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Naomi Wartel
For Naomi Wartel's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
COMMUNITY
Jan 10, 2001
Harvard students score hit in humor on Web
If you could entertain millions of people under the guise of scientific research while enjoying lots of free food, a free stay in a luxury apartment in Boston, and earn a $3,000 stipend in the process, wouldn't it be hard to say no? But wait, there's just one catch: you have to gain 30 pounds (13.6 kg) in one month. Inspired by the "lose 30 pounds in 30 days" gimmick diets, Spark, the Web's biggest humor site, set up just such an experiment in October.
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2000
Mansfield fellows get peek behind bureaucratic curtain
Twenty years ago, Constance Sathre went to Nagasaki to teach English for two years. Today, she is preparing to return to Japan to learn about how the Japanese government works. She will make the return trip next September, along with seven other midcareer U.S. federal employees who have been selected to participate in the sixth and largest group of the annual Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2000
Tattoos with Oriental themes are popular in U.S.
Amid the current tattoo boom in the United States, an increasing number of Americans are requesting designs with Asian themes. Paul Roe of Grafixx Tattoo said much of his work in the U.S. capital is done "under the pinstripe" of affluent customers looking for a unique way to set themselves apart from their friends, with pictorial designs featuring carp and kanji proving particularly popular.
COMMUNITY
Jul 15, 2000
Haiku takes new shape in the U.S.
WASHINGTON (Kyodo) For many years now, Americans have taken some of what Japan has to offer and integrated these things into their everyday lives. From cars to sushi to Pokemon, many Japanese influences can be seen in the West.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time
Toshihiro Kinjo (center), a research support technician at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, inspects an audio recording device in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 3 as Masako Ogasawara, a research support specialist at OIST, looks on.

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