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JAPAN / Science & Health / NATURAL SELECTIONS
Jul 11, 2002

Sperm commit hara-kiri

Aldous Huxley is most famous for "Brave New World" (1932), but among scientists working on sperm competition and reproductive biology his "Fifth Philosopher's Song" (1920) is also well-known:
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET EARTH
Jul 11, 2002

Diving and biking to eco-awareness

Excuse me for a moment if I boast, but I am delighted with the progress my backyard is making in its quest for biological diversity. No doubt my neighbors view my garden as unruly and overgrown, but as it's no bigger than a parking space, I let it have its way.
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2002

DoCoMo eyes 3G tieups with Asian firms

The nation's leading mobile phone operator, NTT DoCoMo Inc., may forge technical and other ties with Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. and South Korea's KT Freetel in the third-generation mobile phone sector.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2002

Pyongyang behind fugitives' intention to return: Japan

Japan said Wednesday that it believes North Korea is behind the reported plan by four former members of the Red Army Faction to return home from North Korea for the first time since they hijacked a jet to Pyongyang in 1970.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Jul 11, 2002

Knowing the silent sense of self

At birth, an infant has only the sketchiest notion of its own body. Only from moving its arms and legs and sensing the effects on skin, muscle and joints does a baby learn what belongs to itself and what to the external world. By the age of 9, a child's body image is more sophisticated, consisting of...
SUMO
Jul 11, 2002

Maru crashes to first defeat

Yokozuna Musashimaru crashed to a first defeat Wednesday while ozeki Tochiazuma was also tripped up for his first loss on a day of upsets at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / NAME OF THE GAME
Jul 11, 2002

Undead moving into town

Time is short and the enemy grows ever stronger. You have a small encampment outside of a large medieval city. The residents of the city would be your natural allies; but the Undead Scourge gave them poisoned grain, and now they are dying to join your enemy.
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2002

Prosecutors grill Mitsui exec on Kunashiri bid-rigging role

Prosecutors have questioned a managing director of Mitsui & Co. over his alleged role in interfering with bidding for a Japan-funded power plant project on a Russian-held island in 2000, informed sources said Wednesday.
EDITORIALS
Jul 10, 2002

The ugly American again

There is always something disturbing about a leader that pronounces himself above the law. That only partially explains the unease surrounding the United States' decision to oppose creation of the International Criminal Court. Just as important have been the implications of that resistance -- which were...
SUMO
Jul 10, 2002

Asashoryu takes the applause

Yokozuna Musashimaru averted a dangerous leg-sweep for his third straight win Tuesday and sekiwake Asashoryu put on a fine display of athleticism with a superb throwing technique at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2002

Tanaka faces ethics panel grilling

Former Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka will be summoned to appear before a special parliamentary ethics panel during the current Diet session to answer allegations that she misused the salaries paid by the government to two secretaries, lawmakers said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2002

Postal services bills clear Lower House

The House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon approved a package of postal services bills, paving the way for the enactment of the controversial legislation during the current Diet session.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2002

ODA projects face more outside scrutiny

The Foreign Ministry unveiled Tuesday a 15-point reform plan on official development assistance that will boost third-party inspections of aid projects and strengthen cooperation with nongovernmental organizations.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2002

Continental drift worries EU leaders

LONDON -- Ever since the end of World War II, Western Europe and the United States have felt like partners, sharing a wide range of common values and bound militarily by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance. There have, inevitably, been strains over the decades, and a need to re-assess the...
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2002

Husband frets over fate of wife held in China Falun Gong bust

The Chinese wife of a Japanese man has been detained for more than a month in China after she was arrested for supporting the Falun Gong spiritual movement.
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2002

Dollar's rapid fall must be checked: Shiokawa

Finance Minister Masajuro Shiokawa said Tuesday that the rapid decline of the dollar must be checked before it reaches the 115 yen level.
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2002

Mitsui was overpaid for isle work

Major trading house Mitsui & Co. was overpaid 205 million yen by a government-funded body in relation to the construction of diesel power stations on Russian-held islands and it has not returned the money, Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2002

Manufacturing key to job picture

The manufacturing sector still creates more jobs than the services industry in Japan, and prefectures with a reliance on manufacturers have lower unemployment rates than those that bank on services, the government said in an annual report Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 10, 2002

Greene to run in Yokohama

Maurice Greene, who holds the world record of 9.79 seconds in the men's 100 meters, will run in the Super Track and Field Meet in Yokohama in September, organizers said Monday.
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2002

EU trade chief seeks overhaul of U.S. steel industry

European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy called Tuesday for a bold restructuring of the U.S. steel industry to resolve the global trade row prompted by Washington's imposition of emergency steel import tariffs.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / NEW ART SEEN
Jul 10, 2002

The Sept. 11 Care Bear Bunch

Cleveland-born, New York-based Dan Asher lives and works in an East Village apartment/studio. Although the 54-year-old artist didn't actually see the hijacked jetliners crash into the Twin Towers on Sept. 11 last year, he has followed -- with not a little consternation -- the many changes that struck...
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2002

Assemblies say no to 'Big Brother'

Written opinions calling for the government to postpone the Aug. 5 introduction of a nationwide resident registry network have been endorsed by 59 local assemblies nationwide, a group of lawmakers said Tuesday, quoting home affairs ministry officials.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / HIGH NOTES
Jul 10, 2002

Seigen Ono: 'So Peaceful, Simple and Strong'

Last month, when Marc Ribot was playing Aoyama Cay, one of Seigen Ono's people proffered an advance copy of "So Peaceful, Simple and Strong" to him backstage, saying, "It's good, Marc. It's really good." Ribot, heavy-lidded with jet lag and fatigue from touring Europe, grimaced and dropped the disc onto...
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2002

Top court OKs officials' attendance of Shinto rite

The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld two lower court rulings that Oita Gov. Morihiko Hiramatsu and two other officials did not violate the Constitution by using public funds to attend a Shinto rite related to the 1990 enthronement of Emperor Akihito.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Typhoon to force railway closures as it nears Kanto on Friday
A satellite image from Wednesday afternoon shows Tropical Storm Ampil south of Japan
‘Very strong’ Typhoon Ampil set to approach eastern Japan on Friday
A satellite image shows Typhoon Ampil south of Japan on Thursday afternoon.
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.
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
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’

Longform

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’
By Thu-Huong Ha

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