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EDITORIALS
Oct 6, 2010

Japan-Russia ties pinched

Apparently taking advantage of the recent Japan-China spat over the Senkaku Islands of Okinawa Prefecture, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev appears to be trying to put pressure on Japan in the bilateral dispute over the sovereignty of four islands east of Hokkaido aka the Northern Territories.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 2, 2010

Wenger needs to turn Wilshere loose against Chelsea

LONDON — Arsenal has the chance to prove it is ready to mount a serious Premier League title challenge when it takes on champion Chelsea on Sunday.
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2010

Firms rethink rare earth sourcing

China's reported ban on rare earth metal exports to Japan underlined the risk of depending too much on one country for the crucial natural resource.
EDITORIALS
Oct 1, 2010

Epaulets to rule North Korea

Mr. Kim Jong Un, the third and youngest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, has joined the leadership of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea. Party delegates on Tuesday elected him as a member of the party's Central Committee and as a vice chairman of the party's Central Military Commission, a position...
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 30, 2010

Second battery plant ready to roll: Toshiba

Electronics and power-equipment maker Toshiba Corp. completed construction Wednesday of a second lithium-ion battery plant to meet rising demand for electric vehicles.
EDITORIALS
Sep 27, 2010

Preserving the past

For a country that places such importance on history and tradition, Japan can be surprisingly cavalier about preserving its historical buildings, as it tends to fatalistically accept — or positively welcome — the old making way for the new.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Sep 26, 2010

Yakuza groups shoveled aside by Japan's frustrated contractors

News organizations have consistently celebrated the steady rise of the Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. Yet the most interesting aspect to the building project, set to reach a height of 634 meters, might be taking place at ground level.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2010

Universities looking to go global

Fostering global human resources seems all the rage these days and several Japanese universities are jumping in, opening their doors to foreign students who aren't proficient in Japanese in a bid to snatch top-class talent from around the world.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2010

Harajuku's famed Kiddy Land store gets temporary home

One of Japan's best-known toy companies, Kiddy Land Co., has opened a substitute outlet for its flagship store in Tokyo's Harajuku district while the old shop undergoes major renovation.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 17, 2010

Medical care shoppers bet on diagnosis, benign bugs

HONG KONG — The reception area is welcoming, open and airy with tropical green trees and plants. The rooms have sofas, tables and chairs, well-chosen paintings, as well as the bed. Menus are prepared by international chefs who compete for the privilege of being chosen for a month at a time. But you...
EDITORIALS
Sep 16, 2010

Mr. Kan keeps his job

Prime Minister Naoto Kan saved his job by beating Mr. Ichiro Ozawa, former secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, in Tuesday's election of the DPJ president. In a big win, he got 721 points from DPJ Diet lawmakers, local assembly members, and registered party members and supporters against...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2010

Pair of Lehman Tokyo alumni chasing their dreams in movies

Adam Garrett went into the credit crisis an equity quant trader for Lehman Brothers Holdings in Tokyo. He came out Guy Orlebar, director, film financier and producer of "Future Fighters," a sci-fi action movie starring "Kill Bill's" Gordon Liu.
COMMENTARY
Sep 15, 2010

Corruption is not very sporting

Top players in world sports earn salaries that are staggeringly large. But, if various allegations that have recently been published are true, the earnings of top sportsmen, combined in many cases with huge payments from companies using the stars' images to advertise their products, have not been sufficient...
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2010

Kan cruises to victory in DPJ election

After a fierce two-week campaign, Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Tuesday defeated Democratic Party of Japan bigwig Ichiro Ozawa in the ruling party's presidential election, securing his post and avoiding yet another leadership change.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2010

China's hunger for luxury seen as tip of iceberg

The growing Chinese upper class is just beginning to become a major force in luxury markets worldwide, an executive at the Peninsula Hotel chain said in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 9, 2010

Car makers try to stave off the inevitable

The offer of tax rebates on eco-friendly cars ends Sept. 30, but car makers, happy with high sales, are sweetening the deal.
COMMENTARY
Sep 9, 2010

China corners vital market

In the race to build advanced industrial and military products, China has a key advantage: the world's biggest reserves of rare earth minerals that are essential to many of these products.

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji