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COMMENTARY
Sep 8, 2008

Why Japan's leaders matter to Americans

CALIF. — These days, when a Japanese prime minister resigns, the temptation is to say just two things. One is "ho," and the other is "hum."
EDITORIALS
Sep 8, 2008

Con artists calling

Remittance scams ("furikome sagi") in which swindlers dupe people into sending them money, appear to be rapidly rising in number. The National Police Agency reported 11,755 cases of remittance fraud involving ¥16.69 billion from January to June, for the worst first half-year period since 2004, when...
MORE SPORTS
Sep 8, 2008

Toddler golfer notches hole-in-one

BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) Look out Tiger Woods, 5-year-old Drew Gray's got game.
COMMENTARY
Sep 8, 2008

Finding accord in the fight

On July 7, when leaders of the Group of Eight industrialized nations gathered at Toyako Lake, Hokkaido, for their annual summit, I happened to be in Istanbul for the opening session of the multinational Global Conference on Global Warming.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2008

Biz models need green revamp: Coke chief

Corporate social responsibility projects aren't just things you do to be nice, but things you invest in because they are crucial to your long-term business interests, Coca-Cola Chairman Neville Isdel told a recent seminar in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2008

Hiroshima, Nagasaki leaders hit India nuke waiver

HIROSHIMA — Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba and Nagasaki Gov. Genjiro Kaneko expressed disappointment Sunday that a U.S. proposal to lift the global ban on nuclear trade with India has received international approval.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2008

'Manga' viewed as vibrant info conduit

KYOTO — In Japan and other parts of Asia, "manga" comic books are not only escapist entertainment but also a powerful and effective medium to educate a broad range of people on important topics like environmental conservation and food safety.
BUSINESS / THE VIEW FROM EUROPE
Sep 8, 2008

Japan's electronics giants acquire yen for European assets

While the just completed Beijing Olympics will have meant different things to different people, one thing is certain: A lot of TVs were tuned into the games. And now that the intense viewing of judo, swimming and softball is over, it is quite possible a number of Japanese TV owners are wishing they could...
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 8, 2008

Newcastle responds to Keegan's latest claim

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) Newcastle hit back Saturday to denounce former manager Kevin Keegan's claim that interference by the club had provoked his resignation.
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2008

Rogue monkey is leading Tokyo police officers on a not-so-merry chase

Japan's most-wanted fugitive has been eluding police for nearly a month. He slips urban dragnets. He runs through crowded train stations, shocking commuters. He even urinates in public.
EDITORIALS
Sep 7, 2008

Responding to Russia

The Russian government made two bets when it sent troops into South Ossetia and Georgia last month. The first — that Russian forces could crush any opposition — was a pretty safe bet. While the Russian military has deteriorated significantly since the Cold War, it has more than enough firepower to...
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2008

How Libya warmed to trade and discourse

VALLETTA, Malta — The recent signing in Tripoli of "a comprehensive claims settlement" between the United States and Libya marks a new beginning not only in U.S.-Libya relations, but between Libya and the rest of the world.
Reader Mail
Sep 7, 2008

Job training for care workers

Regarding the Sept. 2 article "Students shun nursing care": Having worked for four years in nursing care with no prior training, I can say that for general carers, which make up the bulk of the care sector, most of the job does not require any formal training beyond a grasp of common sense, and that...
Reader Mail
Sep 7, 2008

The effects of fear and mistrust

Thanks for the Aug. 20 article "Internment camp relics hide in open." I spent six years in Japan and grew up in southern Idaho, only a few miles from the internment camp in the Hunt area. I remember going to church in one of the old barracks. They're scattered everywhere. I have always thought that...
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 7, 2008

Phillies sign veteran Iguchi

NEW YORK (Kyodo) The Philadelphia Phillies on Friday announced the acquisition of Japanese infielder Tadahito Iguchi, who was released by the San Diego Padres earlier this week.
Reader Mail
Sep 7, 2008

Real barriers to foreign nurses

The Sentaku magazine article published in The Japan Times on Sept. 1, "Japanese nurses blocking skilled help from overseas," appears to give a very one-sided view. While the Japan Nursing Association may have objections to the introduction of foreign nurses, job protection does not seem to be the reason....
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2008

Juliana's revival draws thousands

A legendary disco from the early '90s staged a one-day revival Saturday as hundreds of women dressed in sexy skin-tight outfits danced the night away in Tokyo's Ariake district to commemorate the glory days of Juliana's Tokyo.
Reader Mail
Sep 7, 2008

The utter liberty to say 'gaijin'

Should it be assumed that the mere potential to use the term "gaijin" negatively is enough to ban it? I have been called "gaijin" by numerous people, including classmates and friends from Waseda University where I studied, my former home stay parents, my significant other and my significant other's parents...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Sep 7, 2008

New book on pioneer Yonamine a must-read

There are a couple of new baseball books on the scene. One about the life of a foreigner who spent almost four decades in Japanese baseball, and the other a collection of heart-warming tributes by some well-known former players to those who convinced them not to give up chasing the dream of becoming...
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
The United States imposes 15% 'reciprocal' tariff on most Japanese goods
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House on Wednesday.
U.S. backtracks on Japan tariff calculation, taking effective rate lower
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, said the U.S. made a clerical error in not including a “reciprocal” tariff rate ceiling for Japan in the trade deal.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
Biggest drop in Japanese nationals seen alongside record high in foreign residents
A street in Tokyo's Shinjuku district on Wednesday
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Will the movement seeking Ishiba’s resignation succeed?
Liberal Democratic Party youth division head Yasutaka Nakasone (center) and other members speak to reporters in Tokyo on July 25.
Photographer Bleg Bayraktar is winning social media with politeness
A video on Bayraktar's Instagram account of the Belgian photographer approaching an elderly worker in Tokyo's Shibuya has gone viral, garnering almost 9 million views.

Podcast

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

Longform

Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person
By Naoko Abe

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