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OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS: SWIMMING
Aug 14, 2008

Kitajima on target for double haul

BEIJING — Kosuke Kitajima remains on target for an unprecedented repeat double in the Olympic men's breaststroke competition.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2008

Street players give hoops diplomacy a shot

On one sunny Sunday afternoon this spring, dozens of people of various ages and nationalities converged on the basketball courts at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo. Juking, dunking, shooting and scoring, they played with grit as their competitive juices flowed.
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2008

CD featuring Lauper, journalist recalls zoo animals killed in war

Music label Epic Records Japan Inc. on Wednesday released a CD in which American singer Cyndi Lauper and a Japanese journalist recite a well-known story from the book "Faithful Elephants" about zookeepers who had to kill zoo animals during the war.
SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS
Aug 14, 2008

'Underdog' Gay ready to face his date with destiny

BEIJING — I spent an hour listening to one of the three fastest men living on the planet speak in slow, articulate sentences earlier this week.
SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS
Aug 13, 2008

Kitajima's swimming feats inspire a nation

BEIJING — With his head tilted back and his mouth wide open in a victorious roar, Kosuke Kitajima's fist-pump celebration after winning the 100-meter breaststroke final on Monday morning produced Japan's iconic image of the 2008 Summer Games so far.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS: SWIMMING
Aug 12, 2008

Kitajima prevails in world-record fashion

BEIJING — Kosuke Kitajima became one of swimming's all-time great Olympians on Monday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS: SWIMMING
Aug 11, 2008

Kitajima poised to defend title in 100m breaststroke

Kosuke Kitajima took care of business in the 100-meter men's breaststroke semifinals on Sunday morning at the Water Cube, winning the first heat in 59.55 seconds.
SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS
Aug 11, 2008

China, U.S. matchup shows game's growth

BEIJING — Has there ever been a greater home-court advantage in basketball history?
OLYMPICS
Aug 10, 2008

Important message not quite lost in translation

BEIJING — Olympic blunder No. 1: For any writer making his first trip to the Olympics, the individual will make his/her share of silly mistakes: getting from Point A to Point B in time, misreading the event schedules, etc.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 8, 2008

Bon odori and fine Aussie cuisine

Aussie eatery opens at Hotel Nikko As part of ongoing renovations, the Hotel Nikko Tokyo on the Odaiba waterfront has just opened the Grill & Wine Taronga restaurant on the hotel's second floor.
BUSINESS / CABINET INTERVIEW
Aug 7, 2008

Tanigaki touts foreign tourism to boost economy

Attracting more foreign tourists can help offset the loss of economic vitality foreseen as the nation ages and the population declines, tourism minister Sadakazu Tanigaki said Monday.
Japan Times
SPORTS / ODDS AND EVENS
Aug 6, 2008

Compelling stories plentiful as Beijing Games near

BEIJING — I learned this when I was a wee lad: One of life's great diversions is learning about other people's eccentricities. My maternal grandparents taught me this, using sports as the backdrop for this timeless principle.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 5, 2008

Correcting outlaw America

PRAGUE — Is it possible to fall out of love with your own country? For two years, I, like many Americans, have been focused intently on documenting, exposing and alerting the nation to the Bush administration's criminality and its assault on the Constitution and the rule of law — a story often marginalized...
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2008

World 'cosplay' championship won by contestants from Brazil

A Brazilian pair won the World Cosplay Summit Championship held Sunday in Nagoya.
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2008

'Cosplay' contest draws hundreds

NAGOYA — Hundreds of people from across the world converged on Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, on Saturday to march as characters from animated movies in the Osu Cosplay Parade.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 3, 2008

Respects paid to Allied soldiers in Yokohama who died in Japan

YOKOHAMA — More than 100 people gathered in Yokohama Commonwealth War Cemetery on Saturday to remember the importance of peace as they paid respects to soldiers from the British Commonwealth and other Allied nations who died in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Aug 2, 2008

Minister backs cause for justice

Most people turning 60 begin to think about slowing down or fertilizing the greener pasturelands of retirement.
EDITORIALS
Aug 2, 2008

The death of Doha?

For seven years, international negotiators have struggled to reach agreement on a deal that would lower barriers to trade and investment. From last week to early this week they held a round of talks that was widely considered "do or die." Failure to conclude a deal was likely to kill the effort.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 1, 2008

Ensemble aims to strengthen bonds between Japan, Brazil

Amanojaku, an ensemble of taiko Japanese drummers, will hold concerts on Aug. 13 and 14 in Tokyo to commemorate the centennial of Japanese migration to Brazil, which started in 1908.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 1, 2008

Birthday best for Suntory Gala

Tickets are now on sale for a very special concert to be staged Oct. 4 at Suntory Hall in Minato Ward, Tokyo.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 1, 2008

Tamesue struggles in Monaco GP

Dai Tamesue, a two-time bronze medalist in the 400-meter hurdles in the IAAF World Athletics Championships, finished eighth in Thursday's Monaco Super Grand Prix. Tamesue finished the race in 49.51 seconds. Jamaica's Danny McFarlane was the winner in 48.39.
EDITORIALS
Jul 31, 2008

Perception of a great show

China's preparations for the Aug. 8 opening of the Beijing Olympics are in full swing. China is staking its reputation on the Games — this year's largest sports event and the third Olympic Games to be held in Asia, after the 1964 Tokyo Games and the 1988 Seoul Games. The Olympic Village opened Sunday...
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Jul 30, 2008

Waribashi: Waste on a gluttonous scale

I f I were writing about one of my favorite Tokyo eateries for the JT's Food Page, this story would mostly focus on its delicious fare. However, as this is the Nature Page, my verbal meanderings here are not about the nosh at cheap and cheerful Shokudo Shogetsu in Tamachi, but about the tools used to...
SUMO / SUMO SCRIBBLINGS
Jul 29, 2008

Asa might not have been all there, but Haku certainly was

When yokozuna Asashoryu withdrew from the July 13-27 Nagoya Basho on Day 6, public opinion was largely split.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Jul 28, 2008

Failure to address climate change like spitting in the wind

The Toyako G8 Summit held from July 7 to 9 with the participation of leaders from 23 other countries exposed the wide rift between the developed and developing worlds and failed to reach concrete agreements on key issues ranging from climate change to surging oil and food prices and the weak dollar....
As the Osaka Expo comes to a close, what will its legacy be?
After a run-up marked by apathy, organizers soon found they had the opposite problem as crowd control became a concern.
Hypothermia in the land of the rising Sanae
Amid the election of Sanae Takaichi as Liberal Democratic Party president, and possibly the next prime minister, Japan's economy shows signs of recovery, but weak wages, a conservative corporate culture and currency issues raise doubts about a true economic thaw.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
After ruling bloc collapses, LDP and opposition scramble to find needed votes for PM
Komeito leader Tetsuo Saito speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday after leaving the ruling coalition earlier in the day.
What if everything we think about obesity is wrong?
Recent research shows obesity may be driven by ultraprocessed and hyperpalatable foods that disrupt fullness signals and lead to overeating.
A frenetic diplomatic schedule looms for Japan’s next leader — whomever that may be
As horse-trading and speculation surge over who will be elected the next prime minister in parliament — the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sanae Takaichi or a possible candidate put forward by a unified opposition — Japan’s next leader will be confronted with a quick succession of key diplomatic events.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
At Osaka Expo, gas giants promote a greener future. But is it a lot of hot air?
The Gas Pavilion had welcomed around 500,000 visitors by the end of August, making it one of the most popular exhibits at the Osaka Expo.
‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit
Less than a week ago, Sanae Takaichi seemed set to become Japan's first female prime minister.
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.

Podcast

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

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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