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BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Sep 9, 2012

Final countdown under way for Ishii, Kokubo

Infielder Takuro Ishii of the Hiroshima Carp has announced his retirement as an active player effective at the end of the 2012 season. Ishii joins infielder Hiroki Kokubo of the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks who will also hang up his spikes when his club concludes its schedule in October or November.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 7, 2012

Beard: Foodies will grow to love this brilliant brunch

Beard. What sort of name is that for a restaurant, least of all one serving French-inflected food?
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Sep 6, 2012

Japan looking to maintain high standards as Brazil beckons

Japan can take a giant step toward a fifth consecutive World Cup appearance by beating Iraq in next Tuesday's Brazil 2014 qualifier in Saitama, and if Alberto Zaccheroni's side can come anywhere close to matching its recent performances, the visitors will be in for a rough evening.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 6, 2012

Hints of love fill the air at Nara's Manyo festival

Japan's oldest market in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, will host the Manyo Matsuri on Sept. 8, a festival to commemorate the market and the region's (central Nara Prefecture) ancient culture.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 6, 2012

Organic market cafe from Britain; Tokyo Dome Hotel Hokkaido fair; new Four Seasons chef

British organic cafe reopens in Tokyo As the idea of organic products continue to gain popularity in Japan, various organic goods from food to cosmetics can be found on sale throughout the country.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 6, 2012

Feel the Roots

What do you get when you mix prehistoric Jomon Period ruins and free-spirited, improvised percussion and rhythm? Jomon Trance, that's what. A genre coined by global music group RaBiRaBi, it's a sound that "blends the ancient and the future to create a new ceremonial space."
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 5, 2012

Young Nadeshiko stumbles in U-20 Women's World Cup semifinals

Two-time champion Germany ended Japan's bid to reach the Under-20 Women's World Cup final for the first time with a 3-0 win in Tuesday's semifinal.
COMMENTARY
Sep 5, 2012

Paralympics a smash success

The general feeling after the London Olympics was that the excitement was over. The Paralympics would, it was feared, be a damp squib after the games. In fact the Paralympics have attracted large and enthusiastic audiences. The media have given the competitions almost as much coverage as they did to...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 5, 2012

Japanese baseball union approves participation in 2013 WBC

After weeks of uncertainty, the Japanese Professional Baseball Players Association has decided to participate in next year's World Baseball Classic, it was revealed on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY
Aug 31, 2012

Pawns of the neo-Putin era

After the May 7 inauguration of Vladimir Putin, the re-elected Russian president rapidly began taking revenge on those who caused him anxiety from December to March. Of late, he and his henchmen have demonstrated a sharp stance against dissent and opposition in general.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2012

Changes afoot as Beijing seeks new economic models to sustain growth

China needs to shift to a new growth model as its cost advantages begin to erode and overseas demand staggers, while cooperation with Japan in future-growth sectors will benefit both countries, Chinese officials and scholars said during a recent symposium in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2012

End of currency swap deal to test bilateral ties

The exchange of jabs between Japan and South Korea over the territorial dispute in the Sea of Japan will reach a key turning point in October when a temporary bilateral currency swap arrangement comes to an end.
CULTURE / Music / STRANGE BOUTIQUE
Aug 30, 2012

The customer is always right, but that's what's wrong in Japan's live-house scene

The roundly despised pay-to-play system in place throughout most of Tokyo's live-music scene, and to a slightly lesser extent in many other cities, is something I've written about in this column before.
EDITORIALS
Aug 27, 2012

Review of quake preparedness

As Sept. 1, annual disaster drill day and the 89th anniversary of the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, nears, it is appropriate to think about ways to better cope with future earthquakes that may directly hit Tokyo.
Reader Mail
Aug 26, 2012

Let Hashimoto show his evidence

Regarding the Aug. 23 front-page article "No evidence sex slaves were taken by military: Hashimoto": Although there is overwhelming evidence that Japan forcibly used "comfort women" during its brutal occupation of Korea, Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto has revealed his abhorrent character by suggesting that...
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Aug 26, 2012

If we ruin the air, what will our children breathe?

Watching the sun set into the Pacific Ocean from a hotel tucked in among the dry scrub hills of San Diego, I have a chance to reflect on life here in Southern California, on climate changes and on what's in store for future generations.
Events / KANSAI: WHO & WHAT
Aug 25, 2012

Kobe NGO's event to help Indonesian orphans

NOW, a Kobe-based NGO, will hold a charity concert at Suma Beach in Hyogo Prefecture from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday to raise money for orphanages in Indonesia, some of which have suffered power failures.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 24, 2012

Ridley Scott returns to sci-fi with 'Prometheus'

"As a cinematic genre, science-fiction has a longer shelf life than most," says director/producer Sir Ridley Scott. The mastermind behind such classics as "Alien" (1979), "Blade Runner" (1982) and this year's "Prometheus" is referring to how aspects of a sci-fi film can morph from fiction into fact with...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 24, 2012

Siesta at the Park Hyatt Tokyo; buy, taste wine at Okura Tokyo fair; Shangri-La wins award

Park Hyatt Tokyo siesta spa package Sweltering temperatures nationwide can lead to heat exhaustion, so the Park Hyatt Tokyo in Shinjuku has opened its spa and fitness facility Club on the Park — usually available only to members and hotel guests — to visitors as well, offering a special relaxation...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 24, 2012

'Prometheus'

My high school English teacher once assigned an essay on Ken Kesey's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." She was pushing the idea that the novel was one big Jesus allegory, with its hero McMurphy dying for the salvation of the other patients, but I couldn't agree. Kesey had worked in a mental institution,...
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2012

Despite all the numbers, energy policy questions fall short

Numbers, numbers everywhere. So what are we to think?
Why I chose Japanese citizenship over permanent residency
Jon Heese (second left) takes part in a 2024 New Year's nihonshu barrel opening ceremony.
For Uniqlo’s founder, conquering America is personal
A Uniqlo store in New York. In recent years, Uniqlo’s affordable, well-made basic clothes have struck a chord, especially with younger American shoppers, fueling a rapid business expansion.
Japan's fractured politics could ensnarl Takaichi's economic plans
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party, attends a news conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Oct. 4.
Sho-time as dazzling Ohtani powers Dodgers into World Series with historic performance
Shohei Ohtani hits a solo home run against the Milwaukee Brewers in the fourth inning of Game 4 of the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium on Friday.
LDP and Nippon Ishin no Kai to form coalition government, report says
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Nippon Ishin no Kai have agreed to form a coalition, paving the way for the country's first female prime minister, Kyodo reports.
What does Jimbocho think of its unexpected ‘cool’ status?
Tokyo's Jimbocho neighborhood is a haven for book lovers, its rows of secondhand bookstores spilling over with printed materials.
What you need to see at this year's Tokyo film festival
Chloe Zhao’s "Hamnet"
New film explores how Japan and the U.S. found common ground through baseball
Masanori Murakami became the first MLB player from Japan when he made his debut with the Giants on Sept 1, 1964.
As they wrestle for power, Japan’s political parties must remember their base
Rengo's head Tomoko Yoshino speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 8.
Sumo is about to hit London and the West with a force previously unseen
Preparations advance on Monday for the Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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