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JAPAN: Crime Rise Shatters Public’s Sense of Security
Japan once prided itself on being one of the safest countries in the world, but an alarming increase in crimes in the past two years has badly shaken the public's sense of security.JAPAN-LABOUR: Women Hardest Hit by Job Crunch
Yuko Yoshikawa never imagined she would end up working as a bar hostess after slogging through a four-year course at Japan's prestigious Nihon University.JAPAN-LABOUR: Women Hardest Hit by Job Crunch
Yuko Yoshikawa never imagined she would end up working as a bar hostess after slogging through a four-year course at Japan's prestigious Nihon University.APEC-EAST ASIA: Farm Trade Concerns Unite Japan, South Korea
Japan and South Korea have their own trade disputes and disagree on compensation for Japanese colonisation of Korea, but they will be putting aside their differences when Asia- Pacific leaders discuss farm trade in Osaka next week.APEC-EAST ASIA: Farm Trade Concerns Unite Japan, South Korea
Japan and South Korea have their own trade disputes and disagree on compensation for Japanese colonisation of Korea, but they will be putting aside their differences when Asia- Pacific leaders discuss farm trade in Osaka next week.ENVIRONMENT-JAPAN: Lakes Littered by Household, Industrial Waste
Japan's post-war industrial and construction boom has brought economic wealth, but ecologists say it has come at a major environmental cost to its 480 lakes and marshes.SOUTH KOREA: Seoul bursting with ambitions to become a leading exporter of nuclear power plant reactors
South Korea's ambitions of becoming a leading exporter of nuclear power are set to get a boost as Seoul moves to cement a deal with Pyongyang on the shipment of a light- water nuclear reactor to North Korea.JAPAN-AGRICULTURE: Workload Falls on Women as Men Move to Cities
The uncertain future of Japanese agriculture has led increasing numbers of young male farmers to flock to the cities in search of more stable jobs, leaving women with the burden of tending their farms.JAPAN-AGRICULTURE: Workload Falls on Women as Men Move to Cities
The uncertain future of Japanese agriculture has led increasing numbers of young male farmers to flock to the cities in search of more stable jobs, leaving women with the burden of tending their farms.JAPAN-U.S.: Perry Arrives for Talks on Security Pact
U.S. Defence Secretary William Perry arrived in Tokyo Tuesday for talks on the U.S.-Japan security pact which has come under close scrutiny after the rape of an Okinawan girl allegedly by three U.S. servicemen in September.KOREA: N. Korean Nuclear Deal Would Add Fuel to Seoul’s Ambitions
South Korea's ambitions of becoming a leading exporter of nuclear power are set to get a boost as Seoul moves to cement a deal with Pyongyang on the shipment of a light- water nuclear reactor to North Korea.JAPAN-U.S.: Perry Arrives for Talks on Security Pact
U.S. Defence Secretary William Perry arrived in Tokyo Tuesday for talks on the U.S.-Japan security pact which has come under close scrutiny after the rape of an Okinawan girl allegedly by three U.S. servicemen in September.KOREA: N. Korean Nuclear Deal Would Add Fuel to Seoul’s Ambitions
South Korea's ambitions of becoming a leading exporter of nuclear power are set to get a boost as Seoul moves to cement a deal with Pyongyang on the shipment of a light- water nuclear reactor to North Korea.ASIA-DEVELOPMENT: Fast Growth Wreaking Havoc on Environment
Asia's rapid economic growth is putting a great strain on the region's environment, posing serious threats to public health and food production in the next century.ASIA-DEVELOPMENT: Fast Growth Wreaking Havoc on Environment
Asia's rapid economic growth is putting a great strain on the region's environment, posing serious threats to public health and food production in the next century.JAPAN-UN: Blame Balkan Mess on the U.N., Not Akashi – Tokyo Press
Yasushi Akashi's resignation as U.N. special envoy to former Yugoslavia reflects a failed U.N. policy -- and not a personal failure, say Japanese analysts.JAPAN: Fears of Rare Fish Slipping Through Customs Net
A new penchant among Japanese for rare pets is worrying conservationists who fear that a number of the wide variety of exotic tropical fish being imported into the country are slipping past customs controls without proper documentation.JAPAN: Fears of Rare Fish Slipping Through Customs Net
A new penchant among Japanese for rare pets is worrying conservationists who fear that a number of the wide variety of exotic tropical fish being imported into the country are slipping past customs controls without proper documentation.ASIA-ENERGY: Economic Engine Set to Run on Atomic and Coal Power
Plans by Japan and Australia to fuel their own and Asia's dynamic economies with atomic power and coal-fired energy, are being frowned on by the environmental community.ASIA-ENERGY: Economic Engine Set to Run on Atomic and Coal Power
Plans by Japan and Australia to fuel their own and Asia's dynamic economies with atomic power and coal-fired energy, are being frowned on by the environmental community.JAPAN: Asahara’s Army of Aum Sect Followers Keep the Faith
Every day they can be seen at Tokyo train stations -- young people, adorned in pink and blue elephant-shaped headwear -- handing out pamphlets proclaiming the virtues of the faith of their arrested cult leader Shoko Asahara.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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