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JAPAN
Apr 10, 2008

Fukuda, Ozawa lock horns over BOJ makeup

His frustration occasionally flashing through, the normally low-key Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda was unusually expressive Wednesday during his second one-on-one Diet debate with Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa.
EDITORIALS
Apr 10, 2008

Supervising interrogations

The National Public Safety Commission has endorsed a set of rules devised by the National Police Agency for properly interrogating suspects. Under the rules, a system for supervising interrogation processes at police stations will be introduced from April 2009. Police headquarters in large prefectures...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Apr 10, 2008

A home in Tokyo

Brooklyn-born Robert Allan Ackerman first landed in Japan in 1990 to direct "Mystery of the Rose Bouquet" by Manuel Puig at the Benisan Pit in Tokyo. Several years later, the American became an associate director of Theater Project Tokyo (TPT), which was founded in 1993 by Hitoshi Kadoi and English director...
Reader Mail
Apr 10, 2008

Better alternative for dolphins

The March 22 article "South Seas dolphins face slaughter or life in captivity" reported that villagers from the Solomon Islands hunt dolphins to obtain their teeth for trading and making jewelry. Chris Porter, owner of a dolphin-export business, tries to save dolphins by selling them to aquariums and...
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2008

G7 action to ease markets' woes a question mark

In this week's Group of Seven meeting of financial ministers and central bank chiefs, Japan is keen to show its commitment to cooperating on preventing the global financial system's problems from deteriorating further and damaging growth.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2008

Details unveiled on Tokyo congress of architecture

With the stated aim of determining how architecture should evolve to meet the challenges of the 21st century, the 24th triennial World Congress of the International Union of Architects will be held in Tokyo in 2011, organizers announced.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 10, 2008

Moving pictures

When its video "One Week of Artwork" received 1 million hits on YouTube in one week, art collective Rinpa Eshidan quickly learned the meaning of the word "viral."
COMMENTARY
Apr 9, 2008

Contrasting responses to crackdowns in Tibet and Burma

NEW DELHI — There are striking similarities between Tibet and Burma — both are strategically located, endowed with rich natural resources, suffering under long-standing repressive rule, resisting hard power with soft power and facing an influx of Han settlers. Yet the international response to the...
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Apr 9, 2008

Mark Jackson qualified to coach Knicks

NEW YORK — This may be a first (and a last) in the New York metro area.
MORE SPORTS
Apr 9, 2008

Judo legend Nomura weighs future options

Tadahiro Nomura is convinced he failed to have a chance to shoot for his fourth straight Olympic gold medal. But he's not quite done yet on the tatami.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 9, 2008

Whither Africa's 'frontier markets'?

NEW YORK — Zimbabwe's election appears to confirm a truism: Africa only seems to make international headlines when disasters strike — a drought, a coup, a war, a genocide, or, as in the case of President Robert Mugabe, grossly incompetent government.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 9, 2008

NATO meeting sends dangerous signals

COPENHAGEN —Two dangerous signals were sent from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Bucharest summit. The first was that Russia has re-established a "sphere of interest" in Europe, where countries are no longer allowed to pursue their own goals without Moscow accepting them. The other was that...
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 9, 2008

Yet another fine mess in Italian politics

ROME — A game of smoke and mirrors: this is how Italy's current electoral campaign appears — both to Italians and the wider world. Of course, there is nothing new in this:
BASKETBALL
Apr 9, 2008

Albirex's Garrison collects award

Known for his knack for consistently putting points on the board, Niigata Albirex BB forward Matt Garrison did it again last weekend, helping his team sweep the Saitama Broncos and improve to 25-17 a week before the playoffs begin.
EDITORIALS
Apr 9, 2008

Murder in Yokosuka

A Nigerian man serving in the U.S. Navy was arrested on April 3 on suspicion of stabbing to death a taxi driver on March 19 in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. The crew member of the Aegis cruiser Cowpens reportedly has admitted to the crime.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2008

DPJ OKs Shirakawa, says no to Watanabe

The Democratic Party of Japan said Tuesday it will approve Masaaki Shirakawa as governor of the Bank of Japan and fill the leadership vacuum at the central bank but will shoot down the government's nominee for one of the deputy governor positions.
‘Demon Slayer’ movie slashes its own box office records
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” is the first installment in a trilogy that's set to wrap the anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoke's manga about sword-wielding heroes fighting man-eating demons.
Kyoto University researchers find mechanism behind malignant pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer, the third-leading cause of cancer death in Japan, has the lowest five-year survival rate of any cancer at just 8.5%.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Ishiba rules out joint document on U.S. tariffs as deal's details trickle out
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech at an event in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Friday afternoon.
Japan's average life expectancy in 2024 almost unchanged from 2023, data shows
The average life expectancy of Japanese citizens in 2024 is 81.09 years for men and 87.13 years for women, according to the health ministry.
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.
Behind the scenes: Inside Fuji Rock’s strategy for staying on top
In recent years, Fuji Rock has had fewer blockbuster performers and showcased more top-selling Japanese acts and international musicians' first-time performances in Japan.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Hall of Fame always held deeper meaning for Ichiro
Ichiro presents then-Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson with the bat he used to break the single-season hits record in 2004.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.

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