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ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Apr 18, 2007

Cuteness belies killers' true nature

Movement in the snow; the surface bulges, bursts, and out pops a creamy-faced creature with round black eyes like tiny beads and a stare that seems to say "I can kill."
Reader Mail
Apr 18, 2007

Depiction of Japanese history

In his March 29 article, "Abe needlessly fans the flames," Francis Fukuyama is right to assert that the Yushukan museum adjacent to Yasukuni Shrine is the bigger problem of the two because of its nationalist depiction of Pacific War history.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / IGADGET
Apr 18, 2007

The iPod universe just keeps growing -- even Sony is catering to it

Alarm clocks and iPods span the aural spectrum -- from the noisemaker that most of struggle to live with to the iconic music player that many of us just can't live without. I guess merging the two was inevitable. Logitec performed the deed with its LDS-iALARM, making use of the i designation. It looks...
Reader Mail
Apr 18, 2007

America has its own atrocities

I have heard that Japan's attitude toward the "comfort women" problem caused by the Japanese Army during World War II is of big concern in America. Some say that Japan must take this issue seriously first -- before considering the past abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea. Japan says there...
MORE SPORTS
Apr 17, 2007

Team Japan takes big steps

KAWASAKI -- There was anxiety and issues quickly piled up. But a first step is always like that in sports, especially when you build a team that represents a country.
SUMO
Apr 17, 2007

Springtime sumo: giving it back to the people

Sumo in late March and throughout April each year is about pressing the flesh -- literally.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Apr 17, 2007

SDF emerging as the military it truly is

The government has steadily expanded the activities of the Self-Defense Forces since the 1990s as the nation sought to play greater roles in international political and security affairs. Public perceptions toward the SDF have also changed in line with changes in the security environment, espe cially...
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LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Apr 17, 2007

Rooms, Tokyo Midtown, Terra Plana, Herchcovitch

Fashion for the filthy rich
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Apr 17, 2007

Roaches and rent

Death to 'gokiburi' JB put pen to paper to vent spleen on the perennial pests that roam -- or rather scuttle about -- these islands.
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Reference / SO WHAT THE HECK IS THAT
Apr 17, 2007

Automated External Defibrillator

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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Apr 17, 2007

Stalking: readers respond

Japan Times readers wrote in to express their opinions about the Zeit Gist column headlind "Reported stalking cases likely just tip of iceberg" by Thomasina Larkin published on April 10. Here's what they had to say:
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Apr 17, 2007

Is Japan a safe country?

EDITORIALS
Apr 17, 2007

Constitution bill lacks consensus

The coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito has passed a bill through the Lower House to set procedures for a national referendum to revise the Constitution, and sent it to the Upper House. This bill, however, is flawed since it does not mandate a minimum-turnout rate for referendums to...
EDITORIALS
Apr 17, 2007

Minamata disease still an issue

Niigata's municipal government has recently recognized two men as victims of Minamata disease, the mercury-poisoning disease symbolizing postwar industrial pollution, for the first time since March 1985. The Kumamoto prefectural government has also recognized a man as a Minamata disease victim; its first...
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 16, 2007

Reds move into 1st place

Urawa Reds moved to the top of the J. League after first-half goals from Washington and Shinji Ono gave the Saitama outfit a straightforward 2-0 victory over Kashiwa Reysol on Sunday in front of 35,000 at Tokyo's National Stadium.

Longform

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