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Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
Aug 25, 2002

Down but not out: lessons learned in Ethiopia

Here we go again. Ten years on from the great environmental meetings and agreements made at the first Earth Summit in Rio, and the second Earth Summit is about to start in Johannesburg.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Aug 25, 2002

On the streets of our town

TOKYO STORIES: A Literary Stroll, translated and edited by Lawrence Rogers. Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press, 2002, 315 pp., $19.95 (paper). This interesting collection of short stories about Tokyo does indeed suggest much of the ambience of the place -- enormous, ugly, random,...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 25, 2002

Buying into the idea of saving the planet

It may not be intentional, but the new batch of ads by the Tokyo Electric Power Co. could be seen as taking advantage of the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development, which opens in Johannesburg on Monday. In each TV spot, following energy-saving advice related to the use of air conditioners,...
ENVIRONMENT
Aug 25, 2002

Your planet needs you!

From the depths of our oceans to our atmosphere's ozone layer, there is little doubt that the global environment is taking a beating. Even so, most of us are still waiting for someone else to take action, which is why the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development starting this week in Johannesburg,...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / VINELAND
Aug 25, 2002

Time to think pink again

A browse through the aisles of any fine wine shop can be a feast of colors to the discerning eye, albeit in two narrow parts of the spectrum. "White" wines range from crystal clear Rieslings to buttery-yellow Chardonnays, while "reds" can run the gamut from ruby-colored Pinot Noir to dark purple Mourvedre...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 25, 2002

New kids on the Aoyama block

There's been a host of new openings in the Aoyama area recently, and they're a very mixed bag. Top of everyone's list has to be Kubakan & Republica, the eagerly anticipated restaurant-cum-champagne lounge.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / PLAY BUTTON
Aug 25, 2002

Mad Max: Beyond the laptop

Postmodern hijinks have become such a staple of contemporary pop music that genre bending and blending are hardly news anymore. What artist hasn't ransacked the back catalog of some long-lost funk or soul label, or lifted grooves from obscure jazz hepcats or, for the even more adventurous, modern classical...
Japan Times
JAPAN / WEEKEND WISDOM
Aug 25, 2002

Hamako fires from the lips at today's lackluster Diet ranks

There have been many politicians who were well-known for their outspokenness while still serving in the legislature.
EDITORIALS
Aug 24, 2002

Feeding the frenzy

Make no mistake: The administration of U.S. President George W. Bush wants to wage war against Iraq. Whether it will do so is another matter; whether it should do so is yet another question. The skeptics received a real boost with the publication of a critique of U.S. foreign policy by former National...
COMMENTARY
Aug 24, 2002

Save energy, slash summitry

LONDON -- Are summits worthwhile? Do they add to the sum of human wisdom and achieve beneficial results?
BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Aug 24, 2002

Mystery ailment fells Bunch

The Chunichi Dragons American pitcher Melvin Bunch left his team and returned to the United States on Sunday, Aug. 11, for examination and treatment for what has been described as a series of anxiety attacks. So said the 30-year-old right-hander earlier this week by telephone from his home in Texarkana,...
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2002

Osaka seminar clarifies provisions of U.N. crime convention

OSAKA -- Twenty-one nations from around Asia concluded a two-day seminar here Friday in which they learned from experts about the specific provisions of the United Nations Transnational Organized Crime Convention.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2002

Former SDP lawmaker Tsujimoto returns 23 million yen in aides' pay

Kiyomi Tsujimoto, a former Social Democratic Party lawmaker who resigned from the Lower House in late March over alleged misuse of her secretaries' state-paid salaries, has returned more than 23 million yen, her office said Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 24, 2002

Kawanaka leads the way as Giants triumph

Hanshin Tigers' manager Senichi Hoshino ignored the "Never, Never, Never Surrender" theme he's been preaching to his team all year. What's worse, the slogan of the year transpired onto only one guy.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2002

Cops cashing in on driver licenses: lawsuit

Freelance journalist Yu Terasawa, 35, filed a suit in 2000 against the state, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and police-related organizations, claiming Japan's 74 million licensed drivers are being systematically financially exploited by police.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2002

North Korea on trilateral agenda

Japan, South Korea and the United States will hold high-level talks in Seoul on Sept. 7 to discuss issues relating to North Korea, the Foreign Ministry announced Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2002

Panel calls for separate entity to manage road firm liabilities

An independent entity should be set up to manage the liabilities and assets of four debt-saddled expressway firms, a government panel discussing the privatization of the companies said Friday.
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake jars Tokara Islands amid flurry of seismic activity
A strong quake struck off the Tokara Islands on Thursday afternoon, with the island chain having recorded around 1,000 earthquakes since a burst of seismic activity first began on June 21.
Onosato's yokozuna promotion causes rare quirk in new sumo rankings
Newly promoted yokozuna Onosato holds a copy of the latest banzuke ranking in Anjo, Aichi Prefecture, on Monday.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Over 900 earthquakes strike Tokara islands in space of two weeks
A screenshot shows many quakes occurring in the Tokara islands over the past 30 days, in this image taken from the U.S. Geological Survey website.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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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
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