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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 5, 2005

The big presence of Little Joe

If the old saying that you can't play the blues until you have lived the blues is true, then Little Joe Washington should be a giant of the genre. The 66-year-old Houston native has certainly paid his dues. Some will say he is still paying them. He's marginally homeless and has been for 20 years or so,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 5, 2005

The New Mastersounds: "This is What We Do"

Though Leeds isn't particularly associated with funk, The New Mastersounds may change that. James Brown and Sly Stone can be heard stomping through their hard-hitting "deep funk" sound of this 4-year-old band, and their new release, "This Is What We Do," is a funk-jazz workout that is proudly retro and...
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Jun 5, 2005

Will Japanese inertia never be the same again?

Who is to blame for the dead hand of inertia that has prevented Japan from forging ahead economically and politically in the last decade and a half?
EDITORIALS
Jun 5, 2005

Sex crime recidivism

In view of recent crime trends, measures to prevent the repetition of crimes have become an issue. What especially needs to be addressed is how to prevent the same people from repeating sex crimes. In November, the public was alarmed by the kidnapping and murder of a 7-year-old girl in the city of Nara....
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 5, 2005

Yo La Tengo: the band next door

Ira Kaplan and Georgia Hubley are a nice, mellow couple in their mid-40s from Hobokken, N.J. They like homemade peach pie, watching TV and going to the occasional baseball game. Oh, and they also founded one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the last decade, Yo La Tengo.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2005

Startup seeks cell-phone capital

IP Mobile Inc., a data communications startup, has asked several firms for fresh capital to help it enter the cell-phone business, company officials said Saturday.
COMMENTARY
Jun 5, 2005

U.S. security pledge buoys Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD -- The latest U.S. promise to enhance Afghanistan's security in the years to come raises more questions than it answers for the the war-ravaged country, although the so-called declaration of strategic partnership signed by Afghan President Hamid Karzai and U.S. President George W. Bush in Washington...
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2005

Separation of war criminals 'will never happen': Yasukuni

Yasukuni Shrine will not separate Class-A war criminals from the ranks of Japan's war dead honored there, because the outcome of the Tokyo war crimes tribunal that convicted them remains controversial, officials from the Shinto shrine have said in a written statement.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / CLOSE-UP
Jun 5, 2005

Seiji Hirao: Mr. Rugby

At the Rugby World Cup Sevens in Hong Kong in March, a group of eminent rugby journalists were talking about Japan's bid to host Rugby World Cup 2011.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 5, 2005

The Go-Betweens: "Oceans Apart"

On their third album since reuniting five years ago, Robert Forster and Grant McLennan utilize the services of producer Mark Wallis, who worked with them on "16 Lovers Lane," their last studio album before the Go-Betweens split in 1989 and also their lushest record.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 4, 2005

Key figures in Cole-Chelsea soap opera going unpunished

LONDON -- When England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson was accused of holding contract negotiations with Chelsea behind the backs of his employers, the Football Association, he claimed he was not having talks with the club, he was merely listening.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 4, 2005

Brotherly rift surfaces following funeral

The passing of sumo elder Futagoyama has exposed a widely suspected rift between his once celebrated sons.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 4, 2005

Giants' Mullen whiffs 11 Hawks to pick up first win this season

Scott Mullen went 8 1/3 solid innings Friday as the Yomiuri Giants edged the Softbank Hawks 3-2 in interleague play.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 4, 2005

Takahira books ticket to worlds

Sprinter Shinji Takahira won his second straight 200-meter title at the national championships Friday and secured a spot in this summer's track and field world championships. Takahira breezed to victory in 20.89 seconds at Tokyo's National Stadium in the absence of world bronze-medalist Shingo Suetsugu,...
EDITORIALS
Jun 4, 2005

'Europe' on the ropes

To no one's surprise, the Netherlands this week rejected the proposed European Union constitution. Coming on the heels of the French "no" last weekend, the EU now faces a serious reckoning. European leaders insist that the ratification process should proceed on schedule, but the resounding verdicts by...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 4, 2005

Puppets build spirit and release pent-up feelings

Speaking from personal experience, Heather Goodwin believes that puppets can speak for human beings in ways that lead to improved health and confidence -- indeed, improvement all round. Heather teaches puppetry at Emerson College in Sussex, south of London in the U.K., and she will be in Tokyo this month...
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2005

New blood sought to fill worker void

The country needs to foster young workers in the manufacturing sector as a large number of baby boomers will retire in the near future, the government said in a report submitted Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2005

Medical interns should get real wage: top court

Medical interns should be regarded as workers under the Labor Standard Law and should thus be guaranteed the minimum wage, the Supreme Court ruled Friday.
COMMENTARY
Jun 4, 2005

EU elites missing the signals

LONDON -- The "no" vote that seems to have blown apart the whole European project is a crisis of the elites and institutions of Europe, not of the people. In fact, if the jubilant faces of many French people on Monday was a true signal, it might be taken as a triumph for the citizens against those elites,...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jun 4, 2005

Jon R. Greiner

"The Book of Lists" ranks public speaking as the foremost fear of people around the world, double that of fear of dying.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2005

LDP postal rebels turn up the heat

Liberal Democratic Party opponents of postal reform redoubled their efforts to thwart the plans of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Friday, demanding that Japan Post remain a public corporation.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2005

'Cool Biz' blitz expected to heat up clothing sales

The government's "Cool Biz" campaign to encourage casual office attire this summer is expected to give the economy a 100 billion yen boost, a private think tank said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2005

'Dead Man Walking' author seeks to end control of the noose

The death penalty is part of the same societal paradigm as war, as both are used by the state to impose control through violence, according to Sister Helen Prejean.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jun 4, 2005

Spiritual journeys to the Inland Sea

I was sitting having a drink with an American girl in San-chan's Bar. I had just met her, a young doctor who had come directly from Osaka's Kansai airport to Shiraishi Island. She was staying five days on the island and when she left, she would go directly back to Kansai airport.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2005

Tokyo denies excessive JCG force in South Korea boat standoff

Tokyo on Friday dismissed accusations that Japan Coast Guardsmen used excessive force when they boarded a South Korean boat suspected of poaching and roughed up one of its crew members.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2005

Guardrails in all prefectures apparently sabotaged to hurt

Sharp pieces of protruding metal blamed for injuring passing cyclists and pedestrians have been found on guardrails in all 47 prefectures, central and prefectural government officials said Friday.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2005

BOJ lets liquidity target slip again

The Bank of Japan skipped an open market operation Friday for the injection of funds into the banking system, an indication the BOJ is allowing the balance of commercial banks' reserves to remain below the central bank's liquidity target for the second straight day.
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.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
JAL reprimand over drunken pilots adds to airline’s woes
Japan Airlines President Mitsuko Tottori (right) bows in apology Wednesday in Tokyo over the company's pilots causing flight delays due to drinking alcohol.
‘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.
‘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.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
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.

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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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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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We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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