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Reader Mail
Apr 6, 2008

Moral badge isn't needed to criticize

In his March 21 article, "Tibet and Olympic Games," Gregory Clark claims that countries should not boycott the Olympic Games in Beijing because their reasons are biased and based on a double standard. Although I do not believe politicizing the Olympics is productive, I believe Clark's interpretation...
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2008

G8, emerging donors start development talks in Tokyo

Ministers from the Group of Eight industrialized countries dealing with development issues kicked off a discussion Saturday in Tokyo to seek cooperation from emerging donors such as China, India and Brazil at a time when conventional donor countries are struggling to boost their aid.
BASKETBALL
Apr 6, 2008

Evessa make statement with rout over 89ers in playoff-like showdown

Saturday's Osaka Evessa-Sendai 89ers game featured a playoff-like atmosphere at Osaka Central Gym.
Reader Mail
Apr 6, 2008

Better to stay home than dis the flag

Regarding the April 1 article "20 teachers punished over 'Kimigayo' row": In my view not facing one's country's flag at important public functions, especially in the presence of students, is a selfish and highly disrespectful act sending the wrong message about what loyal patriotism for a country...
Reader Mail
Apr 6, 2008

Be thinking about the big one

Regarding the April 3 front-page article "Earthquake will pack millions in tight areas": With the extent of crowding outlined, people would spill out over the roadways. There would be no vehicular traffic, not even emergency vehicles. Perhaps the solution would be to limit freeway traffic to one lane...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 6, 2008

Matsui's got a nice wife, but can she cook a mean hamburger?

As indicated by the content of newspapers like Nikkan Sports and Sports Nippon ("Suponichi"), reporters who cover athletes and reporters who cover show-business personalities are almost interchangeable. Though tabloid sportswriters are expected to have specialized knowledge of the sports they cover and...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / CLOSE-UP
Apr 6, 2008

Tom Maschler: A storied life of luck and literary passions

Regardless of whether you take it with a pinch of salt or think this consummate professional is simply being modest, Tom Maschler says that throughout his celebrated publishing career, "luck" has often played a significant role.
EDITORIALS
Apr 6, 2008

Freedom-of-expression gantlet

Four movie theaters in Tokyo and one in Osaka have decided not to screen "Yasukuni," a documentary on Japan's war shrine. Rightist groups protested against the planned screenings with vehicle-mounted loudspeakers and harassing telephone calls. Most movie theaters cited possible inconveniences to the...
Reader Mail
Apr 6, 2008

Picky about the source of seafood

I would like to compliment Boyd Harnell on his report, and to applaud The Japan Times for publicizing this cruel dolphin cull when the majority of English-language newspaper publishers in Japan will not. That demonstrates democracy at work!
Reader Mail
Apr 6, 2008

Can't take alien article seriously

In the April 1 edition of The Japan Times, there is the Zeit Gist article by John Spiri titled " 'Half-alien' group foresees disaster, Japan UFO landing." Doesn't this article also belong in the joke category for April Fool's Day? kaz borkowski
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Apr 6, 2008

Japan's most jam-packed year at the track

Atitan in the field of car manufacturing, Japan has also long been a magnet for international-level motor racing.
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 6, 2008

Aggressive Frontale fail to capitalize on numerous chances

KAWASAKI — Kyoto Sanga launched an astonishing smash-and-grab raid on Kawasaki Frontale to claim a 1-0 win at Todoroki Stadium on Saturday evening.
Reader Mail
Apr 6, 2008

Something wicked that way went

I wholeheartedly concur with Peter Milward's condemnation of those villains Sir Francis Drake and Sir John Hawkins in Milward's March 27 letter, "A look back at the Elizabethan Era."
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Apr 6, 2008

Documentary on education, romantic comedy, female family drama

It is estimated that about 127,000 children throughout Japan have stopped attending school because they simply don't want to. It is a problem that seems to be getting worse despite the attention it has attracted.
CULTURE / Books
Apr 6, 2008

Japan's legal reaction to globalization

LAW IN JAPAN: a Turning Point, edited by Daniel H. Foote. Seattle: University of Washington Press, April 2008, 704 pp., 10 tables/8 figures, $65 (cloth) Even as the pace of change in recent years has brought Japanese law to a "turning point," the "confession-centric" system of criminal justice risks...
Reader Mail
Apr 6, 2008

Are sanctions really working?

The expiration day of the Japanese government's tough sanctions against North Korea is drawing near again. Japan imposed a package of sanctions as punishment for North Korea's nuclear test in October 2006 and has renewed them two times since then. There have been no traces of any North Korean products...
Reader Mail
Apr 6, 2008

Capitalize an eco-tourism industry

Boyd Harnell's March 30 article, "Secret film will show slaughter to the world" -- about the making of a documentary on the dolphin hunt in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture -- was riveting. I was especially struck by the chasm separating the worldviews of the parties involved: a sophisticated network of international...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Apr 6, 2008

Are Japanese people ready for 'change they can believe in'?

Sometimes journalists ask themselves questions that appear to border on the absurd. Here goes one of them.
‘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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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
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