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Sep 2, 2007

Internment-era comparison misses

Regarding the Aug. 25 Kyodo article "Internment-era parallels seen in today's mind-set": Japanese American Citizens League director Floyd Mori seems to be missing one very important yet simple point: Although the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II will always be a black mark on the...
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Sep 2, 2007

Worlds notebook; Day 8

OSAKA — News and notes from Day 8 of the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Championships.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2007

Ozawa threatens Abe's bills, demands his exit, election

attends an executive meeting at DPJ headquarters Friday in Tokyo with Naoto Kan (left) and Yukio Hatoyama. KYODO PHOTO
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Aug 28, 2007

The blame game

We live in interesting times. With the shortage and high cost of domestic labor, the Japanese government has brought over record numbers of cheap foreign workers. Even though whole industrial sectors now depend on foreign labor, few publicly accept the symbiosis as permanent. Instead, foreigners are...
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Aug 25, 2007

Japan women poised to retain dominance in major marathons

OSAKA — Will a new Japanese female marathon sweetheart emerge at the 2007 IAAF World Athletics Championships?

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan