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JAPAN
Mar 27, 2004
Experts mull extent of bird flu infection among crows
The infection of eight crows in Kyoto and Osaka prefectures with avian flu has raised concerns that wild birds that get near people may become potential vehicles for the virus.
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2004
Avian flu genes match South Korea's
The genes of Japan's avian flu virus are almost identical to those of South Korea's, the farm ministry said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2004
Amusement parks on white-knuckle ride
Roller coasters and merry-go-rounds at amusement parks offer people an opportunity to spice up their lives with a few thrills and spills.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2004
German expert pushes renewable energy
Japan's abundant renewable energy sources have not been sufficiently tapped due to a lack of government initiatives, Hans-Josef Fell, a member of the German parliament and the Green Party's spokesman for research and technology issues, said Wednesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Feb 12, 2004
English: black and white and read all over
"What does 'abortion' mean? It's not a word we often find in textbooks, is it?" Hideharu Tajima, a teacher at Shakujii High School in Tokyo's Nerima Ward, asked students in his English-language class.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2004
Effort on to curb Sumatra logging
A fund to preserve Sumatra's forests was established recently by a nongovernmental organization and Japanese firms importing paper from the Indonesian island.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2004
Firms fear Seoul's easier rules on Japan's culture
South Korea's gradual lifting of its decades-old ban on the import of Japanese popular culture entered its fourth phase this month, paving the way for the legal circulation of Japanese CDs, game software and all nonanimated films.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2003
High-rise denizens wage effort to regain sense of community
Tokyo, for many of its inhabitants, is a faceless concrete jungle lacking any sense of community, unlike the days when close-knit row-house neighborhoods were the norm before the capital exploded into a soaring, postwar urban sprawl.
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2003
Homegrown embryonic stem cells in offing
Beginning next month, a national institute will start providing domestically produced human embryonic stem cells -- a move likely to accelerate Japanese research into the production of tissue and organs for medical use.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2003
More science projects with EU sought
The European Union and Japan should cooperate in developing such advanced scientific technologies as fuel cells, the research commissioner of the European Commission said Monday in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2003
Balanced diet eludes kids of junk food age
Getting kids to eat their vegetables is not easy. And in fast-paced urban Japan, where both parents usually work and the landscape is dominated by convenience stores overflowing with junk food, the chore is ever more difficult.
JAPAN
Nov 22, 2003
66 institutions win approval to open U.S.-style law schools
An education ministry panel has given the green light to 66 out of 72 educational institutions that applied to open U.S.-style law schools next spring.
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2003
Tokugawa symposium promotes idyllic view of life under shogunate
People should use the opportunity of the 400th anniversary of the establishment of Tokugawa Shogunate to consider the culture and social stability of the Edo Period, participants of a symposium in Tokyo said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2003
Biomass plant to recycle zoo's animal waste now a dung deal
Tama Zoological Park in the western Tokyo suburb of Hino boasts 420 animals representing 59 species, including elephants, lions and giraffes, and cleaning up after them is a tall, costly order.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2003
American methods to benefit Japanese law schools
The teaching methods used by U.S. law schools will prove effective for Japanese institutions planning to open law schools in April, American professors said Friday.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2003
New tests challenging TOEIC stronghold
Scoring 500 points on the TOEIC English proficiency test is a prerequisite for promotion to section chief or a higher managerial position at construction machinery maker Komatsu Ltd.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2003
'Sufficient,' more flexible education urged
In a bid to stem the widely perceived decline in Japan's academic standards, an education ministry panel recommended Tuesday that teachers be allowed to deviate from government-set curriculum guidelines and cater more to student abilities.
JAPAN
Sep 30, 2003
Childhood experiences key to protecting nature
Childhood experiences of nature hold the key to raising the public's environmental awareness, according to a top official at a public institution for environmental education in Germany.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CABINET INTERVIEW
Sep 25, 2003
Education minister wants kids to be more patriotic
The Fundamental Law of Education should be revised in ways that would encourage children to regain a sense of patriotism and learn about religion, according to the new education minister, Takeo Kawamura.
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2003
More support urged for foreign students
The government and universities need to improve the support system and quality of education for the increasing number of foreign students in Japan, an advisory panel of the education ministry said Thursday.
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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