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EDITORIALS
Jun 11, 2004

Saying goodbye to Mr. Reagan

Friday, at a solemn state funeral in Washington, D.C., the United States formally bids farewell to Mr. Ronald Reagan, one of the most eminent, influential and widely liked U.S. presidents of the postwar era. Former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone will be there to convey this nation's sincere condolences...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 9, 2004

Where still waters run deep

Hejar Rating: * * * 1/2 (out of 5) Director: Handan Ipekci Running time: 120 minutes Language: Turkish, Kurdish Opens June 12 at Tokyo-to Shashin Bijitsukan in Ebisu [See Japan Times movie listings] Turkish director Handan Ipekci's "Hejar" is a small, quiet film, about a small, quiet...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 9, 2004

Honey, honey, ah, sugar, sugar

Cutie Honey Rating: * * * * (out of 5) Director: Hideaki Anno Running time: 93 minutes Language: Japanese Currently showing [See Japan Times movie listings] Doesn't everybody need a break once in a while? The answer is evidently yes for Hideaki Anno, best known abroad for his meditative...
COMMENTARY
Jun 5, 2004

Filipino politicians just don't like to lose

MANILA -- For the international media, the Philippine elections are a done deal, since the head of the Commission on Elections in an all but orthodox manner unofficially let it be known that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo beat her main contender, ex-movie star Fernando Poe Jr., by more than 900,000...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jun 5, 2004

Roger McDonald

A man of many parts, Roger McDonald wove the different threads of his life together when he became a freelance curator. He said: "One of the triggers for me was helping organize an exhibition as part of UK98 at Kiyosato. I brought over some fiery young artists from England, and that experience showed...
COMMENTARY
Jun 3, 2004

1-2 punch to modern health

LONDON -- In the "bad old days," tuberculosis and epidemics of infectious diseases were the main killers. In advanced societies today, the No. 1 killers are cardiovascular problems and various forms of cancer. Some of these diseases can be traced to hereditary causes, but lifestyle and environment are...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 2, 2004

Out of the 'hood

Pop music has become hip-hop, which dominates the charts in practically every country that has charts. It's become so ubiquitous that some American presidential candidates went out of their way to show they dig it. Dennis Kucinich employed a rap in his campaign song, Howard Dean used Wyclef Jean, and...
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2004

China increasingly viewed as market

Manufacturers are considering boosting business in China, viewing the world's most populous country more as a market and not just as a production base, according to a government report released Tuesday.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Jun 1, 2004

More on bilingualism and cricket

Background English Referring to Kanagawa Rod's contribution on bilingualism (Lifelines: May 18), John Edward Philips recommends "an even better source of background English, if you can afford it."
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jun 1, 2004

'No sex please, you're teachers'

"I feel offended that anyone would tell me who I can or can't hang out with," says Brendan (not his real name), one of 6,000 foreign language instructors employed by Nova Corp. in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 30, 2004

How shochu got its groove back

A young woman was seated at the counter, her long hair tumbling down to her shoulders and resting softly on her beige jacket. In a matching skirt and heels, her long slim legs were revealed. Classy and elegant, she looked like she was ready for a glass of Dom Perignon.
JAPAN
May 29, 2004

Public turns on families of missing abductees

The Associated Press
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
May 29, 2004

Shu Hikosaka

Shu Hikosaka was born in Toyohashi in a Zen Buddhist temple where his father was the temple priest. Hikosaka's three brothers were also born in the temple. His eldest brother succeeded their father as priest. This strong background in religion naturally shaped Hikosaka's character and philosophy. He...
JAPAN
May 27, 2004

Mitsubishi Fuso announces more recalls

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. announced the recall Wednesday of about 75,200 large vehicles due to defective clutch housings that have caused a number of accidents, including a fatality.
JAPAN
May 27, 2004

Mitsubishi Fuso announces more recalls

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. announced the recall Wednesday of about 75,200 large vehicles due to defective clutch housings that have caused a number of accidents, including a fatality.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / FUZZY LOGIC
May 23, 2004

Should be handled with extreme caution

Violence is in, pop-pickers. You've seen those pictures of those troops whooping it up in Iraqi jails. Violence is clearly fun. It's cool. It basically rocks! Just ask Bush and Rumsfeld. They kicked the whole thing off.
Japan Times
Features
May 23, 2004

Power and the People

North Korea is not the only country casting a long nuclear shadow over Japan and America. The citizens of both nations are right now under threat from precarious atomic programs -- ones which are being forced on them by their own governments.
JAPAN
May 22, 2004

A brief history of the five returnees and their relatives in North Korea

High on the agenda of Saturday's summit in Pyongyang is the possible passage to Japan of the repatriated abductees' families.
JAPAN
May 22, 2004

A brief history of the five returnees and their relatives in North Korea

High on the agenda of Saturday's summit in Pyongyang is the possible passage to Japan of the repatriated abductees' families.
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2004

AIDS: China's titanic threat

NEW YORK -- The recent warning by the Chinese government that HIV/AIDS is spreading rapidly in the country and that new and urgent measures are needed to combat the infection marks an important step in the fight against HIV/AIDS. This is particularly remarkable because, at the beginning of the epidemic,...
JAPAN
May 21, 2004

Fresh coverup scandal rocks Mitsubishi Fuso

Mitsubishi Fuso Bus & Truck Corp. became embroiled in another defect-coverup scandal Thursday.
JAPAN
May 21, 2004

Law planned to protect privacy of genetic data

The ministries that oversee health, industry and technology might establish a law to protect personal information related to human genetic data used in medical research.
JAPAN
May 21, 2004

False claims lead Harada to quit post

Senior vice education minister Yoshiaki Harada resigned from his post Thursday for falsely claiming that he was a graduate of the Fletcher School of Tufts University in Boston.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
May 19, 2004

The sorrows of superficiality

On Oct. 31, 1999, race driver Mika Hakkinen finished first at the Suzuka Speedway to win the Japan GP and that year's F-1 Driver's Championship. It was a close and dramatic victory for the likeable Finn, and among his delirious fans on that day was the French artist Sylvie Fleury. Soon afterward, when...
COMMENTARY
May 19, 2004

Why India accepts a foreign-born leader

NEW DELHI -- The world's largest-ever election in India has produced the biggest upset, bringing to power a foreign-born woman leader, Sonia Gandhi, and radically transforming Indian politics.
BUSINESS
May 18, 2004

Tsutaya operator sees profit soar

Culture Convenience Club Co., operator of the Tsutaya video rental chain, said Monday its fiscal 2003 net profit soared 90 percent to a record 2.39 billion yen, powered by aggressive franchise expansion.
Features
May 16, 2004

A guide by any other name

We don't know when she was born, or when she died -- was it April 9, 1812, at age 25, or perhaps Dec. 20, 1884, aged nearly 100? We don't even know her real name, but the Shoshone woman who accompanied Lewis, Clark and the Corps of Discovery has a fair claim to being the most celebrated woman of color...
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2004

Controversies stoke Chinese nationalism

SINGAPORE -- Controversy in Taiwan over the March 20 presidential poll as well as political stirrings in Hong Kong over China's "final" say in deciding reforms have probably contributed to rising nationalism in China. These three trends could affect the future development of China and the stability of...
BUSINESS
May 14, 2004

More high school grads landing jobs

The employment rate among new high school graduates at the end of March rose to 89.0 percent from 86.7 percent a year ago, reflecting signs of an economic recovery, a government survey showed Thursday.
Japan stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.
Japan to set up 'control tower' for crimes by foreign residents
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Over 800 people found to be involved in TOEIC cheating scheme
An English conversation test paper and bubble answer sheet. A Chinese graduate student from Kyoto University is suspected of having attempted to use a small microphone under a mask to tell other takers of a popular English-language proficiency test the correct answers.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Scams involving police impersonation surge
A video by the National Police Agency warns about fake scams.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.

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