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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 14, 2015
Abe, Ban agree to cooperate over development, climate change
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon agreed Saturday to continue their cooperation in efforts to map out a post-2015 development agenda and address climate change ahead of crucial meetings on these issues this year, officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 13, 2015
NASA confirms ocean on Jupiter moon, raising prospects for life
Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have confirmed that the Jupiter-orbiting moon Ganymede has an ocean beneath its icy surface, raising the prospects for life, NASA said on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2015
Sendai disaster confab kicks off important year for sustainability: Ban
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday announced he would visit Sendai for the Third U.N. World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction, which begins late next week. The event is the first in a series of gatherings around the globe on development goals and sustainability.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2015
Next U.N. secretary general
With Ban Ki-moon's second term as U.N. secretary general ending Dec. 31, 2016, there are said to be at least three candidates to replace the South Korean. And former Prime Ministers Helen Clark of New Zealand and Kevin Rudd of Australia are believed to be interested in the world's top diplomatic post.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 17, 2014
Hill of Freedom: 'Looking for lost love in a Seoul back alley'
Speaking in another language makes you a different person, especially, I've noticed, if you happen to be a non-native fluent in Japanese. The mild-mannered Aussie transforms into a slangy tough-guy, rolling his r's and living in his own mental version of a yakuza movie. And the frank-talking American...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 16, 2014
Tokyo International Film Festival contender 'Pale Moon' gets to the root of all evil
The bad news? Japan has only one entry in the Competition section at this year's Tokyo International Film Festival. The good news? The submission, Daihachi Yoshida's "Pale Moon," is a major contender for the $50,000 Tokyo Grand Prix.
WORLD
Sep 24, 2014
United States defends Syria airstrikes in letter to U.N. chief
The United States told the United Nations on Tuesday it led airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria because President Bashar al-Assad's government had failed to wipe out safe havens used by the group to launch attacks on Iraq.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 22, 2014
Abe leaves for U.N. General Assembly, summit talks in N.Y.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe left Monday for a series of U.N. General Assembly meetings and talks with other world leaders as Japan steps up its diplomatic efforts to seek reform of the U.N. Security Council.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 20, 2014
Japan to pledge disaster mitigation help at U.N. climate summit
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will pledge Japan's further assistance to developing countries in coping with climate change-related natural disasters at this week's United Nations climate summit in New York, a government source said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2014
Japan-donated bell, Lennon's 'Imagine' mark U.N. peace event
The ringing of a bell donated by Japan and a performance of John Lennon's anti-war anthem "Imagine" resounded at United Nations headquarters Friday at an event for the upcoming International Day of Peace.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 26, 2014
Ebola fight needs $430 million to end outbreak: WHO
More than $430 million will be needed to bring the worst Ebola outbreak on record under control, according to a draft document laying out the World Health Organization's battle strategy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 14, 2014
Israel said to be moving troops to Gaza border as truce expiry nears
Israel moved troops to the Gaza Strip border, Israeli newspapers reported, as the midnight expiry of a three-day truce drew near without word of an extension.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 26, 2014
Japan's 'Moe' obsession: the purest form of love, or creepy fetishization of young girls?
Anyone who has visited Tokyo's Akihabara district in the past decade will have run into countless images of cartoonish girls: in posters, in figurines and in the form of real women dressed up as French maids.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Jul 3, 2014
Happy birthday, Sailor Moon!
In 1992, a 14-year-old Japanese girl set out to save our universe from total annihilation.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 19, 2014
Review: Luna Sea at Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Luna Sea celebrated its 25th anniversary by holding a special concert, "Luna Sea 25th Anniversary Live -The Unfinished Moon-," on May 29 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Jun 13, 2014
Forget Cool Japan — cute is this summer's hot global export
Summer is always high season for fans of Japanese pop culture. School's out, weather's amenable and festivals, conventions and expos shift into top gear in Japan and across the globe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2014
Pokemon ring, Sailor Moon stick are among top toys
Takara Tomy's Pokemon Mega Ring was declared best boys' toy in this year's Japan Toy Prize contest, it was announced Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 15, 2014
Stargazers see 'blood moon' in total lunar eclipse
Parts of the world saw a rare celestial event Tuesday when the Earth's shadow fell across the moon, turning it orange.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2014
U.N. chief says Central African Republic peacekeepers 'overwhelmed'
French and African soldiers serving in the Central African Republic are "overwhelmed" by the "state of anarchy" in the country, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Saturday — a day after Chadian troops began withdrawing from the peacekeeping mission.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 27, 2014
Finding Japan's hidden punk scenes in their natural environments
Finding music in Japan can be a nightmare, and the live-music scene in particular is notoriously difficult to penetrate. Tucked away in the basements and upper floors of anonymous buildings, often in seedy parts of town, where the neighbors will be less likely to raise complaints against noise and loitering,...
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
China and Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the Chinese port of Zhanjiang as part of a joint China-Russia naval exercise on Saturday.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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