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Mayumi Negishi
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2000
Okinawa dialects are taking on new sounds
NAHA, Okinawa Pref. -- For goodbyes, Okinawans no longer say "anayagabu sabira" -- Ryukyuan for "I pray for your happiness." They sing it.
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2000
Animistic rituals run deep in Okinawa
KUDAKA ISLAND, Okinawa Pref. -- When the gods arrived by boat at the Okinawan islands during the fourth and ninth months of the Chinese calendar, they first set foot on the shores of Ishiki Beach, say residents of Kudaka Island.
JAPAN
May 21, 2000
Ishihara calls Jiang a 'Chinese Hitler'
TAIPEI -- In yet another invective directed at China, Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara on Saturday said China's Jiang Zemin would be like Adolf Hitler should he attempt to unify Taiwan and the mainland by military force.
JAPAN
May 21, 2000
Chen seen as good for business, too
TAIPEI -- Tai Ya-Chang has just one word on his name card: "Taiwanese."
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2000
Local governments shy to follow in capital's tracks
Despite widespread public support for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's plan to levy a new tax on major banks, other local governments have been slow to follow suit -- because they realize the capital's situation is unique.
COMMUNITY
Mar 26, 2000
So many blossoms, so little time
The last flower viewing of the century will be here and gone in a matter of weeks.
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2000
Landfill seen dooming Edo fishing tradition
The fish that used to throng in the Edo-mae shallows of Tokyo Bay haunt fishermen today.
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2000
Nine staff of Hiroo hospital charged
A case credited with shedding light on a tendency within the medical community to cover up malpractice has taken another step into uncharted waters.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2000
Tokyo barely balances budget despite spiking haloed items
The Tokyo governor has lost 7,000 supporters for his next election, promises marathon aficionado Taeko Hara.
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2000
Hub offers glimpse of the past
Eighty-six years after its construction, Tokyo Station has grown to contain the hustle and bustle of an estimated 386,500 people who part, meet or pass through every day.
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2000
Viva Odaiba! Ishihara dreams of casinos in the bay
Cigarette smoke wafts out of noisy pachinko parlors, crowds armed with racing forms jostle one another on trains on horse racing days, and lines form in front of lottery ticket booths. You may or may not call it gambling, but playing to test your luck has grown into a huge industry in Japan.
JAPAN
Dec 28, 1999
Bungling bureaucrats just another day at work for Ishihara
Staff writer The harried city official sighs as he looks at a poster designed to promote the Year 2000 countdown celebrations in Tokyo's Odaiba district. "He didn't like it," the Port and Harbor Bureau official says, bewildered. "He said we should think it out more, be more creative." A little while...
JAPAN
Dec 22, 1999
New game rides in the slow lane
Staff writer After test-driving a simulation game and ramming right into a curb, Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara announced Wednesday, "I guess I wasn't meant to be a bus driver." "Tokyo Bus Guide," created for Sega Enterprises Ltd.'s Dreamcast game console, focuses on an ungainly, slow-plodding mode of...
JAPAN
Nov 26, 1999
Tokyo to urge scolding as solution to societal ills
Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 18, 1999
Beijing boycotts sister-city celebrations
Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 12, 1999
Japan hit over weak antinuclear stance
Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 11, 1999
Tokyo governor's house goes Italian
Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 5, 1999
Ishihara outraged over misplaced mail
Staff writer
JAPAN
Nov 1, 1999
Child pornographers vanish as law takes effect
Staff writer
JAPAN
Sep 27, 1999
Storm-delayed MOX ship docks amid tight security
Staff writer
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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