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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 4, 2018

There's nothing new about Japan's online backlash against tourists

The internet loves a clapback, so when writer Melissa Martin shared a few snappy responses from a monk named Daniel Kimura to less-than-positive reviews of a temple doubling as lodging on Mount Koya, Twitter embraced it. The tweet garnered more than 17,000 retweets and 38,000 likes, with many digitally...
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 31, 2018

Paul Manafort set to be first ex-Trump aide to go on trial in Russia probe

Paul Manafort on Tuesday will become the first of President Donald Trump's former aides to go on trial, accused of bank and tax fraud by federal investigators probing Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Jul 29, 2018

One man's labor-of-love museum captures Seto Inland Sea island's storied stone history

Build a stone museum and they will come? That's the idea behind the K's Labo museum on Kitagi Island in Okayama Prefecture.
JAPAN / History / Defining the Heisei Era
Jul 28, 2018

Defining the Heisei Era: Japan embraces insularity

The third installment of a monthly 12-part series that looks back at the leading issues of the past three decades.
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CULTURE / Books
Jul 28, 2018

Old photos illuminate a Japan now 'lost'

In 'Lost Japan,' Rosella Menegazzo brings talented daguerreotype photographer Felice Beato and his previously overlooked photos of daily life in Meiji Era Japan into the foreground.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jul 28, 2018

Photography: A journey of passion and joy

Name: Nico Perez
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WORLD
Jul 26, 2018

Cockroach 'bots' and rugged delivery drones wow at U.K.'s biggest air show

Boffins at U.K. engineering giant Rolls-Royce proudly displayed an array of miniature robots at this year's Farnborough air show, best known as a major marketplace for passenger planes but also a test bed for the aviation industry's wilder imaginings.
JAPAN / Deep Dive
Jul 26, 2018

Social-media influencers exert formidable impact on sushi scene

Social-media influencers are quickly becoming one of the largest forces in Japan's sushi industry, driving customer traffic at some of the country's most renowned restaurants with the tap of a screen.
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BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2018

Comcast concedes to Disney in bidding war for Fox assets but still vies to buy chunk of Sky

Comcast Corp. dropped its $66 billion bid for Twenty-First Century Fox Inc.'s entertainment assets on Thursday but said it would still try to expand its international footprint by acquiring 61 percent of European broadcaster Sky PLC, the remainder of which is owned by Fox.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 18, 2018

Japan stands beside Europe on free trade

The Japan-EU trade pact could be an important turnaround both for the way Europeans see trade with Asia and for liberal democracy at large.
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CULTURE / Film
Jul 16, 2018

'Akira': Looking back at the future

On the 30th anniversary of the release of the animated version of 'Akira' in Japan, we examine the enduring legacy of Katsuhiro Otomo's sci-fi classic.
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LIFE / Travel
Jul 13, 2018

Oshu: A semi-rural city with a major league star

Oshu, the home of the Los Angeles Angels' two-way baseball star Shohei Ohtani, is dotted with unassuming tributes to this home-grown hero.
CULTURE / Art
Jul 12, 2018

Collecting 'Akira,' one scene at a time

Joe Peacock vividly remembers the first time he saw "Akira," the influential sci-fi anime film that turns 30 this month.
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JAPAN
Jul 10, 2018

High horse: Crew in western Japan rescues miniature mare from rooftop

The natural instinct to head to higher ground when faced with rising water isn't limited to humans.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / VIEWS FROM THE STREET
Jul 10, 2018

Views from Tokyo: Do you remember the first time you watched 'Akira'?

People in Shibuya offer their thoughts on Katsuhiro Otomo's classic 1988 film and the 1982 manga series.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 5, 2018

The cover-up: Malaysian officials reveal just how much 1MDB probe was obstructed

The government of former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak spent years systematically obstructing probes into the alleged looting of state fund 1MDB while also ruthlessly muzzling critics, according to current and former government officials.
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BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 4, 2018

With stunts and viral videos, more brands turn to social media 'influencer' marketing

This spring, Pernod Ricard SA's Malibu Rum paid American singer Nick Jonas to host a competition in Vietnam that began with 33 Instagram stars battling to catch fake pineapples while flying off a giant waterslide into the sea.
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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 3, 2018

Al-Qaida-allied suspect in July 4 Cleveland bomb plot appears in court

An Ohio man arrested on suspicion of planning to detonate a bomb at Cleveland's Fourth of July celebrations and then stand by and watch "it go off" was granted a public defender on Monday during his initial appearance in court.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2018

Sharp cancels new share sale, blaming market instability caused by U.S.-China trade tensions

Sharp Corp., the electronics-maker controlled by Foxconn Technology Group, canceled plans to raise as much as ¥200 billion ($1.8 billion) in a public share sale, blaming market instability fueled by U.S.-China trade tensions.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 25, 2018

At 180,000 entries, Jim Breen's freeware Japanese dictionary is still growing

Even if they haven't visited Jim Breen's site directly, every Japanese learner will have come across his dictionary material in some form.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 19, 2018

You can hate Putin but love the World Cup

Russians and foreign visitors can get a closer look at each other, without the usual filters.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 13, 2018

Trump, Kim co-star in U.S.-made summit video mixing propaganda and Hollywood

When U.S. President Donald Trump sat down to make the case for peace to North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un on Tuesday, he rolled out what amounted to a movie trailer starring the two leaders.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 11, 2018

State media workers and security offer glimpse into tightly regimented North Korea

During a security lockdown inside and outside Singapore's five-star St. Regis hotel before the arrival of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Sunday, only two journalists moved freely along the blockaded street, flanked by crowds penned back by police.
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COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Jun 3, 2018

Left-behind dad's last resort: Impeach Japan's Supreme Court judges

Dogged father in Hague Convention case shines a light on a check-and-balance on the judiciary that barely functions.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 2, 2018

Dirty football tackle creates a perfect storm for news outlets to exploit

Former Nihon University football head coach Masato Uchida's alleged order on a player to "crush" an opposing team's quarterback in a May 6 game between Japan's traditional rivals for supremacy in American football has dominated sports and tabloid headlines for most of the second half of May.
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WORLD
Jun 2, 2018

Ukraine says it uncovered 47-person hit list after staging Putin critic's murder

Ukraine, seeking to reassure its Western allies after faking the murder of a Russian dissident to thwart what it said was a plot on his life, told them on Friday its ruse led to the discovery of a hit list of 47 people whom Russia planned to kill abroad.

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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