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Janice Tang
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2006
Koizumi moves out, signs off
Outgoing Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi moved out of the Prime Minister's Official Residence Thursday evening as he gets ready to hand the reins of government to new ruling party leader Shinzo Abe next Tuesday.
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2006
Soga did brief tutoring in North: Jenkins
SADO, Niigata Pref. (Kyodo) Ex-U.S. Army deserter Charles Jenkins, who spent four decades in North Korea and now lives in Japan, said Wednesday his wife, freed Pyongyang abductee Hitomi Soga, only had to coach six men and women, including army officers, in Japanese on three occasions in the North between...
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2005
Tsunami survivor returns to help Sri Lanka
and TECH Japan members Suvendrini Kakuchi and Akiko Ozaki show off an apron made at a sewing center for tsunami and civil war survivors here in northern Sri Lanka.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2003
Famed sailor Horie plots nonstop circumnavigation
Yachtsman Kenichi Horie, who has twice circumnavigated the globe, will take up a new challenge in October 2004 when he embarks on a solo nonstop voyage around the world eastbound around Cape Horn in a boat made of recycled materials.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2003
Transsexual begins process to run for ward assembly
A transsexual presented candidacy documents Tuesday to an election administration committee for a preliminary check, a major hurdle in her bid to run for the assembly in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2003
Celebrated geisha's tell-all a hot item
The mystery of the geisha, with their painted faces and elaborate kimono, has long been a source of fascination for people worldwide. But it has also led to fantasies and misunderstandings about their true roles.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2003
Chinatown to be more tourist-friendly
Yokohama Chinatown, proud of its 140-year history as a symbol of the city since the early days of the port's opening, is gearing up for a makeover that it hopes will draw tourists back to its streets.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2002
Artist hopes bird nest display in N.Y. inspires
Award-winning Japanese artist Mamoru Suzuki, who has collected more than 400 birds' nests from around the world, will hold an exhibition between Sept. 5 and Sept. 28 in New York to share what he considers to be nature's architectural wonders.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2002
Exchange engineers slather praise on Japan
Asian engineers from outside Japan participating in an exchange program aimed at promoting urban development and international relations said at a presentation at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building Wednesday that they had generally favorable impressions of Japanese people.

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