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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / PERSONALITY PROFILE
Aug 31, 2002

Madhu Jain

"My exhibition in Japanese-style painting portraying Indian imagery was an exciting challenge for me, as it uses a relatively unknown medium. At times I struggled late into the night to bring about the desired effects. When suddenly I could see the subject emerge with the brilliance of its pigments against...
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2002

Panel formalizes road-firm privatization report

A key government panel on Friday formalized an interim report on ways to privatize four road-related public corporations, proposing to freeze a number of pending highway projects and minimize the financial burden on taxpayers.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2002

Artist hopes bird nest display in N.Y. inspires

Award-winning Japanese artist Mamoru Suzuki, who has collected more than 400 birds' nests from around the world, will hold an exhibition between Sept. 5 and Sept. 28 in New York to share what he considers to be nature's architectural wonders.
EDITORIALS
Aug 30, 2002

Feast or famine?

The debate over genetically modified foods has taken on new urgency. As millions of people in southern Africa face the prospect of famine, their governments are unwilling to accept food aid that includes genetically modified corn. Worries about the environmental impact of such foods are genuine, but...
SUMO
Aug 30, 2002

Texas teen clears first hurdle

A teenager from Texas and five other sumo hopefuls passed the preliminary stage of their physical examinations Thursday to move a step closer to joining the ranks of professional sumo.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 30, 2002

Yoshida is a knockout in mixed martial arts

Former world and Olympic judo champion Hidehiko Yoshida made a successful debut in mixed martial arts fighting Wednesday, knocking out Brazil's Royce Gracie seven minutes into their bout at Tokyo's National Stadium.
SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Aug 30, 2002

Bad behavior hurting soccer once again

LONDON -- The beautiful game has been wearing its ugly face in the opening weeks of the season.
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 30, 2002

Swallows win 10th straight as Petagine hits 36th homer

Roberto Petagine hit a two-run tiebreaking homer in the third inning Thursday to lift the Yakult Swallows to their 10th straight win with a 6-2 victory over the Yokohama BayStars in the Central League.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2002

Psychiatry confab ends with plea

YOKOHAMA -- The 12th World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP) ended Thursday at the Pacifico Yokohama convention center with a declaration calling on countries to provide the best possible treatment for those with mental illnesses.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2002

Chemical residue found on 'matsutake' imports

OSAKA -- Delicacy "matsutake" mushrooms imported from China earlier this month and subsequently found to contain agrochemical residue 28 times higher than the level allowed under the Food Sanitation Law have been put on the market, health ministry officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2002

Tokai-area earthquake could claim 8,100 lives, cost 345 billion yen a day

A long-feared massive earthquake hitting the Tokai region in central Japan could result in the deaths of 8,100 people, destruction of 230,000 houses and buildings and daily economic losses of 345.1 billion yen, a government council said Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2002

Family court dismisses suit over former female's registry

A family court in the Kanto region has rejected a lawsuit filed by a plaintiff who underwent a sex-change who is seeking to have the civil registry no longer reflect female gender, the plaintiff's lawyer said.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2002

Initial budget requests up 3.4% on 2002 but likely to be cut

General account budget requests for fiscal 2003 will total 84.02 trillion yen, up 2.79 trillion yen, or 3.4 percent, from the initial budget for the current fiscal year, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.
LIFE / Lifestyle / MATTER OF COURSE
Aug 30, 2002

Staying cool at school becomes a hot topic

It sure is hot in Japan. My kids had to sweat through weeks of heat before they were finally released for summer vacation in the third week of July. They go back to school next Monday, and I feel sorry for them. It's likely to be hot and humid for a few more weeks.
LIFE / Language / KANJI CLINIC
Aug 30, 2002

Cyberspace -- the final frontier of kanji-learning

Last fall, I reported the results of my search for kanji-learning gold in cyberspace. Today, in this second report, I am happy to inform you that the panning has never been better.
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2002

Yamaha's new motorcycle near to joining hybrid mart

Yamaha Motor Co. has completed a prototype of what it hopes will be the world's first gas-electric hybrid motorcycle, company sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2002

South Korea, Japan compare IT labor policies

The chiefs of unions, business groups and the labor ministries of Japan and South Korea gathered Thursday in Tokyo to discuss labor policies, including measures to develop workers' information technology skills.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 30, 2002

Americans finish with a bang

YOKOHAMA -- Before taking the team bus to Yokohama pool, American Michael Phelps went online in his hotel room and checked out a world record. Not Ian Thorpe's, but the men's 4x100 medley relay.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2002

DPJ's junior hopefuls down to two

Two junior candidates vying for the presidency of the Democratic Party of Japan agreed Thursday that only one of them should run in the opposition party's upcoming election, sources said.
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2002

Real estate appraisal to reflect costs of polluted-soil cleanup

The government will introduce new criteria for real estate appraisals under which costs for cleaning up soil contamination will be reflected in land prices, according to officials of the Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry.
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2002

Toshiba, NEC map out next-generation DVD

Toshiba Corp. and NEC Corp. said Thursday they have jointly developed a new format for next-generation DVDs that will enable manufacturers to continue using existing DVD production facilities, thus minimizing investment costs.
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2002

Softbank sells off stakes in Yahoo!, UTStarcom

Internet business investor Softbank Corp. said Thursday it has sold a part of its stake in Internet portal Yahoo! Inc. and wireless equipment maker UTStarcom Inc., both of the United States, to reduce its interest-bearing liabilities and expand its broadband operations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2002

Bush to seek Koizumi's support

OSAKA -- When Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi meets U.S. President George W. Bush on Sept. 12, he will be encouraged to think broadly about what Japan can do to assist the U.S.-led military campaign against terrorism, a former Japan chief at the Pentagon said.
‘Very strong’ Typhoon Ampil set to approach eastern Japan on Friday
A satellite image shows Typhoon Ampil south of Japan on Thursday afternoon.
Typhoon Ampil lashes eastern Japan with heavy rain and wind
Waves crash ashore amid Typhoon Ampil on Tokyo's Hachijojima Island on Friday. The dangerous storm is brushing by the Kanto region but will not make landfall.
Japan lifts megaquake alert after no major seismic activity detected
An electronic signboard at Tokyo Station displays information about a megaquake alert last Saturday. The government lifted the alert on Thursday but urged continued vigilance.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Seoul authorities find toxic substances in Shein and Temu products
The Shein logo adors the company's first pop-up store in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Aug. 2.
Women's sumo takes big step forward with first high school championships
Yuzuki Komiya (left) competes in the first national high school sumo tournament for girls in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Saturday.
Kishida's out. Who will likely be Japan's next leader?
Digital minister Taro Kono (left), Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Toshimitsu Motegi (center) and former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba are among the potential candidates for the ruling party's presidential election next month.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Global mindset crucial for reform of Japan's health care, minister says
In the past 11 months, health minister Keizo Takemi has been charting his own path, seeking to make Japan's health care policies more global and digitalized.

Podcast

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

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Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
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