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COMMENTARY / WASHINGTON UPDATE
Jan 9, 2003

Democratic candidates burst out of the blocks

WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidates got the best Christmas present possible from former Vice President Al Gore when he opted to stay out of the 2004 presidential elections. The decision made him a winner as well. It could not have been an easy choice, but it was sound and courageous.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 9, 2003

Hoshino to hang up his gloves

Former World Boxing Association minimum weight champion Keitaro Hoshino will retire following a failed bid to regain the title last month, his chief trainer said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2003

Researchers inspire fresh hope for partially paralyzed patients

A Hokkaido University research team has developed an automated system that uses electric stimulation to allow patients suffering from one-sided paralysis to recover their walking ability.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2003

Doctors debate in court as part of new system

Three doctors held a debate Wednesday in a medical malpractice suit before the Tokyo District Court in the first application of the "conference debate formula" intended to gain a fairer outcome and shorten court proceedings.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2003

Six men arrested over 2001 slaying

Six men, including a senior member of a religious organization, were arrested Wednesday alleged involvement in the slaying of a 70-year-old real estate agent in Tokyo, according to sources.
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2003

Kansai businessman urges tax hike

OSAKA -- A Kansai business leader urged the government Wednesday to gradually hike the consumption tax to 10 percent from the current 5 percent to fund additional stimulative fiscal spending aimed at combating deflation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2003

Opera in Manila to showcase famed Christian daimyo's life

A celebrated daimyo stands immortal in the middle of a plaza in the busy Paco district of Manila.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Jan 9, 2003

Emphasizing the positive

Perhaps more than any other individual today, Junko Edahiro is striving to share Japan's environmental successes with the world.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jan 9, 2003

Cultured 'man of forest' in peril

Culture, from a biological point of view, is behavior that is passed on through social contact. But what are the origins of culture? And what is it about humans that has allowed us to develop such rich and diverse cultures?
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2003

Three firms given 'integrity awards'

Developer Mitsubishi Estate Co., industrial waste recycler Daiseki Co. and Mizuho Trust & Banking Co. were honored Wednesday as the most "sincere" companies in Japan.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2003

Pyongyang spy targeted by warrant

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department obtained on Wednesday an arrest warrant for a North Korean agent suspected of luring Yutaka Kume to Pyongyang in 1977, police officials said.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2003

New system to facilitate closer flying

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport plans to more than halve the minimum separation distance between commercial aircraft flying over the busy North Pacific and polar route between Japan and the U.S. East Coast.
EDITORIALS
Jan 9, 2003

Don't play into Pyongyang's hands

The International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog, has given North Korea one last chance to halt its nuclear weapons programs. Pyongyang should seize this opportunity and agree to negotiate. On Monday, the IAEA passed a resolution calling for North Korea to put its nuclear facilities...
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2003

Goto tenders resignation from DPJ

Diet member Shigeyuki Goto submitted a letter of resignation Wednesday to the Democratic Party of Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Jan 9, 2003

Not your grandma's ninja

Sega first introduced "Shinobi" as a harder-than-average arcade game, and the name became synonymous with ninja -- the stealth, star-throwing warriors.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2003

Japan has land lease on another Senkaku Island

Japan has been leasing land on another of the five disputed Senkaku Islands near Taiwan in a contract that runs through 2012, in addition to the three others recently reported to be subject to similar leases with the government, officials said Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 8, 2003

JRA honors Symboli Kris S

named Symboli Kris S the 2002 horse of the year Tuesday. The JRA's selection panel chose Symboli Kris S after the 3-year-old colt won two prestigious Grade One titles -- the Tenno-sho (autumn) in October and the Arima Kinen in December.
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2003

Court-ordered property auctions moving to Net

Information on properties up for public auction, currently only accessible at individual courthouses arranging the sales, will be posted on the Internet, Supreme Court officials said Tuesday.
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Jan 8, 2003

Can a foreign catcher succeed here in Japan?

A Happy New Year to all readers of the "Baseball Bullet-In" out there.
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2003

Shrine, temple visits up 1.31 million

An estimated 86.22 million people visited Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples across Japan during the first three days of the year, up by some 1.31 million from last year, the National Police Agency said Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 8, 2003

BlueWave to sign Yoshii to one-year deal

The Orix BlueWave of the Pacific League and former Montreal Expos pitcher Masato Yoshii agreed to a one-year deal Tuesday, sealing Yoshii's return to Japanese baseball for the first time in six years, an official said.
COMMENTARY
Jan 8, 2003

International role critical to Indo-Pakistani peace

ISLAMABAD -- "If Indian troops moved a single step across the international border, or Line of Control, they should not expect a conventional war from Pakistan." These remarks by Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf were a chilling reminder of the threat to peace posed by volatile Indo-Pakistani...
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2003

Debate suffers as ruling parties dominate

LONDON -- The shape of politics is changing in the world's main democracies in a manner that Japan may find familiar. But the implications are only starting to seep through.
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2003

Osaka to tackle petty crime with increased streetlights, security

OSAKA -- The city of Osaka has announced a comprehensive plan to make local streets, parks and schools safer, combating a rise in petty crime that has put Osaka atop the national list for reported incidents.
BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2003

Minolta and Konica plan union under holding firm

Konica Corp. and Minolta Co., two of the nation's leading manufacturers of camera and office equipment, announced Tuesday that they will merge their businesses under a holding company in August to survive in the increasingly competitive market.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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