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JAPAN
May 5, 2004

Number of Japanese children falls for 23rd straight year

Japan had an estimated 17.81 million children younger than 15 as of April 1, down 200,000 from a year earlier for the 23rd consecutive year of decline, the government said Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 5, 2004

Chinese here feel sting of prejudice

Huang Tianshu came to Japan from China five years ago, hoping to learn more about the language and culture of her peers at a China subsidiary of a Kobe-based car navigation system manufacturer, where she worked for six years after graduating from college.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
May 5, 2004

Hara solo gives Rika Noguchi liftoff

Sometimes, for whatever reason, a "buzz" develops around an art exhibition, and soon everybody is talking about it. I'm still not sure exactly why, but there was a real buzz at the vernissage for "I Dreamt of Flying," a new Rika Noguchi show comprising about 40 photographic prints that is now showing...
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 5, 2004

Comic magazine looks for revival via serious, timely topics

Cults, capital punishment, teenage pregnancies and North Korean abductions may not represent the light fare generally associated with "manga" comic magazines, but one such publication is hoping its new focus on serious current issues will spark its revival.
JAPAN
May 5, 2004

Trans-Pacific solo sculler located after sending SOS

The Japan Coast Guard on Tuesday found a Japanese adventurer who issued an SOS just weeks into a seven-month voyage to scull across the Pacific to the United States.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 5, 2004

Re-presenting the modern by any means

"So what's modern art all about?" is a question I am often asked. It's about as easy to answer as "What is the meaning of life?"
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 5, 2004

Suffering for her r'n'r art

Rock 'n' roll is an extreme sport and can seriously damage your health. Just ask Eri Shibata, who's fast becoming one of Japan's most celebrated "rock chicks." At a bar in Shibuya she pulls back the collar of her blouse to reveal a 10-cm scar running down from the nape of her neck.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 5, 2004

One sure way to the enjoy the twilight years

Shinibana Rating: * * * (out of 5) Director: Isshin Inudo Running time: 120 minutes Language: Japanese Opens May 7 [See Japan Times movie listings] Japanese society is rapidly graying, as journalists never tire of telling us. What the journos seldom mention -- though the cannier film...
JAPAN
May 5, 2004

Dental group wined and dined ministry officials

The Japan Dental Association entertained health ministry officials at expensive restaurants and gave them money described as taxi fees, sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 5, 2004

Language schools fight image war

Students at the Japanese-language school Tokyo Nichigo Gakuin are encouraged to speak their minds, and to do so as fluently as possible.
EDITORIALS
May 5, 2004

Political show for re-election?

The U.S. commission investigating the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks last week interviewed U.S. President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. The three-hour, closed-door meeting, held at the White House, proceeded without a hitch, according to both sides. It is disappointing, though, that,...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 5, 2004

A colorful realm of the senses

"I do not believe in imitation," says Kazi Ghiyasuddin. "When I see something, my senses react. I want to portray that reaction through colors."
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2004

China can't stop counterfeit DVD sales

LONDON -- Some months ago I was coming out of a classroom at Fudan University in Shanghai when a man sprinted past me with a suitcase under his arm. He was closely followed by a policeman, who suddenly leaped at him in a rugby tackle and brought him down. The suitcase went up in the air and came crashing...
JAPAN
May 5, 2004

Number of Japanese children falls for 23rd straight year

Japan had an estimated 17.81 million children younger than 15 as of April 1, down 200,000 from a year earlier for the 23rd consecutive year of decline, the government said Tuesday.
JAPAN
May 5, 2004

More universities offering internships in business field

University graduates are finding it hard to get jobs despite the much-vaunted economic upturn, so the schools are promoting business internships in an effort to help them get started on their careers.
JAPAN
May 5, 2004

Comic magazine looks for revival via serious, timely topics

Cults, capital punishment, teenage pregnancies and North Korean abductions may not represent the light fare generally associated with "manga" comic magazines, but one such publication is hoping its new focus on serious current issues will spark its revival.
SOCCER / J. League
May 4, 2004

J. League record

A record number of fans flocked to see J. League matches Sunday with 277,576 fans attending a total of 14 first- and second-division matches.
EDITORIALS
May 4, 2004

Google-eyed on Wall Street

The announcement that Google, the company that created the No. 1 Internet search engine, is about to go public has investors the world over in a lather. While the fever recalls the heady days of the Internet bubble, the clamor surrounding the offering speaks to a deeper hunger: a desire for markets to...
BASEBALL / MLB
May 4, 2004

Swallows bury Dragons under 20-run attack

Akinori Iwamura went 4-for-6 with a two-run single to highlight a nine-run outburst in the second inning as the Yakult Swallows lashed out 22 hits to crush the Chunichi Dragons 20-7 Monday night at Jingu Stadium.
JAPAN
May 4, 2004

GSDF to be withdrawn from East Timor as mandate ends

Japan will withdraw Ground Self-Defense Force troops conducting reconstruction assistance in East Timor, following the end of the mandate for the U.N. peacekeeping mission there May 20, government officials said Monday.
MORE SPORTS
May 4, 2004

Tachibana, Takeda lead Japan Open

Miya Tachibana and Miho Takeda, who together won silver at the World Swimming Championships last year, got off to a flying start when they placed first after the duet technical routine on the opening day of the Japan Open on Monday.
Clinical trial set to begin in Japan for medicine to help grow teeth
Inside the mouth of a mouse whose teeth were missing due to congenital anodontia (left) and the inside of the mouth after teeth were grown after taking medicine.
Typhoon Shanshan gains steam as storm projected to hit broad swath of Japan
Typhoon Shanshan is forecast to approach or make landfall on the islands of Honshu or Shikoku by Tuesday afternoon, with rough weather expected from western to eastern Japan through Wednesday before hitting the country’s northeastern areas late Wednesday into Thursday.
Japan to expand nursing care robot introduction support
The government is expanding subsidies for the use of robotics by nursing care facilities to reduce the burden on care staff amid a chronic labor shortage.
Typhoon Shanshan set to become a 'very powerful' storm later this week
Typhoon Shanshan is the sixth typhoon to form in August, with the Meteorological Agency forecasting strong winds and potentially severe weather for a broad swath of the country from Tuesday as it approaches.
Japan’s dueling ‘katsu’ curry creators are just happy to see the dish thrive
Three Tokyo restaurants claim to be the inventor of Japan's 'katsu karē' (breaded and fried pork served with Japanese curry), but Ginza Swiss' take (pictured) may be the most unique.
Ueda promises better communication as he sticks to the script
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda speaks during a Lower House hearing on Friday in Tokyo.
Japan’s dueling ‘katsu’ curry creators are just happy to see the dish thrive
Three Tokyo restaurants claim to be the inventor of Japan's 'katsu karē' (breaded and fried pork served with Japanese curry), but Ginza Swiss' take (pictured) may be the most unique.
Remembering Keiichi Tanaami's surreal grotesqueries
Keiichi Tanaami died on Aug. 9 after a 60-year career as a Pop Art pioneer. He was 88.
In Japan’s flyover country, 72 hours of hidden gems
Okayama and Tottori prefectures are some of the least-visited regions in Japan among foreign tourists — which is why they offer such a welcome break from crowd-clogged cities like Tokyo and Kyoto.
Why it's hard to find rice at Japan's supermarkets right now
A supermarket worker puts up a sign asking purchasers to buy only one bag per person, in Tokyo on July 25.

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