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JAPAN: For Atom Bomb Survivors, the Past Never Fades Away
The approach of Aug 6th is always hard for 63- year-old Reiko Yamada, an atomic bomb survivor who is now active in a battle to gain better support for victims of the world's first atomic blast 52 years ago.ASIA-SECURITY: Region Jittery As Japan Assumes Greater Clout
Nearly two months after the U.S. and Japan finalised guidelines setting out a bigger role for Tokyo in Asian security, there remain not a few jitters about the accord among countries in the region.DEVELOPMENT: Three Cheers For Japan, Sneers for IMF, World Bank
Japan's climb to the top of the pedestal in the economic arena, was largely a result of shrewd government investment -- not only in the industrial sector, but even more importantly in human development.JAPAN-LABOUR: ‘Salarymen’ Pay a High Price for Their Earnings
Six years ago, 30-year-old Toru Fukushima, made a major career change. He quit his secure job at a major alcohol-producing company and joined the uncertain world of freelance work./ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN 07/ JAPAN: Popularity of Aquariums Worries Environmentalists
The growing popularity of aquariums in Japan is cause for concern among conservationists and animal rights activists who say aquarium owners are making huge profits at the expense of marine life./DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 03/ CAMBODIA: Donors Pledge More Aid, But at What Cost?
Cambodia Friday received a vote of confidence and 500 million dollars in aid from the international donor community, despite NGO warnings that the Phnom Penh government policies may hurt the nation's urban and rural poor.CAMBODIA-DEVELOPMENT: Donors Pledge More Aid, But at What Cost?
Cambodia Friday received a vote of confidence and 500 million dollars in aid from the international donor community, despite NGO warnings that the Phnom Penh government policies may hurt the nation's urban and rural poor.JAPAN-ENVIRONMENT: Popularity of Aquariums Worries Activists
The growing popularity of aquariums in Japan is cause for concern among conservationists and animal rights activists who say aquarium owners are making huge profits at the expense of marine life./IPS ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN 07/ JAPAN: Industry Seeks to Clean up its Act and Image
In Japan image means a lot, and there are signs thr knocking the industrial sector has received in recent years from an increasingly environmental conscious Japanese public, is resulting in some companies cleaning up their act.JAPAN-ENVIRONMENT: Industry Seeks to Clean up its Act and Image
In Japan image means a lot, and there are signs thr knocking the industrial sector has received in recent years from an increasingly environmental conscious Japanese public, is resulting in some companies cleaning up their act.JAPAN: As Crime Rises, Asian Immigrants Feel the Heat
Except for the activites of its notorious 'yakuza' mafia, the crime rate in Japan is dramatically lower than in most other countries. But the crime rate is rising, and a new government report says most of it is the work of illegal foreigners, mostly Iranians.INDONESIA-TRADE: A ‘National Car’ With International Dimensions
The production of Indonesia's 'national car' is turning out to be an international issue that may end up at a disputes panel at the Geneva-based the World Trade Organisation (WTO).JAPAN-ENVIRONMENT: Proposed Pollution Tax Delayed by Divisions
From the official level, to the business community and the public at large, advocates pushing for new laws to clean up the environment in Japan are locked in battle with the powerful industrial lobby over a proposed environment tax.JAPAN-HUMAN RIGHTS: ‘Society’ Fights For the Right to Die
For ten long years, Fumiko Kaneko watched her mother slowly die. Diagnosed with advanced breast cancer at the age of 65, Yoshie Kaneko had been bedridden for 10 years before she died last December at the age of 88.JAPAN-ENVIRONMENT: Sickened by Pollution, Citizens Sue Automakers //REPEATING//
Between coughs and sharp intakes of breath, members of a group of mainly middle-aged and old people assembled outside government offices in the Japanese capital and slowly explained their plight and made their demands.JAPAN-ENVIRONMENT: Sickened by Pollution, Citizens Sue Automakers
Between coughs and sharp intakes of breath, members of a group of mainly middle-aged and old people assembled outside government offices in the Japanese capital and slowly explained their plight and made their demands.ASIA-TRADE: South Koreans Challenge Japanese on Region’s Roads
Japanese auto-makers would take more than just a casual glance at the news dominating Jakarta newspapers these past few days. It's about Indonesia's new 'national car' to be built by South Korean firm Kia Motors Corp.JAPAN-SOUTH KOREA: Co-Hosting the World Cup – The Big Compromise
Now that the euphoria has died down in Tokyo and Seoul at being jointly awarded the 2002 World Cup, the public and media in Japan and South Korea are asking pointed political and economic questions about the co-hosting of the giant event.JAPAN-SOUTH KOREA: Co-Hosting the World Cup – The Big Compromise //REPEATING//
Now that the euphoria has died down in Tokyo and Seoul at being jointly awarded the 2002 World Cup, the public and media in Japan and South Korea are asking pointed political and economic questions about the co-hosting of the giant event.ASIA-SECURITY: Japan Sits on the Fence of Tense Korean Peninsula
Isolated and facing serious food shortages, North Korea is making no secret of efforts to cultivate relations with rich Japan, but as much as Tokyo wants to normalise ties with Pyongyang it is keenly aware that South Korea is against it.FISHING: East Asian Nations Seek Big Catch
The fishing nations of East Asia are sizing up the catch to be won by ratifying the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea which establishes a 200-nautical mile exclusive economic zones from the shores of signatory countries.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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