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TOKYO CONFIDENTIAL

Selected stories from Japan's weekly tabloids

Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008

The great sumo tug-of-war

Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008

Read this; stay cool

Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008

The big debate on the death penalty

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Japan's 'wicked women' — rounded up, pinned down

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Raising the voltage on the next oil shock

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Food horror and the mystery of '21 Faces'

Sunday, July 20, 2008

A cheap belt is tightened

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Going with the flow

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Looking bad can't be all bad

Sunday, July 13, 2008

Japan's famed temples fade due to a shortage of priests

MEDIA MIX

Commentary on the issues of the day in Japan's media

Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008

The obsession over those dumbed down cute mascots

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Cancerlike corruption thrives in heads of bureaucrats

Sunday, July 20, 2008

All this fuss over just a little drink at a . . . love hotel

Sunday, July 13, 2008

When it's not quite convenient to protect the planet

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Driving scams abound in the world of the bureaucrat

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Akihabara killer followed plot mapped by the media

Sunday, June 22, 2008

How can the press be free if it's used as a public-relations tool?

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Nationality ruling could affect Japanese who don't 'exist'

CHANNEL SURF

A guide to what's worth watching on Japanese TV this week

Sunday, Aug. 3, 2008

Chinese gymnasts, the making of Miyazaki's 'Ponyo' and Southern All Stars' 30th birthday

Technology

iGADGET

A rundown of the latest electronic gear coming out of Japan

Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2008

Make a splash with your music

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

New compact Lumix makes room for better summer memories

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

New entry adds zing to Wii swing

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Glasses make movies a personal experience

JAPAN TIMES BLOGROLL

Profiles of bloggers who report and comment on Japan

Saturday, July 19, 2008

My Life as a Gaijin, Kimono Reincarnate

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Mutant Frog

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008

The Blog from Another Dimension

Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008

Tokyo Jazz Site

Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008

Japan Economy News

Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2007

Konbini Life

Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007

Observing Japan

Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007

What Japan Thinks

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Watashi to Tokyo

RECENT TECHNOLOGY FEATURES

Wednesday, July 2, 2008

I Google, therefore I may be losing the ability to concentrate

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Japanese Facebook takes Model T approach

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Tokyo upstart offers freeters mobile flexibility

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Twitter launch in Japanese a boon for microblogging

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Gaming contest adds Dutch style to Japanese knowhow

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008

'Streetfighter IV' leads the coin-op charge

Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2008

Tokyo's 'video people' come together

Japan Info Guide
Links for living in Japan

TOKYO CONFIDENTIAL

Selected stories from Japan's weekly tabloids

The great sumo tug-of-war

Read this; stay cool

The big debate on the death penalty

Japan's 'wicked women' — rounded up, pinned down

Raising the voltage on the next oil shock

Food horror and the mystery of '21 Faces'

A cheap belt is tightened

Going with the flow

Looking bad can't be all bad

Japan's famed temples fade due to a shortage of priests

MEDIA MIX

Commentary on the issues of the day in Japan's media

The obsession over those dumbed down cute mascots

Cancerlike corruption thrives in heads of bureaucrats

All this fuss over just a little drink at a . . . love hotel

When it's not quite convenient to protect the planet

Driving scams abound in the world of the bureaucrat

Akihabara killer followed plot mapped by the media

How can the press be free if it's used as a public-relations tool?

Nationality ruling could affect Japanese who don't 'exist'

CHANNEL SURF

A guide to what's worth watching on Japanese TV this week

Chinese gymnasts, the making of Miyazaki's 'Ponyo' and Southern All Stars' 30th birthday

iGADGET

A rundown of the latest electronic gear coming out of Japan

Make a splash with your music

New compact Lumix makes room for better summer memories

New entry adds zing to Wii swing

Glasses make movies a personal experience

JAPAN TIMES BLOGROLL

Profiles of bloggers who report and comment on Japan

My Life as a Gaijin, Kimono Reincarnate

Mutant Frog

The Blog from Another Dimension

Tokyo Jazz Site

Japan Economy News

Konbini Life

Observing Japan

What Japan Thinks

Watashi to Tokyo

RECENT TECHNOLOGY FEATURES

I Google, therefore I may be losing the ability to concentrate

Japanese Facebook takes Model T approach

Tokyo upstart offers freeters mobile flexibility

Twitter launch in Japanese a boon for microblogging

Gaming contest adds Dutch style to Japanese knowhow

'Streetfighter IV' leads the coin-op charge

Tokyo's 'video people' come together

Japan Info Guide Links for living in Japan

Japan Info Guide
Links for living in Japan