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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 31, 2008

'Homeless Chugakusei'

The homeless in Japan are mostly older men down on their luck, sleeping on cardboard in train stations or under blue tarps in public parks. Some are mentally disturbed or chronically ill, but their image in popular culture is surprisingly positive — ranging from the lovable loser to the ragged sage....
CULTURE / Film
Oct 31, 2008

'The Other Boleyn Girl'

Despite what Mr. Hitchcock had to say about the requirements of a successful movie ("Script, script and script!"), sometimes the casting is everything. And when your film comes with a poster featuring Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson with come-hither looks and appearing as if they're about to...
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 31, 2008

Tazawa avoids draft, looks to U.S.

Junichi Tazawa, a hard-throwing right-handed pitcher who wants to play in the major leagues, was passed over by Japan's 12 professional teams in Thursday's amateur draft.
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2008

Tokyo police hope to put scare into Halloween train pranksters

While many anticipate the appearance of ghosts and ghouls over Halloween, police and railway authorities in Tokyo have something more frightening to worry about: naked, drunken revelers.
BUSINESS
Oct 31, 2008

Hitachi logs quarterly loss, slashes full-year profit forecast

Hitachi Ltd. reported a quarterly loss of ¥17.4 billion Thursday amid a global slowdown in export markets and a surge in prices of oil and other raw materials.
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2008

Naturalist Nicol gives Prince Charles forest tour

SHINANO, Nagano Pref. — Emperor and Empress? Check. Prime Minister Taro Aso? Check. So who else did Britain's Prince Charles catch up with during his five-day visit to Japan? None other than longtime Japan Times columnist, naturalist and author C.W. Nicol.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 31, 2008

'Boy A'

When a 10-year-old commits a horrendous crime, whose fault is it? "Boy A" addresses the question but offers no easy answer in this painful portrayal of the repercussions of a childhood gone terribly awry.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 31, 2008

Monoral feed on Halloween horror

'A lot of the companies we signed to disappeared, basically," says Ali Morizumi of pan-national rock duo Monoral, musing on the mysterious curse that has followed his band around.
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2008

Economic mess arrived to trump election chance

Prime Minister Taro Aso announced his intention Thursday to postpone dissolving the Lower House and calling a snap election.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 31, 2008

Now in their 50s, Def Leppard are still ferocious

Legendary English rock band Def Leppard brought the circus back to town last week. Paired up with fellow hair-metal survivors Whitesnake, the group began a four-date Japan tour with two nights at the prestigious Nippon Budokan in central Tokyo on Oct. 23 and 24.
BUSINESS
Oct 31, 2008

Aioi to buy 9.9% of Lotte Non-Life

Aioi Insurance Co. said Thursday it will invest about ¥2.8 billion to buy 9.9 percent of Lotte Group's nonlife insurer to strengthen ties with the South Korean firm.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 31, 2008

Club tricks and treats for Halloween

With Halloween falling on a Friday this year, there's a countrywide wealth of ghoulish fun on offer over the weekend — and even less excuse not to indulge in some serious sartorial inelegance and hit the town.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 31, 2008

A time and a place for heroes

Marco Polo, the famous 13th-century Venetian explorer, wrote in his book "Il Milione (The Million)" that Japan was rich in gold, even though his travels only took him as far as China. It was the first time Japan was introduced to the Western world.
BASKETBALL
Oct 30, 2008

Kitamuki, Newton earn accolades

Guard Yuki Kitamuki had a breakthrough performance last weekend for the Saitama Broncos, scoring 17 fourth-quarter points on Saturday and 15 more on Sunday in a series sweep over the Niigata Albirex BB. He is the Circle K Sunkus Player of the Week, the bj-league announced on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY
Oct 30, 2008

Perfidious Albion and the Chagos Islanders

For arrogance, hypocrisy and nastiness, few organizations in the world rival the British Foreign Office. Exhibit A in the case against it, for the past decade, has been its marathon legal struggle to deny the former inhabitants of the Chagos Islands their rights. Last week, it cheated them again.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 30, 2008

Jones to appear on Oprah's show

CHICAGO (AP) Disgraced track star Marion Jones will give her first post-prison interview to Oprah Winfrey.
BASKETBALL
Oct 30, 2008

New details emerge in Isiah case

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) Officers who responded to Isiah Thomas' home after a 911 call reporting an overdose on sleeping pills found a man passed out on the floor and gave him oxygen until an ambulance arrived.
EDITORIALS
Oct 30, 2008

Unconvincing MSDF report

Last week the Defense Ministry made public an interim report on the death of a petty officer 3rd class from an acute subarachnoid hemorrhage 16 days after a "training fight" on Sept. 9 at the Maritime Self-Defense Force's First Service School in Etajima, Hiroshima Prefecture. The petty officer, who had...
Reader Mail
Oct 30, 2008

Subaru model thrives in Montana

Regarding Bob Sliwa's Oct. 19 article, "Subaru continues to drive to a different beat": Good article. I have three 1986 Brats (models); one has been driven 300,000 miles and the least driven has 85,000 miles. I live in Montana and never get stuck in winter. My Brats are dependable and start immediately....
Reader Mail
Oct 30, 2008

Another dumb Immigration rule

When I left KIX (airport) for a business trip to Taiwan last week, I was very curtly told by an official that I had presented an old re-entry form and, from Nov. 1, would have to use the revised one. Question 3 states: "How much money in cash do you presently have in your possession?"
Reader Mail
Oct 30, 2008

International sense in Japan

Regarding the Oct. 19 letter "Tourists treated differently": If Japan really wants to attract foreign tourists, it needs to acquire an authentic international sense. In my opinion, that means being able to appreciate foreign visitors as they are without relying on information from the media.
Hiker missing in Hokkaido after bear attack found dead
The Rausu mountain range at Hokkaido's Shiretoko National Park. A man in his 20s who went missing after being attacked by a bear while hiking on Mount Rausu has been found dead.
As Japan marks 80 years since WWII surrender, Ishiba expresses remorse
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba lays a flower during the memorial service at the Nippon Budokan on Friday.
Trump shifts stance on road to Ukraine peace after meeting Putin in Alaska
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a news conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
War must never be repeated, says WWII guerrilla commander
Former teacher Satoshi Ito speaks during an interview in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, in June. Ito underwent training for guerrilla warfare at a secret school to prepare for a possible battle in mainland Japan during World War II.
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" — all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.
A seaside hotel built on competitive Japanese cycling
In a region more associated with art, Keirin Hotel 10 takes a decidedly more athletic approach to attracting tourists.
Reading the Japanese clock: Are times a-changin'?
People walk past a time board at Hakata Station in Fukuoka. Luckily for those trying to catch a train, reading a clock is universal.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Recent deaths of Japanese boxers underline importance of emergency action plans
The Japan Boxing Commission's safety protocols have been thrust into the spotlight following the deaths of Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, who suffered fatal brain injuries while fighting on the same card on Aug. 2.

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
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