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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST

Nov 2, 2004

Justice reaches dead-end

By Satoko Kogure

In accusing 1,039 Japanese of war crimes at the Yokohama War Crimes Tribunals, 123 of whom were sentenced to death, U.S. officials apparently sought not to seek justice in a legal sense, but to establish the principle of ultimate accountability and set a benchmark for the punishment of future war criminals....

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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET

Nov 2, 2004

Who do you think will win the U.S. elections, and will it make a difference?

By Melanie Burton

Ibraham Quraishi Conceptual artist, 33 If Bush wins, the basic policy in the Middle East will continue to be a non-policy and useless rhetoric. If Kerry wins, there just might be an impetus to find a multinational solution to the Iraq problem.

COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES

Nov 2, 2004

Immigration, acting and yellow pages

By Angela Jeffs

Otemachi still open? Dave was in a panic last week. He had just realized his three-year visa required renewal, and wondered if the immigration office in Otemachi was still open.

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COMMUNITY

Oct 31, 2004

By Yoko Hani

Kazuyuki Yamamura is a tall, good-looking man in his 30s, who was also good at his job. In fact, not so long ago he bought a house for himself, his wife and their kindergarten-age daughter in a leafy suburb of Tokyo. Then, unexpectedly, his company found itself in choppy financial waters -- and he was...

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COMMUNITY

Oct 31, 2004

Playtime pioneer

By Setsuko Kamiya

On a cloudy morning a couple of weeks ago, 26 noisy 3-year-olds at the Kamimeguro Nursery in Tokyo's Meguro Ward were cheerfully throwing themselves into their exercise class in the hall. One after another, the little boys and girls challenged themselves to leap a vaulting horse, jump a rubber rope,...

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COMMUNITY

Oct 31, 2004

Papa's parenting barriers begin to fall

By Eric Prideaux

As well as the ever-present danger of cars speeding around narrow roads and the hassle of lugging strollers up and down staircases, parents in Japan with babies in tow have long had to struggle with public restrooms the size of telephone booths.

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COMMUNITY

Oct 30, 2004

SRC and Edwin Cayce seek to relieve stress

By Angela Jeffs

Chris Earnshaw speaks with so much passion -- such an enthusiasm for life -- that it is hard to believe that 12 years ago he was a quivering wreck. "I fell apart, losing my job (as general manager of a bank), my family and home, in rapid succession."

COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE

Oct 30, 2004

Fancy funerals for fish are all the rage

By Amy Chavez

For a couple of weeks now, the smaller fishing boats in the port have been sporting special yellow "hikitsuri" flags. A casual inquiry to my fishing friend Rikimatsu-san as to the meaning of hikitsuri, literally "fishing by pulling," brought an invitation to go out with him and see for myself.

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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE

Oct 30, 2004

By Vivienne Kenrick

It's a long way from being a cub reporter on a local newspaper to becoming anchorman for CNN International, but it didn't take Michael Holmes long to cover the distance. Being good at his work was essential for his progress. Undoubtedly his cheerfulness and buoyancy helped him to forge ahead, along with...

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COMMUNITY

Oct 29, 2004

Adventures abound in city's toy towns

By Chris Bamforth

It may be all Halloween pumpkins in the shops right now, but just around the corner is Christmas -- the season of peace, goodwill and bank accounts plundered for presents, both for your own progeny and for all those nieces and nephews you've somehow acquired. In the runup to the festive season, here...

COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST

Oct 26, 2004

Gaijin: good or bad?

Near criminal As a Japan vet, I say "Yes" to both good and bad connotations. More important than terminology, though, is the actual treatment of non-Japanese regarding important employment issues. What happens on a near daily basis is often criminal.

COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES

Oct 26, 2004

Dodgy landlords and police

By Ken Joseph Jr.

Dodgy landlord I was two weeks late with my rent and the landlord locked me out of my apartment. Is there anything I can do?

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By Greg Dvorak

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