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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 28, 2012

Why is government policymaking paralyzed?

It is no secret that the global economy is struggling. Europe is in the midst of a crisis whose root cause is a structurally flawed monetary and economic union.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WORDS TO LIVE BY
Aug 28, 2012

Hunter Shoji Kuramochi

Shoji Kuramochi, 73, is one of Japan's few surviving hunters, and he may be the only one with 100 trained hunting dogs. Besides being a hunter of wild boars and deer, he's also an expert at the traditional Japanese art forms of bonsai cultivation and the breeding of beautiful and rare types of kingyo...
COMMENTARY / World / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Aug 27, 2012

Noda's hapless diplomacy

Strange though it may seem, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, who heads the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, is seeking support and advice from former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori of the No. 1 opposition Liberal Democratic Party in his bid to restructure Japanese diplomacy in general as well as improve...
EDITORIALS
Aug 27, 2012

The greatest film of all time

The 1953 masterpiece "Tokyo Story," by director Yasujiro Ozu, has been voted the greatest film of all time by 358 directors around the world, in a poll released earlier this month by Sight and Sound magazine.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 27, 2012

Cairo's problem with new realities

A new reality and an alternative reality are shaping up in Egypt. President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood appear firmly in control. Morsi seized on the killing of 16 Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai early this month — an embarrassment for the military and particularly the Supreme Council of...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2012

Embassies join to give kids look at other cultures

The Children's International Festa 2012 in Tokyo gave kids hands-on experience with other cultures Saturday, from making beeswax candles New Zealand-style to learning Mayan numbers.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Aug 24, 2012

Poorer people passing up cancer screenings

The lower your income, the less likely you'll take advantage of your local cancer screening program.
EDITORIALS
Aug 24, 2012

Death of an experienced journalist

Ms. Mika Yamamoto, a video journalist belonging to the Tokyo-based independent media group The Japan Press, was killed on Monday while covering the conflict in Syria between government and rebel forces in Aleppo.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Japan Pulse
Aug 23, 2012

Ippuku: Tokyo's new pay-as-you-go smoking space

Will smokers cough up cash for a smoke-free smoking lounge?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Japan Pulse
Aug 22, 2012

Take the kids back in time this summer

Japanese people are rediscovering the charms of a simpler life, if only for a weekend.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2012

Aichi boss woos Hashimoto with policy platform

In a move expected to accelerate tieup talks with his ally, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto, Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura's political group Chukyo Ishin no Kai has announced a like-minded policy platform for the next Lower House election.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LABOR PAINS
Aug 21, 2012

Tepco liable for contract workers' safety in Fukushima

'Usually I spend New Year's Eve eating New Year's soba and go with my whole family to listen to the watch-night bell. But this year, I will spend Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 working. I will see the first sunrise of the year looking out over the sea driving along the highway toward the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear...
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 20, 2012

Nishioka fired up for unification bout against Donaire

As super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka prepares to square off against Nonito Donaire of the Philippines in a unification title match, the 36-year-old is as psyched up as he's ever been in his storied career.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 20, 2012

Yokohama star Ramirez keeps family close to his heart

Alex Ramirez is dressed in his full uniform and standing a few feet in front of the Yokohama BayStars clubhouse, but baseball is the furthest thing from his mind right now.
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2012

Noda adviser urges SDF involvement

Kyodo Akihisa Nagashima, special adviser to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on foreign and defense matters, stressed the need Sunday to use the Self-Defense Forces for territorial surveillance in Japanese waters following the protest landing carried out by Chinese activists on the disputed Senkaku Islands...
Japan Times
SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS
Aug 19, 2012

Taking a look back at the spectacular London Games

Before boarding the plane on Wednesday to return to Japan, here are items I scribbled down on paper from the Olympics extravaganza of the past few weeks, days that will always remain in my memory.
LIFE / WEEK 3
Aug 19, 2012

Scholar Tenshin Okakura's seaside pavilion, destroyed in tsunami, witnesses a new dawn

Rokkakudo, a small, six-sided wooden pavilion that overlooks the Pacific Ocean from a low rocky headland in northern Ibaraki Prefecture, is by no means Tenshin Okakura's most important legacy. That honor would go to "The Book of Tea," a now-classic dissertation on traditional Japanese aesthetics that...
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2012

U.S. religious liberty feeling the weight of so many faiths

In the United States, Muslim women trying to maintain modesty should get female-only hours at the public pool, right?
Events / KANSAI: WHO & WHAT
Aug 18, 2012

20,000 lanterns set to light up Osaka Castle

The area around Osaka Castle will be illuminated with 20,000 candle-lit lanterns from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Aug. 25 and 26, with a laser light show and concert also planned.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 17, 2012

'Wallace & Gromit' creator Peter Lord to play major role at animation festival in Hiroshima

The Hiroshima 2012: International Animation Festival has done pretty well for itself since its debut in 1985. It is now considered one of the four most respected animation festivals in the world.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 17, 2012

Director Ruthie Shatz to visit documentary film festival in Tokyo

The Documentary Dream Show has gotten a taste of reality — reality television to be more precise.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 17, 2012

Light meals for Tokyo's long, sticky summer

Summertime, and the living is far from easy in the city. Stuck in the middle of the heat island, appetites fray and taste buds wilt like yesterday's lettuce. Simple snacks are called for, not major meals, with copious quantities of liquid sustenance too.
EDITORIALS
Aug 17, 2012

Tepco's shaky revival plan

The government on July 31 injected ¥1 trillion into Tokyo Electric Power Co., virtually nationalizing the utility, which was teetering in the wake of the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
Reader Mail
Aug 16, 2012

Standing up for Japan's farmers

The Aug. 9 Bloomberg article "JA farm co-op behemoth puts self first, free trade last" was right on the mark about special interests' preventing Japan's comparatively inefficient agricultural system from evolving. However, some issues deserve greater emphasis.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2012

Photographer finds dignity in a dark time

When Hiroshi Watanabe went looking for traces of the disappearing Japantown in San Jose, California, the Los Angeles-based photographer was not drawn to the neighborhood's old storefronts but to a flower brooch made with tiny shells.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
CDP leader criticizes ‘Japanese First’ policy and calls for inclusive society
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda said it is obvious that Japanese society could not function without the help of foreign workers in manufacturing, health care, construction and public transportation.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

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