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JAPAN
Jul 24, 2009
'Anpanman' sets record for most characters
The TV program "Anpanman" has been recognized by Guinness World Records as having the most characters in an animated series, Nippon TV said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2009
Tokyo doctor refused Jackson stimulants
Dr. Eugene Aksenoff, who treated Michael Jackson on four separate occasions in Tokyo, warned the late "King of Pop" against taking stimulants because they could be life-threatening.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Jul 15, 2009
Fish-shaped 'taiyaki' is always evolving
"Taiyaki," a fish-shaped pancake of sorts made of flour and filled with "azuki" sweet bean paste, has been around for a century.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2009
DPJ's historic win in Tokyo seen as inevitable amid LDP disarray
The Democratic Party of Japan's historic victory in Sunday's Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election was no surprise, many local voters said Monday, expressing dissatisfaction with the Liberal Democratic Party, with some already saying they will vote DPJ in the general election even though they are not...
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2009
Details released on criteria to let illegal aliens stay
The Immigration Bureau said Friday that when the justice minister decides whether to grant an illegal immigrant special permission to stay, positive factors would include that the person is living with and raising school-age children who have spent "a considerable period of time" in Japan.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2009
Diet OKs bills to up foreigner controls
The Diet passed bills Wednesday that tighten controls on foreign residents, paving the way for them to take effect within three years, despite opposition from foreigners and human rights activists.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CONTROLS ON FOREIGNERS
Jul 2, 2009
Bills look to make refugee status more elusive
Last in a series
Japan Times
JAPAN / CONTROLS ON FOREIGNERS
Jul 1, 2009
Visa overstayers given too many breaks: rightist
Fourth in a series
Japan Times
JAPAN / CONTROLS ON FOREIGNERS
Jun 30, 2009
Activist sees holes in bills to snare illegals
Third in a series
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2009
Flight canceled over copilot's indiscretion
Japan Airlines Corp. was forced to cancel a flight from Hawaii to Narita airport last week because a copilot was detained by police for urinating in a public place, the airline said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CONTROLS ON FOREIGNERS
Jun 27, 2009
Drawing a bead on illegal residents
With bills to revise the immigration law expected to clear the current Diet session, the Immigration Bureau aims to get a clearer picture of the facts surrounding foreigners who overstay their visas, a bureau official said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CONTROLS ON FOREIGNERS
Jun 26, 2009
With some concessions, DPJ backs crackdown
Ritsuo Hosokawa, justice minister in the Democratic Party of Japan's shadow Cabinet, says he succeeded in softening the tone of the government's immigration reform package.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CONTROLS ON FOREIGNERS
Jun 26, 2009
LDP's point man on immigration bills
First in a series
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2009
Lower House passes bill revising foreign residency rules
The Lower House passed bills Friday making it easier for the Justice Ministry's Immigration Bureau to keep tabs on foreigners who have overstayed their visas as well as others residing legally in the country.
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2009
Immigration revision set to be passed
The ruling and opposition camps have revised a contentious set of immigration bills in a way that increases government scrutiny of both legal and illegal foreign residents while extending additional conveniences, according to a draft obtained Thursday by The Japan Times.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Jun 13, 2009
Marriage to Aussie 'otaku' found in translation
For Junko Hirose, her Australian husband, Richard Northcott, is pretty much Japanese when viewed from two aspects.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2009
Anything goes in virtual pornography
Should abusing a virtual teenage girl be outlawed?
Japan Times
JAPAN / YOKOHAMA AT 150
May 29, 2009
Yokohama — city on the cutting edge
Last in a series
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
May 26, 2009
'Manga': heart of pop culture
From "One Piece" and "Naruto" to "Doraemon" and "Sazae-san," comic books have been the heart of Japanese pop culture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2009
Principal apologizes for letting students go to New York
Takayoshi Maeda, principal of Senzoku Gakuen's junior and senior high schools, apologized Thursday for letting a group of students go to New York, where two of them contracted swine flu, but said he thought he lacked the authority to cancel the special trip.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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