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SEVEN I

Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 11, 2016
Kishida holds bilateral meetings with G-7 counterparts
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and his British counterpart Philip Hammond agree to help finance a U.N. initiative aimed at improving border security in Tunisia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 11, 2016
Kerry becomes first U.S. secretary of state to visit Hiroshima memorial
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry became the first top American diplomat to visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and Museum on Monday, offering flowers at the cenotaph inside the park in a move that could pave the way for a possible visit by President Barack Obama during the Group of Seven summit...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 11, 2016
Terrorism, refugee flood, North Korea nuclear threat on G-7 foreign minister meeting agenda in Hiroshima
The Group of Seven foreign ministers' meeting kicked off Sunday in the city of Hiroshima, paving the way for the G-7 leaders' late-May summit in Mie Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 10, 2016
Kishida discusses defense, diplomatic ties during meet with British counterpart Hammond
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida met with British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond in the city of Hiroshima on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 10, 2016
White House aides mulling possible Obama visit to Hiroshima after G-7 summit
Aides to U.S. President Barack Obama are looking at a possible unprecedented presidential visit to the atom-bombed city of Hiroshima during his trip to Japan in May, The Washington Post reported in its online edition Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 9, 2016
G-7 foreign chiefs to take up South China Sea issues: U.S. spokesman
The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven major countries are expected to take up issues in the South China Sea at their meeting in Hiroshima from Sunday, despite China's opposition to such talks, a U.S. Department of State spokesman said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 9, 2016
G-7 foreign ministers to weigh nuclear future at Hiroshima meeting
The G-7 foreign ministers' summit taking place in Hiroshima carries a symbolic meaning as it offers an opportunity for world leaders to be reminded of the horrors of nuclear arms.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Apr 8, 2016
Seven-Eleven's new green-tea doughnut starts sweet but ends bitter
The latest addition to Seven-Eleven's doughnut selection mixes a classic Japanese flavor with one of the convenience store's classic styles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 28, 2016
Activist investor Loeb warns Seven & I on nepotism deciding CEO
Third Point LLC's billionaire founder Daniel Loeb has targeted Seven & I Holdings Co. for management succession planning criticism, warning the grocery and retail group against letting nepotism determine its next chief executive officer.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 21, 2016
Ise Jingu: telling Japan's story to the rest of the world
Ise Shrine can offer world leaders a valuable message when they gather there in May.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
By Thu-Huong Ha

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