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Reader Mail
Jan 29, 2008

Obsession blinds rational debate

The headline for bioethics professor Peter Singer's Jan. 17 article, "Hypocrisy weakens West's whaling protests," was misleading. Any number of other key points in Singer's article would have made for more appropriate titles, such as "Whales cannot be humanely killed." And that's just to start with!...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WORDS TO LIVE BY
Jan 29, 2008

Patricia Field

Patricia Field, whose boutique in New York City has been an inspiration for designers since opening in 1966, achieved worldwide fame dressing the characters for the HBO TV series "Sex and the City" and for the 2006 film "The Devil Wears Prada." The 65-year-old Field is an Academy Award-nominated, two-time...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 29, 2008

Are you concerned about the current financial turmoil?

BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2008

Nukaga hints at hurdles to G-7 policy coordination

Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga said Monday he wants to find areas where the Group of Seven industrialized countries can work together to deal with recent global market turbulence at the group's meeting next week.
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2008

Daiichi Sankyo antibiotic OK'd

Drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo Co. won approval to sell the antibiotic Gracevit in its home market.
Reader Mail
Jan 29, 2008

Sexist take on mother's role

Regarding Barry Ward's Jan. 24 letter, "Empathy, common sense lacking": Blaming women for the chikan (groping) problem on trains is like blaming the victim of rape for wearing a short shirt. Placing the burden of society's ills on the shoulders of mothers is not only sexist, but ignorant as well. Children...
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2008

Softbank and KDDI unveil new mobiles

Softbank Corp., the fastest growing mobile phone operator by subscribers, unveiled 15 new handsets Monday in an effort to close the gap with bigger rival KDDI Corp., which introduced 10 models.
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2008

Canon declines to condemn whale hunt

Canon Inc., the world's largest maker of digital cameras, has declined a request from Greenpeace International to condemn the government's expedition to hunt whales in the Southern Ocean.
BUSINESS
Jan 29, 2008

Corporate-service prices surge

Corporate-service prices rose in December at close to their fastest pace in 15 years, as higher oil costs prompted businesses to charge clients more.
COMMENTARY
Jan 28, 2008

Haves and have-nots in golf

Two recent scandals reflect the Japanese weakness for golf. In one, former Vice Defense Minister Takemasa Moriya allegedly provided favors to a Japanese trading company involved in defense contracts, after taking more than 100 one-day golf trips at the invitation of the company. In November, Moriya was...
BASKETBALL
Jan 28, 2008

Joho catches fire in overtime to lead Apache to thrilling win

Masashi Joho wanted the ball and he wanted the spotlight.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Jan 28, 2008

Watching the world's biggest roadshow

NEW YORK — I was recently amused to read the following observation quoted in an intellectual history of modern Japan: "The system in which people vie to get elected head of state through indulgence in garrulity and by flaunting gestures like those of low-class actors is a singularly bizarre custom...
BASKETBALL
Jan 28, 2008

Evessa halt rare losing streak

The Osaka Evessa ended a rare two-game losing streak on Sunday, edging the host Oita HeatDevils 73-70 in a duel between two Western Conference rivals. Matt Lottich scored a team-high 23 points for the Evessa, who improved to 17-5. Teammate Mikey Marshall scored 22 points against his former club, while...
MORE SPORTS
Jan 28, 2008

Woods takes suspense out of Buick Invitational

SAN DIEGO — Break out the umbrellas for rain, and the white flags for Tiger Woods.
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2008

Hashimoto elected governor of Osaka

OSAKA — Toru Hashimoto scored a landslide victory Sunday in Osaka's gubernatorial election, which was seen as having national implications.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Jan 28, 2008

Nightmare becomes reality: Classic credit crunch leaves policymakers floundering

In this column last month, I talked about the nightmarish possibility of a global financial crash. Well, a month is a long time in economics, and the nightmare has well and truly become reality.
EDITORIALS
Jan 28, 2008

Thais refuse to be intimidated

Thailand's generals must be wondering what they have to do to cow their countrymen. After they overthrew the government of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and forced voters to ratify a constitution that institutionalizes the military's influence over Thai politics, national elections still gave a majority...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 27, 2008

Ito excels as point guard with Portland

When University of Portland (Ore.) point guard Taishi Ito was asked to take on a leadership role as a freshman, he handled the role admirably.
SOCCER / World cup
Jan 27, 2008

Japan, Chile scoreless in Okada's return

Japan kicked off coach Takeshi Okada's second spell in charge of the national team with a disappointing 0-0 draw against Chile at National Stadium on Saturday night.
Foreign residents closely follow Japan's election and party pledges
A police officer walks past posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates, as well as one showing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, outside the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday. As Japan’s foreign population continues to rise, one of the talking points during Sunday’s election was how the country should deal with the increase of international residents.
‘Japanese First’ Sanseito emerges as powerful force after Upper House poll
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya in Tokyo on Sunday night
The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
Ishiba clings to leadership after election setback
“As the first party in parliament, we have to fulfill our responsibility with the public so as to prevent politics from stagnating or drifting away,” Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said at a news conference at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan ruling bloc loses majority in Upper House after election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves concurrently as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, leaves at the party's headquarters following announcement of Upper House election result projections in Tokyo early Monday.
Ishiba clings to leadership after election setback
“As the first party in parliament, we have to fulfill our responsibility with the public so as to prevent politics from stagnating or drifting away,” Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said at a news conference at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.
In microbes we trust: Embracing the nature of fermented food
You don't need an oven to make Kenji Morimoto's easy and delicious Miso Sticky Toffee Crepe Cake.

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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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In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
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