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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 5, 2017

Sikh, told to leave America, is shot in Washington state

A Sikh man was shot and wounded in Washington state by an attacker who approached him in his driveway and told him to leave the country, police and media reported on Saturday.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 4, 2017

Japan's magazines get misty-eyed over Showa Era brothels

Commencing with the death of Emperor Taisho on Christmas Day, 1926, the Showa Era ran for 62 years and two weeks, ending with the death of Emperor Hirohito (posthumously referred to as Emperor Showa) at the age of 87 on Jan. 7, 1989.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Mar 3, 2017

Dandelion Chocolate: Half cafe, half factory, all cacao flavor

It's been a year since San Francisco's Dandelion Chocolate arrived in Tokyo with its artisan, small-batch, bean-to-bar ethos and laid-back California style — and it has proved a perfect fit in the trendy and rapidly gentrifying Kuramae district just south of Asakusa.
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LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Mar 2, 2017

Celebrating 7 years with fine fare

From March 7 to April 2, the ANA InterContinental Tokyo hotel is inviting guests to celebrate the seven year anniversary of its 36th-floor Pierre Gagnaire restaurant with menu items created for the occasion.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 1, 2017

Yamato Transport looks at ways to ease burdens on drivers as online purchases skyrocket

Amid its annual shunto spring wage negotiations, major courier firm Yamato Transport Co. said Wednesday it may seek to implement measures to ease burdens placed on delivery drivers to improve working conditions.
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BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2017

Toyota Mirai's fuel cell technology must overcome ghosts of hydrogen's past

Taxi driver Theo Ellis, the first person in Europe to drive Toyota Motor Corp.'s hydrogen-powered Mirai sedan for business, loves telling passengers about the technology that emits nothing but water.
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BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2017

Japanese steak house in Manhattan gives patrons no chance to sit

Carnivores who stood in a morning line for roughly 30 minutes to dine at a new Japanese steakhouse in New York City remained standing once inside, part of a plan to allow customers to wolf down their food and move on.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 28, 2017

Big impressions live in the details

Distracted by the frenzy of today's hyper-connected world, many of us can easily overlook the everyday incidents that encourage smiles or offer simple affirmations of life being lived.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 26, 2017

What's in a name? Just ask Cairophenomenons

When a band changes its name, it sometimes signifies a switch in artistic direction. For indie band Cairophenomenons — previously known as Cairo — the decision was far more practical, even if the new moniker is a bit of a mouthful.
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LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Feb 25, 2017

East of Meiji Shrine, west of Jingu Stadium

It's a brisk February day, with a neoprene blue and cloudless sky. I alight at Harajuku Station and head northeast, threading narrow alleyways filled with cute guys and kawaii gals browsing boutiques.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / KNOWING KISSATEN
Feb 24, 2017

Tokyo's retro coffee palaces are in a class entirely their own

The archetypical kissaten (traditional coffee shop) would probably be a cozy neighborhood joint with faded '60s decor, one of those vintage pink pay phones that only take ¥10 coins and a couple of elderly customers smoking furiously as they squint over their newspapers.
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JAPAN
Feb 23, 2017

Pics from Fukushima robots not enough to devise fuel-removal plan for reactor 2: Tepco

While a recent investigation found what may be melted nuclear fuel rods in reactor No. 2 containment vessel at the Fukushima No. 1 plant, that information isn't nearly enough to devise an effective method for removing it, the chief of the plant told reporters during a media tour Thursday.
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CULTURE / Stage
Feb 22, 2017

CITA 'usher' points to need for a Japan theater shakeup

You won't be alone if you've never heard of the Tokyo-based International Centre for Theatre Arts, because few have seen any plays it has staged and anyway its focus is firmly on building a reputation outside Japan.
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LIFE / Travel
Feb 18, 2017

Himakajima: A seafood paradise known for octopus doubles down on a wave of tourism

In a small, open space a few streets from the harbor, rows of octopus flutter in the breeze.
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JAPAN
Feb 17, 2017

Japan’s interpreters struggle to make sense of 'Trumpese'

As political leaders in Japan pay close attention to how U.S. President Donald Trump will go in office, so, too, are interpreters who have had a nightmarish experience translating his disjointed speeches.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Feb 17, 2017

Matsushima: Riffing on the theme of Chinese cuisine

Matsushima is not the easiest restaurant to find. It lies on a quiet pedestrian alley with its name displayed so discreetly that you barely notice the stairs leading down to its unobtrusive door. And yet, over the 10 months since it opened, a growing number of people have been searching it out.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 14, 2017

China's plans launch of first cargo spacecraft in April

China plans to launch its first cargo spacecraft in April, state media reported Tuesday, taking a step toward its goal of establishing a permanently manned space station by 2022.
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LIFE / Travel
Feb 11, 2017

Crafts and coral of an embattled coast

A little north of the massive Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, a slew of scattered residential settlements and visitor sites are pincered between the Torii Station Army Base and an ammunition storage facility situated in Yomitan, a region of the southern mainland, where a massive U.S. amphibious landing took...
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BASEBALL / BASEBALL BULLET-IN
Feb 11, 2017

Flurry of stadium naming rights continues in NPB

Are you going to any games this coming season at ZOZO?

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji