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Researchers hurt at Ibaraki nuclear facility
At least four researchers suffer internal radiation exposure after an experiment on elementary particles goes awry at a Japan Atomic Energy Agency facility.
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Feb 19, 2013
Mastermind moves on, American Apparel is at home in Japan and Primitive London takes a trip to Tokyo
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
It's a bittersweet finale for the famed Japanese fashion brand Mastermind, as it officially ends its 15-year run with the release of its 2013 spring/summer — and final — collection.
Language | BILINGUAL Feb 18, 2013
Can-can dancers, tea-time snacks and katakana confusion
by Mark Schreiber
In last month’s column, I looked at the origins of several famous Japanese product brands. Thinking back, perhaps the very first brand I noticed here was a confectioner named 文明堂 (Bunmeido). The company, a 老舗 (shinise, well-established shop), was founded in Nagasaki in 1900, ...