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Mick Corliss
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2000
Regional Special: Okinawa
Isle's airport between reef and a hard place> Staff writer ISHIGAKI ISLAND, Okinawa Pref. -- Passengers stare dreamily from the plane. Some crane their necks for a glimpse of the cobalt coastline and Ishigaki's famed coral reefs. But all are jerked back to reality when the plane touches down and suddenly...
JAPAN
Dec 31, 1999
Another Century: Pollution legacy may linger
This is the first installment in a yearlong series on the blueprints of Japanese society in the 21st century. Staff writer Japan's beaches may be little more than a memory when the end of the 21st century rolls around. Conservative estimates predict it will be sayonara for about half of them, while...
JAPAN
Nov 10, 1999
Population fall a 'blessing,' U.S. expert argues
Staff writer
JAPAN
Oct 1, 1999
COP5 gathering to set rules for emissions goals
Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 13, 1999
Japan Tobacco to send smokes to seniors on Aged Day
Staff writer
JAPAN
Aug 25, 1999
Headstones mark Yokohama haunt for the unknown
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jul 19, 1999
Experts work to coordinate environmental conventions
Staff writer
JAPAN
Jun 9, 1999
Hopes ride high on ibis chick's wings
After teetering on the edge of extinction domestically for several years, the Japanese crested ibis took a small step away from the brink when a chick cheeped its way into the world on May 21.
JAPAN
May 19, 1999
Ramsar signatories aim to extend treaty's scope
Staff writer
JAPAN
May 7, 1999
Dioxin: Levels high in incinerator-happy Japan
Last in a series Staff writer
JAPAN
May 6, 1999
Dioxin: Seveso disaster testament to effects of dioxin
Third in a series
JAPAN
May 4, 1999
Dioxin: Proximity to Tokyo dooms Tokorozawa
Second in a seriesStaff writer
JAPAN
May 3, 1999
Dioxin: Flawed report stirred policymakers' interest
First in a series
COMMUNITY
May 2, 1999
Not just a fancy rock collection
Kiyosumi Gardens' overgrown rock collection and pristine pond are a haven for the elderly who frequent it -- lunch box and camera in hand.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 1999
Improved information systems may reduce regulation
Staff writer
COMMUNITY
Feb 21, 1999
Steady Yoyogi belies its myriad past
Aristocrats, farmers, soldiers, pilots, Olympians, crows and bums -- Yoyogi Park has seen them all. From posh feudal abode to farm field, runway to international welcome mat, this park has had a variety of visitors and inhabitants.
JAPAN
Dec 31, 1998
Number change powers PHS, cellular phone expansion
Staff writer
JAPAN
Dec 28, 1998
Lawyers need global outlook as borders shrink, dean says
Staff writer
JAPAN
Oct 30, 1998
Ramos tells Asian states to act as one
Staff writerKAKEGAWA, Shizuoka Pref. -- Asian nations need to transcend narrow national interests and act as a region to overcome the current economic slump, Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos said in a keynote address here Friday."We must reinforce Asian solidarity ... because each of our countries,...
JAPAN
Oct 7, 1998
'Microcreditor' not for privileged
Staff writer Muhammad Yunus is not your typical banker. You won't catch him traipsing around in designer suits or marching briefcase in hand through the corporate halls looking for new clients.No, this simply dressed Bangladeshi banker marches to a different beat: he strives to lend money to the poor...
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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