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Brent Kininmont
For Brent Kininmont's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2001
New Zealand offering Japan 'soft trade' alternative: envoy
New Zealand is better-placed than other English-speaking nations to help Japan's goal of internationalizing its citizens, according to Ambassador Phillip Gibson.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2001
New Zealand tailors defense to real needs
Some Kiwis can fly -- very fast. But the New Zealand government wants to clip their wings.
CULTURE / Film
Apr 25, 2001
All the trimmings
To convince consumers they should update their precious video collections to DVD, movie companies often add enticing extras that can't be found elsewhere. It's a marketing gimmick, but film buffs win, too. Here are five movies that look better on DVD:
LIFE / Travel
Apr 24, 2001
Lonesome locomotives left in Lebanon
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- There aren't many obstacles in the way of exploring Lebanon's crumbling train stations. But at St. Michel, once the hub of the nation's now-defunct rail network, a man eyeing my camera says I need permission to look around.
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2001
Whaling should not overshadow trade talks: Clark
While Wellington and Tokyo must agree to disagree over Japan's whaling program, the issue should not impede trade ties, visiting New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark said Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2001
Spat over whaling unlikely to sour business
Helen Clark is not afraid to snap at the hand that helps feed her nation.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2000
Village whittled down to just four elderly souls
ITAIBARA, Tottori Pref. -- The death of this village's sister looms large in the collective memory of its residents.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2000
Yokota counts itself as abacus capital
YOKOTA, Shimane Pref. -- The curator of this town's abacus museum must have a sense of black humor to have included one of the first Sharp calculators in the display.
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2000
Prosperity helps town tolerate atomic plant
KASHIMA, Shimane Pref. -- For 50 years, she has lived on a dead-end street at the foot of a hill.
COMMUNITY
Aug 2, 2000
An unlikely affinity with a Japanese ghost
"Before I continue to pour out my soul, let me confide in you that Lebanon is one of those countries that produces nothing but its own periodic tragedies." --"Dear Mr Kawabata," by Rashid al-Daif
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2000
Lebanon's Daily Star does battle on a new front
BEIRUT -- The Daily Star did not need to send a reporter to the front line to cover the first salvos of the 15-year civil war that nearly broke Lebanon's back. The newspaper's offices were already there.
LIFE / Travel
May 31, 2000
Unclimbable peaks in Kuala Lumpur
In pictures, the Petronas Towers looked like ornamental salt and pepper shakers, or sometimes, taking into account the skybridge halfway up, they resembled rugby goalposts.
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2000
Terrorists tease press from cells
BEIRUT -- With just days left before five Japanese Red Army members are due to be released here, local and foreign press interest in the captives is heating up.
JAPAN
Nov 16, 1999
Regional Special: Sanin
'Inaka' taps city disenchanted to repopulate>Staff writer
CULTURE / Music
Jul 23, 1999
Foreigner rock scene blooms in city's pubs
Shaft is pumping up another Saturday night gathering in a cranny of Tokyo. Just as the five musicians lope to the end of the first verse of their self-proclaimed rock anthem "Shaft of Light," the infectious dribble of sticks across bass drums reels the audience into the chorus.
No link to Nankai Trough quake seen after temblor in Shikoku
Satoshi Harada from the Meteorological Agency explains about the magnitude 6.6 earthquake during a news conference early Thursday.
Thousands evacuated as Indonesia volcano erupts
Indonesia's Mount Ruang spews hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on Wednesday.
Why hasn't Japan moved to prop up the weak yen?
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen
A Tokaido shinkansen. It is unclear whether the snake was venomous or how it ended up on the train, and there was no injury or panic among passengers.
In a first, Japan doctors sue Google over negative reviews on firm's map app
One of the lawyers representing a group of doctors suing Google told a news conference that the main purpose of the lawsuit is not to seek compensation but instead to raise awareness over various problems with the Google Maps system.
'House of the Owl' brings Hollywood values to Japanese TV
In the new Disney+ series “House of the Owl,” Min Tanaka (left) plays a powerful political fixer, or “kuromaku,” who has a troubled relationship with his adult children, particularly his idealistic son, played by Mackenyu.
Benefits and risks: AUKUS looks to take gamble on Japan
U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and British leader Rishi Sunak deliver remarks on the AUKUS partnership, after a trilateral meeting, at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego in March last year.
Kyoto’s demon night parade lives to haunt another day
In a Kyoto long past, the "hyakki yagyō" (100 demon night parade) haunted a sleepy corner of Kyoto. Now, one enterprising monster enthusiast has won a small batttle to keep the march alive.
U.S. deploys midrange missile system in Indo-Pacific for first time
A U.S. Army Mid-Range Capability (MRC) Launcher arrives as part of the capability’s first deployment into theater on Northern Luzon, Philippines, April 8.
Unpacking the chaotic by-election in a scandal-hit Tokyo district
People listen to a campaign speech in Tokyo's Koto Ward on Tuesday.

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