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CULTURE / Books
Dec 30, 2017
This no garden variety book on Zen practice
The over-application of the term Zen to describe everything from interior design to restaurant menus pored over by celebrities and fashionistas to the expression a "Zen moment" can be tiresome.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 30, 2017
Joshua Smith, balanced offensive attack lead Hannaryz past Evessa
Kyoto Hannaryz big man Joshua Smith notched his 10th double-double of the season on Saturday afternoon against the Osaka Evessa.
JAPAN
Dec 30, 2017
Food poisoning sickens 70 at Kyoto hot springs inn
Food-poisoning hits 70 patrons of a hot springs inn in Kyoto, leaving about 8 people with confirmed norovirus infections.
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LIFE / Travel
Dec 29, 2017
Here comes the sun: Recommended hatsuhinode spots
The first sunrise of the new year represents a chance for a new beginning and so it's hardly surprising that some once viewed the first rays of the sun on Jan. 1 with special reverence. It was believed to be the moment that Toshigami, god of the new year, descends from heaven and bestows happiness on...
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JAPAN
Dec 25, 2017
Coast guard's Maizuru base stands on the front line of Japan's poaching and nuclear concerns
Located less than 900 kilometers from North Korea and beside Fukui Prefecture's nuclear power reactors, Japan Coast Guard's 8th Regional Headquarters in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, finds some of the nation's challenges close at hand.
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JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Dec 24, 2017
Kyoto to mark 150th anniversary of Meiji Restoration with series of events
Kyoto's long history is one of great prosperity (the Heian Period of a millennium ago, when the arts flourished) and great tragedy (the 1467-1477 Onin War devastated the city). But in more modern times, 1868 was something of an annus horribilis.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 23, 2017
Short Kyoto hike packs in plenty to stimulate the mind and palate
The last trail in this series is short and sweet — just 4 kilometers. For years I'd been hearing good things about the two-hour hike between the mountain towns of Kibune and Kurama north of Kyoto. The restaurants in Kibune are known for their terraces built out over the river, a tradition that...
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JAPAN
Dec 22, 2017
After 45-year wait, repairs declared finished on all 1,001 bodhisattva statues at Kyoto sightseeing spot
Preservation and repair work has been completed on all 1,001 statues of 1,000-armed Kannon bodhisattva at Kyoto's Sanjusangendo Hall, ending a 45-year wait.
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JAPAN
Dec 18, 2017
Leak of heavy water at Japanese research reactor delayed cancer therapy study: NRA
A small reactor in Osaka used for research purposes interrupted a cancer study earlier this year after springing a leak of heavy water, atomic regulators say.
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JAPAN / View from Osaka
Dec 16, 2017
20 years on, the Kyoto Protocol initiated awareness
In the midst of serious news about North Korean missiles and constitutional revision, as well as a steady diet of BLT (bright, light and trite) stories and corporate propaganda that clog our intellectual arteries, it's easy to lose track of what developments are critical to life itself.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Dec 15, 2017
Julian Mavunga provides big spark as Hannaryz outlast NeoPhoenix in overtime
The Kyoto Hannaryz overcame a slow start and a 12-point deficit entering the fourth quarter.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Dec 9, 2017
Hyoto Kyoto: Shabu-shabu with dashi to die for
Before you set foot in Hyoto you can divine that they want to elevate shabu-shabu from a 'great party dish' to a fine dining experience.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Dec 9, 2017
Cafe Antique: A modern take on the best of classic kissaten
Like most independent cafes and kissaten (Japanese coffee shops), Cafe Antique is a labor of love for owner and chef Tatsuya Iwasaki.
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CULTURE / Books
Dec 9, 2017
'Now a Geisha' follows the graduation of an apprentice maiko
Shelves of books on geisha are already overflowing, but "Now A Geisha" still deserves a space.
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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 4, 2017
20 years after Kyoto Protocol, where does world stand on climate?
On Dec. 11, 1997, representatives from over 150 nations gathered in Kyoto to hammer out what would become the world's first international agreement to control and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 22, 2017
Japanese scientists find new drug combo that may be key to treating Alzheimer's
A team of Japanese researchers has found a new drug combination that reduces amyloid beta protein, believed to play a key role in causing Alzheimer's disease, by using stem cells derived from patients, Kyoto University announced Tuesday.
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MORE SPORTS
Nov 19, 2017
Persian Knight edges Air Spinel for dramatic triumph in Mile Championship
Persian Knight edged out a victory at the 34th running of the Mile Championship on Sunday at Kyoto Racecourse.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Nov 11, 2017
Sushi Shin: Out of the crowd but into the wasabi
Sushi Shin offers a welcome sushi break from the maddening crowds, but they just need to iron out a few wasabi kicks.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Nov 11, 2017
Saiin Roasting Factory: Tasty, Quirk and easy on the pocket
The exactitude that barista and coffee roaster Yosuke Yamashita employs in making each cup of coffee extends to the whole operation at his bijou cafe in the western reaches of Kyoto.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 7, 2017
'Black widow' murder case casts shadow on lonely hearts among Japan's elderly
The sensational case of a serial killer, dubbed Japan's "black widow" and accused of killing elderly men — all of whom she met through a matchmaking service — has cast a shadow over a growing trend of elderly Japanese people seeking partners.

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