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CHUBU CONNECTION

Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Nov 24, 2012
'Temple Yoga' class drawing in young women
Inhale. Exhale.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Nov 17, 2012
Medical interpreters in growing need
As Filipino Anamaria Ogahara can testify, going to a hospital in a country whose language you don't speak fluently can be a highly challenging and unnerving experience.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Nov 10, 2012
Cooking oil's second life: biodiesel
Japan has seen an increase in efforts to recycle used cooking oil — a byproduct of supermarkets and cafeterias — as biodiesel to use as a substitute for light diesel oil fuel for vehicles.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Nov 3, 2012
Antinuclear rallies an eye-opener for university students
Some 300 people joined an Oct. 27 antinuclear rally staged by a citizens' group at Hisaya Odori Park in Nagoya. Observing them were 10 students from Chukyo University.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 25, 2012
Forced out 20 years ago, moms return as cops
Donning badges for the first time in more than 20 years has given a new sense of duty to three female officers in the Shiga Prefectural Police who were effectively forced out when they had kids.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 18, 2012
Chubu sees solid future in sunlight
The Chubu region, which boasts more hours of sunlight than average in Japan, is increasingly being targeted for new solar plants by companies wanting to tap into the new feed-in tariff system that guarantees an attractive price for electricity produced from renewable energy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 11, 2012
Since 3/11, fears of Fuji eruption have grown
The Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima nuclear crisis were unparalled disasters, but people in and around Shizuoka Prefecture fear the ultimate catastrophe — the eruption of Mount Fuji — may be looming.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 4, 2012
Jellyfish swarms in danger of clogging Ise thermal power plants
Large numbers of jellyfish have been swarming near nine thermal power plants on Ise Bay. Chubu Electric Power Co. estimates that there are close to 24,000 tons of the sea creatures swimming around the area, twice the usual level and the second-most recorded in the past decade.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 23, 2012
U.S. students mold careers in Aichi
Every summer, University of The Arts professor James Makins attends a ceramics workshop in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 9, 2012
Scholar to help restore Kesennuma treasures
An engineering scholar at Toyohashi University of Technology in Aichi Prefecture is helping to restore cultural assets damaged by the March 2011 tsunami in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, in an effort to make them "a symbol of reconstruction" in the coastal city not far away from his hometown.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
May 26, 2012
Young goldfish breeders rise to challenge in Aichi
Breeding goldfish has been a dying industry in and around the city of Yatomi, Aichi Prefecture, but a glimmer of hope remains as a younger generation of breeders are taking over their family businesses.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
May 19, 2012
Hot springs puffer fish enjoy taste of success
Innovative attempts to raise tiger fugu in water originating from hot springs have been a great success in Nagano Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
May 12, 2012
Nagoya guide dog gets crash course in English
Canadian Lorelei Harada, a long-term resident of Japan with a progressive eye disease, will receive a guide dog from the Chubu Guide Dogs Association of Japan that has been trained to understand English.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
May 5, 2012
Observatory fills small Gifu town with pride
An official opening ceremony Sunday was held to celebrate the completion of a small astronomical observatory on the grounds of Tara Elementary School in Kamiishizu, Gifu Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Apr 28, 2012
Taxis' internal surveillance cameras create stir over privacy
Taxi companies are installing video systems in their vehicles to reduce passenger conflicts in a move that is raising privacy concerns because of vague warnings that are leaving many unaware they are being recorded.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Apr 21, 2012
Spirituality drove Mie native to scale mountains for 9,738 consecutive days
A photo exhibition celebrating a Mie Prefecture man who climbed mountains for nearly 10,000 days straight, and who only stopped because he died last year, opened earlier this month at the Mont-Bell outdoor and climbing goods store in Nagoya.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Apr 14, 2012
De-icing agent in deer debate
Nagano Prefecture applies a de-icing compound to its roads to prevent them from freezing over in winter, but the substance may be endangering wild deer by luring them to busy routes to feed on the salt it contains.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Apr 7, 2012
Deaf student qualifies to teach English in Nagoya
A deaf student at Nagoya Gakuin University who obtained a license to teach English to students with impaired hearing graduated on March 15.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Mar 31, 2012
Aichi students develop disaster recovery project
Students at Aichi Gakuin University in Nisshin, Aichi Prefecture, have been striving to launch a business project that would support post-March 11 reconstruction efforts.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Mar 24, 2012
Higashi Mikawa mining ancient sources for tsunami info
Municipalities in the Higashi Mikawa region in Aichi Prefecture have been busy examining records of major earthquakes and tsunami that hit the region in the past.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.

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