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COMMENTARY
Sep 7, 2007

Muslim nation minus 'idiotic autocrats'

LONDON — It was not a tactful way to start out his new job as a Turkish government spokesman, but Suat Kiniklioglu did cut to the heart of the matter.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 7, 2007

Goerne but not forgotten

Matthias Goerne, the world- renowned German baritone, attempts the formidable challenge of singing Schubert's three major song cycles over three days in Tokyo this month. This will be his third appearance at the Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, following rapturous praise for his performances in 2003 and...
EDITORIALS
Sep 7, 2007

A deal in Pakistan

After several setbacks at home, Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf is striving to seal a deal with former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto that appears aimed at establishing a power-sharing arrangement between them and at ensuring that he will have another term as president. The agreement plainly...
COMMENTARY
Sep 7, 2007

APEC's purpose is missing

Each year we have to ask the same question as world leaders drag themselves across the globe, taking days from their crowded schedules, simply to hand out platitudes on the importance of free trade, the environment or some other trendy topic of the day.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / WALKING THE WARDS
Sep 7, 2007

Booking uphill in Bunkyo

Walkers in Bunkyo Ward won't get far before their legs let them know the place has hills — lots of them. A Bunkyo Civic Center official concurs: "We've named 113 slopes, but there are even more."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 7, 2007

'Sad Vacation'

Shinji Aoyama makes films about extreme emotional dysfunction and dislocation, whose central characters include victims and perpetrators of desperate acts and terrible crimes — sometimes within the same person.
CULTURE / Music
Sep 7, 2007

Nicole Willis & the Soul Investigators "Keep Reachin' Up"

Nicole Willis & the Soul Investigators' latest album is as retro as it gets — the band feel as if they rose from the combined vaults of Motown, Stax and Philadelphia International. So people might cock an eyebrow upon learning they're from Helsinki.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 7, 2007

The king of Kita Kyushu

Shinji Aoyama was in an up mood when The Japan Times met him at the office of his distributor, Style Jam. His new film, "Sad Vacation," opened the Horizons section at the Venice Film Festival last week, and though, when we met, he confessed himself nervous at the prospect of facing a foreign audience,...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / TAKING A CHANCE
Sep 7, 2007

Ramen shop boss inherits, sheds recipe for disaster

Monday, May 26, 1997, is a day forever etched in the memory of Naoki Kusano.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 7, 2007

Orbital adventures

Those who watch Phil Hartnoll at Clash26 will see one of British dance music's most influential artists.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2007

HSBC to open branches in large cities as private assets swell

HSBC Holdings PLC, Europe's biggest bank by market value, said Thursday it plans to open branches in Tokyo, Osaka and other large cities in Japan to grab a greater share of private assets.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Sep 7, 2007

Spokes for yourself

Into cycle racing? Not into doping scandals? Well maybe this is the international road race for you.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 7, 2007

Tokyo Jazz 2007

The Tokyo Jazz fest organized by NHK and Nikkei was a 2-day event when it started 5 years ago and, up until 2005, had Herbie Hancock as director. How things have changed.
BASKETBALL
Sep 6, 2007

Shaq wants divorce

MIAMI (AP) Shaquille O'Neal has filed to divorce his wife after nearly five years of marriage, his attorney said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 6, 2007

Work-life imbalance said birthrate's key foe

The key to turning around Japan's declining birthrate is to improve the work-life balance for both women and men, asserts Yoko Kamikawa, new state minister for population issues and gender equality.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2007

Anger brews over dubious social security system

confers with Social Insurance Agency consultant Kiyoshi Kawaguchi at an agency branch office last month. AP PHOTO
EDITORIALS
Sep 6, 2007

Definition of 'all' in nuclear talks

Emerging from a bilateral meeting in Geneva this week between the United States and North Korea, top U.S. negotiator Mr. Christopher Hill said that both parties agreed that North Korea "will provide a full declaration of all their nuclear programs and will disable their nuclear programs by the end of...
BUSINESS
Sep 6, 2007

Chinese minister vows all exports will be risk-free

SYDNEY (Kyodo) Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai told trade minister Akira Amari on Wednesday that China will not allow even "one-thousandth of a risk" involving the safety of its exports, including food, a Japanese official said.
COMMENTARY
Sep 6, 2007

China's image sinking fast

HONG KONG — Public opinion surveys taken in the United States and other countries around the world show that China's image has been badly dented in the wake of widespread reports of unsafe food, toxic toothpaste, dangerous toys and poisonous drugs.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.
Rare vintage shots and first-time shows at TOP’s 30th anniversary
The museum's curators selected a wide array of works from the archives for the milestone exhibitions. Among other photos, Nobuyoshi Araki's work from the series "Winter Journey" (1990) was included in the "Continuity and Change" exhibition that concluded in June.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.

Podcast

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

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
By Alex K.T. Martin

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