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Natsuko Fukue
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Jul 11, 2009
Religion couple's common ground
Zuzana Koike, a 29-year-old Austrian national of Slovak extraction, never thought she would even visit Japan before meeting and marrying Takeshi Koike, 38, a lecturer at Daito Bunka University in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2009
Single moms fight for kids' futures
For single mothers, no government financial assistance means no higher education for their children — and probably no future.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Jun 29, 2009
Fun and fashionable rubber boots help shake off rainy season gloom
Rainy days can be a downer, especially for women who want to look fashionable but don't want to get wet in soggy and gloomy weather.
JAPAN
Jun 26, 2009
At 70, Italian institute truly is an institution
Back in prewar Japan — when there were still titled nobility — it was the duty of the upper class to engage in philanthropic activities, promote art or spread foreign culture here.
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Jun 16, 2009
Racing dragon boats in Yokohama
At 8:15 on a drizzly, windy Saturday morning at the end of May, cheerful shouting could be heard coming from Yokohama's seaside Yamashita Park. Even at the early hour, people had already gathered to participate in the 16th Yokohama Dragon Boat Race, spanning four days over two successive weekends.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2009
Vaccine strategy poses serious quandary
The swine flu panic has waned in the past few weeks and authorities are breathing a sigh of relief, but some medical experts say the government has been slow to prepare for a possible second outbreak this fall.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2009
Did media go too far on swine flu?
The swine flu scare seems to be over, at least in Japan and at least for now.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 30, 2009
Women's university in Bangladesh makes appeal for corporate support
As members of the Asian community, more Japanese corporations should help support fledgling Asian University for Women in Bangladesh, one of the keys to the continent's continued growth, according to a board member of the university's support foundation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / YOKOHAMA AT 150
May 28, 2009
Chinese immigrants played vital role
Third in a series
JAPAN
May 23, 2009
Flu policy given more flexibility
The government adopted a new policy Friday that designates infected regions under one of two categories so local governments, hospitals and schools can react with greater flexibility.
JAPAN
May 22, 2009
H1N1 tally hits 292 over six prefectures
The H1N1 swine flu tally grew to 292 on Thursday after Kyoto confirmed its first case and Tokyo confirmed its third, placing the virus in six prefectures so far.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 21, 2009
Younger farmers blogging their way to success
Hard work, low pay and a gloomy future. That's the image many young people have had about farming.
JAPAN
May 16, 2009
Quarantined students, teacher target of ill will
Three high school students and a teacher from Osaka who were the first people in Japan confirmed to have the new flu have become the target of malicious phone calls and e-mails, local board of education and municipal officials said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
May 16, 2009
Diplomacy in love, life and work
Aiko Tanaka, 27, met Olegs Orlovs, 27, for the first time when she visited his home country, Latvia, as a tourist with her family in 2002. Olegs was her tour guide.
JAPAN / CITIZEN JUSTICE
May 14, 2009
Determining sentences seen as lay judges' hardest task
Third in a series
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
May 5, 2009
'Silent Auction' lends ear to plea of needy
There are many ways to enjoy art: Visit an art museum, join a pottery club or simply walk around a town and take a look at the different architecture.
JAPAN
May 4, 2009
Experts say Japan can handle flu
While Japan has yet to see a confirmed case of swine flu, experts believe it won't be long before someone will be infected.
BUSINESS
Apr 30, 2009
Rengo-staged May Day rally draws 36,000
Expressing solidarity at a time of employment crisis, nearly 36,000 regular and temporary workers turned out Wednesday for the 80th annual May Day rally organized by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo) in Tokyo's Yoyogi Park.
JAPAN
Apr 28, 2009
New flu finds Japan feeling unprepared
The swine-avian-human flu outbreak in Mexico has killed more than 100 people and sparked a worldwide panic. Around 20 people in the United States, others in Canada, Europe, New Zealand and Israel are also suspected of being infected with the new strain.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2009
Interest in history, literature spawns tomb tours
Cemeteries are generally considered spooky and gloomy, which may explain why Japanese visit the graves of loved ones on few occasions yearly, such as on the anniversary of their deaths and during the spring and fall equinox.
Freed anti-whaling campaigner Paul Watson arrives in France
U.S.-Canadian anti-whaling environmental activist Paul Watson, who was released from prison in Greenland's capital Nuuk after five months in detention, arrives with Lamya Essemlali, president of Sea Shepherd France, at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Roissy-en-France, near Paris, on Friday.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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