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251. FYI - SHINICHI TERADA
FINANCE MINISTRY
Finance Ministry losing its luster
May 6, 2008
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252. FYI - TAKAHIRO FUKADA
PENSION
Pension system obligations and benefits
April 29, 2008
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253. FYI - ERIC JOHNSTON
YELLOW DUST
Yellow dust storms getting worse
April 22, 2008
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254. FYI - HIROKO NAKATA
TSE
TSE shrugs off pitfalls in quest to be a hit
April 15, 2008
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255. NATIONAL NEWS
Japan's holidays and their meaning
April 8, 2008
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256. FYI - AKEMI NAKAMURA
NATIONAL HOLIDAYS
National holidays trace roots to China, ancients, harvests
April 8, 2008
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257. FYI - KANAKO TAKAHARA
BANK OF JAPAN
BOJ finds itself in 'unpresidented' state
April 1, 2008
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258. FYI - REIJI YOSHIDA
U.S. FORCES
Basics of the U.S. military presence
March 25, 2008
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259. FYI - SETSUKO KAMIYA
LAWYERS
Scales of justice: Legal system looks for right balance of lawyers
March 18, 2008
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260. FYI - SHINICHI TERADA
SOLAR POWER GENERATION
Solar power shines through as energy option
March 11, 2008
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261. FYI - MASAMI ITO
POLITICAL PARTIES
Politics in game of never-ending musical chairs
March 4, 2008
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262. FYI - KAZUAKI NAGATA
FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY
Japan needs imports to keep itself fed
Feb. 26, 2008
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263. FYI - JUN HONGO
KYOTO MECHANISMS
CO2 trading mirrors, but still smoke?
Feb. 19, 2008
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264. FYI - KAHO SHIMIZU
HAY FEVER
Pollen set to come out of hibernation
Feb. 13, 2008
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265. FYI - SHINICHI TERADA
WIMAX
WiMAX set to alter wireless landscape
Feb. 5, 2008
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266. FYI - ERIC JOHNSTON
G-8
G8: Meaningful or anachronistic forum?
Jan. 29, 2008
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267. FYI - HIROKO NAKATA
HOT SPRINGS IN JAPAN
Japan's hot springs part of social, geologic, historic fabric
Jan. 22, 2008
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268. FYI - AKEMI NAKAMURA
BRAZIL EMIGRATION CENTENNIAL IN JAPAN
Japan, Brazil mark a century of settlement, family ties
Jan. 15, 2008
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269. FYI - REIJI YOSHIDA
JAPAN'S MOUNT FUJI
An up-close view of Mount Fuji
Jan. 8, 2008
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270. FYI - KANAKO TAKAHARA
WHALING IN JAPAN
Whaling
Dec. 25, 2007
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271. FYI - SETSUKO KAMIYA
CHRISTMAS IN JAPAN
Japan has its Christmas cake and eats it, too
Dec. 18, 2007
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272. FYI - JUN HONGO
CANNABIS CONTROL LAW IN JAPAN
Hemp OK as rope, not as dope
Dec. 11, 2007
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273. FYI - KAZUAKI NAGATA
DIGITAL TERRESTRIAL TV IN JAPAN
Digital terrestrial TV coming but work remains
Dec. 4, 2007
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274. FYI - KAHO SHIMIZU
JAPAN'S AVIATION INDUSTRY
Japan zeroes in on homegrown jetliner
Nov. 27, 2007
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275. FYI - ERIC PRIDEAUX
SUICIDE IN JAPAN
World's suicide capital
Nov. 20, 2007
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276. FYI - ERIC JOHNSTON
DIALECTS IN JAPAN
Dialect-rife Japan can be tongue-twisting
Nov. 13, 2007
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277. FYI - HIROKO NAKATA
FISCAL REFORM IN JAPAN
Sales tax hike economic cure or curse?
Nov. 6, 2007
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278. FYI - AKEMI NAKAMURA
TEXTBOOK SCREENING IN JAPAN
Textbook screening
Oct. 30, 2007
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279. FYI - REIJI YOSHIDA
ANTITERRORISM LAW IN JAPAN
Ships out at sea or troops in a war zone?
Oct. 23, 2007
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280. FYI - KANAKO TAKAHARA
LOVE HOTELS IN JAPAN
No-tell love hotels cash in catering to the carnal
Oct. 16, 2007
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281. FYI - SETSUKO KAMIYA
OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT AID (ODA) IN JAPAN
ODA shrinking but still key tool
Oct. 9, 2007
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282. FYI - SHINICHI TERADA
SEARCH ENGINES IN JAPAN
Kanji, kana trip search engines
Oct. 2, 2007
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283. FYI - KAHO SHIMIZU
PACHINKO IN JAPAN
Pachinko seeks to shed shady image as market shrinks
Sept. 25, 2007
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284. FYI - JUN HONGO
TYPHOONS IN JAPAN
Typhoons more predictable but still deadly
Sept. 18, 2007
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285. FYI - MASAMI ITO
MONEY & POLITICS IN JAPAN
Funds law no match for wily politicians
Sept. 11, 2007
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286. FYI - ERIC PRIDEAUX
SHINTO & BUDDHISM IN JAPAN
Japan's Shinto-Buddhist religious medley
Sept. 4, 2007
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287. FYI - AKEMI NAKAMURA
'HANKO'
'Hanko' fate sealed by test of time
Aug. 21, 2007
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288. FYI - HIROKO NAKATA
JAPAN'S UPPER HOUSE
The impact of Upper House president
Aug. 14, 2007
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289. FYI - SETSUKO KAMIYA
BEER CONSUMPTION IN JAPAN
Still the king of alcohol in Japan
Aug. 7, 2007
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290. FYI - SHINICHI TERADA
E-MONEY IN JAPAN
E-cash silencing the jingle of change
Aug. 1, 2007
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291. FYI - KANAKO TAKAHARA
KOSHIEN
Japan baseball stars first shine bright at Koshien
July 24, 2007
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292. FYI - JUN HONGO
HINOMARU & KIMIGAYO
Hinomaru, 'Kimigayo' express conflicts both past and future
July 17, 2007
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293. FYI - KAHO SHIMIZU
CHONGRYUN
Chongryun never gets out from under a cloud
July 10, 2007
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294. FYI - REIJI YOSHIDA
BID-RIGGING IN JAPAN
How Japanese tax-payers' money is lost in bid-rigging
July 3, 2007
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295. FYI - ERIC JOHNSTON
PRISONS IN JAPAN
Prison reforms seen as too little, and way too late
June 26, 2007
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296. FYI - MASAMI ITO
CRIME VICTIM
Crime victims get their day, say in court
June 19, 2007
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297. FYI - ERIC PRIDEAUX
GREEN JAPAN?
Japan's green strides belie spotty record
June 12, 2007
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298. FYI - AKEMI NAKAMURA
GUN CONTROL IN JAPAN
Headline-grabbing gun crimes mar safe image
June 5, 2007
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299. FYI - HIROKO NAKATA
AMAKUDARI
'Amakudari' too entrenched to curb?
May 29, 2007
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300. FYI - SETSUKO KAMIYA
LAY JUDGES IN JAPAN
Opening the courts to ordinary citizens
May 22, 2007
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