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NORWAY

Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
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.
Japan Times
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.
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.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
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.
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.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.

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