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JAPAN
Sep 12, 2006
Trouble looms as foreign labor floods in
OSAKA -- It's 2030, and Japan is facing an unprecedented social problem. For the past quarter-century, ever since the population began declining, the government has encouraged the hiring of foreign laborers. But measures to control immigration have failed, and in some towns and villages foreigners now...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2006
Second Kansai runway no cure
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JAPAN
Aug 24, 2006
Shiga governor backs antidiscrimination law
OSAKA -- Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada said Wednesday she generally supports the creation of a national law to ban racial discrimination.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2006
Osaka rights funds, 'buraku' kingpin, mob enjoy shady ties
OSAKA -- Calls for fundamental changes in how Osaka funds human rights activities are mounting following new allegations of fraud and discoveries of further links involving a disgraced former official representing the "burakumin" community and underworld figures.
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2006
Ethanol latest bid to boost Okinawa
OSAKA -- In May, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi met with Defense Agency chief Fukushiro Nukaga and trade minister Toshihiro Nikai to discuss Okinawa's future.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2006
Teacher may have hit with 'Japan' board game
OSAKA -- Today's video games can leave parents feeling frightened. Is it really a good idea to buy a game for your child in which bloodthirsty aliens beat up little old ladies or the hero shoots, stabs, bombs and judo chops all manner of opponents? Whatever happened to the nonviolent, intellectually...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2006
Osaka activist's arrest lays bare yakuza ties with 'burakumin'
On the night of Jan. 26, 1985, four hit men from the Ichiwa-kai crime syndicate drove up to an apartment complex in Suita, Osaka Prefecture.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2006
Korean residents ponder fallout of missile launch
. The pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan (Mindan) denounced the missile tests and called on Chongryun to pressure North Korea to refrain from further tests.
JAPAN / History
Jul 4, 2006
POW gesture backfires on hardliner Aso
OSAKA -- Foreign Minister Taro Aso paid a controversial visit Monday to an Osaka temple where the remains of Allied prisoners of war were once interred.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2006
Doshisha, Stanford agree to stronger ties
KYOTO -- Doshisha University and Stanford University concluded an academic cooperation and exchange agreement Friday that both sides hope will strengthen the two schools' relationship.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 16, 2006
Old tipple with new spirit
KAGOSHIMA -- Some Japanese traditions are best left alone. Those who would attempt to capitalize on the popularity of Kyoto's ancient temples by placing soft-drink machines and loudspeakers inside them deserve the severest form of punishment a society can devise, like being forced to watch a TV program...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 13, 2006
Bando POW camp: chivalry's last bastion
NARUTO, Tokushima Pref. — At 2:30 p.m. on Aug. 23, 1914, despite opposition among many pro-German military officers and politicians, Japan honored a 1902 treaty with Britain and declared war on Imperial Germany.
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2006
Japan said not ready for Iran oil halt
OSAKA -- Japanese oil industry experts warned Tuesday the country would be ill-prepared to deal with the impact an attack on Iran could have on the flow of Middle Eastern crude.
BUSINESS
May 27, 2006
Diversity will be key to survival for 21st century businesses, Ghosn says
OSAKA -- Businesses that want to survive in the 21st century will have to embrace diversity in a practical way, with clear goals for hiring more women and using talented young people and older workers, Nissan Motor Co. chief Carlos Ghosn said Friday.
JAPAN
May 19, 2006
Fukui library pulls books on gender issues on complaint
OSAKA -- A library in Fukui Prefecture has become the latest flash point in the struggle over gender equality after it was learned that 150 books on women's issues and gender studies were removed from the shelves.
JAPAN
May 18, 2006
Racism rapporteur repeats criticism
OSAKA -- The U.N. rapporteur on racism repeated Wednesday his strong criticism of the Japanese government's attitude toward combating the problem, saying the country needs an antidiscrimination law.
JAPAN
May 9, 2006
Startup carrier for Kansai airport still only in pie in the sky stage
OSAKA -- Moments after takeoff, passengers on "Air Kansai" watch two flight attendants explain the safety procedures in rapid-fire Osaka "manzai" comic dialogue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2006
Mourners mark anniversary of JR West crash
AMAGASAKI, Hyogo Pref. -- Relatives of the dead and survivors gathered Tuesday morning to mark the first anniversary of a train crash that killed 107 people and injured nearly 550.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2006
JR West's postcrash safety steps find skeptics
AMAGASAKI, Hyogo Pref. -- Each morning, express trains roar past houses and businesses along the JR Fukuchiyama Line, carrying passengers to and from work in Amagasaki and Kobe, or classes at Doshisha University's Kyotanabe campus in Kyoto Prefecture.
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2006
Europe's reconciliation model hard sell in land of anemic civil society
OSAKA -- The public should take a page out of the Europeans' book and do more to push political leaders to reconcile Japan's relations with East Asia over historical issues, an expert on European historical reconciliation said at a seminar here earlier this week.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
Kansai airports to increase takeoff and landing slots ahead of Osaka Expo
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture. The upper limit on the number of takeoff and landing slots at the airport as well as Kobe Airport in Hyogo Prefecture will be raised in spring next year ahead of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka.
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.
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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