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Reader Mail
Jul 17, 2011

Expectations of special treatment

I was shocked upon reading Satoshi Sato's July 14 letter, " U.S. side of weapons exports," to realize that history is repeating itself.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 17, 2011

When Sanma goes, so may the laughs

The tabloid Tokyo Sports has reported that one of the longest-running shows on Japanese TV, "Waratte Ii to mo" ("It's OK to Laugh"), may go off the air next spring due to sagging ratings. Hosted by the sunglass-sporting comedian Tamori since its inception in 1982, the noontime show's mix of celebrity...
JAPAN / WEEK 3
Jul 17, 2011

Volunteering with three teens in Tohoku

Many people want to go to the Tohoku region to help in the colossal clean-up following the magnitude-9 Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11 and the resulting tsunami that hit some 400 km of the coastline.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 15, 2011

Kissinger blighted millionsas U.S. jockeyed for position

Henry Kissinger has distilled many words of wisdom from four millennia of Chinese civilization, and several centuries of Western diplomacy, including almost half a century of personal experience at the sharp end of power politics. He has captured headlines and captivated some of the world's best commentating...
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2011

Panel targets English proficiency

An education ministry panel proposed Wednesday that local governments hire 600 foreigners and Japanese with excellent English-language skills nationwide as regular schoolteachers by the end of fiscal 2016 to enhance students' English-language proficiency.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 14, 2011

Fighting for change the Fuji Rock way

Faced with the nation's worst disaster since World War II, Fuji Rock Festival founder Masahiro Hidaka had to make a choice back in March — whether to hold Japan's biggest summer music festival this year or not. He decided that the show must go on.
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2011

Kan plan set to end nuke goals

Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday the administration plans to propose a new energy policy "in the near future" and that the current goal of increasing dependency of nuclear power to 53 percent by 2030 needs to be abandoned.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 12, 2011

Thai results challenge established regime

The thunderous results of Thailand's general election July 3 will seem familiar to anyone attuned to the political upheaval in the Middle East and North Africa.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHO'S WHO
Jul 12, 2011

Youth said to need voice, opinions

Lena Lindahl has for the past two decades produced environment-related events in Japan in an effort to apply her home country Sweden's notion of sustainable society here. And she believes the key is education to encourage children to develop and express opinions about issues that concern their own future....
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / STYLE WISE
Jul 12, 2011

Going gaga for Tominaga, mori girls, eco-fashion, Final Home and the Lady herself

Going Gaga for design In the last few weeks, Lady Gaga used her celebrity influence to bring the world's attention back to Japan and its March 11 disaster recovery efforts with her promotion of the MTV Video Music Aid concert.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jul 10, 2011

With Japan at a crossroads, it's instructive to recall the Hidaka affair

Exactly 30 years ago this month, I had an encounter with a man who became innocently involved in an international incident. That incident may be all but forgotten now, but it's worth recalling here because it highlights the struggle of an individual of conscience to have the truth revealed.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 10, 2011

Lady Gaga vs. Kuroyanagi; Korean boy-band drama remake; CM of the week: Sogo/Seibu

A couple of weekends ago, Lady Gaga conquered Japan with her willingness to engage each and every person who crossed her path. On the Monday edition of "Tetsuko no Heya" ("Tetsuko's Room"; TV Asahi, 1:20 p.m.), Japan's longest-running TV talk show, the pop star known to her parents as Stefani Germanotta...
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2011

Kaieda takes flak, vows to stay on

Industry minister Banri Kaieda denied Friday he intends to resign anytime soon after he said he would "take responsibility" for the administration's flip-flop on whether to fire up idled nuclear reactors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2011

S. Korean women offer quake aid

A group of South Korean female business leaders said Friday they are planning to provide assistance to women and children in the areas hit by the March 11 quake and tsunami.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / INSIDE ART
Jul 7, 2011

Public to benefit from art indemnity system

If you've ever thought that the ¥1,500 admission ticket at the average touring exhibition in Tokyo is too expensive, consider this: The cost of insuring artworks for trips to Japan is around 0.2 percent of their appraised value.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2011

China rocks South China Sea boat

A rhetorical conflict has roiled the waves of the South China Sea, the strategic resource-rich region bordered, and in part claimed in various parts, by six Southeast Asian states.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2011

Reconstruction minister quits after week

Ryu Matsumoto resigned Tuesday as reconstruction minister just a week into his stint after he drew flak for insulting two governors in the disaster-hit Tohoku region he was tasked to rebuild, and his exit drove Prime Minister Naoto Kan into a deeper political quagmire.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Jul 5, 2011

Okozukai vs. hesokuri: An alternate view of home economics

Wives traditionally control Japanese household finances, but that doesn't mean they have financial freedom.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 4, 2011

B-Corsairs prepare to make maiden voyage in bj-league

The Yokohama B-Corsairs had arguably the most successful draft in the bj-league last month, selecting a pair of standouts in guard Kenji Yamada and Senegalese center Pape Mour Faye.
COMMENTARY
Jul 4, 2011

U.S. policy sidelines Gaza

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made a series of stern and fiery statements recently, giving the impression that war is somehow upon us once again.
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Man arrested in Kobe stabbing had been staying at hotel near victim’s home
Masashi Tanimoto arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman in Kobe, is sent to prosecutors on Sunday.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
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