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CULTURE / Music
Dec 29, 2016

Brodinski, R3hab and Ogre You Asshole among the acts performing at New Year's Eve parties

While New Year's Eve in Japan tends to be a more solemn affair, Tokyo's nightlife never really comes to a halt.
WORLD
Dec 26, 2016

Indonesian police say IS-backed militants planned to carry out New Year's Eve attack

Indonesian militants supporting the Islamic State militant group planned to attack a police post on New Year's Eve with machetes and knives, a police spokesman said Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 23, 2016

New Zealand's foreign minister discusses South China Sea with 'charming' Duterte

New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully said he discussed the disputed South China Sea with a "charming" Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during an informal meeting late Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 9, 2016

U.S. spooky clown phenomenon spreads to Australia and New Zealand

Sightings of creepy clowns that have spooked the United States appear to have sparked copycat acts in Australia and New Zealand, with police issuing stern warnings for would-be clowns.
WORLD
Aug 21, 2016

New York ends English-language requirement for cab drivers

New York City taxi drivers will not be required to speak English any longer.
WORLD
Aug 20, 2016

Philippine government agrees new truce with Maoist-led rebels

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has agreed to a new cease-fire with Maoist-led guerrillas, who declared a truce several hours before, ahead of fresh peace talks in Norway next week, a senior administration official said on Saturday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2016

New Zealand police find record cocaine haul inside horse decoration

New Zealand customs seized 35 kg of cocaine stuffed inside a decorative diamante-encrusted horse's head that was mailed from Mexico.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 7, 2016

New Yorker wearing cement shoes was killed by asphyxiation: official

A man whose face was wrapped in duct tape and feet encased in concrete when his body washed ashore in New York City this week was killed by asphyxia, the New York City Medical Examiner's Office said Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2016

Congolese boy, 8, who lost lips in deadly chimp attack to get rare reconstruction surgeries in New York

An 8-year-old boy whose lips were torn off during an attack by chimpanzees as he played near a river in his native Democratic Republic of Congo will undergo a rare double-lip reconstruction at a New York hospital next week.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 7, 2016

German cops seek three in New Year's attacks on women but counsel against 'blanket suspicion' of refugees

German police have identified three suspects in connection with attacks on women at New Year's celebrations in the city of Cologne but have not yet made any arrests, the interior minister of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 1, 2016

Spirits and turnout high as New Year's crowds throng to shrines and temples

People wishing to make a fresh start on New Year's flocked to major shrines and temples across the archipelago Friday morning in the annual ritual known as hatsumode (first visit of the year).
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 31, 2015

New Year's to see less-bright City of Light as terror-wary Paris scrubs fireworks, abstains

Authorities in Paris, with an eye to security following the November attacks by armed militants, are shortening a New Year video light show at the Arc de Triomphe at midnight on Thursday and cancelling a fireworks display to keep down crowds.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 30, 2015

Posh New York City hotels pledge to go green, hope to inspire others around world

Some of New York's most iconic hotels, comprising more than 11,000 guest rooms, promised to cut their carbon footprints on Tuesday and join a city effort to improve the energy efficiency of buildings.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 25, 2015

Obama, Putin will meet in New York but sides disagree on whether Ukraine, Syria top agenda

U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet in New York next week at a time of high tension in Europe and the Middle East, but the Kremlin and the White House differed on Thursday over the top priority for the talks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 7, 2015

Sanders edges Clinton by 9 points in New Hampshire, poll finds

Sen. Bernie Sanders has opened a 9-point lead over fellow Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton among party supporters in New Hampshire, according to an NBC News/Marist Poll released on Sunday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 9, 2015

Japanese winemaker reflects on life and disaster in this succinct New Zealand documentary

Today's documentarians may dream of making epic Frederick Wiseman-style films, but online audiences aren't usually so patient. Three hours? You'll be lucky to hold someone's attention for three minutes.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 15, 2015

New Zealand beats England in third ODI

Centuries from Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor powered New Zealand to a comfortable three-wicket win over England in the third one-day international at Southampton on Sunday.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jun 1, 2015

New York comes out tops in youth survey

New York has been ranked as the most popular city for young people aged 15 to 29 years old, according to a survey.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 6, 2015

Security bolstered as Charlie Hebdo is honored in New York

The French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo, targeted in a deadly attack earlier this year by Islamist gunmen, was being honored on Tuesday at a New York gala under heavy security, organizers said.

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