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Natsuko Fukue
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 Times
JAPAN / READERS' FUND
Dec 13, 2008
NGO helps improve Afghan females' lives
Second in a series
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2008
Hong Kong exports boost farmers
Japan's agriculture has long had a global reputation for protectionism and weak price competition for rice grown in its rural areas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2008
Temps in manufacturing feel full brunt of slump
The deepening recession is worrying workers nationwide, particularly temporary employees in the manufacturing industry.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2008
Airing of test scores opposed
About 95 percent of municipal boards of education do not want to disclose how well — or how badly — public school students in their jurisdiction do on nationwide achievement tests, according to an education ministry survey released Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2008
Was wrong bureaucracy targeted?
Double-murder suspect Takeshi Koizumi may have held a grudge against Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry bureaucrats because the system had euthanized a pet of his 34 years ago, but actually the Environment Ministry is responsible for destroying unwanted animals.
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.
Ride-hailing restrictions to be eased during 2025 Osaka Expo
A venue for the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka
Foxconn's interest in Nissan said to be on hold amid Honda merger talks
Foxconn’s pause in its pursuit of Nissan is the latest development in the unexpected emergence of two suitors for the ailing Japanese carmaker.
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.
Curiosity didn’t kill the meme: Why cats still rule Japanese YouTube
A screen shot from YouTube user @lagelda shows the simplicity of going viral in Japan in 2024: A cat dancing to EDM in front of a green screen.
With rare Asia carrier deployment, France seeks greater interoperability
The flight deck of the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier during a stop at Changi Naval Base in Singapore in May 2019

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