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For Minoru Matsutani's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
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JAPAN
Jul 18, 2008
Master tells public to draw on karate
Tadanori Nobetsu hands a letter to his karate students every month containing a warning of deteriorating Japanese morality and encouraging them to maintain their discipline. At his dojo, he requires "rei" (civility) and "aisatsu" (greeting.)
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2008
Campaigners call for dual custody of children
Foreigners who have divorced their Japanese spouses are often denied access to their children.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2008
U.S. author spreads 'made-in-China' boycott word
Curiosity is the only thing that drove author Sara Bongiorni into launching her family boycott of Chinese products in 2005.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Q&A
Jul 12, 2008
Steady now: quick tips on quake preparation
Earthquakes are a fact of life in Japan. Only one month ago, a 7.2-magnitude temblor and a number of aftershocks struck the Tohoku region, killing 13 in Fukushima, Miyagi and Iwate prefectures and leaving 10 still listed as missing in Miyagi and Akita prefectures.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2008
AU leader pushes for pledged aid
Arguing that African nations are honoring their pledge to democratize, African Union Commission Chairman Jean Ping urged developed countries Tuesday to hold up their end of the bargain and provide aid to the continent as promised.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2008
Yokota continues to pressure Cabinet to resolve abductions
Shigeru Yokota, father of abductee Megumi Yokota, criticized the government Wednesday for softening its stance on North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 24, 2008
Holding management to account
Because public companies are owned by their shareholders, any time they convene is when key corporate decisions are made.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2008
Radical immigration plan under discussion
Foreigners will have a much better opportunity to move to, or continue to live in, Japan under a new immigration plan drafted by Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers to accept 10 million immigrants in the next 50 years.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2008
Serial killer Miyazaki, two others hanged
Serial killer Tsutomu Miyazaki, 45, who abducted, molested and strangled four young girls in Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture in 1988 and 1989, was hanged Tuesday along with two other inmates, Justice Minister Kunio Hatoyama said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / RETRACING ROUTES
Jun 17, 2008
Latin love: Blame it on bossa nova
This is the first of a four-part series featuring Japanese emigration to Brazil. Wednesday marks the 100th anniversary of the first group to venture to the South American country. Lisa Ono, an early Japanese devotee of bossa nova, hopes her songs make people here aware of the wonders of the country of her birth, Brazil.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2008
Experts ponder whether Kato felt disenfranchised from society
The deadly stabbing rampage Sunday in Tokyo's Akihabara district stunned the nation, but experts said the carnage was just another example of a young man unhappy with his lot in society.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 6, 2008
Media frets 'right to know' limits ahead of lay judge system debut
A TV network news director's dilemma: Preparing a story on a string of sensational random killings, is it proper to add a neighbor's comment that the teenage boy arrested for the crimes was trouble waiting to happen?
JAPAN / AFRICA LIFELINE
May 31, 2008
Long-term vision needed to solve African food shortages
YOKOHAMA — Investing in agriculture in Africa to solve food shortages is more important than just reacting to the continent's present food crisis, according to the leader of a U.N. food aid organization.
JAPAN
May 30, 2008
Japan pledges $50 million for food
YOKOHAMA — Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda pledged Thursday $50 million in additional aid for Africa to deal with soaring food prices and the World Bank and three U.N. food-related organizations renewed their commitment to address food shortages and high food prices on the continent.
Japan Times
JAPAN / TICAD IV
May 29, 2008
Kenyan, Brit win first Noguchi Africa Prize
YOKOHAMA — A Kenyan woman and a British man on Wednesday were handed the inaugural Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize from the government for their achievements in medical research and health services.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
May 29, 2008
'Anime'-decorated cars latest 'otaku' fad
They're painful. So painful that pedestrians can't help staring at them and real girls stay away from their owners.
JAPAN
May 28, 2008
Bono's plea
Bono, lead singer of the rock band U2, praised Japan on Tuesday for its efforts to fight world poverty and urged Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda to display leadership during this week's Tokyo International Conference on African Development.
JAPAN
May 22, 2008
Nanjing victim's libeler loses appeal
The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday upheld a lower court defamation ruling, ordering a historian and a publishing company to pay a combined ¥4 million to a female Nanjing Massacre survivor for calling her an impostor in a book about the atrocity.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 14, 2008
Astronauts tell kids about life on shuttle
Orbiting the Earth is not all fun and games. But when it is, the astronauts aboard the space shuttle Endeavour passed the time during their 16-day mission in March to the International Space Station doing flips in zero gravity and filling balls of water with chocolate candies, its pilot confided Tuesday in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2006
Tokyo patrols snuff out public smoking
Wearing bright yellow windbreakers that read "from manners to rule," Mariko Tokunaga and Minoru Kojima hit the streets of Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on a chilly December morning.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
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.
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.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
When will Japan intervene to support the yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki has reiterated the government's readiness to take an appropriate action as the yen continues to slide against the U.S. dollar.
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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