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Reader Mail
Oct 16, 2011

Eulogies for Jobs misplaced

I was a big fan of Steve Jobs. He inspired many people, including me, and all the effusive praise is well justified. But aren't we going a bit too far in describing him, as an Oct. 8 article does, as "The man who dented the universe"?
LIFE / WEEK 3
Oct 16, 2011

Unseen fight to save Tokyo from floods

At 2 a.m. on Sept. 21, Typhoon Roke, the 15th and biggest tropical storm yet to assault Japan this year, was over the Pacific 200 km south of Shikoku making its way slowly and ominously westward toward the main island of Honshu.
BASKETBALL
Oct 16, 2011

Osaka's Washington reaches 5,000-point milestone; Jets win first game in team history

Star forward Lynn Washington scored his 5,000th point in an Osaka Evessa uniform on Saturday, leading the hosts to a 79-60 season-opening victory over the Takamatsu Five Arrows at Sumiyoshi Sports Center. The Chiba Jets, meanwhile, collected a win in their first game in the bj-league.
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Oct 16, 2011

Break on through (to the puppet side)

It is often said that truly gifted teachers make their subject matter come to life. Jesse Glass has taken that concept to a new level by asking his students to take literary characters off the page and dance them about the room.
Japan Times
LIFE / WEEK 3
Oct 16, 2011

In search of the Holy Grail of mushrooms

The ancients were none too complimentary about their fungi. "Few of them are good, and most produce a choking sensation," wrote Marcus Athenaeus of Naucratis 1,800 years ago in "Deipnosophistae" ("Philosophers at Dinner").
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Oct 16, 2011

Men marrying later, the new Diet building opens, grenade causes plane scare

100 YEARS AGOThursday, Oct. 26, 1911
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Oct 16, 2011

Twentysomethings looking for love; modern day home drama; CM of the week: JRA

The girls get the coveted getsu-kyu (Monday, 9 p.m.) time slot on Fuji TV this season with "Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyu" ("The Reason I Can't Find Love"), featuring three of Japan's biggest under-30 female stars: actress Yuriko Yoshitaka, fashion model Karina and Yuko Oshima of the idol collective...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 15, 2011

Golden Kings, Evessa class of the West again

Almost nothing remains the same in the Eastern Conference, as all 10 head coaches this season are in spots that they didn't occupy at this time a year ago.
COMMENTARY
Oct 15, 2011

OWS protesters demanding ultimate entitlement

The tea party's splendid successes, which have altered the nation's political vocabulary and agenda, have inspired a countermovement — Occupy Wall Street. Conservatives should rejoice and wish for it long life, abundant publicity and sufficient organization to endorse congressional candidates deemed...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Oct 15, 2011

When favors throw you into a vicious circle

The Japanese countryside is a place where the people are so nice, it's well, ridiculous. Actions that wouldn't even register in my mind as "thankable" are commonly thanked for here.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 15, 2011

Giants delay Dragons' title

The Chunichi Dragons may eventually celebrate winning the Central League pennant at the Yomiuri Giants' home stadium, but it won't be on Hirokazu Sawamura's watch.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 14, 2011

'Blitz'

You can be a dedicated raw-food-vegan workout fiend and still give in to cravings that involve a bucket of deep-fried onion rings and Kirin lager by the tank. At this point, that's probably what Jason Statham is to the global film industry: a bad, illogical, artery-hardening craving.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 14, 2011

Gardow has expansion Jets prepared for takeoff

The bj-league's Eastern Conference is overflowing with newness this season.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 14, 2011

Staving off the bulldozers for one more round

Tokyo is roughly divided into styles and cliques. Neighborhoods delineate and categorize, often in keeping with the cool factor of their inhabitants: Omotesando, Aoyama and Harajuku for fashionistas; Shibuya for party kids; Koenji for earthy music fans; and Shimokitazawa for the vintage-tint rock-star...
Reader Mail
Oct 13, 2011

Useful film about depression

Mark Schilling's Oct. 7 review of the Japanese film "My S.O. Has Depression (Tsure ga Ustu ni Narimashite)" said two things to me:
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 13, 2011

Wonderlands of the artists' making

With a show titled "Ways of Worldmaking," you expect something big and with plenty of diversity — and The National Museum of Art, Osaka, mostly achieves this. Six individuals and three artist groups — all young and up-and-coming — have been brought together and given large, immersive spaces in...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2011

A chance to do more than rebuild Tohoku

Miyagi Gov. Yoshihiro Murai stands before a gathering in Tokyo of 300 representatives of the nation's biggest companies and community organizations.
BUSINESS / YEN FOR LIVING
Oct 12, 2011

Politicians hope you don't notice when their pay goes back to normal

The special pay cut for national lawmakers expires this month.
BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Oct 12, 2011

Iwate, Niigata coaches look to make imprint on teams

The start of a new season offers fresh optimism for every coach, player and fan. It also presents new challenges and on-the-fly adjustments that will change from week to week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2011

Engine redo stalls HondaJet release until 2013

Honda Motor Co. suffered a new setback to its HondaJet small aircraft as engine damage forced a redesign that will delay the first delivery until mid-2013, almost a year later than the previous schedule.
COMMENTARY
Oct 10, 2011

Salivating over ways to prevent competition

Cindy Vong is a tiny woman with a problem as big as the government that is causing it. She wants to provide a service that will enable customers "to brighten up their days." Having fish nibble your feet may not be your idea of fun, but lots of people around the world enjoy it, and so did some Arizonans...
BASEBALL / HIT AND RUN
Oct 10, 2011

Darvish's recent struggles to win byproduct of Fighters' real issues

Yu Darvish's struggle to get into the wins column recently, could be indicative of problems that could doom the Hokkaido Nippon Fighters' latest bid to reach the Japan Series.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 9, 2011

Nonprofits in Japan help 'shut-ins' get out into the open

Not everyone fits into society. Dropping out, or falling by the wayside, has numerous causes and many manifestations.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 9, 2011

Iso happy to leave pro game to follow dream at OSU

For Ariko Iso, a stint with one of the NFL's perennial powerhouses may have only been a path to achieve her ultimate goal.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Oct 9, 2011

Conditions are ripe for the volcano of Japan's betrayed to erupt again

Second of two parts
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 9, 2011

Phoenix edge B-Corsairs in overtime to win opener

First games are supposed to be memorable, and there was nothing uneventful about Saturday's Yokohama B-Corsairs-Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix season-opening clash at Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 9, 2011

Pan-Asian history writ large

Finally there is an excellent source book on Pan-Asianism, an ideology that has played an important role in Japan's regional interactions since the late 19th century.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Oct 8, 2011

He waits and measures

My husband went to the local hardware store the other day. What's so exciting about that? You've obviously never been to a hardware store in Japan.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 8, 2011

Geary, B-Corsairs prepared for inaugural campaign

The Yokohama B-Corsairs are neither terrible nor terrific right now. Simply put, they are a brand new team, and their history begins in earnest on Saturday.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Oct 8, 2011

Where have all the heroes gone?

Sound cannot travel in a vacuum and perhaps that explains the growing silence in the Japanese spirit.

Longform

Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear