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For Eriko Arita's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2005
Don't make firms pay to separate trash, lobby says
Businesses should not be forced to share the costs to collect and sort packaging for recycling, according to the nation's most powerful business lobby.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2005
Philippine NGO head seeks help for poor
Mutually Reinforcing Institutions, said the lending arm of the group, CARD Bank, extends small unsecured loans to 152,000 poor women who have families in rural areas of the Philippines. The loans, which are repaid in small installments, helps borrowers launch businesses in handicrafts, food retailing...
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JAPAN
Oct 6, 2005
International airports debut local bus tours for transit passengers
William White did not expect to have a chance for sake tasting at Narita airport while in transit from Vietnam to the U.S.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2005
Yokota base civil flights have merit: researchers
Allowing civilian flights at the U.S. Air Force Yokota Air Base would have positive effects on the local economy, including the creation of 8,000 jobs and an additional 3.4 billion yen in tax revenue for Tokyo municipalities, researchers studying joint use of the base said Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2005
'Cool Biz' popular enough for another try
The sight of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in an open-collar shirt was much more familiar this month than in June, when the government kicked off the "Cool Biz" casual-dress campaign for reducing air-conditioner use.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2005
More psychological support urged for Katrina survivors
Japanese volunteers can help provide survivors of Hurricane Katrina with psychological care and encouragement, a member of a nongovernmental organization helping survivors in Houston said Wednesday.
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JAPAN
Sep 7, 2005
Loyalties to party, candidates put to test
Politics are about making decisions, and some of the most difficult ones are those based on where loyalties lie.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2005
Ishihara turns to Taipei as Beijing exits forum
Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara will visit Taiwan on Tuesday to discuss ways to run a forum for major Asian cities, following the recent withdrawal of Beijing from the network, Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials said.
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JAPAN
Sep 1, 2005
Tokyo, convenience stores, Yoshinoya ink disaster pact
Major convenience stores and Yoshinoya restaurants in Tokyo and neighboring prefectures agreed Wednesday to help people in emergencies by providing drinking water and other amenities when earthquakes and other disasters strike.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2005
'Warm Biz' windfall may trump 'Cool'
The government's "Warm Biz" campaign to encourage offices to set thermostats lower in winter will generate 232.3 billion yen in economic ripple effects, Dai-ichi Life Research Institute Inc. figures.
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JAPAN
Aug 19, 2005
Home renovation scams causing alarm
Reports of home renovation fraud have been coming out of the woodwork ever since the media reported that two elderly sisters with dementia were duped for 50 million yen in unnecessary repair work and almost lost their home in an auction to pay for the scam.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2005
Honoring the war dead is a hot, heated affair
Tens of thousands of people braved a sweltering Monday in Tokyo to pay their respects to the nation's war dead on the 60th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2005
Suginami adopts contentious history text
The Suginami Ward board of education adopted a history textbook Friday that critics say distorts history and gives light treatment of Japan's wartime atrocities.
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2005
Contentious texts going to Machida private school
A private junior high school in the Tokyo suburb of Machida has chosen two social studies textbooks that have been denounced for distorting history and glossing over Japan's wartime atrocities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 60 YEARS AND ONWARD
Aug 5, 2005
Postwar labor scene still grim for working women
Choice has been a long time coming for Japan's working women.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2005
Revisionist school textbooks get metro nod
The Tokyo Metropolitan board of education adopted two contentious social studies textbooks Thursday that critics say distort history and gloss over Japan's wartime atrocities.
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JAPAN
Jul 22, 2005
Asbestos deaths just tip of the iceberg
Recent revelations that hundreds of workers at firms across Japan have died from asbestos-linked diseases over the past few decades have raised questions about whether the health risks of the unburnable mineral were duly recognized by the government and businesses.
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JAPAN
Jun 30, 2005
Roots of abuse borderless: Swedish reporter
As child abuse increasingly makes headlines in Japan, a Swedish journalist who has made many documentaries on youngsters says there is indeed truth to common findings that many abusive parents were victims of abuse during their own childhood.
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JAPAN
Jun 25, 2005
Metropolitan assembly campaigning under way
Campaigning for the July 3 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election officially got under way Friday, with 220 candidates vying for 127 seats.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2005
Ishihara seen as X-factor in metro race
Four years ago, it was Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi who appeared on the posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.

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