Feature
Where's
the beef? |
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Mad cow under the microscope |
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| The phrase "Where's the beef?" should
take on a special significance these days, especially if you
live in Japan. But the most interesting question out of all
this is how could a little old side of beef pose a danger to
Japan's national identity? |
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Review
Shoichi
Aoki's "FRUiTS" |
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 If
you are interested in Japanese fashion and pop culture, pick
up a copy of Shoichi Aoki's book, "FRUiTS". The coffee
table compilation of more than 200 hundred photographs taken
by Japanese artist Shoichi Aoki, was first released in 2001
by art house publishing group, Phaidon Press Ltd. |
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Culture
The sake
of Shimane prefecture |
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 While
it may not put out the volume of places like Hyogo, Kyoto, or
Niigata, Shimane Prefecture is easily one of the most significant
sake-producing regions in Japan, both historically and currently. |
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| Editor's Notes |
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| It gives me great
pleasure to welcome two new writers to The Foreigner,
in this our 6th edition. Columnist Lenee Beaulieu is a single
woman living in Japan who has agreed to write down her thoughts
about working for 'The Man'. |
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News
Bakers are
running out of time, and money |
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 For
a young Briton facing 14 years in a Japanese prison, time would
seem to be a dangerous enemy. After being charged and convicted
of trying to smuggle a record number of drugs through customs
at Narita Airport, Nick Baker is running out of time to obtain
vital information from Brussels that he hopes could exonerate
him. |
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Column
Upper damagement |
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 It's
every weekday morning and always at the same time. Why doesn't
he realize that a little more variety would make it harder to
find him out? Just after 08:00, I usually watch the a.m. news
special's financial topics where the analysts all blame the
failing economic situation in Japan on the overwhelming number
of incompetent managers. |
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Column
Baker
case highlights human rights violations |
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 The
continuing saga of the Nick Baker case should give all visitors
to Japan some serious pause for thought. Mr. Baker was found
guilty in a Japanese court of trying to smuggle ecstasy and
cocaine into Narita Airport back in April of 2002, and was sentenced
to 14 years in prison. |
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