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BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2007

Auto, electronics workers get pay hikes

Major automakers and electronics companies agreed Wednesday to raise base wages and bonuses for their employees for the second consecutive year as they enjoy improved earnings amid continued economic growth.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 15, 2007

"Gregory Colbert: Animal Totems -- A Prelude to Ashes and Snow"

Mori Arts Gallery Center Closes in 17 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 15, 2007

Baba Zula: from the belly of the beats

Underground music maniacs, the real hardcore otaku (obsessed fans), have long raved about the Turkish psychedelic music of the 1960s and '70s -- crazy reverb-drenched, twangy-guitar tracks that sounded like The Ventures if they'd been a belly-dancer backing band with a taste for hashish and quarter-tone...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 15, 2007

"16 Hour Museum"

March 17, noon-8 p.m. in Daikanyama March 25, 1 a.m.-9 p.m. at Super Deluxe, Nishi Azabu
EDITORIALS
Mar 15, 2007

Expanding security ties south

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Australian counterpart Mr. John Howard have signed a joint declaration to expand security cooperation between Japan and Australia. It has been unheard of up to now for Japan to issue a joint declaration on security matters with a country other than the United States....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 15, 2007

Testing nihonga's limits

Finding their personal voice, something an artist can call their own, is a sublime achievement. The nihonga (Japanese-style) painter Insho Domoto (1891-1975) channeled the voices of at least a dozen others to forge his own unique one and create an exhaustive and encyclopedic body of work.
BASKETBALL / NBA / NBA REPORT
Mar 14, 2007

Patterson got raw deal from Blazers

NEW YORK -- In the judgment of billionaire Paul Allen, the last year of Steve Patterson's contract as the Blazers president/alternate governor/GM did not merit being exercised. This further confirms why I'll never be in position to make such weighty NBA decisions.
SOCCER
Mar 14, 2007

Maldini out with knee injury

MILAN, Italy (AP) AC Milan captain Paolo Maldini has a left knee injury and could miss both legs of the Champions League quarterfinals against Bayern Munich.
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2007

Japan signs landmark security pact with Australia

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his visiting Australian counterpart, John Howard, signed a landmark security accord Tuesday to strengthen bilateral cooperation, making Japan Australia's closest security ally after the United States.
Reader Mail
Mar 14, 2007

Rules needed against hateful rants

Regarding Grant Piper's Feb. 25 letter, "Freedom to dislike anything": True, short of libel, Americans have the right to express politically incorrect hateful, twisted thoughts. And, indeed, consumers can (and sometimes do) vote nay against entertainment and sports personalities by withholding dollars....
Reader Mail
Mar 14, 2007

The blame for the Pacific War

In response to Hisahiko Okazaki's Feb. 24 article, "Telling the truth at Yasukuni," I would like to question Okazaki's assertions that the Hull note of 1941 was "meant to close negotiations" and that it is "a historical fact that Roosevelt induced Japan to carry out the first strike" in opening the...
Reader Mail
Mar 14, 2007

A neutral to racist greeting

Regarding Hidesato Sakakibara's Feb. 28 letter, "Term 'gaijin' has run its course": When I arrived in Japan, it was another foreigner who presented "gaijin" to me as short for "gaikoku-jin" (someone from a foreign country). In Tahiti, where I come from, we use a similar expression: "Popaa." It has become...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2007

IRCJ chief satisfied as bailout body prepares to wind down

Atsushi Saito, president of the Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan, is confident the government-backed bailout agency has done more than revive ailing companies.
BASKETBALL
Mar 14, 2007

Palmer nabs bj-league award

Osaka Evessa forward David Palmer is the Circle K Sunkus Player of the Week, the bj-league announced Tuesday.
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2007

Japan off hook for China gas weapons ills: court

The Tokyo High Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling and rejected compensation claims from four Chinese people who were injured and one whose relative died from being exposed to chemical weapons abandoned by Japan in China at the end of the war.
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2007

Saudi peace proposal just an opening bid, Peres says

A revived Mideast peace proposal by Saudi Arabia represents progress in the Arab position, but all its elements need to be fully negotiated, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Shimon Peres said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Mar 14, 2007

Teal

* Japanese name: Kogamo * Scientific name: Anas crecca crecca * Description: A small, surface-feeding dabbling duck, the teal is 34- to 38-cm long and has a 58- to 64-cm wingspan. Males (known as drakes) have an orange-chestnut colored head with a large stripe of emerald green, trimmed with a thin thread...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Mar 14, 2007

What's 'separate' about humankind?

In a sense, I'm a mind reader. In writing this, I believe that you think that I want you to think that I intend to persuade you of something I believe. Got that?
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Onosato's yokozuna promotion causes rare quirk in new sumo rankings
Newly promoted yokozuna Onosato holds a copy of the latest banzuke ranking in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, on Monday.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Over 900 earthquakes strike Tokara islands in space of two weeks
A screenshot shows many quakes occurring in the Tokara islands over the past 30 days, in this image taken from the U.S. Geological Survey website.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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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