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Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2008

NPO chief helping out other charities

Daigo Sato, the man who founded the NPO that set up Japan's first political internship program, Dot-JP, 10 years ago, has embarked on a new mission this year to help the nonprofit organizations themselves.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 20, 2008

Blackburn makes smart decision by naming Allardyce new manager

LONDON — We will probably never know why Sunderland did not consider Sam Allardyce to be the right man to succeed Roy Keane, who resigned (by mobile phone text to chairman Niall Quinn) earlier this month.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Dec 20, 2008

Remembering the ghost of a Christmas past

I prefer this season not as one of tinsel, lights and storefront carols, but rather as one of quiet — a season of soft-falling snow, a season of anticipation, a season of memories.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Dec 20, 2008

Mail from the countryside

I went to the post office today and was third in line. This is very unusual on our island of just 687 people. I've never seen more than two people in the post office at any time. Then it hit me: It's Daikon December. December is when the daikon radishes are harvested.
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2008

Komazawa University axes exec over losses

Komazawa University in Tokyo said Friday it dismissed its executive administrative director, Nobuo Miyamoto, on Thursday following a reported ¥15.4 billion loss from derivatives trading.
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2008

BOJ reduces key interest rate to 0.1%

The Bank of Japan cut its key interest rate to 0.1 percent from 0.3 percent Friday in the face of pressure to take a bold step to check the yen's rise and provide more liquidity to cash-strapped firms amid the deepening recession.
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2008

Morgan cuts prime brokers to two

Morgan Stanley, one of the world's two biggest prime brokers, has eliminated five jobs in the unit that provides services for hedge funds in Tokyo, two sources said.
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2008

ANA locked into wrong-way fuel bet for 2009

All Nippon Airways Co. tried to protect itself as jet fuel surged to a record $181 in July. Instead, it locked in prices at almost twice the market rate.
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2008

Fuso joins retreat in production

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp., a unit of Daimler AG, will hike production cuts in Japan as the global recession erodes demand.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 19, 2008

Parity keeps things interesting in bj-league

Coaches and players have stated on many occasions this season that the bj-league is an ultra-competitive league and that there are no guaranteed victories, especially in the second game of a two-game series.
COMMENTARY
Dec 19, 2008

Chinese reporters push bad-news envelope

HONG KONG — Strange things are happening in the Chinese media. Articles that would normally be expected to be censored have appeared in the establishment press, exposing the possibly illegal behavior of Communist Party officials.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2008

Singing the bluefin tuna blues

IKI, Nagasaki Pref. — On a gloomy day pregnant with rain and the weight of past expectations, Minoru Nakamura is welcomed back to port like a conquering hero.
SOCCER / CLUB WORLD CUP
Dec 19, 2008

United advances to final as goal rush sees off Gamba

YOKOHAMA — Wayne Rooney came off the bench to ignite a second-half goal rush as Manchester United beat Gamba Osaka 5-3 Thursday to reach the final of the Club World Cup.
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2008

Scenic cliffs drawing suicidal idled part-timers

An increasing number of part-time workers thrown out of their jobs because of the recession and with nowhere else to go are heading to Tojinbo, a popular sightseeing destination — and suicide spot — in Fukui Prefecture, according to a local nonprofit organization.
China warns citizens not to visit Japan as row over Taiwan heats up
Chinese tourists wear kimonos as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
China warns of military response if Japan intervenes in Taiwan contingency
Representatives from the Japan Innovation Party hand over a proposal to designate Xue Jian, the Chinese consul-general in Osaka, as persona no grata, to a staff of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Stablecoins: Boring goes big, and now in Japan
Noritaka Okabe, CEO of JPYC, acknowledges a number of potential risks related to stablecoins.
Shohei Ohtani collects fourth MVP Award with 2025 NL honor
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was named National League MVP for the second straight season on Thursday.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.

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

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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
By Kathryn Wortley

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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