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BASKETBALL
Feb 1, 2007

MVP Washington to sit out two games with sprained ankle

Osaka Evessa power forward Lynn Washington will miss this weekend's games with a sprained ankle, coach Kensaku Tennichi said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2007

Sony aims to break even despite PS3 price cuts

Price cuts for the PlayStation 3 are among the factors Sony is studying as it seeks to break even in its money-losing gaming segment in the next business year, a company executive said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2007

Toshiba triples its group net profit in April-December period

Toshiba Corp. reported Wednesday a group net profit of 111.3 billion yen for the first three quarters of its 2006 business year to March -- more than triple from the previous year -- led by robust earnings in the liquid crystal display, home electric appliance and nuclear reactor businesses.
EDITORIALS
Feb 1, 2007

Mr. Putin courts India

Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India has prompted the usual dark musings about a new "axis of power" to balance the United States, the West and the international order as it now exists. Yet there is far less to the revitalization of Russia-India ties than the geo-fantasists would have us...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 1, 2007

Aznavour: the voice of France's Frank Sinatra travels well

PARIS -- It had been raining since morning, but Charles Aznavour's welcoming smile banished thoughts of the cold outside.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2007

Pending retirees suddenly find, dote on wives

Mitsutoshi Fukatsu has been with his wife for three decades, but their lives have grown apart.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 1, 2007

Chamber doors that shimmer with gold

Uuntil the Meiji Restoration in 1868, Kyoto's Gosho Palace, a rectangular compound of approximately 110,000 sq. meters, housed Japan's Imperial Family for more than 1,000 years. The buildings have been destroyed by fire on a number of occasions, but were rebuilt each time exactly in the original ancient...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 1, 2007

Tokyo's dark side

Welshman John Williams first came to Japan in 1988, intending to stay two years, write a script and return to Britain to make a movie. He ended up making eight shorts, a documentary and finally a feature film -- the drama "Firefly Dreams" -- all in Japan and with Japanese casts and crews. Released in...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 1, 2007

Treasures from out of the tombs

A monstrous face spans an entire ax blade, with protruding eyes, uplifted eyebrows, and a gaping mouth with serrated teeth. Weighing 5 kg, this imposing blade from a Shang Dynasty (16th-11th century B.C.) royal tomb site in Shandong Province, China, was used in sacrificial rituals to slaughter prisoners...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 1, 2007

"Jeppe Hein: Inbetween"

SCAI the Bathhouse Closes in 31 days
COMMENTARY
Feb 1, 2007

Toward a Palestinian civil war

LONDON -- The recent fighting in the Gaza Strip, which left many people dead, confirms that the internal strife plaguing the occupied territories since Hamas took power in January 2006 was not entirely the outcome of outside meddling in Palestinian affairs. It is also a violent expression of the already...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 1, 2007

"Where to for the Big Museums -- A New Strategy for Survival"

Mori Art Museum Feb. 9, 5-9 p.m.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 1, 2007

'Starfish Hotel'

Many foreigners, from visitors to longtime expats, have made films in Japan, but nearly all of them have ended up distinctly non-Japanese. That's not to say they were bad: Josef von Sternberg's erotic fable "Anatahan" (1953) was unlike anything Japan's film industry was making at the time, but it still...
MORE SPORTS
Jan 31, 2007

Hillman accepts FSAJ Sportsman of Year Award

It's a little early in the year to be receiving hardware, but Trey Hillman's cup overflowed in 2006.
BASKETBALL
Jan 31, 2007

Washington earns bj-league award

Osaka Evessa power forward Lynn Washington is the Circle K Sunkus January MVP, the bj-league announced Tuesday.
Reader Mail
Jan 31, 2007

A farce with or without a draft

Robert Lezzi's contribution to the letters' page Jan. 10 was of particular interest to me. I served two tours of duty in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War, carrying out search and rescue assignments for downed pilots in the North Tonkin Gulf. While I somewhat appreciate Lezzi's seemingly cynical (perhaps...

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