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JAPAN
Apr 12, 2015

Reactor closures to test Abe's green energy pledges

Japan's plan to mothball at least five aging nuclear reactors highlights the challenge Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces as his administration debates how to replace lost electricity generation with power sources that are cheap, clean and safe.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2015

Robots leave behind Chinese factory workers

Chinese factory owners are increasingly turning to automation, leaving millions of low-skill workers with an uncomfortable sense of impending obsolescence.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 12, 2015

California seeks salvation in desalination as drought drags on

As California battled its last severe drought in the early 1990s, Santa Barbara spent $34 million on a desalination plant that proved too costly to keep running when rain returned. Now the city can't afford to keep it idle.
WORLD
Apr 12, 2015

Man charged in US bomb plot called strange, troubled

Topeka Kansas
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Apr 11, 2015

Josh Parkin: 'No matter what ... I'm right and you're wrong'

Luthier Josh Perkins on starting his own guitar-making business and sticking with his own excesses
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ENVIRONMENT
Apr 11, 2015

California faces extreme heat waves, rising seas

A day after California imposed mandatory water restrictions to battle a four-year drought, a new study on global warming suggests the worst is yet to come. The average number of days with temperatures higher than 35 degrees Celsius may double or even triple by the end of the century, threatening one...
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SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
Apr 10, 2015

Pellegrini won't have to worry about money if fired

It is easy to understand why Manuel Pellegrini is unconcerned about continuing media speculation that he could be sacked by Manchester City at the end of what is proving to be a disappointing season for the Champions.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KYOTO RESTAURANTS
Apr 10, 2015

A neoclassic return to the golden age of hamburgers at 58 Diner

In recent times, Japan has offered up a noteworthy list of burgers, with the newest additions being Burger King's "Kuro Burger," followed by a similar version at McDonald's (unsurprising given that one thing you could never accuse either company of is true originality). Here's something more substantial...
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 10, 2015

Okinawa activists establish fund to fight Futenma base move

Money matters in politics. This is something Okinawans locking horns with the central government over the plan to relocate U.S. Marine Corp Air Station Futenma seem to have cottoned on to, setting up a private-sector fund to promote their anti-base cause.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 9, 2015

Apple faces local battles as its prepares global payments push

Apple Inc. has made mobile payments look easy, after a decade of mostly failed experiments by banks, telecom operators and retailers to woo consumers away from cards and cash.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Apr 8, 2015

Do Western men have it bad in Japan? Readers discuss

A small selection of the large number of comments received in response to Olga Garnova's recent column, 'Spare a thought for Western men trapped in Japan.'
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2015

Tepco may evaporate tritium-laced Fukushima water instead of ocean release

Tokyo Electric Power Co. may evaporate or store underground tritium-laced water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant as an alternative to releasing it into the ocean.
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BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2015

Japan must shut out short-term investors, says Orix founder

Yoshihiko Miyauchi, who ran Orix Corp. for more than 30 years, says Japan must discriminate against short-term shareholders.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2015

Iran's long-postponed rise is all but inevitable

Only a cataclysmic war will prevent Iran from fulfilling its long-postponed destiny as a major economic, political and scientific nation.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 6, 2015

Environment reporter arrested in China over suspected extortion

Beijing police have arrested an environmental reporter and his associates in an apparent extortion scandal, as China works to crack down on corruption in the news media.
WORLD
Apr 6, 2015

Crash co-pilot's medical history a mystery to German aviation watchdog

The German aviation authority did not know about co-pilot Andreas Lubitz's medical background prior to the Germanwings crash that killed 150 people, it told Reuters on Sunday, raising more questions over medical oversight of pilots.
EDITORIALS
Apr 5, 2015

The general returns

President-elect Muhammadu Buhari is well-positioned to get troubled Nigeria back on track.
WORLD
Apr 5, 2015

EU found 'issues' with German aviation regulator

A European regulator found "issues" with Germany's aviation authority in a regular review of air safety enforcement, the European Commission said on Saturday.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 4, 2015

Koga's parting shot may not hit its target

In February, Reporters Without Borders published its annual list of countries ranked in terms of press freedom. Japan came in at No. 61, down two places from the previous year and lower than Taiwan (51) and South Korea (60). The reason for the decline was the state secrets act, which came into force...
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LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Apr 4, 2015

Something old, something new, something blue

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COMMUNITY / How-tos / HOME TRUTHS
Apr 4, 2015

Japan's public housing system has a shelf life

One of the most desirable properties in Tokyo is Chateau Mita, located in Minato Ward within walking distance of several embassies and Tokyo Tower and less than 10 minutes from four subway stations. The apartment building was constructed in 1964 and by 2000 there were persistent problems with plumbing...

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"Shake hands with Lima-chan," a statue that shares the name of the Peruvian capital looks in the direction of Peru, where a sister statue, "Sakura-chan," is located. Erected in Yokohama's Rinko Park in 1999, it commemorates Peruvian-Japanese friendship.
The journey of Peru’s Nikkei: Finding identity in Japan