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NRA makes new reactor safety regimen official
The Nuclear Regulation Authority officially approves new safety requirements for reactors aimed at preventing disasters like the catastrophe at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.
National | LIVING IN LUXURY Aug 27, 2010
The East meets West at Furukawa Gardens
by Natsuko Fukue and Satoko Kawasaki
The well-preserved early 20th century Furukawa Gardens in Kita Ward, Tokyo, boasts a British-style house on a hilltop overlooking a harmonious marriage of Western and Japanese landscaping. A Western rose garden sits on the hill and a Japanese garden graces the lower level, retaining ...
National | LIVING IN LUXURY Jul 30, 2010
Modern era gentry's architectural gems
by Reiji Yoshida and Satoko Kawasaki
This is the first in a biweekly series appearing Fridays (Saturdays in some areas) that looks at photos and background stories of historic, architecturally significant mansions once owned by some of the wealthiest families in Japan. Near the quiet Shinobazu-no-ike pond in Tokyo’s Taito ...