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1. FYI - KAZUAKI NAGATA
UNIQLO
Choice, chic, cheap — no one feels fleeced
Nov. 17, 2009
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2. FYI - MINORU MATSUTANI
ROPPONGI HILLS
As status symbol, it tops the rest
Nov. 10, 2009
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3. FYI - MASAMI ITO
TYING THE KNOT
Marriage ever-changing institution
Nov. 3, 2009
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4. FYI - JUN HONGO
WINNY
File-sharing: Handle Winny at your own risk
Oct. 27, 2009
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5. FYI - MARIKO KATO
ABORTION AND THE PILL
Abortion still key birth control
Oct. 20, 2009
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6. FYI - HIROKO NAKATA
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Electric vehicles, touted as next big thing, still in their infancy
Oct. 14, 2009
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7. FYI - NATSUKO FUKUE
RICE FARMING
Rice — a staple of unstable future, funds?
Oct. 6, 2009
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8. FYI - ALEX MARTIN
HARUKI MURAKAMI
Murakami: Titan of postwar literature
Sept. 29, 2009
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9. FYI - ERIC JOHNSTON
LOCAL LEADERS FEDERATION
Small group making waves
Sept. 22, 2009
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10. FYI - SETSUKO KAMIYA
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS
Community groups provide lifelines in many ways
Sept. 15, 2009
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11. FYI - JUN HONGO
U.S. AMBASSADORS
U.S. ambassador serves a role most vital
Sept. 8, 2009
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12. FYI - KAZUAKI NAGATA
CELL PHONES
Cell phone culture here unlike any other
Sept. 2, 2009
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13. FYI - MINORU MATSUTANI
IDOL
Pop 'idol' phenomenon fades into dispersion
Aug. 25, 2009
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14. FYI - TAKAHIRO FUKADA
GROPING
In anonymous packed train lurk gropers
Aug. 18, 2009
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15. FYI - MARIKO KATO
UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
Todai still beckons nation's best, brightest but goals diversifying
Aug. 11, 2009
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16. FYI - MASAMI ITO
CAMPAIGNS
Strict rules in play to keep campaigning above board
Aug. 4, 2009
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17. FYI - HIROKO NAKATA
FUNERAL
Japan's funerals deep-rooted mix of ritual, form
July 28, 2009
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18. FYI - NATSUKO FUKUE
RADIO EXERCISE
Wake up, hike out, tune in, move it
July 22, 2009
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19. FYI - ALEX MARTIN
HATOYAMAS
For Hatoyamas, politics is considered birthright
July 14, 2009
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20. FYI - ERIC JOHNSTON
NHK
NHK a fount of info, a lot of it from the government
July 7, 2009
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21. FYI - SETSUKO KAMIYA
SPACE EXPLORATION
Japan a low-key player in space race
June 30, 2009
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22. FYI - KANAKO TAKAHARA
TAKARAZUKA REVUE
Fans make troupe phenomenon it is
June 23, 2009
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23. FYI - SAYURI DAIMON
NIPPON KEIDANREN
The all-powerful voice of corporate Japan
June 16, 2009
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24. FYI - KAZUAKI NAGATA
NARITA AIRPORT
Narita airport — worth long struggle to build?
June 9, 2009
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25. FYI - JUN HONGO
SUPER-COMPUTERS
Supercomputers — infinity within reach?
June 2, 2009
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26. FYI - MINORU MATSUTANI
MANGA
'Manga': heart of pop culture
May 26, 2009
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27. FYI - MARIKO KATO
PRINCESS MASAKO
Weight of Imperial world on Princess Masako
May 19, 2009
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28. FYI - MASAMI ITO
OKINAWA
Between a rock and a hard place
May 12, 2009
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29. FYI - TAKAHIRO FUKADA
SENTO
Go with the flow at classic 'sento'
May 5, 2009
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30. FYI - HIROKO NAKATA
BANKRUPTCY
Corporate bankruptcy, the Japanese way
April 28, 2009
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31. FYI - ALEX MARTIN
FORTUNE-TELLING
The past, present and future of fortunetelling
April 21, 2009
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32. FYI - NATSUKO FUKUE
JOHNNY'S
So, you wanna be a Johnny?
April 14, 2009
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33. FYI - SETSUKO KAMIYA
PROSECUTORS
Prosecutors boast clout, success
April 7, 2009
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34. FYI - ERIC JOHNSTON
CHILD PORN
Child porn hard to define, stop
March 31, 2009
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35. FYI - MASAMI ITO
SMOKING
Smokes here cheap, in state's interest
March 24, 2009
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36. FYI - JUN HONGO
ICHIRO
Found in 'Area 51,' he goes by one name
March 17, 2009
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37. FYI - KAZUAKI NAGATA
NINTENDO
Nintendo secret: It's all in the game
March 10, 2009
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38. FYI - MINORU MATSUTANI
NEWSPAPERS
Newspapers here soldiering on
March 3, 2009
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39. FYI - MARIKO KATO
CHRISTIANS
Christianity's long history in the margins
Feb. 24, 2009
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40. FYI - HIROKO NAKATA
TOYOTA
Accelerating Toyota forced to downshift
Feb. 17, 2009
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41. FYI - TAKAHIRO FUKADA
VALENTINE'S DAY
Recession won't sour Valentine's
Feb. 10, 2009
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42. FYI - ALEX MARTIN
'FURIKOME FRAUD'
Bank transfer fraudsters have that grift of gab
Feb. 3, 2009
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43. FYI - NATSUKO FUKUE
SCHOOL LUNCH
No brown bagging it for students
Jan. 27, 2009
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44. FYI - SETSUKO KAMIYA
COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAMS
'Exam hell' now not so hot
Jan. 20, 2009
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45. FYI - MARIKO KATO
'SHU-KATSU'
Graduate job search in full swing, despite recession
Jan. 13, 2009
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46. FYI - ERIC JOHNSTON
JAPAN'S BUBBLE ECONOMY
Lessons from when the bubble burst
Jan. 6, 2009
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47. FYI - MASAMI ITO
TOKYO TOWER
Half century on, Tokyo Tower still dazzles as landmark
Dec. 30, 2008
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48. FYI - JUN HONGO
GAY RIGHTS
Gay scene: Tolerance, legal limbo
Dec. 23, 2008
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49. FYI - KAZUAKI NAGATA
EXPRESSWAYS
A highway system that ever exacts toll
Dec. 16, 2008
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50. FYI - TAKAHIRO FUKADA
SHINKANSEN
Shinkansen about more than speed
Dec. 9, 2008
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