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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 16, 2013

Amano: tracing Japan's arc through its ads

Though Yukichi Amano's field of expertise was advertising, he used his weekly newspaper columnsto comment on popular culture in general, and frequently provided other media outlets with his personal take on social trends.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Oct 30, 2013

Autumn crop of pumpkin, purple potato and pear products

The change of season prompts a change of snack flavorings u2013 great for those with a pumpkin craving.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 29, 2013

Offense ignites Eagles in Game 3 victory over Giants

The Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles finally got some bang for their bucks at the plate, and found a surprise hero on the mound in the process.
EDITORIALS
Oct 26, 2013

Teachers add up days of overtime

Teachers at Japanese elementary and secondary schools log an average of 95 hours of overtime per month. It's no wonder some might be falling asleep along with their pupils.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2013

Japan receives global offers to contain water spills at Fukushima No. 1

The government-linked nuclear decommissioning body says it has received expressions of interest from 779 firms and individuals with technology to help contain radioactive water spills at the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
EDITORIALS
Oct 24, 2013

Mr. Abe's undemocratic secrecy bill

An Abe administration-sponsored bill to protect national security 'secrets' will undermine freedom of the press and people's right to know. Diet members should oppose it.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2013

Japan P.M. sends offering to war-linked shrine

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dedicated a "masakaki" decorated wooden stick offering used in Shinto rituals to Yasukuni Shrine, but did not visit the war-related shrine for the major autumn ceremony that began Thursday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 17, 2013

Sugano delivers as Giants move closer to Japan Series

Tomoyuki Sugano grew up wanting to pitch in an important game for the Yomiuri Giants.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 17, 2013

'Jinrui Shikin (Human Trust)'

Sometimes as a reviewer of Japanese films I feel I am on the wrong side of the cultural divide, with no way to bridge the gap.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 16, 2013

Exploring Japan's ancient capital inside and out

Beneath Kyoto, the destination par excellence of tourists, aesthetes, and historians, are the scars and ashes of a much older capital of Japan. Founded in 794 as the seat of imperial authority, after a devastating civil war from 1467 to 1477, the city was rebuilt with opulent temples and palaces, which...
Oct 15, 2013

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Oct 15, 2013

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TENNIS
Oct 1, 2013

Nishikori stages impressive comeback against Melzer

Defending champion Kei Nishikori was two points from defeat in his first-round match at the Rakuten Japan Open on Tuesday, but stormed back to beat unseeded Jurgen Melzer of Austria 6-7 (4-7), 7-5, 6-2 with a huge show of will.
EDITORIALS
Sep 21, 2013

Questions surround sales tax raise

As the April 2014 consumption tax increase nears, the Abe has yet to come up with a convincing reform plan to reduce people's worries about their lives in the future.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Japan Pulse
Sep 18, 2013

Rent a dude for ¥1,000: an interview with Takanobu Nishimoto of Ossan Rental

Would you pay u00a51,000 to kill time with a hip 46-year-old guy?

Longform

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo