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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
Nov 24, 2007

Ship of roaches: break from the teaching grind

"When my ship comes in," says my friend, "It's gonna be overrun by roaches."
EDITORIALS
Nov 24, 2007

North-South progress in Seoul

The governments of both North and South Korea are firmly focused on the latter's December presidential elections. With conservative opposition candidates leading in South Korean opinion polls, Mr. Roh Moo Hyun, the incumbent in Seoul, and Mr. Kim Jong Il, his counterpart in Pyongyang, are eager to alter...
BUSINESS / ASIA-JAPAN-U.S. SYMPOSIUM
Nov 24, 2007

Common issues disarm U.S.-China strategic rivalry

Ten years from now, China will likely be a predominant military power in Asia, but it apparently does not intend to engage in an arms race with the United States nor to seek to become a global power, said Adam Segal, a senior fellow for China studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Nov 24, 2007

Inside and out

On the day of my operation, a nurse who had previously introduced herself to me as "Miyuki of the Nurse" helped me put on a hospital gown and I was then put under anesthesia.
COMMUNITY
Nov 24, 2007

Textiles — whispering soul of India

Walking into the main exhibition hall on the second floor of the Nihon Mingeikan (Japan Folkcrafts Museum) in Tokyo's Komaba, re-creates the startling impression Hiroko Iwatate received when she first went to India 37 years ago.
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2007

Honda tries to 'take root' in Mexican car market

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Honda Motor Co. said Thursday that its sales outlook for the Mexican market is positive.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ASIA-JAPAN-U.S. SYMPOSIUM
Nov 24, 2007

Changing world asks more of Japan

Japan is an "underachiever" that needs to play a larger international role commensurate with its resources and capacity, the head of an influential U.S. think tank told a recent symposium in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ASIA-JAPAN-U.S. SYMPOSIUM
Nov 24, 2007

China needs to clean up its act to stay on economic growth track

Despite its continuing rapid growth, China faces a host of domestic and international challenges that — without adequate reforms — might derail it from the widely forecast path to global economic pre-eminence, said Elizabeth Economy, senior fellow and director for Asian studies at the Council on...
COMMENTARY
Nov 24, 2007

Evidence on Iran doesn't seem to matter

LONDON — Shaul Mofaz, the Israeli defense minister, is not a fan of Mohammed ElBaradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency. In fact, he wants him fired. "The policies followed by ElBaradei endanger world peace. His irresponsible attitude of sticking his head in the sand over Iran's...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ASIA-JAPAN-U.S. SYMPOSIUM
Nov 24, 2007

Piecemeal denuclearization allows North to have its nukes and aid too

The turnaround in the U.S. approach to North Korea over the past year has achieved tangible limits on Pyongyang's nuclear capabilities but will not guarantee a final denuclearization in the near future, an American expert told the Nov. 12 symposium.
BASKETBALL
Nov 23, 2007

Fukuoka earns sweep over Ryukyu

The host Rizing Fukuoka defeated the Ryukyu Golden Kings 100-90 on Thursday, completing a two-game sweep. Rizing guard Michael Gardener scored a game-best 31 points, while teammate Joshua Peppers added 27, Tsuyoshi Kawazura had 14 and Jeffrey Price contributed nine and 12 rebounds. Fukuoka (3-3) took...
COMMENTARY
Nov 23, 2007

Australia facing tough nuclear issues

Australia's election Saturday will be fought mostly over domestic issues, especially interest rates. While Labor is well ahead in the polls, its victory is not assured. But whoever becomes prime minister after the election will face some contentious decisions on nuclear issues. And it's not just Australians...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 23, 2007

'Midnight Eagle'

Why do national cinemas excel in some genres but not in others? Whatever its many sins, Hollywood makes thrillers that for sheer visceral kicks — car chases! explosions! Matt Damon leaping across a chasm through a tiny open window! — are the global standard.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 23, 2007

'Grbavica'/'Children of Glory'

When the civil war broke out in Bosnia Herzegovina, Jasmila Zbanic was 17 years old.

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