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Thursday, August 27, 2026
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RIGHTS-JAPAN: Once Taboo, Patients’ Rights Come into the Open
Whenever Masako Nohara, 46, plans to visit her doctor at the local municipal hospital, she wakes up at the crack of dawn to finish her household chores and gets into the hospital by 8 am.POLITICS: Japan Does Balancing Act on U.S. Plans to Attack Iraq
Japan, a long-time American ally, is trying to make its cautious way across the political minefield that is its hesitance in backing a U.S. invasion on Iraq, Washington's next target in its expanding 'war on terrorism'.JAPAN: Older Women Want to Keep Looking Younger Longer
At 49, Kaoru Shimada makes sure she works out five times a week at a local gym to maintain her slim figure. She also spends tens of thousands of yen annually on various beauty treatments in a bid to keep herself looking youthful.JAPAN: Fertility Clinics Boon to Women in Conservative Society
Japanese nurse Kuniko Nakayama recalls the darkest days of her life -- the time she had tried but failed to get pregnant.JAPAN: Spiritual, Religious Groups Rise amid Material Affluence
Ichiro was unemployed 10 years ago when he joined a 300-strong organisation led by a leader who encourages followers to get in touch with their inner feelings to "understand" themselves better.POLITICS-JAPAN: Politician’s Fate a Test of Reforms
The fate of a popular Japanese politician in a crucial no-confidence vote Friday will test calls for the reform of traditional, pork-barrel politics in the country.JAPAN-KOREA: World Cup Hosts Win by Easing Some Historical Wounds
The World Cup has ended with a fifth title for football superpower Brazil, but Japan and South Korea have emerged winners as well from co-hosting the Cup and using it to get over some of historical suspicion and animosity between the neighbours./UPDATE/JAPAN-KOREA: World Cup Hosts Win by Easing Some Historical Wounds
The World Cup has ended with a fifth title for football superpower Brazil, but Japan and South Korea have emerged winners as well from co-hosting the Cup and using it to get over some of historical suspicion and animosity between the neighbours./CORRECTED REPEAT/POLITICS-JAPAN: Discomfort Rises over Views on Nukes
Japan's Constitution binds it to peace, but the discomfort level of activists and neighbouring countries is rising amid recent remarks by top politicians that indicate the nation should have the right to possess nuclear weapons.POLITICS-JAPAN: Discomfort Rises over Views on Nukes
Japan's Constitution binds it to peace, but the discomfort level of activists and neighbouring countries is rising amid recent remarks by top politicians that indicate the nation should have the right to possess nuclear weapons.POPULATION: In Japan, Elderly Does Not Mean Inactive
Koji Iwatsuki, 62, retires this month after workingPOPULATION-JAPAN: Fewer Women Choose to Become Mothers
After two years of marriage and a lot of agonising, Junko, 36, is having her first -- and what she describes as probably her only -- child in August.SPORTS-JAPAN: World Cup Enlivens Conservative Society
Yukio Kato, a company manager who has never been a soccer fan, rushes home these days to watch the World Cup on television every evening.ENVIRONMENT-JAPAN: Nuclear Policy at a Crossroads – Activists
Japan's ambitious nuclear power policy has entered a critical stage this year as proponents battle an increasingly antagonistic public, a situation that activists hope would lead to the final countdown on the industry.
Japan: Hybrid Cars in Race against Climate Change
The Japanese car industry is leading a technological revolution by coming out with fast, modern cars that produce less pollution and thus would help curb the greenhouse effect.JAPAN: Plans Afoot to Make Aid Programme More Transparent
Japan looks determined to implement reforms in its aid programme for developing countries to help shore up eroding public support for it, but activists say more than just lip service is required to boost the government's centrepiece initiative.ENVIRONMENT-JAPAN: Whales Spared, but Ugly Debates to Continue
Japan had hoped that it would have a home-court advantage as host of this year's meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), and gain enough support to reverse a 16-year ban on commercial whaling.JAPAN: Fears on Food Safety Fuel Consumer Awareness
A spate of recent food scandals has given consumer awareness and activism here, long relegated to the sidelines, a new lease in life in Japan.RIGHTS-JAPAN: Rising Child Abuse Cases Jar Once-Caring Society
Japanese society is known to cherish children so much that since ancient times, it has been setting aside at least one day in the year in celebration of the youngsters in its midst.JAPAN-NORTH KOREA: Ties Take a More Hostile Turn
Japan's relations with North Korea, never friendly, have moved into more open tensions because Tokyo is fed up with its unsuccessful attempts to woo Pyongyang so far, analysts here say./ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/SPORT-CULTURE: Korea-Japan Ties Score a Goal with World Cup
Toru Yamanaka, 61, never thought he would one day be hoisting the flags of two countries - World Cup co-hosts South Korea and Japan -- outside his grocery store in Yokohama city.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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