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CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
May 11, 2008

Brushwork ethereal as the London mists

YOSHIO MARKINO: A Japanese Artist in Edwardian London, revised edition, by Sammy I. Tsunematsu, preface by Ross S. Kilpatrick. London: The Soseki Museum, 2008, 208 pp. ¥1,850 (paper) Born in 1869, died in 1956, Yoshio Markino, an artist better remembered in England than in Japan, spent much of his life...
Japan Times
LIFE
May 11, 2008

Reaching from the skies

One of the classic images from Japanese anime — immortalized in the famous post-apocalyptic "Neon Genesis Evangelion" franchise — is of a child-pilot sitting at the controls of a robot that's so huge it stands head and shoulders above the surrounding buildings. It's the key to the genre's escapist...
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
May 11, 2008

JEF United shows commitment with hiring of Miller

Given the state JEF United Chiba finds itself in, the club has pulled off a real coup in snaring Alex Miller for its vacant manager's job.
EDITORIALS
May 11, 2008

Less costly means of voting

Electronic voting is likely to be partially used in the next general elections. A recent agreement between the ruling camp and the Democratic Party of Japan on a revision of a related bill has assured its enactment in the current Diet session.
Reader Mail
May 11, 2008

U.S. knew what it wanted in Iraq

Regarding Hiroaki Sato's April 28 article, "Bush's brutal war stirs memories of Vietnam": May I point out one big difference between America's invasion of Vietnam and the internationally illegal one going on in Iraq right now? To this day the world still can't pin down exactly why the United States invaded...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
May 11, 2008

Alma mater addresses wartime treatment of its Japanese-Americans

When it comes to making amends, it's never too late. If there were a single principle to guide us in our relations with others — either on a personal or a broader scale — it would be this.
CULTURE / Books
May 11, 2008

Who says there's no poetry in a game?

BASEBALL HAIKU: American and Japanese Haiku and Senryu on Baseball, edited with translations by Cor van den Heuvel & Nanae Tamura. W.W. Norton, 2007, 214 pp., $19.95 (cloth) In Ueno Park in Tokyo, among the museums and other attractions, there is a baseball ground. It is not large, and its name is not...
BASKETBALL
May 10, 2008

Brex acquire veteran center Ito

The Link Tochigi Brex announced the acquisition of Japan National Team player Shunsuke Ito on Friday. The 204-cm center has previously played for the Toshiba Brave Thunders, and helped the team win the JBL Super League title in the 2004-05 season. The 28-year-old has played for the national squad since...
BASKETBALL
May 10, 2008

Tokyo's Aoki fractured eye socket

Tokyo Apache point guard Cohey Aoki suffered a fractured left eye socket during the second quarter of Sunday's bj-league championship game, the team announced.
COMMENTARY
May 10, 2008

Japan needs a dose of Koizumi's old magic

I wish more people understood Japan better. I wish I understood Japan better.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 10, 2008

Finest Premier League season ever wrapping up in fantastic fashion

LONDON — Kevin Keegan said the Premier League was boring.
BASKETBALL
May 10, 2008

Tennichi gets contract extension

Head coach Kensaku Tennichi, who has guided the Osaka Evessa to three consecutive bj-league titles, has accepted a one-year contract extension, the team announced on Friday.
JAPAN
May 10, 2008

For the moment, panel turns aside road tax bill

An Upper House panel rejected a contentious bill Friday to use road-related tax revenue exclusively to pay for road construction for the next 10 years — even though it will likely be rammed through the Diet by the ruling coalition next week.
JAPAN
May 10, 2008

Tokyo ramps up greenery effort

Tokyo is gaining greening speed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 10, 2008

Writers funnel book royalties to charity NGO

Helping those suffering from poverty and disasters is as easy as buying a book, say supporters of a new charity program launched Thursday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
May 10, 2008

Kamei, Sakamoto capitalize when given chance to shine with Giants

While the Yomiuri Giants' All-Stars have gotten off to a slow start this season, two unheralded players have stolen the spotlight.
JAPAN
May 10, 2008

Japan-China relations rest on the young learning modern history: Hu

Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao and Kanagawa Gov. Shigefumi Matsuzawa agreed that the future of relations between the two countries lies in teaching modern history to young people, the governor told reporters Friday.
BUSINESS
May 10, 2008

Tata AutoComp starts Kyushu office

Tata AutoComp Systems Ltd., a major automotive parts maker affiliated with India's largest business group, has set up an office in the city of Kagoshima to boost its presence in Japan's automotive industry.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
May 10, 2008

Cure for what ails you

My hair is rife with dandruff.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 10, 2008

Opponents try to block memorial for Korean kamikaze

SEOUL — For decades, Tak Kyung Hyun and 17 other Korean pilots who flew kamikaze missions for the Japanese in World War II have been widely viewed as traitors at home.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
May 10, 2008

Documenting the divide between rich and poor

She was 3 when she first stood in the spotlight — on the stage of Tokyo's National Noh Theater — as the apple of her father's eye.
Japan on edge but prepared for tsunami after huge Kamchatka earthquake
Police officers ask a man to evacuate from an empty beach following a tsunami warning, in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Japan to start new residency system for foreign workers
Students hoping to work in Japan attend a Japanese class at a job placement company in Hanoi in October 2022.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Japan marks highest-ever temperature of 41.2 C in Hyogo
Japan's temperature soared to a record 41.2 degrees Celsius in Tanba, Hyogo Prefecture, on Wednesday, surpassing the previous high of 41.1 C.
Japan should take all possible measures to raise wages, white paper says
Prolonged high prices for food and other goods have pushed down consumer sentiment and real wages, according to the Annual Report on the Japanese Economy and Public Finance for fiscal 2025.
Why Ishiba refuses to quit even amid intense pressure for him to go
Supporters of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba take part in a rally across the street from the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Behind the scenes at the Baseball Hall of Fame's new Yakyu/Baseball exhibit
“Yakyu / Baseball: The Transpacific Exchange of the Game” is set to remain on display in Cooperstown for at least five to 10 years — and possibly indefinitely.
Boys’ love dramas from Thailand make waves in Japan
Wakana, a Japanese fan of Thai BL, visits a temple in Thon Buri, Bangkok featured in the Thai adaptation of the Japanese series “Cherry Magic.” Her media consumption kindled an interest in Thai culture and language, and ultimately led her to relocate to Thailand. “I fell in love with the whole country,” she says.
Amid fossil fuel shift in U.S., hope emerges for India and Japan tie-up on solar
A technician works on the assembly line at a solar panel manufacturing hub on the outskirts of New Delhi last October.
Traditional Japanese swordsmanship — with modern matches
This year marked the eighth annual championship put on by the Hogyokukai school of traditional Japanese swordsmanship.

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