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Ralph Jennings
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2003
Dalian dangles dalliances on sly to expats
Liu Feifei takes off her sweaters, padded walking shoes and other winter clothes long before bedtime every night in northeastern China's Dalian, a city known for subzero temperatures. She replaces them with open-toed shoes and a one-piece black dress with a wide semicircular cutout between her shoulder...
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2003
Dalian razing homes Japan built during 1905-1945 occupation
Dalian officials, aiming to make way for safer and more comfortable apartments, are demolishing hundreds of homes built by the Japanese during their 40-year occupation of this northeastern coastal city. The demolition of two-story European-style villas in the hilly 1-sq.-km Nanshan District is part of...
JAPAN
Nov 9, 2003
Youngsters from Japan, China seek common ground on war
Describing the recent racial upset in Xian as a chance event, several Japanese and Chinese students in Beijing say they try to get along despite major gaps in their understanding of World War II, which textbooks and media portray differently on the two sides of the East China Sea. Japanese students,...
Triple whammy takes Japan bankruptcies to decade high
More Japanese firms have gone bankrupt in the first half of this year due to soaring costs, labor shortages and the end of pandemic-related support.
Yen rally shakes markets, sending dollar to weakest level since May
The yen rose to the ¥155 range against the dollar, the highest in almost two months, in Tokyo on Thursday.
With eye on China, Japan deepens ties with Pacific islands at Tokyo summit
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the Cook Islands' Prime Minister Mark Brown shake hands during 10th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting on Thursday in Tokyo.
U.S. forces-linked sex crimes in Kanagawa went unreported to prefectural government
The police reported two sexual crime cases to the U.S. military, but the prefectural government was not aware of the incidents.
Say cheese: Japanese scientists make robot face 'smile' with living skin
A researcher at the University of Tokyo shows a face mold covered in human skin tissue at its lab.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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