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EDITORIALS

Jul 10, 2005

Terrorism in London

The purpose of terrorism is to terrorize: to scare or intimidate a society. The perpetrators of the bombings in London on Thursday may claim to have some lofty purpose, but attacks on ordinary citizens are barbaric, pure and simple. And, once again, the murderers have failed: They have not broken or...

COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT

Jul 10, 2005

New horizons beckon as Train Man heads nowhere fast

By Roger Pulvers

The Japanese nation seems to be firmly in the grip of the otaku.

EDITORIALS

Jul 9, 2005

'Hello, fingerprint, please'

In an effort to check an increase in crimes committed by foreigners, the government is moving toward introducing compulsory fingerprinting for foreigners entering and leaving Japan -- a move that is expected to draw fire from foreign residents in Japan and possibly lead to conflicts with some foreign...

COMMENTARY

Jul 9, 2005

Blair pinpoints EU challenges

By Hugh Cortazzi

LONDON -- In his speech to the European Parliament in Brussels on June 23, British Prime Minister Tony Blair set out in stark terms the main challenges facing Europe (and in different ways perhaps, the United States and Japan) from China and India.

COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE

Jul 9, 2005

Brace for more bipartisan battles in wake of Supreme Court justice's retirement

By Bob Keefe

WASHINGTON -- The July 1 announcement by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor that she is retiring marks the end of a distinguished 24-year career, and the beginning of a crucial struggle by President George W. Bush to find a replacement.

COMMENTARY / World

Jul 9, 2005

Beijing aims to politically isolate Koizumi

By Eric Teo Chu Cheow

SINGAPORE -- The feud between China and Japan over the contents of Japanese history textbooks, sovereignty of the Senkaku (Diaoyu) Islands and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's periodic visits to Yasukuni Shrine came to a head in April when anti-Japanese riots broke out in some Chinese cities.

EDITORIALS

Jul 8, 2005

A year of autonomy for Iraq

It has been one year since Iraqis reclaimed control over their country in the aftermath of the U.S.-led invasion. It has been a long year, marked more by disappointment than hope. Political squabbles among Iraq's political leaders as well as an ongoing -- some would say escalating -- insurgency have...

COMMENTARY

Jul 8, 2005

Deceits enervate an Iraq exit

By Doug Bandow

WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush's latest attempt to justify his Iraq policy with a televised address to America comes as more evidence emerges that the invasion of Iraq was a war of choice. In arguing that the United States must persevere because Iraq has become "a central front in the war on...

EDITORIALS

Jul 7, 2005

Putting ODA in its place

The Japanese government has recently announced a plan to renew an important component of its diplomacy -- a plan aimed at not only checking but reversing the downtrend in Japan's official development assistance. Specifically, in its basic policy program for the nation's financial and fiscal operations...

COMMENTARY / World

Jul 7, 2005

Hungry underclass growing

By Olusegun Obasanjo

There is a pain in the belly of Africa that just will not go away. It is gnawing at our development goals and undermining our economies. It is blighting the lives of the young and shortening the life span of the old, yet somehow it is being forgotten. What is this scourge that stalks our continent? A...

EDITORIALS

Jul 6, 2005

A bittersweet victory for Mr. Koizumi

With the Lower House's passage of the postal privatization bills Tuesday, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi overcame an important hurdle in pushing the "centerpiece" of his reform agenda. The victory was bittersweet for Mr. Koizumi, however, as many members of his Liberal Democratic Party -- including...

COMMENTARY / World

Jul 6, 2005

Africa's health challenges

By Cesar Chelala

NEW YORK -- Persistent poverty in most African countries is seriously effecting the health and quality of life for children and adults. Diarrheal and respiratory infections, measles, malaria and perinatal pose the most serious threats to children's lives, while HIV/AIDS and malnutrition cast an ominous...

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.

How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan

By Megha Wadhwa

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