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Jul 8, 2003

A victory for Hong Kong's democrats

In a victory for democracy, the Hong Kong government has decided to postpone debate on antisubversion legislation that triggered the largest public protests in over a decade, alarmed human rights advocates worldwide and cracked the governing coalition in the special administrative region (SAR). The controversy...

EDITORIALS

Jul 7, 2003

Deja vu in Indonesia

The deteriorating situation in Aceh is sadly familiar. The Indonesian government is claiming that it has rebel guerrillas on the run, but is clamping down on the media so that independent assessments of the situation are hard to come by. The guerrillas dispute the military's assertion that it has regained...

EDITORIALS

Jul 6, 2003

The case of the missing WMD

Since the war in Iraq ended, supporters and critics alike have reached a near-consensus that the main reason given for the U.S.-led operation -- the threat posed by Iraq's possession of weapons of mass destruction -- was baseless. U.S. President George Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair insist...

EDITORIALS

Jul 5, 2003

Mr. Taylor must go

Liberia, Africa's oldest republic, was founded by freed American slaves more than 150 years ago. The country was once considered a model African nation, prosperous and stable. Today it is a war-torn country, shattered from decades of conflict that have claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and destroyed...

EDITORIALS

Jul 4, 2003

Women's rights vs. complacency

Japan's efforts to improve women's human rights will come up for a U.N. review this month at the Commission on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, or CEDAW, the implementing body of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. The review will be based on...

EDITORIALS

Jul 3, 2003

Freeze salaries to arrested lawmakers

The average annual income of Japanese Diet members in 2002 dropped 6.2 percent from the year before to 26.93 million yen, the lowest level since 1993 when an income and asset reporting system for national legislators was introduced, according to data released Monday by the Diet. This drop is attributed...

EDITORIALS

Jul 2, 2003

'Big-boned' changes require leadership

The Cabinet last week approved a new set of guidelines for structural reform, dubbed the "big-boned" program. It is the third of its kind since Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi took office in April 2001. In a nutshell, the latest program gives the impression that his reform drive is running out of steam....

EDITORIALS

Jul 1, 2003

Another nudge for the U.S. economy

The stars are beginning to line up for the U.S. economy. The war in Iraq ended quickly, the Bush tax cut has become law, economic indicators point to growth in the second half of the year and the dollar is declining against other currencies, boosting the prospects for exports. To help nudge things along,...

EDITORIALS

Jun 30, 2003

Prepare for the next outbreak

The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), which has claimed the lives of more than 800 people around the world, appears to have subsided. No new cases have been reported in mainland China, the epicenter of the disease, since June 11. Complete eradication will be difficult, though, and...

EDITORIALS

Jun 29, 2003

Harry Potter and the perfect storm

No doubt about it, this past week has been the week of Harry Potter -- a fireworks-and-champagne phenomenon not seen in the publishing industry for three years. "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," the long-awaited fifth volume in a series, has been flying off the shelves like so many Firebolts...

EDITORIALS

Jun 28, 2003

Mr. Vajpayee breaks new ground

Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has just concluded a historic weeklong visit to China. A meeting of the minds between these two countries -- home to one-third of the world's population -- is long overdue. Both India and China, their neighbors and their entire region, will benefit from better...

EDITORIALS

Jun 27, 2003

How to protect personal information

A full-scale electronic government is about to make its debut in Japan. Beginning Aug. 25, the central and local governments will be linked nationwide by an online resident-registration network. "Juki Net," as the system is known, went into limited operation last August. It identifies each resident by...

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.

Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go

By Kazuaki Nagata and Richard Meyer

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