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JAPAN
Aug 22, 2000

Coalition eyes proportional poll revision

The three ruling parties will try to revise the proportional representation system for House of Councilors elections by having voters cast ballots for candidates instead of political parties, party sources said.
COMMENTARY
Aug 22, 2000

Still coping with the Gulf War

Ten years ago, the world was in turmoil over the Persian Gulf crisis that started with the Iraq invasion of Kuwait. Now a new crisis appears to be brewing between Arabs and Israelis.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Aug 22, 2000

Soseki never dreamed of this

TEN NIGHTS' DREAMS, by Natsume Soseki. Translated by Takumi Kashima, Kyoko Nonaka, Hideki Oiwa, Horikatsu Kawashima and Katsunori Fujioka. London: Soseki Museum in London, 2000. 64 pp., unpriced. In 1908, and already an established popular writer, Natsume Soseki turned to more experimental forms of...
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2000

Addressing the growing role of NGOs

The post-Cold War era has witnessed the rise to prominence of many types of nonstate players on the international stage, including international, regional and subregional organizations, trade regimes, multinational corporations and nongovernmental organizations. The last group has perhaps drawn the most...
COMMUNITY
Aug 20, 2000

Near-death experiences of the rich and famous

1974 -- Richard Branson and his first wife, Kristen, go fishing in Mexico when their boat is caught in a storm. With the boat damaged and more bad weather on its way, Branson and his wife opt to swim for it. After three hours, they make land. The boat, its two crew and two other passengers are never...
JAPAN
Aug 20, 2000

Volcanic ash blankets Miyake

A volcano expert said Saturday that Mount Oyama on Miyake Island spouted several million cubic meters of volcanic ash in an eruption the previous day.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Aug 20, 2000

Don't let bad bicycle days run you down

Bad Bicycle Days. Everyone has them. From the old fish peddler on the decrepit bicycle carrying a crate of fish on the back to the young Japanese princess on her trendy new collapsible bicycle, some days it seems they're all out to run you down.
EDITORIALS
Aug 19, 2000

Who is Al Gore?

That is the single most important question that the Democratic Party candidate for the U.S. presidency must answer in the months ahead. What is most troubling for Mr. Gore and his party is that, despite his 24 years of public service as a congressman, senator, vice president and two-time presidential...
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2000

Drills planned for major earthquake

Some 25,000 people will take part and about 100 helicopters will be mobilized in an annual large-scale earthquake drill in Tokyo on Sept. 3, metropolitan government officials said Friday.
CULTURE / Art
Aug 19, 2000

Colors just the way she wants them

What we have here is a gallery whose walls are bare.
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2000

McDonald's establishes discount trend that other shops are forced to follow

Pop into a McDonald's in Tokyo's business district on any weekday and you'll find a crowd of salaried workers.
COMMENTARY
Aug 19, 2000

Labor challenges for Japan

Since the end of the Cold War -- symbolized by the collapse of the Berlin Wall on Nov. 9, 1989 -- "globalization" has become the world's most controversial subject. But what does "globalization" mean?
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2000

Fears of deflationary pressure unfounded

The Bank of Japan's decision to abandon its "zero-interest-rate" policy has in effect marked a switch from its decade-old easy money policy.
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2000

Tanaka says no to factions, holds on to freedom

One of the questions surrounding a group of Liberal Democratic Party members trying to stand up to the old guard is who the group would support in the next LDP presidential race.
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2000

Panel to mediate in disputes over Net domain names

The Arbitration Center for Industrial Property on Oct. 19 will begin arbitration services to resolve ownership disputes over Internet domain names, association officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2000

China withdraws Morita's welcome

China has declined to accept a visit by Transport Minister Hajime Morita, in what some see as an indication of its displeasure over his visit to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, it was learned Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2000

Lawmakers try to rid LDP of stodgy ways

A new breed of Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker openly says that the party is an anachronism.
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2000

Music industry sets fees for downloaded tunes

Two music industry groups have formally agreed on the fees they will set for copyrights and music delivery over the Internet, the groups said Thursday.
COMMENTARY
Aug 18, 2000

World War II lessons go unlearned

On Aug. 15, 1945, Japan unconditionally surrendered to the U.S.-led Allied Powers, ending World War II. An estimated 3 million Japanese military personnel and civilians died in the war.
CULTURE / Music / PLAY BUTTON
Aug 18, 2000

Incubators nurture the American dream

Since the Beatles crossed the Atlantic in 1964, success in the United States has been the Holy Grail of foreign artists, no matter how popular they are in their home countries.
BUSINESS
Aug 17, 2000

Snow Brand sales down 77% in July

Snow Brand Milk Products Co. said Wednesday its sales in July declined 76.7 percent from the same month a year earlier to 11.1 billion yen, hit by massive food poisoning blamed on its goods.
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2000

Top civil service test yields lowest pass rate in 15 years

The National Personnel Authority said Wednesday that 1,228 candidates passed the nation's top civil service exam for fiscal 2000, 24 fewer than last year and the lowest number since the current exam system took effect in fiscal 1985.
COMMUNITY
Aug 17, 2000

Paper wings that bear dreams aloft

It is a bright, sunshiny day in Musashino Central Park in Tokyo's Musashino City, but the wind is a little strong for the participants in the Japan Paper Airplane Association semifinal flyoffs.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Takaichi leads first ministerial meeting on policies regarding foreign residents
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a ministerial meeting on policies regarding foreign nationals and immigration on Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 slumps 4%, led by losses in tech sector
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock average index briefly tumbled more than 2,000 points on Wednesday morning following a downbeat session on Wall Street fueled by fears of a bubble in the artificial intelligence sector.
A narrow Pacific waterway at heart of U.S. plans to choke China’s vast navy
Philippine and Australian troops fire an M777 howitzer during live fire exercises as part of joint military drills in Laur, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, in August.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Young Indonesians in Japan find their political voice
Indonesian students at Hiroshima University hold posters of the 17+8 Demands, demanding transparency and action from their homeland’s government.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
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