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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / LIQUID CULTURE
Mar 27, 2009

Taste-testing a brew for the recession

There's a good reason that beer-makers use barley as a base ingredient. Fermentation only works on sugars, and grains don't contain any. But when a grain gets moist, it germinates, and its sprout contains an enzyme that converts starch into sugar. Some grains have tough husks, others sprout too meekly,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 27, 2009

Werner Bischof found a resurrected Japan

Although top photographers now enjoy high status and good money, they were once regarded as little better than any other button pushers — elevator girls, say — and were expected to run around, snapping whatever commissioning editors told them to.
JAPAN / Q&A
Mar 27, 2009

Road-toll cuts take effect Saturday

Motorists across the nation this Saturday, if they have an Electronic Toll Collection device, will start feeling the effects of Prime Minister Taro Aso's economic stimulus measures.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
Mar 27, 2009

Guitar Wolf return to silence the lambs

"We've come back and we're going to attack your planet with humongous love," says Seiji (that's Mr. Guitar Wolf himself) as he downs vegetable juice at a Jonathan's family restuarant near Yoga Station in western Tokyo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 27, 2009

Roppongi art festival to mark end of party?

When the all-night outdoor art extravaganza Roppongi Art Night kicks off at 5:59 p.m. — sunset — on Saturday, it will represent the realization of many different goals long held by many different people.
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2009

MUFG, Morgan to merge Japan brokerages

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley said Thursday they will merge their Japanese securities businesses to create the nation's second-largest brokerage.
MULTIMEDIA
Mar 27, 2009

Roppongi art festival to mark end of party?

When the all-night outdoor art extravaganza Roppongi Art Night kicks off at 5:59 p.m. — sunset — on Saturday, it will represent the realization of many different goals long held by many different people.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 27, 2009

Duffy savors fruits of success

"Half of my quarter of a century belongs to music, so I never belonged to anything else," says Welsh songstress Duffy. "I feel very able and ready!"
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2009

New Crown Majesta goes on sale

Toyota Motor Corp. introduced Thursday a redesigned version of the Crown Majesta luxury sedan to help stem a drop in domestic sales.
CULTURE / Music
Mar 27, 2009

Duffy savors fruits of success

"Half of my quarter of a century belongs to music, so I never belonged to anything else," says Welsh songstress Duffy. "I feel very able and ready!"
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2009

Bill offers aid to ailing international schools

An association of ruling bloc lawmakers has drafted a bill to let municipalities provide financial aid to certain types of international schools, many of which are losing students as Brazilian residents lose their jobs amid the recession.
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2009

When push comes to shove, can Japan shoot down missile?

First of two parts
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2009

'Tankan' survey could tumble to 30-year low on export crash

The collapse in exports may push sentiment among the nation's largest manufacturers to its lowest level in more than 30 years, triggering more investment cuts and job losses.
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2009

DoCoMo buys stake in Indian firm

NTT DoCoMo Inc. said Thursday it bought a 12 percent stake in Indian mobile phone operator Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Ltd. for ¥11 billion.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 27, 2009

Fine art takes over Tokyo for a week

Record bankruptcies around the world. Tumbling shares. Spiraling debt. Soaring unemployment. Escalating homelessness. And? A blossoming art scene.
COMMENTARY
Mar 27, 2009

Perks of the warring states

WATERLOO, Ontario — Since the end of World War II, America, Britain and Israel have been among the countries most heavily involved in war and armed conflict. Don't expect to see any of their political or military leaders in an international criminal dock anytime soon.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2009

Slump hits demand for haute couture

The first model to walk the runway during Japan Fashion Week strutted her stuff in the nude. She was also a robot — a high-tech gimmick in a fashion world struggling to retain attention as the global economy staggers through recession.
Reader Mail
Mar 26, 2009

Time for a spirited Tokyo defense

I am thankful to Eric Johnston for his March 19 article, "Baha'i in Japan slam Iran for holding members accused of spying for Israel." I am not a Baha'i but have friends who are, and from what I know of this religion and its people, they are compassionate and generous folk. They deserve the backing of...
Reader Mail
Mar 26, 2009

The impact of open immigration

Regarding the March 17 article "Calderon girl gets year stay": First, I agree that the parents of Noriko Calderon (13) should be deported in accordance with the Japan Immigration Act. As they committed a crime in possessing fake passports, they should not only be considered an illegal immigrant in Japan,...
Reader Mail
Mar 26, 2009

Good news for Canadian citizens

Thank you for Jenny Uechi's March 17 Zeit Gist article, "Canucks abroad fret over new curbs on citizenship." I have been monitoring this issue for about six months, and Uechi's article might be the best in the past six months.
BASKETBALL
Mar 26, 2009

Sea Horses repeat as JBL champs

David Young scored 20 points and J.R. Sakuragi added 17 to lead the Aisin Sea Horses to a 79-59 championship-clinching victory over the Hitachi Sunrockers in Game 4 of the Japan Basketball League Finals on Wednesday at Yoyogi Gymnasium Annex.
EDITORIALS
Mar 26, 2009

Mr. Ozawa stands his ground

Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa decided to remain in his post after his chief secretary was indicted Tuesday on a charge of violating the Political Funds Control Law. The party endorsed his decision.
Reader Mail
Mar 26, 2009

Cultural attitude needs mending

A paradigm shift needs to occur in the Japanese cultural attitude toward foreigners that influences immigration policies. Some of us perceive an attitude of: "We really don't want you foreign barbarians in our pure society in the first place, but in reality we have to let you in for specific needs....
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 26, 2009

Piracy and the Constitution

Once again the issue of Japanese contributions to international security efforts is the subject of tortured debate. And once again the proposed government policy, and aspects of the debate itself, reveals fundamental misunderstanding of the relationship between Article 9 of the Constitution and the relevant...
Suspect on run after stabbing woman in Tokyo’s Akasaka area
Metropolitan Police Department investigators examine a poster put up at a building where a woman was stabbed, in the capital’s Minato Ward on Sunday.
Japan sends senior official to China to cool boiling tensions
A Chinese tour group in the Ginza shopping district of Tokyo on Sunday. China has advised its citizens to avoid traveling to Japan, following a diplomatic feud sparked by remarks from Tokyo's new prime minister about a hypothetical attack on Taiwan.
Bears attacks and sightings continue in northern Japan
A bear walks in front of a box trap set up at a park in the city of Akita on Nov. 2.
Japan uses series against South Korea to prep for World Baseball Classic title defense
Japan's Ryuhei Sotani pitches against South Korea at Tokyo Dome on Saturday night.
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.
The challenges awaiting Japan’s new finance minister
Finance minister Satsuki Katayama answers questions from reporters in a group interview on Oct. 24.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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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
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