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EDITORIALS
Dec 30, 2007

Foundation for better ties

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's visit to Beijing has shown that Japan and China have almost completely overcome the chilly bilateral relations caused by then Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's repeated visits to Yasukuni Shrine, Japan's war shrine.
CULTURE / Books
Dec 30, 2007

Certain 'connotations' of Asian Americans

SHORTCOMINGS, by Adrian Tomine. Montreal: Drawn & Quarterly, 2007, 108 pp., $19.95 (cloth) Comic books are respectable enough now that it is no longer necessary to attempt to burnish their image by renaming them "graphic novels." Neither is it necessary to remind readers that comics can be art and, as...
BASKETBALL
Dec 30, 2007

Garrison, Sparks leave crowd in awe

NIIGATA — Two winners repeated in their respective skills competitions during the 2007-08 bj-league All-Star Game weekend on Saturday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 30, 2007

Need something to read in the new year?

OUR SHARED JAPAN: An Anthology of Contemporary Irish Poetry, edited by Irene De Angelis & Joseph Woods (Dedalus Press)
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 30, 2007

Need something to read in the new year?

THE GIFT OF RAIN by Tan Twan Eng (Myrmidon)
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Dec 30, 2007

From start to sale in 15 secs

What looks like NASA's mission-control center is actually the world's biggest, most high-tech car auction.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 30, 2007

Need something to read in the new year?

THE BLUE-EYED SALARYMAN: From World Traveler to Lifer at Mitsubishi, by Niall Murtagh (Profile Books)
COMMENTARY
Dec 30, 2007

Living with war and a warmer planet

LONDON — 2007 was the year in which global warming finally began to be taken seriously. Climate-change deniers were in full retreat, and the realization that we face a long and grave crisis was finally dawning on the general public. However, it remains to be seen whether the world will agree on effective...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 30, 2007

Need something to read in the new year?

SHADOW OF THE SILK ROAD, by Colin Thubron (HarperCollins)
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JAPAN
Dec 30, 2007

Mourners for Bhutto visit envoy

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination has stunned people around the world, including in Tokyo, where scores have been visiting the Pakistani ambassador's residence to sign a book of condolence.
Reader Mail
Dec 30, 2007

Destructive attitude hurts image

Those in Japan who encourage whaling say they cannot understand the feeling of foreigners concerning whales. But I remember the "Tama-chan" event from when I lived in Japan in 2002 -- when a little seal was seen swimming the rivers of Tokyo. It became international news and proved that Japanese people...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 30, 2007

Forum upbeat on Japan-ASEAN FTA but hit closed farm sector

Japan's recent conclusion of free-trade talks with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations signals Tokyo's continued engagement with the region, four journalists from ASEAN member states told a recent symposium in the capital.
Reader Mail
Dec 30, 2007

Whaling issue off the science track

As the whaling issue heats up, the focal point seems to be drifting further and further away from the ecological framework. In fact, neither the pro- nor antiwhaling camp seems to talk anymore about "endangered species." The prowhaling group is taking advantage of the dispute as a vehicle for nationalist...
EDITORIALS
Dec 30, 2007

Assassination of Benazir Bhutto

Like her father, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, a Pakistani prime minister who was executed by the military in 1979 after being ousted from power, Ms. Benazir Bhutto, the charismatic opposition leader died an unnatural death — shot to death by an assassin Thursday. Her death, which occurred only 12 days after...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 30, 2007

Need something to read in the new year?

THE SHANGHAI UNION OF INDUSTRIAL MYSTICS by Nury Vittachi (Polygon)
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2007

Hepatitis plaintiffs, state come to terms

, the chief lawyer representing plaintiffs in a case against the government over hepatitis C infection through tainted blood products, smiles during a news conference with ruling coalition lawmakers at a Diet members' office compound Friday in Tokyo. KYODO PHOTO

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes