Tokyo is a city that presents a different view of itself at every turn. Starkly modern, it becomes a jewel box at night with a glittering display of neon and fluorescent lights. But you can retreat to quiet cobbled lanes and sculpted gardens for the harmony, scale and simplicity the Japanese have prized for centuries. Look down one street and you'll see nothing but neon and concrete, but around the corner you may find yourself in the bonsai-lined courtyard of a traditional inn.
Only world-record-setting Japanese plane remembered Japan Times The Kokenki traveled 11,651.011 km in a flight lasting more than 62 hours, breaking the previous record of 10,601.48 km set by a French plane in 1932.
Venus, Serena to battle in Wimbledon final Japan Times Wimbledon, England A spot in her seventh Wimbledon final already secured, Venus Williams headed back to Centre Court to catch the end of the next match.
Japan braces for terror and bear attacks ahead of G8 The Tokyo News.Net It all seemed so easy at first: The Hotel Windsor on Japan's northernmost island of Hokkaido was chosen because of its remote location as the venue for the upcoming G8 summit July 7-9.
Ex-Japan Highway exec avoids bars for rigged bids Japan Times A former vice president of Japan Highway Public Corp. was let off the hook with a suspended 30-month prison term Friday for his involvement in rigging bids for highway bridge projects undertaken by...
Scrutiny planned of state Japan Times The government announced measures Friday to reduce costs in its dealings with public-interest entities, including switching from discretionary contracts to competitive bidding with 42 of the 82...
Hansen fails to qualify for 200 in Beijing Japan Times Omaha, Neb. Brendan Hansen clung to the lane rope, glaring at the scoreboard. No matter how long he stared, the shocking result just wouldn't go away.
Merritt upsets Wariner again in 400-meter duel Japan Times Eugene, Ore. LaShawn Merritt posted his second upset of the year over the world's supposed fastest 400-meter runner, pulling away from Jeremy Wariner in the final 150 meters to win the U.S....
Inflation to continue, consumers say Japan Times A record 88.9 percent of consumers expect inflation to continue to rise this year as food and gasoline prices show no sign of declining, a Bank of Japan survey showed.
Vice finance minister eyes autumn tax talks Japan Times New Vice Finance Minister Kazuyuki Sugimoto, who became the ministry's top bureaucrat Friday, expects full-fledged discussions on raising the consumption tax to begin in the fall.
Niigata plans No. 2 Minamata relief Japan Times The Niigata Prefectural Government unveiled an outline Friday of its own rescue package for unrecognized sufferers of the decades-old Niigata mercury poisoning, similar to Minamata...
Taiwan research ship nears Senkakus, snubs JCG Japan Times A maritime research ship of National Taiwan University intruded into Japan's territorial waters near the disputed Senkaku islets in the Each China Sea early Friday, ignoring a warning from a Japan...
Linguistics and lumber strike chord Japan Times Now he has his own lumber company, KP Wood Ltd, with a small sawmill 600 km north of Alberta's Edmonton. Kaufmann and his staff also develop software for the lumber industry, from a head office in...
Arenas remains with Wiz in $111 mil. deal Japan Times Gilbert Arenas is accepting less money from the Washington Wizards, invoking an attitude far, far removed from the world of his working-class fans.
Uohide also switched best-by dates for eel Japan Times Uohide, the seafood importer at the center of the eel bogus-labeling scam, also deceived shoppers by falsifying the "best-by" dates on the packages by six to 12 months, sources said...
Omatsu slugs sixth-inning grand slam in Marines Japan Times Big bang: Marines pinch hitter Shoitsu Omatsu blasts a no-out grand slam in the sixth inning against Fukuoka Softbank at Chiba Marine Stadium on Friday. Chiba Lotte trounced the Hawks 10-1. KYODO...
Kuboya takes lead at Shishido Hills The Japan Times Kasama, Ibaraki Pref. (Kyodo) Kenichi Kuboya fired a 4-under-par 67 to take the lead after the first round of the UBS Japan Golf Tour Championship on Thursday.
Horie completes flipper-boat feat Japan Times Japanese adventurer Kenichi Horie was set to complete an unprecedented Hawaii-Japan voyage in a boat propelled solely by the power of waves early Saturday.
Nonregular, part-time ranks now record 35.5% of workforce Japan Times Even during a period of economic expansion in 2007, many companies boosted the number of nonregular jobs, hiring more baby boomers and housewives, they said. Of all male workers, 19.9 percent were...
Aragones confident in Del Bosque Japan Times New boss arrives: Luis Aragones (center), who coached Spain to the Euro 2008 title, arrives in Istanbul on Thursday to become the new manager of Fenerbahce. AP...
Royals rally past Orioles Japan Times The Royals overcame a four-run deficit and two homers by Aubrey Huff to give the Royals a 10-7 win over the Baltimore Orioles and split of the four-game series.
Yet another food scandal Japan Times According to the ministry, Uohide shipped 256 tons of the 796 tons of Chinese eels held by it after falsifying their labels. The labels carried the name of Isshiki Food, a dummy company set up by...
Fleury stays with Pens for $35 mil. Japan Times The Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday signed goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury to a seven-year, $35 million contract, the third long-term deal inked with one of their younger players in...
Deja vu . . . or biting the bullet train Japan Times ... amp;Is this the way to go, or what!?" The speaker is a friend of mine, long enamored with bullet train transport. Of which I am not. "It's like riding on a jet, right?!" I give him that. Peeking out...
State, Chiba to fund international school Japan Times The nation's first international school subsidized by the central government will open next April in Makuhari, Chiba Prefecture, Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto said Friday.
G-8 leaders face ominous economic woes this year KeralaNext Between surging oil prices, food inflation and a credit crunch that's depressed global growth, leaders from the Group of Eight economic powers face the gravest combination of...
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