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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
May 6, 2016

The Apollo: Modern Greek cuisine descends on Ginza

Taramosalata, dolma, souvlaki, moussaka: Even the briefest roll call of these classic dishes will trigger intense Pavlovian salivation in anyone who has ever visited Greece. For most people in Tokyo, though, these foods have been off the radar. The arrival of The Apollo looks set to change that in a...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / OBJECT-ORIENTED
May 6, 2016

The in and outs of a woven table

In a quiet corner of Tokyo's bustling Ginza district is a shop devoted to Japanese crafts that has been in business since 1933. Among the founding members of Takumi are no lesser personages than Soetsu Yanagi, Kanjiro Kawai and Shoji Hamada — the trio also responsible for founding Tokyo's Mingeikan...
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BUSINESS
May 6, 2016

Private cash is answer to U.S. bullet train plan

It took years of lawsuits and political battles for California to finally break ground last year on America's first bullet train, which aims to connect San Francisco to Los Angeles by 2029.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 6, 2016

Singapore in deal to jointly develop military training areas in Australia

Australia and Singapore will jointly develop military training areas and facilities in Australia, the city-state's Foreign Ministry said, as part of a deal that expands defense cooperation between the two countries and improves economic ties.
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WORLD / Politics
May 6, 2016

November U.S. election turning into 'unpopularity' contest

The U.S. presidential election may turn out to be one of the world's biggest unpopularity contests.
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WORLD
May 5, 2016

Kenyan rescuers race to free woman trapped in rubble of collapsed building

Rescue workers on Thursday were racing to dig out a woman found alive under the rubble of a building in Kenya's capital that collapsed six days earlier, a senior official said.
JAPAN
May 5, 2016

Holiday travelers inconvenienced after electronic signboards fail to display shinkansen line information

East Japan Railway Co. said Thursday it has resolved a computer malfunction that caused all electronic signboards for shinkansen bullet trains to shut down the previous day, causing confusion for travelers during the Golden Week holiday period.
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WORLD / Science & Health
May 5, 2016

Seeking clues to early stage of life, scientists grow human embryos in lab just shy of 14-day limit

Scientists have for the first time grown human embryos outside of the mother for almost two full weeks into development, giving unique insight into what they say is the most mysterious stage of early human life.
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WORLD / Politics
May 4, 2016

Cameron backs down over Syrian child refugees; Britain to accept more

Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday that Britain would take more Syrian child refugees who had made it to Europe, in a move meant to quell a rebellion in his party before a referendum on EU membership.
COMMENTARY / World / THE VIEW FROM NEW YORK
May 4, 2016

The complexities of 'they' versus 'xe/him/xir'

The long search to find a way to refer to people in English without relying on gender won't be ending anytime soon.
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JAPAN
May 4, 2016

Japan's tourism sector evolving but needs more work, cultural heritage expert says

Japan's tourism strategies have gone beyond just promoting hospitality and have put the nation on track to achieve global standards, a British-born cultural heritage expert said.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2016

Tough-talking Duterte keeps poll lead a week before Philippine elections

A tough-talking mayor running for the presidency of the Philippines has kept his double-digit lead five days before elections, despite allegations he had undeclared millions of pesos in a bank, the latest opinion poll has showed.
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WORLD / Politics
May 4, 2016

Cruz quits race after his hoped-for Indiana 'firewall' fails to halt Trump juggernaut

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz abruptly ended his presidential campaign Tuesday night after falling to Donald Trump in Indiana's primary, a devastating loss that left him with no viable path to the Republican nomination. Trump, considered a fringe candidate a year ago, now is poised to represent Republicans in...
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BUSINESS / Economy
May 4, 2016

Water crunch could sink economies, especially in Mideast, by midcentury: World Bank

Economies across large swaths of the globe could shrink dramatically by midcentury as fresh water grows scarce due to climate change, the World Bank reported on Tuesday.
EDITORIALS
May 3, 2016

North Korea's political logic

The North Korean regime uses provocations to survive, and the upcoming party congress will applaud the leadership for being so 'shrewd.'
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COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2016

Dangerous new uses for state eavesdropping

It's one thing for the U.S. government to intercept communications with foreigners for intelligence-gathering purposes. But it's quite another to use those intercepts as evidence at trial.
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JAPAN / AT A GLANCE
May 3, 2016

Kamakura boasts ancient history, hip beaches

Kamakura, an ancient capital city during the Kamakura Period (1185-1333), may not be as popular as Kyoto, but it is one of the few places near Tokyo where visitors can explore the nation's ancient history.

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