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Tokyo Shift Your cover story showed me that, yes, we can [Aug. 31]. Japan's youth can make a difference and bring some light into our future, slowly but surely. Sachiko Katayama, Okayama, Japan...
...post-1945 settlement had much to do with a naked assessment by Japanese leaders of their interests, rather than a sudden passion for all things American. In truth, it is hard to think of any industrial society that in its essentials is less like the U.S. than Japan. Yes, Japan plays baseball. But Japan is a nation with very deep cultural roots and habits - in everything from food, art and style to religion and the expected roles of women and children - few of which have any point of contact with modern American mores. Since the bursting of Japan's financial...
...this is information that's local, useful and interesting," says Buckley, "and if someone types in his zip code to see who's been arrested in his neighborhood, yes, it can have practical benefits...
This week, it seems that drug pushers have infiltrated the Harvard campus. Boldly sporting “Say Yes to Drugs” shirts, their attire suggests that the elementary school program Drug Abuse Resistance Education has an expiration date. But these students don’t want pot or cocaine; they want global access to life-saving medications. The organization Universities Allied for Essential Medicines estimates that 10 million people die each year from curable diseases simply because they cannot afford the medicine they need. In solidarity with those who suffer, the students aim to attack the root...
...revenues a big fight delivers, but if you look at the numbers, it's plain to see that pay-per-view is killing boxing's cultural relevance. For example, the 2007 mega-fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather pulled in $136.6 million from pay-per-view. Yes, that's great business for the fighters, promoters, and HBO, which televised the bout. But consider: about 2.44 million households purchased that fight, a pay-per-view record. Know how many households watched WWE wrestling on the USA network a few weeks ago? Over 3.8 million. So, a fake fighting...