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BRIDGES 2

Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 20, 2020
Academy-award winner Jeff Bridges diagnosed with lymphoma
Academy-award winner Jeff Bridges, known for his role in the 1998 film "The Big Lebowski," has been diagnosed with lymphoma, the actor announced on Monday evening.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 27, 2018
Kenya charges three Chinese railway workers with bribery amid ticket scam
Prosecutors in Kenya charged three Chinese men on Monday with trying to bribe detectives investigating fraud involving ticket sales on a $3.2 billion railway built by a Chinese company.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2018
Japan celebrates 30th anniversary of Seto-Ohashi Bridges
A ceremony was held Sunday to celebrate Tuesday's 30th anniversary of the Seto-Ohashi Bridges, a series of bridges connecting Kagawa and Okayama prefectures across the Seto Inland Sea.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 16, 2018
Hope for survivors fades in rubble of Florida bridge collapse
Rescue workers combed through the rubble of a pedestrian bridge that collapsed onto several lanes of traffic at Florida International University, but hopes of finding more survivors were fading early on Friday, police said.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2016
141 bridges in need of urgent safety measures, government says
A government survey has found that 141 bridges and six tunnels across Japan were in need of urgent safety measures due to risks associated with age.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 25, 2015
Mark Osborne's 'Little Prince' adaptation keeps it in the family
A cinematic adaptation of "The Little Prince," Antoine de Saint-Exupery's beloved 1943 novella, is a risky proposition. There have been adaptations before, including the live-action version directed by Stanley Donen in 1974, but none have really captured the magic of the original book, or have done justice to Saint-Exupery's distinctive, cherished drawings. Now, however, "The Little Prince" ("Hoshi no Ojisama to Watashi") has opened in Japan, approximately four months before its U.S. release, slated for March 18, 2016.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 15, 2015
Thomas Pynchon meets The Dude in 'Inherent Vice'
"Inherent vice," a term used in marine insurance law, means anything you can't avoid: chocolate will melt, glass will shatter and fruit will spoil. For "Inherent Vice" the movie, the thing that can't be avoided is a comparison to "The Big Lebowski."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 14, 2015
Japan-funded bridges appear on new Cambodian money
Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday that Cambodia has issued new 500 riel bank notes (about ¥14) bearing images of two bridges donated by Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2013
JR Shikoku failed to repair 50 railway bridges found defective three years ago
Shikoku Railway Co. has neglected to repair around 50 bridges on its network even though irregularities were detected by regular checks more than three years ago, sources revealed.

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