author

 
Menu
Search
 
November 22, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access
Eriko Arita

Meta

Eriko Arita
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2005
International airports debut local bus tours for transit passengers
William White did not expect to have a chance for sake tasting at Narita airport while in transit from Vietnam to the U.S.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2005
Yokota base civil flights have merit: researchers
Allowing civilian flights at the U.S. Air Force Yokota Air Base would have positive effects on the local economy, including the creation of 8,000 jobs and an additional 3.4 billion yen in tax revenue for Tokyo municipalities, researchers studying joint use of the base said Friday.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2005
'Cool Biz' popular enough for another try
The sight of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in an open-collar shirt was much more familiar this month than in June, when the government kicked off the "Cool Biz" casual-dress campaign for reducing air-conditioner use.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2005
More psychological support urged for Katrina survivors
Japanese volunteers can help provide survivors of Hurricane Katrina with psychological care and encouragement, a member of a nongovernmental organization helping survivors in Houston said Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2005
Loyalties to party, candidates put to test
Politics are about making decisions, and some of the most difficult ones are those based on where loyalties lie.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2005
Ishihara turns to Taipei as Beijing exits forum
Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara will visit Taiwan on Tuesday to discuss ways to run a forum for major Asian cities, following the recent withdrawal of Beijing from the network, Tokyo Metropolitan Government officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2005
Tokyo, convenience stores, Yoshinoya ink disaster pact
Major convenience stores and Yoshinoya restaurants in Tokyo and neighboring prefectures agreed Wednesday to help people in emergencies by providing drinking water and other amenities when earthquakes and other disasters strike.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2005
'Warm Biz' windfall may trump 'Cool'
The government's "Warm Biz" campaign to encourage offices to set thermostats lower in winter will generate 232.3 billion yen in economic ripple effects, Dai-ichi Life Research Institute Inc. figures.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2005
Home renovation scams causing alarm
Reports of home renovation fraud have been coming out of the woodwork ever since the media reported that two elderly sisters with dementia were duped for 50 million yen in unnecessary repair work and almost lost their home in an auction to pay for the scam.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2005
Honoring the war dead is a hot, heated affair
Tens of thousands of people braved a sweltering Monday in Tokyo to pay their respects to the nation's war dead on the 60th anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2005
Suginami adopts contentious history text
The Suginami Ward board of education adopted a history textbook Friday that critics say distorts history and gives light treatment of Japan's wartime atrocities.
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2005
Contentious texts going to Machida private school
A private junior high school in the Tokyo suburb of Machida has chosen two social studies textbooks that have been denounced for distorting history and glossing over Japan's wartime atrocities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / 60 YEARS AND ONWARD
Aug 5, 2005
Postwar labor scene still grim for working women
Choice has been a long time coming for Japan's working women.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2005
Revisionist school textbooks get metro nod
The Tokyo Metropolitan board of education adopted two contentious social studies textbooks Thursday that critics say distort history and gloss over Japan's wartime atrocities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 22, 2005
Asbestos deaths just tip of the iceberg
Recent revelations that hundreds of workers at firms across Japan have died from asbestos-linked diseases over the past few decades have raised questions about whether the health risks of the unburnable mineral were duly recognized by the government and businesses.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 30, 2005
Roots of abuse borderless: Swedish reporter
As child abuse increasingly makes headlines in Japan, a Swedish journalist who has made many documentaries on youngsters says there is indeed truth to common findings that many abusive parents were victims of abuse during their own childhood.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2005
Metropolitan assembly campaigning under way
Campaigning for the July 3 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election officially got under way Friday, with 220 candidates vying for 127 seats.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2005
Ishihara seen as X-factor in metro race
Four years ago, it was Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi who appeared on the posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates for the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2005
AIDS stigma a dangerous failing of Japan: activist
Japan and other parts of Asia should make efforts to curb prejudices against people with HIV and AIDS and reflect their needs in government policy, the founder of an HIV/AIDS advocacy group said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2005
Controversial Tokyo vice governor to quit
The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Tuesday endorsed the resignation of Vice Gov. Takeo Hamauzu, under fire from assembly members for controlling metropolitan government operations.
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.
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.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
By Kathryn Wortley

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

mission sustainability vol.12 : Kose Corp.Kose takes pride in creating beauty in the world
mission sustainability vol.12 : Kose Corp.Kose takes pride in creating beauty in the world

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER