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Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/08/27/kagemusha/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/08/27/kagemusha/index.html?source=rss How George Lucas and Francis Coppola helped the Japanese master create the greatest spectacle of his late career By Andrew Leonard Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/05/amazing_japanese_bike_parking_technology/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/05/amazing_japanese_bike_parking_technology/index.html?source=rss When in doubt, use a Rube Goldberg robot to take care of your bike By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/08/28/edge_of_world/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/08/28/edge_of_world/index.html?source=rss This thrilling sea adventure follows a ragtag activist group's highly illegal campaign against Japanese whalers By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/06/25/asian_film/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2009/06/25/asian_film/index.html?source=rss Nine years after the "Crouching Tiger" breakthrough, Asian cinema has virtually disappeared from American screens By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/03/06/tokyo_movie/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/03/06/tokyo_movie/index.html?source=rss A trio of directors, including Michel Gondry, offers an intriguing, oddball view of the sprawling metropolis. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/24/raccoon_dog_testicles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/24/raccoon_dog_testicles/index.html?source=rss These 19th century woodblock prints have to be seen to be believed. But how did American Baptists get involved? By Andrew Leonard Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/19/no_more_mystery_bonds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/19/no_more_mystery_bonds/index.html?source=rss That $134 billion in smuggled Treasuries? Counterfeit, says the U.S. government By Andrew Leonard Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/15/mystery_bonds/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/15/mystery_bonds/index.html?source=rss Secret deficits, North Korean counterfeiters, religious cultists -- $134 billion dollars worth of conspiracy theory By Andrew Leonard Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/05/prius_popularity/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/05/prius_popularity/index.html?source=rss In the U.S., when gas prices fell, so did hybrid sales. But not in Japan. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/02/the_legend_of_koizumi_3/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/02/the_legend_of_koizumi_3/index.html?source=rss Fans translate the first chapter of the whacked out manga "The Legend of Koizumi" into English By Andrew Leonard Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/03/31/nocera_on_toxic_assets/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/03/31/nocera_on_toxic_assets/index.html?source=rss The Obama administration isn't moving as fast to fix the banking system as some critics would like. But that hardly justifies a comparison with Japan's legendary sloth. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/17/market_update/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/02/17/market_update/index.html?source=rss The incredible shrinking Japan; Eastern Europe as the new subprime; California can't pay the bills -- is it any wonder that investors are having another panic attack? By David Ehrlich Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/clean_tech/2009/01/30/sapphire_racks_up_another_win_for_airline_algae/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/giga_om/clean_tech/2009/01/30/sapphire_racks_up_another_win_for_airline_algae/index.html?source=rss By Andrew Leonard Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/16/the_legend_of_koizumi_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/16/the_legend_of_koizumi_2/index.html?source=rss New details emerge of the apocalyptic showdown between Pope Benedict XVI and the former prime minister of Japan. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/15/the_legend_of_koizumi/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/01/15/the_legend_of_koizumi/index.html?source=rss If "The Legend of Koizumi" isn't the wackiest manga of all time, the competition must be out of this world By Sarah Hepola Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/12/18/karaoke/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2008/12/18/karaoke/index.html?source=rss Author Brian Raftery explains how a Japanese novelty has gone from punch line to worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. By Tracy Clark-Flory Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/11/25/upskirting/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/11/25/upskirting/index.html?source=rss A troubling surge in creepy "upskirt" photography has lawmakers in a twist -- and the body parts of women posted all over the Internet. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/27/japans_lost_decade/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/10/27/japans_lost_decade/index.html?source=rss Japan gets the week started off with a bang. The Nikkei stock index falls to a 26-year low By King Kaufman Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/feature/2008/08/20/announcers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/feature/2008/08/20/announcers/index.html?source=rss NBC's baseball announcers make stuff up about both. And insult West Virginia for good measure. By Catherine Price Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/08/19/stem_cell_breast/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/08/19/stem_cell_breast/index.html?source=rss Enterprising doctors have figured out a way to use a woman's own stem cells to make her boobs look bigger. By Gary Kamiya Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/12/victory/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sports/olympics/2008/08/12/victory/index.html?source=rss In the men's team gymnastics final, no one lost. By Logan Scherer Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/02/grandma/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/02/grandma/index.html?source=rss Older Japanese women with a hankering for grandchildren get their own adorable, stuffed companions. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/25/naoe_kanetsugu/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/25/naoe_kanetsugu/index.html?source=rss From the battle of Sekigahara to rice paddies, video games, MySpace and YouTube, this 16th century warrior will live on forever. By Andrew O'Hehir Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/06/21/nakadai/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/btm/feature/2008/06/21/nakadai/index.html?source=rss Little known outside his homeland, haunted hero-villain Tatsuya Nakadai spans the best years, and greatest films, of Japan's postwar cinema boom. By Andrew Leonard Thu, 27 Aug 2009 07:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/16/propamanga/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/16/propamanga/index.html?source=rss As the nuclear-powered George Washington sails toward Japan, the Navy attempts to win Japanese hearts and minds with a comic book.