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Hiroshi Matsubara
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 28, 2002
Runway now in land holdouts' backyard
NARITA, Chiba Pref. -- Crops rustling in the wind appear to be trembling because of the jetliner taxiing nearby, its fin visible above the walls surrounding the farm.
Japan Times
JAPAN / WEEKEND WISDOM
Apr 28, 2002
Scientist's conscience prevents him from toeing institute line
Hoisting banners with the single Chinese character for "damnation," victims of the mercury poisoning outbreak known as Minamata disease rallied in Tokyo in 1971 to draw national attention to their plight.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2002
Mitsui case breaks new ground for wartime redress
A decision Friday to order a private company to pay compensation to foreign wartime forced laborers has been hailed as an indication that the nation's judiciary may be increasingly willing to favor foreigners who suffered at the hands of Japan during World War II.
JAPAN / MUSEUM MUSINGS
Apr 20, 2002
Museum in Ikebukuro holds Mideast treasures
Rather like a Pharaoh's tomb inside one of the Great Pyramids, one dark corner of Sunshine City -- a large commercial complex near JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo -- is filled with ancient treasures.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CLOSE NEIGHBORS
Apr 19, 2002
Language, music point way to stronger relations
When Akiko Konishi felt life had become routine after five years in the same company, she decided to spice things up a little by studying a foreign language.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CLOSE NEIGHBORS
Apr 18, 2002
Grassroots ties aim to bypass diplomatic gridlock
One click on a mouse turns the hankul characters on an Internet chat site into a Japanese message of welcome, delighting elderly Japanese participants in an online exchange with some of their South Korean counterparts.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2002
Nonsmokers little-served by air purifiers
Whether they are waiting to board a flight at Tokyo's Haneda airport or taking a break in the lobby of a government ministry in the Kasumigaseki district, smokers nowadays are often herded into areas with prominent air filtering devices.
COMMUNITY
Mar 10, 2002
Swing your (same sex) partner round and round
The shouts of the caller are heard continuously over the country and western music on the sound system. His words, like magic, control the movements of the dancers on the floor. The dancers are arranged in groups of four couples -- leads and their partners, just as in all square-dancing groups. But in...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2002
Workshops for mentally ill feel fenced in
A newspaper article that called attention to the May 1981 opening of the Aoi Mugi No Ie workshop for the mentally ill, mainly schizophrenics, in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, sparked a 15-year campaign by local residents to drive the facility away.
JAPAN / MUSEUM MUSINGS
Feb 11, 2002
Recalling the Tabata district's golden age
Seeing the rows of houses and apartments clustered around JR Tabata Station, it is hard to believe the area was, until the beginning of the last century, a vast agricultural landscape marking the northeastern end of downtown Tokyo.
JAPAN / ANCIENT TRADITIONS
Jan 3, 2002
Religious groups grope to keep, attract flock
Second of two parts Staff writer In the crisp morning air, two young men fervently chant a sutra in front of a shining 2-meter statue of Amida Buddha, which is of cardinal importance in the Jodo sect, at Kaihoji Temple in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward.
JAPAN / ANCIENT TRADITIONS
Jan 1, 2002
Western eyes blind to spirituality in Japan
First of two parts
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2001
Extremism fills intellectual void?
The profiles of the perpetrators of the Sept. 11 terror attacks in the United States remind scholar Hiromi Shimada of senior Aum Shinrikyo members.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2001
South Korean author protests mayor's 'sangokujin' remark
When Shinjuku Ward Mayor Takashi Onoda referred to "sangokujin" in a speech on Nov. 13, Shin Sugok could not believe it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2001
Nation struggles with drug abuse
A suspended prison term handed down six years ago was not enough to stop the 34-year-old gas station worker from using amphetamines, which had already badly damaged his life.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2001
Imperial eyes shielded from reality of homelessness
The homeless at Ueno Park were up early Monday, with hundreds of the park dwellers quietly disassembling their tents and packing their belongings onto carts soon after dawn.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2001
Cult brush tars modern faiths
Almost half a year after Nissan Motor Co.'s Murayama plant was shut down, the automaker announced in July it was considering selling a large portion of the 1.39-million-sq.-meter property to a Buddhist organization.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2001
Interest in new religions mirrors social change
While the definition of "new religion" varies among scholars and religious groups, the term is generally used for groups founded sometime between the mid-19th century, when Japan started modernizing, and the mid-1970s.
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2001
Battle waged over underground war factory
On a sunny autumn morning, a group of about 10 families, looking no different from ordinary hikers, gathers at JR Takao Station. The station usually serves as a gateway to Mount Takao and other well-known trekking areas west of Tokyo. But this group's destination is strikingly different.
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2001
HIV ruling opens bureaucratic can of worms
The decision Friday by the Tokyo District Court to hand Akihito Matsumura, a former senior health ministry official, a suspended prison term for professional negligence resulting in the death of a patient from AIDS underscores the difficulties in trials involving the criminal liability of bureaucrats....
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.
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.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
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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