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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 31, 2016
'Self/Less': Losing oneself in the narrative
The age of excessive high-tech is a good time to be filthy rich, especially if you happen to be an entitled scoundrel whose level of wealth-fueled egomania makes Scrooge look like a benevolent fuddy-duddy. In "Self/Less," Ben Kingsley as New York real estate mogul Damian is that scoundrel, and he pushes all the buttons that you would expect a mean SOB sitting on a mountain of cash to push.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 31, 2016
'Gods of Egypt': What an ungodly mess
In the latest issue of Kinema Junpo, Japan's most venerable film magazine, you can read a lengthy tribute to Gaga, the dogged independent movie distributor that's marking its 30th anniversary this year. The occasion is certainly worth commemorating: This is the company that released "Seven," "Talk to Her," "The Artist" and "12 Years a Slave" in Japan, not to mention all of Hirokazu Koreeda's recent films. In a movie market strewn with casualties, it's a genuine survivor.
EDITORIALS
Dec 4, 2009
Trying to dodge a second dip
The Bank of Japan on Tuesday announced a new measure of quantitative monetary easing "in a broad sense" as the Japanese economy faces deflation and the yen rises against the U.S. dollar. It decided to inject about ¥10 trillion into the financial market by lending funds to financial institutions for three months at a fixed interest rate of 0.1 percent against collateral such as government bonds and corporate debentures. It will also keep the bank's short-term interest rate unchanged at 0.1 percent. The decision, the BOJ's response to a government call for further monetary easing, represents a turnabout of the central bank's policy stance.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world