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COMMENTARY
Apr 18, 2001

The crew's home; now what?

HONOLULU -- The release of the crew of the American EP-3E reconnaissance plane from Chinese "protective custody" may have defused the crisis but hardly represents the end of this affair. Meetings are now under way between U.S. and Chinese officials to deal with the aftereffects. While both sides agree...
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2001

Cabinet imposes emergency curbs, tariffs on Chinese farm imports

The Cabinet decided on Tuesday to impose emergency import curbs on three agricultural products, starting Monday.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2001

More youth exchanges

OSAKA -- New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark on Monday called for more youth exchanges between New Zealand and Japan.
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2001

LDP presidential candidates spar over cure for economy

The four hopefuls in the race to replace Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori remained divided Sunday over their prescriptions for Japan's diseased economy.
EDITORIALS
Apr 15, 2001

Prepare now for demographic changes

The rapid aging of Japan's population, combined with a steady decline in the birthrate, makes it certain that the productive-age population will begin to fall sharply in the not-so-distant future. As a result, the entire population will also start shrinking, making it necessary to redesign the economic...
COMMUNITY
Apr 15, 2001

Where the reading's free and easy

As England was once called a nation of shopkeepers, Japan could be called a nation of readers.
CULTURE / Music / JAZZNICITY
Apr 15, 2001

Between rock and a jazz session

What do famous guitarists do after climbing to the top of their field, having contributed to literally hundreds of the most influential jazz, rock and pop records of the past 30 years? Well, if you ask Larry Carlton and Steve Lukather, the answer is: They turn up the amps, load their guitar chops with...
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2001

Bush's Spanish narrows gap with Latinos

In the late 1800s, U.S. President James Garfield, a former classics professor, amused friends by translating simultaneously an English document into Greek with his left hand and Latin with his right hand. President George W. Bush cannot match this linguistic ability, but his use of Spanish and his family...
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Apr 14, 2001

Sylvie Gramegna

"Small and beautiful" is the description people use when they speak of Luxembourg. This little country, tucked between Belgium, Germany and France, has for centuries been a meeting place of Germanic and Latin cultures. It is known for being open to the movement of people and the different influences...
COMMUNITY / THE PARENT TRIP
Apr 13, 2001

English as a father tongue

You are living in Japan in a bicultural, bilingual relationship (meaning that you can deal with the dry-cleaning guy in Japanese). Little Tomu or Tommy, your first, has gone from goos and gurgles to words and even sentences. How cute! Kawaii! You, who have struggled so hard to master Nihongo (or at least...
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2001

Youths' public service mulled

Education Minister Nobutaka Machimura told an advisory panel Wednesday to come up with concrete recommendations on mandatory community service by elementary through high school students.
ENVIRONMENT / GARDENING FOR ALL
Apr 12, 2001

Tropical fusion in southern Satsuma

It is well known that first impressions count, and my first impressions of Kagoshima Flower Garden were excellent.
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2001

Kamei vows to reduce taxes in bid for LDP's leadership

The Liberal Democratic Party's presidential race moved up a gear Tuesday when Shizuka Kamei, the party's policy chief, announced he would run, vowing major tax cuts to sustain the nation's fragile economy.
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2001

Miura plans to scale Everest in '03 at 70

Kyodo News Refusing to rest on his laurels, professional skier and adventurer Yuichiro Miura plans to scale the world's highest mountain in 2003 after turning 70.
CULTURE / Art
Apr 11, 2001

Signs of an artistically lived life

Living in a country where reading involves interpreting thousands of characters from four different writing systems, it is interesting to reflect on the economy of the English-language alphabet. Isn't it just a little amazing that everything from Shakespeare to the newspaper you are holding in your hands...
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2001

Study shows Isahaya project not viable

A report released Saturday by a civic group calling for the suspension of the Isahaya Bay land reclamation project in Nagasaki Prefecture says the 249 billion yen cost of the project will outweigh its economic benefits.
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2001

Joint effort urged on youth crime

An Education Ministry panel proposed Friday that parents and schools, police and other relevant bodies communicate with each other and work closely to try to detect early signs of juveniles contemplating crimes in a bid to stop them, ministry sources said.
CULTURE / Film
Apr 4, 2001

Hopkins gets the job done

NEW YORK --An awed hush descends as Sir Anthony Hopkins enters the room, quickly darting to his seat like a man eager to get a job finished as quickly as possible. He sits down agitatedly and fiddles with the microphone before him. When he speaks, that unmistakable baritone stops the gathered crowd and...
EDITORIALS
Apr 4, 2001

A dangerous game of cat and mouse

The timing of the midair collision between a Chinese fighter jet and a U.S. Navy spy plane could not be worse. The handling of the incident seems designed to inflame tensions. The governments in Beijing and Washington must focus on the big picture. Give U.S. diplomatic personnel immediate access to the...
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2001

10% of seniors need external care

About 10 percent of all seniors have been recognized as in great need of external assistance under the public nursing-care insurance system a year after its launch, according to the Health Ministry.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2001

India wages an uphill battle against AIDS

NEW YORK -- India's population of 1 billion, greater than Africa, Australia and Latin America combined, is undergoing the threat of the unrelenting advance of HIV/AIDS. The infection is affecting all ages and social classes, and does not show any signs of abating. As things stand now, it is necessary...
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 2, 2001

End the neglect of mental-health care

World Health Day, April 7, 2001, focuses on an undervalued and often misunderstood aspect of our health -- our mental health. The World Health Organization and its partners in public health are taking steps to change this perception.
CULTURE / Film
Apr 1, 2001

A month of the early years of Chinese cinema

The National Film Center in Tokyo will this week launch a monthlong series of screenings exploring the early years of Chinese cinema.

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