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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WORDS TO LIVE BY
Jan 8, 2008

Fashion pioneer Hanae Mori

Hanae Mori is one of the world's most celebrated fashion designers. A queen of style in France and in Japan, both of whose countries' governments have awarded her their highest cultural honors.
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BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2008

Biz leaders bullish on economy

Brushing aside growing pessimism on the prospects for the Japanese and global economies, the nation's top business leader said Monday he expects Japan to pick up steam in the second quarter on the back on strong overseas demand in developing countries.
Reader Mail
Jan 8, 2008

Albanians act out of desperation

Regarding professor Raju Thomas' Jan. 3 article"The case against Kosovo independence": Thomas should know better. People do not take up arms against their rulers and risk their lives for no good reason. They do so out of desperation, as a last resort.
Reader Mail
Jan 8, 2008

Extortionist fees for insurance

Thank you for the Jan. 4 article "The doctor will see the moneyed and insured, but less fortunate also ail" -- about the plight of the uninsured and underinsured in Japan. One point that the article failed to mention is the difficulty of entering the Kokumin Insurance program even if you are a legal...
EDITORIALS
Jan 8, 2008

A stronger recycling system

The trade and environment ministries plan to submit a bill to the Diet this year to revise the Home Appliance Recycling Law. Violations of the law by retailers and the illegal dumping of used appliances by resellers of secondhand articles make the revision necessary. It is hoped the revision will make...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jan 8, 2008

What are your New Year's resolutions?

COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jan 8, 2008

Following in our fingerprints

It was a quarter of a century ago on an autumn day in 1982 that I decided to engage in a small act of civil disobedience by refusing to give my fingerprint. Little did I realize I was stepping into a decades-long controversy that would be both an education and a circus.
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MULTIMEDIA / STYLE WISE
Jan 8, 2008

Raf Simons, Bulgari, Marc Newson and more

Candy-colored covers
BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2008

Wii times three

Nintendo Co. sold three times as many Wii game machines in Japan last year as Sony Corp.'s PlayStation 3 consoles, researcher Enterbrain Inc. said.
BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2008

SMFG to hike hiring in '09, widen fund sales

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. said Monday it plans to increase hiring by 44 percent in 2009, aiming to boost sales of investment funds and reduce dependency on part-time staff.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2008

Reviving Georgia's Western dream

PRAGUE — Georgia's recent instability has dealt a blow to its international reputation as a new democracy, and poses a challenge to the European Union as well.
COMMENTARY
Jan 7, 2008

Gut reaction to immigration

LONDON — The indigenous population of Western Europe is aging and declining. Some countries such as Italy have net reproduction rates similar to that of Japan. Others such as Sweden have rates nearer equilibrium. Some countries such as Britain expect a significant increase in their population, thanks...
COMMENTARY
Jan 7, 2008

Hope and betrayal in Kenya

LONDON — More than two years ago, when Kenya's current opposition leader, Raila Odinga, quit President Mwai Kibaki's government, I wrote the following: "The trick will be to get Kibaki out without triggering a wave of violence that would do the country grave and permanent damage. . . . Bad times are...
BASKETBALL
Jan 7, 2008

Niigata completes two-game sweep

The Niigata Albirex BB completed a two-game sweep of the Tokyo Apache on Sunday, defeating Joe Bryant's club 89-80. It was the Apache's fourth straight loss. All-Star forward Rodney Webb scored 31 points and cleared 13 rebounds as Niigata improved to 10-8. Fellow All-Stars Matt Garrison and Yuichi Ikeda...

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan