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FUKUOKA

Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Dec 27, 2019
Critics assail secrecy over unexploded chemical weapons left by Imperial Japanese Army
At the end of World War II, the Imperial Japanese Army left a number of unexploded shells filled with poison gas used as munitions. In the 2000s, when such artillery shells were discovered and retrieved from the seabed off the coastal town of Kanda, Fukuoka Prefecture, the central government issued an...
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 26, 2019
Chinese murderer of family of four executed in Japan
The last time the death sentence was carried out was Aug. 2.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / A Weekend In
Dec 21, 2019
A weekend in Nagasaki: Diverse, vibrant and a haven for history buffs
Nagasaki's long exposure to religion, architecture and cuisine from China and the West makes it veritable cultural melting pot that's well-worth a weekend excursion.
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2019
Some of slain Japanese doctor's ashes to be buried in Afghanistan
Some of the cremated remains of Tetsu Nakamura, the Japanese doctor who was shot dead in Afghanistan last week, will be buried in the country based on his wishes, a person close to him said Thursday.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 7, 2019
Cheaper deals in Japan sometimes come at a personal cost
Although the cost of living in Japan is expected to increase in 2020, wages are forecast to remain about the same. This means consumers are constantly on the lookout for better deals, while businesses are scrambling for ways to cut prices and still protect their bottom line.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2019
Japan wants foreign entrepreneurs, but what's missing?
For foreign entrepreneurs, Japan has never been the easiest place to launch a startup for a number of reasons, including its conservative corporate culture, restrictive visa requirements and daunting language barrier.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Nov 20, 2019
Building a home in Fukuoka one salsa step at a time
Latin Bar Salsa offers Fukuoka's international community a place to enjoy music and food, and proprietors Natsumi Vanessa Hernandez and Yusei Maeda are planning a new project for December.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 12, 2019
Fukuoka court orders Japan and firms to pay ¥350 million for health problems due to asbestos
The Fukuoka High Court on Monday ordered the government and four construction materials makers to pay some ¥350 million in damages to former construction workers and bereaved relatives in the Kyushu region over health problems caused by asbestos, such as lung cancer.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 31, 2019
Hawks' Nobuhiro Matsuda receives seventh straight Golden Glove
It's awards season in Japanese baseball and just like at the end of the actual season, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks are front and center.

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Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan