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EDITORIALS
Sep 8, 2006

Japan joins the Great Game

Acentury ago, Russia and Britain contested for influence in Central Asia in a competition known as the Great Game. One hundred years later, Central Asia remains a vitally important region, and the governments fighting for influence have increased, and now include Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 7, 2006

Fans lift J-culture over language barrier

Global interest in Japanese entertainment continues to heat up. Quite literally.
BASKETBALL
Sep 5, 2006

Roundball at best (and worst) at FIBA

SAITAMA -- We've watched so much basketball over the past two weeks that we've started blurting out phrases such as "Dunk again, Gasol!" and "Hit another 3-pointer, Navarro!" in our sleep.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2006

Future of Japan securities reform at stake

As the trial of Japan's most famous dot-com entrepreneur opened Monday, a much wider issue was also before the court: the nation's tenuous shift toward a more freewheeling market economy.
BASKETBALL
Sep 3, 2006

Spain to face Greece without Gasol

SAITAMA -- Can Spain replace Pau Gasol's productivity?
BASKETBALL
Sep 2, 2006

Hot-shooting Greeks upset USA

SAITAMA -- There's jubilation in Athens. There's disappointment in America.
BASKETBALL
Sep 1, 2006

Gutsy Greece aims to shock Team USA

SAITAMA -- In the long road to the semifinals, 74 games have been contested at the FIBA World Championship.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2006

Japan still grappling to predict 'Big One' as it crunches figures

Since a devastating earthquake was predicted 30 years ago for the Tokai region, an observation network has been set up that the Meteorological Agency claims to be one the world's best.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2006

'05 uncollected pension premiums top 1 trillion yen

National pension premiums uncollected after a two-year grace period totaled 1.04 trillion yen in fiscal 2005, topping 1 trillion yen for the first time, Kyodo News learned Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2006

Welfare recipients will need more than Abe's helping hand

Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe's pledge to create a society in which struggling people can receive second chances, while being assured of a public safety net, isn't getting through to those living on assistance.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Aug 31, 2006

The search for 'nihonga' clouds artistic judgements

While proponents of contemporary Japanese art do not seem quite as preoccupied with attempts to shock as their Western counterparts, for curators and creators with an eye on finding fame and fortune overseas, courting controversy can seem almost like an obligation.
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2006

Ishihara crime fight serving Big Brother, stoking xenophobia?

A former deputy chief of Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara's task force on public safety is questioning some of the projects the metropolitan government has been promoting.
EDITORIALS
Aug 29, 2006

Pay that keeps morale up

Salaries of central government workers have been criticized for exceeding those of workers performing related duties in the private sector, which has undergone drastic restructuring in recent years. So, the National Personnel Authority, in its report to the Cabinet and the Diet, recommends no change...
BUSINESS
Aug 26, 2006

July CPI up only 0.2% after base year, component change

The consumer price index posted a unexpectedly small rise of 0.2 percent in July from the previous year as new index components, including flat-screen televisions, pushed it down and forced past readings to be downgraded, the government said Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2006

Wrong man held for 10 months in hit-and-run

The Tokyo District Court acquitted a man Wednesday after he had been wrongly detained for 10 months until June in connection with a hit-and-run incident in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward in June 2005 that was later laid to a man who testified against him.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2006

Motorcyclists to get some help from government on parking

Hideo Sakata remembers the time of "lawlessness" when it was easy to find a place in Tokyo's Roppongi district to park his motorcycle.
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2006

New encephalitis vaccine delayed by a year

Approval of a new vaccine for Japanese encephalitis, initially expected this year, is likely to be delayed until 2007 or later because the government is seeking additional safety tests on possible side effects, the vaccine developers said Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 22, 2006

The possibility of work at any age

Job opportunities for young people, women and elderly people are the main topic of this year's government white paper on people's lifestyles. Many young people can't seem to get the jobs they really want. Women are experiencing a hard time finding jobs after giving birth or after raising their children....
BASKETBALL
Aug 19, 2006

German coach: Don't underestimate Panama

HIROSHIMA -- Panama is the lowest-ranked team in the tournament, possessing No. 34 on FIBA's world rankings list.
BASKETBALL
Aug 18, 2006

Final look at FIBA groups

Here's a closer look at each of the four groups in the FIBA World Championship, which gets under way Saturday in four Japanese cities:
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2006

Entrepreneur beats heavy odds to make comeback

When Katsumi Iizuka personally assumed in 2001 the 2.4 billion yen debt that his failed personal computer firm had accumulated, few would have expected him to make a comeback.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2006

Sole clinical ethicist always has full plate

speaks with hospital staff at his Kissa Rinri (Ethics Cafe) at Miyazakihigashi National Hospital in late June. TOMOKO OTAKE PHOTO
CULTURE / Books
Aug 6, 2006

A blue mood for poetry

POEMS OF DAYS PAST / ARISHI HI NO UTA, by Nakahara Chuya, translations by Ry Beville. The American Book Company, 2005, 81 pp., $19.99 (paper). RIGHT EYE IN TWILIGHT / MIGI-ME NO BYAKUYA, by Ban'ya Natsuishi, translations by Ban'ya Natsuishi & Jack Galmitz. Wasteland Press, 2006, 58 pp., $12 (paper). Both...
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2006

Defense Agency hits 17 for drugs

The Defense Agency reprimanded 1,325 members for misconduct in fiscal 2005, up 39 from the prior year, including a record 17 for illegal drug use, according to data released last week by the agency.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / THE SECOND ROOM
Aug 4, 2006

Psychedelic radar 08.04

Saturday, Aug. 5
EDITORIALS
Aug 3, 2006

Keep an eye on U.S. beef

The government has lifted its ban on imports of U.S. beef, but suspicions about the safety of American beef still linger in Japan. This sentiment is epitomized by a statement by health minister Jiro Kawasaki. He said that if risk materials -- parts of the cow where prions, the infectious agents of bovine...
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2006

Key defense bid-rigger gets 1 1/2 years

The Tokyo District Court found three former officials of the Defense Facilities Administration Agency guilty Monday of bid-rigging, including on construction assignments at U.S. bases in Japan, and sentenced the key player to prison.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Elon Musk says he has created a new U.S. political party
Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 30.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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