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JAPAN / 60 years of Malaysia-Japan ties
Aug 31, 2017

Extensive resources to support businesses

What is the mission of the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE)?
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JAPAN / 60 years of Malaysia-Japan ties
Aug 31, 2017

Strong bonds through food, culture, sports

Over the next several months, a variety of events will be held to celebrate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Malaysia and Japan.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 24, 2017

Luxury hotels set to welcome Olympic guests

In 2020, Marriott International Inc. will open for the first time in Japan two "high-grade luxury lifestyle hotels" with the EDITION Toranomon and EDITION Ginza.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2017

Kumamoto railway struggles to rebuild after devastating 2016 quake

A railway in Kumamoto Prefecture is working hard to win back passengers 16 months after a series of powerful earthquakes rocked the area.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 19, 2017

An Di: Vietnamese cuisine, Japanese sensibility

Were it not for the name on the illuminated sign hanging at the entrance, you would be hard pressed to identify An Di as a Vietnamese restaurant. Inside or out, there are no other clues — no flags or tourist posters, no signs advertising Saigon's ubiquitous 333 beer — as what kind of food it serves....
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 17, 2017

French cuisine with a Japanese twist

The Motif Restaurant and Bar at the Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi is offering dinner created in collaboration with Sapporo's Moliere French restaurant from Aug. 21 to 27.
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BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2017

Taiwan blackout affects millions of households amid stifling summer heat

Taiwan suffered a massive power blackout on Tuesday evening that hit businesses and residential homes, affecting close to 7 million households on the heavily industrialized island amid sweltering heat.
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LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Aug 11, 2017

Akasaka: Sublime and surreal spots in Tokyo's government district

A diplomat friend and I enjoy lunch at the Akasaka Capital Tokyu Hotel, in the governmental hub of Tokyo. As we part, he tips me off that there's a little-known footpath from the hotel, leading uphill to the Hie Shrine, one of Tokyo's most important Shinto sites. I decide to climb the discreet bamboo-shaded...
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 10, 2017

Organic ingredients create healthy options

Following renovations, the recently reopened Restaurant Tohoku Bokujo on the Hotel Continental Fuchu's first floor is now offering a dinner buffet with 100 percent organic and pesticide-free vegetables, eggs and chicken from Aomori Prefecture's Tohoku Bokujo.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 8, 2017

A year on, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike has more plans to reform the capital

A year since becoming Tokyo governor, Yuriko Koike is riding high.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 7, 2017

The LDP's tobacco addiction tells a much bigger story

If Prime Minister Abe and his party were less beholden to vested interests, his efforts to defeat deflation would gain more traction.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 6, 2017

Japan Inc. might finally have to fatten paychecks

After years of resisting wage hikes, Japanese companies are starting to recognize the need to lock in staff before they literally disappear.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2017

Sapporo snaps up Anchor Steam in U.S. craft-beer foray

Anchor Brewing Co., a century-old San Francisco brewer that helped pioneer the craft-beer movement, will be acquired by Sapporo Holdings Ltd., part of a push by Japanese beverage companies to seek growth on U.S. soil.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Aug 3, 2017

Champagne evening offers welcome respite

The Champagne Bar on the third floor of the ANA InterContinental Tokyo is currently offering a Champagne Social, in which guests can choose from three exclusive free-flow plans with a choice of the chef's Elegant Creations tapas menu to enjoy a luxurious evening.
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BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2017

Japan's 'Monkey Bike' nears extinction as country cuts tailpipe emissions

Inside the maze of fishmongers and sushi shops of Tokyo's Tsukiji district, buyers and tourists are assailed by more than just the smell of fresh seafood. There's also the incessant buzzing.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jul 29, 2017

Latteria Bebe: Two brothers, one focus on Italian cuisine

There are lots of good reasons for visiting Kamakura. It has temples, shrines and walks in the hills. You can windsurf, laze on the beach or just enjoy that rare sensation of having escaped the megalopolis. But dining out rarely comes high on the list.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 29, 2017

Tokyo's hotel bars a cut above when it comes to lunch

Some bars, it turns out, have split personalities. In the evening they are a place to relax with a drink and chat with friends. But a few transform in the day, taking on new atmospheres and giving entirely different impressions.
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LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 29, 2017

Enoshima: An island in the spotlight

Enoshima, a small land-tied island in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, is a major tourist destination that welcomes 7 million visitors a year.
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ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 26, 2017

Normalizing the North Korean threat with malls and tourism at South Korean city beside the DMZ

A half-hour's drive north of Seoul, along a highway lined with barbed wire, lie two shopping malls the size of several stadiums, a stone's throw from the world's most militarized border.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / OSAKA RESTAURANTS
Jul 22, 2017

Kiji: Innovation and tradition in 'okonomiyaki'

As everyone in Osaka and every guidebook about the city will tell you, okonomiyaki, that pancake-like Japanese dish, is this city's soul food. It's comfort food, fit for every man, woman and child. Some might argue the same for takoyaki, octopus batter balls, but that is another discussion for another...

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