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COMMENTARY / World

Jul 11, 2000

Fathers must do their duties

By Shintaro Ishihara

The brutal crimes committed by teenagers here recently have shocked the nation. In discussing the issue of juvenile violence, however, we seem to be making a basic mistake: that only those who have the right to vote are "adults." Considering various aspects of human physiology, it is unrealistic to say...

EDITORIALS

Jul 9, 2000

Putting out more flags

Even this far from America, the whiff of U.S. patriotism -- a heady blend of gunpowder, barbecue smoke and hot air -- was unusually palpable last week. Tuesday was Independence Day, always an occasion for Americans to put out more flags, if only because they like the look of red, white and blue in July...

COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE

Jul 9, 2000

Taking better care of business

By Bob Keefe

The 37th annual Japan-United States Business Conference is being held this week at the Hotel Okura. Top business executives from the two nations who comprise separate, compatible organizations are spending three days discussing important issues that concern commerce between the two most important economies...

COMMENTARY / World

Jul 9, 2000

Opposition gives flawed economic message

By Gregory Clark

According to some Western pundits, the recent Lower House election was going to be a big yawn, with little debate over real issues. In fact, from the start there was a very real debate between the coalition, which argued that the economy still needed pump priming, and the opposition, which claimed that...

COMMENTARY / World

Jul 9, 2000

The decade that was, and always will be

By TED RALL

SAINT-REMY-DE-PROVENCE, France — The full-page ad gracing the back of last week's Village Voice hit me like a heavy pointy object. "HOT SUMMER TOURS," the headline blared. As a U.S. citizen residing in the city of New York, I enjoy the golden opportunity to see '70s band Steely Dan perform at the romantically...

COMMENTARY / World

Jul 9, 2000

Money talks loudly in American politics

By Doug Bandow

After Utah Republicans booted Rep. Merrill Cook in their June primary, Republican Rep. Tom Davis of Virginia, chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, declared: "The bad news is a Republican incumbent lost." It's certainly bad news for the American people, who will be stuck paying...

EDITORIALS

Jul 8, 2000

End Belfast's annual nightmare

Every year, Northern Ireland's Protestants march through the streets of that province to honor the Protestant victories over Catholics in centuries past. It is intended to be a commemoration, but it has also become an angry ritual that rubs raw the emotions of all involved. Opponents of the Good Friday...

EDITORIALS

Jul 8, 2000

Chechen war, Round 3

A series of suicide bombings marks the resumption of Russia's war in Chechnya. Although President Vladimir Putin declared victory in the conflict earlier this year, the battle has merely shifted fronts. Russia is now engaged in a dogged guerrilla war that bears the hallmarks of the Afghan insurgency...

COMMENTARY / World

Jul 8, 2000

Taiwan wary of Chen's willingness to talk

By Andrew Perrin

TAIPEI -- The honeymoon is over for Taiwan's new president, Chen Shui-bian. Just over a month after taking office, the man hailed as the champion of the island's independence movement has been branded a heretic by critics within his own party. Analysts in Taipei believe his willingness to pander to pressure...

COMMENTARY / World

Jul 8, 2000

Pakistan: managing a nuclear economy

By Farhan Bokhari

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's military leader, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who remains under U.S.-led Western pressure to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, also faces another challenge: that of reforming his country's battered economy.

EDITORIALS

Jul 7, 2000

A new breed of workers

The traditional images of the Japanese "salaryman" and "office lady" are under threat from an unanticipated source: the young men and women expected to step into those roles. What some see as a crisis in Japan's employment picture others recognize as a potentially lasting social change. The Labor Ministry...

COMMENTARY / World

Jul 7, 2000

Euphoria fading fast in South Korea

By David Wall

SEOUL -- No wonder economics is known as the dismal science. While everyone else is celebrating the love-in at Pyongyang between the two Kims, economists here in Seoul have been sitting down with their pencils and calculators. They just called in to say that their estimate of the discounted future benefits...

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

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.

What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji

By Alex K.T. Martin

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