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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 worst-case...

JAPAN

Nov 10, 1999

Population fall a 'blessing,' U.S. expert argues

JAPAN

Oct 1, 1999

COP5 gathering to set rules for emissions goals

JAPAN

Sep 13, 1999

Japan Tobacco to send smokes to seniors on Aged Day

JAPAN

Aug 25, 1999

Headstones mark Yokohama haunt for the unknown

JAPAN

Jul 19, 1999

Experts work to coordinate environmental conventions

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

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

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

JAPAN

Dec 28, 1998

Lawyers need global outlook as borders shrink, dean says

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...

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.

Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.

The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'

By Tomoko Otake

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