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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 4, 2004

Life after the bomb

The Face of Jizo Rating: * * * 1/2 (out of 5) Director: Kazuo Kuroki Running time: 99 minutes Language: Japanese Currently showing [See Japan Times movie listings] The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 were Japan's single greatest catastrophe of World War II. They...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Aug 3, 2004

Japan diet risks on rise

When Hiroyuki Suematsu left medical school in the early 1960s eating disorders were still rare in Japan. During his own childhood after the Pacific war binge eating would have been almost unthinkable.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 3, 2004

Officials confirm Nagashima's absence

Japanese national baseball team manager Shigeo Nagashima, who is undergoing rehabilitation from a stroke suffered in March, has decided not to travel to Athens to lead the squad at the Olympics later this month, team officials said Monday.
COMMENTARY
Aug 2, 2004

Thirsting for just a trickle

John Maynard Keynes established a theory about why a government's fiscal and monetary policies of manipulating the official discount rate, tax rates and public works investment were a highly effective means of economic management.
COMMENTARY
Aug 2, 2004

Global warming remains the deadliest foe

LONDON -- Perhaps philosophers have a name for it -- this modern phenomenon of continuing to enjoy life in a way that we know is leading to destruction because we feel that there is nothing we can do about it anyway.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Aug 1, 2004

"Eigo de Shabera Night" on NHK and more

NHK has the good fortune to control the Japan rights to several Korean TV dramas that are very popular, and they don't let them go to waste. They use clips as resources on other shows, especially their Korean language classes.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2004

Princess afflicted by adjustment disorder

Crown Princess Masako is suffering an adjustment disorder, the Imperial Household Agency said Friday.
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JAPAN
Jul 31, 2004

Eight-day extraordinary Diet session opens

The Diet opened Friday for an extraordinary session that will run for eight days until Aug. 6, as decided by the ruling bloc.
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2004

Jobless rate remains at 4.6%; female gains offset male losses

Japan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 4.6 percent in June, unchanged from the 45-month low recorded in May, as gains by women offset losses among men, the government said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 30, 2004

Ministry works on bird flu vaccine

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has begun a full-fledged study into developing a vaccine production method using recombinant DNA technology to fight the possible mutation of the avian influenza into a new form affecting humans, ministry officials said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2004

Asahi Breweries assumes control of Haitai Beverage

Asahi Breweries Ltd. said Wednesday it has bought a controlling stake in South Korea's third-largest soft-drink maker and plans to make it a consolidated subsidiary.
EDITORIALS
Jul 28, 2004

Making the farm sector competitive

The government's economic and fiscal report for 2004, which was released last week, has a subtitle that sounds only too familiar: "No growth without reform." Yet the report deserves attention for two reasons. First, it focuses on the regional economy, a subject that has been more or less overlooked in...
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2004

Kawaguchi confident Jenkins case can be resolved

Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi expressed confidence Sunday that the case of Charles Jenkins will be resolved satisfactorily as Japan and the United States have a strong alliance.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2004

Offspring of A-bomb victims seek more aid

A group of Japanese and Koreans born to victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings agreed Sunday at a Tokyo symposium to step up cooperation in urging the Japanese government to improve their medical and welfare measures.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 26, 2004

Flawed homeland security

LAS VEGAS -- The dispute between Washington and Tokyo over the fate of Army Sgt. Charles Jenkins, whom the United States accuses of defecting to North Korea some 40 years ago, is more than a case of American legalism vs. Japanese ad hoc policy and humanitarian instincts. The issue goes much deeper into...
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2004

32% of domestic violence takes place after drinking

Thirty-two percent of domestic violence cases occur after the assailants have drunk alcohol, according to a nationwide survey.
Japan Times
Features
Jul 25, 2004

Brolly good notion out of the blue

One evening in March, Daryn Peterson was stretched out on his sofa at home. After a hard day's work, he was totally relaxed and just watching TV. Then, when the weather forecast came on, he sat up suddenly. It was as if lightning had struck his brain; an idea had suddenly flashed into his mind.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jul 24, 2004

Rent-a-cats bring women love at first bite

It has long been said that for men, walking a dog is a good way to meet girls. I have to admit, I'm a sucker for a cute dog too. Whenever I see a dog, especially a black Labrador retriever, I run over and pet it, hug it, kiss it and tell it how beautiful it is. So walking a dog is a good way to meet...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2004

Jenkins' condition not serious; stress main cause for concern

Accused U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins' illness is not serious, but he will need to stay hospitalized due to severe stress, his doctor said Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 24, 2004

Film shows war's China legacy

The listless face of a 27-year-old woman tending cafeteria tables all day long, seven days a week. The incessant, violent coughs of a retired doctor who has not had a good night's sleep in 17 years.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2004

Taxi drivers sue over smoking in cabs

A group of 26 taxi drivers and users filed a lawsuit Thursday at the Tokyo District Court, demanding 13.6 million yen in damages from the state over its alleged failure to actively curb smoking inside cabs.
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2004

A third of workers are part-timers, temp staff

Part-time and temporary workers comprised 34.6 percent of the nation's workforce in 2003, up 7.1 percentage points from 1999, mainly due to corporate efforts to cut labor costs, according to a labor ministry survey released this week.
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2004

Listen to parents on birthrate: Aso

The government must curb the nation's falling birthrate by focusing on programs favored by parents, including enhancing preschool education and providing payments for parents taking maternity leave, the home affairs ministry said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY
Jul 20, 2004

Time, terror shadow oil era

LONDON We cannot afford to be complacent about the future energy supplies needed to maintain our current standards of living and economic growth. Nor can we be complacent about the environmental impact of current consumption levels of carbon fuels.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2004

Former Prime Minister Suzuki dies at Tokyo hospital, aged 93

Former Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki died at a Tokyo hospital Monday, his family said. He was 93.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2004

Dental donation scandal widens

Tamisuke Watanuki, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, has admitted to accepting a 5 million yen donation from the scandal-tainted Japan Dental Association, his office said Saturday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 17, 2004

Takahara misses out

Feyenoord midfielder Shinji Ono and teenage striker Sota Hirayama were included in Japan's final squad for next month's Athens Olympics, but Naohiro Takahara's faint hopes of playing in Greece ended after he was omitted from the 18-man party named by the Japan Football Association on Friday.
China’s unbeatable new production model export
China is not merely moving more goods; it is exporting a new, ruthlessly efficient production model powered by automation, AI and state-guided industrial optimization.
Extreme heat in Japan set to peak this week
People shield their eyes from the sun as they walk through a street on a hot day in Tokyo on July 26.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield
Signs for fast-fashion factories in Prato, Italy, on Friday. Chinese crime groups in the district thrive on the "Prato system" rife with corruption in the fast-fashion sector.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
With a new distillery, Suntory makes a spirited move on gin market
A staff inspects a distillation pot still at Suntory's new Osaka Spirits & Liqueurs Craft Distillery, which will focus on gin production and help Suntory capture a bigger slice of the fast-growing gin market.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
From Osaka to the NHL: Jordan Spence hopes to inspire young Japanese hockey players
Ottawa Senators defenseman Jordan Spence helps lead the Dreamskate Japan hockey camp in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on July 5.

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
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