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Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Dec 21, 2003

Hot spots hear gospel

Christmas Gospel Concert by Fukuoka Community Gospel Choir -- at Izumi City Culture Center, Bunka-cho 23, Izumi, Kagoshima Pref. Takes place Dec.21 at 6 p.m.; 300 yen. For details, call (0996) 63-2106.
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LIFE / Travel / NATURE TRAVEL
Dec 21, 2003

Of death and glories

The stench! That was what got me first as I pushed my bike up the steep, narrow lane: the reek of burning hair, bones, hooves and flesh.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 21, 2003

Faye Wong: "It's My Style"

Fans of the Far East's most creative siren, Faye Wong, should know her latest album, "It's My Style," is worth the three-year wait. Due to a poetic reference to opium, the opener (and best track), "To Love," was banned in China. That means most mainlanders will miss hearing Wong trill through Middle-Eastern...
SPORTS / SPORTS SCOPE
Dec 21, 2003

Olympic champ really was the full Monti

The news that Eugenio Monti had committed suicide on Dec. 1 at the age of 75 (brought about by his battle with Parkinson's disease) probably didn't raise too many eyebrows, but for those in the know the Italian was the very epitome of sportsmanship.
COMMENTARY
Dec 21, 2003

Devil of amity lurks in free trade details

SINGAPORE -- The decision at the Japan-ASEAN summit on Dec. 11-12 to create a new "special relationship" between the two may be historic, but the economic free-trade areas that will provide its foundation look like long shots. Japanese efforts are likely to be frustrated by the same political forces...
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Dec 21, 2003

Mysteries along the Mekong

BANGKOK 8, by John Burdett. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003, 318 pp., $24.00 (cloth). WAITING FOR THE LADY, by Christopher G. Moore. Bangkok: Heaven Lake Press, 2003, 342 pp., $24.95 (cloth). Can a Western author convincingly put himself inside the mind of a Thai cop? Writing in the first person in...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2003

'Zaito' to be cut 12.5% in fiscal 2004

The Finance Ministry proposed Saturday a 12.5 percent cut in spending under the Fiscal Investment and Loan Program for fiscal 2004, which would be the fifth consecutive year-on-year reduction.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Dec 21, 2003

Gray lining for the silver years

BLESSED WITH OLD AGE: Demographic Change and the Family in Japan's Aging Society, edited by John W. Traphagan and John Knight. New York: State University of New York Press, 2003, 248 pp., $71.50 (cloth), $23.95 (paper). Aging is not what it used to be. Fuwaku, "no longer straying off course" once described...
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 21, 2003

Democracy vs. GDP growth

China is the world's biggest country and India is the world's biggest democracy. Each accounts for one-sixth of the world's people. Their fates matter.
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2003

Shootings suspect admits charges

A man arrested Friday in connection with shots being fired at Aum Shinrikyo facilities in Tokyo and Osaka and a teachers' union office in Hiroshima, for which a rightist group claimed responsibility, has admitted orchestrating the attacks, investigative sources said Saturday.
COMMENTARY
Dec 21, 2003

Kuwait shows how to tolerate Christians

KUWAIT CITY -- Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein might be in custody, but the process of building democracy in Iraq remains difficult. Kuwait offers an important model of Islamic tolerance. Like other Muslim states, Kuwait is filled with mosques. But Kuwait possesses something that many Muslim nations...
EDITORIALS
Dec 20, 2003

Captive of a democracy

Following the seizure of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein eight days ago, some riveting discussions took place among politicians and pundits of all stripes about how such a catch should be treated -- not just in the coming weeks and months, but from the first minutes of the deposed leader's detention....
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2003

Backer's arrest is egg on DPJ man's face

Shingo Nishimura, a House of Representatives member of the Democratic Party of Japan, wrote an essay expressing his gratitude for help in his election campaign in a magazine published by a man arrested Friday in connection with three shooting attacks.
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JAPAN
Dec 20, 2003

Six arrested over shooting attacks on Aum, union offices

Tokyo police arrested six people Friday in connection with three shooting incidents targeting offices of Aum Shinrikyo in Tokyo and Osaka, as well as a shooting at a teachers' union office in Hiroshima, for which a rightist group claimed responsibility.
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2003

Japan approves plan for missile defense

The government said Friday it will go ahead with plans to introduce a contentious U.S.-developed ballistic missile defense system to protect Japan from attack, such as from North Korea.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 20, 2003

Ai-chan to compete in four events

Teenager Ai Fukuhara will appear in four events at next year's national championships, the Japan Table Tennis Association said Friday. The 15-year-old Fukuhara, who advanced as far as the quarterfinals in women's singles at this year's World Championships, will meet defending champion Aya Umemura in...
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2003

Communication is key to restoring tainted nuclear energy's image: paper

Communication among the government, businesses and public is key to restoring public confidence in nuclear power -- which has been tainted by accidents and scandals -- according to a government report released Friday.
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2003

Hinomaru hoisted at all spring graduation events

All public elementary, junior high and high schools in Japan raised the Hinomaru during their spring graduation ceremonies, according to an education ministry survey released this week.
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2003

Minister orders release of asylum-seeker

Justice Minister Daizo Nozawa decided Friday to temporarily release a 46-year-old Myanmarese asylum-seeker, who had been detained for overstaying his visa since Oct. 31, citing humanitarian concerns over his two daughters.
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2003

Metro diesel curbs seen clearing air

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said Friday that its regulations on diesel-engine vehicles have helped reduce elemental carbon and cancer-causing particulate matter in the air in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2003

Union membership under 20% for first time in postwar era

Union membership under 20% for first time in postwar era
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2003

15% fall in problem pupils finds doubters

The number of students at public elementary, junior high and high schools detained by police or taken to family courts for problematic behavior fell 15.4 percent in fiscal 2002 from the previous year to 4,317, according to an education ministry report released Friday.
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2003

Matsushita takes control of unit

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. said Friday it will raise its stake in Matsushita Electric Works Ltd. from 31.8 percent to 51 percent, thereby making the lighting and housing equipment maker a subsidiary.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Dec 20, 2003

All I want for Christmas is Mori Living

How's your life space these days? Do you have the correct balance of relax space, social space and, say, foot space? In Japan, space is a topic of constant discussion. Hair salons are called "hair space" and companies tout products for "your enjoy living space."
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Trump trims fentanyl-linked China tariffs after 'amazing' Xi meeting
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping greet each other as they arrive for talks at the Gimhae Air Base, next to the Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday.
Japanese and South Korean leaders agree to boost ties in first meeting
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung ahead of their talks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Thursday.
Takaichi and Xi reaffirm pledge in first meet to pursue ‘mutually beneficial’ ties
A screenshot from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's X account shows Takaichi exchanging greetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Friday.　
Japan’s government ramps up bear control efforts amid rise in attacks
A bear roams around a field in the town of Kuzumaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Oct. 12.
Oasis returns to Japan after 16 years — and fans can still sing every word
Liam Gallagher commanded the stage with effortless charisma during Oasis' Tokyo Dome set on Saturday.
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Oasis returns to Tokyo: Rain, rapture and rock
Fans wait to get into the Oasis show at Tokyo Dome on Saturday. While lining up in the rain, some broke into impromptu versions of the British rock group's hits.
Kyushu banzuke sets the stage to cement 2025’s sumo narratives
Onosato ahead of his bout against Aonishiki at The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London on Oct. 18
Tokyo Film Festival opens with global stars and a spotlight on Asian storytelling
Director Junji Sakamoto (left) walked the Tokyo International Film Festival red carpet with Sayuri Yoshinaga (center) and Non (right), who both play mountaineer Junko Tabei, the first woman to summit Mount Everest, in the biopic "Climbing for Life."

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Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell
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