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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 11, 2007

Hemp OK as rope, not as dope

A Justice Ministry report released last month says the number of Cannabis Control Law violations set a record in 2006, while the amount of marijuana seized dropped to half from the previous year.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2007

Three hanged and named in ministry first

The Justice Ministry executed three death-row inmates Friday and, in a break with its secrecy policy, released their names and details directly to the public.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 7, 2007

Galactic keep it in their own backyard

In a business where some people will do anything to thrust themselves into the spotlight, for their latest release the New Orleans-based funk quintet Galactic did all they could to step out of it. Not even Hurricane Katrina could stop them.
JAPAN
Dec 5, 2007

Inmates claim doctor abused them, sparking riot

A doctor at a prison in Tokushima Prefecture regularly abused inmates physically, sparking a riot last month in which several guards were injured, lawyers for the inmates said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 4, 2007

October wages unchanged, unlikely to spur economic growth

Wages failed to rise in October as the job market deteriorated, the government said Monday, signaling consumer spending is unlikely to drive growth in the economy.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Dec 1, 2007

Stigma from arrest will linger for Redknapp in near future

LONDON — The problem with being arrested for anything is that the person is immediately seen as guilty by association by many.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Dec 1, 2007

Company has visions of a brighter future

Have you heard of a sustainable plant that produces fuel as well as homeopathic medicines? Or a revolutionary process that turns garbage or plants into fuel?
COMMENTARY
Nov 30, 2007

Culture as a common asset

Politics (political phenomena) has become disconnected from culture (cultural phenomena) in East Asia.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 29, 2007

Flipping screens

If you've never heard of the form of Japanese puppet theater called dogugaeshi, you are in good company: The ancient tradition remains an obscurity even to puppet enthusiasts in the know. But American puppeteer Basil Twist is about to change all that with "Dogugaeshi," his production currently on tour...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 29, 2007

"Kenjiro Kitade: Kitade Art"

hpgrp Gallery, Omotesando Closes on Dec. 9
Reader Mail
Nov 25, 2007

U.S. treatment can be worse

As for Michael Hassett's Nov. 20 Zeit Gist article: While I agree that Japan has a long way to go before it will be a friendly environment for foreign residents, I am frustrated at this additional, one-sided, "Japan as abuser, foreigner as victim" diatribe.

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