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LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Jul 22, 2016
Bahnhof: Specialty coffee, crafted by certified 'meisters'
One of the first and only sentences I mastered in three years of (not) learning German was "Wo ist der Bahnhof?" ("Where is the station?") I never thought I'd have a chance to put this into practice in Japan, but my hopes were raised when I heard about Bahnhof, a specialty coffee shop. Sadly, as it turned...
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BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 19, 2016
Osaka Exchange adopts faster trading to lure more futures clients
Osaka Exchange Inc. on Tuesday unveiled its new trading technology, the latest bourse to speed up in the hope of luring new, superfast customers.
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JAPAN / View from Osaka
Jul 16, 2016
Regional votes reveal cracks in political landscape
The overwhelming victory of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition in the July 10 Upper House election overshadowed regional results that suggest growing numbers of voters in certain parts of Japan aren't as dedicated to the LDP as it first appears.
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JAPAN
Jul 15, 2016
Osaka children's hospice aims for everyday normalcy
Tsurumi Children's Hospice opened its doors in the city of Osaka in April to provide young people with serious medical conditions and disabilities a place to play and spend quality time with their families outside their homes.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2016
In first election without Hashimoto, Osaka Ishin wins at least six seats in Kansai stronghold
Osaka Ishin no Kai won two of the Osaka district's four seats and another in neighboring Hyogo Prefecture, as well as at least two proportional seats, inching Prime Minister Shinzo Abe closer to the two-thirds majority needed for a referendum on constitutional revision.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2016
Inmates on hunger strike at Osaka immigration detention center
Fourteen inmates in an Osaka immigration detention center are on hunger strike over what they call "inhumane conditions" including poor medical care, drawing fresh attention to the country's detention system.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 8, 2016
Police quiz staff, ex-executive of Toyo Tire unit over data manipulation
The police questioned several people including employees and a former executive of a Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. subsidiary in connection with the shipment of products using substandard earthquake shock absorber material, investigative sources said Friday.
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JAPAN / Politics / DECISION 2016
Jul 6, 2016
Osaka Ishin struggling ahead of Sunday's Upper House poll
Just before the Upper House election campaign kicked off on June 22, Osaka Ishin no Kai leaders were plotting their schedules for the days leading up to Sunday's poll.
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CULTURE / Art
Jul 5, 2016
The embellished world of Kozan Miyagawa's ceramics
In 1954-55, three Kyoto ceramists of the Sodeisha group of artists began a revolution by creating objects that fulfilled no practical role.
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BUSINESS / Economy / DECISION 2016
Jul 5, 2016
In Japan's industrial heartland, some see no alternative to Abe
Shuttered factories dot the streets of Osaka, a city that once reverberated with the sound of trucks delivering all manner of parts to Japan's industrial giants.
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SOCCER / J. League
Jul 2, 2016
Gamba rout Antlers in opening week of second stage
No Takashi Usami, no problem.
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BASKETBALL / HOOP SCOOP
Jul 2, 2016
Memories all that remain of bj-league
First in a two-part series
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JAPAN
Jul 1, 2016
Japan's tallest Ferris wheel opens in Osaka
Japan's tallest Ferris wheel started operating Friday at a large commercial complex in Suita, Osaka, Ferris Wheel Investment Co. said.
SOCCER / J. League
Jul 1, 2016
Grampus announce acquisition of midfielder Ogihara
Nagoya Grampus have signed midfielder Takahiro Ogihara on a full transfer from J2 Cerezo Osaka, his new J. League first-division side announced Friday.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 1, 2016
Osaka enforces Japan's first ordinance against hate speech, threatens to name names
Ethnic Korean residents applaud as Japan's first ordinance against so-called hate speech takes effect in the city of Osaka.
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JAPAN
Jul 1, 2016
Lawyer from Osaka first Japanese to join U.N. child rights panel
Lawyer Mikiko Otani on Thursday became the first Japanese independent expert to be elected to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Jun 24, 2016
Kakomi: the hushed, abstract art of 'kaiseki'
I have worked in my fair share of kitchens over the years. At some stage while toiling at each, someone — usually a chef — would lose their temper with me and regain it only after loudly roasting me with words not fit for a newspaper. I thought of these episodes while sitting at the counter of Kakomi...
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LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Jun 24, 2016
El Zocalo Burrito: A Mexican Valhalla in downtown Osaka
El Zocalo Burrito is, as its name implies, all about burritos. Located on a quiet street west of Shinsaibashi Station, it offers a reprieve from the never-ending throng of tourists wandering the nearby Dotonbori shopping district.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2016
Half of Osaka children found to have dental problems in school checkups left them unaddressed
About half of public elementary school students in Osaka Prefecture who were found to have dental health problems during school checkups failed to visit a dentist afterward, a dentists' association in Osaka said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2016
Osaka 3-year-old killed by air bag deployment: police
The death of a 3-year-old girl caught up in a traffic accident in Osaka in February appears to have been caused by the vehicle's air bag, police said Tuesday.

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