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Magdalena Osumi
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 16, 2015
Architect pair tap 3-D printing, ice to share top NASA prize for Mars habitat design
In the coming decades, as humans leave Earth to expand the bounds of space travel, astronauts are sure to find themselves for the first time in habitats other than the International Space Station.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 14, 2015
Rugby fever sweeps Japan, as Goromaru and Co. become household names
Rugby fever has swept the field in Japan after the national team gained its best-ever three wins at the Rugby World Cup 2015.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2015
Hungarian diplomat wins top prize in annual photo competition
Familiar looking landscapes offering a taste of old Japan's hidden and harmonious coexistence with the modern era exemplify the theme of this year's "Japan Through Diplomats' Eyes" annual photo competition.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2015
Danish ambassador to Japan hopes for swift conclusion of EU trade pact
Freddy Svane, the newly appointed Danish ambassador to Japan, said Tuesday that the freshly concluded 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement should lead to acceleration of free trade talks between Japan and Europe.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2015
Laundry firm's flexibility cited as reason why single moms don't quit
Since joining the laundering company Kikuya in 1995, Akemi Hirayama says she has never missed a day of work.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2015
Japanese voice frustration, resignation over security shake-up
Members of the public interviewed in and around Tokyo on Saturday expressed disappointment and resignation following the Diet's enactment of the security bills in the early hours.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2015
Tokyo second-riskiest city in the world for disasters, Lloyd's of London says
Facing a host of potential catastrophes, from earthquake to typhoon to pandemic, the denizens of Japan's capital have plenty of worries to keep them up at night.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Sep 15, 2015
Japanese firms need more diverse workforce, says Harvard academic
The recent passage of a bill requiring companies to set numerical goals in hiring and promoting women should improve the working environment for them, a Harvard Business School professor has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2015
Stores fire up their networks to quickly send aid to flood areas
Following torrential rain that triggered massive flooding in the northeast and led to the evacuation of thousands of people, major retailers and convenience store operators rushed to deliver supplies for those affected by the disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2015
Europe's approach to Syria exodus contrasts with Japan's dodging of refugees
As Europe faces what is possibly its greatest refugee crisis since World War II, the issue remains a faraway problem for Japan, which accepted a mere 11 refugees in 2014.
Japan Times
JAPAN / TELLING LIVES
Sep 4, 2015
Patrick Harlan, an American who can make the Japanese giggle
Japan's entertainment business is a come and go affair. Hundreds of local and foreign talents have entered the spotlight with a joke or two, only to vanish a year or two later when their gags ran out of chuckle.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Aug 31, 2015
Katana swordplay exercise is a hit with Tokyo women
Samurai may be known as a man's pursuit, but feudal Japan produced a number of legendary female warriors who took to the battlefield with a sword that still holds a high cultural position today.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 28, 2015
'Empower women,' say global female leaders at World Assembly for Women
Women have made significant achievements in all levels of society but "it is equally clear that we are not there yet," Liberian President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said in Tokyo Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2015
Schools' wheelchair repairs give new life to people in need
Every summer, students from local high schools in Akita Prefecture gather to learn how to repair secondhand wheelchairs to be sent overseas.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 14, 2015
Colored contact lenses cited as infection risk for careless users
A government organization is trying to make youngsters aware of the risks of frivolous use of colored contact lenses, warning that bad hygiene practices could lead to eye infections and severe diseases.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 13, 2015
Over 50% of assemblywomen in Japan have been sexually harassed, survey suggests
In yet another sign of deep-rooted sexism, more than 50 percent of local assemblywomen who responded to a recent survey said they had been sexually harassed while on duty.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media
Aug 5, 2015
Asahi Shimbun apologizes for 'inappropriate' tweet about Shinzo Abe
Tadashi Tominaga, the newspaper's senior staff writer, had posted a photograph of an ultranationalist rally, writing that the participants were supporters of the prime minister.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 4, 2015
Turkish ambassador says Japan needs Abe's national security reforms
Turkish Ambassador Ahmet Bulent Meric during an interview Tuesday expressed a keen interest in the ongoing debate over the Abe government's contentious security bills.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 23, 2015
Hitachi dubs new data-mining software 'artificial intelligence'
Hitachi Ltd. says it has developed an "artificial intelligence" system that draws on a massive range of data sources, such as millions of news articles, and can provide a reasoned response to hot-button topics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 22, 2015
Ashley Madison cheating website hacking 'may affect Japanese users'
Hackers threatening to release details of people using a cheating website may possess the records of toward two million Japanese users, it has emerged.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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