DTN News: Japan Top Stories / Headlines News Dated October 29, 2010

Defense News: DTN News: Japan Top Stories / Headlines News Dated October 29, 2010

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SPORTS NEWS>> Giants batter Lee in opener The Giants knock around Rangers ace Cliff Lee in an 11-7 victory in Game 1 of the World Series. BASEBALL Fighters, Lions draft's big winners BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK Okada has made little impact for Lakestars By ED ODEVEN SUNDAY FEATURES >> LIFE IN JAPAN COP10: A meet to save life on Earth? By WINIFRED BIRD The next time someone asks you what biodiversity is, try this: "It's about your life, life on this planet, and about what we're doing to this planet with our eyes open." ... LIFE IN JAPAN Biodiversity inspiration By MARK BRAZIL LIFE IN JAPAN Key facts and figures By WINIFRED BIRD and JANE SINGER ENTERTAINMENT SPOTLIGHT >> Playing it for laughs the understated way By YUNG-HSIANG KAO It is 3 p.m. in a quiet, residential neighborhood in Tokyo. A lady in a red dress stands by the side of a narrow street in front of a house, her hair held back and her face shielded from the ... FILM >> When You're Strange Reality is stranger than fiction By GIOVANNI FAZIO Do The Doors still matter in 2010? That's the unstated question posed to anyone watching "When You're Strange," a new documentary that tracks the band's short and tumultuous career in the 1960s. ... All God's Children Can Dance Dancing in sync with the original By KAORI SHOJI Raiou (The Lightning Tree) Feudal romance avoids cliches By MARK SCHILLING DiCillo opens the doors By GIOVANNI FAZIO FOOD >> Not all white rice tastes the same By MAKIKO ITOH In Japan, the freshness and seasonality of ingredients used in cooking is of paramount importance. Even in this age of mass production and imported foods, people still care about the appearance of fresh bamboo shoots in spring, or the first ... Small is beautiful out in Nakame By ROBBIE SWINNERTON Affordable wines for all occasions By FELICITY HUGHES TRAVEL >> Savoring the joys of Ainu hospitality By DANIEL ROBSON This is a story of two very different halves. But I'm getting ahead of myself; let's start at the beginning. ... An island in the city By JON MITCHELL It's the history that keeps a growing city from ruin By SKYE HOHMANN EVENTS >> TOKYO Microbrew fest a treat for beer lovers By MARK JARNES With Oktoberfest now over, beer lovers are likely pining for more pints. Fortunately, this Halloween we are in for more treats than tricks. ... SHIZUOKA, MIYAZAKI Locals dance off economy woes via theater By TOMOKO OTAKE KYOTO Kyoto experiments with its cultural image By NOBUKO TANAKA TOKYO A feast for the eyes By TOMOKO OTAKE HOTELS & RESTAURANTS >> Wear a kimono at a special concert The pick of this week's specials at Japan's hotels and restaurants. CARTOONS >> Zero Gravity By ROGER DAHL Noodles By GWEN MURANAKA BLOGS >> What’s the real cost of quitting? Taking stock: new trends for the Japanese hot pot Densha otacool pulls into Akihabara Station App unlocks augmented reality embedded in images Flood control: Destroying neighborhoods to save them Ramen chain widens definition of ‘new graduates’ FEATURED ON TOKYO.JAPAN >> Italian Restaurant Antica Osteria Del Ponte Blue Skies over Ueno Park Pipo-kun Volcano Sakurajima Island

NATIONAL NEWS >> MSDF flotilla back from around-the-world trip Liu stand-in Wuer to attend Nobel summit Green tea won't ward off breast cancer Ozawa snubs Okada call to testify; LDP waits Work on first MOX plant starts Consular car in Karachi shot at NEWS FEATURES >> Lee wins 'Best Actor in Asia' award Embrace the world, English, too: Ogata By MIZUHO AOKI Top doc leads fight against gynecologic cancer COP10 Nagoya, Japan From Oct. 18-29, representatives will gather in Nagoya for the the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations' Convention on Biological Diversity, known as COP10. Stay up to date with full news coverage from The Japan Times. BUSINESS NEWS>> DoCoMo releases iPhone rival By KAZUAKI NAGATA Lawson will buy HMV Japan Haneda airport revamps customs office ahead of international flights BOJ to buy debt with lower ratings Ax corporate tax to halt exodus amid high yen, Ota says OPINION - EDITORIAL>> Joint projects would build Japan-China trust DPJ drops principle on donations ATM for the new gold rush COMMUNITY >> THE ZEIT GIST Foreigners victims, perpetrators of sekuhara By STEVE SILVER WHERE IT'S AT Network promotes contact among nikkei worldwide By MINORU MATSUTANI HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO Plans for public space need the public's input VIEWS FROM THE STREET Tokyo: In terms of expat life, what gives Japan the edge over other Asian countries? LIFE IN JAPAN Ballplayer is in a league all her own By KRIS KOSAKA JAPAN LITE Megijima, where the wild, cute things are By AMY CHAVEZ LIFE & STYLE >> A well-designed reason to celebrate By JEAN SNOW Ryokan owner Kazushi Sato By JUDIT KAWAGUCHI A feast fit for fashion By MISHA JANETTE and PAUL McINNES ART >> ART Good news for the blues: Tokyo Designers Week By DANIELLE DEMETRIOU ART Modern serving of traditional tea By ROBERT YELLIN ART The depths of traditional Japanese painting By C.B. LIDDELL PERFORMING ARTS >> MUSIC Ryo the Skywalker's new hope By SHAWN DESPRES MUSIC Tokimonsta serves up 'future beats' on her post-hip-hop menu By MARK JARNES LISTENING POST LIVE Real Estate and Woods By MIKE SUNDA LISTENING POST CD REVIEW Brian Eno "Small Craft on a Milk Sea" By RICHARD SMART LISTENING POST CD REVIEW Delorean By C.B. LIDDELL EDUCATION >> Learning to live without Japanese pronouns By MARK SCHREIBER Nature's air freshener By ALICE GORDENKER BOOKS >> Werewolves prowl in a dystopian future By STEPHEN FINBOW Mysteries through the eons By MARK SCHREIBER The illustrated life and times of author Kenji Miyazawa By DAVID COZY ENVIRONMENT >> Saving biological diversity: a challenge for survival By STEPHEN HESSE Singing the praise of the silent majority By MARK BRAZIL TECHNOLOGY>> Surviving in Japan (without much Japanese) By HENRY WONG Paint the town red for Mario's 25th birthday celebrations By RICK MARTIN Japanese cell-phone users don't just talk about weather — they vote on it By AKKY AKIMOTO Unfortunately named Galapagos tablet is proud to be different By WARREN FREY MEDIA >> Can we fix Japan's moral morass? By MICHAEL HOFFMAN Tax investigator dramas; CM of the week: Toyota minivans Some recent adventures in intellectual property By PHILIP BRASOR Pusan festival delivers rich lineup of movies despite budget slump By PHILIP BRASOR