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Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008

IGADGET

Make a splash with your music

By PETER CROOKES

Tokyo-based Nihon Telecommunication System Inc. has had a light-bulb moment and just brought to market windowpanes with built-in photovoltaic cells.

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008

OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK

City gone wild

By C.W. NICOL

In June this year I took a group of Japanese friends and members of our Afan Woodland Trust up here in the Nagano hills on a trip to Britain.

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008

IN BLOOM

Sunflower

By LINDA INOKI

The sunflower is one of the miracles of the plant kingdom. In a few months a small seed can produce a sturdy stem about 3 meters tall, an abundance of leaves and a glorious yellow flower.

Features

features

Aug. 3, 2008

CLOSE-UP

Writing in a world of wolves

By MATTHIAS MESSMER and HSIN-MEI CHUANG

Community

community

Aug. 5, 2008

THE ZEIT GIST

Schools aim to cultivate returnee students' 'second culture'

By KATRINA-GRIGG SAITO

Aug. 5, 2008

VIEWS FROM THE STREET

What aspects of other cultures would you like to see Japan adopt?

By LOUISA CHAN

Aug. 5, 2008

JUST BE CAUSE

Once a 'gaijin,' always a 'gaijin'

By DEBITO ARUDOU

Aug. 2, 2008

WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST

Martial and marital arts

By THOMAS DILLON

Aug. 2, 2008

JAPAN LITE

In the cool lap of luxury

By AMY CHAVEZ

Aug. 2, 2008

LIFE IN JAPAN

Minister backs cause for justice

By ANGELA JEFFS

July 29, 2008

THE ZEIT GIST

Navigating the 'keigo' minefield

By JENNY UECHI

July 29, 2008

LIFELINES

Dealing with the fairer sex; getting more from rail passes

By ANGELA JEFFS

Travel and Food

travel and food

Aug. 3, 2008

ON THE ROAD

Maserati: The ultimate in automotive artwork

By PETER LYON

Aug. 1, 2008

TOKYO FOOD FILE

Chilling with chuka soba

By ROBBIE SWINNERTON

Aug. 1, 2008

HOTELS & RESTAURANTS

Stories that go bump in the night

Aug. 1, 2008

TRAVEL

Romancing the hotel

Environment and Education

environment and education

July 30, 2008

NATURAL SELECTIONS

Climate change in Costa Rica

By ROWAN HOOPER

July 30, 2008

ENVIRONMENT

Waribashi: Waste on a gluttonous scale

By RAJU THAKRAR

July 29, 2008

EDUCATION

Turning to rock 'n' roll for lyric-sheet linguistics

By DANIEL ROBSON

Media and Technology

media and technology

Aug. 3, 2008

MEDIA MIX

The obsession over those dumbed down cute mascots

By PHILIP BRASOR

Aug. 3, 2008

MEDIA

The big debate on the death penalty

By MICHAEL HOFFMAN

Aug. 3, 2008

MEDIA

Read this; stay cool

By GEOFF BOTTING

Aug. 3, 2008

MEDIA

The great sumo tug-of-war

By MARK SCHREIBER

July 30, 2008

IGADGET

New compact Lumix makes room for better summer memories

By PETER CROOKES


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