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Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Nov 15, 2013
Lamborghini sets up shop at NITech
Nagoya Institute of Technology in Aichi Prefecture has teamed up with Lamborghini SpA on finding a way to mass produce carbon fiber-reinforced plastic so the light yet durable material can be applied to products other than cars and planes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Nov 8, 2013
Top aficionado plans contest to test the best spinners
Yoshihito Fujita, the man managing the Japan Spinning Top Museum from his own home in Nagoya, has standardized the names of different spinning styles, which vary depending on region, and has also established a ranking system.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Oct 25, 2013
WWII sword returns after 70 years
A "katana" sword confiscated by the U.S. military at the end of the war was recently returned to its owner's family in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Oct 4, 2013
Rural exchange program for city kids draws down
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Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Sep 27, 2013
Maglev veteran keeps looking toward the future
The route for the Linear Chuo Shinkansen between Tokyo and Nagoya has been announced, and the country's first magnetically levitated train is moving toward the start of operations in 2027.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Sep 13, 2013
Home of Zero fighter drawing Miyazaki fans
"Kaze Tachinu" ("The Wind Rises") was director Hayao Miyazaki's last feature-length anime before he retired this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 30, 2013
Aichi city gambles on female cyclists
The Toyohashi Velodrome in Aichi Prefecture has started a program to train professional female cyclists to drum up interest in the dying sport.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 16, 2013
Deadly postwar bomb blast almost forgotten
On Sept. 5, 1945, weeks after World War II had ended, an unexploded bomb went off on the coast of the Otani district in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, killing seven children.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 9, 2013
Nagoya landlord-envoy keeps Pacific island state in public eye
Passengers on the Tokaido Shinkansen can see the office sign for the state of Ngeremlengui in the Republic of Palau as the train rolls through Nagoya.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 26, 2013
Nagoya commuters get their cycle on
Nagoya is seeing a growing number of "tsukinists," a term coined for those who commute to work by bicycle, pointing to the public's higher awareness of environmental and personal health issues.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2013
Summer becomes mother of cool invention
Many people are desperately seeking ways to escape the summer heat, and businesses are cashing in with new services to help them cool down.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 12, 2013
Students dealt real-life problems to broaden outlook
The School of Foreign Studies at Aichi Prefectural University in the city of Nagakute invited Tatsuo Hirase, the head of the business promotion office at the Chubu branch of Mitsui & Co., to hold a special two-day marketing session in June.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 29, 2013
Ichinomiya uses manga to promote textile brand
A project to create costumes from the popular manga series "Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne" is under way in the textile hub of Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, which recently came up with the "Costume Town" concept to promote itself.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 1, 2013
'Cosplay' summit's characters given life
The first group of official characters to represent this year's World Cosplay Summit was recently revealed. Every year, people from all over the world don costumes worn by their favorite "anime" or TV game characters while attending the event in Nagoya.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA / CHUBU CONNECTION
Mar 23, 2013
Myanmar beautician has Tsu-do list
Aspiring Myanmar beautician Yin Myat Noe Aung came to Japan with the hope of opening her own salon back home one day.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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