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51. FYI - AYAKO MIE
JAPANESE CRESTED IBIS
Efforts to save Japanese crested ibis take flight
May 8, 2012
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52. FYI - MASAMI ITO
AMENDING THE CHARTER
Constitution again faces calls for revision to meet reality
May 1, 2012
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53. FYI - MINORU MATSUTANI
YAHOO JAPAN
Yahoo Japan: Same name, very different company
April 24, 2012
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54. FYI - HIROKO NAKATA
RETAIL POWER SUPPLIERS
Retail power slow to make inroads despite nuclear crisis
April 17, 2012
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55. FYI - NATSUKO FUKUE
COMPULSORY P.E. DANCE LESSONS
Teachers with two left feet struggling with dance classes
April 10, 2012
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56. FYI - MIZUHO AOKI
WELFARE COMMISSIONER
Volunteers struggle to track neediest residents
April 3, 2012
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57. FYI - ERIC JOHNSTON
TOHOKU BUBBLE
Tohoku in rebuilding bubble
March 27, 2012
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58. FYI - JUN HONGO
FUKUSHIMA PREFECTURE
Fukushima not just about nuke crisis
March 20, 2012
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59. FYI - KAZUAKI NAGATA
METHANE HYDRATE
Methane hydrate energy solution?
March 13, 2012
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60. FYI - MINORU MATSUTANI
STEALTH MARKETING
Caveat emptor: Not all 'word of mouth' blogs unpaid
March 6, 2012
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61. FYI - MASAMI ITO
IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTERS
Immigration inmates live life of limbo, at officials' whim
Feb. 28, 2012
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62. FYI - HIROKO NAKATA
TOKYO SKY TREE
Tokyo Sky Tree opener looms large
Feb. 21, 2012
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63. FYI - NATSUKO FUKUE
LITERATURE AWARDS
Literary awards run spectrum
Feb. 14, 2012
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64. FYI - MIZUHO AOKI
ECONOMICS OF AIRPORTS
Bubble era's aviation legacy: Too many airports, all ailing
Feb. 7, 2012
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65. FYI - ERIC JOHNSTON
NUCLEAR POWER PLEBISCITES
Plebicites first step in pulling nuclear plug
Jan. 31, 2012
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66. FYI - JUN HONGO
NADESHIKO JAPAN
Nadeshiko Japan eyes London Olympic gold
Jan. 24, 2012
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67. FYI - KAZUAKI NAGATA
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Corporate Japan: woeful lack of outside directors
Jan. 17, 2012
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68. FYI - MINORU MATSUTANI
DECLINING STUDENT ABILITY
Student count, knowledge sliding
Jan. 10, 2012
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69. FYI - MASAMI ITO
NATIONALITY
Many angles to acquiring Japanese citizenship
Dec. 27, 2011
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70. FYI - HIROKO NAKATA
Holiday illuminations still a draw but organizers have to trim power consumption
Festive lights prevail, with restraint
Dec. 20, 2011
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71. FYI - NATSUKO FUKUE
RADIOACTIVE RICE
Fukushima rice in cesium limbo
Dec. 13, 2011
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72. FYI - MIZUHO AOKI
SPOUSAL EXEMPTION
Tax, pension breaks called favoritism for homemakers
Dec. 6, 2011
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73. FYI - ERIC JOHNSTON
WINTER ELECTRICITY CONSERVATION
Utilities to cut it close amid winter demand
Nov. 29, 2011
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74. FYI - JUN HONGO
AUM SHINRIKYO
Last trial brings dark Aum era to end
Nov. 22, 2011
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75. FYI - KAZUAKI NAGATA
SMARTPHONE SECURITY
Smartphones new security battlefield
Nov. 16, 2011
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76. FYI - MINORU MATSUTANI
LATE-NIGHT DINER ROBBERIES
Late-night eateries ripe for robbery
Nov. 8, 2011
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77. FYI - MASAMI ITO
'KONKATSU'
Matchmakers in wings as singles rise
Nov. 1, 2011
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78. FYI - HIROKO NAKATA
ONLINE SUPERMARKETS
'Net super' trend food for thought
Oct. 25, 2011
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79. FYI - NATSUKO FUKUE
CIVIL SERVANT HOUSING
Bureaucrat housing perks draw fire
Oct. 18, 2011
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80. FYI - ALEX MARTIN
TAKING IT TO THE STREETS
Nuclear fears reawaken mass anger
Oct. 12, 2011
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81. FYI - MIZUHO AOKI
WORLD HERITAGE
World Heritage listing has its price
Oct. 4, 2011
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82. FYI - ERIC JOHNSTON
JAPAN GUIDEBOOK
A compact guide to guidebooks on Japan
Sept. 27, 2011
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83. FYI - SETSUKO KAMIYA
NAMING RIGHTS
You name it: Rights for more municipal sites go on sale
Sept. 20, 2011
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84. FYI - JUN HONGO
THE YEN
Despite mounting debt, yen still a safe haven
Sept. 13, 2011
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85. FYI - KAZUAKI NAGATA
ELECTRICITY BILLS
Utilities have monopoly on power
Sept. 6, 2011
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86. FYI - MINORU MATSUTANI
K-POP
K-pop striking chord with the young
Aug. 30, 2011
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87. FYI - TAKAHIRO FUKADA
POSTQUAKE TOURISM
Restoring foreign tourism tall order
Aug. 23, 2011
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88. FYI - MASAMI ITO
RETRIALS
Retrials high hurdle but sole tack for wrongfully convicted
Aug. 16, 2011
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89. FYI - HIROKO NAKATA
HOME-USE STORAGE BATTERIES
Backup batteries for home on radar
Aug. 9, 2011
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90. FYI - NATSUKO FUKUE
ORGAN TRANSPLANT
New law fails to ease organ demand
Aug. 2, 2011
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91. FYI - ALEX MARTIN
58 YEARS OF TV EVOLUTION
TV: Analog out, digital in, with rivals Net, satellite, cable
July 26, 2011
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92. FYI - MIZUHO AOKI
IF ALL REACTORS HALT
All reactors off by spring — a once unthinkable scenario
July 19, 2011
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93. FYI - ERIC JOHNSTON
SON'S CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVE
Son's quest for sun, wind has nuclear interests wary
July 12, 2011
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94. FYI - SETSUKO KAMIYA
WELFARE BENEFITS
Welfare rise: sign of economic, aging times
July 5, 2011
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95. FYI - JUN HONGO
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME
Daylight saving: Is it finally time to convert?
June 28, 2011
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96. FYI - KAZUAKI NAGATA
NISA
Time to give nuke watchdog teeth
June 21, 2011
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97. FYI - MINORU MATSUTANI
TOKAI EARTHQUAKE
Tokai Big One still tops in speculation
June 14, 2011
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98. FYI - MASAMI ITO
THE HAGUE TREATY
Hague treaty seeks to balance rights of kids, parents
June 7, 2011
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99. FYI - HIROKO NAKATA
EARTHQUAKE INSURANCE
Quake coverage mitigates losses from March 11
May 31, 2011
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100. FYI - NATSUKO FUKUE
PREPARING FOR DISASTER
Success mixed when it comes to planning for disasters
May 24, 2011
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