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JAPAN
Jun 23, 2003

Kanto power shortage fears loom despite energy-saving push

As Tokyo begins to swelter in the summer heat, the government and industries are stepping up efforts to avert major power shortages in the Kanto region centering on the bustling capital.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2003

Kanto power shortage fears loom despite energy-saving push

As Tokyo begins to swelter in the summer heat, the government and industries are stepping up efforts to avert major power shortages in the Kanto region centering on the bustling capital.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2003

Kanto power shortage fears loom despite energy-saving push

As Tokyo begins to swelter in the summer heat, the government and industries are stepping up efforts to avert major power shortages in the Kanto region centering on the bustling capital.
Events
Jun 22, 2003

KANSAI: Who & What

Foreign residents to get free advice on problems: A free information and counseling service for foreign residents will be provided between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on June 29 at International House Osaka, in the city's Tennoji Ward.
Events
Jun 22, 2003

KANSAI: Who & What

Foreign residents to get free advice on problems: A free information and counseling service for foreign residents will be provided between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on June 29 at International House Osaka, in the city's Tennoji Ward.
CULTURE / Music / PLAY BUTTON
Jun 22, 2003

Complacency-bustin' beats

Despite the slowly growing hype around DJ Klock, he arrives at for the interview, not with a label rep, but with his wife, Yuki. At the office of his small record company, Clockwise, he even answers the phone.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 22, 2003

Getting a taste for tofu at its silken best

If natto is a challenge to the average taste bud, tofu is a breeze -- so bland, some might say, that if humans lived on tofu alone they would long ago have dispensed with taste buds altogether.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 22, 2003

To the sacred temple-city in the clouds

KOYA-SAN, Wakayama Pref. -- If there is one all-round good guy to emerge from the pages of Japanese history, someone for whom nobody seems to have a bad word, it is Kobo Daishi (A.D. 774-835). Buddhist saint, scholar, spiritual healer, calligrapher, poet, sculptor, engineer, supposed originator of the...
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2003

Tsukiji fish mart relocation rubs many wrong way

The relocation of the Tokyo Central Wholesale Market, better known as the Tsukiji fish market, is causing concern among restaurants and other retailers operating there because they must cover their own moving costs.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 21, 2003

A breakthrough for Thaksin

BANGKOK -- Nearly 2 1/2 years after his Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party's unprecedented electoral victory, recent weeks have seen Thailand's Premier Thaksin Shinawatra score an unmistakable psychological breakthrough. The change has nothing to do with Thaksin's own psychology; his supreme self-confidence seems...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Jun 21, 2003

Maria Anderson

"This year the International Ladies Benevolent Society is celebrating 50 continuous years of philanthropy," Maria Anderson said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jun 21, 2003

To feel better, get in touch with Mojo Massage

Benjamin Beardsley was in high school when he was jumped on by a group of his classmates and beaten up. They accused him of thinking he was different, somehow better than them. "You'll never leave this town," they mocked. Well, here I am talking with Ben in Tokyo about theater, massage and holistic integration,...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jun 21, 2003

The rainy season and umbrella politics

It always surprises me that with year after year of rainy seasons, the Japanese aren't better prepared for it. They slog through the rain and puddles with just umbrellas and arrive at work harried in soaked pants legs and waterlogged shoes. No one bothers to wear rain boots or galoshes. Umbrellas, and...
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2003

Inamine again calls for amendment to SOFA

Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine voiced dissatisfaction Thursday that police were forced to wait to take custody of a U.S. Marine suspected of raping a local woman, demanding fundamental revisions to the agreement covering jurisdiction over U.S. troops in Japan.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2003

Inamine again calls for amendment to SOFA

Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine voiced dissatisfaction Thursday that police were forced to wait to take custody of a U.S. Marine suspected of raping a local woman, demanding fundamental revisions to the agreement covering jurisdiction over U.S. troops in Japan.
EDITORIALS
Jun 20, 2003

Iraq remains a dangerous place

When the Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein collapsed more than two months ago, many thought that peace would return to Iraq in short order. That was wishful thinking. Much of the country is still a combat zone, with U.S. troops fighting Hussein loyalists, Islamic militants and other opponents. This is hampering...
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2003

Inamine again calls for amendment to SOFA

Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine voiced dissatisfaction Thursday that police were forced to wait to take custody of a U.S. Marine suspected of raping a local woman, demanding fundamental revisions to the agreement covering jurisdiction over U.S. troops in Japan.
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2003

SARS is under control: WHO

GENEVA -- The World Health Organization effectively declared the end to the global spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome Wednesday, while noting it needs to continue surveillance for at least a year.
U.S. Osprey accidentally drops cargo into sea in Okinawa
A V-22 Osprey
Search for suspect underway after fatal stabbing at Nagano Station
The crime scene where three people were attacked near JR Nagano Station on Wednesday
Celtic makes 'little bit of history' with Champions League progress
Celtic's Arne Engels (left) and Young Boys' Silvere Ganvoula M'boussy vie for the ball during their Champions League match in Glasgow, Scotland, on Wednesday.
Celtic captain Calum McGregor hopes Kyogo Furuhashi remains with club
Celtic's Kyogo Furuhashi has been linked with a move to Rennes in France.
Japan’s exports rose in December ahead of anticipated Trump tariffs
Japan's exports gained 2.8% in December from a year ago, led by chipmaking machinery and semiconductor parts, government data shows.
How 'Twin Peaks' turned David Lynch into Japan's favorite weirdo
“The Elephant Man” and “Twin Peaks” director David Lynch became a favorite among Japanese moviegoers who flocked to new arthouse cinemas (known as “mini theaters”) popping up around the country in the 1980s and ’90s.
As parliament opens, ruling coalition enters uncharted territory
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a policy speech at the Lower House of the parliament in Tokyo last November.
Dodgers introduce Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki
Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki speaks during his introductory news conference with the team in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Japan-made games part of a rising tide of indie greatness
One of the brighest spots of Japan's indie gaming landscape in 2024 was Sonokuni, and with more incubators and other avenues of support springing up, there may be more games like it in the future.
Terunofuji’s career was unique — and great
Yokozuna Terunofuji enters the ring at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo earlier this month during what would be his final tournament.

Podcast

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

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
By Kazuaki Nagata and Richard Meyer

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