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COMMENTARY
Oct 5, 2006

When in China, just follow the power

WASHINGTON -- It's evident to the smart people here that there's a whole lot of shaking going on in China right now. It is hard to hear it or feel it above the desperate din of the tragic blunder of the Iraq invasion, but it is happening nonetheless. And when the shaking is over, China may not be quite...
COMMENTARY
Oct 5, 2006

The right kind of nationalism

LONDON -- The appointment of Shinzo Abe as Japan's new prime minister has aroused considerable Western interest, and not a little enthusiasm. People in the West like to see a clear-thinking younger leader emerge. And they like what they hear from Abe about Japan becoming fully qualified as a normal nation...
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2006

A differing view on the war on terror

NEW YORK -- Recent revelations in The New York Times on the fight against terrorism and the war on Iraq present a differing view on the problem worth pondering about. According to classified information in the National Intelligence Estimate leaked to the Times, the American invasion and occupation of...
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Oct 4, 2006

Hillman masterful in dealing with Kanemura incident

It has been said that life can be stranger than fiction.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 4, 2006

Henman rising to younger Murray's challenge at Japan Open

The emergence of Andy Murray has put a spring in the step of Tim Henman -- and the elder statesman of British tennis can't thank his young Scottish rival enough.
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2006

Nissan hopes remodeled Otti stems falling sales

Nissan Motor Co. introduced the fully revamped Otti minivehicle Tuesday, hoping to cash in on the lucrative minivehicle market and counter its falling domestic sales.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Oct 4, 2006

Tackling the cedar-pollen blight

According to figures given to me by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, about 16 percent of people living in Japan suffer an allergic reaction to pollen from Japanese cedars (Cryptomeria japonica). In the Greater Tokyo area this increases from one-in-six to an astonishing one-in-four people. The very...
EDITORIALS
Oct 4, 2006

Mr. Abe keeps them guessing

In the Diet question-and-answer sessions so far between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and opposition party leaders, Mr. Abe has been fuzzy on some key issues and has yet to present a clear-cut grand vision of what kind of country he wants to build.
BUSINESS
Oct 4, 2006

Napster music service goes online in Japan

Internet music download company Napster launched a Japanese service Tuesday aimed at tapping a growing market, the company said.
EDITORIALS
Oct 4, 2006

Dearth of life-giving kidneys

A man who received a kidney for transplant from a living donor at Tokushukai Hospital in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, and a woman close to him have been arrested on suspicion of giving cash to the donor for the donor's left kidney. Since monetary exchange between a patient and donor threatens the ethical...
MORE SPORTS
Oct 3, 2006

Morigami bounces Kirilenko at Japan Open

Akiko Morigami upset third-seeded Maria Kirilenko of Russia 1-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) on Monday in the first round of the Japan Open, the day's biggest result.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2006

Repression belies rhetoric in Georgia

TBILISI -- In recent weeks, leaders of various opposition organizations in Georgia, such as Antisoros and Fairness, have been jailed on unfair accusations of plotting a coup on behalf of Russia. But the wave of political repression merely reflects President Mikhail Saakashvili's desperate effort to cling...
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2006

Business sentiment hits two-year high

Business confidence at large manufacturers rose to a two-year high in the three months through September, according to the Bank of Japan's latest "tankan" survey, despite forecasts by economists it would either remain flat or slightly decline.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Oct 3, 2006

Divorce and tenant troubles

Divorce Reader SJ and his wife were married nearly 40 years ago in the United States. At that time, SJ agreed to list her as half-owner of our home. For various reasons, the couple now do not get along and are on the way to separation or divorce.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Oct 3, 2006

What's the most useful thing you've ever bought abroad?

Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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