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JAPAN
Feb 11, 2004

Sexual harassment victim to stage English play about her experience

About six years ago, Lilith Takahashi began performing a solo Japanese play based on her experience of sexual harassment at a U.S. university in the early 1980s.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2004

90% of consumers worried about future food supply

About 90 percent of Japanese consumers are concerned about Japan's future food supply, according to a survey by the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Feb 2, 2004

The unofficial truth about Japan and its official economic recovery

So it's official. Or so the officials say. The Japanese government's latest monthly report on the state of the economy proudly announces that recovery is now steadily in progress.
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2004

JETRO to teach Iraqis about oil

The Japan External Trade Organization said Monday it will invite about 10 Iraqi oil engineers for a one-month training program that will begin in late February at the earliest.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2004

Rokkasho in dark, or wary, about ITER

OSAKA -- Just weeks before a decision is made on whether Japan or France gets to host the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project, Japanese officials are conducting a last-ditch international campaign to secure support.
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JAPAN
Jan 23, 2004

U.N. official seeks help getting word out about rice

A senior official of a United Nations agency for rural development hopes Japan will play an active role in helping to increase rice production in developing countries as a way to address worldwide poverty.
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JAPAN
Jan 21, 2004

Did the government lay an egg?

The recent outbreak of avian flu in Yamaguchi Prefecture has not only shocked restaurants and the fast-food industry, but has highlighted the government's inability to prevent such deadly diseases from emerging in Japan.
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Jan 15, 2004

Green man hulks his weight about

"Hulk," a game based on the new Universal Studios movie, has an element that is missing from most games based on superheroes -- fun.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2003

69% of nation is worried about leaked personal info

Sixty-nine percent of Japanese are worried their personal information could be leaked from public entities and private firms, according to a government report.
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CULTURE / Stage
Nov 26, 2003

Everything you needed to know about 'Hamlet'

What is it about "Hamlet," Shakespeare's most famous drama, that obsesses Yukio Ninagawa, Japanese theater's global standard-bearer? The innovative director has already staged the play four times -- and his fifth take on the tragedy of the Prince of Denmark opened last week at the Bunkamura Theater Cocoon...
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 11, 2003

How much do you know about Japanese politics?

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BUSINESS
Sep 9, 2003

Carmakers worried about effects of Bridgestone plant fire

Automaker officials voiced concerns Monday about the possible impact of suspended operations at tire maker Bridgestone Corp.'s plant in Kuroiso, Tochigi Prefecture, which caught fire earlier in the day.
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ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Sep 4, 2003

About the bears and the bees

This story is really about honey, a spoonful of which I have in my morning tea. Without it the day just doesn't seem to go right. Together with my old friend Mr. Shimada, I've been producing the finest honey for the last 20-odd years. However, first I have to tell you about my lovely "false acacia" trees....
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JAPAN
Sep 2, 2003

Zoo's lions wonder what the fuss is about

There are better places to be during a major earthquake than surrounded by a bunch of lions.
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COMMUNITY
Aug 17, 2003

Taking shape: Prehistoric art and us

In the 19th century, scientists finally junked the Biblical idea of a seven-day divine Creation -- with man, at the pinnacle of the process, being fashioned from clay on the sixth day.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 8, 2003

Agent, PSG made Ronaldinho saga all about the money

LONDON -- Before Manchester United's friendly against Barcelona last Sunday chief executive Peter Kenyon was asked who would be the first player from the Premiership champion to kick Ronaldinho.
COMMENTARY
Aug 4, 2003

Get real about the Iraq war

LONDON -- Supporters of the war against Iraq have a point: The row in Britain about the "evidence" of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's deadly intentions toward the West is more froth than substance.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Jul 31, 2003

What's natural about shizen?

As anyone with an iota of awareness and no partisan ax to grind must surely know by now, this planet's nature is in danger of being mostly destroyed within the next century, with catastrophic consequences for human life.
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LIFE / Lifestyle / MATTER OF COURSE
Jul 3, 2003

Learning firsthand about rice cultivation

I have new respect for the rainy season. I used to hate tsuyu, these dreary weeks of drizzle. But now that I'm a farmer, I see the value of so much rain. I'm farming a bucket of rice on my balcony and can't keep up with the watering.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2003

Defector willing to testify about Pyongyang's plans for Japan

A top-ranking North Korean official who defected to South Korea in 1997 has expressed his willingness to testify in Japan about the situation in the reclusive communist state, opposition lawmaker Shu Watanabe told Kyodo News on Saturday.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2003

Defector willing to testify about Pyongyang's plans for Japan

A top-ranking North Korean official who defected to South Korea in 1997 has expressed his willingness to testify in Japan about the situation in the reclusive communist state, opposition lawmaker Shu Watanabe told Kyodo News on Saturday.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2003

Defector willing to testify about Pyongyang's plans for Japan

A top-ranking North Korean official who defected to South Korea in 1997 has expressed his willingness to testify in Japan about the situation in the reclusive communist state, opposition lawmaker Shu Watanabe told Kyodo News on Saturday.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 7, 2003

England still too selfish about international calendar

LONDON -- On the day England captain David Beckham made a televised plea to England supporters to behave at last Tuesday's friendly against Serbia and Montenegro and the Euro 2004 qualifying tie against Slovakia next Wednesday, UEFA rewarded Manchester City with a place in Europe for 2003-2004 as England...
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2003

Japan 'positive' about FTA talks

Japan is positive about starting official negotiations on bilateral free-trade agreements with the Philippines, Thailand and Malaysia, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
May 19, 2003

C&W IDC chief upbeat about prospects in Japan

Phil Green makes no bones about it: he's an optimist.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
May 13, 2003

Off-the-wall fiction feeds weird ideas about Japan

If you review novels set in Asia, as this writer does, it follows that you read a lot of books. To call some of them "terrible" may be putting it kindly.

Longform

Japan's growing ranks of centenarians are redefining what it means to live in a super-aging society.
What comes after 100?