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WORLD
Feb 10, 2016

M6.4 temblor strikes off Chilean coast, USGS reports

A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck off the coast of central Chile on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 9, 2016

'Aubrey Beardsley and Japan'

Feb. 6-March 27
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 29, 2016

What negative rates mean for Japan's savers and borrowers

The Bank of Japan stunned financial markets by adopting an unprecedented negative interest rate on Friday, and as the news sank in analysts began to digest the risks and possible benefits of the move.
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2016

Japan's student loans system seen falling short, but change underway

The government is working to lighten the burden of student loan repayments in an effort to help those who have difficulty finding work after college.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 24, 2016

U.S. says deal with China on North Korea at U.N. still far off

The United States is not close to an agreement with China on new United Nations Security Council measures to impose on North Korea over its fourth nuclear test earlier this month, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jan 23, 2016

Exploring Niigata's snow country

Marred though the view is with power lines and other trappings of modernity, the rainbow that appears at the far end of Tsubame-Sanjo Station seems a rather auspicious beginning. The initial impression that greeted us in front of this largely unpopular station just south of Niigata on the Joetsu Shinkansen...

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo