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Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 12, 2017
Sonoma and Napa vintners scramble to protect wine as fires sweep through area
The flames stopped 2 meters from tanks holding fermenting wine at Sonoma's Imagery Estate Winery, but the threat to the precious contents persisted.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2017
U.S. colleges still attract international students despite country's racial tensions: USC president
Despite the heightened state of racial tensions in the United States, interest in the nation's higher education system remains strong among international students, the president of the oldest private university in California said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2017
California jury orders Johnson & Johnson to pay $417 million to ovarian cancer victim
Johnson & Johnson on Monday was ordered by a California jury to pay $417 million to a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after using the company's talc-based products for feminine hygiene.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 21, 2017
3,000 battle wildfire spreading rapidly near Yosemite
A raging wildfire in Central California that has forced thousands from their homes spread rapidly on Thursday, threatening a town outside Yosemite National Park, fire officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 22, 2017
Flooding forces hundreds from homes in San Jose, California
Murky, waist-high floodwaters swamped neighborhoods along a rain-swollen creek in the northern California city of San Jose on Tuesday, prompting authorities to issue evacuation orders or advisories for more than 1,000 homes, city officials said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2017
Shell to build California fueling stations to remain in step with Toyota's hydrogen program
Royal Dutch Shell will build seven fueling stations for hydrogen cars in California through a partnership with Toyota Motor, as the state eyes 100 retail sites by 2024.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 19, 2017
Biggest storm in five years thrashes Southern California
Southern California cleaned up on Saturday after its biggest storm in years unleashed a wave of rain and snow that killed at least three people and triggered flooding, mudslides, high winds and power outages, officials said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / INVENTING THE TASTE OF JAPAN
Feb 17, 2017
Crab sticks: imitating the genuine article since 1974
The California roll is responsible for popularizing the consumption of sushi in North America.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 9, 2016
17-hour California surgery separates conjoined twins, who shared organs
Doctors separated conjoined twins at a California hospital, where the 2-year-old girls, who faced each other, were recovering in stable condition after 17 hours of surgery, officials said on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Nov 26, 2016
Chef David Myers: 'Travel always helps me to create new ideas'
Culinary nomad on inspiration, Japanese citrus and Californian cuisine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2016
California freezes business with Wells Fargo over massive client fraud
California State Treasurer John Chiang on Wednesday announced a sweeping suspension of business relationships with Wells Fargo & Co. as punishment for the company's defrauding of customers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2016
California becomes first state to pledge overtime pay to farmworkers
California will become the first U.S. state to require farmers to pay overtime to field workers and fruit pickers under a bill signed on Monday by Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2016
California's eco-car campaign short on fuel as automakers use green credits to offset quotas
Toyota's zero-emission vehicle sales in California this year amount to a drop of hydrogen in an ocean of gasoline.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 25, 2016
California legislature passes climate change bills
California lawmakers voted to extend the state's climate change fighting efforts to 2030 on Wednesday, giving a new lease on life to the most ambitious greenhouse gas reduction program in the country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2016
Firefighters largely control one California blaze, but another fire threatens historic Hearst mansion
Firefighters had a Southern California wildfire mostly surrounded on Saturday, allowing thousands of evacuated residents to return to their houses as another fire further north moved perilously close to the historic Hearst Castle, officials said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 12, 2016
California roll creator Hidekazu Tojo's continuing quest to broaden palates overseas
A namigai (geoduck pronounced gooey-duck) is not a pretty creature. Native to North America's west coast, it looks like a beige slug that has outgrown a clam shell. Hidekazu Tojo is about to convince an audience to eat it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 27, 2016
Clash between white supremacists, counterprotesters at California capitol leaves seven hurt
At least seven people were injured at a rally outside the California state capitol in Sacramento on Sunday as members of a white supremacist group clashed with counterprotesters, authorities said.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 18, 2016
California surpasses France as world's sixth-largest economy
California is now the sixth-largest economy in the world, surpassing France, thanks to a robust state economy and a strong U.S. dollar.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 10, 2016
No constitutional right to concealed carry, California U.S. appeals court rules in blow to gun control foes
Firearm owners have no constitutional right to carry a concealed gun in public if they face no specific danger, a divided federal appeals court in California ruled on Thursday, in a victory for gun control advocates.

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan