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JAPAN
Jul 15, 2003

Security cameras aid in crime fight, but at a cost

The key clue that led to the apprehension of a 12-year-old Nagasaki junior high school student for the July 1 murder of a 4-year-old boy was the image captured by a shopping arcade security camera of the youth walking with the victim near the scene of the slaying.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jul 13, 2003

Opportunity knocks for women in Japan's climate of change

With the days of the Asian Tigers long gone, and Japan Inc. now more of a pussy cat gone belly up, the talk is no longer about the world's second-biggest economy taking over the world, but about the profound structural changes that will be necessary just to keep it afloat.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2003

Human rights lawyer to give talks on Middle East

An award-winning human rights lawyer from the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip will visit Japan to speak about the situation there and how global society can help the region move toward peace.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Jul 10, 2003

Know what you eat

Trying to understand the debate over Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) is a bit like trying to pick up mercury. It seems solid enough, but try to grasp it and it slips away. Critics of GMOs might draw another parallel as well. Considering how pervasive GMOs are and yet how little we know about them,...
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2003

Tax official collected info on friends

A Tokyo tax bureau official has been reprimanded for illegally collecting personal information on people by pretending to be carrying out authorized tax investigations, sources said Monday.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jul 8, 2003

Watching the detectives

There's something to be said about Japanese police attitudes towards foreigners.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jul 6, 2003

Buried treasure: the mysteries and majesty of Nara

NARA -- At the end of 2001, the Emperor made a comment that received relatively little attention in Japan but one that will, without a doubt, stand as one of the most significant statements of his reign. In speaking about Japan's often troubled relations with the Korean Peninsula, the Emperor noted that...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jul 6, 2003

Labor pains

Story ideas for "trendy dramas" usually incorporate current issues that the target audience will be interested in. A major worry of young people right now, especially those attending university, is job prospects -- and the kind of work environment they'll have to face once they do get a job. Some of...
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2003

Japan eyes continental shelf mineral claim

Japan is planning a huge boost in research on rare undersea minerals around the country estimated to be worth trillions of yen, and wants U.N. approval for its claims on the continental shelf, government sources said.
EDITORIALS
Jun 30, 2003

Prepare for the next outbreak

The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), which has claimed the lives of more than 800 people around the world, appears to have subsided. No new cases have been reported in mainland China, the epicenter of the disease, since June 11. Complete eradication will be difficult, though, and...
COMMENTARY
Jun 29, 2003

China a laggard in preemptive reforms

HONG KONG -- When China sacked its health minister and the mayor of Beijing on Easter Sunday for their mishandling of the SARS crisis, many political analysts predicted that severe acute respiratory syndrome would have the same effect on China that the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 had on the Soviet...
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

Taiwan protests SARS info on Web

Taiwan authorities lodged a protest Thursday with Japan's health ministry over a report on the World Health Organization's Web site that a man diagnosed in Tokyo as a probable SARS case is from Taiwan, ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

Taiwan protests SARS info on Web

Taiwan authorities lodged a protest Thursday with Japan's health ministry over a report on the World Health Organization's Web site that a man diagnosed in Tokyo as a probable SARS case is from Taiwan, ministry officials said.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2003

Taiwan protests SARS info on Web

Taiwan authorities lodged a protest Thursday with Japan's health ministry over a report on the World Health Organization's Web site that a man diagnosed in Tokyo as a probable SARS case is from Taiwan, ministry officials said.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 22, 2003

Japan juggles issue of health vs. economy

The health ministry just never gets a break. As the guardian of the nation's physical well-being it is expected to warn the populace about practices and products that may pose a danger to health, but whenever it gets up the wherewithal to actually give advice people cry foul.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2003

U.S. has warned Japan over Pyongyang warhead threat

The United States has recently warned Japan that North Korea may possess several nuclear warheads that can be loaded onto ballistic missiles, government sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2003

U.S. has warned Japan over Pyongyang warhead threat

The United States has recently warned Japan that North Korea may possess several nuclear warheads that can be loaded onto ballistic missiles, government sources said Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2003

U.S. has warned Japan over Pyongyang warhead threat

The United States has recently warned Japan that North Korea may possess several nuclear warheads that can be loaded onto ballistic missiles, government sources said Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jun 17, 2003

Lost in translation

A few summers ago, while on an obligatory trip back to my homeland, I found myself at the center of the attention of a small crowd of curious Canadians.
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2003

Toyota network to assess cars' environmental impact

In response to mounting pressure on industries to cope with environmental problems, Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it will introduce an environment-assessment system in 2004 to produce cleaner vehicles.
COMMUNITY
Jun 15, 2003

Insidious scourges from the sun

You could call it payback time: All of those ultraviolet rays that we soaked up when we were younger finally taking their toll.
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2003

FSA launches internal watchdog office

The Financial Services Agency launched a four-member watchdog office Friday to ensure that its officials comply with laws and regulations and perform their duties fairly and transparently.

Longform

Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go