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An interview with photographer Earl Carter is presented. He reflects on his upbringing in Melbourne, early exposure to photography in Japan, and his lifelong dedication to the craft. He discusses his diverse portfolio, emphasizing the importance of understanding light and experimentation in capturing subjects naturally, particularly in the realm of Australian food photography.

The article focuses on the tissue papers manufactured by Nakabayshi K.K. by recycling research papers and other documents from the University of Tokyo in Japan. The company produces at least 1,000 rolls of toilet paper a month for the university. The toilet paper is not for sale and is only use at the university. Its logo bears the words recycled toilet paper.

Reports on the merger between Japanese paper manufacturers New Oji Paper Co. and Honshu Paper Co.

TOKYO -- It is the second wild boardroom drama to shake up corporate Japan in days: the country's leading tissue maker, Daio Paper, said on Friday that it would file a criminal complaint against its former chairman, accusing him of illicitly borrowing $140 million in company money and channeling some of it to a Las Vegas casino company. The controversy provides yet another lens into the seemingly free-wheeling behavior -- and disregard for corporate governance -- still seen among top management at some of Japan's leading companies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Discusses the hard work and study it takes to become a lawyer in Japan. Examples of persons trying to pass exam; Number of persons who take test every year; Differences in settling disputes between Amercans, and Japanese.

The article reports that the coronavirus pandemic is exposing how Japan is unable to work from home due to its work traditions and company culture. Topics covered include the reason middle managers in Japan's team-oriented workplaces are hesitant to allow employees to work from home, the response of Japanese companies on the sudden need for social distancing and the effort of the government to urge companies and local government offices to move their functions online even before the pandemic.

The article reports that Japan's Defense Ministry has warned that China's military power is gaining on Taiwan and that Taipei's qualitative superiority of fighting forces may soon be lost, posing a threat to stability in the region. The ministry also expressed concern over neighboring North Korea's nuclear weapons and missile programs as a serious threat against the peace and stability of Northeast Asia.

The article reports on the live-fire military drill along the southeast coast of China. The military exercise is considered as the country's response to the 2013 Defense White Paper issued by Japan identifying the country and North Korea as major regional challenges to the security of Japan. The country calls Japan to stop provoking it with regards to the disputed Senkaku islands.

This article reports on the effect of an erroneous stock order by brokerage firm Nikko Citigroup Ltd. for paper maker Nippon Paper Group Inc. on the company's share prices in Japan.

Reports on the holding of a survey of the Japanese photographic film and paper market by Japan's Fair Trade Commission due to a dispute over practices by Eastman Kodak Co. and Fuji Photo Film. Commission's recognition of the oligopolistic structures in the markets; Kodak chairman George Fisher's call for the United States to take action against Japan for its refusal to negotiate on the dispute.

The article reports that the Japanese Defense Ministry has officially warned of the growing power of China's military. The white paper released by the agency on national defense states that China has been modernizing its military forces, with total defense spending rapidly and continuously increasing. The report warned that senior Chinese military officials have said that possession of an aircraft carrier, and maritime activities in the sea surrounding Japan have been intensifying.

Reports that Tokyo, Japan subway operators decided to supply toilet tissue for their commuters. Reason why its was previously discontinued.

Focuses on the art collection of Maspro Denkoh Corporation, an electronics company based outside of Nagoya, Japan. Worth of the collection; Decision-making method that was used by Takashi Hashiyama, president of the company, to determine whether Christie's or Sotheby's should sell the collection; The use of such games of chance in Japanese culture; Details of the traditional decision-making process involving rock, paper or scissors; Pronouncement of Christie's as the winner.

Discusses how Maspro Denkoh Corp.'s president, Takashi Hashiyama, had Christie's International and Sotheby's Holdings play a game of rock, paper, scissors to determine which he would hire to auction off Maspro's collection of Impressionist paintings. How Takashi resorted to the game, a popular way to make arbitrary decisions in Japan, after the two auctioneers presented similar proposals; Frustration of the auctioneers, who poured money into the proposals; Victory of Christie's in the game.

The article reports on controversy over a paper published by researchers at Japan's Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine. At a news conference Dean Masaya Tohyama announced that an investigation, the results of which were not made public, found "flaws" and "immature data" in the paper based on "inadequacies" in its preparation. The paper's author, researcher Dr. Iichiro Shimomura, says the accusations are not substantiated and are politically based, and he is considering legal action. Shimomura's lawyer questions how the university could release his client's name to the press when they have no intent of charging him with fraud or disciplining him. The journal "Science," in which the paper was published, is following the situation but has no plans to retract the paper.

Reports that diplomatic papers published in Tokyo, Japan in December 8, 1999 suggested that the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1999 involved a deception effort by the Japanese government. Efforts of Japan to avoid hinting at war with the United States; Researcher who discovered the papers in the Japanese Foreign Ministry archives; Confirmation of the genuineness of the diplomatic papers.

This article reports that the Riken Center for Developmental Biology in Kobe, Japan accused female scientist Haruko Obokata of fabricating data, doctoring images and plagiarism in papers that were published in the British journal "Nature" in January 2014. This has raised questions about the authenticity of the work of other scientists such as Ryoji Noyori, Riken’s president, and Shinya Yamanaka, a professor at Kyoto University.

The article focuses on ukiyo-e paintings of Japan exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston, Massachusetts. The collection is described as sensuous, hedonistic and occasionally erotic Japanese paintings. The MFA sent 69 of its ukiyo-e paintings on tour, first to museums in Japan then to other museums in North America. The paintings have three formats including hanging scrolls, handscrolls and screens.

Focuses on the development of electronic readers that allow users to read books and other works digitally. Sale of electronic readers by Sony and Matsushita Electric Industrial in Japan; Description of the Sony Librie and Panasonic SigmaBook electronic readers; Problems encountered with the readers.

Discusses Japan's financial crisis. Growth of the economy that has not been sustained; Governments that have attempted to resolve the crisis; Example of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi; Competition with China and South Korea; History of Japan's economy; Debt that the nation faces.

Reports on how the stance of business newspaper `Nihon Keizai Shimbun' over the shuffling of stock index affected the stock market of Japan. Printing of the views of Finance Minister Kiichi Miyaza and its rebuttal by the newspaper; Decline of Japanese stock market in May 2000.

Reports that the newspaper `Yomiuri Shimbun' of Japan decided to ban advertising for two of its weekly magazines after receiving complaints about the sexual content of the advertisements. Implications of the advertising ban on women's rights in Japan; Effect of the ban on other newspapers' advertising policies for sexually explicit materials; Details on the advertisements.

Reports that the `Asahi Shimbun' newspaper of Japan apologized on January 1, 1999 for pressuring Princess Masako after she miscarried. Number of people that complained about an article about Masako's pregnancy; Views of the newspaper on the princess as a public figure; Date of the announcement of Masako's miscarriage.

Pays tribute to Muneyuki Matsushita, president of Japanese newspaper `Asahi Shimbun,' who died on February 10, 1999. Cause of his death; Background on Matsushita.

The article reports that inflation has been a concern in Japan due to increased spending in its paper money system. It notes that the impact of quantitative easing efforts by the central bank has been minimal. It mentions that the debt load of Japan can be manageable from inflation which instigates competitiveness in industries.

Recounts that one of the casualties of Kobe's earthquake was the Takatori Catholic Church. How it was reopened on September 17, 1995, exactly eight months after the disaster; How Shigeru Ban, an American-trained Tokyo architect, came upon the ruins and provided help; Its tented roof made out of Teflon-coated fabric; Ban and his volunteer university students. INSET: Under tubes and tents.

Reports on the plan to Japanese Defense Agency to issue another annual defense white paper as a version of a "manga" comic book to increase readership of the white paper.

GLO:FDQM/09jul20:-114544.jpg PHOTO (COLOR): . gl Japan will craft new rules and support infrastructure in a drive that aims to build offshore wind farms at 30 sites during the next decade, the Nikkei business daily said on Thursday. Japan's offshore wind power market is set to grow after a law, the Offshore Wind Promotion Act, enforced last year to assist development I (Reporting by Yuka Obayashi; Editing by Clarence Fernandez) i. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses three islands in Japan's Seto Inland Sea that have been transformed into avant-garde art installations. Naoshima, Teshima, and Inujima were once fishing villages and industrial areas, but they have been revitalized with contemporary art, architecture, and rice paddies. The islands offer visitors a unique perspective on time, mortality, and the passage of life. The article highlights specific installations, such as a pitch-dark room that gradually reveals a cinema screen and a memorial to life that features heartbeats from around the world. The islands provide an opportunity for deep reflection and contemplation. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the U.S. National Defense University (NDU) report citing transparency in Chinese military. According to the report, there has been a modest but gradual increase in transparency in the Chinese military policies since 1998 to 2008. As stated, the report is in stark contrast to statements given by senior defense and military officials and Asian nations like Japan.

The article provides information on a report published by a Japanese newspaper stating that a Japanese diplomat compromised sensitive counterterrorism information as a result of a computer virus. A third secretary at the Japanese embassy in Trinidad and Tobago leaked the information as the result of using shareware on his private computer. Some 30 files were disclosed, including the contact list for appointment papers created by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and greetings addressed to the ambassador by a former Public Security Intelligence.

The article reports allegations made by Japanese university professors that the Japanese government has pressured them to play down the impact of the Fukushima nuclear meltdown that took place in March 2011. Topics discussed include the lack of funding available from the Japanese government to perform research at the Fukushima site, allegations that the Japanese nuclear lobby holds power over the nation's universities, and questions about the radiation levels that resulted from the meltdown.

This article reports that the Tokyo, Japan-based University of Tokyo has closed the research laboratory of a chemistry professor accused of fabricating test results in at least 12 published papers. An investigative committee appointed by the university reported late last month that at least 12 of the experiments cited by the professor, Kazunari Taira, in articles that had appeared in the journal "Nature" and other prominent international journals could not be replicated. Yoichiro Matsumoto, head of the committee, said that it would issue a final report in March 2006. A separate panel will consider possible disciplinary action against Taira and other researchers.

IN honor of Persephone!'' she announced, cracking open a pinkish orb. She handed me half and I stared, shocked, at the gleaming maroon seeds. She was plucking them with abandon, letting the juice stain her fingers, not caring. I tried to breathe. It was winter in Pittsburgh, I was 18 years old, and I had never seen a pomegranate. I'd met her weeks after arriving in Pittsburgh for college. Somewhat randomly her boyfriend had asked me: ''Would you like to come to our party? We're going to have this Balkan band from Albuquerque and a Norwegian folk singer play, an Indonesian shadow puppet performance, and everyone has to bring a pie.'' [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Facing Japan's worst recession in decades, the Bank of Japan said on Thursday that it would buy 1 trillion yen, or $10.7 billion, in corporate bonds, extend its purchases of commercial paper and maintain its near-zero interest rate to ease a crippling credit squeeze. The central bank voted unanimously to maintain its key policy rate at 0.1 percent. It said it would also buy prime-grade corporate bonds and commercial paper, or short-term corporate debt, until September, six months longer than planned. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Reports that two Japanese companies agreed to plead guilty to charges of criminal price fixing of fax paper and to pay fines of more than $3.5 million. Fines may exceed over ten million dollars following the approval of the court; The two companies, Mitsubishi paper Mills Ltd. and New Oji Paper co., of Tokyo to disagree with the allegation but ready to pay the fines to avoid expenses.

Reports that Japan's deepening recession is forcing companies to restructure. Companies that have revealed restructuring plans; Prediction of Pelham Smithers, a strategist with ING Baring Securities (Japan) Ltd.; Financial condition of Nikon Corp. and Daishowa Paper Manufacturing Co.; Implications of slumping corporate profits.

Focuses on the international antitrust cases being looked at by a number of United States grand juries. Sharing of information by Japanese-owed paper makers leading to criminal price fixing; Contention of critics that assaults, such as the one on Japanese paper firms, are testing the limits of US law by reaching into the sovereign affairs of other nations; View of international cases from US officials.

Presents a criticism of Japan's protected consumer market by George M.C. Fisher, the chairman of Eastman Kodak company. Mr. Fisher's views on the control of consumer photo film and paper market by Fuji Photo Film; Reasons for Mr. Fisher's attack on the Motorola's cellular telephones; Investigation of Japan's consumer photo products market.

Reports that the architect of the Paper Dome Takatori in Kobe, Japan, Shigeru Ban, has decided to build homes for Vietnamese immigrants in the Nagata Ward, using his paper tube technology. What Ban did to solicit money for his venture; Comments from Ban; Reaction to the house.

Announces that the European Union (EU) has submitted to the World Trade Organization (WTO) arguments backing the United States and Eastman Kodak Company that Japan is restricting foreign companies from its film and photographic paper market. How these practices are in violation of WTO rules; What the ruling will project about the WTO's authority.

Reports that the European Union has joined the United States' efforts at the World Trade Organization to end what it contends is Japanese trade discrimination against foreign producers of film and photographic paper.