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EDITORIALS
Aug 22, 2004

Soul-searching in South Korea

South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun announced Aug. 15, the day his country celebrates liberation from Japanese occupation, that the legislature would form a special commission to investigate who benefited under Japanese rule. The call for such an inquiry is understandable: The occupation was a dark and...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2004

Counselors now target Japanese overseas

The growing number of Japanese nationals residing abroad -- expected to surpass 1 million by 2006 -- is being matched by the need for specialist counseling agencies that help with the stress of living in an alien culture.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / CERAMIC SCENE
Aug 9, 2004

Japan's tea pots made by an American potter

The stereotypical image of a chadogu (Way of Tea) potter is of an elderly gentleman with a wispy beard and sharp piercing eyes, clad in a samue (artist's working clothes). You would assume he had come from a family dating back generations and that his lineage was of supreme pride and importance in Japan's...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Aug 8, 2004

Hosoki Kazuko in TBS's "Zubari Iu Wa Yo! and more

Fortune tellers and paranormals used to be quite popular on Japanese TV until the Aum Shinrikyo affair made people a little nervous about certain kinds of unorthodox beliefs. In the past few years, however, such TV personalities have slowly made a comeback. The most striking example is Kazuki Hosoki,...
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2004

LDP plan keeps Japan Post intact

A special committee of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday proposed an alternative to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's privatization plan for the nation's postal services.
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2004

Bill to enable overseas deployment

The government has decided to compile a bill to enable it to deploy the Self-Defense Forces overseas any time it deems necessary, aiming to submit it to the Diet next year, government sources said Saturday.
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2004

Bill to enable overseas deployment

The government has decided to compile a bill to enable it to deploy the Self-Defense Forces overseas any time it deems necessary, aiming to submit it to the Diet next year, government sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2004

Automakers get in touch with their feminine side

Automakers used to think cars in pastel colors with floral-patterned seats were key to attracting female buyers.
COMMENTARY
Jul 26, 2004

Beijing entering Hong Kong cul-de-sac

HONG KONG -- On July 1, Hong Kong, figuratively speaking, stuck to its democratic guns. It was just as well since China, naturally, has stuck to its antidemocratic guns.
Japan Times
Features
Jul 25, 2004

Japan's inventor supreme shares the secret of 3,218 successes

Who is Japan's most famous inventor? No doubt about it, it's Yoshiro Nakamatsu -- or Dr. NakaMats as he styles himself. The doc says he has 3,218 inventions to his credit, including the floppy disk and the compact disc. Although his childhood dream was to become Finance Minister, from the age of 5, Nakamatsu...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 20, 2004

How do you beat the heat in the summertime?

Yuka Tashiro Engineer, 23 I have a special technique that I use to keep cool. I have a special cream, it's like a menthol cream, "Pitari Sweat." You put it on the back of your neck and a few minutes later, you feel great!
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jul 13, 2004

The big squeeze

The news from Japan these days is untypically sunny. The economy is performing at its sharpest clip for 13 years, investment and profits are up and analysts are gingerly forecasting a sustained recovery.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 11, 2004

TV Asahi series "Matthew's Best Hit TV" and more

For many people, Matthew Minami has come to represent the wacky, incomprehensible nature of Japanese TV with his brief, colorful appearance in "Lost in Translation." Some probably believe he was simply invented for the movie, but his TV Asahi series, "Matthew's Best Hit TV," is in fact one of the most...
COMMENTARY / THE VIEW FROM MOSCOW
Jul 11, 2004

Exile in America inspired a revolution

MOSCOW -- George Balanchine was an exile thrice. The first time came without his consent and even without his prior knowledge, as his family went from its native Georgia in the Caucasus to the capital of Russia, St. Petersburg, before he was born.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2004

Former U.N. bureaucrat wants bigger SDF role

The Self-Defense Forces should be allowed to maintain security in conflict zones, even if those activities are not authorized by the United Nations, former U.N. undersecretary general Yasushi Akashi said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2004

Foreign reserves totaled $817.95 billion in June

The nation's foreign-exchange reserves totaled $817.95 billion in June, up $1.10 billion from the previous month due to investment returns from foreign bonds, mainly U.S. Treasuries, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2004

Deregulatory zones inspire outpouring of ideas from cities

A fund designed to make it easier to collect money for festivals is just one of 652 proposals the government has received from municipalities for the soon-to-be-launched special deregulatory zones, Kazuyoshi Kaneko, minister in charge of revitalizing local economies, said Tuesday.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 4, 2004

Fuji TV's "Ningen no Shomei" and more

Next week, the Upper House elections will feature a lot of celebrity would-be politicians, most of whom seem to be professional wrestlers. One of the most famous celebrity politicians, comedian Kiyoshi Nishikawa, is retiring after 18 years in the Upper House.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Jun 17, 2004

Puzzle-solving grudge match

Feeling rather bored with life, Donkey Kong, Nintendo's 900-pound gorilla, breaks into a toy factory and steals a shipment of mechanical Mario dolls. To return the dolls, players must help Mario chase the big ape through 40 single-screen levels of chutes and ladders.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jun 13, 2004

BBC documentary "How to Be a Prince" on NHK BS-1 and more

If you're stumped by Japan's pension system and ticked off by the fact that you'll now be paying more and receiving less, then you might want to tune in to this week's two-hour "Tuesday Special" (Fuji TV, 7 p.m.), which will explain things about the pension system "that no one has ever told you before."...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 9, 2004

An Ebizo XI is born

The Kabukiza in Ginza has been drawing crowds of Kabuki lovers to its special performances in May and June to celebrate the birth of Ichikawa Ebizo XI. The "newborn" is, in fact, 26 years old -- the tall, handsome tachiyaku (male lead) Ichikawa Shinnosuke, son of Ichikawa Danjuro XII (who last year starred...
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2004

Foreign exchange pool at near-record level

Japan's foreign exchange reserves stood at $816.85 billion in May, up $1.88 billion from the previous month, the Finance Ministry said Monday.
COMMENTARY
Jun 6, 2004

Slow down the warehousing of the old

LOS ANGELES -- In Asia, though not everywhere in the region, older people tend to be regarded differently from their counterparts in America. In many places, they're not even spurned. In some, they are even revered. Imagine.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Jun 4, 2004

Mourinho not lacking in confidence and not afraid to show it

LONDON -- On the face of it English football should be delighted that the coaches of the Champions League and UEFA Cup winner are coming to the Premiership.
BUSINESS
May 27, 2004

Flexible stance planned for farm negotiations in new round of WTO talks

The government and the ruling coalition parties said Wednesday that Japan will take a flexible position on farm negotiations in the new round of global trade talks under the World Trade Organization.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 25, 2004

Viewers upset over digital TV taping restrictions

Measures implemented by NHK and private TV broadcasting companies to control the copying of digital television programs have drawn a flood of complaints from TV users, with some saying they have been deprived of certain editing freedoms.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
May 18, 2004

Students pay price in visa crackdown

When American students Angela Luna and Richard Nishizawa tried to board a plane bound for San Francisco in March, airport authorities threw them in a small holding cell and held them incommunicado for several days before banishing them from Japan for five years.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
CDP leader criticizes ‘Japanese First’ policy and calls for inclusive society
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda said it is obvious that Japanese society could not function without the help of foreign workers in manufacturing, health care, construction and public transportation.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

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