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COMMENTARY
Sep 9, 2004

Seoul is not the proliferator

LOS ANGELES -- Fundamentally, as they tend to say in particle physics, the big brouhaha over the secret South Korean uranium-enrichment experiment is an absurdity.
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
Aug 30, 2004

Fear of cultural decline: the next chapter

NEW YORK -- Every August my wife Nancy and I leave New York to go south to spend two weeks at a friend's summer house at Sunset Beach, North Carolina. Driving leisurely, mainly so we can ride ferries on Delaware Bay and on Pamlico Sound, we stop for two nights on the way, usually lodging in Onley, Virginia,...
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2004

Bureaucrat admits taking JDA bribes

A former member of the Central Social Insurance Medical Council pleaded guilty Friday to accepting bribes from Japan Dental Association executives between 2001 and 2003 in return for providing them favors.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2004

Entertainers face visa crackdown as ministry targets prostitution

The Justice Ministry plans to tighten its visa screening of foreign women entering Japan as dancers and singers in an effort to prevent crime syndicates from forcing them into prostitution, ministry officials said Thursday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 26, 2004

Clarifying the cyber-crime fight

Japan is set to become an active party to an international treaty designed to combat computer crime. The Diet, which earlier this year approved the Convention on Cyber-crime, is in the process of debating a set of revision bills for related domestic laws, including the Criminal Law. Given the rapid rise...
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2004

Independent entity to investigate medical malpractice

Amid growing mistrust in medical services, the health ministry will set up an independent body to investigate whether suspicious deaths have been caused by malpractice, ministry officials said Saturday.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2004

Dental body execs admit ministry bribes

Three former Japan Dental Association executives pleaded guilty Monday to bribing and entertaining two members of a health ministry advisory panel between 2001 and 2003 to pressure them into helping raise the fees patients pay to dentists.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues
Aug 10, 2004

Your golden handshake

What is the Japanese pension system?
MORE SPORTS
Aug 4, 2004

Tiger's agent Steinberg says business better than ever

Mark Steinberg is the agent for the world's No. 1 golfer Tiger Woods.
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 / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Jul 25, 2004

Way to go keigo: a loaded language of politeness

KEIGO IN MODERN JAPAN: Polite Language From Meiji to the Present, by Patricia J. Wetzel. Honolulu: University of Hawai'i Press, 206 pp. with illustrations, 2004, $45 (cloth). Keigo is often thought of as a separate kind of Japanese (often called "polite speech," "honorifics," or the like) that is used...
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Jul 18, 2004

Hard-boiled and stuck to Thai ways

"When I finish a book I collapse and say, 'That's it. Never again,' " sighs Bangkok-based author Christopher G. Moore. "About three, four months later the demons pull me back, and the whole mad process starts over."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / JAZZNICITY
Jul 18, 2004

Candela rise above definitions of East and West

Japanese culture is famed for importing artistic forms and converting them to new patterns, but one local group of foreign musicians is trying to reverse that trend. Candela, a group of four American musicians with diverse musical backgrounds, creates jazz-based music with Japanese melodies; folk tunes...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jul 16, 2004

Fishmarket Taproom: Chugging down the coast

The Food File does not often leave Tokyo. Why should we, when there's so much great eating to be had within the sprawling confines of this massive city? But when it comes to good drinking, that's a different story altogether. We will gladly go the extra mile (or 70) if there's a pint or two of fine ale...
BUSINESS
Jul 13, 2004

Wholesale prices rose 1.4% in June

Wholesale prices rose 1.4 percent in June from a year earlier for the fourth straight monthly rise, the Bank of Japan said Monday in a preliminary report.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2004

Legal changes eyed to combat trafficking of human beings

Still smarting from a sharp rebuke by the U.S., the government is studying ways to implement sweeping changes to the Penal Code or the enactment of a new law to combat human trafficking and protect victims, government officials said Saturday.
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2004

Mazda aims high with new compact

Mazda Motor Corp. on Monday launched the Verisa compact, looking to create a new high-grade category in this growing sector.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 25, 2004

The heartbeat of Aomori

Remoteness is not without its attractions, especially in crowded Japan. And on the main island of Honshu, you would be hard pressed to find a place of human habitation further from the baying crowds than Aomori Prefecture. Curled like a pincer around Honshu's northern tip, Aomori, the capital, is a characterless...
OLYMPICS
Jun 19, 2004

Inoue set to lead Olympic team

Men's judoka Kosei Inoue has been named the top choice for captain of the Japanese Olympic team for the summer games in Athens, the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) said Friday.
OLYMPICS
Jun 10, 2004

Yawara-chan to skip training camp

Ryoko Tani, who is aiming for her second straight Olympic gold medal in the women's 48-kg weight category, will sit out training in France after injuring her right ankle, women's national coach Kazuo Yoshimura said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
May 29, 2004

Phoenix considers plan to rescue scandal-tainted Mitsubishi Motors

Phoenix Capital Co. is considering devising a plan to turn around the fortunes of Mitsubishi Motors Corp., according to Phoenix Capital President Yasushi Ando.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
May 28, 2004

Rockin' till dawn in the heart of suburbia

Kichijoji is a good 20 minutes west of Shibuya on an express train, which places it smack dab in the middle of Tokyo's suburban belt. As such, it's the last place one would think of finding a bar dedicated to rock culture -- let alone one with a pedigree spanning a quarter of a century and with a provocative...
JAPAN
May 7, 2004

Ruling coalition, DPJ reach pension deal

The ruling coalition and the opposition Democratic Party of Japan agreed Thursday to proceed with Diet deliberation on pension reform legislation "with an eye toward" future integration of the existing programs.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.
A tiny mountain hamlet keeps traditional log rafting afloat
Once a way to transport lumber from the mountains to the coast, log rafting is now Kitayama's biggest attraction.
A furever friend: Tips for responsible dog ownership in Japan
Dog ownership may seem daunting in Japan, but with the right tools and logistical knowledge, you can ensure a healthy, happy life for your pet.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.

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