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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 10, 2013
TIFF is your chance to catch up with Japanese film
The Tokyo International Film Festival, now in its 26th edition, has had its share of detractors, dissing it for everything from competition lineups of major festival castoffs (no longer true since TIFF stopped insisting on world premieres) to a Special Screening section that is essentially a PR showcase for upcoming commercial releases (still and forever the case). And yet foreign critics, bloggers and fans keep turning up at TIFF for at least one reason: The festival offers a rare chance to see large numbers of new and not so new Japanese films with English subtitles, in better-than-average screening conditions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2013
TPP talks getting down to nitty-gritty
Chief negotiators from the 12 countries thrashing out the Trans-Pacific Partnership worked on last-minute preparations Wednesday before their ministers and leaders gather in Bali, Indonesia, with the aim of reaching a basic agreement on the free trade pact.
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2013
BOJ exec says Fed taper might rock emerging economies, Japan recovery
Bank of Japan Policy Board member Koji Ishida voiced concern Wednesday about how emerging economies will be affected if the U.S. Federal Reserve begins tapering its quantitative easing program and said it was time for Japan to return to traditional export-led growth.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 11, 2013
Uehara posts 12th save in Red Sox win over Royals
Boston Red Sox closer Koji Uehara retired all three batters he faced in the ninth inning in a 5-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2013
Japanese, U.S. officials discuss preventive steps after air force helicopter crash
Japanese and U.S. government officials met Thursday in Tokyo to discuss Monday's fatal crash of a U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter at a marine camp in Okinawa that forced the grounding of other choppers of the same type, and to look for ways to prevent further accidents.
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2013
19 officials tapped to help handle 21 TPP issues
The government said Friday it will appoint 19 negotiators for the 21 areas covered by the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade liberalization talks, as it gears up for joining the negotiations from late July.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 13, 2013
Murofushi continues to roll back years
In his fifth attempt, Koji Murofushi had his best mark of the day at 76.42 meters. And after the competition was over, he left the field with a satisfied smile, waving to the fans in the stands at Tokyo's Ajinomoto Stadium.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 10, 2013
Murofushi takes 19th consecutive national athletics title
London Olympic bronze medalist Koji Murofushi wins his 19th consecutive title in the men's hammer throw at the national athletics championships.
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2013
Senior diplomat to head TPP negotiating team
The government plans to appoint Koji Tsuruoka, deputy foreign minister in charge of economic affairs, as Japan's chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks, sources said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC
Mar 18, 2013
Puerto Rico ends Japan's run
The World Baseball Classic will crown a champion in two days, and for the first time, a team other than Japan will be hoisting the trophy.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 12, 2013
2% target achievable if bolstered by policy efforts: Ishida
Bank of Japan Policy Board member Koji Ishida said Monday the central bank can attain its 2 percent inflation target and pledged the BOJ will carry out "large-scale" credit-easing for that purpose down the road.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2013
Pinch of magic revives traditional 'koji' maker
Close to calling it quits six years ago after more than 320 years in business, a small producer and retailer of "koji" in Saiki, Oita Prefecture, is now thriving thanks to a flood of orders for a "magical ingredient" — a salted ("shio") version of the traditional fermented seasoning made from rice malt.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Dec 20, 2012
2012: Food and drink trends in Japan
Hot beer, frozen soup, and haute cuisine on the cheap: the year in food in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Aug 17, 2012
Can Japan swallow a salty yogurt boom?
Savory yogurt is the biggest thing to hit Japanese kitchens since salt koji.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Aug 2, 2012
Edo-era amazake is back to beat the summer heat
The Edo-era health tonic amazake is back to help Japan beat the summer heat.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jun 6, 2012
Moldy Mos Burger confirms kōji boom
Mmm, mold. How an old spore found new life in Japan's kitchens.
LIFE / Style & Design
Nov 8, 2009
Menswear bursts the bubble
It comes as no great surprise to see so many international designers turning to Japan for artistic inspiration, because it's well known that the fashion pack often come to the Far East for fresh ideas.
COMMENTARY
Aug 26, 2009
First ban the hawks, then the bomb
This year's Hiroshima atomic bombing anniversary saw more demands for the abolition of nuclear weapons. It is a worthy goal. But does it make sense? People genuinely keen to rid the world of nuclear weapons need first do something about the hawks and hardliners whose actions often make nuclear weapons inevitable. Japan would be a good place to start.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Air China to buy 100 locally made C919 jets in $11 billion deal
A Comac C919 during an aerial display at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore in February
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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