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ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2017

U.S. complains to China about North Korea's attendance at Silk Road summit

The United States warned China on Friday that North Korea's attendance at a weekend summit on China's new Silk Road could affect the participation of other countries, casting a shadow over Beijing's biggest diplomatic event of the year.
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JAPAN / Society
May 8, 2017

Tokyo Rainbow Pride participants march for 'change' in LGBT recognition

Thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people paraded through Tokyo's Shibuya district on Sunday to express hope that Japan will further embrace gender equality and diversity.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 6, 2017

Japanese tradition denies surrogacy

Most major media covered the March 22 Tokyo news conference where Sachiko Kishimoto of the nonprofit organization Oocyte Donation Network (OD-Net) explained how a woman in her 40s had recently given birth to a daughter who had been conceived using the woman's husband's sperm and an egg from a third party....
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CULTURE / Stage
Apr 27, 2017

All Shizuoka's a stage for SPAC's theater festival

At a recent news conference, Satoshi Miyagi, the artistic director of Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (SPAC), gave notice of an imminent invasion — by girigirijin.
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JAPAN
Apr 26, 2017

Japan's Olympics and Rugby World Cup organizers pledge cooperation to ensure successful sporting events

Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2019 Rugby World Cup on Wednesday signed a collaboration agreement that they hope will smooth preparations for Japan's hosting of the two sporting mega-events.
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JAPAN
Apr 24, 2017

Japan gets real: what to do when the 10-minute missile warning comes

With fears growing that North Korea could hold a nuclear or missile test, officials nationwide respond to a government request to provide information on what to do in the event Japan is targeted.
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 22, 2017

Uncharted waters: exploring the untapped potential of Tokyo's waterways

If the color of the taxi I have boarded is anything to go by, I could be in New York or Chicago, maybe even Kolkata. Instead, this particular yellow cab is ferrying me around Tokyo and rather than vying for lane space with trucks, buses and passenger vehicles, it's chugging along some of the little-traversed...
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Figure Skating
Apr 22, 2017

Japan completes wire-to-wire lead to capture second World Team Trophy title

Inspired free skates from Mai Mihara and Wakaba Higuchi in women's singles powered Japan to the World Team Trophy title on Saturday night at Yoyogi National Gymnasium.
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Figure Skating
Apr 21, 2017

Hanyu, Uno finish 1-2 in men's free skate at World Team Trophy

Strong free skates from Yuzuru Hanyu and Shoma Uno kept Japan in the lead after the second day of the World Team Trophy at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on Friday night.
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BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2017

Billionaire Taizo Son ditches Japan in frustration, starts afresh in Singapore

Singapore may have just added a new tech billionaire, but it had to lure him from Japan first.
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2017

Mitsubishi Aircraft targets Paris Air Show to debut regional jet

Mitsubishi Aircraft is looking to display its new regional aircraft at the Paris Air Show in June as it seeks more overseas orders for Japan's first passenger jet after delaying the plane's debut five times.
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LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Apr 13, 2017

Global community celebrates Buddha's birth

Tens of thousands of visitors traveled to Sampozan Muryojuji Temple, the head temple of the Nenbutsushu Buddhist Sect of Japan, in Kato, Hyogo Prefecture, to commemorate the birth of Buddha on April 8.
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CULTURE / Music
Apr 11, 2017

Hard-core vinyl fans are fueling a revival in obscure Japanese music from the 1980s

Fans of Japanese vinyl have good reason to be happy. HMV recently opened a store in the Kichijoji area dedicated to selling records — the third such establishment in Tokyo — and April 22 is Record Store Day. What started in 2012 as four artists putting out special releases has evolved into a day...
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JAPAN
Apr 11, 2017

Imperial Rescript on Education making slow, contentious comeback

Once declared incompatible with Japan's postwar transformation into a democracy, a 19th-century Imperial edict on patriotism is slowly making its way back into the nation's education. Spearheading its resurgence is none other than the government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
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JAPAN / GASTECH JAPAN 2017
Apr 4, 2017

Market deregulation offers opportunities for LNG growth

Question: Why is Gastech so important to Japan?
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CULTURE / Music
Apr 4, 2017

Envy, Mono and Downy devise a dream lineup for After Hours music festival

It's no secret that the Japanese music industry has a hollowing-out problem; you are either a pop act on a major label with high levels of exposure or an obscure underground act for whom not losing money on a show is a major success. Guitarist Nobukata Kawai of hardcore band Envy knows the latter reality...
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MORE SPORTS
Apr 2, 2017

Japanese collegiate sports study ends Phase 1

Japan is currently working to reform college sports and establish its own version of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), creating athletic departments at universities to help it function more efficiently.
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COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Apr 2, 2017

Temporary disaster housing has an unforeseen permanence

The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake left 110,000 people in three prefectures without shelter. Most of these people moved into emergency evacuation centers while the authorities prepared temporary housing for them.
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2017

Gastech conference to kick off in Chiba next week

Gastech, the world's largest gas and liquefied natural gas conference and exhibition, will be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture from April 4 to 7.

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