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CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 1, 2001

Oh, the places they'll go and the people they'll be

Ultraman, Japan's original TV superhero, first appeared 35 years ago, and since then there has been a string of Ultramen who adhere to the same cosmic rules (he can only remain on Earth for three minutes maximum) but who have embodied different values in line with the changing times.
COMMENTARY / World / GUEST FORUM
May 3, 2001

Turn the PM into a man of the people

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi is right to suggest amending the Constitution to allow the people to elect the prime minister directly. The government of Japan currently lacks the ability to make quick and firm policy decisions. The Japanese tradition of decision-making by a consensus of powerful individuals...
LIFE / Food & Drink / BEST BAR NONE
Apr 22, 2001

More sonic power to the people

I first met Shunnosuke when he was a gangly 19-year-old art student. We both subscribed to the "give art the flick, let's dance" school of thought. And we did.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2000

Video shop bomber 'wanted to destroy people'

The 17-year-old boy who was arrested Monday evening after claiming responsibility for an explosion at a video shop in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward has told police that he "wanted to destroy people" at random.
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2000

Singapore FTA should cover finance, commerce and people

Japan and Singapore should conclude a comprehensive bilateral free-trade agreement that covers cooperation in electronic commerce and financial services and the smooth flow of people, according to a report released Friday.
BUSINESS
Sep 16, 2000

Young people play key role in IT ventures

Young people are increasingly playing a key role in Internet-related ventures amid the information-technology revolution in Japan.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2000

Better society envisioned for disabled people

Five prefectural governors admitted that mistakes have been made in the past concerning people with disabilities and to learn from them to create a society that is easier for disabled people to live in.
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2000

War archives prove draw for everyday people

Nowadays, scholars are not the only ones poring through the archives of the library at the Defense Agency's National Institute for Defense Studies in Tokyo's Meguro Ward.
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2000

6.23 million people lost or quit jobs in '99

Some 6.23 million workers, or 15 percent of Japan's workforce, lost or quit their jobs in 1999, down 0.1 percentage points from the previous year, according to the results of a Labor Ministry survey released Tuesday.
JAPAN / Media
Jan 20, 2000

Of the people, for the people: the mass appeal of konbini

Though Japan is famous for importing technology from the West and then sending it back in cheaper and better form, business practices remain homegrown. The shining exception is convenience stores, an American concept that has been so successful here that one could say it subsidized the rest of the Japanese...
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2000

Record 88 million people visit temples, shrines

A record 88.1 million people visited major shrines and temples during the first three days of the new year, while 5.3 million spent the holiday season at major leisure spots, the National Police Agency said Wednesday. According to the agency, Meiji Jingu Shrine in Tokyo attracted the largest number...
JAPAN
Oct 7, 1999

Don't dump that PC -- people need it

Staff writer
JAPAN
May 14, 1999

The Asahara Trial: Endo 'shocked' that sarin killed people

Former senior Aum Shinrikyo member Seiichi Endo claimed Friday that he did not know sarin could kill people when he and several other cultists released the nerve gas in 1994 in Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, killing seven locals.
LIFE / Travel
Apr 29, 1999

Humanities offer power to the people

SEATTLE -- Journalist and author Earl Shorris believes the real difference between the haves and have-nots is political power.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 1998

New law fails to preserve Ainu people's rights: U.N.

Staff writer
JAPAN
Apr 15, 1998

Protect people's rights, Scalfaro tells Diet ranks

Italian President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro emphasized the importance of the Diet's role in protecting the "rights of the people" April 15 and called for cooperation to help resolve such global problems as war and poverty.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 1997

22 homeless people apply for Tokyo job counseling

After a number of clashes over the years with homeless people living in Shinjuku Station's underground concourse, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has organized a job counseling program that accepted applications Oct. 13 at a briefing for the concourse dwellers.Such a service has been hindered partly...
JAPAN
Oct 10, 1997

Number of Tokyo's homeless people rising

The number of homeless people living in Tokyo's Sanya district and surrounding areas such as Ueno, Asakusa and near the Sumida River increased 30 percent from last year to 1,400, a homeless supporters' group said Oct. 10.The group, which helps homeless people in Taito and Sumida Wards, conducted the...
JAPAN
Jul 25, 1997

Over 85,000 people vanished in '96

Last year, 85,157 people either disappeared or ran away from home across the country, a 6.4 percent increase from the previous year's figure, the National Police Agency said July 25.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 1997

Toyota to set up product unit for younger people

In an attempt to make products that attract younger people, Toyota Motors Corp. said July 11 it will establish on Aug. 1 a separate organization called Virtual Venture Co.
JAPAN
Jan 14, 1997

1.82 million people come of age

A total of 1.82 million people turned 20 during the one-year period ending Jan. 15, the Management and Coordination Agency said Jan. 14, the eve of the national holiday Coming of Age Day.The number of new adults decreased 60,000 from last year, accounting for 1.4 percent in the total population, the...
JAPAN
Jan 8, 1997

Canoeing group offers disabled people recreation, not rehabilitation

OSAKA -- On a riverside road, a man in a wheelchair tries to unload a canoe tied to the top of his car. A stranger stops his vehicle nearby that also carries a canoe, walks down to him and offers to help. They later go to the river together, chatting about their vessels and currents. This is the kind...
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 10, 2023

Children lost for 40 days in Colombian Amazon found alive

Originally from the Huitoto Indigenous group, the children — aged 13, 9, 4 and 1 — had been wandering alone in the jungle since May 1, when their Cessna 206 crashed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2023

The AI gold rush will take humanity to some dark places

Encoding iris scans on the blockchain shows a need to curb Silicon Valley’s savior complex.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 22, 2023

In South America's remote Chaco, deforestation uproots natural rhythms

Land clearances to farm soy and beef have led to some 7 million hectares of native forest being torn down in Argentina between 1998 and 2021.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2023

Why natural disasters seem worse than our most dire predictions

It’s human nature to latch on to the most easily available snippets of information, particularly when it comes to understanding climate change.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 1, 2023

Logins for 2.9 million people found on arrested Tokyo man's computer

Police also discovered 100 million email addresses on his computer, investigative sources said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 8, 2023

‘People Who Talk to Plushies Are Kind’: Finding comfort in friendly faces

Yurina Kaneko delves into the plushie subculture to explore a prevalent sense of isolation among Japan’s youth in her first directorial feature.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Mar 31, 2023

China’s hospitality may not be what it seems

The day before Jack Ma resurfaced in China, former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou arrived for an unprecedented and unofficial 12-day visit.
How Bashar Assad's inner circle fled Syria after his fall
Syrians step on posters of Bashar Assad and his father, Hafez Assad, in Homs, Syria, on Tuesday.
Zelenskyy to replace Ukraine ambassador to Japan
Ukrainian Ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky delivers a speech during a handover ceremony of Self-Defense Force vehicles to Ukraine, at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo, in May last year.
Bankruptcies and suicides rise as Japanese struggle with mounting debt
Lawyers estimate that personal bankruptcies in Japan are on track to reach the highest since 2012 this year.
Honda and Nissan consider mutual production of vehicles, report says
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe at the Japan Mobility Show 2023 at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2023.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
Is Japan finally ready to tap its abundant geothermal energy potential?
Steam rises from a geothermal plan in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture. Despite its long history and potential, geothermal provided just 0.3% of Japan's overall energy mix in the fiscal year from April 2023
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
North Korea aiding Russia where it needs it most, Canadian general says
North Korean special forces soldiers march and shout slogans during a military parade marking the 105th birth anniversary of the country's founding father, Kim Il Sung, in Pyongyang in April 2017.

Podcast

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

Longform

Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
Is Japan ready for 60 million tourists?
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