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Natsuko Fukue
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2008
Japan must address suicide's social angle to stop it, experts say
Suicide should be recognized as a social rather than individual problem, and the government and society need to take proactive measures to prevent it, panelists at a suicide symposium in Tokyo recently said.
JAPAN
Sep 13, 2008
Osaka education board bugged by employee
An employee of the Osaka prefectural board of education planted a covert listening device in mid-June at its office in Chuo Ward, the board said Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2008
Japan's education system cost-effective: OECD
Japan's public education system is one of the most cost-effective in terms of student performance, a senior official of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2008
Foreign health officials tour facility
Thirteen foreign health care officials taking part in a training program in Japan took a tour Monday of Kaikaya, a day-care center operated by game maker Namco Ltd.in Yokohama, to experience entertainment-oriented care.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2008
Make-my-day T-shirt craze gives unsung Fukuda belated celebrity
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's public support was pretty weak for most of his roughly one year in office. But since announcing his resignation Monday, his popularity seems to be recovering — at least for T-shirts bearing his likeness.
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2008
Change-bent public pines for leadership
Perplexity, apathy and hopes for a strong leader.
Japan must correct Trump’s false data for trade talks, says Kono
Former Foreign Minister Taro Kono
Japan wants to 'separate' tariff and security issues. That may be tough.
Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, poses with a "Make America Great Again" cap at the White House in Washington on April 16.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Naked man’s rampage in Saitama linked to one fatality and 10 injured
Police believe Daisuke Nishimura may have been involved in roughly 20 incidents in the 90 minutes leading up to his arrest, including a fatal hit-and-run and multiple assaults.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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