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JAPAN
Jan 27, 2009

Diet poised to OK second extra budget

The Diet was set Monday to approve over the strong protests of opposition parties a second supplementary budget for fiscal 2008 that includes Prime Minister Taro Aso's controversial ¥2 trillion cash handout.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 27, 2009

What advice do you have for new U.S. President Barack Obama?

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jan 27, 2009

Half, bi or double? One family's trouble

It may not matter for inanimate objects, incapable of altering their own sweet smell, but for humans a name becomes part of our identity. My voice rises slightly as I warm to my argument: It may not be a tangible part of a person, like a hand or foot, but what others call us — and how we name ourselves...
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Jan 27, 2009

East of Tokyo grooves to the samba rhythms

Although the weather was cold and cloudy, sweat was pouring from those who made it over to the Barbaros New Year Party 2009, an event hosted by G.R.E.S. Barbaros, 17-time winner of the Asakusa Samba Carnival and one of the largest dance teams in the nation dedicated to the Brazilian musical genre.
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2009

Global crisis study group proposed

A semigovernmental organization for international economic exchanges has proposed formation of a study group involving Japan, the United States and European Union to work out regulatory measures to deal with the global financial crisis.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2009

Dolphin slaughter film a hit at Sundance

Standing ovations greeted the judges' verdict Sunday that the documentary "The Cove" had won the prestigious U.S. Audience Award at the 25th annual Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2009

Mitsubishi finds oil off Gabon coast

Mitsubishi Corp. and French energy explorer Perenco SA have discovered reserves of crude oil in an offshore field in Gabon, western Africa, Mitsubishi said Monday.
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2009

Video game makers' merger OK'd

Tecmo Ltd. and Koei Co. shareholders on Monday approved the merger of the two video game companies under a holding company on April 1.
COMMENTARY
Jan 26, 2009

A return to common sense

Attention from all corners of the world is focused on Barack Obama, who was inaugurated as the first African- American president of the United States. As the sole superpower since the Cold War ended in 1989, America has often irritated other countries for choosing to pursue the path of a unilateralist...
EDITORIALS
Jan 26, 2009

Safety lessons for the MSDF

The Yokohama Maritime Accident Tribunal determined Jan. 22 that insufficient surveillance on the part of the Maritime Self-Defense Force's 7,750-ton Aegis destroyer Atago was the main cause of its Feb. 19, 2008, collision with the 7.3-ton trawler Seitoku Maru, which killed the two fishermen aboard the...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 26, 2009

East beats West as All-Star game delivers spectacle

BEPPU, Oita Pref. — Sporting events — universally known as fun and games to 8-year-olds and octogenarians alike — are expected to be entertaining spectacles. All-Star games, on the other hand, are supposed to be wildly entertaining, taking that concept to a higher level.
COMMENTARY
Jan 26, 2009

Recalling the one who mixed politics, poetry

NEW YORK — At a time when we plainly see the negative effects of politics and greed in the life of nations, it is important to remember Pablo Neruda, a Chilean writer whom Gabriel Garcia Marquez called "the greatest poet of the 20th century — in any language." He was an artist who knew very well...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Jan 26, 2009

Trimming bureaucracy would give Japan years of 'buried treasure'

Every time a new economic indicator is released by the government, it becomes even more evident that this year will be a tough one for the Japanese economy.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE ALL-STAR GAME NOTEBOOK
Jan 26, 2009

Hometown hero Suzuki pips Garrison in 3-Point Contest

Oita HeatDevils guard Yukinori Suzuki triumphed in the 3-Point Contest, ending Matt Garrison's two-year reign as champion.

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