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For Eriko Arita's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2003
Invisible menace threatens kids' health
Invisible chemical agents are threatening the health of schoolchildren across the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / WEEKEND WISDOM
Nov 24, 2002
Author tells how individuals sacrificed for the company
Although Japan achieved high economic growth by increasing its industrial productivity, the group-oriented work system that formed the basis of that development effectively sacrificed the rights of the individual, according to freelance journalist Satoshi Kamata.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2002
Innovation takes off if colleges, businesses link: Stanford head
With the economy in dire need of a boost, an increasing number of Japan's universities have, with government support, started collaborating with the private sector to create new businesses to revamp the nation's industrial competitiveness.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2002
Cornucopia direct from 'Fruit Kingdom'
Fresh pears, apples and persimmons from the "Fruit Kingdom" are available at Yamagata Plaza Yutorito.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2002
Center caters to Japanese seeking to study abroad
Planning to study abroad but don't know which country or school to pick? Dreaming of overseas study but hesitant about quitting a job to do so?
Japan Times
JAPAN / MUSEUM MUSINGS
Sep 21, 2002
Traditional house preserves dream of pioneering writer
Surrounded by trees, the old house sits preserved in tranquility, exuding the beauty of traditional Japan and reviving the taste of the Edo Period two centuries ago.
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2002
Space only the first frontier for H-IIA
The government and industry alike are pinning their hopes on the successful launch of the third H-IIA rocket, due to be sent into space Tuesday on its first full-scale operational mission.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2002
English school exec sees kids as growth market
English-conversation schools in Japan are facing a major business opportunity as demand for their services for children increases, according to a senior local official of a top chain of foreign-language schools.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2002
Congresswoman meets A-bomb victims
HIROSHIMA -- The only member of the U.S. Congress to oppose the U.S. military campaign in Afghanistan met survivors of the 1945 atomic bombing here on Saturday, three days ahead of the 57th anniversary of the attack.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MUSEUM MUSINGS
Aug 3, 2002
Artist's work brings copper plate color prints to life
An impression of stillness amid the wonder of color is a beautiful thing to behold.
Japan Times
JAPAN / HONING ENGLISH
Jul 20, 2002
Japan experiments with Super English Schools
Principal Katsutoshi Wakabayashi gives a speech in English through the school's public address system at Gunma Prefectural Chuo High School every Wednesday morning, and all notices around the school are now in English.
Japan Times
JAPAN / HONING ENGLISH
Jul 19, 2002
English education at early age gains momentum
Don't worry about grammar; listen more and enjoy speaking.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MUSEUM MUSINGS
Jun 28, 2002
Who'd have thought that Shinagawa was once a coastal gateway town?
Take a trip back in time and sample a taste of the ebb and flow of life in premodern southern Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 13, 2002
Consumer empowerment key to saving energy, expert says
Japan should reduce energy consumption and establish an environmentally sustainable society, according to a Danish energy conservation expert.
JAPAN
May 21, 2002
Titanium dioxide plus sunlight spells clean
The exterior walls of the Toto Research Institute in Chigasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, look like patchwork; some square areas are dark with stains while others are spotless.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 2, 2002
Firm seeks to boot out child labor
Children around the globe dream of someday playing in the World Cup, but few people know that thousands of them spend their days making soccer balls to help feed their families, unable to go to school or enjoy the game.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2002
Indian director blasts the bomb
While many Indian people greeted the nuclear tests conducted by New Delhi in 1998 with enthusiasm, one Indian film director claims that nationalist fervor has blinded the Indian public toward the hideous potential of nuclear weapons.
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2002
TV anchor aims to set new standards for news reporting
Most television news programs in Japan neglect their responsibility to inform people of what is happening in society by failing to present news in an understandable way.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2002
Temple U. dean seeking larger enrollment
About 30 American universities established branch schools in Japan during the 1980s and early 1990s, and although many of them have since departed, the new dean of Temple University Japan is seeking to expand enrollment.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2002
Site sought for fusion project
The government is expected to soon announce its candidacy to host an international nuclear fusion project, despite the concerns of citizens, lawmakers and scientists about its safety and feasibility.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
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.

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