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NORWAY

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JAPAN
Dec 4, 2017
Seeds from trees that survived atomic bombing of Hiroshima to be planted in Oslo garden
Seeds from trees that survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima will be planted at a botanical garden in Oslo on Saturday, a day before the award ceremony for the Nobel Peace Prize is held in the city.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 8, 2017
U.S. suddenly opts to defund Norwegian NGO's project to clear mines, UXO in Cambodia
The United States has decided to defund a Norwegian nongovernmental organization's efforts to clear Cambodia of land mines and unexploded ordnance, causing concern that Washington might cease such funding altogether.
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BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2017
Norway and Japan tap cutting-edge tech to start large-scale offshore salmon farming
Projects are underway in Norway and Japan to raise salmon in large numbers in big offshore pens, by adopting next-generation aquafarming technology.
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BUSINESS
Apr 30, 2017
Norway takes on Australia in bid to fulfill Japan's hydrogen society dream
Norway and Australia race each other to show they can supply Japan with hydrogen, which has ambitions of becoming the first nation to be significantly fueled by the superclean energy source.
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SOCCER
Mar 7, 2017
Yokoyama leads Nadeshiko Japan past Norway
Kumi Yokoyama struck twice in the second half as Nadeshiko Japan defeated Norway 2-0 at the Algarve Cup on Monday.
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BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2017
Wooden 'plyscrapers' challenge concrete and steel
High-rise wooden buildings, led by The Tree, a 52.8-meter (173-foot) apartment block in Norway, are claiming a place on city skylines as the timber industry challenges the supremacy of concrete and steel.
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MORE SPORTS
Feb 18, 2017
Oshigiri pulls out of World Allround Speed Skating Championships with groin injury
Misaki Oshigiri will miss next month's World Allround Speed Skating Championships in Norway because of a groin injury, the Japan Skating Federation said Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 31, 2017
Putin instigating biggest Russian Arctic military buildup since Soviet fall
The nuclear icebreaker Lenin, the pride and joy of the Soviet Union's Arctic great game, lies at perpetual anchor in the frigid water here. A relic of the Cold War, it is now a museum.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 6, 2017
Norway to switch off FM radio in risky, unpopular shift to digital
Norway is set to become the first nation to start switching off its FM radio network next week in a risky and unpopular leap to digital technology that will be closely watched by other countries considering whether to follow suit.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 19, 2016
Norway and China normalize ties after Nobel Peace Prize flap
Norway and China on Monday normalized diplomatic and political ties that were frozen since 2010 when Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 18, 2016
Japan, Norway agree to cooperate on whaling, Arctic research
Japan and Norway have agreed to step up cooperation on whaling as well as research and development of the Arctic.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2016
Denmark's nice, but Danes live better in U.S.
The fact that Scandinavian-Americans enjoy far higher living standards than their relatives in Europe raises questions about the alleged superiority of Nordic socialism.
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WORLD / Politics
Apr 24, 2016
History of Nordic EU referendums holds lessons for British vote
With Britain's noisy campaign over a possible Brexit polarizing voters, tight referendums over EU membership two decades ago in Norway and Sweden offer lessons how campaigns that stay positive and focus on ordinary people can swing voters at the last minute.
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WORLD / Society
Nov 25, 2015
Sweden, Norway toughen border controls, demand EU action on asylum seeking throngs
Sweden will introduce tighter border controls and asylum rules, in a bid to reduce the number of asylum seekers reaching the country and force other EU states to take in more refugees, the government said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2015
Syrian war spurs first withdrawal from doomsday Arctic seed vault
Syria's civil war has prompted the first withdrawal of seeds from a "doomsday" vault built in an Arctic mountainside to safeguard global food supplies, officials said on Monday.
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WORLD
Sep 4, 2015
On Arctic tip of Europe, Syrian migrants reach Norway by bike
Some Syrian refugees have found a cheaper, safer, though much more roundabout way of reaching Europe than crossing the Mediterranean — heading to the Arctic Circle and entering Norway from Russia, sometimes by bicycle.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2015
Norwegian television taps into fear of Russia
Norway's new TV series called 'Occupied' taps into Norwegians' wariness of Russia and their uneasiness about being the EU's gas station.
WORLD
May 25, 2015
About 100 U.S., European jets join Arctic exercise near Russia
About 100 fighter jets from the United States and eight European nations began an Arctic training exercise in the Nordic nations on Monday, a region worried by increased Russian military activity.
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2014
Rosneft may delay Arctic wells on sanctions as it turns to Asia
OAO Rosneft may delay Arctic exploration wells as Russia's biggest oil company seeks alternatives to technology it has lost access to because of sanctions imposed on the country by the U.S. and Europe over the Ukraine conflict.
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 11, 2014
Robot 'dolphins' give clues to Antarctic melt in data revolution
Dolphin-size robots are giving clues to a thaw of Antarctica's ice in a sign of how technology is revolutionizing data collection in remote polar regions, scientists said on Monday.

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