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BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Aug 4, 2008

Keeping the global circus in business a matter of balance

Does the presence of a safety net make people too reckless, lazy and dependent? Or does it allow people to experiment, develop skills in a secure environment and prevent the penalization of healthy high spirits.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2008

Japan can expect next U.S. president to press for Afghan help: expert

The next U.S. administration — whether it's Democratic or Republican — will expect Japan to play a larger role in the reconstruction of Afghanistan as well as "the war on terror" being waged there, a U.S. think tank expert told a recent seminar in Tokyo.
COMMENTARY
Aug 4, 2008

Decider of nations' futures

LONDON — You have to hand it to the economics team at Goldman Sachs. It was they who came up with the concept of the "BRICs": the four big economies, in Brazil, Russia, India and China, that were going to catch up with and then overtake the big economies of the developed world.
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.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2008

Singh rises above the fray to keep fighting

HONG KONG — It was hardly the finest hour for Indian democracy, but Prime Minister Manmohan Singh finally called the bluff of his so-called leftist allies last month and won a vote of confidence in Parliament after two days of stormy debate and widespread allegations of bribery and corruption.
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 3, 2008

Lifter Miyake aims to continue family legacy

BEIJING — Hiromi Miyake has never seen the weightlifting bronze medal her father and coach Yoshiyuki won at the 1968 Mexico Games.
OLYMPICS / 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
Aug 3, 2008

Japan hopes for repeat of glory in Beijing

As a nation, Japan collected a record 37 medals at the 2004 Summer Games, including 16 golds, which matched the nation's all-time record set at the 1964 Tokyo Games. And so it's only natural for people to be curious if Japan can duplicate that level of success or achieve a higher medal count at the 2008...
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.
Reader Mail
Aug 3, 2008

Japan's nationalistic government

Regarding Robert Dujarric's July 30 article, "Nationalism isn't an issue in Japan": When speaking of "Japan," it is vital to distinguish between those leading the country and those being led. The Japanese populace seems apathetic compared to Koreans and Chinese. The recent South Korean reaction to U.S....
Reader Mail
Aug 3, 2008

Living with a smaller population

One of the major problems facing Japan is said to be its declining population. All sorts of scary statistics are used to paint an almost-doomsday scenario where, at some point, few young people are left and the economy collapses. This view is based on 19th-century assumptions that a major component of...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Aug 3, 2008

Clubs take advantage of extended deadline to sign new foreigners

The deadline for signing new foreign players by Japanese teams was extended from June 30 to July 31 this year because of the Beijing Summer Olympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2008

Fukuda vows action on oil, terror

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda vowed to tackle pressing issues like surging oil prices and participation in the "war on terrorism" as his new Cabinet was officially launched at an attestation ceremony at the Imperial Palace on Saturday.
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2008

Ibuki tells LDP to draft tax hike scenarios

Finance Minister Bunmei Ibuki said Saturday the ruling Liberal Democratic Party needs to propose a scenario on how and when to ask for a tax hike before it starts campaigning for the next general election.
Reader Mail
Aug 3, 2008

Bamboo wood best for chopsticks

I'm sure the article on waribashi made many of us feel guilty for all the times we've used them. Certainly the concept of always using your own hashi is a great contribution, not only assuaging our sense of guilt but also perhaps helping the forests that are being cut down to supply the wood.
Reader Mail
Aug 3, 2008

The trendy, high-tech way to eat

Raju Thakrar's thought-provoking article July 30, "Waribashi (disposable chopsticks): Waste on a gluttonous scale," prompted me to relate my own handling of a chopstick obsession. I have long carried in my trouser pocket a pair of the most wonderful high-tech hashi I have yet seen. Manufactured of teak...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Aug 3, 2008

Chinese gymnasts, the making of Miyazaki's 'Ponyo' and Southern All Stars' 30th birthday

The Olympics are just days away, and if you haven't already gotten sick of it you might want to see how China trains its youngest athletes. On this week's edition of the international television omnibus show, "Sekai Marumie! Terebi Tokusobu (Special Investigation of TV From All Over the World)" (Nihon...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 3, 2008

The obsession over those dumbed down cute mascots

Japan is overrun with cute mascots. They represent everything from chain stores to police departments, and for the past decade or so there has been a marked increase in the popularity of one species of mascot called "yuru-kyara." The second half of this word stands for "character," while "yuru" is from...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 3, 2008

Lest we forget, it's a story that cries out for telling and retelling

What can be more chilling than the statistics of war? Tens of thousands dying in a single day on the Western Front in World War I. Millions perishing in World War II. India. Pakistan. Korea. Kenya. Vietnam. Cambodia. Rwanda. Iraq. And where next?
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Government and bad actors are at the root of the foreign national issue
A maiko walks down a street crowded with tourists in Kyoto. Challenges that come with a massive influx of overseas visitors and foreign nationals buying up real estate are just some of the immigration problems that have become hot-button political issues in Japan.
Japan lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Friday.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
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We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
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