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EDITORIALS

Nov 13, 2004

Violence and democracy don't mesh

The U.S. military forces and the Iraqi Army have mounted an all-out offensive on Fallujah, where insurgents have been holed up. The situation raises serious concern. Although most residents have evacuated, deaths and injuries have been reported among civilians. In response to the airstrikes and the ground-force...

EDITORIALS

Nov 12, 2004

Challenges to the just-opened Diet

A n extraordinary Diet session that opened Tuesday looks set for lively debates on a host of contentious issues, including the perennial problem of "politics and money." Adding to that is last month's reshuffle of the Cabinet and of top executive posts in both the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and...

EDITORIALS

Nov 11, 2004

Rationale for a carbon tax

Thanks to Russia's ratification, the Kyoto Protocol on global warming is set to take effect in February. The treaty requires industrially developed nations to cut their emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by specified degrees from 1990 levels in five years from 2008 to 2012. Japan...

EDITORIALS

Nov 10, 2004

Tension rises in southern Thailand

Unrest continues to grow in southern Thailand. Long-standing grievances are being compounded by government bungling, insensitivity and negligence. Now, even Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra concedes that violence is likely to increase. A failure to properly respond to Muslim complaints will guarantee...

EDITORIALS

Nov 9, 2004

Making money politics not pay

In yet another case of political corruption, former Lower House member Muneo Suzuki, who once held important posts in the Cabinet and the Liberal Democratic Party, has been sentenced to two years in prison by the Tokyo District Court for bribery and other offenses. Significantly, the court did not grant...

EDITORIALS

Nov 8, 2004

Signpost to cooperation

As the world's leader, postelection America faces two challenges: One is to regain its reputation as a nation that is respected abroad; the other is to establish an enduring system of cooperation with the international community.

EDITORIALS

Nov 7, 2004

The fattening of the planet

I t's not just Americans and Japanese sumo wrestlers who are fat nowadays. As a witty commentator put it recently in The Hindu newspaper, the world is round, and so are a growing number of its inhabitants. From New York to New Delhi, nutritionists are sounding the alarm about the rising tide of obesity,...

EDITORIALS

Nov 6, 2004

Get ready for rising prices

For the first time in eight years, Japan's consumer prices (excluding those of perishable food) are forecast to rise on an annual basis, albeit only slightly. A 0.1 percent increase in consumer prices is expected for the fiscal year starting April 1, 2005, according to an economic and price outlook released...

EDITORIALS

Nov 5, 2004

A nation that remains divided

A lthough the final results, as in the 2000 election, will be delayed, U.S. President George W. Bush has won a second term in office. Democratic Sen. John Kerry could have dragged out the fight with legal challenges and demands for a recount, but he decided that the president's lead margin was too large...

EDITORIALS

Nov 4, 2004

Ukraine makes a crucial choice

A mid the clamor and confusion of the U.S. elections, it is easy to forget that ballots are being held elsewhere in the world. This week Ukraine held a presidential election, and while the outcome will not shape international politics as much as the U.S. vote, it will be significant nevertheless. The...

EDITORIALS

Nov 3, 2004

Time to review Iraq policy

The Japanese hostage crisis in Iraq has ended in the death of Mr. Shosei Koda, a 24-year-old traveler, whose decapitated body was found in central Baghdad on Sunday. He had been detained by Islamic militants demanding that Japan withdraw its troops from the country. The government, having failed in its...

EDITORIALS

Nov 2, 2004

The world holds its breath

A mericans go to the polls on Tuesday, with President George W. Bush and Sen. John Kerry running neck in neck down to the wire. Once again it is an election too close to call -- a reminder of the 2000 race, whose final outcome hung in the balance for 36 days because of disputes over vote counting. One...

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.

A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan

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