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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 14, 2007

In praise of Chinese women

Though novelist/filmmaker Sijie Dai resides in France and shot his latest movie in Vietnam, he says he will continue to make movies in China because, "I can't think of doing otherwise. It is after all, my country despite our differences."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 14, 2007

'Les filles du botaniste'

Banned in China as "unsuitable for viewing," "Les filles du botaniste (The Botanist's Daughters — released in Japan as 'Chugoku no Shokubutsugakusha no Musumetachi')" is a luscious, languid tale of forbidden love in 1980s China.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 14, 2007

Wrapping up the music of 2007

Stuck for what musical goodies you should get this festive season? The Japan Timess called upon some industry experts, and our own elves, to pick the year's best entertainment.
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2007

TCI latest fund to seek better returns from companies

The Children's Investment Fund Management Ltd., the U.K.-based activist fund with more than $10 billion (¥1.1 trillion) in assets, said it won't let Japanese companies stymie its efforts to boost shareholder value.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Dec 14, 2007

Two plays to cross the generations

Over the winter holiday entertainment season, two musical dramas stand out — one especially for children, the other for everyone, but both are tried-and-tested from previous premiere stagings.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 14, 2007

Michelin maestro spills the beans

For one of the world's most illustrious chefs, Pierre Gagnaire keeps a remarkably low profile. Unlike many of his media-savvy colleagues, he shuns business suits and the spotlight of stardom, and just lets his food do the talking.
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2007

JFE eyes ¥250 billion to lift output

JFE Steel Corp., Japan's second-biggest steelmaker, will spend ¥250 billion to increase production and cut carbon emissions.
SOCCER
Dec 13, 2007

Boca Juniors advance to final

Boca Juniors kept up appearances when they booked their spot in the Club World Cup final with a 1-0 win over Tunisia's Etoile Sahel on Wednesday evening.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 13, 2007

Reds looking forward to showdown with AC Milan

Urawa Reds coach Holger Osieck believes his team can complete mission impossible by beating Italian giants AC Milan in the semifinals of the Club World Cup on Thursday.
Reader Mail
Dec 13, 2007

Thankful for 'socialized medicine'

"Don't hold your breath," writes Robert J. Samuelson in his Dec. 9 article, "Americans loath to push past the pain." I haven't held my breath in years, as I'm covered by Japan's health insurance system.
Reader Mail
Dec 13, 2007

U.S. faces stronger South America

The Dec. 7 editorial "Hugo Chavez, democrat" -- about the defeat of a Chavez-backed constitutional reform package in Venezuela's recent referendum -- misses the whole point, or maybe The Japan Times just happens to share the U.S. perspective on South American geopolitics.
Reader Mail
Dec 13, 2007

Whales belong to the world

I am a 50-year-old accountant who does not belong to any political party or organization. I am just an average Australian, married with two teenage sons. My wife and I both have been to your beautiful and wonderful country, and we have hosted Japanese exchange students in our home for many years. We...
Reader Mail
Dec 13, 2007

Peace and quiet: matter of choice

Regarding the Dec. 8 Thomas Dillon article, "Yes -- I have a cell phone": I hear Dillon's pain. Fortunately, I've been cell-phone-free for about 3 years. And loving it! Peace, quiet, tranquillity, freedom -- it's all there. Just get rid of the cell phone! ed montgomery
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 13, 2007

Former Lotte ace to retire

Tomohiro Kuroki, once the Lotte Marines' ace pitcher, announced his retirement Wednesday after receiving no offers from other teams.
Reader Mail
Dec 13, 2007

Pay the price of social harmony

It seems a lot of readers are of the opinion that Japan needs an influx of immigrant workers or it will perish. I think "become extinct" is how one reader put it. I admit to not having the economic background to fully comprehend the declining population issue, but it would seem to me that countries like...
EDITORIALS
Dec 13, 2007

Mr. Putin's move in Kremlin chess

Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced his support for Dmitri Medvedev, a first deputy prime minister, as a candidate in the March 2 presidential election, almost guaranteeing Mr. Medvedev a victory. And Mr. Medvedev announced that, if elected as president, he will appoint Mr. Putin as prime...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 13, 2007

Miami fairs party hard

Last Wednesday night, after Iggy Pop's free concert kicked off Art Basel Miami Beach (Dec. 6-9), an art fair that's the centerpiece of the world's largest conglomeration of art dealers, I came across a gaggle of women in short dresses scaling a fence to crash a more exclusive party in the back garden...
Japan Times
JAPAN / READERS' FUND
Dec 13, 2007

Helping Laotians keep their forests

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JAPAN / History
Dec 13, 2007

Nanjing Massacre certitude: Toll will elude

who argued that it is impossible to determine the number of victims killed based on the historical materials (available) now. "If I were the director of the museum in Nanjing, I wouldn't write the figure in the first place," Cheng said, referring to a huge sign on the war museum's exterior that simply...

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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