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LIFE / Travel
Aug 22, 2010

Sarufutsu: As far north as you can go in Japan

If you're trying to get to Sarufutsu in a hurry, the best way is to fly into Wakkanai, a blustery little fishing town on the extreme northern tip of Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, then rent a car or take the bus east. From Tokyo the whole trip takes just over three hours.
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CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Aug 19, 2010

Wedding plans get expecting couples to the church on time

Sugukon Navi doesn't beat around the bush when it comes to shotgun weddings and offers the fastest routes possible to the chapel.
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2010

Hibakusha filmed before time runs out

An American filmmaker recorded the images and voices of aging atomic-bomb survivors so they could pass down their memories to younger generations and make them think more about nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 30, 2010

Japanese dietary tips to prevent summer lethargy

Anyone who has spent a summer in Japan will likely be well- acquainted with natsubate, or "summer fatigue" — a general state of lethargy and tiredness, lack of concentration, sleeplessness and even mild depression.
CULTURE / Books
Jul 11, 2010

Liberated gentleman out of time and place

This meandering tale of an interesting man's life spanning the Meiji, Taisho and Showa eras helps readers understand the ferment of the times while serving up some gems of social history.
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
May 25, 2010

Time ripe for slumping Swallows, Takada to part ways

The vote of confidence the Tokyo Yakult Swallows gave manager Shigeru Takada on Friday served only to underscore how much the team is in need of a new voice.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
May 20, 2010

Daburu Koron hit big time with pun-riddled riddles

Comedians live and die by popularity of their gags. With pun-riddled riddles, Daburu Koron have found a sweet spot.
LIFE
May 2, 2010

Between Japan and America: time, space and remembrance

About a century ago, my grandfather departed economically depressed Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu for Hawaii, followed by my grandmother. Then came the birth of two sons, the younger my father, on the island of Maui.
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2010

Floor manager bids Kabukiza adieu

When the Kabuki-za Theater in Tokyo's Ginza district closes its doors Friday after nearly 60 years, its floor manager will be bidding farewell to a place where he was devoted to providing the best of hospitality for the past 13 years.
Reader Mail
Apr 25, 2010

Time for housecleaning at Vatican?

In regard to the April 11 letter "Coverup sets church apart," one must say "Amen." For far too long the Catholic church has been playing a frightful game of "hide the pedophile priest," putting untold numbers of children and families at risk. When an innocent child falls victim to sexual assault by a...
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2010

Not the time to junk the factories

HONG KONG — While President Akio Toyoda and his Toyota Motor Corp. search for the vehicle pedal that says "damage control," economists and political commentators are increasingly speculating whether the multimillion vehicle recall by Toyota presages the beginning of the end of Japan's mighty manufacturing...
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL: KEYES' POINT
Feb 3, 2010

Shiya wo hirogeru: Time to broaden our horizons

Your son is a sainō no aru ko (才能のある子, a gifted boy)," Mr. Sawamura says. "His seiseki (成績, marks) are not impressive, and his social skills are perhaps not as developed as . . . "
BASKETBALL
Jan 10, 2010

Osaka maintains poise in crunch time against Ryukyu

Whenever the Ryukyu Golden Kings and Osaka Evessa square off, a playoff-like intensity exists between the bj-league rivals.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Dec 27, 2009

COP15 farce: There's always more time, till there isn't

Post-conference analysis of the Copenhagen COP15 has ranged from despair and disgust to guarded optimism that 2010 will bring a new and better agreement.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 13, 2009

Autumn has arrived, it is now time to reflect, at a haiku meet

With autumn leaves changing colors and the sunlight dimming, it's a good time to evoke some mental lyricism.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Oct 18, 2009

Time for NPB to get its act together on regular-season schedule

As we are into the Central and Pacific League Climax Series, with the Japan Series coming up later this month, a reader has a complaint we've heard many times before about the way Japanese baseball ends its the regular season.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 16, 2009

After fast start, it's crunch time for Cabinet

The Democratic Party of Japan-led Cabinet heads into its second month Friday, after coming out quickly to usher in a new political era in the wake of the Liberal Democratic Party's long domination.

Longform

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