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JAPAN
Dec 30, 2015
Labor specialist suspended for online post on ways to depress workers
A certified legal specialist on labor and social security matters has been suspended from a professional association in Aichi Prefecture after posting tips online about ways to make employees suffer depression.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 24, 2015
Relaxing with a cup of afternoon tea; ring in 2016 with music, Champagne; experience tradition with temple tour
Relaxing with a cup of afternoon tea
JAPAN
Dec 22, 2015
Ambulance response times fall to Japan's worst ever
The average time taken to transport a patient to a hospital by ambulance following an emergency call was 39 minutes and 24 seconds in 2014, the worst on record, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Dec 22, 2015
British wartime 'Course Boys' played key role in nurturing Anglo-Japanese ties
When Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in December 1941, the British government realized it urgently needed more Japanese speakers and put out an appeal to the nation's schools for talented linguists.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 19, 2015
In wake of criticism, revisions to Japan-U.S. military support pact to be put on hold
Japan is poised to postpone a planned revision to an accord to boost its Self-Defense Forces' assistance to the U.S. military amid domestic criticism of recent defense reforms, sources close to the matter said Saturday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 17, 2015
A jazzy way to kick off the new year; enjoying lunch in chic, relaxing space; taking tea in luxurious atmosphere
A jazzy way to kick off the new year
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 11, 2015
Dow Chemical, DuPont agree to combine in merger of equals
Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co., two historic giants of U.S. industry, will join in an all-stock merger of equals to create three new businesses in a deal described as the largest ever in the chemicals industry.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 10, 2015
Tasting a towering chocolate delight; enjoying a delicious blue Christmas; great gateau to celebrate the holidays
Tasting a towering chocolate delight
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 8, 2015
'Ishuretsuo: The Image of Ezo'
Dec. 15-Feb. 7
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Dec 5, 2015
Push for balance can lead to a skewed view
In September, public broadcaster NHK aired a documentary that recounted the news events from the capital this summer. One of the segments focused on the continuing protests led by college students in central Tokyo against the controversial security bills the ruling Liberal Democratic Party had yet to...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Dec 3, 2015
Enjoying a luxurious slumber party; cakes put the final touch on holidays; experience the finest tea in high style
Enjoying a luxurious slumber party
BUSINESS
Dec 1, 2015
Japanese auto sales fall 6.6% in November for 11th monthly decline
Auto sales in November fell 6.6 percent from a year earlier as a pick-up in passenger car sales was overshadowed by persistent weakness in minivehicles, data showed Tuesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 26, 2015
Enjoy a calm, relaxing New Year's Eve; satisfying the holiday sweet tooth; delicious cakes add flavor to festivities
Enjoy a calm, relaxing New Year's Eve
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 23, 2015
Businesses to be obliged to check employees' mental health
Businesses will be obliged starting next month to offer their employees an annual test to check their mental stress level amid an increase in workers suffering mental disorders.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 23, 2015
Japan's future is an OISTer
Japan's best-kept educational secret is the world-class Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Nov 20, 2015
Salmon & Trout: Delectably eclectic free-form dining
Three things you need to know before seeking out Salmon & Trout: It's a 10-minute walk from the nearest suburban station, both inside and out, it looks as much like a bicycle showroom as it does a restaurant, and rarely — if ever — will the two namesake fish appear on the menu.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Nov 19, 2015
Christmas stay includes Santa visit; new desserts added to luxury lunch; elaborate cakes to celebrate holidays
Christmas stay includes Santa visit
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2015
Crown Prince urges efforts to curb water disasters and points to Japan's resource controls
Crown Prince Naruhito called on Wednesday for international cooperation in reducing risks of water-related disasters.
BUSINESS
Nov 19, 2015
Kuroda's call for firms to do more to fight deflation seen indicating BOJ's out of QQE ammo
Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda J is urging companies to do more to tackle deflation, a tacit admission that his massive money-printing exercise has failed and policymakers are losing faith in the point of delivering more of the same.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2015
OECD to end public financing of coal-fired power generation
Japan and other members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development will end public financing of coal-fired power generation in principle from 2017 to help rein in global warming, Japanese officials said Wednesday.

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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals