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Hiroshi Tanaka
For Hiroshi Tanaka's latest contributions to The Japan Times, see below:
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2014
Kyoto chef says more Europeans getting chance to eat Japanese cuisine
A Japanese chef at an established restaurant in Kyoto serving traditional cuisine says people in Europe seem to be having more and more opportunities to eat Japanese food.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 17, 2014
Scientist aims to build 'creaturelike' robot, improve physical capabilities
A 39-year-old Japanese robot scientist based in Switzerland has been focusing on improving the physical capabilities of robots instead of their intelligence, aiming to develop a "creaturelike" robot.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 23, 2013
New U.N. University head aims to raise profile, tackle security issues
The new rector of United Nations University in Tokyo, David Malone, says he aims to raise the profile of the institution during his five-year term.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 16, 2010
JICA has Jakarta aiding Madagascar rice crop
ANTSIRABE, Madagascar — In Madagascar, where per capita rice consumption is the highest in Africa, Indonesian farm experts are lending a hand to help increase production of the staple crop.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2009
Judoka hones kids in Africa
HARARE — At dusk one recent day in the Zimbabwean capital, high school students clad in judo garb were busy engaging in pushups and other exercises on tatami.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2008
Saitama woman observes life, death in Senegal
In a hospital delivery room here, a 20-year-old woman on a rusty bed goes into labor surrounded by local midwives, known as "matrone."
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 15, 2008
Shirt maker weathers Uganda's ups, downs
An elderly Japanese man who has dedicated nearly all his adult life to making men's shirts remains active in the capital of Uganda.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2007
Doctor helps establish Somalia baby hospital
Ruriko Nishino received an e-mail recently from Somalia, which has been in a state of chaos for more than 15 years, telling her the maternity hospital she helped set up there is having an impact.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world