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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Sep 13, 2018

Dessert collaboration marks 30th anniversary

The Royal Park Hotel's 30th anniversary is just around the corner; to get ahead of the curve, they've teamed up with one of Nihonbashi's oldest and most well-regarded confectioners to produce a celebratory parfait of absolute decadence.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 13, 2018

Toyota ready to share hybrid secrets with China to advance in world's largest auto market

Toyota Motor Corp. is preparing to divulge details of the hybrid-car engine technology it pioneered with the Prius to China in an attempt to catch up with rivals in the world's biggest auto market.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 12, 2018

This Tokyo Scout's been there, done that, got all the merit badges — and more

Thanks to a rule change, Japan resident Austin Koslow is possibly the most decorated Scout ever in the U.S. branch of the movement.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 10, 2018

How much damage was done?

The real question for Tokyo now is where the Trump administration will go from here.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 10, 2018

The necessary calamity

Officials should use the Typhoon Jebi experience to improve their disaster management responses.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 10, 2018

Trump's assault on Palestinian refugees

Halting UNRWA funding will threaten the region's already tenuous stability.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Sep 10, 2018

Fossils of largest dinosaur ever found in Japan go on show in Hokkaido

At a little over 8 meters from head to tail, a dinosaur skeleton on show in Hokkaido is the largest ever discovered in Japan.
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CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Sep 8, 2018

Strongly autobiographical, 'Death by Water' reflects on Kenzaburo Oe's own oeuvre

Written in dialogue with Oe's own, earlier works on similar subjects 'Death by Water' is a careful, multilayered contemplation on the methodology and potential of art itself.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2018

Accounts of those who were left stranded by Typhoon Jebi in Japan

Typhoon Jebi tore through western Japan on Tuesday, leaving residents and tourists stranded throughout the Kansai region.
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WORLD
Sep 5, 2018

Hundreds of African migrants flee detention center amid Tripoli bloodshed: aid official

Hundreds of African migrants escaped from a detention center in Tripoli on Tuesday as fighting between rival groups raged nearby, an aid official said, though the Libyan government department set up to combat illegal migration denied the report.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 4, 2018

Use the moral authority of Hiroshima

Geopolitical tensions have spiked across the world. No arms control negotiations are currently under way to reduce global nuclear stockpiles.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2018

Conan O'Brien to visit Japan's 'Conan Town' after tongue-in-cheek feud with mayor

After a weekslong feud, American comedian Conan O'Brien and Japan's "Conan Town" are set for a showdown.
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CULTURE / Art
Sep 4, 2018

Indulging in post-apocalyptic nostalgia

With a theme of total annihilation and a techno-horror aesthetic, Hiroki Tsukuda's exhibition at Nanzuka sounds like it would be grim, but this isn't the work of a hopeless nihilist.
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CULTURE / Art
Sep 4, 2018

'Molas and Nature: Textile Art From the Elisabeth Hans Collection'

Sept. 8-Oct. 21
Sep 4, 2018

Suntory Group to donate $200,000 to environmental charities through global employee health & wellness program

Annual walking event includes 38,000 employees worldwide
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2018

Look-alike yogurt drink on Netflix teen comedy boosts sales for Yakult

Dairy producer Yakult Honsha Co. is finding that the power of product placement is so potent it works even when it's mistaken.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 3, 2018

Killing the peace process with kindness

Washington must come back to the peace process as an honest and respected mediator. This is the best and probably only way to secure Israel's right to exist.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 3, 2018

A strategic framework that works for Japan and India

India, as the geographic anchor, and Japan, as the development anchor, are key actors and their partnership will be central to the success of the FOIP.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 3, 2018

Why is the U.S. in the middle of an economic boom?

There are plenty of theories, but no definitive answers.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 3, 2018

Getting to know Japan on a first-name basis

What's in a first name? In Japan, you'll find insights into societal change.
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LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 3, 2018

In Japanese, turn to 'omoi' when something weighs on your shoulders or mind

Introducing the i-adjective u91cd(u304au3082)u3044/u91cdu305fu3044 (heavy).
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CULTURE / Art
Sep 2, 2018

Kazunori Hamana: Simple vessels of complex self-reflection

Inspired by a love for the craftsmanship of traditional items, Kazunori Hamana abandoned his vintage clothing business in Tokyo to make clay tsubo jars that have since won him critical acclaim.
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LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Sep 2, 2018

Seeing things from another angle

Design that thrives on different perspectives of the innovative, the classic and the traditional
Reader Mail
Aug 31, 2018

Kofi Annan, the peace-loving lion

The editorial "Kofi Annan, an African Lion" in the Aug. 21 edition led me to ponder the life of this man.

Longform

Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear