Does Japan want to 'reprogram' abductees' kids?

National Jun 4, 2004

Does Japan want to 'reprogram' abductees' kids?

OSAKA — Now that the children of four of the five repatriated abductees have finally been reunited with their parents, local governments are rushing to help them adjust to Japanese life as quickly as possible. But Koreans in Japan worry that the children, who were ...

National May 20, 2003

Universal Studios gets a clean bill of health

OSAKA -- Universal Studios Japan announced Monday that the central government has given the park a clean bill of health after weekend revelations that a Taiwanese guest developed SARS days after his visit. The unidentified Taiwanese doctor developed a fever on the evening of May ...

Fukui race boils down to reactor factor

National Apr 11, 2003

Fukui race boils down to reactor factor

TAKAHAMA, Fukui Pref. -- Like many of her fellow shopkeepers in this small town along the Sea of Japan coast, Tomoko Kurahashi is ambivalent about the candidates for Fukui governor. "They all tell us that the safety of the nuclear power industry is of paramount ...

North Korea poses myriad problems

National Oct 31, 2002

North Korea poses myriad problems

OSAKA -- In addition to compelling North Korea to scrap its nuclear weapons program, Japan and the United Sates must force it to account for all of its uranium and plutonium, one of America's top nonproliferation experts said Tuesday. "There might be enough nuclear material ...