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BUSINESS
May 6, 2015

U.S. ups emergency fund by $330 million to cover claims over bird flu outbreak in poultry

The U.S. government will tap an additional $330 million in emergency funds to cover farmer claims related to the fast-spreading bird flu outbreak and other efforts to contain the disease, U.S. Agriculture Department sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
May 5, 2015

Actress Miho Kanno announces she's pregnant

Actress Miho Kanno has announced she is pregnant and expects to give birth to her first child in the fall.
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2015

Ukraine's other Chernobyls

Ukraine should take its reactors' expiration dates as an opportunity to pursue a safer, more sustainable energy future.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2015

Cameron has only himself to blame for tight race

British Prime Minister David Cameron's agenda for the last two years before the election has been dominated by Europe and immigration, but many voters care more about the economy.
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WORLD
May 4, 2015

I'm old, ailing, too, pope tells elderly and sick

Pope Francis on Sunday asked a group of elderly and sick members of Rome's seaside parish to pray for him because he, too, had grown old and was ailing.
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2015

Putin needs neither war nor peace in Ukraine

It makes sense for Russian President Vladimir Putin to freeze the conflict in Ukraine, allowing his country's investment rebound to gain momentum while keeping Ukraine on the hook.
JAPAN
May 3, 2015

Mori Trust heir shows how women can shine

The daughter of real estate magnate Akira Mori fits the mold for the government's female empowerment campaign and is preparing to take over.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / EXPO MILANO 2015
May 3, 2015

Possible role for 'washoku' culture in healthy global diet

Expo Milano 2015, which is the first expo focusing on food, opens today.
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WORLD / EXPO MILANO 2015
May 3, 2015

Expo Milano 2015 open to the global community

Expo Milano 2015 is a universal exhibition that will be held from May1 to Oct. 31 in the northern Italian city of Milan. More than 140 countries will participate in the expo, which is a global showcase of their technology offering a concrete answer to a vital need; being able to guarantee healthy, safe...
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WORLD / EXPO MILANO 2015
May 3, 2015

Chiba University successfully producing vegetables in factories

Bright green lettuce leaves are ready for picking, while ripe red tomatoes bow their stalks. Natural produce as they seem to be, the lettuce is grown inside an artificially lit plant factory, while the tomatoes are cultivated inside a solar plant factory, both operated by Chiba University.
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WORLD / Science & Health
May 3, 2015

Cosmic rays may damage the brains of astronauts

Researchers said on Friday that long-term exposure to galactic cosmic rays, which permeate space, may cause dementia-like cognitive impairments in astronauts during any future round-trip Mars journey, expected to take at least 2½ years.
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ENVIRONMENT / OLD NIC'S NOTEBOOK
May 2, 2015

Spring legacy of winter's toll in the woods

As I write this, April is two-thirds gone and the snow around our house and in our woods has almost disappeared, leaving butterburs to sprout up everywhere. Today was quite warm and we heard the first songs of the bush warblers. The Torii River that flows right past my study and gym is swollen and rushing...
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
May 2, 2015

Japanese Red Cross opening in Paris; Tokyo inns to ban rice; U.S. nuclear submarine arrives; Emperor regrets colonial 'sufferings'

100 YEARS AGOSaturday, May 15, 1915
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SOCCER / PREMIER REPORT
May 1, 2015

Liverpool's long-term outlook not very promising

Brendan Rodgers is confident he can still attract the top names to Liverpool.
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WORLD / Science & Health
May 1, 2015

New avian flu viruses send U.S. scientists scrambling

Three highly pathogenic avian flu viruses that have infected poultry and wild birds in the U.S. Midwest appear unlikely to present a significant risk to humans. But the presence of the viruses in North America has scientists scrambling to understand their potential long-term threat.
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CULTURE / Film
Apr 29, 2015

Is there life after death for Japan's aging women?

When Katsumi Sakaguchi quit working as a documentary filmmaker in the spring 2008 to look after his mother Suchie, he thought he was doing the right thing. Then 78, Suchie was suffering from what Sakaguchi describes as "mental confusion" following the death of her daughter from cancer two years earlier...
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 28, 2015

When bootleggers and Baptists converge ...

Regulations often come from a counterintuitive convergence of pressures from two groups: merchants and moralists.
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WORLD
Apr 28, 2015

Quake-displaced thousands flee Kathmandu as Nepal struggles to organize disaster relief

Nepalese officials scrambled on Monday to get aid from the main airport to people left homeless and hungry by a devastating earthquake two days earlier, while thousands tired of waiting fled the capital Kathmandu for the surrounding plains.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 27, 2015

When women can thrive, so will Japan and the world

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is 'determined to make Japan a country where opportunities for women abound, and glass ceilings are a thing of the past.'
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 27, 2015

So many "you" and "I" words, but best used sparingly

Today we will introduce the proper use of 'you' and 'I' in Japanese.
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WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 27, 2015

Drone mistake underscores difficulty of tracking where hostages are being held

The U.S. drone strike that accidentally killed two hostages in Pakistan exposes intelligence shortfalls that former and current U.S. officials say appear to be growing more frequent as militants expand their safe havens and as Washington gathers less on-the-ground human intelligence.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2015

For the sake of the future, make 2015 Earth Year

Just as we demand that our governments address risks associated with terrorism or epidemics, we should put concerted pressure on them to act now to preserve our natural environment and curb climate change.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 24, 2015

Apple Watch debuts in Japan with little fanfare

The much-hyped Apple Watch went on sale to a muted fanfare Friday as shoppers came to terms with limited availability of the tech giant's first wearable gadget.
EDITORIALS
Apr 23, 2015

New opportunities for banks

Business opportunities for banks are set to expand under planned deregulation.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 23, 2015

Celebrity chef event serves up food for thought

If you want to take a course in shokuiku (dietary education), then why not learn from some of the best?

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years