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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 15, 2015

North Korea celebrates founder who forged nuclear-armed dynasty

North Korea marked the birthday Wednesday of its founder, Kim Il Sung, worshiped at home as a virtual deity for laying the foundation for a five-decade-old dictatorship capable of threatening superpowers such as the U.S.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 11, 2015

Sakai: a keyhole to the history of Osaka

As I peered out the window from my vantage point on the 21st floor of the Sakai City Hall, in the distance I could see Abeno Harukas — Japan's tallest skyscraper, which houses a train station, hotel, museum, department store and offices. But this modern curiosity was not what I was looking for. I was...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Apr 10, 2015

Luxurious stay at Mandarin Oriental; British star chef returns to Shangri-La; dog cafe reopens at Westin Tokyo

Luxurious stay at Mandarin Oriental
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 3, 2015

Co-pilot Lubitz researched suicide, cockpit door locks on Net; second black box found

The co-pilot suspected of deliberately flying a Germanwings plane into the French Alps searched the Internet for ways to commit suicide shortly before the crash that killed 150 people, German prosecutors said on Thursday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Apr 2, 2015

Imperial teaches restaurant etiquette; Champagne at ANA InterContinental; new Yona Yona Beer Kitchen in Kanda

Imperial teaches restaurant etiquette
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2015

Ex-U.S. nuclear chief says tritium water at Fukushima No. 1 can be dumped safely

A former chief U.S. nuclear regulator asserted Tuesday that the massive volumes of tritium-tainted water stored at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant can be "safely" dumped into the sea after it is diluted to reduce the levels of radioactive tritium below the legal limit.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 26, 2015

Spring at The Tokyo Station Hotel; NZ Fair at Tokyo Dome Hotel; The Strings mixes brandy and tea

Spring at The Tokyo Station Hotel
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2015

Three Japanese women killed in Tunisia museum attack

The assault in the Tunisian capital, reportedly by two gunmen wearing military fatigues, also injured three Japanese, one of whom has spoken about her ordeal.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2015

Tunisia attack shatters nation's image among Japanese as safe travel destination

The death of three Japanese and wounding of three others at the hands of armed gunmen wearing military uniforms shattered the image among many Japanese of Tunisia as a comparatively safe tourist destination.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 19, 2015

Pretty as a picture at Tokyo Marriott; fine dining at Grand Hyatt Fukuoka; Royal Park cherry blossom cocktails

Pretty as a picture at Tokyo Marriott
Japan Times
JAPAN / UN WORLD CONFERENCE ON DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
Mar 14, 2015

Quake, tsunami teach important lessons

LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 12, 2015

Surrounded by nature at El Bosco; ninja invasion at Hilton Odawara; Swissotel Nankai Osaka promotions

Surrounded by nature at El Bosco
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 12, 2015

Politics intrude as cybersecurity firms hunt for spies

The $71 billion cybersecurity industry is fragmenting along geopolitical lines as firms chase after government contracts, share information with spy agencies, and market themselves as protectors against attacks by other nations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 7, 2015

CIA to make sweeping changes, focus more on cyberops

The Central Intelligence Agency will make one of the biggest overhauls in its nearly 70-year history, aimed in part at sharpening its focus on cyberoperations and incorporating digital innovations, Director John Brennan says.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 5, 2015

'Sakura' decoration at Peninsula; Palace Hotel 'hanami' lunch box; 'Sakura' stay at Yokohama Bay

'Sakura' decoration at Peninsula
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2015

U.S. military's Mosul briefing 'inaccurate': Pentagon

A U.S. military official who briefed news media about Iraq's upcoming offensive to retake Mosul provided inaccurate information but should never have publicly discussed war plans anyway, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2015

Hybrid war: the real reason fighting stopped in Ukraine

Moscow is using the war in Ukraine as a giant training exercise for conducting a new kind of asymmetric warfare known as 'hybrid war.'
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2015

Lull in Putin's 'hybrid war'

President Vladimir Putin understands how insurgencies work better than any other Russian leader, and we are watching this play out right now in eastern Ukraine.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2015

FBI's attack on encryption

When the FBI tries to sabotage the efforts of consumers and businesses to secure their data through encryption, the agency is essentially attacking the security foundations of the online world created over the past 20 years.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2015

Fisheries group lodges protest against Tepco's failure to disclose leak of radioactive rainwater

The group representing Japan's fishery cooperatives blasts Tokyo Electric for failing to reveal the jump in highly radioactive rainwater entering the sea from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Feb 27, 2015

'The Anime Encyclopedia' goes full digital

"The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation" will be released March 3.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2015

Tepco sorry for failing to disclose latest radioactive water leak

Tokyo Electric Power Co. admitted Thursday that its latest problem with radioactive water has shattered the trust it was building in Fukushima, especially among fishermen, and that the decommissioning of the Fukushima No. 1 plant might be delayed.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Feb 22, 2015

More tips for filing your U.S. taxes from Japan

With the help of a tax specialist, Lifelines tackles a number of queries in response to the special on U.S. taxation a few weeks back.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Feb 19, 2015

Champagne dinner at Westin Tokyo; doll festival at Hilton Tokyo; spring stay plan at Aburaya-Ryokan

Champagne dinner at Westin Tokyo
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 19, 2015

Map of 'epigenome,' a second genetic code, unveiled

Scientists for the first time have mapped out the molecular switches that can turn genes on or off in the DNA in more than 100 types of human cells, an accomplishment that reveals the complexity of genetic information and the challenges of interpreting it.
WORLD
Feb 19, 2015

F-22's belated debut against Islamic State praised by commander

Lockheed Martin Corp.'s F-22 fighter jet, making its debut in warfare more than nine years after it was deemed combat-ready, has flown at least 112 missions against Islamic State positions in Syria and Iraq, the U.S. Air Force's commander of combat forces said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Feb 12, 2015

Mountain view dinner in Urawa; strawberry delights in Osaka; foreign currency option in Hokkaido

Mt. Fuji viewing dinner in Urawa

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami