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Japan Times
Oct 31, 2018

Michael Rob Gray, the Headmaster of Institut Le Rosey, assumed the post of advisor for NEED

We are pleased to announce that Michael Rob Gray, Headmaster of Institut Le Rosey in Switzerland, has assumed the post of advisor for Next Educational Environment Development (Jinsekikogen-cho, Hiroshima Prefecture) to support the company in establishing Japan’s first elementary boarding school, Jinseki...
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JAPAN
Oct 30, 2018

At death's door: The attraction of living in homes with ghastly pasts

Television sets inexplicably turn on and off. Visitors who enter his room complain of sudden migraines. Rapping sounds keep him awake at night, and psychics warn he is being stalked by ghostly apparitions.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 29, 2018

'Ghost kanji' lurk in the Japanese lexicon

Floating around the murky regions of digitized Unicode values are anywhere between 60 and 100 yu016brei-moji — literally, 'ghost characters' — haunting the Japanese kanji lexicon.
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LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Oct 29, 2018

Let's discuss Baku, Osaka's World Expo rival

With a month to go until the host of the 2025 World Expo is selected, Osaka officials are casting a nervous eye toward Baku.
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MULTIMEDIA
Oct 28, 2018

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LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 27, 2018

Will 'hōjicha' be the next Japanese tea to take the world by storm?

Danielle Geva and Francois Mathieu are trying to spread hojicha (roasted green tea) to North America. Together, they founded Hojicha Co. in May 2018, the first company to specialize in selling premium hu014djicha on the continent, and they are betting it will be the next big Japanese drink abroad.
Japan Times
Events
Oct 26, 2018

Halloween 2018 in Tokyo

Not so long ago, it was scary how few Halloween events there were in Japan, but in the past decade the country has truly embraced all of the tricks and treats that come with the haunted holiday. Here are just a few of the parades to see and clubs to party at this year.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 26, 2018

Meet the Japanese tech guru who is betting big on the future of drones

The only person in kimono at a recent government meeting on flying cars was Kotaro Chiba, a former online-game executive turned financier of a very specific kind.
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 25, 2018

Antlers to play Persepolis for ACL title

The stage is set for the AFC Champions League final following the Kashima Antlers' wild 6-5 aggregate win over the Suwon Bluewings in the two-legged semifinals, which concluded on Wednesday night at Suwon World Cup Stadium.
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JAPAN / Politics / CABINET INTERVIEW 2018
Oct 25, 2018

Okinawa minister says the government needs better messaging on Futenma transfer to assuage local concerns

The newly installed minister of state for Okinawa affairs says the prefecture's residents deserve a full breakdown of the government's rationale for relocating a contentious U.S. military base from the crowded city of Ginowan to the coastal district of Henoko in Nago.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 24, 2018

Tokyo researchers’ Paper Digest makes academic jargon a cinch

They come from very different worlds, yet have remarkably similar tales to tell. One hails from Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, while the other was brought up in the shadows of the Merendon mountains in the Sula Valley of northwestern Honduras.
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Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Oct 23, 2018

Satoko Miyahara, Kaori Sakamoto off to great starts in GP series

Satoko Miyahara and Kaori Sakamoto started the senior Grand Prix season off with a bang on Sunday, finishing 1-2 at Skate America in Everett, Washington. The two stars illustrated why they were the two women selected to represent Japan at the Pyeongchang Olympics.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 23, 2018

Philip Morris CEO expects countries to overturn e-cigarette bans

Philip Morris International Inc. expects regulators to gradually become more open to alternatives to cigarettes even after more than 27 governments have prohibited next-generation smokeless devices.
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Hungary report 2018
Oct 23, 2018

Encouraging and supporting Japanese investments and businesses

“We are proud to promote Japanese investments and partnerships in Hungary and across Europe,” said Prof. Dr. János Martonyi, Hungary’s former minister of foreign affairs and previous managing partner at Baker McKenzie LLP’s Hungarian operations.
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BUSINESS / INSIDER REPORT
Oct 22, 2018

What are the distinguishing features that define a 'sōgō shōsha'?

This is the third part of a new series of reports written by industry specialists. The first 12 articles are about Japanese general trading companies, or sōgō shōsha.
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New Zealand report 2018
Oct 22, 2018

Nelson Pine Industries: Nurturing success

Nelson Pine Industries Ltd. (NPIL) is a true New Zealand-Japan success story. Located in Nelson on the northern shores of New Zealand’s South Island, NPIL processes Radiata Pine, a large softwood, from the Nelson-Marlborough region.
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New Zealand report 2018
Oct 22, 2018

Daiken: A quality supplier and trusted investor

New Zealand’s sustainable Radiata Pine wood is renowned for its quality, stability, durability, superior color and smooth finish.
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JAPAN / Internationalization of Japanese Universities
Oct 22, 2018

Diverse options reflect Sophia University's global origins

Fulfilling the vision of the Jesuit missionary St. Francis Xavier, who visited Japan in 1549, Sophia University was founded in 1913 in Tokyo by three Jesuit priests, Joseph Dahlmann from Germany, Henri Boucher from France and James Rockliff from the U.K.
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JAPAN / Internationalization of Japanese Universities
Oct 22, 2018

Toyo's 'education to all' policy upholds universal agenda

Toyo University was founded by philosopher Enryo Inoue in 1887 as Shiritsu Tetsugakukan (private academy of philosophy) to provide education in diverse fields based on philosophy.
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JAPAN / Internationalization of Japanese Universities
Oct 22, 2018

Waseda's focus on diversity nurtures compassion, mutual respect

Japan often calls itself a shimaguni, or an island country. This is not only due to its physical landscape but it also incorporates the notion of the nation being culturally and ethnically homogeneous. Moreover, Japaneseness, including the ability to read between the lines, is an attribute innate to...
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JAPAN / Internationalization of Japanese Universities
Oct 22, 2018

McGill MBA boasts top-tier global ranking

The McGill MBA Japan Program is based on the Integrative MBA offered by McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management in Montreal.
JAPAN / Internationalization of Japanese Universities
Oct 22, 2018

Range of scholarships available for international students

There are a variety of scholarships for undergraduate and postgraduate courses offered in English at Japanese universities (as well as an international university's Japanese program) that appear in this supplement.
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CULTURE / Books / WORKS BY JAPANESE WOMEN
Oct 20, 2018

Fierce and inventive, Yuko Tsushima's oeuvre goes beyond the 'I-novel' genre

Early on, Yuko Tsushima broke the boundaries of the traditional Japanese I-novel, giving voice to a voiceless minority by authentically depicting the struggles of single mothers in society as a single mother herself.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 20, 2018

Conservative magazines set sights on Ikegami

"I don't watch much TV on my own," writes university lecturer Atsushi Iwata in WiLL magazine (November), "but sometimes I watch together with my wife. I don't particularly care about what she watches, but there are times when I ask her to change the channel — particularly when it's a program with Akira...
EDITORIALS
Oct 19, 2018

A warning from the U.S. Treasury

Japan and other U.S. trade partners must prepare for the Trump administration's misguided policies.
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WORLD
Oct 19, 2018

Current U.S.-China frictions do not amount to a new 'cold war': ex-Australian PM Kevin Rudd

As tensions ratchet up between the U.S. and China over trade and security issues, many major news organizations around the globe have given a platform to commentators trumpeting the arrival of a new "cold war" between the world's two largest economic superpowers.
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LIFE / Travel / A Weekend In
Oct 18, 2018

A weekend in Fukuoka: A youthful city, bursting with life

Located on the northern shore of Kyushu, Fukuoka is one of Japan's most vibrant cities: It is the fastest-growing city outside Tokyo, it has the youngest average population and has gone to great lengths over the past few years to position itself as Japan's startup capital.
SOCCER
Oct 17, 2018

New stars shine for Samurai Blue

A squad in transition following a surprisingly successful run in the World Cup. A new head coach establishing his vision. A South American opponent ranked fifth in the world. A sold-out Saitama Stadium. An impressive win that fans will look back on as having set the tone for the upcoming four-year cycle...

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