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Asako Murakami
For Asako Murakami's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2002
Disaster victims unite, reach out
KOBE -- Survivors of the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, which destroyed much of Kobe and its adjacent areas, have exhibited a great sense of solidarity with disaster victims worldwide.
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2002
'Eco-city' title elusive in Japan
KYOTO -- Nagoya may have taken the No. 1 spot in a recent contest ranking the nation's municipalities on their environmental initiatives, but its overall score illustrates that many hurdles remain before any Japanese city can truly be called eco-friendly.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI BEAT
Aug 1, 2002
Time for Japan to face up to AIDS threat
KOBE -- For many Japanese, AIDS has long been regarded as someone else's problem.
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2002
Expert predicts patients' rights will come slowly to Japan
KYOTO -- It is often the case in Japan that the decisions of the family are more respected than those of the individual when considering someone's personal affairs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI BEAT
Jul 12, 2002
Traditional industries adapting to stay afloat
KYOTO -- Tango Orimono Kogyo Kumiai, an association encompassing the traditional textile industry in Kyoto's Tango district, has tasted success with its foray into the skin-care products sector.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2002
Big companies demanding better English
Takuya Suzuki has been taking the Test of English for International Communication exams twice a year since he joined electronic parts maker Sumida Corp. two years ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2002
Sometimes 'open' schools are more secure
OSAKA — The main gate of Hakata Elementary School in the city of Fukuoka is kept wide open.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 23, 2002
Quake survivor, 61, now golf pro
KOBE -- The 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake took the lives of more than 6,400 people and left tens of thousands homeless, but it helped turn one middle-aged man who lost most of his worldly possessions into a professional golfer.
JAPAN
May 18, 2002
Equal status of part-time, full-time staff seen as key
Japan is looking to the Netherlands, which has successfully implemented a number of work sharing programs, for ways to deal with its record levels of unemployment.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 18, 2002
Work sharing solves Netherlands' economic woes
THE HAGUE -- As Japan remains mired in an economic slump, the idea of work sharing is increasingly attracting the attention of the government, labor unions and business organizations as a way to handle the record level of more than 5 percent unemployment.
JAPAN / KANSAI BEAT
May 3, 2002
Pilot project to use Internet to link doctors, foreign patients, translators
KOBE -- For foreigners who cannot communicate in Japanese, having an interpreter is important when seeing a doctor.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2002
Women's group helps foster friendships
NARA -- Noriko Yamaue, 58, did not enjoy her first trip abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2002
Caregivers derive strength from their charges: professor
OSAKA -- People with disabilities may be considered weak, but they are often the ones giving comfort and strength to their caregivers, according to Kiyokazu Washida, a philosophy professor at Osaka University's graduate school.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI BEAT
Apr 4, 2002
Win for Tigers in 2002 pennant race may spark Kansai recovery: analyst
OSAKA -- As a rabid Hanshin Tigers fan, Daiwa Research Institute President Koichi Kunisada seems pretty sure of the destiny of this year's Central League pennant -- it is bound for Osaka.
Japan Times
Events
Apr 2, 2002
Kyoto offers new map and guidebook to help visually impaired enjoy city
KYOTO -- One of the pleasures of visiting an unfamiliar place is to walk around the area with a map in hand. But a normal map is no help to visually impaired people.
Japan Times
Events
Apr 2, 2002
'Eco-building' offers green example
KYOTO -- The three-story building in Fushimi Ward looks no different from other buildings, but it is an "eco-building" that provides environmental education for visitors.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2002
Anthropologist uses food for cross-cultural communication
SUITA, Osaka Pref. -- Both as an explorer and an anthropologist, Naomichi Ishige has visited more than 100 countries since his days as a Kyoto University student.
JAPAN / WORKING IT OUT
Feb 8, 2002
Calls mount for work-sharing as jobless ranks soar
KOBE -- Hatsue Okada, a 33-year-old nurse, works between 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. three days a week at a day-care center for elderly people in Kakogawa, Hyogo Prefecture.
Japan Times
Events
Feb 5, 2002
Schoolgirls' soccer project exemplifies NPO's work
KOBE -- Three 12-year-old girls in Nagata Ward here are videotaping their classmates' soccer practice on the playground of their elementary school.
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2002
Kobe marks quake anniversary
KOBE -- The people of the Kobe area on Thursday marked the seventh anniversary of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, which resulted in the loss of more than 6,400 lives and left tens of thousands homeless.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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