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COMMENTARY
Feb 19, 2001
Defense issues move to the fore
By Keizo Nabeshima
Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, in a policy speech to the Diet Jan. 31, stated: "Emergency legislation (designed to defend Japan in the event of foreign aggression) is necessary to ensure the security of the state and the people. I intend to initiate considerations in this regard." Earlier, on Jan. 26,...
EDITORIALS
Feb 18, 2001
Extend a helping hand to Mongolia
The coming spring promises more, not less, hardship for Mongolia's nomad households. The pastures are covered with snow, with no signs of sprouts emerging. The stocks of hay built up last autumn are already depleted, and many sheep and horses -- essential assets of the nomads -- are on the verge of starvation....
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 18, 2001
Okinawans have good reason to be angry
By Robert D. Eldridge
On Feb. 6, the morning edition of the Ryukyu Shimpo, one of Okinawa's two main dailies, reported that the commander of U.S. forces in Okinawa, Lt. Gen. Earl B. Hailston of the III MEF/Marine Corps, called Okinawa prefectural officials, including Gov. Keiichi Inamine, "nuts and a bunch of wimps" in a...
COMMENTARY
Feb 18, 2001
This cup of coffee is on George W. Bush
By TED RALL
NEW YORK -- I admit it: The money's already spent. I know, I know. I should have waited until that huge GOP windfall actually hit my bank account before going out on a wild tax-cut bender, but I just couldn't help myself. The mere thought of all that budget surplus loot -- trillions! of dollars! just...
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 18, 2001
Falun Gong feels the heat
By Harvey Stockwin
HONG KONG -- Former Indian Chief Justice P.N. Bhagwati perfectly illustrated the enormous gulf between the political cultures of India and China when he arrived in Hong Kong recently as part of a United Nations human-rights inspection team.
EDITORIALS
Feb 17, 2001
Where does Napster go from here?
Napster, the free music-downloading service beloved by millions, was in the news again this week. But there is not much agreement on what the news means.
COMMENTARY
Feb 17, 2001
Press is partly to blame for Mori's image
By Ryuichiro Hosokawa
On Dec. 10, 1954, Ichiro Hatoyama became prime minister after a long and bitter political struggle with Shigeru Yoshida. In the immediate postwar period, Hatoyama had appeared to be the most promising of the candidates aspiring to head the government. But he was forced to leave the political arena after...
COMMENTARY
Feb 17, 2001
Filling in Bush's Asia policy
By Ralph Cossa
With one notable exception, U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's Senate confirmation testimony outlining the Bush administration's Asia policy signaled a remarkable degree of continuity. Powell identified America's bilateral-alliance network, and particularly the U.S.-Japan relationship, as the bedrock...
COMMENTARY
Feb 16, 2001
The Ehime Maru tragedy: spotlight on failed leadership
By Minoru Tada
Both Japanese and U.S. officials are shirking their responsibilities in connection with last weekend's sinking of a Japanese fisheries training ship off Honolulu following a collision with a U.S. nuclear submarine. The training ship Ehime Maru, of Uwajima Fisheries High School, went down after colliding...
EDITORIALS
Feb 16, 2001
The Lucie Blackman case
One piece of a sad, grim puzzle was solved last weekend when police confirmed that human remains found in a beach cave in Kanagawa Prefecture were those of a 21-year-old British woman missing since last July. The other piece of the puzzle -- who killed her, how, where and why -- is not quite in place,...
EDITORIALS
Feb 15, 2001
Shed light on unbelievable accident
The collision between a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine and a Japanese fisheries training ship Friday off Oahu Island, Hawaii, was simply unbelievable. It is a sad fact, however, that the collision, which is believed to have been caused by negligence on the part of the submarine, sank the ship, leaving...
EDITORIALS
Feb 14, 2001
Picking priorities in Russia
Russia's economy is looking good. A year of 7 percent growth and high oil prices have provided a much needed windfall for the country. By all appearances, then, it is the wrong time to pick a fight with the West. But the government of President Vladimir Putin seems to be doing just that. It is a pointless...
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.

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