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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 15, 2006

Fuji Rocking 10 years on

Fuji Rock Festival is the biggest event on the calendar for many Japanese and foreign residents alike. Sure, it costs a stack of cash to go, but the festival is not your typical commercial venture. Word on the street is that it has been anything but a money spinner for concert promoter Smash Japan. Instead,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 15, 2006

Nihonga painter captured Taiwanese beauty

The scene was tranquil in 1927 at the newly established "Taiten" annual fine arts exhibition in the Japanese colony of Taiwan, which had been ceded by China in 1895 as a result of the First Sino-Japanese War. None of the artists practicing in the Qing Period (1644-1911) styles of Chinese painting were...
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2006

Japan bashing then, China bashing now

LONDON -- Pressure on China today to push up the value of the yuan against the dollar is eerily similar to the pressure on Japan 30 years ago to make the yen appreciate. Back then, "Japan bashing" came to mean the threat of U.S. trade sanctions unless Japan softened competitive pressure on American industries....
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2006

Breaking the Iran stalemate

NEW YORK -- The conclusions of a study led by former U.N. chief weapons inspector Hans Blix are important to overcome the present stalemate with Iran. According to the independent Weapons of Mass Destruction Commission, "the first line of defense against the spread of nuclear weapons is to make states...
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2006

LDP panel mulls consumption tax geared for welfare

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party's tax panel proposed Thursday to use consumption tax revenues for social security when the levy is raised in the future.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 15, 2006

"Keiichi Tanaami-ism"

Ginza Graphic Gallery Closes in 12 days
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 15, 2006

Sculptor's immobile muse helped him see inner man

Art is often likened to a mirror, suggesting that what viewers really want is a glimpse of themselves. In Japan, this frequently means that any exhibition of Monet, Van Gogh, Toulouse-Lautrec -- just about any Impressionist or post-Impressionist painter, really -- is sure to elicit a few catalog essays...
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2006

FCCJ told to cancel trip to islets

The Foreign Ministry has asked foreign correspondents to cancel a planned visit to the South Korean-controlled islets in the Sea of Japan, saying it would unfairly strengthen Seoul's claim and stir up national sentiment, according to club representatives.
SUMO
Jun 14, 2006

Hakuho ready to climb another level in Nagoya

Despite having sumo's highest rank in sight, ozeki Hakuho is not necessarily getting himself all psyched up.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 14, 2006

Setback makes Boys in Blue feel sick

BONN -- Japan 'keeper Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi said he was "sickened" by the manner of the Boys in Blues' 3-1 defeat at the hands of Australia on Monday in Kaiserslautern.
BASKETBALL
Jun 14, 2006

Kirin Cup ticket giveaway

The Japan men's basketball team will take on Puerto Rico in the Kirin Cup Basketball 2006 July 19-22.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 14, 2006

Failure to be clutch in crunch sealed Japan's fate in opener

BONN -- When it came to the crunch, Guus Hiddink got it right and Zico got it woefully wrong.
EDITORIALS
Jun 14, 2006

Do the right thing for emigrants

Faced with a graying population and a decreasing birth rate, Japan is now publicly debating whether to allow greater immigration to alleviate potential labor shortages in the future. Half century ago, however, in the wake of Japan's defeat in World War II, Japan was considering quite the opposite. To...
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 14, 2006

Osaka school wins national title

Ryuji Shoji went 3-for-4 and drove in five runs as Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences edged defending champion Aoyama Gakuin University 7-6 in the final of the national collegiate baseball championship Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2006

U.S. accounting firm to try again

PricewaterhouseCoopers said Tuesday it has formed a new auditing company in Japan following an official penalty slapped on its longtime Japanese ally, ChuoAoyama PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2006

Continental seeks to be regional cities' link to Pacific resorts

Unlike other airlines that target business travelers using metropolises such as Tokyo or Osaka, Continental Airlines Inc. aims to focus on leisure travelers from regional cities, the leader of the airline's Asian operations said in an interview with The Japan Times.
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2006

Death of deflation may soon be declared, Yosano says

Fiscal policy minister Kaoru Yosano indicated Tuesday the government could soon declare that deflation has ended and that business groups no longer feel deflationary pressure.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2006

Tokyo court grants asylum to Afghan journalist

The Tokyo District Court granted refugee status Tuesday to an Afghan journalist, nullifying an earlier decision by the justice minister denying him asylum and ordering him deported.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2006

JAL hijacker's daughter in Japan

The 27-year-old daughter of one of the Japanese men who hijacked a Japan Airlines airplane and defected to North Korea in 1970 arrived in Osaka on Tuesday, a supporter who promoted her return said.
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2006

U.S. rate fears pound Nikkei

The benchmark Nikkei stock index plummeted more than 600 points Tuesday as investors were spooked by the likelihood of further U.S. interest rate hikes and an admission by Bank of Japan Gov. Toshihiko Fukui that he has 10 million yen in an investment fund linked to insider trading.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / ANIMAL TRACKER
Jun 14, 2006

Cattle egret

* Japanese name: Amasagi * Scientific name: Bubulcus ibis * Description: Cattle egrets are in the heron family, but they are shorter and have stouter necks than their relatives. They have a "hunched" posture, even when they stand up straight. They are medium-sized birds, 46-56 cm long, with a wingspan...
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2006

Tokyo, Seoul end EEZ negotiations in a stalemate

Japan and South Korea ended two days of talks Tuesday still divided over the demarcation of their exclusive economic zones in the Sea of Japan but with an agreement to meet again in September in Seoul, Japanese officials said.
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2006

Government still upbeat on economy, points to improvement in price trends

The government Tuesday upgraded its view on price trends and maintained its upbeat assessment on the overall economy for the fourth straight month.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jun 14, 2006

Where are these life-saving drugs in Japan?

Wataru Tsurumi's book, "The Complete Manual of Suicide," was a best seller in Japan and it's easy to see why. He was writing for a market that is particularly interested in self-destruction.
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2006

Supreme Court to issue ruling June 23 on Yasukuni visit

capacity as prime minister." In July 2005, the Osaka High Court turned down the plaintiffs' appeal of the district court decision, issuing no opinion on the constitutionality of the shrine visit. The high court also refrained from ruling on whether the visit was official in nature.
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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