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LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Feb 26, 2008

METAPHYS' LADD mag rack, Lemnos' new mirror and H Concept's PhotoHanger

Hanging vanity
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Feb 26, 2008

Is violence against women a big problem in Japan?

EDITORIALS
Feb 26, 2008

Fidel Castro steps down

Fidel Castro, one of the world's longest tenured leaders, resigned this month. His decision to step down, long anticipated, opens a period of uncertainty for Cuba, but hopes for sweeping change are muted. Mr. Castro's brother Raul was picked to succeed him.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Feb 26, 2008

U.S. military crime: SOFA so good?

On Friday night, Aug. 18, 2006, at a third-story apartment within a gated community outside Atlanta, Ga., 31-year-old Kendrick Ledet sat contemplating life. And death.
Reader Mail
Feb 26, 2008

Reflecting on 'Sorry Day'

Regarding Alan Goodall's Feb. 18 article, "Australia's historic apology": Goodall's rendition of the mood of the "Sorry Day" apology by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was apt. Although the reply by the opposition leader Brendan Nelson was criticized by some, it provided the balance that many thought was...
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2008

Output gap rose 0.7% in last quarter

The output gap, or the difference between demand and supply in the economy, rose for a fifth straight quarter, the government said Monday.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA / STYLE WISE
Feb 26, 2008

Harajuku's "Style Deficit Disorder," model Irina Lazareanu gets wicked and more

Cure for disorder The popular fashion hub Harajuku is the subject of a fascinating new book by Tokyo-based editor and creative consultant Tiffany Godoy. Rich in detail and accompanied by some remarkable images, her book, "Style Deficit Disorder" (Chronicle Books), documents the history of the area from...
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2008

Singapore Air 777's engine cuts out

A Singapore Airlines jetliner shut down one of its two engines after suffering mechanical trouble Monday but landed safely at Nagoya, transportation officials said.
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2008

New models seen giving a boost to '08 vehicle sales

Domestic vehicle sales may rise this year as carmakers introduce new models, the country's automobile dealers group said.
COMMENTARY
Feb 25, 2008

Fuel to the fire in Okinawa

On Feb. 10 a very divisive mayoral election in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, ended in victory for the candidate who supports the realignment of U.S. forces in Japan. The election results delighted the Japanese government.
BASKETBALL
Feb 25, 2008

Evessa too much for Golden Kings

Plain and simple, this much we know: The Osaka Evessa still possess the heart of a champion.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Feb 25, 2008

Is ethnic passing finally becoming passe?

NEW YORK — Just about the time Bliss Broyard's book "One Drop" came out last year, I received the latest book from my prolific friend Inuhiko Yomota, "Japan's Marrano Literature."
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 25, 2008

Pakistan set to lift its ban on Bollywood

MADRAS, India — Cinema is a powerful weapon, though it is often called soft power. Men like Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and Germany's Adolf Hitler understood the awesome might of movies.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 25, 2008

United puts squeeze on Arsenal

NEWCASTLE, England (AP) Alex Ferguson is preparing for Manchester United's title tussle with Arsenal to be settled on goal difference. That's not causing him too much concern with Cristiano Ronaldo virtually unstoppable.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Feb 25, 2008

G7's changing world and the need for microeconomic steps

The Feb. 9 meeting of the Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank chiefs — the first one held in Tokyo in eight years — adopted a statement recognizing that the global economy is facing more challenging and uncertain circumstances.

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years