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POLITICS-JAPAN: Woman Campaigner Takes on Tough Incumbent in Poll
Two 70-year-olds, one a woman who favours light pink suits and lace blouses and advocates peace, the other a hard-headed male incumbent who talks tough and says that Japan should stop apologising for its past, are revving up their election campaigns in the Japanese capital.IRAQ: Worries over North Korea Push Japan to U.S. Side
With the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq likely to last much longer that initially thought, Japan sees no choice but to step up its support to U.S.-led troops as an insurance given the unstable situation with North Korea's nuclear crisis.ASIA: China Gives Japan ‘Shock and Awe’ in Economics
China's edging out of the United States as Japan's top trading partner highlights how Beijing's economic clout has grown in recent years, a factor that is likely to colour touchy bilateral ties and the two countries' rivalry in Asia./ARTS WEEKLY/JAPAN: Old Farmhouses Signal Return to Tradition
The former home of an empress, old farmhouses and a determined citizens' group are helping revive an interest in tradition in Japan.SRI LANKA: Peace Negotiators Identify Touchy Issues Ahead
Overshadowed by the war in Iraq halfway across the world, Sri Lanka's peace negotiators pushed hard to end four days of difficult peace talks in this mountain resort on an optimistic note on Friday.SRI LANKA: Sea Clash Sorted out, Collapse of Talks Averted
Negotiators for Sri Lanka's government and the Tamil Tigers used the first day of peace talks Tuesday to iron out tensions around a sea clash between the navy and the rebels - and prevent similar incidents that could threaten the peace process.LAST CALL FOR PEACE-JAPAN: War Experience Boosts Opposition to War on Iraq
Sumiko Haneda was but a child when Japan was bombed heavily by U.S. forces and later surrendered in 1945, but those horrors were enough to make her speak out Saturday against an impending attack against Iraq that would kill civilians.LAST CALL FOR PEACE-JAPAN: War Experience Boosts Opposition to War on Iraq
Sumiko Haneda was but a child when Japan was bombed heavily by U.S. forces and later surrendered in 1945, but those horrors were enough to make her speak out Saturday against an impending attack against Iraq that would kill civilians.DEVELOPMENT: Japan Urges Doubling Spending on Water
Japan, host to the upcoming Third World Water Forum, will urge a doubling of global investment in water services and infrastructure to achieve the goal set at the World Summit on Sustainable Development last year: cut in half the number of people who lack access to clean water by 2015.JAPAN: Officials Clamping Down on Underage Sex Offered On-line
At first glance, it looks like an innocent posting on the Internet about a teen crush, with red hearts framing the letters.
An Appeal to Double Expenditures on Water
"Blue gold" returns to the center of international debate March 16-23, at the 3rd World Water Forum, in Japan. The host country is urging all nations to double financial and technical assistance to ensure safe water supplies. But will the world be willing to go that far?POLITICS-JAPAN: Fear of North Korea May Harden Stance on Iraq
Kanae Moriyama, 51, does not the support U.S. plans for a war against Iraq, but is all for U.S. military involvement in case North Korea attacks Japan from North Korea.HEALTH-JAPAN: Vaccine Fiasco Reveals Serious Policy Flaws
Hideo Ueno nurses his severely paralysed youngest daughter around-the-clock. The 13-year-old Hana was a playful and healthy child until she contracted encephalitis after being vaccinated in 1991 for measles, mumps and rubella.JAPAN: Infertility Woes Place Spotlight on Law, Counselling
Kazuko is 40, owns a furniture store and is depressed. In her quest to have a baby, she has visited six doctors in two years, looking for a treatment for infertility, but has yet to find a solution that works.TRADE: Nations Still Far Apart on Farm Subsidies, Cheap Drugs
Twenty-two countries that ended a mini-summit Sunday on trade liberalisation, including the touchy issues of agricultural subsidies and access to cheaper drugs, reached no breakthrough here - and managed only an agreement to discuss the matter further.ENVIRONMENT-JAPAN: Exotic Pet Habit Hits Back, at Home
New domestic regulations may do for Japan what years of international effort have not - convince its consumers of the urgent need to curb their appetite for exotic and endangered animal species.LABOUR-JAPAN: For Men, Midlife Brings New Jobs
After 25 years of hard work at a cement manufacturing company in Japan, 49-year-old Ken Oishi quit his job in September and is now studying computer graphics.DEVELOPMENT-JAPAN: Signs of Peace Approach Emerging in Aid Policy
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi's visit to conflict areas and mine fields in Sri Lanka at the start of the year says volumes about the major changes underway in the country's traditionally conservative policy on foreign aid.POPULATION-JAPAN: Preference for Girls Upsetting Tradition
Mika Hiratsuka, 30, is having a baby and she is praying that it will be a girl.JAPAN: Refugees from North Korea a Humanitarian, Political Test
The growing number of North Koreans fleeing to China and South Korea is raising concern here in Japan, which is also a neighbour and thus a major destination for these refugees - and those expected to escape in case of conflict or major crisis there.JAPAN: Refugees from North Korea a Humanitarian, Political Test
The growing number of North Koreans fleeing to China and South Korea is raising concern here in Japan, which is also a neighbour and thus a major destination for these refugees - and those expected to escape in case of conflict or major crisis there.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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