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Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jan 11, 2008

Oriental therapy, Glenlivet dinners and Michelin-starred lunches

Treat yourself in Kyoto The Hyatt Regency Kyoto is offering an accommodation and Oriental therapy package to help you relax and unwind.
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2008

Illness, not policies, ended my time in office: Abe

The abrupt and, at the time, inexplicable resignation of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in September stunned the nation, prompting criticism that he was an irresponsible and immature politician who couldn't even offer a convincing explanation as to why he quit the nation's top post.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 11, 2008

Damon & Naomi

Nearly two decades of playing in intimate clubs as part of seminal American indie act Galaxie 500 and now as pop-folk duo Damon & Naomi has allowed Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang to unearth many talented, like-minded musicians unknown to your average English-speaking music fan. They shared their favorite...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jan 11, 2008

A little bit of Seattle soul

Grammy-nominated American songstress Oleta Adams performs at the Cotton Club in Tokyo on Jan. 14-18. Celebrated over two decades for her resonant contralto voice, Adams will treat audiences to her sophisticated mixture of soul, gospel and jazz under the spotlight at one of Tokyo's premier live houses....
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Jan 11, 2008

Find a warm glow in the Niigata snow

Villagers in Niigata rebuilding after a 2004 earthquake need your help to survive heavy snowfall this winter. Volunteers to help remove snow from houses and roads in Niigata Prefecture are being recruited by JEN, an international NGO based in Tokyo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / SHORT TAKES
Jan 11, 2008

"The Notorious Bettie Page"

Director: Mary Harron
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2008

Reaching a resolution on 'balance billing' won't come soon

The government's ban on health insurance coverage of medical treatment provided in combination with uninsured therapy creates unnecessary financial problems for patients who need the uninsured but advanced treatment, critics charge.
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2008

Economy to slow down for awhile: Muto

The economy will keep slowing "for the time being" as the country's cycle of profits feeding into wages and consumer spending weakens temporarily, Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Toshiro Muto said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2008

Baidu to start delayed search service

Baidu.com Inc., operator of China's most-used Internet search site, will introduce its Japanese language service on Jan. 23, a month later than expected, the company said Thursday.
COMMENTARY
Jan 10, 2008

Mistaken economic policies

Another year, another budget. And yet another increase in public debt as tax revenues yet again fail to provide the funds needed even for the budget's highly restricted outlays.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2008

Gravatt brings tried and true jazz sound to Tokyo

At age 21, Eric Kamau Gravatt was McCoy Tyner's drummer, one of the most coveted jobs a jazz musician could hope to get. After 20 years of working as a prison guard, he is back behind the kit — again as the pianist's drummer.
Reader Mail
Jan 10, 2008

Report may have popped a dream

I've been teaching for 17 years in Houston, Texas, and have always dreamed of teaching in Japan. However, after reading the (Jan. 5) article and learning the truth about working conditions, maybe my dream has ended. I can only imagine how hard it would be to struggle financially in an unfamiliar country...
Reader Mail
Jan 10, 2008

ALTs never had it so good

I am an ALT and have been teaching in Japan since 2002. What the (Jan. 5) articles states is unfair. ALT work is very, very easy. All those teachers who are complaining know it. You cannot get such an easy job anywhere in the world for the money. Look at the average Japanese salary and working hours. ...
Reader Mail
Jan 10, 2008

Variety of statuses for Koreans

Misao Nakayama's Dec. 30 letter, "Korean workers not used as slaves," and Susan Menadue-Chun's Jan. 6 letter, "Deafness to survivors' stories," represent two extremes. Menadue-Chun is right to point out that most Chosenese (Japanese nationals with registers in Chosen, the name for "Korea" when it became...
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
New satellite images suggest 'mass graves' in Sudan's El-Fasher
A general view of a berm construction in Kinin Village near El-Fasher.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.
Takaichi calls for the updating of Japan's economic security law
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to a panel on promoting economic security in Japan on Friday.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.
A 40-year wait for ‘Mishima’ ends at TIFF
Made at a time when Japan was still grappling with Yukio Mishima’s legacy, Paul Schrader’s biopic “Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters” was blocked from screening in the country for decades.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.

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

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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
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