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151. FYI - MASAMI ITO
PKO
Greater peacekeeping role OK, not truce enforcement
March 23, 2010
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152. FYI - HIROKO NAKATA
CORPORATE CRISIS MANAGEMENT
Crisis-handling goes far beyond apology bow
March 16, 2010
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153. FYI - NATSUKO FUKUE
DIET CRAZE
TV gets fickle fans flocking to fads to shed fat
March 9, 2010
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154. FYI - ALEX MARTIN
EIRIN
All movies subject to rating, even cuts
March 2, 2010
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155. FYI - ERIC JOHNSTON
AMERICAN SHINKANSEN
Joint effort on track to take shinkansen system to U.S.
Feb. 23, 2010
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156. FYI - SETSUKO KAMIYA
SUMO
Steeped in tradition, Shinto, sumo is also scandal-stained
Feb. 16, 2010
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157. FYI - JUN HONGO
SOCCER IN JAPAN
Japan team has foot in World Cup door but can it kick?
Feb. 9, 2010
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158. FYI - KAZUAKI NAGATA
ETIC
ETIC looks to lighten JAL's load
Feb. 2, 2010
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159. FYI - MINORU MATSUTANI
WHALING
No solution in sight for fight over whales
Jan. 26, 2010
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160. FYI - TAKAHIRO FUKADA
IMPERIAL PALACE
Imperial Palace resides in otherworldly expanse
Jan. 20, 2010
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161. FYI - MARIKO KATO
JAPANESE MANNERS
Japan life: Etiquette by the numbers
Jan. 12, 2010
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162. FYI - MASAMI ITO
MINORS
Minors in own category but never above the law
Jan. 5, 2010
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163. FYI - HIROKO NAKATA
NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS
New Year's: Communing with family, the gods
Dec. 29, 2009
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164. FYI - NATSUKO FUKUE
CHUSHINGURA
Famed tale a perennial favorite
Dec. 22, 2009
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165. FYI - SETSUKO KAMIYA
BIODIVERSITY
Protecting biodiversity to be key '10 goal
Dec. 15, 2009
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166. FYI - ERIC JOHNSTON
NISHINARI WARD
In Osaka, a place the homeless call home
Dec. 8, 2009
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167. FYI - ALEX MARTIN
FOREIGNER SUFFRAGE
Local vote for foreign residents: time ripe?
Dec. 1, 2009
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168. FYI - TAKAHIRO FUKADA
EMPEROR AKIHITO
Emperor — poise under public spotlight
Nov. 24, 2009
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169. FYI - KAZUAKI NAGATA
UNIQLO
Choice, chic, cheap — no one feels fleeced
Nov. 17, 2009
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170. FYI - MINORU MATSUTANI
ROPPONGI HILLS
As status symbol, it tops the rest
Nov. 10, 2009
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171. FYI - MASAMI ITO
TYING THE KNOT
Marriage ever-changing institution
Nov. 3, 2009
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172. FYI - JUN HONGO
WINNY
File-sharing: Handle Winny at your own risk
Oct. 27, 2009
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173. FYI - MARIKO KATO
ABORTION AND THE PILL
Abortion still key birth control
Oct. 20, 2009
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174. FYI - HIROKO NAKATA
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Electric vehicles, touted as next big thing, still in their infancy
Oct. 14, 2009
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175. FYI - NATSUKO FUKUE
RICE FARMING
Rice — a staple of unstable future, funds?
Oct. 6, 2009
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176. FYI - ALEX MARTIN
HARUKI MURAKAMI
Murakami: Titan of postwar literature
Sept. 29, 2009
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177. FYI - ERIC JOHNSTON
LOCAL LEADERS FEDERATION
Small group making waves
Sept. 22, 2009
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178. FYI - SETSUKO KAMIYA
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS
Community groups provide lifelines in many ways
Sept. 15, 2009
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179. FYI - JUN HONGO
U.S. AMBASSADORS
U.S. ambassador serves a role most vital
Sept. 8, 2009
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180. FYI - KAZUAKI NAGATA
CELL PHONES
Cell phone culture here unlike any other
Sept. 2, 2009
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181. FYI - MINORU MATSUTANI
IDOL
Pop 'idol' phenomenon fades into dispersion
Aug. 25, 2009
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182. FYI - TAKAHIRO FUKADA
GROPING
In anonymous packed train lurk gropers
Aug. 18, 2009
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183. FYI - MARIKO KATO
UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
Todai still beckons nation's best, brightest but goals diversifying
Aug. 11, 2009
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184. FYI - MASAMI ITO
CAMPAIGNS
Strict rules in play to keep campaigning above board
Aug. 4, 2009
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185. FYI - HIROKO NAKATA
FUNERAL
Japan's funerals deep-rooted mix of ritual, form
July 28, 2009
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186. FYI - NATSUKO FUKUE
RADIO EXERCISE
Wake up, hike out, tune in, move it
July 22, 2009
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187. FYI - ALEX MARTIN
HATOYAMAS
For Hatoyamas, politics is considered birthright
July 14, 2009
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188. FYI - ERIC JOHNSTON
NHK
NHK a fount of info, a lot of it from the government
July 7, 2009
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189. FYI - SETSUKO KAMIYA
SPACE EXPLORATION
Japan a low-key player in space race
June 30, 2009
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190. FYI - KANAKO TAKAHARA
TAKARAZUKA REVUE
Fans make troupe phenomenon it is
June 23, 2009
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191. FYI - SAYURI DAIMON
NIPPON KEIDANREN
The all-powerful voice of corporate Japan
June 16, 2009
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192. FYI - KAZUAKI NAGATA
NARITA AIRPORT
Narita airport — worth long struggle to build?
June 9, 2009
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193. FYI - JUN HONGO
SUPER-COMPUTERS
Supercomputers — infinity within reach?
June 2, 2009
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194. FYI - MINORU MATSUTANI
MANGA
'Manga': heart of pop culture
May 26, 2009
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195. FYI - MARIKO KATO
PRINCESS MASAKO
Weight of Imperial world on Princess Masako
May 19, 2009
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196. FYI - MASAMI ITO
OKINAWA
Between a rock and a hard place
May 12, 2009
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197. FYI - TAKAHIRO FUKADA
SENTO
Go with the flow at classic 'sento'
May 5, 2009
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198. FYI - HIROKO NAKATA
BANKRUPTCY
Corporate bankruptcy, the Japanese way
April 28, 2009
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199. FYI - ALEX MARTIN
FORTUNE-TELLING
The past, present and future of fortunetelling
April 21, 2009
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200. FYI - NATSUKO FUKUE
JOHNNY'S
So, you wanna be a Johnny?
April 14, 2009
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