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Takuya Karube
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2006
Nordic walking making strides in battle of bulge
, a former Olympic Nordic-combined skier who became a lawmaker, partakes in Nordic walking with other participants during an event at Tokyo's Yoyogi Park in mid-November. KYODO PHOTO
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2005
Resurgent interest in noodles starts fad
Japanese men who have slaved away for decades at their companies during the postwar era, and who have had quite a few chances to wine and dine after work, are rediscovering their love for "soba," the simple buckwheat noodle mainstay that's been around for more than 400 years.
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2005
Injunction a landmark decision for capital market
The Tokyo District Court's decision Friday to stop Fuji Television Network Inc. from issuing share warrants as a method to take control of Nippon Broadcasting System Inc. is being seen as propelling Japan's capital market into the future.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2004
Sumo ranks' crime patrols also good PR
The night echoes with the heavy footsteps of sumo wrestlers, moving slowly and casting sharp glances, but their opponents this time will not stand before them under the bright lights of the elevated clay "dohyo" ring.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2003
Photographer shows images of Iraqis
A Japanese photographer who recently returned from a peace rally in Baghdad has captured on film the lives of Iraqis before the outbreak of the U.S.-led war on their country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2003
Bacteria spreads across nation to create slimy, healthy treat
Across the country, from Hokkaido to Okinawa, bacteria brought back by a Japanese scholar from a remote village in the former Soviet Union have been multiplying like crazy.

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A woman passes an "akichi" (vacant lot) in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo. The capital is littered with such small lots in part because of Japan's aging and shrinking population.
Dealing with rising land vacancies as Japan shrinks