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/MILLENNIUM SUMMIT/POLITICS-JAPAN: Tokyo Boosts Bid for Security Council Seat
Japan is stepping up its longstanding campaign for a permanent seat in the UN Security Council, as the second richest country in the world prepares for the UN Millennium Summit in New York next month.RIGHTS-JAPAN: Child Abuse by Parents Shocks Society
His mother says her nine-year-old son Ryuji was not listening while she was trying to help him with his math schoolwork, so she hit him. Then her boyfriend did the same./CORRECTED REPEAT/POLITICS-JAPAN: Ghosts of Wartime Past Prompt Soul-searching
Another anniversary marking Japan's defeat and the end of World War II has come and gone, but for many Japanese, the ghosts it usually calls forth have haunted the country for too long.POLITICS-JAPAN: Ghosts of Wartime Past Prompts Soul-searching
Another anniversary marking Japan's defeat and the end of World War II has come and gone, but for many Japanese, the ghosts it usually calls forth have haunted the country for too long.POLITICS-JAPAN: Premier’s Trip to South Asia to Mend Ties
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's trip to South Asia this weekend is a diplomatic overture aimed at rekindling ties that have lagged behind since India's and Pakistan's nuclear tests in 1998, analysts here say.DEVELOPMENT-JAPAN: Atom Bomb Survivors Fight Old Age, Loneliness
Fifty-five years after the world's first atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan's dwindling number of survivors are battling old age, loneliness, and an increasing feeling of rejection by society.POLITICS-JAPAN: No U.S. Bases in Our Backyard, Villagers Say
The villagers of Henoko, a tiny fishing paradise surrounded by clear blue coral reefs and beside the U.S. Camp Schwab, are now at the forefront of Okinawa's long, bitter battle against the American military.DEVELOPMENT-JAPAN: Amerasians Pay Price of U.S. Military Presence
In the shadow of the sprawling Oyama public primary school stands a dilapidated white house with a tiny yard -- Japan's first school for Amerasian children.JAPAN: Tokyo Gets Praises, Brickbats as Summit Leader
Billions of yen and an army of officials, policemen and volunteers helped Japan play the role of gracious host at the Group of Eight summit that ended here Sunday.DEVELOPMENT: G-8 Summit Ends with Big Words
Leaders from the Group of Eight (G-8) countries ended their summit Sunday with a pledge to bring more of the benefits of globalisation to all people, and to share more of the rich nations' wealth with the poor.//CORRECTED REPEAT//DEVELOPMENT: G-8 Vows to Curb ‘Digital Divide’, Critics Unimpressed
The Group of Eight countries on Saturday vowed to curb the 'digital divide' between information-rich and information-poor nations, but activists say there are far more pressing and urgent concerns in addressing poverty than this.DEVELOPMENT: G-8 Vows to Curb ‘Digital Divide’, Critics Unimpressed
The Group of Eight countries on Saturday vowed to curb the 'digital divide' between information-rich and information-poor nations, but activists say there are far more pressing and urgent concerns in addressing poverty than this.//UPDATE//DEVELOPMENT: Hopes for Debt Relief Dashed at G-8 Summit
Hopes for radical steps toward genuine debt relief for the world's poorest countries were dashed at the G-8 summit here Friday, when rich nations said they would stick by the current debt easing scheme that has been criticised as being a tortuous process.DEVELOPMENT: Debt Relief the Test of G-8 Summit Success
Genuine debt relief for the world's poorest countries is at the forefront on the opening of the G-8 summit here, with developing countries and activists saying it will their yardstick of the powerful club's sincerity.JAPAN: On Summit Eve, Anger Simmers in “Human Chain” Against U.S. Bases
Under the scorching sun, 61-year-old Etsuko Jahana joined 27,000 demonstrators who linked hands on Thursday to make a 17-kilometre long "human chain" around Kadena Air Base in protest against the U.S. military presence on Okinawa, host to the largest U.S. bases in the Far East.DEVELOPMENT-JAPAN: Unsettled by Spate of Violent Crimes By Youth
The string of murders and violent crimes by Japanese youth in recent years reveals social problems in what is usually seen as a safe society, and has become worrisome to many Japanese and their government.//SOCIAL SUMMIT 2000// DEVELOPMENT: A Better World For All?
A report outlining measures aimed at reducing glo bal poverty was released Monday to mark the first day of the United Nations General Assembly on Social Development.JAPAN: Tougher Action Sought on Child Pornography on the Web
Activists working to protect children from sexual crimes want the Japanese government to take swifter measures to curb rampant child pornography on the Internet in Japan, most of it produced domestically.POLITICS-JAPAN: Cool on Warmer Ties With North Korea
The historic inter-Korean summit on Jun 14 has become a diplomatic headache for Japan, whose icy relations with North Korea have become an embarrassment for Tokyo, say analysts here.RIGHTS-JAPAN: Still a Long Way from Gender Equality
Japan may keep on making breakthroughs in the yechnological world, but when it comes to equality between the sexes, this East Asian country remains a laggard.DEVELOPMENT-JAPAN: Aid Resumption to Burma Raises Eyebrows
Reluctant to cause an international uproar, the Japanese government is treading slowly on restarting its official aid programme to Burma.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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