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JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

Unionization now option for part-timers

Working conditions have been declining at many firms in recent years as the economic slump drags on, and especially hard-hit have been those with "temporary" status, as they face falling wages and shortened contracts.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Aug 31, 2004

'I want to clear my name and the name of my country'

One morning Islam Mohamed Himu woke up to find the Japanese media camped outside his home, and plainclothes police officers banging on his front door.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

Emigrant to Paraguay returns to Japan as ambassador

It was 1958 when a 14-year-old Isao Taoka headed for Paraguay from Yokohama port with his parents and siblings as part of a government-backed emigration project.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

Olympic athletes to receive letters, glass ornaments

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will award Japanese athletes who competed in the Athens Olympics and "impressed many people" with letters of appreciation and glass gifts, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said Monday.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2004

'Big One' within 50 years?

Tokyo has a 90 percent chance of being devastated by a major earthquake some time in the next 50 years, according to a recent study by a government panel.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2004

'Underground money' termed a necessary evil

Many who make their living in the political epicenter of Nagata-cho have expressed sympathy for a former treasurer of the Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction who was arrested Sunday for allegedly violating the political donation law.
COMMENTARY
Aug 30, 2004

Cooler summer for French intramurals

PARIS -- "Chaotic all over the territory," warned a French weather forecast recently. This was not, however, the remake, feared by so many, of the August 2003 heat wave, which contributed to 15,000 extra deaths that month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2004

GSDF stages massive annual live-fire exercise

The Ground Self-Defense Force on Saturday conducted one of its largest live-fire drills ever on Japanese soil at its Higashi-Fuji Training Area in Shizuoka Prefecture.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2004

A refitted Security Council

Everyone acknowledges the need for U.N. Security Council reform in theory. Unfortunately, they cannot agree on an one particular reform package. Once people see the details of a concrete proposal, losers and opponents always seem to outnumber winners and supporters. The urgency for reform is now extreme....
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 29, 2004

Media nets gold in ensuring Olympic success

Anyone who has a TV could see that the attendance at the Athens Olympics has been spotty at best. Scalpers have been practically giving tickets away.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2004

NGO fostering Afghan female literacy

Studying was the last thing most women in Afghanistan spent time on until a couple years ago, after the Taliban regime was ousted. But now they have a chance to become literate, and a Japanese nongovernmental organization is helping.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2004

Board OKs nationalist-bent history text

The Tokyo metropolitan board of education adopted a controversial, nationalist-inspired junior high school history textbook Thursday that critics say glosses over Japan's wartime atrocities.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
Aug 27, 2004

Nice-guy DJ spins it nasty

Every week for the past eight years, I have compiled a weekly club listing for an online infozine called Tokyo Q ( www.tokyoq.com ). For the first few years I had to walk around and collect fliers to generate my data. But these days, organizers use the Web to get the word out and I can now simply surf...
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2004

Ex-Rengo exec admits accepting bribes

A former vice president of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) pleaded guilty Thursday to taking bribes while serving on a government advisory panel.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 27, 2004

Board OKs nationalist-bent history text

The Tokyo metropolitan board of education adopted a controversial, nationalist-inspired junior high school history textbook Thursday that critics say glosses over Japan's wartime atrocities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 26, 2004

Suzuki bribery charges politically motivated, his lawyers say

Lawyers for former House of Representatives member Muneo Suzuki told the Tokyo District Court on Wednesday that their client is innocent and the bribery charges against him are politically motivated.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2004

Okada looks to stay on as DPJ chief

Democratic Party of Japan chief Katsuya Okada announced Tuesday that he will run in the party's presidential race on Sept. 13, with a majority of party members backing his bid for re-election.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2004

Okada looks to stay on as DPJ chief

Democratic Party of Japan chief Katsuya Okada announced Tuesday that he will run in the party's presidential race on Sept. 13, with a majority of party members backing his bid for re-election.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2004

Medical practice patents elude amid debate on ethics, costs

Government debate since late last year on whether to introduce a patent system for new types of medical practice, including regenerative medicine, has been deadlocked due to ethical questions and possible sharp increases in medical expenses.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2004

Bomber drops appeal; 20-year prison term stands

A 20-year prison sentence for a former militant over a series of bombings in the 1970s became effective earlier this month after the woman dropped her appeal with the Supreme Court, one of her lawyers said Monday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 23, 2004

Step toward a democratic state

Falteringly but hopefully, Iraq has made a first step toward building a democratic state. Last Wednesday, following four days of acrimonious talks, a national conference of political and religious leaders selected a council that will advise the interim government of Prime Minister Iyad Allawi. With violence...
EDITORIALS
Aug 22, 2004

Soul-searching in South Korea

South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun announced Aug. 15, the day his country celebrates liberation from Japanese occupation, that the legislature would form a special commission to investigate who benefited under Japanese rule. The call for such an inquiry is understandable: The occupation was a dark and...
Japan Times
Features
Aug 22, 2004

'Stray dogs' dig the dirt

"Bluebottle fly" was what he says he was called by the police. But freelance journalist Shunsuke Yamaoka is now getting a buzz from watching the law deal with wrongdoers he exposed.
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2004

Lawson shuns Yamato in favor of Japan Post

Lawson Inc. and Japan Post said Wednesday the convenience store operator will handle Japan Post parcels at its 7,850 outlets nationwide starting in mid-November.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
Japan team finds ancient ocean full of squids
The ancient ocean was full of squids, whose population exceeded that of fish or ammonites, a Japanese research team mainly from Hokkaido University has found through a new method using technology.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
Japanese scientists discover clue to why women burn more fat than men
Scientists say a recently-published study could help explain why women are typically less prone to weight-related conditions and may lead to new therapies that target calorie-burning mechanisms.
Music idol and anime fandom merch is big business
Businesses who cater to fandoms gathered at Tokyo Lifestyle Week for the second annual Oshikatsu — Merch Collection Expo, a trade show devoted to fandom goods.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.

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