009

JAL faces more losses as retirees fight cuts

Takahiro Fukushima gets a pension of ¥2.7 million a year from Japan Airlines Corp., where he worked for 35 years. Two months ago, the unprofitable airline sent the former cabin attendant a letter asking his permission to cut it by more than 50 percent.
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BUSINESS
Jul 17, 2009

Tokyo's top toy expo shows what's cooking

The International Tokyo Toy Show kicked off Thursday at Tokyo Big Sight, highlighting the latest trends in Japan's toy industry, including the growing popularity of cooking toys and products for the future, particularly environmentally friendly gadgets.
Reader Mail
Jul 16, 2009

'Spousal hire' par for 21st century

The May 25 reprinting of the Los Angeles Times' article "Support for women takes care of population" couldn't have been timelier. The Japanese Diet is debating an immigration bill that would end spouse visas for people doing "tanshin funin" (working at a post without one's family). Being forced to live...
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JAPAN
Jul 16, 2009

Tokyo doctor refused Jackson stimulants

Dr. Eugene Aksenoff, who treated Michael Jackson on four separate occasions in Tokyo, warned the late "King of Pop" against taking stimulants because they could be life-threatening.
EDITORIALS
Jul 16, 2009

Gloomy employment prospects

Somewhat bright reports on the Japanese economy have been issued by the government and the Bank of Japan. But other data show that the economy is still in difficult straits. Careful attention should be paid especially to the gloomy prospects for employment.
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2009

BOJ extends deadlines on corporate aid

The Bank of Japan on Wednesday extended its emergency measures to support corporate financing beyond the September deadline to year's end, reflecting its downgraded outlook for the economy.
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2009

Kansai airport has worst June since '03

Kansai International Airport, Japan's second-busiest international gateway, had its biggest monthly drop in passengers since 2003 in June.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2009

Nishimatsu boss tells court he paid Nikai

Nishimatsu Construction Co.'s former president, Mikio Kunisawa, pleaded guilty Tuesday to purchasing fundraising party tickets for a Liberal Democratic Party faction led by Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Toshihiro Nikai.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2009

Nagoya mayor blasts LDP economic policy

The Liberal Democratic Party may lose the next election because its economic policies, including spending cuts to trim the deficit, are "fundamentally wrong," according to Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 14, 2009

For Hatoyamas, politics is considered birthright

Often compared to the Kennedy family for the impressive list of lawmakers and scholars hailing from its ranks, the Hatoyama clan is one of the nation's most prominent political dynasties.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.
Akazawa's trip to Washington for tariff talks abruptly canceled
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, had been set to fly to Washington on Thursday.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
Confusion over Japan’s ‘hometown’ plan overshadows African development event
First Lady Yoshiko Ishiba (center, in white and blue dress) hosts an event on Japanese culture with the first ladies of African leaders on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Aug. 21.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Virtual singer Kaf's music becomes magic in 'Kamitsubaki City Under Construction'
Virtual singer Kaf got her start in 2018 by posting songs and covers to YouTube. Now, after having performed live shows at major venues including Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan, she is turning to voice acting and starring in the new anime series “Kamitsubaki City Under Construction.”
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
In pictures: Koenji Awa Odori 2025
Japan Times
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.

Podcast

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

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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