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EDITORIALS
Oct 25, 2008

Deeper Indo-Japanese ties

Prime Minister Taro Aso and his Indian counterpart Mr. Manmohan Singh issued a joint statement in Tokyo this week expressing their desire to deepen bilateral economic relations. This is quite understandable and reasonable since India is the third-largest economy in Asia — after Japan and China —...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / INSIDE LOOK
Oct 25, 2008

K.J. Matsui looks to lead in final year at Columbia

NEW YORK — Tokyo native K.J. Matsui is the first Japanese to play Division I basketball in the United States. Now a senior, he is one of the top players for Columbia University in New York City. He is also one of the nation's best three 3-point shooters.
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Oct 25, 2008

Hasegawa qualified to manage WBC team

There has been much discussion about who should be the manager for Japan's 2009 World Baseball Classic team. The now-retired Sadaharu Oh won't be the skipper and Senichi Hoshino has repeatedly stated he will refuse to accept the job if it is offered to him.
Japan Times
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Oct 25, 2008

Move to Milan may be end of Beckham's stay in L.A.

LONDON — From the worst team in Major League Soccer to a side crammed with superstars, World Cup and Champions League winners — who writes David Beckham's scripts?
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Oct 25, 2008

Mourning lost Japan

I recently visited Osakishimo Island off Hiroshima Prefecture in the Seto Inland Sea. Since the Jomon Period, this island has only been accessible by boat.
BUSINESS / Q&A
Oct 25, 2008

Lowdown on bank-aid bill

The credit crunch brought about by the collapse of the U.S. housing market is spreading throughout the world and has begun choking off funding to small and midsize Japanese companies.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2008

Woman jailed for 'killing' virtual hubby on his log-on

A 43-year-old player in a virtual game world became so angry about her sudden divorce from her online husband that she logged on with his password and killed his digital persona, police said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 25, 2008

Burlesque dancer does it for laughs

A search of the Web for Murasaki Babydoll will likely snag you a six-minute Time video from this year's New York Burlesque Festival and with it a look at the Tokyo burlesque troupe's festival debut.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Oct 25, 2008

The melting pot of 2008

Today's fun fact is that 2008 marks the 100th year since the coining of the term "melting pot" to describe the multiethnic stew that then comprised the American populace. "Then" refers to the years when immigrants flooded over the ocean in a great global warming of the pursuit of opportunity.

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