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MORE SPORTS
Dec 25, 2001

Wrestlers Nagata, Yamamoto retain titles

Olympic silver medalist Katsuhiko Nagata and world champion Seiko Yamamoto held off challenges from their domestic rivals Sunday to retain their titles at the National Wrestling Championships.
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2001

Knife-wielding teen held in hostage incident

A 16-year-old boy from the city of Chiba was arrested near JR Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Monday afternoon after wielding a kitchen knife in the crowded area, police said.
SOCCER / J. League
Dec 25, 2001

Frontale upsets Verdy

J. League Division Two club Kawasaki Frontale advanced to the semifinals of the Emperor's Cup after beating Division One side Tokyo Verdy 1969 3-0 Monday at Tokyo Stadium.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ARCHIPELA-GO
Dec 25, 2001

Marketplace of religion and commerce

Where there are shrines, temples and other places of worship in Asia, invariably there are markets. Japan is no different. Commerce flows in through the temple gates and then back out -- a cordial division of profits ensuing, generally to everyone's satisfaction.
SOCCER / THE BALD TRUTH
Dec 25, 2001

And the winner is . . .

My grandmother used to tell us that Christmas is a time for forgiveness, not just binge drinking and belching your way through the Bond movie as the 6 pounds of turkey you scoffed at dinner threaten to reappear from the nearest available orifice.
COMMENTARY
Dec 25, 2001

Conservatives out of touch

LONDON -- We British respect tradition, but institutions, including monarchies, need to adapt and modernize. Many of the more junior members of the British royal family, for instance, have no real role to play and should, like their cousins in Scandinavia, live ordinary unsubsidized lives.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2001

Koizumi orders review of 'spy ship' response

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Monday he has ordered a review of the response Saturday to a possible spy ship in Japan's exclusive economic zone with a view to enhancing the country's ability to deal with similar cases in the future.
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2001

Shelters for domestic violence victims facing difficulties

Shelters for victims of domestic violence victims are facing financial and personnel problems, according to the Cabinet Office's first study of such facilities.
EDITORIALS
Dec 24, 2001

Polishing the diamond trade

Money is the fuel of conflict. Without it, there is no way to sustain a military. In many poor countries, the sale of natural resources is the only means of financing an insurgency. In recent years, there has been increasing concern about the sale of illegal stones, "conflict diamonds," which have financed...
COMMENTARY
Dec 24, 2001

Challenges for Korean civic education

SEOUL -- Consensus is growing in the family of democratic nations that democratic civic education constitutes a pillar of democracy. I use the term "democratic civic education" because we know there exist less benevolent intentions behind "political education" than the promotion of democratic principles...
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2001

Who & What

Expoland plans to ring in New Year in style Expoland, an amusement park in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, will host a countdown to the New Year on Dec. 31, starting at 5 p.m. at the park. The event will continue until 2 a.m.
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2001

Mobile libraries closing as funds, readers fade

Thirty-nine local governments in Japan stopped providing "mobile library" services in the three-year period up to fiscal 2000, according to a study released by the Japan Library Association.
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2001

Tax-evasion case reveals connivery behind Kepco's nuclear plant quest

KYOTO -- A recent ruling handed down by the Yokohama District Court on a tax evasion case details for the first time the methods employed by major power companies to circumvent national land laws and stymie local opposition to nuclear power plants.
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2001

Sun shines on USJ theme park as rest of city basks in gloom

OSAKA -- At first glance, major Osaka news stories over the past year would give even Santa Claus a bout of depression.
COMMENTARY
Dec 24, 2001

No rush to ease rules against layoffs

A government advisory group recommends that Japan consider legislation to establish standards and rules for layoffs. A report to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi by the Council for Regulatory Reform covers a wide range of subjects, including medical care, welfare and education. However, resolving the...
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2001

Koizumi justifies shots fired at mystery ship

Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Sunday the Japan Coast Guard fired on an unidentified ship believed to be from North Korea in "legitimate self-defense."
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2001

Emperor celebrates 68th birthday at palace

The Emperor, who marked his 68th birthday Sunday, greeted the public at the Imperial Palace in the morning together with members of the Imperial Family.
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2001

Foreign Ministry to require diplomats use receipts

The Foreign Ministry plans to oblige officials dispatched to diplomatic missions abroad to submit receipts when claiming management expenses at overseas government establishments in the fiscal 2002 budget, ministry officials said.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 24, 2001

Manhattan Cafe wins Arima Memorial

FUNABASHI, Chiba Pref. -- Manhattan Cafe and American Boss turned the tables on top picks T.M. Opera O and Meisho Doto as they wrapped up the Arima Memorial race Sunday with a 1-2 finish that capped the Japanese racing year with a decidely un-Japanese ring.
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2001

Locals fear U.K. hooligans will rain on World Cup parade

OSAKA -- Amid nationwide jubilation on Dec. 1 over the birth of a daughter to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, coffee shop owner Koji Fukushima of Osaka felt he had little to celebrate.
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2001

Coast guard ships retrieve bodies of two suspected spies

The Japan Coast Guard on Sunday recovered two bodies believed to be crew members of a suspected North Korean ship that sank off Kyushu after exchanging fire with Japanese patrol boats Saturday night, coast guard officials said.
COMMENTARY
Dec 23, 2001

Preserving freedom in an unfree world

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JAPAN
Dec 23, 2001

New Year travel by train likely to peak Dec. 29-30

The peak period for outbound passengers on Japan Railway trains over the New Year period will fall on Dec. 29-30, while Tokyo-bound trains will peak Jan. 3, according to bookings made for Dec. 28 through Jan. 6, according to the JR group.
COMMUNITY
Dec 23, 2001

Jewelry collectors: guardians of a glittering past

At first glance, the visitor would hardly guess that the austere-looking building nestled in the beautiful, green mountains of Nasu Kogen, Tochigi Prefecture, is the Akiba Museum of Antique Jewellery -- Japan's first private museum specializing in European antique jewelry.
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2001

Women's rights activist Kato dies at 104

Shizue Kato, one of the first Japanese women to become a Diet member and a pioneer of women's rights in Japan -- particularly known for her advocacy of birth control -- died Saturday from respiratory failure at a relative's house in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward, her family said. She was 104.
People urged to avoid panic-buying as megaquake fears spread
A sign says "bottled water is being rationed, with a cap of one case (six bottles) per customer" in a supermarket in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Saturday.
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.
Japan issues first-ever alert over risk of Nankai Trough megaquake
Naoshi Hirata, chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday evening.
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.
Two hidden gems hint at a path to more diversity in anime
“Ghost Cat Anzu” centers on an 11-year-old girl who travels to hell and back with a walking, talking, moped-driving, human-sized cat.
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.
No sumo tickets? No problem. Here are some other ways to take in the sport.
Wrestlers battle during the national women's championships in Osaka in 2018. Amateur sumo is a great way to experience the sport for tourists who are unable to get tickets to professional tournaments.
The definitive guide to Utagawa Hiroshige's masterwork is a feast for the eyes
Utagawa Hiroshige produced several highly successful series of landscape prints over the course of his career, including “One Hundred Famous Views of Edo” — the largest collection of his career.
In sleepy Chichibu, Japan's whisky landscape is quietly shifting
Founded in the early 2000s, Ichiro's Malt has since become a third pole in Japan's whisky world dominated by beverage giants.

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 through 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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