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Joel Dames
For Joel Dames's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
LIFE / Digital
May 4, 2000
Internet radio islands floating in the stream
In a study released earlier this year, Arbitron/Edison Media Research dubbed people who listen to radio over the Internet "streamies." Bored with local programming, streamies tune in to radio stations streaming over the World Wide Web.
COMMUNITY
Mar 9, 2000
Alley cats not just a local problem
For over 15 years, Bruno Ruggeri fed abandoned cats near his home in Kamakura daily.
CULTURE / Art
Dec 18, 1999
Seattle art world meets on Gallery Walk
SEATTLE -- Eric Painter is a potter. Actually, he was a biologist before he quit his research job with National Marine Fisheries and bought a pottery school and gallery in downtown Seattle's historic Pioneer Square.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Nov 11, 1999
Homebrewing for fun, taste and profit
"Hamm's" is the first spoken word recorded in Rob Nelson's baby book. His parents say he was influenced by the rhythmic beat of the Hamm's Beer television commercial. Now, when not consuming one of his own homebrew creations, Nelson, 47, is out searching for the perfect pint. His favorite beer to date, Alaskan Smoked Porter, arrived back in Seattle the first week in November after a nine-month hiatus.
LIFE / Travel
Oct 14, 1999
Back-to-nature nomads on the open sea
SEATTLE, Wash. -- "I must down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky, and all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by."
COMMUNITY
Jul 8, 1999
Lepidoptera farming for fun and profit
SEATTLE -- In 1994, Lt. Sheri Moreau took early retirement from the navy and put to the test her belief that "your goal in life should be to figure out what you most love to do, then figure out a way to make a living doing it." With a goal of connecting with nature and wildlife, she began her second career as a butterfly farmer.
LIFE / Travel
Apr 29, 1999
Humanities offer power to the people
SEATTLE -- Journalist and author Earl Shorris believes the real difference between the haves and have-nots is political power.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world