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JAPAN
Aug 6, 1999

Hiroshima marks 54th anniversary of Atomic bombing

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JAPAN
Aug 6, 1999

Cleavage, legs advantageous in interviews, coeds told

Wear a skirt, keep the top of your blouse unbuttoned and smile.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 1999

Supply-side overhaul first step to competitiveness

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EDITORIALS
Aug 5, 1999

China's East Wind blows ill

Earlier this week, China test-fired a ballistic missile. The practical significance of the test is minimal; it does little, if anything, to change the regional balance of power. Its timing, on the other hand, could not be worse. The launch sends the wrong message to every government with interests in...
JAPAN
Aug 5, 1999

State won't appeal base noise suit

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JAPAN
Aug 5, 1999

Japan, South Korea hold first joint naval drill

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JAPAN
Aug 5, 1999

Identity of 'Kimigayo' composer remains mystery

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JAPAN
Aug 5, 1999

Public favors flag over anthem, poll shows

Roughly 90 out of 100 residents polled by The Japan Times in Tokyo, Osaka and Hiroshima this week said they recognize the Hinomaru flag as a national symbol, but almost 40 opposed "Kimigayo" as the national anthem.
LIFE / Style & Design / BEAUTY EAST AND WEST
Aug 5, 1999

Want to be a love goddess? Indulge in a fragrant bath

It should come as no surprise that in almost every culture, the goddesses of beauty have also been the goddesses of love. They are also often goddesses of the arts, and of such essentials to life as mirth, happiness and laughter. These goddesses are not actively worshipped in many parts of the world...
JAPAN
Aug 5, 1999

Japan to reward UNIDO reforms with $830,000 in aid

The government will offer $830,000 in fiscal 1999 to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization in appreciation of its administrative reform efforts, Foreign Minister Masahiko Komura said Thursday.
CULTURE / Art
Aug 5, 1999

Thatched huts for the 21st century

TSURUI VILLAGE, Tokushima Pref. -- Still hidden away in Shikoku's remote Iya Valley, the thatch-roofed home made famous in Alex Kerr's "Lost Japan" is taking out a new lease on life -- one that may alter this country's approach to conservation and development.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 1999

JR West studies new erosion repair technique

OSAKA -- West Japan Railway Co. is considering a new method by which neutralized concrete along its bridges and tunnels can be repaired to undo the effects of erosion, company sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 1999

General Motors looking for another nation to run

General Motors Corp., the world's largest auto manufacturer, is considering going into production in Japan, the Asia-Pacific head office of the company said on Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 1999

More cell phone antennas planned for tunnels, highways

The Construction Ministry said Thursday it will set up antennas in more than 200 tunnels on highways and national roads nationwide over the next five years to enable transmission for cellular phone use.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 1999

Kyoto to reconsider building apartments on fault line

KYOTO -- The municipal government here has agreed to consider local concerns about a modern building planned for a site in a traditional neighborhood in northeast Kyoto that sits directly on top of a fault line.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 1999

Japan readies policy advice for Vietnam

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LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 5, 1999

Jambalaya! Cooking to die for in the Big Easy

A visitor to New Orleans in the early part of this century described the city as "a paradise for gluttons," and considering that the Big Easy has the highest number of restaurants per square kilometer in the United States and its denizens have the lowest life expectancy in the country, it's easy to see...
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 5, 1999

Emperors, journalists, critics and other influential people

Several weeks ago Time Magazine's Tokyo bureau asked Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi to nominate someone for the magazine's series of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century, and Obuchi chose Emperor Showa.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 1999

Ban lifted on Belgian egg whites, dairy goods

The Health and Welfare Ministry on Thursday lifted its temporary ban on the import of egg whites and dairy products from Belgium after it confirmed that these shipments were not contaminated with dioxin.
JAPAN
Aug 5, 1999

UNDP hopes to work more with Japan

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JAPAN
Aug 4, 1999

Ministry pushes labels for 28 genetically altered foods

A total of 28 kinds of food using genetically modified soybeans, corn and potatoes should be subjected to mandated labeling for genetically modified organisms, the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry proposed on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 1999

Brazil to suspend favorable auto tariffs early

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LIFE / Digital / CYBERIA
Aug 4, 1999

The usual suspects

Several months ago, I wrote about day trading and the thousands of investors who see it as the avenue to quick riches ("Easy money," Feb. 2). They use new technology to scamper through markets in ways that were impossible for ordinary citizens only a few years ago.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 1999

Land values drop 7.1% as banks unload properties

Land prices in Japan fell on average for the seventh consecutive year as the pace of decline again picked up amid banks' ongoing efforts to dispose of bad loans, the National Tax Administration Agency reported Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 1999

Kawasaki takes on housing discrimination

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JAPAN
Aug 4, 1999

Wiretap legislation enters final debate

The Upper House Judicial Affairs Committee held a first public hearing Wednesday on controversial bills to allow law enforcement authorities to monitor communications during investigations of organized crime.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 1999

LDP lawmakers want remittances to North halted

Japan should suspend cash remittances to North Korea if Pyongyang test-launches a second ballistic missile, Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 4, 1999

A last push by the Taliban

The Taliban, the Islamic fundamentalist movement that controls 80 to 90 percent of Afghanistan, has launched a long-anticipated summer offensive to recapture the rest of the country. The fighting has been fierce, involving more than 100,000 men on five fronts. Civilian casualties have been high, since...
JAPAN
Aug 4, 1999

Magic hopefuls gather at Yokohama

More than 200 players from 39 countries will converge on the Pacifico Yokohama Convention Plaza today for the opening of the 1999 Magic: The Gathering World Championships.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 1999

Facing the reality of Taiwan

Later this week, government officials I have never used the words "one China." In fact, I have never learned the usage of "one China," and today I have found that this is not my singular experience. One of the distinguished participants from the United States told us that he did not remember having used...

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Dul Saroth (left) and Soeum Samrach, deminers with the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, practice using the Advanced Landmine Imaging System in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province in August.
The Japanese tech that could one day make Southeast Asia landmine-free