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CHUBU CONNECTION

Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Sep 19, 2010
English school Web series debuts
A group of foreign filmmakers in Aichi Prefecture has been working on a Web series, which are still unusual in Japan, by joining forces with 10 students at the Nagoya University of Foreign Studies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Sep 11, 2010
Farmers see salvation in hunting
In many parts of the country, wild animals are being targeted for food as well as to protect farmers' crops.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Sep 4, 2010
Long-distance bus carriers' rivalry heats up in Nagoya
Competition in the highway express bus industry is heating up as more and more people look for ways to cut domestic travel costs.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 28, 2010
Aichi aims to earn a place in arts via Nagoya's Triennale festival
Nagoya hopes the Aichi Triennale art festival will bring together artists and citizens from around the world.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 21, 2010
Nagoya mayor petitions to recall city assembly
Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura will begin collecting signatures Aug. 27 in a bold move to recall the municipal assembly.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 14, 2010
Dairy farm output in Aichi hurt by heat
A heat wave is hitting dairy cows in Aichi Prefecture, where dairy farming is an important industry.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 7, 2010
Mie's marauding macaques wreak costly havoc on seniors' farms
Macaques are causing crop damage in Mie Prefecture to the tune of about ¥150 million annually, the largest amount nationwide.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 31, 2010
Aichi looking to host Flower Expo by 2020
Flower-growers in Aichi Prefecture have started campaigning to bring the International Garden and Horticulture Exposition, better known as the Flower Expo, to Aichi by around 2020.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 24, 2010
Nagoya zoo holds its annual night event
Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Chikusa Ward, Nagoya, is running its Night Zoo & Garden event from Aug. 6 to 8 and 13 to 15.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 17, 2010
Aichi biker gangs up but downsized
The number of rowdy motorcycle gangs, or "bosozoku," rose in Aichi Prefecture for the third straight year last year, to about 2,800, the worst in the country, according to the National Police Agency.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 10, 2010
Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper' album cover mystery a piece of Japanese history
Who owns the Sony TV that appears on the cover of the Beatles' famous "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album?
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jul 3, 2010
Foreigner suffrage, separate surnames stir passions in poll runup
Whether to grant permanent foreign residents voting rights for local-level elections and allow married couples to keep their respective surnames have become contentious issues ahead of the July 11 Upper House election.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 26, 2010
Aichi's Radio-i soon to just be static
The recent news Aichi International Broadcasting Co. will terminate its FM radio service at the end of September because of a large deficit has sent shock waves through the industry in the Tokai region.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 19, 2010
Aichi industry groups unsure which way to vote
Vote-gathering moves by industry groups are likely to draw much attention in the July House of Councilors election as it is widely said "gaining the organizational support is the key" to winning the vote.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 12, 2010
Tour execs woo Ieyasu's China fans
The cities of Okazaki, Toyota and Anjo, in the Mikawa region of Aichi Prefecture, are known as the hometown of the Tokugawa clan, which ruled the country for nearly 300 years from 1603 and laid the foundations of modern Japan.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 5, 2010
Rare gator snappers invaders by default?
We are introducing a new section that will appear weekly in collaboration with the Chunichi Shimbun featuring topics and issues from the Chubu region covered by the newspaper.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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