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Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Dec 26, 2007

Wrapping up the year with dollops of whale and tuna

With Christmas behind us and New Year's less than a week away, this month's column combines a bit of yearend desk clearing with some suggestions for belated stocking stuffers.
EDITORIALS
Dec 26, 2007

Step forward for hepatitis C victims

Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has decided to have the Diet enact a law to pay "uniform" compensation to everyone infected with hepatitis C from tainted blood products. His decision represents an effort to "achieve a breakthrough" in stalled negotiations over a court-mediated settlement of damage suits...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Dec 26, 2007

The biggest Internet-related stories of 2007

As we wind down on 2007, it's a good time to look back and see how much the Internet landscape has changed in the last year.
Reader Mail
Dec 25, 2007

Teachers in Okayama harassed

A serious problem with the police is that they seem excellent at solving crime but less successful in preventing it. Caucasian English-language teachers in Okayama have been harassed anonymously by a stalker using e-mail, fax and ordinary mail, and the police seem unable to stop it. The stalker has...
EDITORIALS
Dec 25, 2007

U.S. lightens Japan's burden

The United States has agreed to Japan slightly reducing its burden-sharing costs for maintaining U.S. military facilities in the country over three years starting in April — after the current two-year accord expires in March. In the talks, Japan sought a substantial cut due to its massive national...
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 25, 2007

Nuclear facilities as targets

LOS ANGELES — The drumbeat appears to be growing louder: Western leaders repeatedly declare that no option is off the table to stem Iran's nuclear ambitions. And, in mid-November, London's Sunday Times reported that Israel put defenses around its Dimona nuclear reactor on "red alert" 30 times, as worries...
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 25, 2007

Global economy due for hard landing

NEW YORK — In recent weeks, the global liquidity and credit crunch that started last August has become more severe. This is easy to show: In the United States, the euro zone and Britain, spreads between LIBOR interest rates (at which banks lend to each other) and central bank interest rates — as...
LIFE / Language
Dec 25, 2007

'A Happy Winter Holiday' to you one and all

In many places, celebrations will be getting into full swing. But if you're in Japan, by the time you read this, Christmas (kurisumasu) will have already been forgotten. Like everywhere else, in the runup before, there have been carols sung and trees and lights and images of Santa hung up, especially...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 25, 2007

New pact to make EU more democratic, transparent

A landmark treaty to reform decision-making in the European Union stands a good chance of being ratified by all 27 member states by the end of 2008, a top EU diplomat to Japan told a recent seminar in Tokyo.
Reader Mail
Dec 25, 2007

Japanese aren't the only victims

This is in response to two Dec. 16 letters, "Okinawans know their own history" by Ayako Hosoi and "Undue public influence on text" by Yoichiro Tamanyu. I largely agree with Hosoi and believe a great many Japanese do, too. Now change the word "Okinawa" in Hosoi's letter to "China," and then ask yourself...
BASKETBALL
Dec 25, 2007

James leads Broncos past 89ers

The Saitama Broncos earned a two-game split with the host Sendai 89ers, picking up a 90-81 win on Monday. Gordon James, the Broncos' All-Star power forward, scored a game-high 28 points and pulled down 18 rebounds. James Davis scored 14 points, Kazuhiro Shoji had 11 along with seven rebounds and six...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Dec 25, 2007

Who? Me? Otaku?

"Otaku" culture is spreading over the globe. Perhaps we are all otaku now? My wife tells me I'm an otaku — should I be worried? If you haven't encountered the word, here is Wikipedia's definition: "a derisive Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly 'anime' and...
Reader Mail
Dec 25, 2007

Americans seem just as gullible

In his Dec. 9 letter, "Japanese seem easy to brainwash," Grant Piper appears a little un-evenhanded in claiming that Japanese have cornered the market on susceptibility to brainwashing. I'm sorry to say Americans are just as easily brainwashed.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Dec 25, 2007

What are you hoping Santa Claus will bring you for Christmas?

JAPAN
Dec 25, 2007

Japan's first ICC judge takes aim at 'culture of impunity'

governed by the rule of law," she said in a recent interview. Saiga, a career diplomat, has served as ambassador in charge of human rights and a member of the U.N. Committee for the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.
Reader Mail
Dec 25, 2007

Reviewer too close for comfort

By any chance, is the David Burleigh who wrote such a glowing review of the poetry anthology "Our Shared Japan" (Dec. 16 article "When traditions attract: Finding Japan in Ireland") the same David Burleigh who is one of the poets featured in the book? I think we should be told. david browne
EDITORIALS
Dec 25, 2007

Rewarding hospital doctors

The government and the ruling parties have decided to raise the medical fees paid to medical institutions for doctors' services by 0.38 percent from fiscal 2008. The upward fee revision is the first since fiscal 2000, but the margin of the raise is too small to stem the collapse of medical services,...
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
CDP leader criticizes ‘Japanese First’ policy and calls for inclusive society
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda said it is obvious that Japanese society could not function without the help of foreign workers in manufacturing, health care, construction and public transportation.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

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