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JAPAN
Aug 15, 2002
Prime Osaka plot haunted by legacy of death
OSAKA -- In the Bon holiday period, when tradition has it that spirits return from beyond, visitors to temples and shrines in central Osaka pray not only for deceased relatives, but also for those who perished 30 years ago in a tragedy that still haunts local residents.
JAPAN
Aug 7, 2002
USJ’s problems may stem from a cultural divide
OSAKA -- The Universal Studios Japan theme park is in the throes of a cultural divide over the handling of negative publicity generated by a recent slew of scandals, with some local media outlets accusing American officials of dodging the issue.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2002
USJ struggles to save image from ‘sophomore jinx’
OSAKA -- The Universal Studios Japan theme park, which drew 11 million people in the first 12 months after it opened in March 2001, is having a bad second year as it struggles to regain public trust following a series of management blunders.
JAPAN / KANSAI BEAT
Jul 20, 2002
Foreigners find public housing off-limits
OSAKA -- Human rights groups have welcomed Shiga Gov. Yoshitsugu Kunimatsu’s promise to review the prefecture’s policy of barring foreign residents from living in public housing if they are unable to speak Japanese.
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2002
MOX fuel’s return just the start for Kepco
TAKAHAMA, Fukui Pref. -- Kansai Electric Power Co. is hoping that Thursday’s return of mixed uranium-plutonium (MOX) fuel to Britain will put an end to nearly three years of nationwide controversy over Japan’s MOX program.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2002
Tsuruhashi, home of ‘exotic’ Korea in Osaka
OSAKA — You can always tell when your train reaches Tsuruhashi Station. Unlike the other, mostly nondescript, stops on the JR Osaka Loop Line, the district has an atmosphere, flavor and aroma that makes it one of the city’s most interesting neighborhoods.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2002
Cup cohosts’ ties thaw, at least on individual level
OSAKA — When the excitement over the World Cup finals subsides, many may wonder whether cohosting the event actually helped improve relations between Japan and South Korea.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2002
Asian Conference on Religion and Peace gets under way in Indonesia
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia — The sixth assembly of the Asian Conference on Religion and Peace (ACRP) opens today at the Sheraton Mustika Hotel in Yogyakarata, the ancient capital and cultural center of Indonesia.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2002
World War I POW camp found in Hyogo
ONO, Hyogo Pref. — A local historical committee has recently confirmed that wooden structures in a neighborhood here were once part of a World War I prisoner-of-war camp that housed nearly 500 German and Austrian prisoners.
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2002
Report to put heavy pressure on airport execs
OSAKA — The Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry’s downward revision Friday of the projected number of takeoffs and landings at Kansai International Airport is likely to increase pressure on officials here to postpone the completion date for the second runway beyond 2007.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 14, 2002
Hooligan fears prove unfounded
OSAKA — Fears of hooligans running rampant in Osaka on Wednesday after a key World Cup soccer tie between England and Nigeria proved unfounded, and now opinions are mixed over the heavy security and concern prior to the game.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2002
Shigenobu daughter pushes peace
OSAKA — While international calls are growing for another round of peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders, May Shigenobu, daughter of the Japanese Red Army guerrilla group’s founder, said little progress will be made unless Palestinian grievances are recognized.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2002
Kansai firms hope the Cup runneth over
OSAKA -- While economists debate the macroeconomic impact of the FIFA World Cup, which kicked off Friday, Hisako Tanigawa just hopes it will mean extra pocket money for her family.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2002
Japan, South Korea’s asylum policies slammed
OSAKA -- The May 8 attempt by five North Korean family members to seek asylum at the Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang, northeastern China, was not the first time the consulate has dealt with North Koreans fleeing their country, according to a senior representative of an Osaka-based citizens’ group...
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI BEAT
May 22, 2002
Hooligan hype threatens to get out of hand
OSAKA -- Does Osaka really want lots of foreign visitors to come for the World Cup?
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI BEAT
May 17, 2002
Osaka homeless fear evictions
OSAKA -- For Kazutoshi Nishimura, a 61-year-old homeless man who, in his own words, is retired and living on a park bench near Nagai Park, the approach of the World Cup soccer finals in June is a case of deja vu.
Japan Times
JAPAN / THE OKINAWA FACTOR
May 15, 2002
Nuclear pact ensured smooth Okinawa reversion
On Nov. 21, 1969, President Richard Nixon met with Prime Minister Eisaku Sato in Washington to discuss an extremely delicate issue.
JAPAN
May 4, 2002
Japan victim of own technology
OSAKA -- The Japan Coast Guard, which began its survey of the wreckage of a suspected North Korean spy vessel off Amami Oshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, this week, may discover that the sunken ship is more Japanese than foreign.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2002
Details of another suspected abductee released
OSAKA -- The identity of another man suspected of having been abducted by North Korea in 1980 has been made public, and his photograph were released Wednesday by a group working to secure the release of abductees.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI BEAT
Apr 25, 2002
Marist Brothers school hits 50 years in Kobe, regains its prequake stride
KOBE -- Marist Brothers International School in Suma Ward here celebrates its 50th anniversary this month.
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Prior to launch, Japan ‘strongly urged’ China to reconsider missile test in Pacific
A missile is fired from a Chinese Navy nuclear-powered submarine on Monday.
Suspected Asian fraud ring exec served fresh warrant in Japan
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department and Osaka Prefectural Police have issued arrest warrants for three people, including a suspected fraud network leader, over alleged immigration and residency violations.
Japan might be giving the currency market the silent treatment
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama has issued verbal warnings recently using the same language and the same tone, saying authorities “will take appropriate action at any time, as necessary.”
Japanese teen arrested for booting users off streaming service
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly creating a malicious program and canceling subscription accounts on the Bandai Channel.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
‘Defense,’ not ‘warfare,’ stressed as pacifist Japan beefs up capabilities
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi attends an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji Training Field in Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, on June 7.

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