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LIFE / Travel
Jan 5, 2020

Heli-skiing in Japan: The joys of big-mountain powder

From December to March, Hokkaido Backcountry Club runs heli-skiing tours to Mount Shiribetsu near the Niseko and Rusutsu ski resorts. Clip in for the ride.
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2019

Ex-USTR official Wendy Cutler calls on Japan to lead WTO reform

Wendy Cutler, who served as the acting deputy U.S. trade representative under President Barack Obama, called on Japan to lead the reform of the World Trade Organization in a recent interview.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 26, 2019

Japan PM Takeshita heeded warning to avoid Yasukuni before 1988 China trip

In August 1988, the Japanese ambassador to China urged Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita not to visit the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, months before his trip to the country, declassified diplomatic records showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Dec 19, 2019

Kihira sets pace at Japan nationals

Rika Kihira took the lead after the women's short program at the Japan Championships on Thursday night at Yoyogi Gymnasium.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 17, 2019

Risk that Aussies could face death penalty in Japan is holding up defense pact, report says

The capital punishment system may be an obstacle for Australia to conclude a security agreement with Japan during Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's visit in January next year, The Australian reported Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 16, 2019

What does Kosovo mean to Japan?

Helping Kosovo is helping Japan.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 14, 2019

Masashi Ishibashi, former chairman of defunct Japan Socialist Party, dies at 95

Masashi Ishibashi, who chaired the now-defunct Japan Socialist Party during the 1980s, died in the city of Fukuoka earlier this month. He was 95.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 13, 2019

Trump picks think tank chief Kenneth Weinstein to be U.S. ambassador to Japan

U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to name Hudson Institute President Kenneth Weinstein as ambassador to Japan, informed sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2019

Japan's farm minister Taku Eto stresses safety of wagyu beef in effort to access Chinese market

Agriculture minister Taku Eto stressed the safety of wagyu beef during a visit with Beijing's top diplomat in Japan to a cutting-edge meat-processing plant with stringent hygiene controls on Wednesday, as Tokyo hopes to resume exports of the Japanese specialty to China at an early date.

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan