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EDITORIALS
Jul 28, 2008

Reforming the Defense Ministry

An experts' panel, formed in December 2007 in the Prime Minister's Office to push reform of the Defense Ministry following a series of scandalous incidents involving the Self-Defense Forces, has handed its report to Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda. The report proposes drastic organizational changes, yet...
EDITORIALS
Jul 28, 2008

DPJ's show of vitality

The Democratic Party of Japan has set Sept. 8 as the date for accepting candidates in the election of its next party chief. The vote will take place Sept. 21. The likelihood that Mr. Ichiro Ozawa will continue to lead the party is strong. Still, other DPJ politicians besides Mr. Ozawa should run in the...
Reader Mail
Jul 27, 2008

Forgetting a passport in China

It was with amazement that I read D.B's July 17 letter, "Three days in the Hakodate jail." D.B. was imprisoned for that length of time for not producing an original copy of his passport, although he did have copies.
Japan Times
LIFE
Jul 27, 2008

Cipangu's landlocked isles

Thirteenth-century Japan has this in common with early 19th-century Japan: a land culture paying scant heed to the sea until the sea, as though in outrage, rises up and compels attention.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 27, 2008

Giants make up deficit to race past sorry Swallows

The Yomiuri Giants played small ball to get back into their game against the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. They made things simple and just hit the ball over the fence when they were ready to win it.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 27, 2008

Daisuke Naito and Yu Ako biopics on the box

Triumphant underdog stories are irresistable, especially when they're about boxers. This week, TBS presents a two-hour dramatization of the life of Daisuke Naito, the current WBC flyweight champion, in "Naito Daisuke Monogatari: Ijimerarekko no Champion Belt (The Daisuke Naito Story: Champion Belt for...
Reader Mail
Jul 27, 2008

Understanding of youth falls short

The indiscriminate murders that happened in the Akihabara district of Tokyo on June 8 demonstrate that mainstream understanding of youths is a total blunder. The 25-year-old suspect seemingly acted in accordance with the understanding that young losers are incompetent and self-tormenting scum -- without...
Reader Mail
Jul 27, 2008

What immunity from prosecution?

In his July 20 letter, "No mention of arrest immunity," Yoshio Shimoji seems to be under the impression that U.S. military personnel stationed in Japan are immune from arrest and prosecution by Japanese authorities. Maybe he should tell this to the GIs who are presently serving -- or have served -- time...
LIFE
Jul 27, 2008

Japan's sea view through the ages, in poetry, prose and plain speaking

At Tafushi Cape / Those gracious men of the court / gather seaweed. — "Manyoshu" (7th century)
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 27, 2008

Cancerlike corruption thrives in heads of bureaucrats

The ongoing investigation into charges of bribery and employment-rigging in the Oita prefectural school system has occasioned more than the usual amount of harsh commentary you hear when public servants do bad things. That's probably because in this case it is believed that the minds of innocent youths...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jul 27, 2008

One of poetry's finest reminds us of our place in the natural world

Skinny frog Don't give up! Issa is here
Reader Mail
Jul 27, 2008

Convenience stores can conserve

As for whether 24-hour stores should be required to reduce their operating hours to save energy, aren't there dozens of energy-saving measures that could be implemented without this debate? Too much energy is being wasted on debate!
Japan Times
LIFE
Jul 27, 2008

Was the 'Japanese Renaissance' lost at sea?

Last week, Japan celebrated Umi no Hi (Marine Day). First observed as a national holiday in 1996, Marine Day marks the anniversary of the return of Emperor Meiji from a boat trip to Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido on July 20, 1876.
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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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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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
By Yukana Inoue

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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