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Natsuko Fukue
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2009
No reprieve for expelled Filipino family
The Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau told an undocumented Filipino couple in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, on Friday that they will be detained unless they decide by March 9 whether to leave Japan with or without their 13-year-old Japan-born daughter.
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Feb 24, 2009
Students impart art of dumpling making
Some 120 Chinese students and Japanese rolled up their sleeves and got their hands full of flour and sesame oil as part of the fun at an educational dumpling party in celebration of the Chinese New Year.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2009
Slump exposes holes in safety net
The recent massive layoffs of temporary employees by blue-chip firms have shocked and scared workers in a nation long known for accommodative labor relations and lifetime employment.
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2009
Tart verse for Aso on Valentine's Day
Prime Minister Taro Aso can expect to receive more than chocolates this Valentine's Day.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ALSO OUT THERE
Feb 6, 2009
Getting a glimpse behind the mask
It happens in Japanese cities every winter and spring — the mask attack.
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Feb 3, 2009
Yokohama Chinatown lions roar in new year
With the beating of drums, the clang of cymbals and the popping of firecrackers, Yokohama's Chinatown welcomed in the new year, with festivities reaching a peak on Chinese New Year's, Jan. 26.
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2009
Cabinet Office to aid foreigners caught in recession trap
The Cabinet Office announced Friday it has compiled steps to support foreigners with permanent resident status who have lost their jobs and are facing financial hardships.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jan 27, 2009
No brown bagging it for students
Safe, healthy, tasty. That's the goal of "kyushoku" (school lunches) that are distributed nationwide.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2009
Temps in manufacturing: Safety valve, but no net
A day before Christmas, temporary worker Yoshinori Sato, 49, received his dismissal notice from Isuzu Motor Co.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2009
Strategist puts stock in future of women
Ranked tops in equity strategy by Institutional Investor magazine in 2000, 2001 and 2006, Kathy Matsui has a new challenge: empowering Asia's women.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2009
Laid-off workers protest at Isuzu
Some 300 seasonal and former temp workers of Isuzu Motor Co. and union members held a protest Wednesday in front of the company's head office in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, claiming their right to work to the end of their contracts.
Japan Times
Events / WHERE IT'S AT
Jan 13, 2009
Women's Group kicks off with lucky tour
Members of the Tokyo American Club Women's Group participated in the Seven Lucky Gods Tour in Tokyo's old and picturesque district of Yanaka on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / MIXED MATCHES
Jan 10, 2009
Irishman lets chips fall, finds love
Neither Frankie Lafferty nor Saika Kojima ever thought they would wed a foreigner. But nine months after their first encounter in 2004, the two registered for marriage in Sayama, Saitama Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2009
Hibiya Park tent city for jobless closes down
Some 500 jobless people, many of them laid-off temp workers, who spent the New Year's period encamped in Hibiya Park were relocated Monday to four other sites arranged by the welfare ministry after volunteers closed the temporary shelter in the heart of Tokyo.
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2009
For babies, nationality depends on birthplace, parents
What nationality does a baby born at sea or in the air get?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2008
Blood types — do they shape a personality or mere stereotypes?
Can blood type determine character?
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2008
Spike feared in idled-temp suicides
Nonprofit organizations and Diet members fear they will see a surge in suicides among temporary workers subjected to massive dismissals as the plunging economy gives them no room to survive with little financial or housing support.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2008
Frogman's unique slant on politics
Animator Ryo Ono, a 37-year-old Tokyo native, achieved his dream of making films by changing his career as a movie production assistant.
JAPAN / Q&A
Dec 25, 2008
Temps a threatened species as job cuts bite
Last of two parts
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2008
Isuzu grants a Christmas gift to 550 temps due for layoff
Major truck manufacturer Isuzu Motors Ltd. announced Wednesday it won't cancel the contracts for about 550 seasonal workers after all.
Japan's biggest beef bowl chain Sukiya to shut nearly 2,000 stores after rat and bug contamination
Zensho Holdings, operator of fast-food chain Sukiya, said it will close all of its stores in Japan, except for a small number in shopping centers, between Monday and Friday following recent contamination incidents.
Alert raised for volcano in southwestern Japan
Shinmoedake, a volcano located between Miyazaki and Kagoshima prefectures, in November 2019
Japan considers all possible options as Trump threatens new auto tariffs
Subaru cars awaiting export at a port in Yokohama on Thursday.
Nankai Trough earthquake could kill 298,000 people, government says
Residents participate in an evacuation drill held with West Japan Railway in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, in January 2024 to prepare for a Nankai Trough earthquake and a possible tsunami following the quake.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.
Tokyo tech failures lean into misfortune, mistakes and missteps
Tsuyoshi Domoto in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on March 28. As an entrepreneur, Domoto experienced plenty of setbacks but maintains a positive attitude and continues to pursue his dreams.
Who among the opposition would join the ruling coalition?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Friday.
Traveling the Three-Star Road, the tourist route made from thin air
Scenes like this snow-covered bridge leading to the village of Shirakawa-go are what make the Three-Star Road worth traveling — its name notwithstanding.
Recent spate of wildfires in Japan and South Korea linked to climate change
Smoke and flames rise from a wildfire in Andong, South Korea, on Tuesday.

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