search

 
 
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2006

Talk of going nuclear irks opposition

Four opposition parties leveled a joint protest Thursday at key Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers who have repeatedly argued that Japan needs debate whether to develop nuclear arms in response to North Korea's atomic test.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 3, 2006

Zojoji temple tea ceremony

The Minato Interna- tional Association invites 100 people to savor a cup of macha at a tea ceremony on Nov. 19 at Zojoji temple, 4-7-35 Shiba-koen, Minato-ku, Tokyo. The fee is 1,000 yen (payable that day). To apply, send a return-paid postcard naming each participant and their contact details to "Minato...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / WALKING THE WARDS
Nov 3, 2006

A wave to Setagaya

Home to approximately one tenth of the total citizenry of all of Tokyo's 23 wards, Setagaya houses 800,000 people, the same figure as the population for the entire island of Oahu, Hawaii. At both places, people seem to have come in waves.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2006

Affront to Korean identity

BANGKOK -- By distorting the historical record between Korea and China, Beijing has created a crisis that has united the ruling party in Seoul and its sometimes disloyal opposition.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 3, 2006

Noh finds inspiration in playwright

To mark the centenary of the birth of modernist Irish playwright Samuel Beckett, the Embassy of Ireland is organizing "A Beckett Evening" at the Tessenkai Noh Theatre in Aoyama, Tokyo on Nov. 4 and 5.
CULTURE / Music
Nov 3, 2006

Stanton Moore "III"

Not many recordings have been made in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina, but fewer still have been made in that special sanctuary of trad jazz, Preservation Hall, the run-down mecca of old-time jazz. Drummer Stanton Moore, though, took the postdisaster break in the tourist action to drag his very nontraditional...
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2006

Overcoming the finiteness of our world

PARIS -- No economy is a closed, autonomous universe, governed by rules independent from law, morals and politics. Indeed, the most interesting economic questions generally border neighboring disciplines. But nowhere is this clearer than in the interaction between economic processes and the natural environment....
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 3, 2006

Local volunteers revive cello competition

The 1st Gaspar Cassado International Violoncello Competition in Hachioji begins Nov. 23, relaunching a contest that first began in Florence, Italy in 1969.
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2006

Japan won't talk directly with North Korea: Aso

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's special adviser on national security, Yuriko Koike, called Wednesday for a cautious approach toward North Korea's nuclear threat while welcoming Pyongyang's recent announcement that it will return to the stalled six-nation talks on ending that threat. Koike shared the view...
EDITORIALS
Nov 3, 2006

Debate that sends the wrong signal

Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Shoichi Nakagawa continues to call for debate on whether Japan should arm itself with nuclear weapons. On Oct. 30, he said to the effect: What if North Korea launches a nuclear-tipped missile aimed at Japan. Do we say, "America, please help us"? Before we can say...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 3, 2006

Singer beats the boys at their own dirty games

Peaches emerges from the Creston Hotel in Tokyo's youth mecca of Shibuya dressed in a gold one-piece swimsuit, black stockings, silver thigh-high platform boots and a black cape with the Judas Priest logo on the back. Her eyes are rimmed with thick black mascara and there's a silver lightning bolt painted...
CULTURE / Music
Nov 3, 2006

DJ Shadow "The Outsider"

Whereas DJ Shadow's two previous full-lengths, "Endtroducing" (1996) and 2002's "Private Press," were largely instrumental affairs, mishmashing an array of obscure samples into electronic and hip-hop minisymphonies, "The Outsider" is his first stab at making a more conventional rap and pop album.
EDITORIALS
Nov 3, 2006

Resumption of tough negotiations

North Korea's agreement to return to the six-party talks on its nuclear-weapons program is good news. At least, there will be no new nuclear-weapons tests by Pyongyang for the time being. But optimism is not warranted. The difficult task of getting North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and related...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 3, 2006

It's not about porn, it's all about art

Lucile Hadzihalilovic strides into a room and the mood immediately becomes dense with awe. It's not just her striking looks or her height (over 1.85 meters in stockings), but the way she seems to mute these things behind a natural quietness and engaging shyness, as if she's whispering: "Please don't...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 3, 2006

34 titles from Asia, Europe

Tokyo FILMeX returns for the seventh time from Nov. 17-26 to present 34 titles, including the latest in contemporary world cinema, at four venues.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 3, 2006

Mystery Jets

When multi-generational British band Mystery Jets walked on stage at Fuji Rock Festival this year for their first Japanese show, it was to a packed Red Marquee chanting "Zootime," the title of the band's 2005 debut single. When they followed the festival with a soldout performance at Tokyo's Liquid Room...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Nov 3, 2006

A cultural emblem

Written by Wesley Enoch, one of Australia's leading young director-writers, the world premiere of "Cookie's Table" will be staged with a Japanese cast in Tokyo from Nov. 8 by Rakutendan Theatre Company.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 3, 2006

Benoit happy to impart wisdom from NBA days to Broncos

TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Pref. -- He played in arenas with 20,000 people rooting against him and his teammates.

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