Friday 19th March, 2010
Japan refuses to compensate victims of colonial rule
Osaka News.NetJapan has refused compensation for South Koreans who suffered during its colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula 1910-1945, Prensa Latina reported.
Google teams with Intel, Sony on new TV platform
Osaka News.NetTired of flipping through hundreds of cable channels to find something to watch? Google may be able to help you.
Paralympic Sledge Hockey: Canada Loses To Japan In Semifinal Stunner
Calgary HeraldVANCOUVER — That three gold medal sweep for Hockey Canada won’t happen. Japan stunned Canada today 3-1 in a sledge hockey semifinal at the Paralympics. With the scored tied 1-1 and Canada in despe...
Sledge Hockey Shocker: Canada Loses To Japan In Semifinal Stunner
Vancouver SunVANCOUVER — That three gold medal sweep for Hockey Canada won’t happen. Japan stunned Canada today 3-1 in a sledge hockey semifinal at the Paralympics. With the scored tied 1-1 and Canada in despe...
Sony Partners With Lovefilm Rental Service In Uk
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - Sony is teaming up with European movie-rental firm Lovefilm to offer TV viewers in Britain instant access to films from the Web, as a land grab for space on Internet-connected telev...
Japanese Bureaucracy Can Be Incredibly Frustrating, But It Also Makes Great Entertainment
Japan TimesI also felt the time was right for this play, since one of the key pledges of Japan's new Democratic Party of Japan government was "to break up the bureaucracy."
The Phillip Morris Addiction That Gets A Little Out Of Control
Japan TimesGus Van Sant was slated to direct "I Love You Phillip Morris" before he backed down or walked out, leaving the screenwriting team of Glenn Ficarra and John Requa stranded in filmmaking purgatory. Ther...
Jason Reitman Flies High; Rob Marshall Nosedives
Japan TimesNow cast George Clooney, an actor who specializes in layering irresistible charm over slick insincerity, and you've got a movie. "Up In The Air," directed by Jason Reitman ("Juno"), has Clooney playin...
Ueno Park Blooms With Song
Japan TimesSpring is coming. The first thing that comes to people's minds in this season is probably going to hanami — eating traditional Japanese food and enjoying some traditional music under the bloomin...
Reinterpretations Of Modern History
Japan TimesTitled "A Requiem: Art on Top of the Battlefield," Morimura's current exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (till May 9) surveys the 20th century by re-enacting famous photographs...
Growing Disarray In The Ldp
Japan TimesWith the approval rating of the Hatoyama administration having fallen below 40 percent, now is a good time for the opposition Liberal Democratic Party to launch into action and try to win back lost gr...
Concert Fetes Bach's Birth
Japan TimesOn March 20, one day before the 325th anniversary of Johann Sebastian Bach's birth, three choral groups and an instrumental group will present Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" in Hoya, Tokyo.
Flower Designer Daniel Ost Breathes Life Into Baccarat Crystal
Japan TimesBelgian flower artist Daniel Ost is filling Ikebukuro's Seibu Gallery with a taste of spring. His flower decorations and collaborative works with French crystal makers Baccarat will be on display till...
Revising The Art Of Defense
Japan TimesA furious argument is now raging in Britain over this very question, with insults and criticisms flying between top military men and politicians about levels of defense spending, standards of equipmen...
Happy Returns For Two French Chefs In Tokyo
Japan TimesWe're always sad when a top restaurant shuts down, but we were especially disappointed when we heard that the Michelin two-star Pierre Gagnaire a Tokyo had closed its bijou doors last year. As one of ...
Man Behind The Masks
Japan Times"I wouldn't say that I thrive on the danger," he explains. "It's not something I do to get off. Some people do flirt with danger — stunt racers or a man who walks a tightrope between two skyscra...
Mudy On The Sakuban "pavilion"
Japan TimesMudy on the Sakuban turned out an awesome showcase of their energetic instrumental rock during their 2008 appearance on Fuji Rock's newcomer stage, Rookie A Go-Go. And while that year's "Voi" EP was a...
Japan's Dubstep Forges Own Path
Japan TimesGoth-trad is spinning dubstep, a genre imported from England by Japanese DJs around four years ago. Since then, they have built the local dubstep scene from scratch and reworked the genre to their own...
French-flavored Rooms For Kids
Japan TimesOriental Hotel Tokyo Bay, a Tokyo Disney Resort partner hotel, opened its Kiddy Sweet concept rooms on its top floor on March 18, targeting families with children from ages 4 through 6.
Star-crossed Lovers Of Past And Present
Japan TimesFrom here the story follows the arc of many a star-crossed samurai romance. Magoshiro is pledged to the smilely, chirpy Kayo (Ayumi Ito), while Ito faces an arranged marriage with Saisuke (Masahiro Ko...
Curator Reveals Lessons Learned From Stint At Foreign Museum
Japan TimesFinding international appeal: Shihoko Iida, visiting curator at Queensland Art Gallery (above). YNG's (Yoshitomo Nara and Graf) "Y.N.G.M.S." (Y.N.G.'s Mobile Studio) (2009) was commissioned for the A...
'idol' Star Lambert Takes On Judge's Role
Japan TimesAdam Lambert, who grabbed second place in last year's televised singing contest American Idol, visited Japan for the first time to promote his album and perform live at Club Eleven in Tokyo on Monday.
'guts' Shows Off His Softer Side
Japan TimesFRaU is a magazine highlighting the latest in fashion and usually features many female celebrities, makeup tips, etc. So a rugged infielder nicknamed "Guts" is probably not the first thing most people...
Being Low-paid Male Temp Probably Spells Bachelorhood
Japan TimesBeing a temp comes with a number of drawbacks: a lack of job security, often low pay — and if you're a man, anyway, little chance of tying the knot.
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