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Los Angeles Times COLUMN ONE and other selected stories: More Japan Stories Japan & Asia Domestic Return to Archive under construction |
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Japan (continued)
Shinto Mysticism Shrine-State Debate Enthronement ceremony for the new Emperor irritates secular critics
Nobody Wants to Enlist Japan’s Military Gets No Respect Despite huge defense budget, the army has its hands tied
The Imperial Secret Cancer in Japan is Taboo They won’t tell Emperor Hirohito what he’s dying from
Sony in Alsace The Japaning of Europe Japanese companies are scaling the ramparts of Fortress Europe
Bird Cage Interrogations Forced Confessions Japan's criminal justice system Marred by human rights abuse
Angry underclass Japan's Worst Slum Day-labor ghetto in Osaka shows the face of poverty amid fabulous wealth
Eying Stardom Japan Ambitious Space Program Prospects of traveling the heavens combine scientific and commercial interests
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Buddhist Extremism? Mixing Politics with Dharma Japan’s ambitious Komeito party backed by controversial Soka Gakkai sect
A lust for trees, a love of wood Decimating the Rainforests Cultural appreciation of fine hardwood contributes to unsustainable logging
Lesson in Aluminum Problems with Foreign Aid Japan’s $8 billion aid benefits the donor, not necessarily the recipient
Last Natural River Japan’s Lost Nature After paving over the rivers in concrete, Japanese ponder their ruined ecosystem
Nagasaki Reluctant Martyr The city tries to remember – and forget – its atomic heritage
Rethinking Whales From Eating to Watching Them Eco-friendly Japanese are beginning to celebrate the whales
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