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JAPAN

Aug 17, 2007

U.S. film on A-bomb witnesses debuts

A documentary by Academy award winner Steven Okazaki recently premiered across America on the Home Box Office television service, shedding new light on the double atomic bombings some 62 years ago, when the United States targeted Hiroshima, then Nagasaki, in an effort to bring the war to an end in 1945. Okazaki's highly acclaimed 86-minute "White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki" depicts both sides of the story, with narratives by 14 hibakusha and four Americans, including Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk, the navigator of the Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped "Little Boy" over Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945.

JAPAN

Jul 17, 2007

N.Y. film fest to explore A-bombings

The first New York Peace Film Festival, opening in August and featuring a guest appearance by an atomic-bomb survivor, will revisit the world's only nuclear attacks. The festival will include five films, poetry and music and dance performances.

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JAPAN

Jul 4, 2007

'Cats of Mirikitani' star sets Hiroshima homecoming

A formerly homeless American-born artist who was interned during World War II and the subject of an award-winning film will go to Japan for the first time in decades to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in August and attend the film's theatrical release.

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JAPAN

Jun 16, 2007

Animals provided inspiration for therapeutic robot

When Takanori Shibata first began robotic research 14 years ago, he wasn't interested in inventing a robot to help with jobs around the house. He wanted to design something that would improve the quality of people's lives.

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JAPAN

Mar 28, 2007

Japanese-American's life story moves New York

A proud elderly man in a red beret drags his battered supplies along a busy Soho street corner oblivious to the cold winter.

JAPAN

Mar 6, 2007

Japan, China must step up high-level talks: Vogel

Ezra Vogel, a leading expert on Japan and China, told an audience at the Japan Society recently that both nations should avoid negative steps that impact relations and try to improve bilateral ties despite current challenges. Bilateral ties hit an all-time low when Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi made annual visits during his tenure to Yasukuni Shrine.

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JAPAN

Jan 5, 2007

Akiyoshi plays to mark Japan's 50 years in U.N.

Critically acclaimed composer and jazz pianist Toshiko Akiyoshi gave a rousing performance at the United Nations recently to mark the 50th anniversary of Japan's entry into the international body, choosing songs with political and social implications.

JAPAN

Aug 6, 2006

Survivor of both A-bombs takes message to U.N.

As long as there is breath in his frail body, 90-year-old Tsutomu Yamaguchi vows to keep pressing for peace. And now the survivor of both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings has taken his message to the United Nations for the first time.

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JAPAN

Jul 4, 2006

U.S. scholar pens play on Okinawa battle's student nurse corps

As a 10-year-old girl, Alice Shikina learned about 222 young schoolgirls in Okinawa who were recruited to nurse wounded Japanese soldiers in caves on the island as they fought American troops in what became the bloodiest battle of the Pacific during World War II.

JAPAN

Jan 10, 2006

N.Y. Zen master builds 'house of one people'

NEW YORK (Kyodo) As a master who spent 38 years dedicated to Zen, a branch of Buddhism that emphasizes meditation in the pursuit of enlightenment, Bernie Glassman has devoted his life to fusing traditional with modern concepts and dreams of attracting Japanese students to his new institute.

JAPAN

Dec 15, 2005

TOEIC test upgraded to include writing, speaking components

The Test of English for International Communications, better known as TOEIC, will include new writing and speaking components in the fourth quarter of 2006, according to Educational Testing Service officials. The 25-year-old standardized test of the English proficiency of nonnative speakers is also being revised to include authentic reading and listening tasks that are set to be implemented by May.

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JAPAN

Jul 21, 2005

Memories of atomic bombings explored as pop art

Nearly 60 years after the United States dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the closing days of World War II, the aftermath lingers in the visions of artists like Takashi Murakami and Seitaro Kuroda, whose works are being showcased in Manhattan galleries throughout this month.

JAPAN

Jul 21, 2005

Memories of atomic bombings explored as pop art

Nearly 60 years after the United States dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the closing days of World War II, the aftermath lingers in the visions of artists like Takashi Murakami and Seitaro Kuroda, whose works are being showcased in Manhattan galleries throughout this month.

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JAPAN

Nov 20, 2004

Maestro Yamada to take center stage

For the past seven years, conductor Atsushi Yamada of the New York City Opera has dreamed of seeing his company on a Japanese stage.

JAPAN

Jan 3, 2004

Moms bring Japanese skills to Californian school

A group of about 35 Japanese mothers put in hundreds of hours each year as a dynamic force at Hickory Elementary School, home to one of the largest Japanese student bodies in southern California. "We see them every day and they help us so much," said Sharon Poling, a fifth-grade teacher who welcomes their presence in places such as the library, the copy center and the classrooms, where they work behind the scenes to keep things flowing smoothly.

JAPAN

Oct 18, 2000

Former sex slaves use art to tell story

Until recently, Kim Soon Duk never spoke about her experience as a sex slave for Japanese soldiers during the war. Not even her closest family members knew that Kim spent three years in Shanghai and Nanjing as a sex slave, rather than as a conscripted factory worker in Japan, as she had been led to believe before being shipped off from South Korea to China.

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.

[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.

The story isn't over for Japan's bookstores

By Alex K.T. Martin

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