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COMMENTARY
Jun 25, 2001

How to best honor Clinton? Forget him

WASHINGTON -- "Since Bill Clinton left office, we've been through a lot together," writes political consultant James Carville in his letter to me. But Clinton supporters "have much to be proud of." So please give to the William J. Clinton Presidential Foundation.
EDITORIALS
Jun 24, 2001

Cool and cooler

Summer is back, with its alternating days of broiling sun and warm, sticky rain. Time to unpack the sweaters and scarves again.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2001

Four arrested over sale of ship to North Korea

Tokyo police arrested the president of a ship-dealing company and his three associates Saturday on suspicion of exporting a secondhand fishing boat to North Korea without government approval. Police suspect the firm has illegally exported ships to North Korea in the past and that some of them may have...
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2001

DisneySea tickets fetch top dollar

Tickets for preopening admission to Tokyo DisneySea, a new theme park set to open Sept. 4 adjacent to Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, are fetching high quotes on Internet auctions.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2001

Japan's structural reforms may see greenback push 145 yen

The dollar has continued to rise against the yen over the past three weeks amid the release of several weak Japanese economic gauges, with some market traders saying the trend may further dog the market this week.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2001

Ito named Venezuela ambassador

The Foreign Ministry will appoint Masateru Ito, current ambassador to Honduras, as ambassador to Venezuela, effective immediately. Ito, 59, has been posted in Honduras since June 1998, ministry officials said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2001

Kin of murdered students to get cash compensation

Each family of the eight children killed in the June 8 slaughter at the state-run Ikeda Elementary School in Osaka Prefecture will likely be paid 25 million yen in compensation by a governmental mutual aid provider, the provider said Saturday.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2001

Teacher confesses to faking knife attack

A kindergarten teacher who claimed Tuesday that she was stabbed by an unidentified woman has admitted that she inflicted the cuts herself, according to investigators. Police looking into the case said the 23-year-old female teacher at Takachiho Kindergarten in Tokyo's Suginami Ward said she made up the...
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2001

More than words are needed in Myanmar

Myanmar is no longer a closed-door country and people who have an interest in it and its people now enjoy much greater access than in the past. Information that would have remained secret in the past quickly becomes public knowledge in today's global village. The old adage "Honesty is the best policy"...
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2001

Japanese exam more popular, JETRO reports

The Japan External Trade Organization held its sixth annual business Japanese language test in 15 countries Saturday, with a record 2,800 candidates taking the test.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 24, 2001

All in a (24-hour) day's work

I've barely sat down with Ken Joseph Jr. and taken a sip of my coffee when his cellphone rings.
COMMUNITY
Jun 24, 2001

An A-Z of helping out

Many foreign residents in Japan with a genuine desire to take part in volunteer activities probably stumble at the same hurdle: where to find out what options are available. "The Volunteering Directory," compiled and published by the nonprofit organization Foreign Executive Women, holds the answer.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 24, 2001

Reaching out to the world

Japan is often criticized for simply doling out large sums of money to international relief and development activities and rarely contributing human resources. There are, however, more than a few Japanese who become actively involved in international cooperation as overseas volunteers.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 24, 2001

Born donors offer gift of life

People can engage in voluntary work and make donations from a young age, but Takumi Shimizu had an unusally early head start: He made a potentially life-saving donation before he was a day old.
Japan Times
JAPAN / WEEKEND WISDOM
Jun 24, 2001

U.S. woman aims to help deaf Japanese empower themselves

Virtually everyone who has visited a foreign country is aware of the difficulties of communicating in a foreign language.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2001

Tokyo election hopefuls have final say

Political leaders pulled out all stops Saturday in campaigning for today's Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election, which will give the first indication of whether Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's popularity will bolster his Liberal Democratic Party.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jun 24, 2001

Condiment of champions

To celebrate its 50th anniversary, TBS will broadcast a 24-hour special, "Fight TV 24," starting at 8 p.m. Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 24, 2001

Fighters blank Marines 3-0

Nippon Ham's rookie hurler Hayato Nakamura threw a six-hit shutout, leading the Fighters to a 3-0 victory over the Lotte Marines Saturday at Chiba Marine Stadium.
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE WAY OF WASHOKU
Jun 24, 2001

Hiyashi somen: the cool slurp of summer

On a hot summer day nothing refreshes like cold, wet noodles. Japan eats a rice-based diet most of the year, but in the summertime, to lighten the hot-weather menu and relieve pressure on dwindling rice storage from the previous fall, the population turns to cold noodles.
COMMUNITY
Jun 24, 2001

Old specs reveal a brighter future

Got glasses? Eyeglasses, that is. When you use them, they are one of the most necessary things in your life. When you're done with a pair, though, what can you do with them? If you are not planning to use them for an aspiring avant-garde art project or frying bugs in the hot summer sun, they could be...
CULTURE / Music
Jun 24, 2001

That's declassified innovation

There are several reasons to admire the Kronos Quartet, and, unquestionably, the primary reason is their extraordinary talent. But I'd like to add two more: their musical and professional integrity, and their belief in music as a spiritual quest.
LIFE / Travel
Jun 24, 2001

Spanish city puts its foot down on dog-do plague

MADRID -- To keep them clean, most cities have their own army of street cleaners. More meticulous cities employ leaf blowers and tree-branch cutters. Madrid goes so far as to employ its own force of dog-poop cleaners.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
European leaders to join Zelenskyy for key meeting with Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived for a meeting on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
Hiker missing in Hokkaido after bear attack found dead
The Rausu mountain range at Hokkaido's Shiretoko National Park. A man in his 20s who went missing after being attacked by a bear while hiking on Mount Rausu has been found dead.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
Trump shifts stance on road to Ukraine peace after meeting Putin in Alaska
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a news conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.
Top MLB prospect Rintaro Sasaki is committed to doing it 'the hard way'
Rintaro Sasaki hits a home run during a game against Duke at Stanford's Sunken Diamond on March 16.
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" — all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.
A seaside hotel built on competitive Japanese cycling
In a region more associated with art, Keirin Hotel 10 takes a decidedly more athletic approach to attracting tourists.

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