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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 11, 2002

Let them breathe water: U.S. blocks sustainable development talks

BALI -- Already from the beginning there was an air of defeatism at the preparatory meeting in Bali for the World Summit on Sustainable Development. It was certainly not the ambience: The resort-style lodging for the 6,000 delegates could hardly have been a reason for complaint. But after two weeks of...
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2002

Nonnuclear principles to stay: Fukuda

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda, who provoked an uproar by suggesting that Japan's ban on nuclear weapons could be reviewed, told a Diet panel Monday the government has no intention of abandoning the "three principles" of not possessing, manufacturing or allowing nuclear arms on its soil.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Jun 11, 2002

On the pagoda path of the Irrawaddy

"On the road to Mandalay, Where the flyin' fishes play, An' the dawn comes up like thunder outer China 'crost the bay." -- Rudyard Kipling.
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2002

Bank lending falls for 53rd straight month

Lending by Japanese banks fell 4.5 percent in May from a year earlier, down for the 53rd consecutive month, the Bank of Japan said Monday.
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2002

Investors warned to take defensive stance

Although a government report released last week shows a strong economic pickup in the first quarter, skepticism remains.
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2002

Wholesale prices decline for 20th straight month

Japan's domestic wholesale prices fell 1.2 percent in May from a year earlier for the 20th consecutive month of decline.
SOCCER / World cup / SPORTS SCOPE
Jun 10, 2002

English fans impressed by Japanese hosts

Thousands of extra police lined the streets, bars shut down and Sapporo residents held their collective breath in anticipation of the mass brawl that the media had predicted.
COMMENTARY
Jun 10, 2002

Peculiarities that give pause

More than a year after Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi debuted under the "structural reform" slogan, its real meaning remains vague. The pivotal question is, what aspects of the Japanese structure (systems and practices) should be changed, and how?
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 10, 2002

Japan scores historic win over Russia

YOKOHAMA -- After collecting its first-ever World Cup finals point five days ago, Japan reached another milestone on Sunday night when the Boys in Blue beat Russia 1-0 at International Stadium Yokohama.
COMMENTARY / JAPAN IN THE GLOBAL ERA
Jun 10, 2002

Going 'international' is a matter of trust

Fifteenth in a series
COMMENTARY
Jun 10, 2002

Britons fete their status quo

LONDON -- If anyone had doubts about the public mood in Britain, a few days last week would have dispelled them beyond all argument.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 10, 2002

Costa Rica ties Turkey, looks good for next round

INCHEON, South Korea -- A late goal by Costa Rica substitute Winston Parks salvaged a 1-1 draw against Turkey at the Incheon Munhak Stadium on Sunday, a result that leaves Costa Rica in the driver's seat in the race for second place in Group C behind Brazil.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 10, 2002

Brazil eliminates China in 4-0 rout

SOGWIPO, South Korea -- And another one bites the dust.
COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Jun 10, 2002

Tariff decisions proving costly for Bush

WASHINGTON -- I cannot help but remind everyone that I thought President George W. Bush made a bonehead decision when he imposed the quotas on imported steel a couple of months ago. I said it was a mistake for him politically, both domestically and internationally. I said it would destroy his hopes of...
EDITORIALS
Jun 10, 2002

Scientific analysis should come first

The government's decision to host an international project to build the next-generation thermonuclear experimental reactor in Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, lacks a critical element: public understanding. The decision, prompted by a group of Liberal Democratic Party legislators promoting nuclear fusion...
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 10, 2002

Mexico knocks out minnow Ecuador

SENDAI, Miyagi Pref. -- Tiny Ecuador is appearing in its first-ever World Cup finals and the experience is almost certain to be short-lived after it lost 2-1 on Sunday at Miyagi Stadium to a Mexican side growing in confidence. Goals on either side of halftime by Jared Borgetti and Gerardo Torrado in...
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2002

Japan, Cuba quietly hail century of state relations

HISANE MASAKI Staff writer Quietly and with little fanfare, Japan is celebrating the 100th anniversary this year of state-to-state contact with Cuba.
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2002

New insurance rules for failed insurers

The Marine & Fire Insurance Association of Japan is considering offering full protection to individual policyholders for three months after the collapse of a nonlife insurer, association sources said Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 10, 2002

Uehara halts Giants' skid

Koji Uehara threw a no-hitter for 6 2/3 innings and halted Yomiuri's four-game losing streak Saturday as the Giants eked out a 1-0 win over the Chunichi Dragons at the Fukuoka Dome.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2002

Fuji to get environment-friendly toilets

The Environment Ministry plans to build six environmentally friendly toilets on Mount Fuji in an effort to reduce pollution caused by hikers, according to ministry official.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2002

Child pleads with official to stay in Japan

OSAKA — The 9-year-old daughter of an illegal immigrant from South Korea made an appeal to Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama to let her family stay in Japan so that she can continue to study here.
EDITORIALS
Jun 9, 2002

Out with the nitty-gritty

Remember the controversy ignited three years ago when a white Washington bureaucrat was fired after using the word "niggardly" in a meeting? Black employees said it sounded so much like the racial slur "nigger" that it didn't matter a jot that the two words were etymologically unrelated. Incredibly,...
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 9, 2002

Croatians stun Italy to stay alive

IBARAKI -- After an opening match loss to Mexico, it looked like the Croatian soccer team would be here just long enough to sample a little sushi, maybe check out Tokyo Tower and then jet off back to Europe.
COMMENTARY
Jun 9, 2002

Labour's dearth of dissent

LONDON -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair could be suffering from the first signs of the madness of princes. It is paranoia, and it afflicts almost every political man who has ambition but does not have the security of the divine right of kings (the madness of kings being grandiosity or megalomania.)...
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2002

Baby numbers hit all-time low in 2001

The number of babies born in 2001 was a record low 1.17 million, down 20,000 from 2000, a Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry survey found.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Japan Post to stop accepting some parcels for shipment to the U.S.
Japan Post's UGX will still be available for many rejected packages.
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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