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JAPAN
Nov 15, 2018

Nearly 70% of women in Tokyo back single-sex train cars, survey finds

Women in Tokyo strongly favor having single-sex train cars on public transport, according to a poll of five of the world's biggest commuter cities released Thursday, despite such policies facing growing criticism.
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WORLD / Politics
Nov 15, 2018

Stormy Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of domestic violence

Attorney Michael Avenatti, who represents adult film star Stormy Daniels in her legal battles with U.S. President Donald Trump, was arrested in Los Angeles on Wednesday on suspicion of domestic violence, a police spokesman said.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Nov 10, 2018

Motomi Morii: Japanese roots, Nordic aesthetic

Since 2009, Motomi Morii has lived and worked in New York. There, she indulges in her love of experimental and improvised music, and takes part in various Japanese cultural events around the city. Most importantly, New York provides her with constant inspiration and opportunity for her career in architectural design.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / THE HIGH GROUNDS
Nov 10, 2018

Social Good Roasters: Balancing coffee and community

Social Good Roasters is a social welfare organization that specifically employees people with disabilities such as Down syndrome and autism and teaches them everything from how to sort unroasted coffee beans to the process of brewing and roasting.
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2018

Japan and China agree to start regular talks on food safety

Japan and China have agreed to start having minister-class officials conduct regular talks mainly regarding food safety.
Japan Times
Poland report 2018
Nov 9, 2018

QLOC brings its A-game to Japan

What started off as a small company providing quality assurance and localization services in 2009 has grown to be one of the key European companies providing first-class services for the video game industry.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Nov 8, 2018

Hiroshima A-bomb survivor: Yoshinori Kato regrets failing to save the lives of trapped schoolchildren

Words of regret run repeatedly through the mind of Yoshinori Kato: "I'm sorry I couldn't save you."
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 7, 2018

Partners in grime: The Butterz label thanks Japan with a birthday bash in Tokyo

With its rapid-fire rapping, lyrics that are often impenetrable to outsiders and raw, synthetic timbres, grime was never an obvious candidate for international success. But from east London's tower blocks to the stages of California's Coachella festival, the genre has grown from humble origins to become...
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 7, 2018

U.K. police arrest six men over torching of Grenfell Tower effigy

British police have arrested six men after a video was posted on the internet that showed men mocking the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze by burning an effigy of the building as part of Guy Fawkes' Night celebrations.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 7, 2018

LGBT+ people erased from books in Russia under 'gay propaganda' law

"Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls," a bestselling children's book featuring 100 stories of prominent women, was published in Russia this year — but with one story missing.
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BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2018

Faced with worker shortage, Japan reshapes its legendary hospitality

Japan's capital expenditure boom is shifting to the services sector, stirring fears that self-checkout systems and software will take the human touch out of omotenashi, the country's vaunted commitment to hospitality.
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JAPAN / Society
Nov 4, 2018

Aging Tokyo town lures young residents with offers of houses and land

An inconspicuous wooden teahouse stands midway on a winding road that connects the center of a remote mountainous town in western Tokyo to a scenic lake that supplies water to the capital.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Nov 3, 2018

Vaner: Norwegian-style sourdough rises in Yanaka

The old-school, low-rise district of Yanaka boasts tree-lined streets, temples aplenty, fresh air and a sense of connection with Tokyo's past that has long been paved over elsewhere. What it lacks — and this is a plus, not a minus — is a subway station, with the accompanying bright lights and commercial...
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BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2018

Japanese maker of train in deadly Taiwan crash finds design flaw

The Japanese manufacturer of a train that derailed in Taiwan, killing 18 people, said it has discovered a design flaw that failed to alert the central control system that an automatic safety feature had been turned off.
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2018

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki pledges further action to stop construction of Henoko base

Tamaki argued that the central government's decision can be legally challenged.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 30, 2018

Suspect in Zama serial murders says the nine victims were 'objects of desire'

Takahiro Shiraishi, a 28-year-old man charged in September with murdering and robbing nine people in his apartment last year, said in recent interviews with Jiji Press that he committed the crimes for money and sex.
JAPAN / History / Defining the Heisei Era
Oct 27, 2018

Defining the Heisei Era: When anime and manga went global

The Heisei Era commenced after two gods fell in rapid succession. The first, Emperor Hirohito, was no longer officially a god, having repudiated his quasi-divine status under the terms of Japan's surrender in World War II, but he remained god-like in stature. His January death in 1989 at age 87 signaled...
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2018

Emperor, Empress attend their last marine festival during visit to Kochi Prefecture

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko arrived in Kochi Prefecture on Saturday to attend an annual national festival for the protection of fishery resources and the conservation of marine, river and lake environments.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 27, 2018

Taco Fanatico: A new Mexican in Nakameguro

Taco Fanatico, a self-proclaimed 'specialty taco store' newly opened in Nakameguro, is out to revolutionize Tokyo's Mexican food options with their variety of homemade authentic and 'fusion' tacos.
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WORLD / Society
Oct 27, 2018

With wild boars and potholes, Romans protest eternal decline of Italian capital

Several thousand people protested in front of Rome City Hall on Saturday to denounce the ragged state of the Italian capital, where roads are potholed, garbage often goes uncollected and wild boars roam the streets.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 27, 2018

Supporters of All Blacks, Wallabies enjoy taste of Rugby World Cup atmosphere in Yokohama

Australia and New Zealand fans are already looking forward to next year's Rugby World Cup after getting a taste of the atmosphere in Saturday's Bledisloe Cup game in Yokohama.

Longform

It's back to the classroom for some residents as municipal governments across the country conduct lessons to learn how to use new technologies.
Can aging Japan go digital without leaving anyone behind?