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JAPAN
Aug 8, 2001

Young people grow conservative about work: survey

Concerns about employment prospects amid a faltering economy are leading young workers to be more conservative in their job choices, as the preference for seniority-based work systems is on the rise, according to a survey released Tuesday by the Sanno Institute of Management.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2001

Attitudes shifting on separate names for married people

The government sees a big change in attitudes about separate surnames by married couples and plans to discuss the possible introduction of a two-name system, the top government spokesman said Monday.
CULTURE / Film
Jun 20, 2001

By the people, for the media

The Contender Rating: * * * * Director: Rod Lurie Running time: 127 minutes Language: English Now showing at Marunouchi Piccadilly and other theaters You see "The Contender" and you realize the level of puritanism in the United States, at least in terms of politics as presented by the media for public...
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2001

Society will freeze sperm, eggs of people with cancer

The Japan Society of Fertility and Sterility has decided to start freezing sperm and eggs of unmarried cancer patients who fear they will become sterile as a side effect of the treatment for the disease, society members said Saturday.
CULTURE / Film
May 9, 2001

Talent aside, some people were born to dance

Center Stage Rating: * * * Director: Nicholas Hytner Running time: 115 minutes Language: English, with Japanese subtitlesOpens May 12 Ballet lessons (along with violin and piano) are often forced upon us at a certain age and continue until we or our parents throw a major tantrum and we call it quits....
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 12, 2001

Give power to the people

The newly reorganized government ministries and agencies began operating Jan. 6. The administration of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, however, seems to be oblivious to the purpose of the reform.
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2001

Accidents from snow leave five people dead, 300 injured

Snow in western and eastern Japan abated Sunday, leaving five dead and 300 injured injured in traffic accidents and other mishaps in Tokyo and its surrounding areas, which usually get little snow, police and firefighters said.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2001

New government opens doors

The new-look streamlined government opened its doors for the first time on Saturday, shorn of almost half the powerful central government entities that built post-war corporate Japan.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2000

New administration told to reflect views of ordinary people

Some heads of nonprofit organizations and operators of small businesses demanded Tuesday that the new Cabinet make an effort to reflect the opinions of ordinary citizens.
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2000

Khatami urges people of Japan, Iran to be closer

Iranian President Mohammad Khatami on Thursday urged the people of Japan and Iran to draw closer by overcoming differences in culture, language and mentality.
CULTURE / Stage
Sep 30, 2000

Puppetry for the people

In Western countries puppetry is a form of entertainment aimed at children. From Punch and Judy to the Muppets, Western puppet theater has been small scale, emphasizing broad, slapstick humor and simple, if any, plots.
BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2000

Politicians know ordinary people best: Aizawa

The government will not delay again the sale of the nationalized Nippon Credit Bank to a Softbank Corp.-led consortium on Sept. 1, despite a controversial clause in the contract, the new chairman of the Financial Reconstruction Commission said Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
May 27, 2000

Politicians don't create jobs, people do

As Japan's leaders do battle against the ravages of deflation and recessionary conditions that grip their economy, unemployment rates are at a postwar high. Government data indicate the unemployment rate set a record high for the second consecutive month in March and now stands at 4.9 percent.
JAPAN
Jan 16, 2000

Street people face tuberculosis scourge

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JAPAN
Jun 29, 1999

Jobless rate dips to 4.6% but more people out of work

Japan's jobless rate fell in May to a seasonally adjusted 4.6 percent from the record-high 4.8 percent seen in March and April, but the number of unemployed men in Japan actually hit a record high while the number of jobless women also increased on a year-on-year basis.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 1999

Five people win refugee status

The Justice Ministry granted refugee status to five people Wednesday, bringing to seven the total number of refugees recognized this year.
CULTURE / Books
Mar 17, 1999

Last glimpses of a vanishing people

THE VANISHING TRIBES OF BURMA, by Richard K. Diran. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 240 pp., $60. Coffee-table photo books are usually too expensive, space-consuming or indistinguishable in content from the art of the glossy postcard for most of us to consider buying. Every once in a while, however,...
JAPAN
Sep 9, 1998

Kurosawa to be given People's Honor Award

Film director Akira Kurosawa, who died of a stroke Sunday at the age of 88, will be posthumously honored for his "outstanding contribution to society," Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka announced Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 27, 1998

Factional politicians 'out of touch' with people, Tanaka says

Politicians must act in response to the public's will, not to power struggles with rival factions, and be held accountable for the outcome of their policies, Lower House lawmaker Makiko Tanaka said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 1997

Typhoon leaves 30 people injured in its wake

Typhoon No. 9 injured 30 people in 18 prefectures while passing through western Japan over the weekend, the National Police Agency said July 28.
JAPAN
Feb 13, 1997

308 people ready to help in disaster

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has registered 308 bilingual Tokyo residents as volunteers to help foreigners in the event of a natural disaster, metropolitan officials said Feb. 13.
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2023

Five people killed in collision of bus and truck in Hokkaido

The bus was carrying 15 passengers from Sapporo to a hot spring resort in Hakodate — with all hospitalized.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 30, 2023

Bidet toilet makers targeting wealthy people overseas

In the North American market, Lixil saw a sales surge amid a paper shortage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 13, 2023

Lower House approves bill to use GPS monitoring for people on bail

The bill was sent to the House of Councilors and is expected to be enacted during the ongoing ordinary session of parliament.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2023

How India’s hunt for a separatist preacher cut off the internet for 27 million people

The self-styled preacher, Amritpal Singh, has called on his followers to revive a banned secessionist movement that fought to create an independent state called Khalistan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2023

A George Jetson world will start with parcels — not people

Before air taxis start taking passengers, the technology will be tested in moving freight before the public accepts their everyday use.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 22, 2023

Canada settles $2 billion suit over ‘cultural genocide’ at residential schools

From the 19th century through the 1990s, thousands of Indigenous students were forbidden from speaking their ancestral languages and practicing their traditions.
Employees of a fishing net manufacturer, including Ainu Indigenous people, work at a facility in Urahoro, Hokkaido, in June.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET
Jul 23, 2023

In Hokkaido, an Ainu group's lawsuit and climate change converge on salmon fishing

The Raporo Ainu Nation in Hokkaido is fighting for its Indigenous rights to fish for salmon. But warming waters are raising questions about future fish stocks.
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.
Japan accuses Google of violating antimonopoly law
The Japanese antitrust watchdog said that Google forced smartphone makers to preinstall its search app on their devices, sources say.
Okinawa people stage rally against sexual assaults by U.S. servicemen
Sorane Sakihama, a 22-year-old college student, speaks at a rally in the city of Okinawa on Sunday protesting against sexual assaults by U.S. soldiers.
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.
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
A brief history of ‘osechi ryōri,' Japan's edible tradition for the new year
Japan's traditional New Year cuisine has a long history, though modern developments have led to slight changes in the way things work.
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.

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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.
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