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BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2011

Toyota warns of parts woes

Toyota Motor Corp. told U.S. dealers that assembly disruptions triggered by last month's record earthquake and tsunami in the Tohoku region may thin supplies of vehicles into the third quarter.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Apr 12, 2011

Quake aid, local services

For relief organizations, groups or individuals needing translators, Taichi W. sent information about the Japan Guide Consortium Volunteer Interpreters, a group of translators initially formed at the request of the government. Four are working in Sendai with the Indian National Disaster Response Force;...
EDITORIALS / NOTES ON A SCORECARD
Apr 12, 2011

Reconstruction after the disaster

A month has passed since the massive quake and tsunami on March 11 devastated the pacific coastal area of the Tohoku region. Some 13,000 people perished and about 14,500 people are missing. Some 148,000 evacuees remain at temporary shelters. It is unlikely that the crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co's...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Apr 12, 2011

Classics scholar seeks to repay debt

When the earthquake and tsunami hit the northeast on March 11, Robert Campbell, an Irish-American scholar of Edo Period to early Meiji Era literature, was in Tokyo.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 12, 2011

Tigers ready to make run at title

The following is the second of a two-part preview for the upcoming NPB season. Team-by-team previews of the six Central League clubs are in order of predicted finish.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2011

Refigure a way to renew Japanese society

In the wake of the catastrophic tsunami, earthquake and nuclear disaster in Tohoku, the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has bowed to pressure and terminated an increase in the child allowance program from ¥13,000 to ¥20,000 per month for children under 3.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Apr 12, 2011

Japanese baseball finally ready to get season under way

"Gambaro Tohoku.''
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 11, 2011

Hawks poised to take flight in '11

The following is the first of a two-part preview for the upcoming NPB season. Team-by-team previews of the six Pacific League clubs are in order of predicted finish.
Reader Mail
Apr 10, 2011

Let athletes spotlight the victims

At a time when Japan desperately needs international support to help the victims of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake, Japan's international sports federations have decided to close their doors. These federations need to follow the example set by Japanese athletes who have continued to play abroad and...
Reader Mail
Apr 10, 2011

Renewables deserve more credit

I agree with the title of Jonathan Lloyd's March 31 letter, "Switch to renewable won't suffice," but agreement ends there.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Apr 10, 2011

Bannister in no man's land after move by Giants

Brian Bannister may not pitch a single regular-season inning for the Yomiuri Giants this year.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Apr 9, 2011

Evacuation turns into chance to help victims

OXFORD, England — When the offshore Tohoku mega-quake caused tsunami to slam ashore on March 11, crippling the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, Japan was figuratively as well as literally shaken.
COMMENTARY
Apr 8, 2011

Politics of crisis leadership

The mega-crisis engendered in Japan by the great earthquake and tsunami has brought to the surface the political problem of Japanese crisis management.
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2011

Fish exported to EU issued certificates of origin

Japan issued certificates for fish exports to the European Union after it said only products that don't exceed radiation limits or are from areas unaffected by the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear accident would be allowed, the Fisheries Agency said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2011

They already lost homes, boats — now they may not be able to fish

Fishermen who lost their homes and boats on March 11 now fear radioactive water gushing into the Pacific from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant could cost them their livelihoods.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2011

Fallout of nuclear and financial meltdowns

BRUSSELS — The metaphors used during the financial crisis of 2008-2009 — earthquake, tsunami, meltdown, black swan and fallout — are back with a vengeance, but now they are being recycled literally. In fact, the financial crisis and the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima nuclear-power plant in Japan...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2011

U.S. teacher stays to return favor to helpful residents of Miyagi town

TAGAJO, Miyagi Pref. — Kyle Maclauchlan, an English-language teacher from the United States, experienced a nightmare when the March 11 monster earthquake and tsunami devastated the small Miyagi Prefecture town he lived in and wiped away most of his belongings.
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2011

After the disaster, better ties?

OSAKA — The unprecedented involvement of the U.S. military in rescue and relief operations amid the Tohoku disaster has U.S. and Japanese policy experts hoping the effort will lead to closer bilateral cooperation on disaster planning and other issues, not least the Futenma base relocation.
COMMUNITY / Voices / HAVE YOUR SAY
Apr 5, 2011

'Charisma Men' and temps: readers' views

Some readers' responses to last month's Just Be Cause column by Debito Arudou, headlined " Charisma Men, unite against the identity enforcers" (March 1):
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2011

Tohoku disaster sparks innovative social media responses

As Japan grapples with an unprecedented triple disaster — earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis — the Web has spawned creativity and innovation online amid a collective desire to ease suffering.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 3, 2011

Japanese antinuclear voices are still struggling to be heard

On March 26, NHK covered an antinuclear power demonstration in Germany that attracted thousands of protesters. The report pointed out that the demonstration was sparked by the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear reactor. The next day, there was a march by Japanese antinuke protesters in Tokyo. Though...
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2011

Kan names quake at pep talk

Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday that preparations for restoration and reconstruction work have begun in disaster-hit areas and Japan will prevail over the hardships caused by the massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11.
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2011

BOJ mulls emergency loans for disaster-hit firms

The Bank of Japan may offer temporary loans to banks to aid companies with cash-flow shortages amid the Tohoku catastrophe, three sources familiar with the matter said.
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2011

Wall Street banks hope physicists, bottled water ease staff radiation fears

Wall Street banks operating in Japan are inviting nuclear physicists to inform Tokyo employees about radiation risks, providing counseling and supplying bottled water to calm workers and keep them in the city.
Reader Mail
Mar 31, 2011

Tepco should bury dying plants

One year ago we watched our pet dog die a relatively fast but painful death. A very long time ago, Japanese in some parts of the country would carry their old and fragile up a mountain to let them pass on. Today they encourage people not to give up with the phrase "gambare." In the United States I have...
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2011

World pitches in to offer support

Messages of support and donations have been flooding in from all over the world to give the grieving people of Japan hope and courage and remind them they are not alone.

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