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BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2009

Sony-Google book deal

Sony Corp., the world's second-largest maker of consumer electronics, will allow users of its reading device to access more than half a million of Google Inc.'s online books.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 20, 2009

'Drop'

Punks, in their various post-Elvis incarnations, have been a feature of Japanese society — and films — for almost half a century. More recent, though, is the vogue for what might be called punks-brawl-for-fun films, which celebrate the joy and glory of smashing heads together with your four or 40...
CULTURE / Film
Mar 20, 2009

'Drop'

Punks, in their various post-Elvis incarnations, have been a feature of Japanese society — and films — for almost half a century. More recent, though, is the vogue for what might be called punks-brawl-for-fun films, which celebrate the joy and glory of smashing heads together with your four or 40...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 20, 2009

So was Modernism Chinese?

A In his lifetime, artist Ding Yanyong was called both the "Oriental Matisse" and the "Modern Bada Shanren," after the Chinese individualist painter born Zhu Da (1629-1705). The combination of the epithets obviously reflects Ding's (1902-78) ability to straddle the East and West, but given a little historical...
MULTIMEDIA
Mar 20, 2009

So was Modernism Chinese?

A In his lifetime, artist Ding Yanyong was called both the "Oriental Matisse" and the "Modern Bada Shanren," after the Chinese individualist painter born Zhu Da (1629-1705). The combination of the epithets obviously reflects Ding's (1902-78) ability to straddle the East and West, but given a little historical...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 20, 2009

Brusca: Bruschetta, beer — this must be northern Italy

Great news. Stefano Fastro, owner-patron- chef of one of our favorite Italian restaurants, Kagurazaka's inimitable Ristorante Stefano, has just opened a new place. Better news yet, it's not a spinoff or an attempt to duplicate his original operation. In fact, it's completely different in feel, although...
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2009

Economy still deteriorating: BOJ

The Bank of Japan said Thursday the economy is worsening "significantly," maintaining its evaluation in March.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
Mar 20, 2009

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Director: Patrick Tatopoulos
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 20, 2009

Cucina Amano: With eager eyes on the kitchen

One of the particular pleasures of dining out in Tokyo is sitting at the counter of a small, owner- chef restaurant, gazing into the kitchen and watching your meal — and others', of course — being prepared.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2009

LDP calls for capital injections to avert crisis

The government may follow the U.S. lead and inject capital into large companies to help avert bankruptcies as the country grapples with recession, the ruling party's second in command said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2009

Goldman bids to acquire rest of USJ shares

A Goldman Sachs Group Inc.-led group offered ¥111.2 billion to take over USJ Co., the operator of the Universal Studios Japan theme park that's losing customers as the economy contracts.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 20, 2009

'Valkyrie'

World War II is all over the cinemas these days, with a slew of recent films attempting to go against the grain of received wisdom, focusing on the exceptions, not the rule. Thus we have Jews who fought back fiercely against the Nazis ("Defiance"), Wehrmacht officers who opposed Hitler ("Valkyrie"),...
Reader Mail
Mar 19, 2009

What are the costs of hygiene?

"High food hygiene costs choking export growth" has got to be the most unresearched article I have read in The Japan Times in 20 years. The article contradicts itself: "According to JRO, only 21 companies . . . are authorized to export to the European Union, as they do not comply with the EU's Hazard...
Reader Mail
Mar 19, 2009

Thousands put up with the same

In response to the March 17 article "I am not a Pakistani child bride (but the U.K. can't tell the difference)," I will just say "Welcome to the real world." Since Japanese citizens don't need a visa for so many places, they can't imagine the problems faced by several thousands of people every day in...
Reader Mail
Mar 19, 2009

Legal or not, discrimination exists

In his March 12 letter, "Illegal under the Constitution," Lance Braman had much to say regarding the fact that racial discrimination was illegal under the Japanese Constitution, contrary to what Debito Arudou wrote in his March 3 article, "Of toadies, vultures and zombie debates."
EDITORIALS
Mar 19, 2009

Getting ready to take action

Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 nations met last week to prepare for the coming G20 summit and agreed to "take whatever action is necessary until growth is restored." Although a division surfaced among the participating nations, the commitment to efforts to attain recovery...
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 19, 2009

A place for charity even in these tough times

PRINCETON, New Jersey — As I tour America promoting my new book, "The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty," I am often asked if this isn't the wrong time to call on affluent people to increase their effort to end poverty in other countries. I reply emphatically that it is not. There...
Reader Mail
Mar 19, 2009

Don't allow the missile flyover

Regarding the March 14 front-page article "Pending launch raises tension level in Tokyo": Considering the performance of North Korea's first attempt at launching a Taepodong 2 missile — which failed and blew up less than a minute after launch — and considering the high population density of Japan,...
Reader Mail
Mar 19, 2009

Growing Japanese food exports

Regarding the March 14 article "High food hygiene costs choking export growth": It is ironic that Japanese beef exporters complain of import barriers imposed by various countries. It was not long ago that a total ban on beef imports was imposed on North American producers as a result of isolated cases...
Japan Times
Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Mar 19, 2009

Feral parakeets

Dear Alice, Please settle an argument. I play tennis on the public courts in Arisugawa Park in central Tokyo. On several occasions I have seen bright-green noisy birds flying free around the tall outdoor lights there. I'm convinced these gregarious dandies are wild parrots. My wife says I'm out of...
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 19, 2009

South Koreans gaining ground rapidly on baseball rivals

SAN DIEGO — South Korean fans shouted "This is Korea" as a part of a cheer during their team's game against Japan at the World Baseball Classic.
Reader Mail
Mar 19, 2009

Letting 'science' do the deciding

The content of the March 11 front-page wire service article "Obama scraps stem-cell limits" proved once again that the mainstream U.S. press cannot be trusted to report accurately. The article gave the impression that no research is being done on embryonic stem cells in the United States, which is wrong....
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2009

China, tourism feature in huge 'anime' convention

The Tokyo International Anime Fair 2009 kicked off Wednesday to a cheerful start, featuring a mix of both domestic and overseas companies presenting their newest products and exploring new marketing methods ranging from "anime" tourism to online broadcasting.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 19, 2009

Bong leaves Japan on brink

SAN DIEGO — Yu Darvish began to look like his normal self on the mound early in the second inning of Japan's game against South Korea in the World Baseball Classic.

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