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Reader Mail
Sep 25, 2008

Dangers lurk at local park

Regarding the Sept. 23 article "Mother held for killing son in Fukuoka park": My wife and I were very saddened to hear of the strangulation of 6-year-old Koki Tomiishi. Unfortunately, it is a painful reminder that Japan is not the "safe" country many Japanese proclaim it to be.
EDITORIALS
Sep 24, 2008

Setting up for a showdown

The Liberal Democratic Party on Monday elected Mr. Taro Aso as its new leader, after the opposition Democratic Party of Japan approved Mr. Ichiro Ozawa as party leader for a third term Sunday. Mr. Aso, as a new prime minister, will have a showdown with Mr. Ozawa in general elections expected in late...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Sep 24, 2008

Mercury coach thinks Oga has potential

After winning the WNBA title last season, the Phoenix Mercury disappointed their fans by failing to make the playoffs in this recently concluded season. The Mercury finished the 2008 season with a 16-18 record and tied the Minnesota Lynx for the worst record in the seven-team Western Conference.
EDITORIALS
Sep 24, 2008

Secretive mission to wind down

The government has decided to terminate the Air Self-Defense Force's aerial transportation mission in Iraq by yearend, citing the expiration of the United Nations resolution authorizing multinational forces' deployment in Iraq as well as the improved security situation there. Fortunately, the ASDF has...
COMMENTARY
Sep 24, 2008

Comrade Bush and the banks

LONDON — After Comrade George W. Bush nationalized the two giants of the U.S. mortgage market, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, earlier this month, Anatole Kaletsky wrote in The Times of London that "the most capitalist administration ever, in the world's most capitalist country, (has) decided to wipe out...
MORE SPORTS
Sep 24, 2008

Asahara concludes track career in style

KAWASAKI — When he crossed the finish line, Nobuharu Asahara didn't just finish the race. The moment also marked the end of his fruitful 20-year track career.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Sep 24, 2008

Miyako toad

Japanese name:Miyako hikigaeru
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Sep 24, 2008

You know IG makes common sense: a re-energized U.S.

What if nations around the world were to adopt intelligent systems that would revolutionize the way we produce and consume energy?
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 24, 2008

Lowly JEF United stuns Nagoya Grampus

A 60-second nightmare for Nagoya Grampus goalkeeper Seigo Narazaki dented his side's title aspirations and handed relegation-haunted JEF United Chiba a precious 2-1 win on Tuesday night.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 24, 2008

Facing a rise in sea level

SINGAPORE — As policymakers plan ahead in Tokyo, Osaka-Kobe and other major port cities in Japan, one of the most vexing questions they face is how much will the sea level rise in coming decades?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2008

USJ turnaround artist has all the moves

If asked to name the foreign business executive who has most dramatically turned around a financially troubled Japanese corporation, Glenn Gumpel might top the list.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
Sep 24, 2008

Micro Four Thirds standard breaks mirror

Capture the moment: In the world of photography, the unveiling of the Micro Four Thirds lens-mount system last month was a truly historic event. This new standard for next-generation digital SLR cameras, though easily overlooked by the average consumer, is being hailed as the most significant camera-market...
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2008

Green-colored polar bears shocking Nagoya zoo visitors

Three polar bears at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Nagoya are no longer white after swimming in a pond this summer with an overgrowth of algae.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2008

Protesters question safety of U.S. nuclear carrier

In the face of North Korea's return to nuclear development and China's ever-growing military presence, Yasunari Fujimoto believes the defense of the Japanese homeland must be secured at almost any cost.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2008

Komeito re-elects Ota, renews ties with LDP

New Komeito re-elected Akihiro Ota as its leader Tuesday, marking the start of a new partnership with Liberal Democratic Party President Taro Aso.
EDITORIALS
Sep 23, 2008

A new face for Israel

While global attention has been focused on U.S. Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, another woman has quietly climbed to the top politics, in Israel. Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni has been elected leader of the Kadima party — the main party in that country's ruling coalition — and...
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2008

Russia entering third act of financial tragedy

WASHINGTON — The whole world is being hit by a tremendous financial crisis, but Russia is facing a perfect storm. The Russian stock market is in free fall, plummeting by 60 percent since May 19, for a loss of $900 billion. And the plunge is accelerating. As a result, Russia's economic growth is likely...
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.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
What would a ‘backup capital’ look like for Japan?
The Japan Innovation Party has long sought to get Osaka designated as Japan's backup capital.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
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.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.

Podcast

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

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
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