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JAPAN
Feb 7, 2009

Canada fetes ties with programs

The Canadian Embassy called on Japanese schools and students Friday to apply for education-related programs it will launch to celebrate the 80th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Japan this year.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2009

Toyota raises loss forecast to ¥450 billion

Toyota Motor Corp. radically revised its earnings projections again Friday and said it now expects a ¥450 billion group operating loss and a ¥350 billion group net loss for the year ending March 31.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Feb 7, 2009

Float this stimulus package

For years Japan has struggled with the question of how to revive the countryside. With few jobs and an aging population, the countryside isn't much of a draw for anyone under the age of 80.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Feb 7, 2009

Stripped of stereotypes

If you ever have the chance to meet Lu Nagata, you will never forget her style and determination.
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2009

No plan to print separate currency

The government isn't considering printing new money, Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa said Friday.
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2009

Kansai business leaders decry job cuts, call for social duty

Amid the deepening economic gloom and growing layoffs at home and abroad, corporate and government leaders in the Kansai region gathered Thursday in Kyoto for an annual two-day seminar on economic, political and social issues.
BUSINESS / Q&A
Feb 6, 2009

The debate over government notes

Scholars and Liberal Democratic Party members have been urging the government to print its own money to counter the once-in-a-century crisis buffeting Japan.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 6, 2009

Ongoing block party key for Golden Kings

"Who's to say where the wind will take you?/Who's to say what it is will break you?/I don't know which way the wind will blow." — U2's Bono sings on "Kite," a song from "All That You Can't Leave Behind."
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Feb 6, 2009

Getting a glimpse behind the mask

It happens in Japanese cities every winter and spring — the mask attack.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Feb 6, 2009

'La Traviata' reworked for Tokyo opera

Aiming to portray a woman with pain hidden inside a gorgeous dress, director Amon Miyamoto will stage a new production of the opera "La Traviata" ("The Woman Who Strayed") in Tokyo in collaboration with Tokyo Nikikai Opera Theatre.
CULTURE / Film
Feb 6, 2009

'The Syrian Bride'

Strictly speaking, "The Syrian Bride" is a wedding movie, but its concerns are less with the wedding than about the effect of ethnic politics — subtle or not — on individual and family relationships. The Syrian Bride Rating: (4 out of 5) Ready for love: Hiam Abbass (left)...
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2009

'Anime,' 'manga' grab spotlight at major exhibition

At the Japan Media Arts Festival, prepare to jet into the sky like Superman and dance with speakers blasting at your hips, as the nation's largest showcase of cutting-edge "anime," "manga" and high-tech arts gets more interactive.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2009

Divisions over Aso rack LDP's largest faction

The Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction decided Thursday to unify solely under former Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura in an attempt to muzzle outspoken faction manager Hidenao Nakagawa and keep him in line with its goals.
CULTURE / Film
Feb 6, 2009

Not dwelling on the politics

Jersusalem-born filmmaker Eran Riklis is one of the most prominent figures in the Israeli film industry, but his films ("On a Clear Day You Can See Damuscus" and "Cup Final" among others) have never been about straightforward Israeli politics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2009

Honda hoping new Insight hybrid challenges dominance of Prius

Honda Motor Co. threw the spotlight Thursday on its new Insight hybrid, which goes on sale Friday, hoping its cheaper price challenges the gasoline-electric hybrid market dominance of Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2009

NPA probes 19 over slander on comedian's blog

In a rare Internet crackdown, police have turned over to prosecutors their case against a 29-year-old woman and plan to hand another 18 suspects over for abusive comments posted on the blog of a 37-year-old Japanese comedian, police sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 6, 2009

Coma-Chi "Red Naked"

Even the most optimistic critic could be excused for approaching with trepidation the major-label debut for one of only a handful of domestic female rappers. But fears that 24-year-old Coma-Chi is about to deliver a pale imitation of a genre exhausted in the early 2000s by the likes of Missy Elliott...
BASKETBALL
Feb 6, 2009

Albirex rub salt in Apache wounds

A strong third-quarter spurt carried the Niigata Albirex BB to a 94-80 victory over the Tokyo Apache on Thursday at Yoyogi National Gymnasium.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 6, 2009

'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'

Director David Fincher is probably best known for his films "Seven" and "Fight Club." His star in both was Brad Pitt, whose iconic turn as an anticonsumerism terrorist in "Fight Club" was so sensational that it inspired an entire generation of men to go out and by maroon faux-leather jackets.
EDITORIALS
Feb 6, 2009

Disappointment for sumo fans

The arrest of Wakakirin, a sumo wrestler in the juryo division, on suspicion of possessing cannabis and his subsequent dismissal by the Japan Sumo Association should be a great disappointment to many sumo fans.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 6, 2009

Telling a lengthy tale of lust and religion

Films that are extremely long (say, three hours plus) tend to be extreme in other ways as well — including the megalomania of their director.

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