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Setsuko Kamiya
Setsuko Kamiya is a staff writer and editor covering local news, including legal issues, and has been following the ongoing judicial reform. A 2005 Fulbright journalist grantee, she studied the American jury system in California.
COMMUNITY
Dec 1, 2002
Essential dangling modifiers
Yuko, 38, an office worker, has keitai straps appropriate for each season -- furry ones for winter and beaded ones for summer. When the temperature changes, she adds another to her collection.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Nov 24, 2002
Restored parts, restructured lives
Some things just cannot be replaced once they are lost.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Nov 24, 2002
Faking it
Fakes and copies -- the words conjure up images of brand-name goods that aren't; trademarks purloined; forged money and passports; pirated CDs, software and videos . . . and even archaeological finds that weren't as historic as they were purported to be.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Nov 10, 2002
A straight-shooter wherever she goes
With her Nikon camera, dozens of film rolls and a strong social conscience, photojournalist Natsuko Utsumi travels the world to capture the human face of the issues that shape public debate.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 20, 2002
Keeping tradition afloat
Outside, the air reeks of traffic fumes and it's the usual hurly-burly of inner-city Tokyo. But inside, in a small workshop abutting the Koto Ward Office in Toyo, the sweet scent of cedar fills the room. Two men work together, planing, sawing and chiseling golden-brown timbers into the elegant lines...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 13, 2002
Sports Day: the spirit of '64
"Have Japanese people already forgotten about soccer?" asks a recent advertisement for a satellite-TV station. The ad continues: "To all the Japanese people who were swept up in the soccer frenzy of the World Cup -- have you forgotten about soccer?"
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Oct 6, 2002
Which way with an MBA?
For the past six months, Hidenao Fujitake has been leading a double life. A fund manager by day, 35-year-old Fujitake is a student by night, at Hitotsubashi University's Graduate School of International Corporate Strategy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 29, 2002
Morning Musume: It's a family affair
The all-girl super-idol group Morning Musume has been astonishingly popular since it was formed in 1997. But it isn't because of their singing or dancing, their songs or their looks. What keeps them constantly in the limelight is a carefully crafted and well-oiled mechanism.
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2002
Food makers find an escape route
Not long ago, instant ramen from a prestigious noodle shop would have been an odd combination.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CLOSE NEIGHBORS
Jul 11, 2002
Japan's carmakers tooling up for China
BEIJING -- Zhao Xue Bo, an international relations researcher at Beijing Broadcasting Institute, a national university, has been saving money for some time to buy a new car.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2002
Mazda chief sees bright future
The next two years at Mazda Motor Corp. will be a period of "product-led growth," new company President and CEO Lewis Booth said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2002
Transplant teaches Taro Kono a lesson
Although Taro Kono was determined from the beginning to save his father's life by donating part of his liver, the 39-year-old lawmaker of the Liberal Democratic Party said the decision-making process was tough for his family, even with a fair amount of knowledge about the procedure.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 30, 2002
Fashion world banking on teenage girls' yearning to grow up
In an effort to capitalize on the Golden Week holiday period, many department stores across the country are targeting preteen and early teen girls with a series of brand-name clothing promotions, fashion shows and makeup classes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 22, 2002
Brand power key to profits, U.S. professor advises
Japanese manufacturers have long considered the quality of their products to be their greatest strength.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INTERNATIONAL RATIONALE
Feb 21, 2002
Japanese companies begin to build their brands
In October 1999, Nissan Motor Co. chief Carlos Ghosn said he planned to boost Nissan's brand power as part of a turnaround plan for the then ailing automaker. Many Nissan workers were initially confused.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2002
Transplant expert rues cadaveric donor, social charity dearth
Surgery is an art founded on science, or so says University of Tokyo professor Masatoshi Makuuchi, who specializes in transplants and is one of the nation's leading liver surgeons.
BUSINESS
Jan 5, 2002
Mazda lets buyers fine-tune Roadster
If you are a fan of Mazda Motor Corp.'s Roadster, shopping for your next new car might be a little different than what you expect.
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2001
Not all auto industry restructuring drives get same mileage
As Japanese companies in almost all sectors carry out large-scale restructuring, the auto industry can offer them a number of case studies that reflect varying measures of success.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2001
Automakers now turning to 'telematics'
Automakers around the world are increasingly turning to information technology to improve the driving experience for commuters facing longer periods of time in their vehicles.
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2001
Alternative energy empowering consumers
With increasing demand for cost-efficient and environment-friendly energy, a growing number of hotels, hospitals and major industrial facilities are adopting cogeneration -- a system that makes more efficient use of heat and electricity generated from the same source.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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