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Sumiko Oshima
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JAPAN
Aug 11, 1998
New law fails to preserve Ainu people's rights: U.N.
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 10, 1998
Of mice, men and mysteries behind gender determination
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 6, 1998
Satellites to perform world's first 'cosmic dance' today
Staff writer
JAPAN
May 12, 1998
Ainu ready to sue Hokkaido over undervalued properties
Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 27, 1998
Scientists honored for genetic plant engineering
Staff writer
JAPAN
Mar 18, 1998
Aum Three Years Later: Sarin plant haunts Kamikuishiki
First of three parts
JAPAN
Mar 3, 1998
France hid medical effects of nuclear testing, activist says
Staff writer
JAPAN
Feb 23, 1998
Flu epidemic spurs vaccine debate
Staff writer
JAPAN
Feb 18, 1998
Chinese hopes lawsuit gives Unit 731 victims closure
Staff writer
JAPAN
Feb 10, 1998
Olympic sponsors hold Games, torch sacred
Seventh in a series
JAPAN
Sep 12, 1997
Australian minister queries Tokyo on Isahaya project
Staff writer
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.
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.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
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.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
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.
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.
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.

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