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US AWARD

CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 29, 2014
Belafonte, Miyazaki to receive Academy's Governors Awards
American singer and actor Harry Belafonte, French screenwriter Jean-Claude Carriere, Japanese animated film director Hayao Miyazaki and Irish actress Maureen O'Hara will be honored with Governors Awards, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences said on Thursday.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2014
Tokyo assembly nominated as 'Most Evil Corporation' over sexist heckling
The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly is nominated as a candidate for 'Most Evil Corporation of the Year' as the sexist heckling scandal continues to sully the capital's reputation.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jun 2, 2014
Japan's Good Design Award hits the mark with new store in Hong Kong
Japan's Good Design Award just got better. Or, at least, broader.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Apr 11, 2014
Anime industry reunified at expo, satellite events
AnimeJapan 2014, the rebranded and reunified annual industry trade show, exceeded organizers' expectations last month, hosting 110,000 producers, publishers, journalists, cosplayers and public visitors. What a relief.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 8, 2013
Government unpins Google Maps for top design prize
The government will not give the Good Design Grand Award to Google Maps even though it got the most votes, prompting speculation that it was snubbed because the maps include rivals' names for disputed islets claimed by Japan.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Oct 28, 2013
Flawless Tanaka wins Sawamura Award
Masahiro Tanaka followed up an amazing career first with something even more impressive the second time around.
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.

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