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JAPAN
Feb 22, 2003

Ethnic schools hit extra test rule

Officials of schools for foreign residents urged the education ministry Friday to allow their students to take university entrance exams without having to pass a separate qualifying test.
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2003

Professors targeted in blackmail bid

Some 60 professors at public universities have been sent messages alleging their "secrets" were known and would be made public unless they paid money, the education ministry said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Feb 19, 2003

No cause to celebrate GDP growth

It may come as a bit of a surprise to learn that Japan's sluggish economy expanded for four straight quarters in calendar 2002. The truth is, though, it expanded only after the effect of deflation, or the continued decline in the prices of goods and services, was applied. The nation's deflation-adjusted...
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 19, 2003

Dragons made right move in getting rid of disgruntled Millar

The Chunichi Dragons did the right thing in giving up the contract of outfielder Kevin Millar. Sure, the team had a legitimate beef, and owner Bungo Shirai had every right to insist Millar honor the agreement to which he had committed. But, really, why try to force the guy to play here when he clearly...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2003

Contract is out on alien fish in moat

Something fishy is lurking in the near-sacred moat ringing the Imperial Palace -- an invasion of American species that Japan says must be stopped.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2003

33% of high school grads fail to find job

One in three high school students looking to start work in April had failed to find a job as of Dec. 31, suggesting this is the toughest job market ever faced by graduating students, according to a survey released Friday by the education ministry.
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2003

Japan NGO demands Beijing release 120 North Korean refugees, supporters

A Japanese nongovernmental organization helping North Koreans who have fled to China demanded Thursday that Beijing release at least 120 refugees and their supporters allegedly detained since October.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / NETWISE
Feb 13, 2003

Japanese get real on 2 Channel

It was 1975 when University of North Carolina graduate student Steve Bellovin developed a handful of short programs to facilitate communication via UUCP (Unix-to-Unix Copy) between the University of North Carolina and Duke University. The scripts were later rewritten in the computer language "C" and...
CULTURE / Stage
Feb 12, 2003

Taking a chance on Vegas

LAS VEGAS (AP) The beach is out back by the wave pool. Sports betting and a nightclub are nearby. And in a small theater past the slot machines and gaming tables, a Broadway production of "Mamma Mia!" is trying to lure tourists away from gambling to settle in for more than two hours of ABBA tunes.
COMMUNITY
Feb 9, 2003

Tax handicap draw players' ire

Golf is the only game in Japan that is taxed. Every time a golfer in Japan tees off, he or she pays an average of 800 yen in "golf course usage tax" to the prefectural government. This is in addition to the national 5 percent consumption tax.
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2003

Business service sector suffered in '02

The stagnant economy continued to deal severe blows to Japan's business service industries in 2002, as exemplified by a 6.5 percent decline in billing at advertising agencies, the first decline in three years.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2003

Shinagawa rethinks primary school

The board of education in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, intends to introduce combined elementary and junior high schools in fiscal 2006 and reduce the number of years students receive elementary school-style education, board members said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2003

Japan grounds astronauts over shuttle fears

Japan's space agency has decided it will not allow any Japanese astronauts to participate in space shuttle missions until it has determined them to be safe, officials said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2003

Professor mishandled 22 million yen in grants

A renowned medical professor at the University of Tokyo and his team mishandled more than 22 million yen of state subsidies, it was learned Saturday.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Feb 2, 2003

Effects of aging on TV, film and romance

February marks the 50th anniversary of the first public television broadcast in Japan, and NHK will celebrate the anniversary with an extensive historical survey of its archives.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Feb 2, 2003

One-man media airs his views

It's 10 a.m. Sunday, and TBS TV's "Sunday Japon" show is getting under way. American entertainer Dave Spector, a regular panelist, shares the stage with a former porn actress, a Korean journalist and a member of the Diet. After an hour of exchanging ripostes with the others on major international and...
JAPAN / KANSAI BEAT
Feb 1, 2003

New course track takes aim at language barrier

KYOTO -- The term "internationalization" has come into everyday use in the last decade, but Japanese people still face language barriers when it comes to implementing the concept behind the word.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2003

Forget about military draft

WASHINGTON -- In recent weeks, motivated partly by a looming war in Iraq, a debate has again begun about whether the United States should adopt military conscription to replace its all-volunteer force. While the motivation behind this debate is understandable, it would be a very bad idea -- the equivalent...
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Jan 30, 2003

Cold facts and urban myths

First of two parts Depending on where you live in Japan, you may only have experienced a brief flurry of snow this winter. Perhaps if you live in southwestern Honshu or Kyushu, you won't have seen any at all, except on the TV weather maps. Conversely, though, if you live on the Sea of Japan coast, or...
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2003

Plutonium extracted from spent fuel is 206 kg short

A tally of plutonium extracted at a nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture, since it began operating has come up 206 kg short, the government said Tuesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 29, 2003

And this year's ceramics winners are. . .

Awards. We all love them, whether they are for movies, music, or for sports personalities. The art world here in Japan is no different, and there are many awards to honor those who have excelled in their respective art forms.
COMMUNITY
Jan 26, 2003

Whether crisis or not, sumo's show must go on

Of all the crises that the institution of sumo is said to be confronting -- and there are many -- yokozuna (grand champion) Takanohana's announcement last Monday of his retirement is being regarded by some as particularly ominous.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jan 26, 2003

Should zoos become extinct?

Though I prefer seeing animals in the wild, I confess to being intrigued by zoos. I'm certainly not alone in my interest, as the long and varied history of zoological institutions shows.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Jan 26, 2003

Rambo rides again on the mean streets of Tokyo

RAIN FALL, by Barry Eisler. G.P. Putnam's Sons: New York, 2002, 306 pp., $24.95 (cloth) What's it like to open a book and read an account of yourself being gunned down on the streets of Akasaka?
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2003

Culture Affairs Agency to extend movie copyrights

An advisory panel to the Cultural Affairs Agency compiled a report Friday that includes a proposal to extend copyright protection for movies to 70 years from their release date, up from the current 50.

Longform

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