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Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / COUNTER CULTURE
Sep 10, 2004

Traditions mingle underfoot

The fashion world's recent craze for Japonisme -- manifested in a veritable tsunami of kimono-inspired looks on the catwalks of Paris and Milan -- may have come and gone, but designs based on traditional Japanese arts seem to be finding steady footing in the worldwide marketplace.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 8, 2004

No long-term gains against terror yet

WASHINGTON -- So which U.S. President George W. Bush was right? The one who said Aug. 30, the day the Republican National Convention started, that the war on terror might not be winnable, or the Bush who showed up the rest of the week and asserted that victory would be ours?
COMMUNITY
Sep 4, 2004

Unhappy? Confused? Traumatized? Try IMHPJ

As the only native German-speaking accredited clinical psychologist in all Japan, Uta Sonnenberg-Watanabe is in transition.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Aug 31, 2004

Have you eaten whale meat?

Saki Sakamura Customer Service, 26 I've eaten whale before, but it was so-so. It used to be a really important part of Japanese culture, but we can't really do it anymore, which is maybe a positive thing.
EDITORIALS
Aug 29, 2004

Another 'Americanization'

A merican consumers have been described as "quick to spend" while Japanese consumers have been "slow to spend." In fact, Americans tend to spend the extra money they get rather than save it. So a tax cut quickly boosts spending, often leading to an overheating of the economy. A culture of overconsumption...
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Aug 29, 2004

Tenuous but important movie links

THE CINEMA OF JAPAN AND KOREA, edited by Justin Bowyer, preface by Jinhee Choi. London: Wallflower Press, 2004, 258 pp., 24 b/w photos, £45.00 (cloth), £16.99 (paper). The linking of two national cinemas is, as the editor of this interesting collection of essays points out, problematic. Geographical...
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2004

School kids becoming more violent

Public elementary school children committed a record 1,777 violent acts in the 2003 academic year, the education ministry said Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2004

'Daiken' route waived by 702 test-takers

Last spring saw 702 graduates of ethnic and international schools in Japan and dropouts from Japanese high schools take college and university entrance exams without taking the "daiken" eligibility test as well, according to the education ministry.
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2004

School kids becoming more violent

Public elementary school children committed a record 1,777 violent acts in the 2003 academic year, the education ministry said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2004

Board OKs nationalist-bent history text

The Tokyo metropolitan board of education adopted a controversial, nationalist-inspired junior high school history textbook Thursday that critics say glosses over Japan's wartime atrocities.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2004

Bigotry hounds former Hansen's patients

At first, Japanese victims of Hansen's disease were jubilant after a court fined a hot spring resort that turned them away last year. Then came the hate mail.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 27, 2004

Japan's big Little Italy

Local sobriquets are not hard to come by. A place that is home to a few dingy canals on which some dodgy craft manage to stay afloat gets tagged the "Venice of Somewhere." A town in Japan that manages to keep some old houses out of the predatory clutches of developers becomes the "Little Kyoto of Somewhere...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2004

Board OKs nationalist-bent history text

The Tokyo metropolitan board of education adopted a controversial, nationalist-inspired junior high school history textbook Thursday that critics say glosses over Japan's wartime atrocities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2004

Youngest Cannes winner commended

Yuya Yagira, the 14-year-old named best actor at this year's Cannes Film Festival, received a Japanese government award Wednesday for his performance in the movie "Nobody Knows."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 25, 2004

While Mom was away

Nobody Knows Rating: * * * * (out of 5) Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda Running time: 141 minutes Language: Japanese Currently showing [See Japan Times movie listings]
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2004

Radioactive material found at university

About 1,100 bottles containing liquid radioactive material have been found unattended on the campus of the University of Tokushima, the education ministry said Monday, warning the university to improve its control of hazardous materials.
CULTURE / Music
Aug 22, 2004

Ryukyu Underground: "Ryukyu Remixed"

"Respect Records" perfectly describes the way this label feels that obscure styles of music, such as Okinawan, calypso, Hawaiian and Irish music, should be handled. Clearly, the folks at Respect are unusually dedicated. However, their recent release, "Ryukyu Remixed," is poised to gain recognition far...
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Aug 22, 2004

Sexual, textual and visual boundaries

IN THE REALM OF THE SENSES (BFI Film Classics), by Joan Mellen. London: British Film Institute, 2004, 88 pp., with photographs. £8.99 (paper).
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 20, 2004

On the path of poets

Utter silence, Piercing the stone walls, The cicada's cry
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Aug 20, 2004

The Gathering 2004 preview

After dozens of hours of copious, nail-biting research, I have deduced that there is absolutely no connection whatsoever between Respect for the Aged Day and the ending date for Gathering 2004, except that vigorous dancing has been medically proven to reverse the aging process.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2004

Keep relations with U.S. in perspective

Undeniably the United States is very important to Japan. Nevertheless, I have detected some worrying signs in the present state of Japan-U.S. relations. More frequently than before, we hear people argue that good relations with the U.S. is an objective in itself. In addition, many Japanese unwittingly...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 18, 2004

Questions of balance

Fahrenheit 9/11 Rating: * * * * (out of 5) Director: Michael Moore Running time: 122 minutes Language: English Currently showing [See Japan Times movie listings] The Fog of War Rating: * * * * (out of 5) Director: Errol Morris Running time: 107 minutes Language: English Opens...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2004

Offshore fever grips heavy equipment auctions

YOKOHAMA -- On a scorching mid-July day, hundreds of huge hulks were slowly paraded along a 30-meter tarmac in front of a circus tent packed with sweaty buyers.
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Aug 15, 2004

Mad Max and a mango make for a mind-bendingly memorable city tour

After half an hour of clinging to the back of Mr. Tuc's scooter, the question needs to be asked. It really does.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 14, 2004

Rowdy Chinese fans raise some Olympic-size questions

HONOLULU -- Nasty outbursts against a Japanese sports team in China have raised worrisome questions about Beijing's fitness to host the 2008 Olympic Games, which China's rulers intend to be a showcase for the progress of their nation, much as the Games were for Japan in 1964 and for South Korea in 1988....
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2004

Ministry to offer parents child-care advice via e-mail

The education ministry will provide child-care consultations via e-mail to make its parenting advice service more accessible to young parents, ministry officials said Thursday.
COMMENTARY
Aug 13, 2004

An uphill battle for women

LONDON -- Morgan Stanley last month agreed to a $54 million out-of-court settlement to ensure that serious allegations of sexual discrimination against it did not come to trial in the United States. The bank proclaimed its innocence, but if it really had nothing to hide, why didn't it let the evidence...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2004

Camper industry wants seniors to take homes on the road

Western culture has spread far and wide in Japan, but one element of it has yet to take root here: the camper.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2004

Net sites cater to quest for Russian brides

Attractive Russian women with blonde hair and green eyes smile invitingly from the computer screen.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Japan worries Trump tariffs will push countries toward China
Liberal Democratic Party Policy Chief Itsunori Onodera (center) speaks at a think tank event Monday in Washington.
Could this be Japan’s year at the Kentucky Derby?
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in Japan, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February

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