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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 12, 2010

Budget cuts dooming diners to plumpness

"The destiny of a nation depends on the manner in which it feeds itself," wrote French epicure Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755-1826) in his famous treatise, "The Physiology of Taste: Or Meditations on Transcendental Gastronomy."
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Sep 11, 2010

Benzaiten — Tomboy Goddess of the Sea

Our motorboat skimmed over the smooth water of the Seto Inland Sea. We were on our way to the mainland and I was attempting to apply last-minute beauty aids — nail polish to my fingers and toes. That's 20 appendages and, on a motorboat occasionally met by waves from passing cargo ships, that means...
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COMMUNITY
Sep 11, 2010

Flower designer's success blossomed under rising sun

The Nicolai Bergmann brand radiates upscale elegance, taking flower fashion to a new level. In addition to his famous floral designs — he revolutionized Tokyo's flower world in 2000 with his original Flower Boxes, a best-selling trend that landed his name in more than 500 publications in Japanese,...
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2010

The dock in store for China boat skipper

The captain of the Chinese fishing boat that collided with Japan Coast Guard patrol vessels near the disputed Senkaku Islands could stand trial in the latest bilateral territorial spat, officials said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Sep 10, 2010

King-of-the-islands tiff

The Japan Coast Guard early Wednesday arrested the captain of a Chinese fishing vessel after his ship hit two Japan Coast Guard patrol boats on Tuesday inside Japanese territorial waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 10, 2010

Cost-cutting on refs big mistake by league

In its haste to expand at an alarming rate, the bj-league is proving that it is incapable of meeting the most basic standards of professionalism.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 10, 2010

From scorn to love: Mishima and bunraku

Yukio Mishima (born in 1925 as Kimitake Hiraoka) is best- known internationally for his novel "Kinkaku-ji" ("The Temple of the Golden Pavilion"), a fictionalized account of the burning down of the famous golden temple of Kyoto. He may also be remembered for his contemporary plays, many of which were...
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2010

Trawler's collisions, JCG arrest of skipper near Senkakus protested

Japan-China diplomatic tensions threatened to boil over Wednesday over collisions between Japan Coast Guard patrol boats and a Chinese fishing vessel near the Senkaku Islands and the ensuing arrest of the trawler's captain.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2010

When a baby can't come naturally

Seiko Noda, a Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker, surprised the public late last month by revealing in a magazine article that she got pregnant at age 49 through artificial insemination using a donated egg from a third person.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Sep 6, 2010

Tower of Power: Record stores aren't dead yet

Another record chain bites the dust, but as Tower Records is proving, that doesn't mean there isn't money to be made in the music retail biz.
COMMENTARY
Sep 6, 2010

The Australian 'distance'

"Beauty of Distance" is the title of this year's Sydney Biennale of modern arts. The title is obviously an echo and ironic association with the famous book written about Australia titled "Tyranny of Distance," which depicted the dilemma of Australia associating mentally with Europe (England) yet being...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Sep 5, 2010

Scully set to carry on for 62nd season with Dodgers

Baseball news reports last week indicated Los Angeles Dodgers legendary play-by-play announcer Vin Scully has decided to return for another year behind the microphone in 2011. The 82-year-old Hall of Famer will be in his 62nd season calling Dodgers games in a career that goes back to seven years before...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 5, 2010

Fertility issue pregnant with discord

In 2004, Diet lawmaker Seiko Noda wrote a book titled "Watashi wa Umitai" ("I Want to Give Birth"), which chronicled her years of infertility treatments and the subsequent pregnancy that ended in miscarriage. Two years later she ended her six-year relationship with fellow politician Yosuke Tsuruho, who...
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BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Sep 5, 2010

Player protection rule has negative impact on bj-league

From Hoboken, N.J. to Hokkaido and thousands of far-flung locales in between, there are few issues as contentious and complicated as player contracts in professional sports.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Sep 4, 2010

Ozawa milks challenger role

The battle between Prime Minister Naoto Kan and Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa comes at a time when Japan is struggling with a slumping economy, strong yen and numerous other issues requiring prompt attention.
EDITORIALS
Sep 3, 2010

Mr. Kan vs. Mr. Ozawa

After some meanderings, the campaign for election of the next president of the Democratic Party of Japan officially started Wednesday, with Prime Minister Naoto Kan and former DPJ Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa vying for the post.
Japan Times
JAPAN / THE TROUBLE AT TOYOTA
Sep 3, 2010

Slow response made perfect storm worse

While the intense speculation that Toyota Motor Corp. may have covered up electronic defects appears to have ebbed, Japanese experts say the world's top automaker deserves a failing grade for its risk management, and the resulting damage to its reputation was worse than it should have been.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 3, 2010

Festival marks blip on the radar for chiptune

Taking Nintendo's Game Boy to places it was never meant to go, a lineup of international chiptune artists will be converging on Koenji High this weekend for Japan's first ever Blip Festival. The roster includes acts such as Nullsleep from New York, who takes a blowtorch to sweet "Super Mario" style ditties,...
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CULTURE / Music
Sep 3, 2010

Lord of the 'Ring'

On Sept. 25, 2006, hundreds gathered in New York's Times Square to watch the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Giacomo Puccini's "Madama Butterfly" on a jumbo screen. The Met, one of the world's most famous opera companies, was showing its opening night gala live to the general public for free....
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SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Sep 2, 2010

Zaccheroni appointment ends painful search for manager

It is unfair to tar Alberto Zaccheroni with the brush that brought him here, but the Japan Football Association's search for a new national team manager has been a messy affair.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2010

'Rakugo' pro crosses borders with humor

Humor, it is said, rarely crosses borders. Culture-specific references and ingrained social norms often mean jokes that leave audiences rolling in the aisles in the country of origin are greeted with puzzlement, incomprehension and even hostility when translated for foreign audiences.
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 1, 2010

Zaccheroni wants players to speak up

New national team manager Alberto Zaccheroni has targeted a top-three finish at next January's Asian Cup, and intends to use a velvet glove rather than an iron fist to get there.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2010

Futenma plan rife with nondecisions

OSAKA — After three months of meetings, the recommendations for the Futenma replacement base in Henoko, Okinawa, released Tuesday are vague or nonexistent on specific technical points, with no decision on the runway options, approach and departure paths or completion timetable.

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