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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 12, 2008

Christmas with Gordon Ramsay

The Michelin-starred Gordon Ramsay at Conrad Tokyo restaurant, which commands one of the best views of the metropolis, is serving "A Taste of Christmas" menu through Dec. 18.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2008

Welfare spending pushes up budget cap

Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga said Monday the government has set a limit of around ¥47.8 trillion for general expenditures in the fiscal 2009 budget.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Apr 25, 2008

Fancy French restaurant L'auberge De L'ill comes to Tokyo

Saying it with flowers The La Tour D'Argent French restaurant at the Hotel New Otani Tokyo will mark the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and France with a special lunch course and afternoon tea from April 29 to May 6.
EDITORIALS
Apr 20, 2008

Major ruling on SDF's Iraq mission

The Nagoya High Court Thursday ruled that the Air Self-Defense Force's mission in Iraq includes activities that violate the war-renouncing Constitution. It rejects the government's explanations concerning the dispatch of an ASDF unit to Iraq. Although the government says that the ruling does not bind...
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 7, 2008

Ritz-Carlton's anniversary and Arrogant Bastard ale

Ritz-Carlton anniversary plan To mark its first anniversary March 30, the Ritz-Carlton Tokyo is offering a "First Anniversary" accommodation plan from March 7 through April 30.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Feb 10, 2008

Chinese women striving through history, hero cop docu-drama, African history game show

Chinese women get respect in the two-hour Nihon TV special "Onnatachi no Chugoku (Women's China)" (Monday, 9 p.m.), which looks at the country's female citizens and 4,000 years of history.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2008

Fukuda hints at second override

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda hinted Tuesday that he would again use the ruling coalition's two-thirds majority in the Lower House to override the Upper House if it fails to pass budget-related bills — including one on the gasoline and other auto-related taxes.
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JAPAN
Jan 18, 2008

Upcoming Diet session figures to be a stormy one for Fukuda

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda appears fated to face some challenging times ahead as the 150-day ordinary Diet session opens Friday, only three days after an extraordinary session drew to a close.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Dec 23, 2007

Inside criminal scams, raising the Yamada quintuplets, unique cooking

A few years ago, the media was filled with reports about people falling victim to ingenious swindling operations called "furikome sagi," an umbrella term describing schemes that fool victims into sending money to con men via bank transfers. Because of the publicity, the frequency of such incidents has...
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 30, 2007

Champagne, sachertorte and Deep Purple covers for Christmas

Hyatt Regency Tokyo
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CULTURE / Film
Nov 1, 2007

Curios spice commercial fare

Tokyo International Film Festival remains an ambitious also-ran on the circuit, even if its regional-movie showings give cheer
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Oct 6, 2007

Permanent SDF law should set dispatch principles: Ishiba

Japan needs a permanent law that lays out the basic rules for dispatching the Self-Defense Forces overseas, instead of enacting short-term special laws for each mission, newly appointed Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba said in a recent interview.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Sep 22, 2007

Battle with Abramovich one of the few Mourinho lost

LONDON — Jose Mourinho left Chelsea by mutual consent.
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BUSINESS / TAKING A CHANCE
Jun 5, 2007

'Takoyaki' czar looks to spread tentacles to U.S.

In Los Angeles last December, Morio Sase had a bout of nerves. What had made him think he could persuade Americans to cast off their culinary prejudices and warm to something with as great an "ick factor" as octopus?
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 28, 2007

Mourinho continues shameful campaign of complaints against referees

LONDON -- Not for the first time Jose Mourinho got it hopelessly wrong when criticizing a referee.
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2007

Besieged Nikko Cordial lowers its 2004 earnings figures again

Nikko Cordial Corp., threatened with delisting from the Tokyo Stock Exchange over accounting irregularities, on Thursday again lowered its earnings figures for its 2004 business year.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2007

Nikko Cordial execs aided fraud: panel

A special panel looking into accounting fraud at Nikko Cordial Corp. issued a report Tuesday saying top management was involved in inflating profits at the nation's third-largest brokerage.
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CULTURE / Film
Jan 4, 2007

Cinema goes back for the future

Cinema is on the ropes. So much so that a cabal of top Hollywood moguls are putting their faith in a very old idea -- one usually dismissed as a fad -- to save the day.
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CULTURE / Film
Nov 12, 2006

Ultraman . . . forever

The "Ultraman" live-action science-fiction series has been a rite of passage for Japanese boys (and a few girls) and their families for four decades now, since the first show was aired in 1966.
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Nov 3, 2006

Citabria: Fine dining that really takes flight

Special people deserve special occasions. But finding exactly the right place for that celebratory dinner is easier said than done -- especially when your criteria are as stringent as ours.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Oct 6, 2006

Go with the grain at Kokoromai

Shinmai-nyuka -- the new rice is in stock. Far more than just a statement of fact, it's a cry of exultation that has echoed down the centuries. Last autumn's rice is old and tired; this year's newly harvested grain is fresh and full of flavor. Is that not cause for celebration?
CULTURE / Books
Aug 27, 2006

Picturing North Korean propaganda

Japan's comic craze was first documented for the West with the publication of Frederick Schodt's "Manga Manga, The World of Japanese Comics" (1983). Since then, the production and consumption of manga and anime -- its moving picture equivalent -- have spread to China and the Republic of Korea. More recently,...
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 15, 2006

No shortcuts to free access

Last January, a major scandal broke over budget hotel chain Toyoko Inn Co.'s illegal removal of special guest rooms and parking spots set up for the disabled after the construction of those facilities had passed official inspection. Toyoko Inn converted the special rooms into normal rooms and the special...
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2006

European ruling upholds school racism

PRAGUE -- I am what many people call a "Gypsy." I prefer the term "Roma." There are more than 10 million of us across Europe. The vast majority of us live in Third World conditions -- denied access to adequate housing, health care, and education.

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