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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jan 20, 2002

Discussing the humane execution of the law

As far as I know, no one has tried to figure out why two of the most popular theatrical releases of 2000 in Japan were "The Green Mile" and "Dancer in the Dark," movies whose dramatic core involved capital punishment and whose moral compass pointed toward the opinion that noncombat state-sanctioned killing...
LIFE / Food & Drink / NIHONSHU
Jan 20, 2002

A heavenly match made in Tsukishima

Ajisen strikes you as special before you even walk in the door. Great care has been taken in creating the entrance itself -- a good sign of the good things to come.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jan 20, 2002

Fifty lashings for serving up wet noodles

This week, former teenage beauty queen Ryoko Sakaguchi returns to "Tuesday Suspense Theater" (Nippon TV; 9:03 p.m.) for the fifth time. She stars in "Rinsho Shinrishi (Clinical Psychologist)" as college lecturer Yuri Matsunami, who uses her psychoanalytical skills to solve murder mysteries that leave...
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Jan 20, 2002

When the personal reveals the political

YANAIHARA TADAO AND JAPANESE COLONIAL POLICY, by Susan C. Townsend. Richmond, Surrey, U.K.: Curzon Press, 2000, 360 pp., 50 British pounds (cloth) Recent years have witnessed a new wave of scholarly works in English on Japan's colonial past. Monographs and edited volumes by Mark Peattie, Peter Duus,...
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 20, 2002

Aramasa: The nostlagic taste of the great north

To duck under the rope noren at Aramasa and slide back its sturdy front door is to take a step into the past. Not a giant, disorienting leap all the way back to feudal Edo or the gilded age of Taisho, but an unthreatening half-pace back to the postwar days of Showa, when salarymen ruled the roost and...
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE WAY OF WASHOKU
Jan 20, 2002

It's not just tsukemono — it's a responsibility

Pickling is one of the oldest methods of preserving the flavor and nutrients of fresh vegetables. In Japan, pickles (tsukemono) are classified by the main ingredient, the pickling medium and the length of pickling. Most pickles are vegetables but sometimes meats and fish are used. The pickling medium...
COMMUNITY
Jan 20, 2002

Living off the record

"I hereby affirm that the above is the complete list of the members of this household," reads a typical juminhyo (resident registration form). The mayor of the issuing municipality applies the official stamp, and the family's all accounted for.
CULTURE / Books / THE ASIAN BOOKSHELF
Jan 20, 2002

Redefining the role of education in Japan

THE JAPANESE MODEL OF SCHOOLING: Comparisons with the United States, by Ryoko Tsuneyoshi. New York and London: Routledge Falmer, 2001, 219 pp., $80 (cloth) What role should schools play? Should they reflect the existing social order, or should they be active agents that set a course for social transformation?...
JAPAN / PROTOCOL PURSUIT
Jan 19, 2002

Role of forests seen leading environmental debate

Last of three parts Staff writer Forests are now at the forefront of climate-change debate in Japan.
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2002

Tree-planting drive fetes 1902 Anglo pact

Nearly 200 towns and villages the length and breadth of Japan will plant oak tree saplings over the coming year to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 19, 2002

For FARC rebels, peace is bad for business

LONDON -- "In the next days, we'll know if Colombia is choosing peace or war," said United Nations envoy James LeMoyne as time ran out on last weekend's government ultimatum to the guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, with whom President Andres Pastrana has been holding peace talks...
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2002

Ministry plans DNA tests to identify repatriated war dead

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to conduct what would become the first DNA tests by the state to identify the remains of war dead gathered from abroad and in Okinawa.
JAPAN / INTERNATIONAL RATIONALE
Jan 19, 2002

Coffee shops on different tracks in Japan

Three specialty coffee chains from Seattle -- Starbucks, Tully's Coffee and Seattle's Best Coffee -- are aggressively expanding their business in Tokyo, changing the face of the capital with the rich aroma of espresso.
EDITORIALS
Jan 19, 2002

A clear and present danger

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, currently on a tour of South Asian nations, has a critical mission: persuading India and Pakistan to end the standoff over the disputed region of Kashmir and avert a head-on military clash that could lead to the world's first nuclear war. There is, therefore, every...
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2002

Bigger role sought for paramedics

The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry will discuss expanding the role of emergency medical technicians, amid mounting concerns over their limited capabilities under current regulations, ministry officials said Friday.
BUSINESS / ON THE FRONT LINE
Jan 19, 2002

Policy likely to see yen in 130-137 range

Government officials have begun toning down their remarks favoring a weak yen.
BUSINESS
Jan 19, 2002

November industrial output revised downward 1.7%

The nation's industrial production in November fell by a seasonally adjusted 1.7 percent from a month earlier, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Friday.
BUSINESS
Jan 19, 2002

MMFs get new management and marketing rules

The Investment Trust Association of Japan unveiled on Friday new rules for management and marketing of money management funds to help ensure the integrity of the funds and promote their disclosure standards.
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2002

'99 Ikebukuro rampage lands man on death row

A 26-year-old former newspaper delivery man was sentenced to death Friday for stabbing and clubbing two people to death and injuring six others in 1999 on a street in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jan 19, 2002

By changing our thinking we can change the world

I make no apology for introducing Azzah a second time around, even though I made a ideological promise 15 years ago never to repeat an interview. As someone who has benefited enormously from her help (i.e. loosened up, become more flexible), I believe everyone should have the chance to experience her...
SUMO
Jan 19, 2002

Trio remain unbeaten

Sekiwake Kotomitsuki had to test his mettle against komusubi Wakanosato to remain perfect Friday while ozeki Chiyotaikai had no problem storming out second-ranked Toki at the New Grand Sumo Tournament.
BUSINESS
Jan 19, 2002

Broadcasters team up for Net deal

Three commercial TV broadcasters said Friday they have set up a joint company to distribute their programs via broadband Internet networks in cooperation with the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp. group.
BUSINESS
Jan 19, 2002

Daiwa trust unit obtains FSA license

Daiwa Bank announced Friday that its trust banking unit has obtained a formal license from the Financial Services Agency.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 19, 2002

Nishizawa re-signs

OSAKA -- Japan striker Akinori Nishizawa, who was on a 10-month loan with English Premier League side Bolton Wanderers, has re-signed a one-year contract with the relegated J. League side Cerezo Osaka, club officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2002

Seven die of infection caught in hospital

Seven patients have died and several more have been made ill at a hospital in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, from what is believed to be an infection spread within the facility, the institution said Friday.
BUSINESS
Jan 19, 2002

Daiei bailout calls for slashing 6,000 jobs

Limping retailer Daiei Inc. announced Friday the outline of a new three-year restructuring plan that includes cutting 6,000 jobs, closing 50 unprofitable stores and asking its main banks for a 420 billion yen bailout.
BUSINESS
Jan 19, 2002

End of deflation expected in '03

Japan will see the end of deflation and achieve slight positive growth in fiscal 2003, when the government's structural reform programs and the Bank of Japan's credit-easing steps begin to take effect, a key government panel said Friday.
Japan is living in the shadow of the megaquake
A man makes his way along an earthquake-damaged street in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in January. With last week's tremors in Kyushu and the nature of the Nankai Trough, some experts believe that the omens of a disaster can be seen.
Tropical Storm Maria set for rare Tohoku landfall from Pacific coast
Officials from the Meteorological Agency and the land ministry hold a news conference on Saturday and urge people in Tohoku to be on alert for Tropical Storm Maria, which is forecast to make landfall in the region on Monday.
Japan finishes third on medal table after strong showing at Paris Olympics
Yuka Kagami celebrates with her medal after winning the women's 76-kg freestyle wrestling event on the final day of the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
Japan's Haruka Kitaguchi secures javelin gold with opening throw
Haruka Kitaguchi competes in the final of the women's javelin on Saturday at the Paris Olympics.
Tohoku on alert as Tropical Storm Maria moves over region
High water levels in the Nagauchi River in the city of Kuji, Iwate Prefecture, on Monday　
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.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.
Elezo Esprit: A visceral celebration of Hokkaido’s wild game
Moved by an experience with a local hunter, Shota Sasaki has since focused on elevating the image of game meat in Japan.

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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