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JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Oct 17, 2015

True Edo spirit can be found while soaking in a public bath

"Public baths are the shortest route there is to moral and spiritual enlightenment. Careful reflection shows this."
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MORE SPORTS
Oct 17, 2015

Cameron, Fujitsu trounce Obic

Colby Cameron threw three touchdown passes and ran for another to lead the defending national champion Fujitsu Frontiers to a 41-7 rout of the Obic Seagulls on Saturday at Fujitsu Stadium Kawasaki.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 16, 2015

Architect pair tap 3-D printing, ice to share top NASA prize for Mars habitat design

In the coming decades, as humans leave Earth to expand the bounds of space travel, astronauts are sure to find themselves for the first time in habitats other than the International Space Station.
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JAPAN / HOTEL SPECIAL 2015
Oct 16, 2015

Andaz Tavern offers rustic Euro cuisine

The Andaz Tavern serves European provincial cuisine made with fresh Japanese ingredients. Seeking to redefine the fine dining experience, the chefs offer up rustic fare from around Europe, preparing wholesome and hearty dishes.
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CULTURE / Stage
Oct 15, 2015

Theater legend Harold Prince brings 'Prince of Broadway' to Japan for a world premiere

With a smile beaming from his face, Broadway legend Harold Prince enters the room I'm waiting in and cheerfully declares, "I'm not jet-lagged at all — they're just working me to death."
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WORLD
Oct 15, 2015

Cyberspace becomes second front in Russia's clash with NATO

Russian computer attacks have become more brazen and more destructive as the country grows increasingly at odds with the U.S. and European nations over military goals first in Ukraine and now Syria.
WORLD / Society
Oct 15, 2015

Falling pregnant by touching boys? Africans confront sex taboos with education

When Sokhna Aminatou Sarr started menstruating, as a young girl in Senegal who had not yet reached her teenage years, her mother warned that she would become pregnant if she went near any boys.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2015

Chainsaw-toting masked man spotted on Kumamoto street just out for Halloween kicks: police

Police in Kumamoto Prefecture reported late Tuesday that a masked man holding a chainsaw who was seen walking down a street was only trying to scare his colleagues with a costume ahead of Halloween, the national daily Asahi Shimbun said Wednesday.
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CULTURE / Film
Oct 14, 2015

The future of comedy looks bleak in 'Galaxy Turnpike'

Comedy is hard. That's what many comedians say, at least. Think of Charlie Chaplin filming hundreds of takes per immortal gag.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 14, 2015

China's air force extends long-range strike capabilities: military expert

China's air force can launch long-range precision strikes, state media on Wednesday cited a military expert as saying, as the country works to develop its offensive air capabilities.
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CULTURE / Art
Oct 13, 2015

Usugrow feels the art of skulls in his bones

With shows four times a year, Diesel Art Gallery in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward is one of the best free art venues in Tokyo and is well worth checking out. Located in the basement of the clothes brand shop, it puts on consistently good shows that steer clear of the pretentiousness of more "artsy" venues, while...
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CULTURE / Art
Oct 13, 2015

'The Golden Pharaohs and Pyramids: The Treasures from the Egyptian Museum, Cairo'

Oct. 16-Jan. 3
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CULTURE / Art
Oct 13, 2015

'Architect Frank Gehry: I Have an Idea'

Oct. 16-Feb. 7
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 11, 2015

Hoodie Monks mix beats with their Buddhism

The Hoodie Monks bring together two cultures that might at first seem like unlikely partners: Buddhism and hip-hop.
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WORLD
Oct 11, 2015

Syria airstrikes leave Russia at risk of revenge attacks

President Vladimir Putin has taken a risk by launching airstrikes against Islamists in Syria because they could incite militants to seek revenge by attacking targets inside Russia.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 10, 2015

'Omotenashi' comes up short on humility

A Japanese friend who used to travel a lot for work told me of a funny thing that once happened to her in a Tokyo hotel. She was checking in when a bellhop came up and, without saying anything, picked up her bag. She resented the presumption and tried to yank it out of his hand. A silent tug of war ensued....
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COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Oct 10, 2015

Getting back to Japan's old-fashioned erotic values

The good news is that for two years in succession Tokyo has staged shunga (erotic woodblock print) exhibitions — one at Toyo Bunko in 2014 and the ongoing show at Eisei Bunko — and there doesn't appear to have been a marked surge in moral decadence or signs of civilization crumbling.
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CULTURE / Books
Oct 10, 2015

Lefkada's Hearn: Europe reclaims its literary 'lost son'

The Greek island of Lefkada, rising from the Ionian Sea south of Corfu, is famed for its white beaches and vertical cliffs from which the poet Sappho is said to have leaped to her death. The island is also claimed as the one of the potential sites of Homer's Ithaca, home of the great wandering hero Odysseus....
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CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Oct 10, 2015

Banana Yoshimoto sprinkles perversion and melodrama over '90s Tokyo in 'N.P.'

This vintage Banana Yoshimoto novel from 1990 is the tale of four confused souls spending a magical summer in Tokyo. Airy and urbane, it follows three women and a guy as they each sit in cafes having rambling confessional conversations, feel lost looking at the deep blue sky and show up drunk at their...
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 10, 2015

Soren Bisgaard: 'There is more to chadō than meets the eye'

Danish tea master on philosophy, tranquility and leaving everything behind
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2015

Abe launches new TPP-mitigation office to assuage farmers, small business owners

In a gesture to rural supporters, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe opens a new office to field concerns from fearful farmers and business owners about the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.
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WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2015

Republicans hope voters' memory stays short as tea party-triggered disarray festers

In Washington, Republicans are rudderless after their candidate to lead the House of Representatives drops out. On the campaign trail, seasoned conservatives struggle in the presidential race while a reality TV star alienates the nation's fastest-growing slice of the electorate.
EDITORIALS
Oct 8, 2015

TPP deal needs a sober assessment

A sober assessment is needed of what Japan stands to gain and lose from the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.
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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 8, 2015

Osaka's double election heats up after candidates finalized

The main candidates for next month's Osaka mayoral and gubernatorial races, both local elections with national political implications, have been finalized.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 7, 2015

Chomsky's take on the state of Thai democracy

Noted academic and commentator Noam Chomsky takes a keen interest in the political wars embroiling Thailand.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 7, 2015

Fukuoka honors Asians for work to preserve and reinvent culture

The Fukuoka Prize is awarded to three Asians for their contributions to 'preserving and creating the unique and diverse cultures' of the continent.
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CULTURE / Film
Oct 7, 2015

Asia's most important film festival reasserts its independence

Celebrating its 20th year, the 2015 edition of the Busan International Film Festival, held in South Korea's southern port city from Oct. 1 to 10, has a lot to brag about, as it has definitely become the most important film festival in Asia in terms of the quality of its programming, the size and reach...

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