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EDITORIALS
Feb 9, 2011

Ronald Reagan at 100

This week marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ronald Reagan. While Ronaldus Magnus (as he is known among some admirers) was not made president for life and beyond like North Korea's Kim Il Sung, 23 years after his term in office ended he remains the lodestar for U.S. conservatives and the Republican...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Feb 6, 2011

Threatening media not a wise move for league needing exposure

"I may be getting older but I refuse to grow up," someone once said.
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2011

Ex-BOJ exec fears 'bond bubble'

Japan is in a "bond bubble" that could burst in a few years if the government doesn't increase taxes to cut its debt burden, Masayuki Matsushima, a former executive director at the Bank of Japan, said Friday.
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2011

Citizen journalists playing big role in China

As China's state-run media works to boost its presence overseas, it is facing increasing competition from commercial media and citizen journalists who are providing more credible content than that disseminated by the government, award-winning journalist Yuen Ying Chan said at a recent lecture in Tokyo....
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Feb 4, 2011

Old faces appear in new places as camp opens

Hichori Morimoto has dressed as an alien, a muay thai fighter and a popular cartoon character over the past few years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2011

Kyoto plan to boost visitors with aquarium irks locals

KYOTO — The ancient capital of Kyoto, already a major tourist destination, is moving forward with plans to further boost the number of domestic and international visitors.
COMMENTARY
Feb 2, 2011

Beijing should take a leaf out of Li Na's book

LOS ANGELES — A metaphor for our dramatic world geopolitical change occurred in Melbourne at the prestigious Australian Open. There, even as time-honored warriors Roger Federer and Raphael Nadal were eliminated, a Chinese woman slammed her way into history. The relentless Li Na became the first Asian...
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CAREER-SEARCH CRISIS
Jan 28, 2011

Foreigners solicited, hard-pressed to stay

Despite sending his resume to more than 15 companies, Bryan Cheng, a Taiwanese graduate student at Waseda University in Tokyo, hasn't received any positive replies.
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.
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Jan 26, 2011

Hakuho on top again

Prediction correct from the pre-basho Sumo Scribblings in that Hakuho did indeed win the yusho. He did so yet again with a day to spare as his challengers gradually fell away during the second week. Maegashira and future sanyaku man Okinoumi (11-4) were the best of the chasing bunch, before being beaten...
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2011

BOJ raises growth forecast for 2010

The Bank of Japan on Tuesday raised its growth forecasts for the current fiscal year as strong overseas demand supports the economy.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 21, 2011

Facebook and dark matter

HONG KONG — News that Goldman Sachs has taken a $450 million stake in Facebook in a deal that puts a $50 billion valuation on the fledgling company raises interesting and somewhat troubling questions beyond the immediate gawping and jaw-dropping headlines that a spotty-faced Harvard dropout aged 26...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 21, 2011

New National Theatre, Tokyo, hopes 'Yuzuru' will help Japanese opera soar

Imitation may be a form of flattery, but it is also an important first step for creative genesis. The 1952 premiere of "Yuzuru" by Ikuma Dan — half imitation of Western operatic traditions and half Japanese creative innovation — marked a milestone in the development of opera in Japan.
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2011

Axed pilots, cabin crews sue JAL

A group of 146 former Japan Airlines Corp. pilots and flight attendants filed a lawsuit Wednesday with the Tokyo District Court seeking to nullify their dismissals by the carrier at the end of last month.
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2011

Key ministers meet to weigh tax hike

Key Cabinet ministers agreed Wednesday to map out comprehensive proposals on social welfare and tax reforms, with an eye to hiking the sales levy, by June as they met for the first time to explore ways to cope with the problems of a rapidly aging society and mounting government debt.
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2011

Foreign firms seeking IPOs in Tokyo for the first time since 2007, TSE says

Companies from outside Japan are preparing to sell shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange for the first time in almost four years, according to the bourse's head of listing promotion.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami