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BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2008

Itochu chairman wins Zaikai Award

Uichiro Niwa, chairman of Itochu Corp., a major trading house, has been awarded the 2008 Zaikai Award by the publisher of the business magazine Zaikai.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 7, 2008

No more riots — Kaiser Chiefs get serious

In a few short years, Kaiser Chiefs, the cheeky indie-pop five-piece from Leeds in northern England, have seen their success on home turf swell from zero (as pre-Kaiser incarnation Parva) to their rebirth as stadium-ready, worldwide superstars. For this they can thank a string of chart-bothering singles...
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2008

Japan asked to join new Arctic shipping regime

Japan should join hands with the United States and other Arctic states in ongoing multilateral efforts to create a new shipping regime in the Arctic Ocean, a U.S. official said Thursday in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2008

Bilateral ties will remain strong in all aspects: Schieffer

The alliance between Japan and the United States will remain strong regardless of the imminent change in U.S. administrations, U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer said Thursday in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Nov 7, 2008

POW's diary reveals life in camp

David Moreton, 39, wants to publish the diary his grandfather, Albert, wrote during World War II.
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2008

M&As jump 39%, led by MUFG

Mergers and acquisitions by Japanese firms jumped 39 percent in the first 10 months this year, led by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.'s investment in Morgan Stanley, according to Recof Data Corp.
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2008

Suffering sales drop, Honda revamps Life minicar

Honda Motor Co. revamped its Life minicar for the first time in five years after posting the biggest drop in domestic minicar sales among the country's carmakers.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 7, 2008

Rossini revival lands in Japan

The international "Rossini Opera Festival," which has been held annually in August in Pesaro, Italy, will grace these shores for the first time this month.
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2008

Toyota warns full-year profit may dive 74%

Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday its group operating profit for the full year to March will probably plunge nearly 74 percent from the previous year as the global financial crisis slows the world economy and curbs car sales in the United States and Europe.
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2008

BOJ may be unable to halt yen's rising tide: traders

The Bank of Japan may be powerless to prevent the yen from rising to a 13-year high, according to the world's biggest foreign-exchange traders.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Nov 7, 2008

Tateru Yoshino and Sucre Sale: Haute cuisine and the friendly local

The slatted, skewing facade of the new Prias Building may not be the most arresting design in Ginza — the melting-metal, curvilinear De Beers building wins that accolade hands down. But it's enough to make you stop and crane your neck.
COMMENTARY
Nov 6, 2008

Obama and the limits of power

My favorite rumor about U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet is that he will create the post of Secretary of the Environment and offer it to Arnold Schwarzenegger. Of course, it's unlikely that Schwarzenegger would take the offer, because being governor of California is a much more satisfying...
EDITORIALS
Nov 6, 2008

Mr. Obama wins

The senator from Illinois, Barack Obama, made history Tuesday when he was elected the 44th president of the United States. The scale and sweep of his victory are nothing short of breathtaking: Not only did he win a landslide in the electoral college, but he rode a Democratic wave into Congress. He should...
Reader Mail
Nov 6, 2008

Teacher can't swim in a pool

I studied at Oita University as an exchange student. One thing that was very disappointing about my stay was that I visited many onsens only to be turned away. I couldn't even swim in the local pool. Why? Because I have tattoos. After getting a grant from Japan's government to study in Japan, I was still...
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 6, 2008

It would be a mistake to super-size the IMF

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — As the global financial crisis radiates out from the developed economies into emerging markets, it is ravaging not only governance-challenged economies such as Venezuela, Russia and Argentina. The crisis is also striking countries like Brazil, Korea and South Africa, which appeared...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 6, 2008

No-frills Suzuki favors substance over style

TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. — It was a career game for Takahiro Suzuki in Game 3 of the Japan Series.
Reader Mail
Nov 6, 2008

Effigy hangings were investigated

Contrary to what Arlo Brown suggests in his Nov. 2 letter, "Double standard during campaign," it seems that hate was an equal-opportunist in this presidential election, be it Democratic or Republican. Barack Obama was also hanged in effigy recently at George Fox University in Oregon, as well as over...
Reader Mail
Nov 6, 2008

The right to express oneself

The effigy of Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin hanging by the neck at a West Hollywood home as a Halloween display, though somewhat tasteless, was checked out by the U.S. Secret Service and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. And according to The Associated Press, two...
Reader Mail
Nov 6, 2008

Stick to far left when running

Patrick Mansfield's campaign to designate traveling directions around the Imperial Palace for runners and cyclists, as mentioned in his Nov. 2 letter, "Coordinating cyclists and joggers," is well-intentioned, I'm sure. I have been running and riding around the Imperial Palace for close to 42 years. Forty-two...
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 6, 2008

Pregnant Afghan women face deadly odds

KABUL — In Badakhshan, Afghanistan, for every 100,000 births, 6,500 young mothers die. This is a record unrivaled anywhere in the world. In other parts of Afghanistan, too, the rates of maternal mortality continue to be among the highest in the world.

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