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EDITORIALS

Nov 7, 2001

How to cope with 'classroom chaos'

The teacher-student relationship at elementary schools is breaking down. A nationwide survey by the National Institute for Educational Research, an affiliate of the Education Ministry, finds that 26 percent of principals and 32 percent of teachers faced "gakkyu hokai" (classroom chaos) in 2000. The figures...

EDITORIALS

Nov 6, 2001

Northern Ireland's sleight of hand

A bit of political legerdemain has pulled the Northern Ireland peace process back from the brink of collapse. The creative solution to divisions within the province's Protestant community is only a temporary response, however; all supporters of the peace process must redouble their efforts to overcome...

EDITORIALS

Nov 6, 2001

Mr. Obasanjo walks the tightrope

Nigeria is once again on edge. Last week, soldiers reportedly massacred more than 200 civilians in retaliation for the killing of 19 of their comrades. The army is now engaged in the largest internal military deployment since the 1960s civil war.

EDITORIALS

Nov 5, 2001

China's growing dilemma

Two historic transitions are beginning in China: the rise to power of its fourth generation of leaders and the economic transformation leading to membership in the World Trade Organization. They are pulling the country in different directions and creating conflicting priorities for the Beijing government....

EDITORIALS

Nov 4, 2001

A new benchmark for terrorism

Peace of mind is not the only thing to have been shaken by the events of Sept. 11. Language has been, too -- or at least our casual assumption that we know what we mean by the words we use.

EDITORIALS

Nov 3, 2001

Settling the CDJ suits out of court

As with many similar cases in the past, negotiations between the state and other parties for an out-of-court settlement to lawsuits in which former medical patients and bereaved family members are seeking compensation from the importer of dried dura mater have been making little progress. The plaintiffs...

EDITORIALS

Nov 2, 2001

Tasks for the corporate TSE

The Tokyo Stock Exchange acquired a new legal status as a corporation, effective Thursday, shedding its 52 years' standing as a nonprofit organization. This welcome step follows the global trend of incorporation of stock exchanges. The new TSE has the blessing of those concerned, including market players,...

EDITORIALS

Nov 1, 2001

Bad omen for nuclear disarmament

Washington's defense policy appears to be undergoing significant change as America wages a two-front war on terrorism at home and abroad. The missile defense plan, designed to intercept ballistic missiles from "rogue states," is gaining political support in the current extraordinary situation. There...

EDITORIALS

Aug 31, 2001

Unemployment demands quick action

Japan's unemployment rate hit 5 percent in July, the highest level since 1953, when the government started taking regular jobless surveys. Official data announced Tuesday show the jobless figure for men climbed to 5.2 percent and that for women to 4.7 percent. The number of people out of work has followed...

EDITORIALS

Aug 30, 2001

Let's not forget basic research

In its guidelines for the next fiscal year's budgetary requests, the government has permitted a 5 percent hike in science and technology promotion spending, making an exception in the 10-percent cut in general expenditures and public-works spending. This is a real treat amid the deflationary climate....

EDITORIALS

Aug 29, 2001

An alternative to Yasukuni

The government is considering building a national cemetery for the nation's war dead. The immediate reason for this is the political and diplomatic backlash caused by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Aug. 13 visit to Yasukuni Shrine. The visit has provoked angry protests from China and South Korea....

EDITORIALS

Aug 28, 2001

The world without the Soviet Union

Ten years ago this month, the Soviet Union collapsed in one final, drunken spasm. After decades of fear, the Soviet threat vanished with the proverbial whimper when Communist hardliners launched a last desperate coup attempt to bring then Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev back into line. They failed,...

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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