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Kaho Shimizu
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2003
Ministry gets warmer in search for arsenic contamination source
Three locations around an arsenic-contaminated well in Kamisu, Ibaraki Prefecture, have the highest levels of the poison ever found in the area, the Environment Ministry said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2003
Probe ties WWII poison gas to 138 sites
Poison gas may have been abandoned at 138 sites in 41 prefectures at the end of World War II, according to the results of a nationwide study released Friday by the Environment Ministry.
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2003
Mysteries of pension system unraveled
With Japan's society aging at a rapid rate, pension reform has become a hot topic.
JAPAN
Nov 29, 2003
Are Japanese ready for bioengineered 'natto'?
A venture company in Hokkaido is challenging Japanese consumers unwilling to buy genetically modified food.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2003
Young environmental campaigner has message for Japan
Since delivering a speech during the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 at age 12, Severn Cullis-Suzuki has actively campaigned worldwide to raise people's awareness about environmental issues.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 19, 2003
Keidanren comes out against carbon tax
The Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) urged the Environment Ministry on Tuesday to think twice about introducing a carbon tax.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2003
Shiatsu to soothe the nervous Chihuahua?
Dog owners will readily say that just being around their pets helps ease their stress. But beyond petting and feeding, how can owners return the compliment and relieve their animals' tension? Or else just pamper them to the max?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2003
Companies urged to engage in good citizenship
In the wake of huge corporate scandals in Japan and the United States, companies are under pressure to be more socially responsible.
JAPAN
Oct 24, 2003
End of two-track system no help to women
As the protracted economic slump prompts companies to shed the time-honored practices of lifetime employment and seniority-based wages, another victim of the cost-cutting ax is the two-track hiring system that has effectively kept women's wages lower than men's.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2003
Expert lays bare environmental carnage of war
While environmental destruction is often the last thing considered when war breaks out, this form of devastation can take decades -- if not centuries -- to correct.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2003
Crime wave fears prompt citizen patrols
Driven by concerns about rising crime, citizens are standing up to protect themselves by forming neighborhood watch groups.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2003
Russian expert holds out hope for Kyoto
The fate of the 1997 Kyoto Protocol was thrown into jeopardy when Russian President Vladimir Putin failed last month to provide any indication that his country would ratify it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2003
New law requires recycling of PCs at consumers' expense
Starting Wednesday, new legislation takes effect that compels personal computer manufacturers to collect used PCs from households and recycle their parts, with consumers footing the bill. The following are basic facts about the recycling process:
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2003
New environment minister seeking to boost PR efforts
The Environment Ministry needs to work on making better presentations to the public if it hopes to create greater awareness of environmental issues, according to newly appointed Environment Minister Yuriko Koike.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2003
It's time for Japan to stake wind power claim: advocate
A favorable wind is blowing for renewable energy these days amid mounting environmental concerns and fears of over-reliance on exhaustible fuels.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2003
Carter blames West for African farm woes
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Friday urged industrialized nations to help African countries improve their agricultural output by sharing technical knowhow and by cutting their agricultural subsidies.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2003
Lax medical care killed convict, 86: supporters
The death of an 86-year-old death row inmate at the Tokyo Detention House earlier this week was the result of inadequate medical care, the convict's supporters said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2003
Environment panel calls for carbon tax in 2005
A government advisory panel tasked with studying environmental taxes adopted a proposal Wednesday for the introduction of a carbon levy by as early as 2005.
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2003
Environment Ministry greening up
The Environment Ministry said Tuesday it is preparing a bill to encourage more companies to reduce industrial pollution and protect the environment.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2003
Everest-cleanup leader finds Fuji even taller order
After three years of annual cleanup expeditions on Mount Everest, alpinist Ken Noguchi is focusing this summer on Japan's highest peak.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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