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HISTORY 3

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WORLD
Sep 22, 2018
Hitler runs for mayor despite threat from Lennin in Peruvian Andes
Hitler hopes to return to power in a small Peruvian town in the Andes, despite a threat from a detractor named Lennin.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 17, 2018
Russia offers Japan time to consider Vladimir Putin's unexpected peace treaty proposal
Russia thinks Japan needs time to form a position on President Vladimir Putin's unexpected peace treaty proposal last week, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 16, 2018
Tourists targeted to shore up popularity of dwindling ¥2,000 bill
Despite a much-heralded debut 18 years ago, ¥2,000 bills failed to find wide appeal, and sightings have recently become scarce. But the government is hoping to turn that around.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Sep 15, 2018
The long struggle to become international
Eighth-century Japan was an infant civilization. Its prehistory had been long. Awakened at last, Japan drank eagerly from the source: China, then at its creative peak.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Sep 12, 2018
More than a century on, Baden-Powell's Scouts span 169 nations, including Japan
Those in Japan wishing to join the movement can take their pick between the Scout Association of Japan and the Boy Scouts of America.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 11, 2018
First two U.S. troops from North Korean remains will be identified soon, officials say
The U.S. military is close to identifying the first two American troops from the 55 boxes of human remains from the 1950-53 Korean War that were handed over by North Korea in July, U.S. officials leading the forensic analysis said on Monday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 10, 2018
Rest, weary Japan traveler, and read this riveting 'ishibumi'
Much can be gleaned from memorials and markers erected at roadsides and elsewhere in Japan to commemorate people or mark events.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Sep 10, 2018
Fossils of largest dinosaur ever found in Japan go on show in Hokkaido
At a little over 8 meters from head to tail, a dinosaur skeleton on show in Hokkaido is the largest ever discovered in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 31, 2018
Chinese developer blames Trump but touts Mao, other Chinese leaders, in first-half earnings report
World leaders rarely make it into company earnings reports, but China Properties Group Ltd. has managed to pack five U.S. and Chinese top names into its own.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Aug 27, 2018
Diary entry shows late Emperor's anguish over war responsibility
The diaries of the late Chamberlain Shinobu Kobayashi from 1987, when Emperor Showa was 85 years old, reveal how the Emperor was troubled by his war responsibilities.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 16, 2018
Scorching weather reveals crop marks showing archaeological sites around Britain
Britain's hottest summer in decades has revealed crop marks across the country showing the sites of Iron Age settlements, Roman farms and even Neolithic monuments dating back thousands of years, archaeologists said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 13, 2018
Japanese surnames: Among the usual suspects, you're bound to find some curveballs
How many Japanese surnames are there anyway? It's a tricky question, because the total depends on how you decide to count them.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2018
Former internment camp victims warn of rise in U.S. racial tensions
The Japanese-Americans forcibly incarcerated by the U.S. government during World War II warn that the administration of President Donald Trump risks repeating this sad chapter in U.S. racial discrimination.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 11, 2018
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike to again avoid eulogizing Koreans killed in 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike says no words are needed for the Korean minorities murdered following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake because she will attend related ceremonies.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 6, 2018
Spooky Japanese tales will scare the summer's heat out of you
Until recently, summer nights involved turning off the AC and doing things like kurumaza ni natte kaidanbanashi (sitting in a circle and telling ghost stories).
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 1, 2018
'A matchless political dwarf': North Korea's state media spews venom at Japan amid thaw with U.S.
In the wake of the landmark Trump-Kim summit in Singapore, KCNA has released no critical stories about the U.S., filling that vacuum by vilifying Japan.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Sure, Tokyo’s trains are amazing. But are they ruining your trip?
Walking through Tokyo's varied neighborhoods and the sub-communities within them can be the best way for a tourist, even one with limited time, to take the city in.
Ishiba says LDP will not endorse some 'slush fund' lawmakers in general election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Saturday.
Important tool or alarmism? Japan experts split on megaquake advisories.
A damaged road in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 6, after a major earthquake struck the area on New Year's Day
Ishiba's U-turn on interest rates surprises market
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda ahead of their meeting on Wednesday. Ishiba's comment after the meeting that he doesn't believe Japan needs an additional interest rate hike has surprised the financial market.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Important tool or alarmism? Japan experts split on megaquake advisories.
A damaged road in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 6, after a major earthquake struck the area on New Year's Day
The Japanese tech that could one day make Southeast Asia landmine-free
Dul Saroth (left) and Soeum Samrach, deminers with the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, practice using the Advanced Landmine Imaging System in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province in August.
At Tokyo Game Show 2024, nostalgia was king
As is the trend in movies and TV, the games with the biggest budgets at Tokyo Game Show 2024 were by and large remakes and remasters.
The forgotten Japanese naturalist who created a U.S. national park
Without Japanese outdoorsman George Masa, America might not have the Great Smoky Mountains National Park — so why do so many people in Japan not know he existed?

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Dul Saroth (left) and Soeum Samrach, deminers with the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, practice using the Advanced Landmine Imaging System in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province in August.
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