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Special Supplements / Japan Cultural Expo
Mar 13, 2020

The Architecture of Japan: Natural Materials Meet Traditional Techniques

November 2020 to February 2021 (tentative)
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Special Supplements / Japan Cultural Expo
Mar 13, 2020

KIMONO: Fashioning Identities

The kimono — literally 'something to wear' — is not only one of Japan's most iconic symbols, but also perhaps one of the most recognizable pieces of clothing in the world. A garment for all occasions, it is surprisingly utilitarian in its functionality.
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Special Supplements / Japan Cultural Expo
Mar 13, 2020

Washoku: Nature and Culture in Japanese Cuisine

Washoku, traditional Japanese cuisine, has gained global recognition and popularity in recent years, especially after it was added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2013. This exhibition examines the allure of the quintessential Japanese cuisine from different perspectives.
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CULTURE / Japan Cultural Expo
Mar 13, 2020

Rich history seen in Nationwide Programs

Held across the country in the years before and after the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, Junko Kawamura, president of Japan Arts Council, is confident that the Japan Cultural Expo will offer a great opportunity for people from Japan and abroad to appreciate and learn about the blessing of nature...
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Mar 12, 2020

Tigers hurler Yuki Nishi, pitching counterparts practice patience for start of season

Handing the ball to Yuki Nishi to start the season was probably a no-brainer for the Hanshin Tigers.
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JAPAN
Mar 12, 2020

Fukushima dreams: A young baseball star, a father and their shattered town

Kazuo Ouchi drives down a single-lane road through sheets of rain until he reaches a gravel driveway leading to a weathered farmhouse. Yellowing lace curtains are drawn tight over the windows, shutting out the weak winter light.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 11, 2020

B. League announces plan to return to court on weekend

While most sports leagues and organizations have refrained from holding contests and events amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the B. League made the tough decision to resume its regular season this weekend, but without spectators, the pro basketball circuit announced on Wednesday.
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2020

A crash course in Coronanomics 101

The effectiveness of macroeconomic tools are limited in the battle against the pandemic.
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WORLD / Politics
Mar 11, 2020

Joe Biden wins crucial Michigan primary, delivering major blow to Bernie Sanders

Joe Biden won Michigan's crucial Democratic nominating contest on Tuesday, taking a big step toward the party's presidential nomination and dealing a stinging blow to rival Bernie Sanders' fading White House bid.
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Denmark report 2020
Mar 11, 2020

Uni-Tankers heads toward the right direction

When it comes to high-quality tankers, Uni-Tankers is one of the most reliable companies in providing such service with a large fleet.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 10, 2020

BayStars, Tigers managers react to NPB's decision to push back start of season

The fog of uncertainty surrounding the NPB season hung just as think in the air at Yokohama Stadium as the gray clouds that hovered above the ballpark on Tuesday morning.
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JAPAN
Mar 9, 2020

Tohoku land-reutilization project breathes new life into 3/11 danger zones

Towns and cities in the three Tohoku prefectures damaged most by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami are moving forward with plans to reuse abandoned land plots under a group relocation program aimed at disaster prevention.
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CULTURE / Art
Mar 9, 2020

A sea change for Japanese sculptors

'Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe 2020' in Western Australia, brings together eight Japanese sculptural works, including Harayuki Uchida's new 2.5-ton stainless-steel kinetic 'Merry Gate.'
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GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Southwestern USA report 2020
Mar 9, 2020

SLC Airport: Off to greater heights

Located just 5 miles east of downtown Salt Lake City, the Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is ensuring its status as a global aviation hub by constructing a modern airport that will serve and grow with the region for decades to come.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 8, 2020

Will American populism damage Japan?

The sort of polarizing populism exemplified by Trump, Sanders and several other current world leaders may present Japan and the international order with their biggest challenge of the post-war era.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 8, 2020

Moving the nation beyond Abenomics

Japan's next government must focus squarely on the supply-side and administrative reforms needed to accelerate and sustain economic growth.
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BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2020

Cathay Pacific to temporarily suspend Japan flights from Monday amid coronavirus restrictions

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. will suspend flights to and from Japan for three weeks after the Japanese government tightened quarantine rules on people arriving from Hong Kong.
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MULTIMEDIA
Mar 8, 2020

March 9, 2020

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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Mar 7, 2020

From Tokyo teen rebel to New York designer

For wild-boy Jimi Yui, a stint in a U.S. monastic school was just what he needed to set him on the track toward becoming a New York kitchen designer.
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2020

Planet Earth is a giant cruise ship

Fear of disease can change everyday habits. Sometimes that's a good thing.
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BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2020

Trump's biofuel plan sparks anger in farm country

President Donald Trump's decision to defend the U.S. government's power to broadly exempt oil refineries from biofuel-blending requirements is triggering a backlash in Iowa and other states that are top producers of ethanol and the corn used to make it.
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LIFE / Travel
Mar 7, 2020

Boat racing: Endearingly rubbish and genuinely dramatic

Kyu014dtei (boat racing) is a kind of slow, aquatic NASCAR that also happens to be one of the few things that you can legally gamble on in Japan.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 7, 2020

Your Japanese vocabulary can expand as the new coronavirus spreads

When news of a virus began to surface we took the opportunity to review the Japanese for things like 'symptoms' and 'cough.' Now we're learning terms like 'pandemic' and 'state of emergency.'
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CULTURE / Film
Mar 6, 2020

Paying cinematic tribute to the 'Fukushima 50'

Actor Koichi Sato discusses his role in 'Fukushima 50,' a film which looks at the events that followed the Great East Japan Earthquake

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