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Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2005

International airports debut local bus tours for transit passengers

William White did not expect to have a chance for sake tasting at Narita airport while in transit from Vietnam to the U.S.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2005

CDs with cardboard jackets find a groove

Jazz and rock compact disks that come in cardboard jackets mimicking those of the long-playing records of yore are creating a boom among nostalgic buyers in their 30s and 40s as record companies rush to revive great recordings of the past.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2005

Researchers scam millions in subsidies

Four researchers, including a Keio University medical doctor, had fraudulently received a combined 85 million yen in government subsidies for scientific research as of the end of fiscal 2004, according to officials of the Board of Audit of Japan.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2005

Soil contaminated with uranium shipped to U.S.

The nuclear research and development agency has shipped uranium-contaminated soil to an undisclosed location in the United States for disposal, officials said.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Oct 5, 2005

Sad drumbeats in the wilderness

I made several visits to the Aichi Expo this year and met a lot of interesting people. But one person above all left an indelible impression. Soft-spoken, modest, and wearing traditional northern buckskin, his name was Michael Cazon -- a Dene drummer, teacher and healer from Fort Simpson in the Northwest...
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2005

Noguchi gets science ministry award

Astronaut Soichi Noguchi was presented with a special award Wednesday by the science ministry for giving the Japanese people "courage, hope and encouragement" by completing his mission on the space shuttle Discovery.
JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Sep 28, 2005

Shrines are no salve when it comes to extinctions

Natural selection these days can be more than a little unnatural, especially in Japan, which has a curious relationship with nature.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Sep 28, 2005

Multi-multiethnic Holland grows old together

Growing old can be difficult, especially if you are in an alien land.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Sep 28, 2005

'NBA Street' ain't got game

Take the official NBA license, a few dozen nerdy game designers, douse it with store-bought hip-hop flavor, and what do you get? "NBA Street Showdown."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2005

Chubu economy's future seen bright with boost from expo

NAGOYA -- As Nagoya's big coming-out party winds down, thoughts turn inevitably to what's next. The issue of how the prefecture can capitalize on the Aichi Expo is on everyone's mind.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WORDS TO LIVE BY
Sep 27, 2005

Radical Suzuki

Radical Suzuki's playfully risque illustrations have appeared in books, magazines and advertisements. He's a geek and proud of it.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Sep 23, 2005

War and peace in Hiroshima

Before coming to Japan, most people don't know more than about half-a-dozen place names in the country. But one name certainly familiar to all is that of the largest city at the western end of Honshu.
Sep 23, 2005

Violence by kids in elementary schools hit record in '04

The number of reported violent acts by children at public elementary schools reached a record high of 1,890 in the 2004 academic year through March, an education ministry survey showed Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2005

Breast cancer threat ignored

Japanese women must bring about radical change in their country's health-care culture to stem a worrisome increase in breast cancer, a prominent cancer-awareness advocate said ahead of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2005

'Manga' publishers see cell phones as the future

Cartoon-strip publishers, whose printed-matter sales have been losing steam, are actively embracing mobile media because cell phones are what young people are spending their time and money on.
Sep 22, 2005

Firms betting on Russia amid political poker

A screen up front read "Welcome to St. Petersburg!" as top officials of Russia's second-largest city gave a presentation in Tokyo to lure Japanese investment.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Sep 21, 2005

Putting people back into ecology

Peter Berg is singularly passionate about his vision for a better world. He is convinced that towns and cities can move beyond the limitations of environmentalism and create vibrant communities that are economically and ecologically sustainable, and he believes bioregions are the key.
Japan Times
Features
Sep 18, 2005

In skeptical quest of a boom

"Why don't you write about the kimono boom?" they said, citing anecdotal evidence suggesting that the traditional gown of Japan was making a comeback. So, with several people at The Japan Times claiming they'd seen "a lot" of people wearing them recently, off I set to investigate.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 18, 2005

Trying to keep the train-groping perverts out of touch

Earlier this year when some Japanese train lines inaugurated women-only cars the Western media picked the story up as yet another example of Weird Japan, a place, they implied, where sexual deviancy was so culturally grounded that the only thing railway companies could do to protect female passengers...
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2005

Walking tour to take in Show Kinen Park in western Tokyo

A walking tour will be held Oct. 1 in Showa Kinen Park, a large park that opened in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, in 1983 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the enthronement of Emperor Showa.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 15, 2005

Independent brushstrokes

A commonly heard accusation is that Japanese oil painters are followers rather than innovators. It is a criticism that has been made against many early adopters in this country -- be they filmmakers, fashion designers, chefs or rock musicians -- and one that has even come from painters' compatriots....
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2005

Japanese expected to head ITER project

The head of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor project organization is expected to be Japanese, because the parties involved have agreed to support a candidate to be recommended by Japan, the science and technology ministry said Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2005

Again, a war that affects few Americans

HONOLULU -- In the four years since the terrorist assaults on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, at least two distinct changes in the realm of security have taken place: One seems to have escaped notice; the other is all too evident.
COMMENTARY
Sep 12, 2005

Learning Katrina's lessons

LONDON -- The sufferings of the people of Louisiana and Mississippi as a result of Hurricane Katrina have attracted great sympathy and concern. The initial response of the U.S. government to this catastrophe was widely seen as slow and inadequate, and it seems that lives might have been saved by a quicker...
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Sep 11, 2005

The curious Mr. Longfellow

LONGFELLOW'S TATTOOS: Tourism, Collecting, and Japan, by Christine M.E. Guth. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2004, 256 pp., 123 illustrations, $29.95 (paper). After the new Japanese government was officially installed in 1868, only a decade or so after the country had been, more or less, forcibly...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Sep 10, 2005

Just 14 more mountains to climb for jackpot 100

Some long-term visitors to Japan choose to count the days. Others make the decision to suck every drop of juice out of the opportunity. Take Ginger Vaughn, for example. She falls most definitely into the latter category -- and all power to her facial and calf muscles!
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2005

Curbs planned on exposure to cosmic radiation

The government plans to ask Japanese airlines to take steps to protect their cockpit and cabin crews from exposure to cosmic radiation during high-altitude flight, it was learned Thursday.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Delta routes new Airbus plane to Tokyo to sidestep Trump tariffs
Delta Air Lines signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on April 9. The airline is flying a new Airbus SE plane through Japan to skirt U.S. import tariffs.
Single, or not? Japanese dating app launches relationship verification system
Tapple, one of Japan's most popular dating apps, has launched the nation's first feature to verify a user's single status via their My Number card.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.
North Korea's Kim sets sights on nuclear-armed navy
An unidentified weapons system is fired from the deck of North Korea's latest destroyer, the Choe Hyon, during two days of tests on Monday and Tuesday in this undated photo released Wednesday.
Single, or not? Japanese dating app launches relationship verification system
Tapple, one of Japan's most popular dating apps, has launched the nation's first feature to verify a user's single status via their My Number card.
Could this be Japan’s year at the Kentucky Derby?
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in Japan, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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