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William Hollingworth
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Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 14, 2012
Table for Two NPO eyes larger overseas presence
One of Japan's fastest-growing nonprofit organizations, which has distributed 16 million meals to African children, is raising its international profile and drawing inspiration from Britain's charitable sector.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2012
Blind musician Kikuchi readies for more concerts after Paralympics glory
Blind musician Takashi Kikuchi is on a high after playing in front of a global audience at the Paralympic Games and is now preparing for more performances with the prestigious British Paraorchestra.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2012
Play areas few for kids uprooted by tsunami
Japanese authorities should create more children's play areas in temporary housing zones set up for March 2011 disaster evacuees, according to landscape experts in Britain and Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2012
Japan, U.K. to team up on defense projects
Plans for Britain and Japan to collaborate on defense projects are likely to be "uncontroversial" in the early stages before moving toward more substantial programs in the future, experts say.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2012
Physicist's ice creams wow chefs in London
A Japanese woman whose ice cream was praised by a Michelin-starred chef during a popular British cooking competition is now bringing a range of Japanese-themed flavors to Londoners.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2012
Traditional tweed finds a new life in Japan
Japanese customers are helping breathe new life into a traditional cloth-making industry centered on islands along Scotland's northwest coastline.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 2, 2011
Deafness no barrier for choreographer
Despite being deaf, a Japanese woman in London is forging a successful career as a dancer, teacher and choreographer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 29, 2011
Eurofighter faces tough dogfight with U.S.
Over the next few months, a consortium of European manufacturers is hoping to persuade the Japanese government to place a multibillion-dollar order for the Eurofighter Typhoon as the country's next mainstay fighter aircraft.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 9, 2011
Hague campaigners doubt Japan's sincerity
Campaigners in Britain welcome Japan's plans to sign up for a treaty on settling cross-border child custody disputes but feel new procedures are needed to effectively implement the agreement.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2011
Small British aid group was quick on the scene in Tohoku disaster
While the March 11 natural disaster saw household names in the charity sector step forward, one relatively unknown and smaller British organization found its offerings very much in demand.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2011
London exhibition provides view inside typical Japanese residence
An exhibition in London and an accompanying book are giving people a glimpse inside a typical Japanese home, which the author believes may dispel some Western notions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 3, 2011
Ex-JET teacher dashed from U.K. to help
While most foreigners were busy leaving the Tohoku region following the March 11 disaster, a British man living in London felt compelled to ignore the travel advice and head to the region to assist with relief efforts.
JAPAN
May 2, 2011
U.K. experts split on chances of grand coalition
Observers in Britain are divided on the prospects of a grand coalition forming in Japan.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2011
Memory of Sellafield leak rekindled
The release of radioactive materials into the Pacific from the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant is being closely monitored by scientists still observing the consequences of a similar incident in Britain more than 36 years ago.
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2011
'Kawaii' culture taking hold in U.K.
LONDON — Japan's "kawaii" (cute) pop culture style is making an impact on Britain's youth and influencing the wider society, according to experts.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2010
Japan's fashion impact charted
LONDON — The first exhibition in Europe to comprehensively survey avant-garde Japanese fashion has opened at the Barbican Art Gallery in London.
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2010
Firms pan U.K. immigration plan
LONDON — Japanese firms are threatening to review future plans to invest in Britain if the new government follows through with its proposal to put an annual cap on immigration levels.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 4, 2010
Cornish estate steps in to save monk's camellia
LONDON — An ailing Buddhist monk from Kyoto, who was concerned his rare collection of camellias could be threatened in Japan, is "thrilled" after they found a new home at a British country estate.
JAPAN
Nov 3, 2010
Titherington was ex-POW who never gave up
LONDON — Former prisoner of war Arthur Titherington, who died last month at the age of 88, was one of Britain's foremost campaigners in the battle to get an apology and compensation from Japan over wartime atrocities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2010
Photographer documents 'lost villages'
LONDON — Londoners are getting their first glimpse of the hundreds of Japanese villages suffering from the effects of depopulation.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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