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JAPAN
Oct 26, 2004
NTT East offers emergency voice mail for quake victims
The automatic response when hearing that a natural disaster has struck is to call loved ones in the area to see if they are all right.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2004
108 active volcanoes keep agency shaking
A recent series of eruptions at Mount Asama that began last month is the latest reminder that Japan is a country of volcanoes.
JAPAN
Oct 7, 2004
Carbon tax should target users, not providers: official
Any new carbon tax should be imposed on consumers of fossil fuels, not their importers and processors, a senior Environment Ministry official indicated Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Oct 3, 2004
Koike vows to sway business sector on carbon tax
Yuriko Koike, reappointed as the environment minister, says Japan needs a carbon tax to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2004
Tokyo's 'heat island' keeps breezes at bay
Japan is unusually hot this summer. But Tokyo is hotter.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2004
Article 9 change signals desire to wage war: NGOs
Japan should not revise Article 9 of the Constitution because its Asian neighbors would regard such an act as proof that the country intends to wage war, nongovernmental organizations and intellectuals said at a symposium held in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2004
Article 9 change signals desire to wage war: NGOs
Japan should not revise Article 9 of the Constitution because its Asian neighbors would regard such an act as proof that the country intends to wage war, nongovernmental organizations and intellectuals said at a symposium held in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2004
Proposed emissions trading, carbon tax set to be hard sell
The introduction of an emissions trading system and a carbon tax would be effective in reducing Japan's greenhouse gas emissions, an Environment Ministry panel said in an interim report released Friday.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2004
Proposed emissions trading, carbon tax set to be hard sell
The introduction of an emissions trading system and a carbon tax would be effective in reducing Japan's greenhouse gas emissions, an Environment Ministry panel said in an interim report released Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2004
Ishihara OKs return of Miyake Island evacuees
Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara gave approval Tuesday for evacuated residents of Miyake Island to return next February, ending an almost 4-year order barring them from their homes.
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2004
Young delegates at symposium stress value of peace
Young people across the globe need to better appreciate the value of peace, which they so often take for granted, foreign students who are studying Japanese said during a symposium in Tokyo earlier this week.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2004
Japan may go Dutch with pension plan
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The high-profile battle over pension reform during the last Diet session was a rude awakening for the public, which had largely been oblivious to how precariously close the system was to collapse.
JAPAN
May 19, 2004
Japan's greenhouse gas emissions up 2% in '02; first rise in two years
The nation's emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases linked to global warming increased 2.2 percent in fiscal 2002 from the previous year, marking the first rise in two years, the government said Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 19, 2004
Japan's greenhouse gas emissions up 2% in '02; first rise in two years
The nation's emissions of carbon dioxide and other gases linked to global warming increased 2.2 percent in fiscal 2002 from the previous year, marking the first rise in two years, the government said Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 15, 2004
Ishihara didn't pay premiums
Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara said Friday he did not pay his National Pension System premiums for eight years and one month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 4, 2004
Effort afoot to put Japan on eco-tour map
The government has embarked on a project to make Japan a major travel destination in the 21st century, hoping this not only boosts the domestic tourism industry but offers other windfalls as well.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 4, 2004
Effort afoot to put Japan on eco-tour map
The government has embarked on a project to make Japan a major travel destination in the 21st century, hoping this not only boosts the domestic tourism industry but offers other windfalls as well.
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2004
People work for praise, not money: academic
Nobuo Takahashi is dismissive of the benefits attributed to merit-based pay.
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2004
Teething troubles aside, merit-based pay catching on
Corporate Japan's shift toward performance-based pay has been beset by difficulties.
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2004
Teachers will be punished for not singing anthem
The Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education said Tuesday it will punish teachers at public high schools in the capital who refused to stand up and sing the "Kimigayo" national anthem at graduation ceremonies this month.
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.

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