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EDITORIALS
Aug 7, 2006

Eating elastic loaf in Tehran

Now we know for sure that politics warps our opinions on everything under the sun, political or not. Either that, or everything under the sun is political. Take the matter of language and Mr. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the ragingly anti-Semitic president of Iran, who has been the butt of a lot of snide jokes...
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Aug 7, 2006

From Poland to Japan: a contrasting tale of two central bankers

Two central bankers have been catching intense media attention over the past couple of months. One is Bank of Japan Gov. Toshihiko Fukui. He is in a bit of a dog house for his investments in the now notorious Murakami Fund, as well as for some of the other ways he has been moving his money about.
COMMENTARY
Aug 7, 2006

An opportunity to mend ties

Intensive debate is under way ahead of the governing Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election next month to choose the successor to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. At issue is how to assess the reform policies of Koizumi -- now the third-longest reigning prime minister in the postwar years...
BASKETBALL
Aug 6, 2006

Wily coach Pavlicevic building Japan team block by block

His shoes have trudged across countless hardwood courts from Spain to Japan.
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 6, 2006

Ulsan thrashes Gamba

Lee Chun Soo was carrying a cold during Saturday's A3 Champions Cup game but the striker still managed to score a brilliant second-half hat trick in Ulsan Hyundai's 6-0 win over Gamba Osaka.
SOCCER
Aug 6, 2006

Sevilla crushes Niigata in friendly

Sevilla began its preseason tour of Japan in style as the Spanish UEFA Cup winner thrashed J. League club Albirex Niigata 6-0 on Friday.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 6, 2006

Terauchi claims ninth national title

Ken Terauchi overcame a faulty dive to win his fourth consecutive title in the men's 3-meter springboard event Saturday, claiming a double at the diving national championships.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Aug 6, 2006

JPBPU should consider rich history of Nichi-Bei Yakyu

You may have heard the Japan Pro Baseball Players Union has voted to end participation in Nichi-Bei Yakyu, the series of post-season all-star games between the best players in Japan and their counterparts from Major League Baseball. The apparent final good will event is scheduled to be played in Japan...
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2006

Yokota's folks invited to meet her husband

The family of Kim Young Nam, the South Korean believed kidnapped by North Korea and married to abductee Megumi Yokota, has proposed holding a meeting between him, the couple's daughter and Yokota's parents, either in South Korea or a third country, Yokota's father said Saturday.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2006

Japan Post to go with fingerprints for ATMs

Japan Post has decided to incorporate fingerprint scanning in its ATM network rather than using palm-scanning technology, sources said Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 6, 2006

Aso to propose putting Yasukuni under control of the government

Foreign Minister Taro Aso plans to urge Yasukuni Shrine to surrender its religious status and be placed under effective government control in a bid to improve icy diplomatic relations with China and South Korea, according to an outline of his plan obtained Saturday.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2006

Big subsidies eyed for towns interested in nuclear dump

The energy agency is planning a sharp increase in subsidies for local governments willing to host a storage site for highly radioactive nuclear waste, government sources said Saturday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 6, 2006

Club can't shake its fatal attraction

As the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki this week mark the 61st anniversary of the first atomic bombings in human history, the world faces the likelihood of the further spread of nuclear weapons. The atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and of Nagasaki, three days later, caused the immediate...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Aug 6, 2006

Many happy returns to my Tokyo village past and present

As readers of this column last week may recall, I wrote there about a period in the early 1980s when my wife and I lived in the western Tokyo suburb of Soshigaya in Setagaya Ward. Three of our four children were born in the local hospital, and we have only the fondest memories of the old neighborhood....
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / CLOSE-UP
Aug 6, 2006

Shu Uemura: A life in pursuit of beauty

Hailing from a conservative family of businessmen and bankers, as a young man in occupied Japan, Shu Uemura dreamed of becoming an actor. But, fearing that his weak constitution would hamper his chances of success, he instead enrolled at Tokyo Beauty Academy -- the only man in a class of 130.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Aug 6, 2006

Superstar spituralist in Fuji's "SMAP X SMAP" and more

Superstar spiritualist Hiroyuki Ehara is the special guest this week on "SMAP X SMAP" (Fuji, Monday, 10 p.m.). The boy band will host him in the SMAP Bistro, where he orders "spiritual potato cuisine," saying that the lowly spud is "spiritual food" since it "boils up human energy," whatever that means....
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Aug 6, 2006

Japan's baroque theater

KABUKI: Baroque Fusion of the Arts, by Toshio Kawatake, translated by Frank and Jean Connell Hoff. I-House Press, 2006, 358 pp. with 78 illustrations, 1,905 yen (paper). This is the new enlarged and revised edition of an important book on the Kabuki, originally published by the University of Tokyo Press...
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 6, 2006

Tojo: Yasukuni solely for those killed in war

Wartime Prime Minister Gen. Hideki Tojo gave orders in a secret document that Yasukuni Shrine should honor only those who are killed in battle, according to the document made available Saturday.
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 Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 6, 2006

Welfare's not fair when it comes to single mothers

In show business, you can't look as if you made up your own labels. Only someone as big as Michael Jackson gets away with calling himself the King of Pop.
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.
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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.
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