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JAPAN
Feb 9, 2011

Joining Hague in children's best interest, U.S. adviser says

If Japan wants to promote the best interests of children, it should sign the Hague Convention, the special adviser to the U.S. State Department on issues pertaining to international parental child abductions urged Tuesday.
JAPAN
Feb 8, 2011

Ozawa ex-aides deny cooking funds books

Three former aides of Democratic Party of Japan heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa pleaded not guilty Monday to falsifying the records of his political fund management body Rikuzankai in 2004, 2005 and 2007.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Feb 8, 2011

Victors bask after political hat trick

OSAKA — At an October reception in central Nagoya for delegates to the U.N. COP10 meeting on biodiversity, Mayor Takashi Kawamura seemed to be thoroughly enjoying himself. As he was leaving, his face flushed red, he suddenly broke into English, singing the gospel classic "We Shall Overcome" but giving...
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2011

Resona posts profit as lower bad-loan costs offset lending

Resona Holdings Inc., the nation's fourth-biggest bank, joined larger rivals led by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. in posting a nine-month profit gain after lower bad-loan costs helped offset sluggish lending income.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2011

Shirakawa plays up recovery signs

Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa said Monday the nation's economy is recovering and performing relatively well compared with other economies.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 6, 2011

Steelers trainer Iso believes family atmosphere big part of team's success

Ariko Iso, the Pittsburgh Steelers' Japanese athletic trainer, wasn't quite sure what sort of differences she notices when comparing the last two Super Bowls she experienced while with the team.
EDITORIALS
Feb 6, 2011

Precious Japanese asset

Japan won the Asian Cup on Jan. 29 for the fourth time by taking the breathtaking final against Australia that went deep into additional time in Qatar. In the six matches it played from the elimination round through the cup final, the Japanese squad caught up with their opponent squad to secure a tie...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 4, 2011

Cro-Magnon and Gagle

Thanks to a solid base of Japanese fans, acid jazz will probably never go out of style. However, that doesn't mean it won't evolve. Lesser known than acts such as the late Nujabes, Cro-Magnon is a part of that genre's evolution. The band is teaming up with hip-hop trio Gagle for a performance at Daikanyama...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 4, 2011

Bluesy rock duo oh sunshine set for an early rise

"I grew up watching anime, and I thought, 'Wow, that's a really cool language!' " says Emily Connor, four-year Tokyo resident and singer with new pop duo oh sunshine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2011

BOJ's Kamezaki says economic slowdown is temporary

The economic slowdown is probably temporary and the nation is showing signs of picking up thanks to growing exports and a weaker yen, Bank of Japan Policy Board member Hidetoshi Kamezaki said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2011

Sales tax must be doubled: Yanagisawa

The consumption tax needs to be more than doubled to shore up the government's finances, given soaring debt and welfare costs, according to a member of Prime Minister Naoto Kan's tax and social security panel.
COMMENTARY
Feb 1, 2011

A contrarian view of how 'austerity' bleeds Japan

With the Standard and Poor's downgrading of Japan's long-term credit rating from AA to AA minus, the focus even more is on how the economy can get out of its current deflationary quagmire.
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2011

FCCJ looks to woo new journalists

The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan is launching a new membership campaign to make it easier for a new generation of journalists and nonjournalists to join.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jan 30, 2011

Voters have their apathy to blame for Japan's dire farce at the top

Here's a fable about Japanese politics circa 2011.
EDITORIALS
Jan 28, 2011

Task for new NHK president

NHK's new president, Mr. Masayuki Matsumoto, a former vice chairman of Central Japan Railway (JR Tokai), started his three-year term Tuesday. It is unfortunate that confusion preceded his selection by NHK's 12-member board of governors. Mr. Matsumoto learned that he was a candidate for president of the...
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2011

Opposition issues Ozawa terms

Senior opposition lawmakers demanded Thursday that Ichiro Ozawa testify under oath in the Diet over his alleged involvement in falsifying political funding reports.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2011

Economics for the people

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — We are in the midst of a boom in popular economics: books, articles, blogs, public lectures, all followed closely by the general public.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2011

LDP pledges to send ruling party packing

Liberal Democratic Party President Sadakazu Tanigaki pledged Sunday at his party's annual convention to lead the fight to corner the ruling Democratic Party of Japan into dissolving the Lower House for a snap election.
EDITORIALS
Jan 23, 2011

Making sense of Tucson

There are times when the United States seems like a strange and distant place. That distance has seemed larger than usual in the aftermath of the shooting of U.S. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, an incident that claimed six lives and wounded 14 others. The reaction in the U.S. to that horrific incident...
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.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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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.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
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