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BASKETBALL
Aug 18, 2006

FIBA World Championship has long, colorful history

World Cup soccer's exploits have been well chronicled. Basketball's international competitions, excluding Olympic gold-medal games, have received much-less attention from the sporting press.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 18, 2006

JCG foils Senkaku landing try

A boatload of Taiwanese activists tried to approach disputed uninhabited islets controlled by Japan in the East China Sea early Thursday but was warned away by Japan Coast Guard ships before managing to enter Japan's territorial waters, JCG officials said.
EDITORIALS
Aug 18, 2006

Threat to confidentiality

As part of international efforts to stop money laundering by criminal organizations and money transfers by terrorist groups, the government is preparing a new bill that it hopes to submit to a regular Diet session next year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2006

Cyber crime cases up 11.8%

Police recorded 1,802 cases of Internet-related or cyber crimes during the first half of the year, up 11.8 percent over a year earlier and a record high for any first half, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2006

Pioneer for women seeks home for peace dolls

One of the nation's first female lawmakers is working on what she says will be her last project: a museum for dolls sent to Japan from over 50 countries in support of world peace.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2006

Kishi's diplomacy overdue

In a recent book Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was dubbed "The Man Who Turned Diplomacy into Fighting." Even after a diary by a former head of the Imperial Household Agency was revealed, describing Emperor Showa's displeasure over Yasukuni Shrine's decision in 1978 to honor Class-A war criminals,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 18, 2006

Reggae Sunsplash in Japan 2006

When & where: Reggae Sunsplash in Japan 2006 takes place this Saturday, Aug. 19 at Yokohama Shinko Pier Bayside Stage in Yokohama. Doors open at noon, show starts at 2 p.m.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 18, 2006

Revolutionary mix of magic, choreographed dance

Born and raised in California to an Okinawan father and French-Moroccan mother, Cyril has been honing his highly-visual style of magic ever since a family friend took him to see a magic show in Las Vegas, aged 6. Cyril presents his latest show, a fusion of dance and magic to choreographed routines, titled...
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 18, 2006

Sustainable design

To celebrate the 50th year since the founding of the Good Design Awards, the Good Design Presentation 2006 takes place Aug. 23-26 at Tokyo Big Sight in Odaiba, Tokyo, sponsored by the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization. A crowd of 50,000 people are expected to attend, with exhibitors competing...
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2006

Crown Prince and family fly off to Holland

Crown Prince Naruhito, Crown Princess Masako and their daughter, Princess Aiko, left for the Netherlands on Thursday for a two-week trip aimed at helping the Crown Princess recover from her stress-induced illness.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 18, 2006

Kiwi-Japanese folk fusion tours unlikeliest venues

Tokyo-based New Zealander Ben Kemp is currently taking his Kiwi-Japanese folk fusion on a 22-date tour of Japan that will mainly take in small towns in the northern parts of Japan at unlikely venues, including a former sake warehouse and on a stage where the famed butoh dancer Kazuo Ono once performed....
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2006

Insurers scour the streets to fill female sales ranks

A couple approach a young woman on a Tokyo street and ask her if she is interested in pursuing a new career.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 18, 2006

Urban tea party gets lift at beach

Unlike Fuji Rock, that other Japanese music festival, and which celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, Summer Sonic is still very much in evolution. It's an evolution less stylistic than logistical.
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2006

JAL to increase fuel surcharges on overseas routes

Japan Airlines Corp., struggling to deal with soaring jet fuel prices, said Thursday it will raise fuel surcharges on international flights by 700 yen to 5,600 yen, depending on the route, starting Oct. 1.
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 18, 2006

Lively Latin jazz trio perform at Enoshima beach

Latin jazz pianist Katsunori Fukay presents an evening of energetic music at the live house Toramaruza on the beach at Enoshima in Kanagawa Prefecture at Sept. 3. Fukay will be joined by electric bassist Yoichi Yahiro and drummer Setsu Fujii and will perform his own compositions in addition to tunes...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 18, 2006

Metamorphose 2006

When & where: Metamorphose 2006 will be held Aug. 26-27 at the Japan Cycle Sports Center in Shizuoka Prefecture. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, music begins at 6 p.m. and goes on until 9 a.m. Sunday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 18, 2006

Navigating through a lost world

As the single flashing beam of the lighthouse struggled to make itself seen in the misty half-light, the Toppy 2 high-speed ferry bumped its way across the waves on the east side of the island of Yakushima, southeast of Kyushu.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 18, 2006

Fans go cool on Arctic Monkeys

You might think it would be exciting for a band from a Sheffield suburb to play a huge festival in Japan. But when Arctic Monkeys played the packed Mountain Stage, it was without even the merest flicker of a smile. Preferring to bemoan the noise coming from the stage next door, vocalist Alex Turner seemed...
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2006

Cultural Affairs chief suffers stroke

Cultural Affairs Agency chief Hayao Kawai suffered a stroke Thursday and remains unconscious and in serious condition in a Nara hospital, the agency said.
Japan Times
Events / Events Outside Tokyo
Aug 18, 2006

From silver screen to stage

Directed by Matthew Bourne, well-established in Japan following the success a decade ago of his production of "Swan Lake," "Edward Scissorhands" runs through Sept. 3 at the Yu-port Kani Hoken Hall in Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2006

'Life insurance ladies' thrown in limbo

In Japan's still male-dominated business world, there is at least one industry in which women have long made their mark: life insurance.
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2006

Tepco repairs damaged line of blackout

Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday it has completed repairs on damaged power cables that caused a major blackout in Tokyo and Chiba and Kanagawa prefectures for about three hours Monday morning.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 18, 2006

Roamin' for ramen: five favorites

Ramen. It's one of the few cuisines that the Food File rarely writes about. Why? Because just about everyone in Japan is an expert on the subject. Everyone has their own favorite noodle joints, as often as not in obscure suburban locations and with hourlong queues outside. And most are fiercely vocal...
BASKETBALL
Aug 17, 2006

Spotlight on Japan as 24 teams compete

For the next two weeks, basketball fans from around the world will have their eyes and ears focused on Japan.
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. 
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.
Japan to require flight passengers to keep power banks within sight
The transport ministry has announced new regulations requiring flight passengers to keep power banks within sight to mitigate fire risks while on board planes.
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."
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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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
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