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Reader Mail
Dec 14, 2008

Contradictions from Greenpeace

In the Dec. 9 Zeit Gist article, " 'Tokyo Two' fight to clear names," David McNeill describes the arrest last June of two activists of Greenpeace Japan, Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki, by Japanese police for allegedly taking a parcel of whale meat from the warehouse of delivery company Seino Transportation....
Reader Mail
Dec 14, 2008

Getting historical dates right

Regarding the Dec. 8 editorial "Remember Pearl Harbor": Is there something special about dates and Japanese newspapers? One thing that is generally accepted throughout the world is that times and dates of events coincide with the time zone where they take place. Thus U.S. newspapers cite the bombing...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / BEST OF BOOKS: 2008
Dec 14, 2008

Ready for a little Yuletide reading?

YOJOKUN: Life Lessons From a Samurai, by Kaibara Ekiken (Kodansha International)
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 13, 2008

Beyond Pax Americana?

NEW YORK — It has become popular to suggest that when the dust settles from the global financial crisis, it may become clear that the United States-led postwar world has come to an end.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 13, 2008

EU members must coordinate China policies

PARIS — China's cancellation of the annual EU-China summit four days before it was to be held in Lyon is explained by French President Nicolas Sarkozy's decision to meet the Dalai Lama in Poland a few days later. But what looks like a diplomatic spat shows European leaders that they need to face up...
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Dec 13, 2008

Apache hopes to block out Sun

There should be ample opportunities for photography enthusiasts to snap memorable shots of Sun Ming Ming this weekend at Ariake Colosseum.
Japan Times
JAPAN / READERS' FUND
Dec 13, 2008

NGO helps improve Afghan females' lives

Second in a series
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Dec 13, 2008

Pair's flexibility keeps their options open

Smart couples have smart rules.
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2008

Ruling parties force antiterrorism, bank funding bills through Diet

Steamrolling the opposition camp, the Liberal Democratic Party-New Komeito ruling coalition forced passage of a special antiterrorism bill and a bank recapitalization bill Friday by overriding the Upper House with a second vote.
EDITORIALS
Dec 13, 2008

Ending the use of cluster bombs

About 100 countries, including Japan, signed a treaty Dec. 3 in Oslo to ban cluster bombs. It goes into effect about six months after 30 countries have ratified it. Japan should start the ratification procedure as soon as possible.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 13, 2008

Chelsea's air of invincibility a thing of the past

LONDON — By no stretch of the imagination could Luiz Felipe Scolari be called a failure as Chelsea manager.
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Dec 13, 2008

Manchester United a near lock to lift Club World Cup

A trip to Japan just before the busiest time of the Premier League season would probably not be on Alex Ferguson's ideal itinerary, but there will never be a better chance for Manchester United to become world champions again.
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2008

Emissions goals to determine Panasonic managers' pay

Panasonic Corp. is getting so serious about being "green," managers will see pay slashed if plants don't meet the electronics giant's internal emissions targets, an executive said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Dec 13, 2008

Failure of latest round

The latest round of the six-party talks on the denuclearization of North Korea ended Thursday, after the parties failed to agree on a protocol spelling out ways to verify an inventory of North Korea's nuclear programs. The North's refusal to put verification commitments into writing caused the failure....
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Dec 13, 2008

A frosty reception

It's getting cold , a bit frosty, you might say. But I'm used to having frost on the windows of my house, even in the summer time. This is due to an amazing phenomenon in Japan called frosted glass.
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2008

Timing of sales tax hike unspecified

Faced with a Lower House election that must come by September, the struggling Liberal Democratic Party-New Komeito ruling bloc said Friday the timing of a consumption tax hike will not be specified in its guideline for fiscal 2009 tax reforms.
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2008

Japan must offer more than free gas

The Friday extension of the special law to continue the Maritime Self-Defense Force refueling mission in the Indian Ocean will prolong Japan's involvement in global antiterrorism efforts but both supporters and critics of the action agree the nation still has little to show for its efforts on the world...
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2008

Aso's latest stimulus worth ¥23 trillion

Prime Minister Taro Aso unveiled a ¥23 trillion stimulus package Friday that will allow up to ¥12 trillion in public funds to be injected into financial institutions, far more than the ¥2 trillion initially planned.
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.

Podcast

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

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
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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