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COMMENTARY
May 19, 2003

Manila failing to crush Muslim rebels

MANILA -- Political violence and terrorism have once more become a depressing routine in the southern Philippines. More than 80 people, many of them civilians, have been killed in bombings and indiscriminate fighting since early March.
EDITORIALS
May 17, 2003

Probing Pana Wave's nature

In the past few weeks, a mysterious caravan of white vehicles carrying white-robed people has been traveling around the country, causing disputes with residents along the way. The group calls itself Pana Wave Laboratory, a doomsday cult that evokes memories of crimes committed by members of the Aum Shinrikyo...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHEN EAST MARRIES WEST
May 17, 2003

Family links are relative for third-culture kids

Here's a challenge for you:
EDITORIALS
May 14, 2003

A landmark trade deal for Asia

The United States and Singapore last week concluded a free-trade agreement, the first ever between the U.S. and an Asian nation. The deal has political and economic significance, and holds out both promise and peril. While the FTA reaffirms the U.S. commitment to Asia, it could also constitute a threat...
EDITORIALS
May 11, 2003

Myanmar's gestures are not enough

Once again, the military government in Myanmar has made a symbolic gesture to placate international critics. The release of political prisoners is always welcome, but the government in Yangon does not question its right to use the opposition as pawns. The game must stop; nothing less than systemic reform...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 11, 2003

Bailing the banks while letting the debtors die

Reportedly, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has decided to address suicide, which has becomes something of an epidemic over the past decade as the economy continues its skid into the void.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
May 9, 2003

Le Jardin: The fine art of museum dining

What could be more cultured and civilized -- indeed more pleasurable -- than to spend the morning strolling around a good museum and then, with legs aching and aesthetic senses saturated, to adjourn from exhibition hall to adjoining restaurant for a leisurely lunch? Especially when the cuisine is sophisticated...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
May 8, 2003

Sony's own silver lining

With all of the big games that have come out lately, it's hard to keep up.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 5, 2003

Ham proves to be tougher than Buffalo

Michihiro Ogasawara and Tomochika Tsuboi had three hits each and combined for eight RBIs as the Nippon Ham Fighters trounced the Kintetsu Buffaloes 11-3 at Osaka Dome on Sunday.
COMMENTARY
May 4, 2003

Roh's middle way to reform

HONOLULU -- South Korea's new president, Roh Moo Hyun, hasn't had much of a honeymoon. Since taking office two months ago, he has had to navigate a nuclear crisis with North Korea. To do that, he has had to work closely with the United States, a difficult assignment in the best of times, but one that's...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
May 2, 2003

Studio J: Masahito Ueki does it again

While the eyes of the world -- or at least the Tokyo-centric portion of the planet -- have been fixed on the unveiling of the massive Roppongi Hills complex, our attention was focused on another new arrival, not so far away but on a totally different scale. For us, the main event last month was the opening...
LIFE / Digital / NETWISE
May 1, 2003

New Wi-Fi accessibility unleashes the Internet

After enjoying the speed and always-on convenience of broadband Internet for about a year, I was surprised one afternoon to feel an odd pang of disconnectedness when staying at a friend's cottage in Izu. With nary a phone line or fiber-optic cable for miles around, I briefly found myself wishing my friend...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2003

SARS travel warning widened

The Foreign Ministry on Tuesday issued a broader warning calling on Japanese to exercise caution in traveling to additional areas of China due to the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome.
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2003

TELL struggles amid foreigner influx

Tokyo English Life Line, a telephone counseling service for non-Japanese that celebrated its 30th anniversary this month, sees a need for such services increasing in line with the growing number of foreigners living in Japan.
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2003

Nobel chemist, ex-Kobe mayor among government honorees

Masatoshi Koshiba, winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Kosaku Inaba, former chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, will be honored with the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, the Cabinet office said in releasing the names of 4,301 men and 297 women in Japan on this...
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2003

Hatfield of U.S., Devakula of Thailand to be decorated

Former U.S. Sen. Mark Hatfield and Thai Privy Councilor Thep Devakula will be honored with the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, the second-highest decoration awarded regularly by the Japanese government, the Cabinet Office said Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
Apr 28, 2003

Pyongyang's self-destructive strategy

North Korea has played another nuclear card, giving a more dangerous twist to its game of brinkmanship. Pyongyang claims that it already has nuclear weapons and has reprocessed thousands of spent nuclear fuel rods in its possession -- a step that could lead to the production of more atomic bombs. Given...
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2003

Obituary: Hidefumi Minorikawa

Hidefumi Minorikawa, a House of Representatives member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, died Thursday of liver failure at a hospital in Omagari, Akita Prefecture, his family said. He was 67.
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2003

English words targeted for banishment

The National Institute for Japanese Language proposed Friday that the government avoid using 59 English words or terms that are similar to English in its Japanese-language documents.
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2003

Key members already sentenced for crimes

Following is a list of key members of Aum Shinrikyo who have been sentenced for a series of crimes perpetrated by the cult.
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2003

Tainted Matsunami seeks ear of ethics panel

Lower House lawmaker Kenshiro Matsunami is asking the chairman of the House of Representatives' ethics panel to convene the council to deal with a scandal over Matsunami's links with the criminal underworld.
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2003

Cases Asahara stands accused in

Following is a list of cases in which Aum Shinrikyo founder Shoko Asahara stands accused. Charges include masterminding murder, attempted murder, abduction and confinement resulting in death, destruction of a corpse, plotting murder or violation of the Arms Manufacturing Law.
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2003

Foreign Ministry upgrades travel alert for Toronto

The Foreign Ministry upgraded Thursday its travel warning for Toronto, adding it to the growing list of areas that Japanese travelers are advised to avoid due to the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Apr 25, 2003

Un Cafe: I'm falling in love again

Going back to favorite restaurants after a gap of several years is much like meeting up with an old flame after being out of touch for too long. Anticipation is likely to be tempered by a good measure of anxiety. How have they changed? What if they don't look so good any more, or they've gone to fat,...
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2003

Outlying regions want a piece of the action, too

Anticipating that the upcoming Visit Japan campaign will prove successful, businesses and local governments are developing strategies to draw prospective foreign tourists out of major cities and into their regions.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 23, 2003

Shaking up the cityscape

Tadao Ando is not afraid to say what he thinks. More than that, when the Osaka-based architect has an idea about what life in cities should be like, he isn't afraid to radically alter the world to make his visions a reality. After the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake of 1995, he felt that it was important...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FRONT-RUNNERS
Apr 22, 2003

Optical equipment maker focuses on creativity

If you really want to work for a company that produces high-technology devices, you may have to brush up on your chopstick skills.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2003

Regulation remains a problem

In his policy speech to the Diet earlier this year, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced that the government would double foreign direct investment in Japan in five years to increase employment.

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