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JAPAN
Nov 4, 2006

Law schools grope to create better lawyers

and his Criminal Case Clinic students at Omiya Law School in Saitama Prefecture have a discussion earlier this year. PHOTO COURTESY OF OMIYA LAW SCHOOL
EDITORIALS
Nov 4, 2006

Renewal of a commitment

On Oct. 27 the Diet approved extending for another year -- from Nov. 1 -- the special antiterrorism law that, among other things, allows Maritime Self-Defense Force ships to refuel navy ships of the United States and other nations in the Indian Ocean in support of the security campaign in Afghanistan....
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Nov 4, 2006

Charmers of the Inland Sea

My landlord drives a ferry. Having grown up on an island in the Inland Sea, it was only natural for him to take up a job on a boat. Many islanders become captains of ferries, cargo ships, and tug boats. Ship captains in Japan can retire at age 55 and get a very nice pension. The problem is, it's hard...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Nov 4, 2006

Lynne Reid Banks

Lynne Reid Banks believes in the value of imagination. She says that children's books are more important than those for adults "because for society's sake our children must be able to imagine the consequences of their actions. They must be able to empathize with the situations of others. A healthy imagination...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 4, 2006

MVP Washington set to lead champ Evessa's bid for repeat

Want the primer for winning the hearts of fans and a prominent spot in a sport's history books at the same time?
EDITORIALS
Nov 4, 2006

Ideology ahead of education reform

The Diet is now discussing a bill to revise the Fundamental Law of Education, a carry-over from the previous session. The main point in the revision proposed by the government is to instill love of nation in children -- which carries the danger of imposing on children a particular view of the "correct"...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Nov 4, 2006

Hooked on the concept of sustainable fishing

Tokyo's Tsukiji fish market -- the largest in the world -- is oddly quiet early afternoon. Yet climb a steep flight of steps above a small warehouse and the pace is frenetic.
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BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2006

Japan's future task: a balancing act on U.S., China ties

T he question of how to maintain balanced relations with China and the United States will be Japan's major diplomatic challenge in the coming decades, and the recent nuclear test by North Korea may in fact provide a good chance for Tokyo and Beijing to cement their ties.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 3, 2006

Unheralded Giants big in tie

Meeting the Yomiuri Giants wasn't much fun for the San Diego giant.
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2006

Plan OK'd to help students graduate

will say it is (unfair) to the 90 percent who completed the (required amount of) classes," Ibuki told reporters. "But if we are too strict, (they will say) it is cruel." The ministry plan specifies that "the students are victims and utmost efforts must be made so there is no unfairness between students...
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2006

Talk of going nuclear irks opposition

Four opposition parties leveled a joint protest Thursday at key Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers who have repeatedly argued that Japan needs debate whether to develop nuclear arms in response to North Korea's atomic test.

Longform

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