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JAPAN

Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jul 11, 2013
Steamroller Campaign
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jul 10, 2013
Kimo-kawaii: a chronology in 13 steps
If it's hard to look at but harder to look away, it's kimo-kawaii.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Jul 9, 2013
Can METI's ¥50 billion fund unfreeze 'Cool Japan'?
Naysaying is almost always risk-free, especially if you do it online. If you're a cynic, you're usually right, and if you're wrong, you can just delete those errant tweets and posts and join the party.
EDITORIALS
Jul 9, 2013
Supporting less fortunate children
A law passed unanimously by the Upper House will test the central government's will to support education for poor children and to help low-income parents find jobs.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jul 9, 2013
A Tale of Two Limited-Edition Burgers: Lotteria’s Twin and McD’s Gold Ring
We rebuild Lotteria's Twin Burger into a double and then go after McDonald's Gold Ring.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2013
4 million studying Japanese abroad
4 million studying Japanese abroad: A record 3.98 million people were studying Japanese abroad in 2012 amid widespread interest in the country, the Japan Foundation announces.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jul 7, 2013
Landslide
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 6, 2013
Canada powers past Japan in World League series opener
Canada defeated Japan in four sets (25-11, 25-21, 23-25, 25-20) on the first day of their FIVB World League two-match series at Osaka Municipal Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 5, 2013
Canada aims for spot in World League Finals
Canada coach Glenn Hoag expressed optimism on Friday about his team's chances to qualify for the World League Finals ahead of this weekend's Group C matches against Japan.
CULTURE / Japan Pulse
Jul 5, 2013
Tweet Beat: ＃音楽の日, #ときレス, #シュール
A live-TV music festival, a bishi videogame boy and some surreal tweets made the top Twitter hashtags in Japan last week.
EDITORIALS
Jul 4, 2013
Shuffling the books on nursing care
The health ministry's idea of having municipalities provide nursing care services to some elderly people could raise the costs of care while reducing its quality.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jul 4, 2013
Marketing that enters your brain through your nose
The nose knows what it wants, and cutting-edge marketing experts want a piece of the olfactory action.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jul 4, 2013
Soymilk cream to give dairy cream a run for its money?
Problems with heavy whipped cream? Soy beans might be your savior.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jul 4, 2013
DPJ umbrella
EDITORIALS
Jul 3, 2013
Business sentiment mixed
Japan's quarterly 'tankan' survey shows mixed business sentiments. Small and medium-size firms so far don't seem to have benefited much from 'Abenomics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2013
Finds raise toxic chemical suspicions at ex-Kadena site
The Okinawa Defense Bureau and the city of Okinawa uncover seven more barrels at a former U.S. base site that may have been used to hold toxic chemicals during the Vietnam War.
EDITORIALS
Jul 3, 2013
DPJ ruins chance at power reform
The multipartisan anti-bullying law enacted by the Diet is no panacea for the nation's schools as it fails to take into account all aspects of the bullying problem.
EDITORIALS
Jul 3, 2013
Taking a stand against bullying
It is deplorable that the opposition DPJ blew a chance to pass a power industry reform bill because it was too busy playing politics against the prime minister.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Jul 2, 2013
The latest funky food flavors, coming soon to a konbini near you
The weather is heating up, and food companies are answering with treats for the summer palette. Check out the latest in convenience-store goodness.
EDITORIALS
Jul 2, 2013
Services for depopulated areas
As the population in Japan's countryside rapidly declines, an advisory body to the prime minister proposes intercity cooperation to maintain public services.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
By Kathryn Wortley

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