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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 4, 2017

Holy guacamole: Mexicans mash up 3 tons of the dip as a NAFTA message

The recipe for a record-breaking guacamole? 25,000 avocados and 1,000 people to mash them.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 17, 2017

Little-known ferry tragedy recalled 72 years after war

Even though 72 years have passed since the end of World War II, for Minoru Kawaida, 85, a little known event that happened on the morning of Feb. 6, 1944, remains at the forefront of his mind.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 7, 2017

World's first method for mass-producing platelets from iPS cells unveiled by Kyoto startup

A Kyoto startup unveils a way to mass-produce platelets, a key component in clotting, that could reduce doctors' dependency on donated blood to minimize bleeding.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 7, 2017

Trump and Moon speak on phone as U.S. leader calls North Korea 'growing direct threat' to most of world

U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in affirmed in a Sunday telephone call that North Korea poses a growing threat to most of the world after recent intercontinental ballistic missile tests, the White House said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 12, 2017

Bought for €100, World War II Enigma machine fetches €45,000 at auction

Someone in Romania thought he'd made a fair amount of money when he sold an old typewriter for €100 ($115) at a flea market. He was wrong.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2017

Ban heavy fuel oil in the Arctic

A strong link exists between maritime shipping and the disappearance of polar ice.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 6, 2017

Colombia considers salvage proposal for one of the world's largest sunken treasures

Colombia is making progress toward salvaging a Spanish galleon carrying jewels and coins that sank more than 300 years ago, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday after receiving a proposal from an investor to bring it to the surface.
Chinese buyer of Okinawa island to make visit in summer
Yanaha Island in Okinawa Prefecture as seen from a ferry.
Cedar pollen is already in the air in Tokyo
Climate change and urbanization are believed to have contributed to the earliest ever observation of cedar pollen in Tokyo, on Jan. 8, an expert says.
More bird flu cases found in Japan; 1.44 million birds to be culled
Officials with the agriculture ministry hold a news conference in Nagoya on Friday following an outbreak of avian influenza in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, earlier this month.
Fuji TV loses more advertisers amid inquiry into host’s behavior
Fuji TV is losing more advertisers following allegations about inappropriate behavior by a celebrity host and questions about its handling of the case.
What went wrong at Fuji TV's news conference on allegations against Nakai?
Fuji TV President Koichi Minato speaks at a news conference on Friday in Tokyo.
As Trump returns, will Japan be able to weather the storm?
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo in May 2019.
Amid rising world hunger, a Japan-inspired group in Kenya is making a big impact
Wawira Njiru, the founder of Food4Education, serves food during the opening of a new kitchen in Mombasa County, Kenya, in 2022. The organization started in 2012 by feeding 25 children out of a single kitchen. Now it feeds nearly half a million every day.
From Tokyo to Manhattan, Takuma Watanabe stirs up a stiff drink
It's taken Takuma Watanabe little time to establish himself as one of New York's hottest bartenders.
For tourists in search of seasonal sights, Yamagata makes its case
For some time away from Tokyo's suffocating urban sameness, Yamagata Prefecture is home to a soothing array of natural abundance.

Podcast

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

Longform

Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go
By Kazuaki Nagata and Richard Meyer

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