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Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2003

Japanese Embassy in Baghdad issues alert

The Japanese Embassy in Baghdad has asked Japanese nationals to refrain from visiting it for the time being after receiving threats of attack, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Wednesday.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / WILD WATCH
Dec 18, 2003

Cold feet over winter camp

Camping is a wonderful way to unplug from the computer and e-mail, catch up on sleep, and escape the never-ending round of deadlines and commitments. While summer and autumn camps offer opportunities to "shoot the breeze" around a campfire, on dark evenings in the winter there is nothing more one can...
BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2003

2 Channel most popular keyword

Internet bulletin board 2 Channel was the most typed-in keyword on the Yahoo Japan Web site in 2003, the operator of Japan's leading Internet portal said Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Dec 16, 2003

'Shut-ins' turn backs on Japan

To look at 29-year-old Kenji Tanaka laughing and drinking with his friends, it's hard to believe that he spent the best part of his twenties cut off from almost all human contact.
EDITORIALS
Dec 14, 2003

What the Wright brothers wrought

History is rife with illustrations of those rueful conditional verbs "could have," "would have" or "should have" -- and never more so than when a momentous anniversary rolls around. The latest example is the 100th anniversary this Wednesday of the huge accomplishment of the American Wright brothers,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 10, 2003

Imagine art for all people, living peacefully

Yoko Ono loves me. Or at least she said that she does in the e-mail interview we conducted as she crisscrossed the globe.
JAPAN / TALKING SHOP
Dec 8, 2003

When lenders balk, entrepreneur banks on worthy cause, trust

When Safia Minney first learned over a decade ago the Japanese phrase "mottai-nai" (what a waste) in regard to resources, she knew she was on the right track.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2003

Ministry shows photos of envoys' car

The Foreign Ministry released three photographs Thursday of the four-wheel-drive vehicle in which two Japanese diplomats and their Iraqi driver were shot dead in northern Iraq.
BUSINESS
Dec 4, 2003

Postal service shop for kids to open in May

Japan Post and the operator of Tokyo Disney Resort said Wednesday they will launch a postal service shop for children in May.
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2003

Contest gets kids to use cell phones for school projects

High school students have found that camera-integrated mobile phones are not only good for exchanging e-mail messages and snapshots but also for carrying out their school projects.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 25, 2003

How vital is technology to your life?

Paola VillaniStudent, 24
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 25, 2003

Bank loans, student grief and cremains

More house info F. is responding to "Buying a house" in Lifelines, Nov. 11, in which the article states that "You have to have at least an 'eijyuuken' (permanent residency) to qualify for a bank loan as a foreigner."
Japan Times
Events / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Nov 23, 2003

Kobe German school to host Christmas market

Deutsche Schule Kobe, a German school in the city's Nada Ward, is hosting a Christmas market between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Nov. 29.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2003

Tokyo stocks slide to three-month lows

Tokyo stocks fell to three-month lows Monday. Selling of heavyweight banking and Internet-related shares after declines in U.S. stocks Friday sparked a selloff in a wide range of issues.
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2003

Postal insurance policy sale to go ahead

The posts ministry on Friday approved a new postal insurance product being opposed by other countries' trade watchdogs and domestic private-sector insurers.
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2003

NTT posts nation's largest operating profit

NTT Corp. posted the nation's largest operating profit for the fiscal first half of 2003.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2003

Japan Post begins selling 4.4 billion New Year's cards

A ceremony Monday at the Tokyo Central Post Office in Chiyoda Ward marked the nationwide launch of New Year's postcard sales.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 9, 2003

Project puts sizzle back on dance floor

Paris has long been a musical, as well as an artistic, melting pot, earning itself a reputation as the global center for world music. The city's central and North African population have long been the main source of spice, but recently some new flavors are coming through.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / PLAY BUTTON
Nov 9, 2003

In a community of like-minded spirits

Psychedelia, for most people, was all about bad fashion and, of course, bad trips.
BUSINESS
Nov 6, 2003

DoCoMo offers antispam measure

NTT DoCoMo Inc. said Wednesday that users of its i-mode mobile phone services will be able to automatically reject e-mail from any i-mode handset that sends 200 or more messages per day.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ELECTION 2003
Nov 4, 2003

Party campaign strategies smack of desperation

With the coming election in mind, former House of Representatives member Kaoru Yosano last spring departed the Liberal Democratic Party faction led by Shizuka Kamei.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Nov 4, 2003

Pension cash payments and house-buying

Nenkin Dear Lifelines; I am American, my late husband was Japanese. We lived in Japan throughout our marriage, but for various reasons it became prudent to bring the kids back to the U.S. after he died at age 42.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2003

Expats show little interest in elections at home

Japanese expatriates are showing little interest in voting in the upcoming general election, a problem the Foreign Ministry blames on the complex registration system.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Nov 1, 2003

Human slingshot flings herself overseas

Today I'll tell you my own experience with The Beckham Phenomenon, when Japanese women turn themselves into human slingshots and launch themselves at a man to get his attention. When a young Japanese woman wants a particular guy, get out of her way. Especially if that guy is a foreigner.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
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.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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