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Events / WHERE IT'S AT

Aug 18, 2009

Kids hit the dance floor for charities

Visitors going into Tokyo Church of Christ in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on a Friday afternoon in July were welcomed by three children with painted faces who proceeded to perform modern dance.

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JAPAN / WITNESS TO WAR

Aug 14, 2009

For vet, Soviet labor camp as bad as war

24th in a series

JAPAN

Aug 13, 2009

Sakai bust puts spotlight on narcotics evil

The recent headline-making police search and arrest of actress and pop star Noriko Sakai shocked fans both at home and abroad and cast a harsh spotlight on "kakuseizai," or stimulants, which she and her husband allegedly used.

JAPAN / ELECTION 2009

Aug 12, 2009

Party platforms offer no quick fix to job woes

Fourth in a series

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JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE

Jul 31, 2009

The eyes have it — false lashes catch on big with Japan's women

Long, thick, perfectly curled eyelashes are pretty much the desire of every Japanese woman.

Japan Times

JAPAN / EXPLAINER

Jul 22, 2009

Wake up, hike out, tune in, move it

It's early on a summer morning and schoolchildren have gathered for some rhythmic exercise timed to music coming from the radio.

JAPAN

Jul 18, 2009

Human-trafficking not addressed: U.N. envoy

Japan needs to make greater efforts to stop being a destination for human-trafficking and swiftly ratify the U.N. Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, which outlaws the practice as well as migrant-smuggling, visiting U.N. Special Rapporteur Joy Ngozi Ezeilo said Friday.

JAPAN

Jul 14, 2009

Kids under 15 can give organs

A bill to revise the Organ Transplant Law and scrap the donor age minimum at 15 gained full Diet passage when it cleared the Upper House on Monday.

JAPAN

Jul 14, 2009

Acceptance of donating will still take time

The passage of revised organ transplant legislation Monday may be a big step forward in saving sick children in need of organs, but experts say it will still take time for the ranks of domestic donors to increase.

Japan Times

JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES

Jul 11, 2009

Religion couple's common ground

Zuzana Koike, a 29-year-old Austrian national of Slovak extraction, never thought she would even visit Japan before meeting and marrying Takeshi Koike, 38, a lecturer at Daito Bunka University in Tokyo.

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JAPAN

Jul 2, 2009

Single moms fight for kids' futures

For single mothers, no government financial assistance means no higher education for their children — and probably no future.

Japan Times

JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE

Jun 29, 2009

Fun and fashionable rubber boots help shake off rainy season gloom

Rainy days can be a downer, especially for women who want to look fashionable but don't want to get wet in soggy and gloomy weather.

JAPAN

Jun 26, 2009

At 70, Italian institute truly is an institution

Back in prewar Japan — when there were still titled nobility — it was the duty of the upper class to engage in philanthropic activities, promote art or spread foreign culture here.

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Events / WHERE IT'S AT

Jun 16, 2009

Racing dragon boats in Yokohama

At 8:15 on a drizzly, windy Saturday morning at the end of May, cheerful shouting could be heard coming from Yokohama's seaside Yamashita Park. Even at the early hour, people had already gathered to participate in the 16th Yokohama Dragon Boat Race, spanning four days over two successive weekends.

JAPAN

Jun 11, 2009

Vaccine strategy poses serious quandary

The swine flu panic has waned in the past few weeks and authorities are breathing a sigh of relief, but some medical experts say the government has been slow to prepare for a possible second outbreak this fall.

JAPAN

Jun 5, 2009

Did media go too far on swine flu?

The swine flu scare seems to be over, at least in Japan and at least for now.

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JAPAN

May 30, 2009

Women's university in Bangladesh makes appeal for corporate support

As members of the Asian community, more Japanese corporations should help support fledgling Asian University for Women in Bangladesh, one of the keys to the continent's continued growth, according to a board member of the university's support foundation.

Japan Times

JAPAN / YOKOHAMA AT 150

May 28, 2009

Chinese immigrants played vital role

Third in a series

JAPAN

May 23, 2009

Flu policy given more flexibility

The government adopted a new policy Friday that designates infected regions under one of two categories so local governments, hospitals and schools can react with greater flexibility.

JAPAN

May 22, 2009

H1N1 tally hits 292 over six prefectures

The H1N1 swine flu tally grew to 292 on Thursday after Kyoto confirmed its first case and Tokyo confirmed its third, placing the virus in six prefectures so far.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji

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