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Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2011
After the disaster, better ties?
OSAKA — The unprecedented involvement of the U.S. military in rescue and relief operations amid the Tohoku disaster has U.S. and Japanese policy experts hoping the effort will lead to closer bilateral cooperation on disaster planning and other issues, not least the Futenma base relocation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2011
Kansai region wonders: Could it happen here?
TSURUGA, Fukui Pref. — On a hillside overlooking Tsuruga, about a dozen children and their mothers are enjoying the day at At Home, the Fukui Atomic Energy Science Museum. Inside, kids rush to play free arcade-style games spread across the two-floor facility. Some feature the latest computer graphics...
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2011
Pregnant women fleeing to Kansai
OSAKA — Kansai area hospitals and the Osaka Prefectural Government say a growing number of pregnant women from the devastated Tohoku region, as well as some in Tokyo worried about the possible effects of radiation from the Fukushima nuclear crisis, are moving to the area to give birth.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2011
Get kids, pregnant women well clear of nuke zone: politicians
OSAKA — Two dozen Diet members have signed a letter calling on the government to immediately get young children and pregnant women out of the 30-km danger zone around the heavily damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2011
Integration, radiation top Kansai poll agenda
OSAKA — Further regional integration and the future of nuclear power in the prefecture with the nation's largest number of reactors are topping voter concerns in Kansai heading into the April 10 elections.
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2011
Donations go to victims: aid groups
OSAKA — At train stations, parks and other public places, groups of volunteers are out in force, collecting donations for survivors of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Holding cardboard boxes, they call out to passersby to open their wallets and donate what they can, and thank them with a deep bow...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2011
Jittery Tokyo residents trickle back
Tokyo residents who fled the capital for the Kansai region last week over fears of radiation leaking from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant were returning home as another week started — but with plenty of headaches.
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2011
Foreign media take flak for fanning fears
OSAKA — Some foreign media coverage of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has been so extreme it has fanned fears of a deadly radiation cloud descending on Tokyo and turning residents into walking zombies, before drifting across the oceans to menace the United States and Ireland....
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2011
Trilateral meet agrees on nuclear safety info, disaster response steps
KYOTO — Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto and his counterparts from China and South Korea promised Saturday to strengthen cooperation in responding to natural disasters and providing information on nuclear safety issues.
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2011
Tokyo firms eye moving to Osaka
OSAKA — Inquiries for Osaka office facilities by Tokyo firms seeking to evacuate employees were reportedly up sharply Thursday, as companies including casual wear store H&M close up shop in Kanto and move to Osaka, while some foreign airlines were also rerouting Tokyo flights to Kansai airport.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2011
Fukushima fallout the stark backdrop to Seoul-Beijing-Tokyo summit
OSAKA — When the foreign ministers of Japan, China, and South Korea gather in Kyoto this weekend for their long-delayed summit, they will do so amid rising public concern in all three countries about radiation leaking from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and the future of nuclear energy in...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2011
Vending machines drawing fire
OSAKA — Lifeline or a waste of electricity?
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2011
Kansai officials brace for sudden deluge of refugees
OSAKA — Local governments nationwide are offering food, water, medical aid and officials to assist in the disaster-relief effort, as well as temporary shelters for those left homeless.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2011
Exposure, risk tied to variables
OSAKA — As the world struggles to understand the risks of a worst-case scenario at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, Tuesday's government order for residents living within a 20-km radius of the plant to finish evacuating and those between 20 and 30 km to stay indoors heightened tensions in the northeast...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2011
Lessons learned in Kobe aid relief effort
OSAKA — So far, the response to Friday's earthquake and tsunami has been better than the 1995 Hanshin-Awaji earthquake thanks to better official communications between Tokyo bureaucrats and politicians and local governments, and also the existence of the Internet and social media.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2011
Basic nuclear policy questioned
OSAKA — Severe damage to the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant had the central government and local authorities in neighboring towns racing Saturday to evacuate residents and implement previously agreed upon emergency response measures.
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2011
Senators irked by the lack of base progress
OSAKA — A key U.S. senator involved in Japan relations said Wednesday evening the appointment of Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto comes at a critical moment for both countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Mar 1, 2011
Latest volcano show: Shinmoe
OSAKA — In late January, Mount Shinmoe, one of a cluster of volcanoes on a mountain range straddling Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures, woke back up.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2011
Long honeymoon over for Hashimoto
OSAKA — Three years into his first term, Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto continues to enjoy some of the highest ratings of any politician, with media polls showing 70 to 80 percent of the electorate approve of his job performance.
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2011
Kansai biz chiefs call for TPP entry, more investment
KYOTO — Kansai's corporate leaders concluded their annual seminar Thursday by calling on Prime Minister Naoto Kan's government to swiftly join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade agreement, and for increased investment in infrastructure projects they say are necessary for the region to compete...
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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