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JAPAN
Apr 5, 2006

N. Korea, Iran firms on WMD watch list

Japan has added 20 North Korean and four Iranian companies and research institutions to its export control list over fears that high-technology exports to the entities could be used in the development of weapons of mass destruction, the trade ministry said Tuesday.
JAPAN / History
Jan 18, 2005

List details deaths of 3,500 POWs held by Japan

A Japanese citizens' group recently released a list of about 3,500 Allied prisoners of war who died after being captured by the Japanese military during World War II, disclosing their names, nationality and cause of death.
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2000

Ryukyu relics join UNESCO heritage list

A group of ancient monuments and castle ruins in Okinawa, including those of Shuri Castle, was added Thursday to the World Heritage List, becoming the 11th entry from Japan on the list, government officials said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2021

EU to add Japan to safe travel list but leave U.K. off for now

Individual EU countries can still choose to demand a negative COVID-19 test or a period of quarantine.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 30, 2020

Ten Japanese albums Rolling Stone missed on its '500 Greatest' list

Rolling Stone compiled a list of the 500 greatest albums of all time but there were no Japanese entries. So we came up with a few candidates of our own.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2019

Wakanda free trade forever? Fictional nation removed from U.S. trade list

The United States Department of Agriculture removed the fictional country of Wakanda from an online list of nations that have free trade agreements with the United States on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2019

Galvanized Arab voters display their newfound influence in Israeli politics

Israel's long-marginalized Arab minority is throwing around its newfound weight.
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Apr 10, 2018

Yuzuru Hanyu leads list for season's top efforts by Japan skaters

With the epic Olympic season now concluded, Ice Time has come up with a top 10 list of the best performances by Japanese skaters.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2017

U.S. preservation group puts Kenzo Tange-designed Kagawa gym on monuments watch list

World Monuments Fund, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization aiming to preserve imperiled cultural heritage sites, has named the Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium, designed by the late renowned architect Kenzo Tange, on its 2018 World Monuments Watch list.
OLYMPICS
Apr 30, 2016

Gymnast Kato, judoka Nomura included on top 100 all-time Olympians list

Distinguished journalist Joe Posnanski, a columnist for the NBC SportsWorld website, recently compiled a list of top 100 all-time Olympians.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Mar 21, 2016

'Konmari' decluttering book finally tops U.S. best-seller list

The English version of a Japanese book on how to declutter rooms has topped U.S. newspaper USA Today's weekly best-seller list.
LIFE / Language / COMMUNICATION CUES
Jan 12, 2014

Washoku added to UNESCO heritage list

Washoku, traditional Japanese cuisine, has been added to UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list, raising the government's hopes of enhancing its global recognition, attracting more foreign tourists and boosting exports of the country's agricultural products.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 25, 2013

CIA asked that bomber be put on terror watch list

The CIA pushed to have one of the suspected Boston bombers placed on a U.S. counterterrorism watch list more than a year before the attacks, U.S. officials say.
BUSINESS / Q&A
Jun 20, 2009

List of goods qualified for Eco-points now out

The government revealed a list of products and services Friday that can be exchanged for Eco-points, a type of currency to stimulate consumption and promote use of energy-efficient goods.

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes