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Kaho Shimizu

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JAPAN

Jul 12, 2003

Students test corporate waters as interns

Like many college students who gathered at a Tokyo forum earlier this month, Tomoe Yoshida believes becoming an intern at a company will help her find out what career she wants to pursue.

JAPAN

Jul 8, 2003

Tests find no link between arsenic, navy

The Environment Ministry said Monday that no evidence has been found to prove the link between contaminated water in a well in Kamisu, Ibaraki Prefecture, and chemical weapons buried in the area by the Imperial Japanese Navy after World War II.

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BUSINESS

Jul 3, 2003

Firms vie to release first home-use fuel-cell system

Allow oxygen to meet hydrogen at your home, and you'll get electricity and hot water cheaper and with less pollution.

JAPAN

Jun 11, 2003

Despite the stakes, public role in bioethics debate falls short

At what point does human life begin and when does it end? Who is allowed to alter human genes and to what extent?

JAPAN

Jun 11, 2003

Despite the stakes, public role in bioethics debate falls short

At what point does human life begin and when does it end? Who is allowed to alter human genes and to what extent?

JAPAN

Jun 11, 2003

Despite the stakes, public role in bioethics debate falls short

At what point does human life begin and when does it end? Who is allowed to alter human genes and to what extent?

Japan Times

JAPAN

Jun 10, 2003

Stadium serves up reusable cups

Not everyone gives in to today's throwaway society by discarding the drinking cups, food containers and chopsticks they use, but the proliferation of these products makes their use virtually unavoidable.

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JAPAN

Jun 10, 2003

Stadium serves up reusable cups

Not everyone gives in to today's throwaway society by discarding the drinking cups, food containers and chopsticks they use, but the proliferation of these products makes their use virtually unavoidable.

Japan Times

JAPAN

Jun 5, 2003

People made ill by water in wells to get state help

The Environment Ministry will pay the medical bills of residents of Kamisu, Ibaraki Prefecture, who fell ill after drinking water from wells contaminated by arsenic. The measures were announced Wednesday.

JAPAN

Jun 5, 2003

People made ill by water in wells to get state help

The Environment Ministry will pay the medical bills of residents of Kamisu, Ibaraki Prefecture, who fell ill after drinking water from wells contaminated by arsenic. The measures were announced Wednesday.

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JAPAN

Jun 5, 2003

People made ill by water in wells to get state help

The Environment Ministry will pay the medical bills of residents of Kamisu, Ibaraki Prefecture, who fell ill after drinking water from wells contaminated by arsenic. The measures were announced Wednesday.

JAPAN

Apr 23, 2003

Governor urges more talks on dam plan

Thorough and open discussions are the most important way of approaching a controversial dam project on the Kawabe River in Kumamoto Prefecture, Gov. Yoshiko Shiotani said Tuesday.

JAPAN

Apr 19, 2003

Amusement parks tap nation's love of hot springs

As amusement and theme parks nationwide struggle to attract visitors, operators in Tokyo are digging deep to tap one of Japan's favorite past times and lure a wider range of patrons.

JAPAN

Apr 18, 2003

Officials to check contaminated well in Ibaraki

The Environment Ministry on Monday will dispatch eight officials to Kamisu, Ibaraki Prefecture, to investigate a well that has been found to contain high levels of arsenic.

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JAPAN

Apr 10, 2003

Fashion world takes aim at breast cancer

Supermodels smile as they don T-shirts with a bull's-eye logo, the trademark of an international charity campaign to battle breast cancer.

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JAPAN

Mar 26, 2003

Correspondents' NPO chief concerned over media freedom

As war correspondents make the most of their opportunity to cover the fighting in Iraq, the president of the nonprofit organization Reporters Without Borders voiced concern Tuesday over their safety and the extent to which freedom of the press is respected.

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JAPAN

Mar 25, 2003

Abuses with mini-cameras tough to curb

Beware the ubiquitous cell phone, because some of those equipped with cameras are in the hands of perverts bent on invading your privacy.

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JAPAN

Mar 23, 2003

Environmental expert predicts global water crisis

A future in which water is scarce will be translated into a future in which food is scarce, intensifying global competition for grain and pushing up food prices, according to Lester Brown, president and founder of the Earth Policy Institute in Washington.

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JAPAN

Mar 18, 2003

Water privatization not the answer: American activist

Patrick McCully had a revelation in India more than a decade ago. The campaign director of International Rivers Network witnessed indigenous people in Gujarat state, India, risking their lives to protest construction of a dam on the Narmada River. All were eventually arrested, but government officials...

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JAPAN

Mar 6, 2003

Can prewashed rice make a clean sweep?

Washing rice before it is cooked has long been a daily ritual in Japan.

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.

[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.

The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces

By Stephen Mansfield

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