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JAPAN
Sep 5, 2007

Itochu chief Sejima, ex-war strategist, dead at 95

poses with Toshio Doko (center), then chairman of the government's second ad hoc council for the promotion of administrative reform, in Tokyo's Nagatacho district in June 1986. KYODO PHOTO
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2007

Humanitarian aid to North not a political issue: Yosano

North Korea's delegate to normalization discussions with Japan said Tuesday he is hoping for the best from talks with his Japanese counterpart to be held in Ulan Bator this week. "I would like to refrain from commenting on the outlook before it happens," Song Il Ho said after arriving in Beijing on his...
Reader Mail
Sep 5, 2007

Open debate on global warming

Professor Christopher Lingle's Aug. 27 article, "Intolerance mars climate change debate," succinctly describes the present sad state of affairs. I am a retired scientist from Environment Canada and have been writing about many uncertainties in the science of global warming and climate change. About...
EDITORIALS
Sep 5, 2007

A recurring moral hazard

The resignation of farm minister Takehiko Endo, only a week after taking office, over the illegal receipt of state subsidies by a farmers' association that he heads is perplexing and disturbing. He is the fifth Cabinet minister Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has lost since coming to power in September 2006...
EDITORIALS
Sep 5, 2007

Volunteers must consider risks

The ordeal of 19 South Korean Christians held hostage in Afghanistan by the Taliban finally ended over the weekend as they reunited with family members back home. Seoul's strenuous negotiations with the Taliban made possible their liberation. Two other hostages had been released Aug. 13. We again extend...
Japan Times
JAPAN / ATOMIC POWER AT ANY COST
Sep 5, 2007

All cost bets off if Big One hits nuke plant

Last of three parts
Reader Mail
Sep 5, 2007

Beware the sponsors of education

Shinichi Terada's implication in his Aug. 17 article, "Rural universities feel pinch of lower enrollments," that the economic troubles of many Japanese universities might be alleviated by applying more market-friendly approaches to their institutional structures and courses of study indicates a frightening...
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Sep 5, 2007

High times away from summer's heat

Early in August, when Japan's big cities were really beginning to cook and parasols were in full bloom in the sultry streets, we again invited a group of children to escape the stifling lowland heat and come up to our woods for a few days.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Sep 5, 2007

Naruse improves to 11-0 against PL ballclubs

CHIBA — The last time Yoshihisa Naruse lost a game was over two months ago. If he keeps up his current pace, it could be a couple of months before he loses again.
LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
Sep 5, 2007

Robokitties, Hello Dr. Kitty

Space is not so much the final frontier as the last aggravation that drives you to the bottle in a Tokyo apartment. Short of a rich relative passing on their fortune, or robbing a bank, you won't be getting any more of it. So, you just have to get creative with what little you do have. In keeping with...
Japan Times
JAPAN / ATOMIC POWER AT ANY COST
Sep 4, 2007

Nuclear plants rural Japan's economic fix

Part I: Nuclear doubts spread in wake of Niigata Part III: All cost bets off if Big One hits nuke plant
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2007

Farm chief for week, Endo exits in scandal

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's week-old Cabinet suffered a major blow Monday as farm minister Takehiko Endo stepped down over a money scandal just eight days after he was appointed.

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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji